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Orwell. Ohio. correspondence OF 81.
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humble country home at Orwell, Con.
Adna Il. Chaifee climbed out into the
world and up the ladder to his present
high position, that OF commander OF
the United States army in the Philip
pine Islands. and he Is the first private
in the regular army to be elevated
TO such an exalted ONCE. Through
his tact and bravery during the charge
OF El Caney. and then the campaign In
China. where he was also commander
OF the United States forces. his name
became pleasant topic Of American
conversation. and his friends believe
that attn greater things are yet TO be
accomplished for our republic az his
hands. Little did his young compan-
ions think, as thoy played with him
about snow forts IN the fields OF Or
well, that Adna was some day TO COM
mand great armies on real battle
grounds. Memories Of playmate days,
however, go TO show that Chanee's
love for things military was very pro-
nounced at the time he was attending
tho little district school and the old
fashioned Methodist Sunday school OF
his native locality. In a retrospect OF
his career his early command OF the
SNOWFALL forces loom up forclhly. lie
is a born leader OF men. Chafee's
father was a farmer. He also engaged
at odd moments In the avocation OF
eablnet-malSing. The mother possess
cd all the qualifications Of the typical
good woman OF the early days OF the
western reserve. She spent much. OF
her time at the spinning wheel and In
weaving the homespun garments
which I'm childhood were worn by Am
srlca's great general Of today, and
ler greatest ambition was TO rear her
sons and daughters TO be useful men
and women. Il was not small fam
lily that required the attention OF this
fond mother. Adna's brothers num-
bored ten, and there were two sisters.
Adna was born In the year 1912.
When Adna was "a years Of age his
mother died. Later his father married
again. The second wife had also been
married before aud wns the mother OF
twelve children. Il YVES q large school
attendance furnished by the house
hold, and Il was only by the greatest
economy and Industry that the child
rem were reared and given an educa-
tionai start. Adna, at the age OF 49,
went 10 work on a farm In an adioin-
ing county. Here his proficiency was
demonstrated In the cornheld and at
the plow. What he dld he ala we'll
and he accomplished a great deal fol
a young ynau OF his age.
Then came the days when Chaffee''
arst opportunity opened TO him 10 iolr
the army, and this be improved, as dlt
likewise two OF his brothera Early IN
teei no enlisted In the Sixth unlteS
etatss cavalry. In bidding good-bl
10 nj brothers and sisters ln golni
ID the front he impressed upon then
The determination chat under no cir
cnmstanees would he allow any soldier
M excel him Ia point OF perfect per
sormanco OF duty, and he never has
Howard Chanee. a brother who nov
resideq IN Trumhull county, onliatCi
In the Sixth Ohio cavalry Georg
chance. another brother now liyinl
An NASHVILLE, Tenn. enlisted In tn
Twenty-nfth Illinois as drumme
how in May, 1862, at the age OF j
vears Three months later he Wa
Transferred to the Fourteenth Obi
hattery OF flying artillery, and her
.orved until the close OF the war. II
wns wounded In the battle OF Blu
nun Gen. Chaiiee, 1t win be remem
her,d was appointed TO take eomman
Of the army in the Philippines as sue
csssor 10 Gen. Macarthur The az
polntment, OF course, was made by IN