The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-02-20
M. |. FarIoW's Goth Birthday.

this life, This privilege was accorded
to our good fellow.townsman, Mr., M.
L. FarloW when last Friday he entered
upon his S1St year. The event was cele-
brated in becoming style at his home.
In keeping with a custom OF several
years of cherished standing, he invited
few of those old Comrades of his who
shared together some of the hardshipS
Of the sixties. But all the rancor of
sectional feeling, if it ever existed in
the heart of Mr.. FarloW, has melted
and vanished completely from his life.
His annual invitation is extended to his
brother in gray as well as his cQmrade
in blue, who are among, his neighbors
and he enjoys the association of all
with genuine joy.
Just before the noon hour Friday,
the guests arrived, six of his comrades
in war and two other friends as follows
o. S. Carr, Jos. Anderson, ]. B. Lee, j,
Berry, j. W. Bower and B. L. Graves;
Rev. 7. E. Webb and John T, Hood were
also among the guests, but belonging
to a later generation. The following
ladies also were guests: Mdes. Ingle,
Anderson, Miller, Swain, ScogginS, Lee,
Graves, Bower and Webb.
1t would be incomplete to omit the
name of Master John Brooks Simpson,
aged 8, Who came as a special guest at
the invitation of Mr.. FarloW and stood
as the youngest soldier representing
the Army in Gray.
It would be impossible to pass with
becoming virtue the tribute due Mrs.
Farlow and her daughter, Mrs. Kate
Day for their skill and grace in prepar'
ing and serving the rich and bountiful
dinner that followed First were
served the old soldiers who ranged
themselves about the table laden with
turkey, chicken. vegetables, dressings,
salads, cake and pies galore, fruits and
jellies and so on to the end, After these
were served to the extreme limit OF
each mans physical capacity the ladies
| followed and a new table spread as
heavily laden as the first.
The guests lhad prepared somewhat
of surprise for Mr.. FarloW in the
form of nice purse of money which
was placed at his plate at dinner. Be-
sides this a number of individual birth.
day presents were given in token of
friendship and good wishes by friends.
An hour following in social intercourse
recounting the stories of other days
after which the guests with profusion
of thanks and heart full of genuine
love for this good man and his wife
who has been his comfort and support
for so long, separated to their respec.
tive places of business.
The Journal thinks just at this time
it might be of more than passing inter-
est to mention in detail some interest.
ing biography of the personnel of those
present.
Mr.. M. L. Farlow aged 80 was the
oldest, having been born on February,
IL, 1884. He enlisted in Company B. of
the 14S Regiment of Indiana Volunteer
Infantry of which Col Fuckers was in
commandiunder the Division Command
ed by General Schofield. He entered the
Service February 8, 1865 and was mus.
tered out on September Z, 1865. He was
in the March against Nashville and
Franklin, Tennessee.
Mr.. J. W. Bower. aged rs, enlisted
May 2, 1854 in Company D. 18th Regi
ment Indiana Volunteer Infantry OF
which Col. Wheatley was in command
under the division commanded by Gen
erals, Schofleld and Fremont. His ser.
vice extended through Missouri, Miss
issippi Louisiana, Arkansas and
Alabama and Texas. He was in the
| famous battles of Black River, Mo
Prairie Grove Ark and Vicksburg, Miss
and Mobile, Ala. At Prairie Grove he
was acting as Lieutenant in an advance
picket guard and was the man to open
the battle and was the first man
wounded in bis regiment. He Was
mustered out of service at Vicksburg
on January II, 1865 and during the
whole war was never furloWed but
once and that was 80 day furloW in
April 1854 during which time he went
back home to get married.
Mr.. j. Berry, aged "a enlisted in Au'
gust 1861 at Lancaster, Ohio, in Com
pdny B, 18th Ohio, Regiment OF Veteran
Infantry under Col Cornell in the
division Commanded by General G. H
Thomas. He was in the Battles OF
Wild Cat, and Mill Springs, KY. Shiloh,
Miss. and followed Sherman from At.
lanta, to the sea and up through the
Carolinds, and was mustered out al
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