The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
Davis, Burkham & Tyler
Co. Banquet Employees in
The Selected Draft Army
Three Men Leaving For the 'FRONT.' Are
Guests Of Honor at the WINDSOR
Employees Association foEneo

Fl. ]. Morris and Carl winters O!
Wheeling and bernard Il. Becker. ol
Martins Ferry. who will leave thls "ceA
with the selected draft men lot LUMP
Lee, at Petersburg. Va. were tehuCle"
banquet at the Windsor ho'el 4aS'
night, by their employers. Davis BurK-
ham & TYLER Company. which was at
tended BY thtrty-hve Of their co-ern-
nlnyees Those present were: Herman
Herd, A. r. Cox. ]. T.. Long. T. 1. Sill
gar. Fred DelbruGgc. Peter Six George
Heilman. H. F. Shafer. Ralph llman'
E. I. Johcs, II. II. Polling. Chas. fulmar'
Edward L. Kuhn, Frank Bowitz' l.. -.
McAninch. Clyde Maxwell. K. c. Burk-
ham, +, +. Stamm. T.. L. EichelberGcr'
r. G. Brooks, Edward l.. Hurley. Z. IL
Brubaugh, J. e. McGuirc, j. +. Glnen,
W. NJ. Clemans. Miss Grace Christmey-
or. Miss Alvina Becker. MISS Eifa
Franks, Miss Miriam Davis, MISS Gene
Whyte. Miss Tressie Pryor, H. V. fahn'
r. A. D. Beatty. W. NJ. Kelly. c. II DAVIS
and the guests of honor Bernard D.
Becker, H. J. Morris and Carl Winters.
After the banquet. r. A. D. Beatty.
who acted as toastmaster. made a short
speech. expressing the regret OF all at
the departure Of the boys and complt-
menttng them for their faithful ser
vices. On behalf Of the employees or
the company he presented each with
safety razor outfit.
e c. Burnham. manager OF the
Wheeling store. was introduced by the
toastmaster. and in q few we'll chosen
words fclicitated those present on their
good fortune in being present on SUCH
an occasion. when three Of their Fellow
workers were being honored before DO
parting for foreign lands to fight ,helr
country's battles. Short talks were
also made by H. J. Morris. B. B. Becker.
Carl Winters. Thomas Sligar, x. r. Cox.
John Long. William Clemans. Miss ElTa
Franks and others. Mr.. Clemans dur
Ing his speech, read the following orig
inal poem:
Where my nag goeA
That's where I go.
That's where l want to be-
+ have loved that flag since childhood,
Since I knelt at my Mothers knee.
It's fold entwine about my heart,
In a sweet and sacred way.
I will follow that flag forever,
To the closing Of l!fe's day.
| Where my flag goes;
That's where ! so.
In the thickest Of the fight,
Where the stars and stripes lead on
ward
In the battles for tho right
Well I'll the world with gladness
And the glory they shall see.
When the flag goes over onward.
From this dear land Of tho free
During the evening Mr.. Beatty sug-
gested the formation Of an organization
to be known as the Davis. Burkham
Tyler Employees Association. This
suggestion meeting with general appro-
val. A. r Cox. John Long and Miss
Elva Franks were appointed commit
tee for the nomination Of officers. and
they reported w. NJ. Kelly. for presi-
dent, r. A. D. Beatty. for secretary and
! ]. c.. Mcclure. for treasurer. They were
unanimously elected. The object OF the
association Is to develop q fraternal
feeling between the firm and Its en-
ployees who will be given an opportun-
ity to purchase stock In the business If
they 50 desire
Music was furnished during tho ban
Quet by victrola.