The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
SERVICE FLAG
FOR CARPENTERS
IMPRESSIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES HELD
BY UNION
Capt. Thomas v. Salisbury, veteran
Member And Soldier Delivers
Able Address.


: Never in thu: history Of the Wheeling
Carpenters union No. .. was there ever
rs lIr-" 4 patriotic and "nthuSihSliE
Sail"rrn; a. that Lass might IN the -.
! v =. IL l.. hall when service flag con-
luiuInp nIno stars of ln"mhrrS III the
: army WIS d",licHl''t!. TIL" meeting was
featured with an address hy James r..
Hopkins. national general organizer Of
tin. T. Il; Of t. and !. - a. Of Fluff
nl". y. y. delivered AN able pnd cnthu-
sIrstir Talk telling of til" thousands
uf union carpenters VIII" are to-day III
France lighting for Freedom and dcrnur-
r:Iry.
'rh" most spirit"h AMI touching adj
dress Of the evening WAS delivered by
APT. Thomas V. Salisbury. ono of the
i,v$t ana among tn irw SURVIVING
,'!rnrlrr T,.!nh"r$ "f The l"ral "arp"h-
t"rS' unint.. VIII" served with distinction
I!inHcl Iirr civil war.
A. Sp,nSnr in Defeating IN" ScrvIc"
na::. Capt Salisbury said III part: THE
,rr:n!r.rS Of THIS h",ul whom No honor
tonight mr." fichiinG or arc preparing To
light the ha,IIr for freedom. / honor
'l,"In as Il veteran OF IN" stormy days
IF the sixties when l fought I"r the
sam" C;IiS,.-Ir'"'dUm. In thnS" stormy
days | tried To do my HIT When the
war w;s DECLARED in &iXty-"nc I was too
young Ia enlist hut l ran AWAY from
home and followed the troops Of the
North. FINALLY my parents realized
that was determined 10 enter the
fray and consented IL permit NJ" {"
volunteer That Was several years be-
fore l WAS old enough Ia cast my vote.
served with tho Union forces until
Leo surrendered.
Boys Well Cared For.
The soldier !urs today arr better
cured for than IN the cities. | a1u glad
that th"y arr. Incl" Sam did MI he
could for n" comfort "f hiS soldiers IN
tn" rrcat Hon!Ict. W" left Wheeling
in box cars for III" front. "" had no 1srd
Cross nurses and W. only had loaf OF
bread ana \ small portion of bacon 70
eat at iire, later hardinrk and bacon.
We wrr" glad to get that b"fnr" IN"
clos" Of n" war. II docs my heart good
Ia know that IN" boys are being better
cared for in this war.
In conclusion Capt. Salisbury waved
eloquent. lIo declared that hr felt in his
heart tllat W" will win out IN tho pros
mt grcat struggle and that hr hnpcd
thu: God would spar" his life and health
: N ;srr", IN" boys Of Wheeling upon
their return homo, crowned with VIC
tory. Il have marched in "rcry local
parade given in th"ir honor upon their
:hry rome hack t. their cid home.
Close with Prayer.
Just before III" Gag was hung M on
IN, wall. prayer was offered Ivy George
a. Wright on" Of The veteran members
Of tho local. asking that Cod protect
the in"n. that They return horn" safely
and sound. with clean hearts and with
victory.
I'll" meeting was presided over by
Victor +. :rinkrnan. president II tho
local carpenters union.
Tho members of Carrcnt"rs' union.
No 3. nf thc Wheeling district for
WHOM tho fac WAS dedicated fellow:
Earl Armstrong,
T.. !. Tntt"t;.
Ralph Eyrii"k.
Edward Sncld"n,
Charles Jones.
Frank Haley.
William !. 1Farnr1.
1tcrh"rt M"Millon.
Joseph M"3lillcn.
Tho two McMillrn boys AZ" brothers
and reside in South Wheeling.