Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-17
. CORPORAL DENNIS il. ENRIGHT
(Tama News)


last tribute to a Tama county war
hero was paid by this community
Monday morning when funeral serv-
ices were held for Corporal Dennis
E.. Enright. who fell on the battle
field in France, and whose remains
were brought here for their final
i resting place.
i All that could be done by this
patriotic community, the family and
the ex-service men of Enright -Schra-
der Post, American Legion was done.
The funeral was a military funer-
al, that phase of the services being
carried out with most appropriate
nonors. The services in the Cath
Ollie church were most impressive,
several priests being here to take
1 part. During the time of the funeral
all places Of business in Tama clos
/ ed in honor of Dennis E. Enright.
More than seventy soldiers and
sailors appeared in uniform to es-
cort the body of their fallen COM
rade to the grave. The funeral pro-
cession, started from the Mason UNI
dertaking parlors and proceeded to
the st. Patrick's Catholic church,
being headed by the firing squad
which was in charge of Ray Mac
Mahan.
The firing squad comprised Carl
Meyer, William Chyma, Joseph Chyma,
| Tavern Culbertson, Jessie Smith, Jas.
Marray, Josiah B. Bates and VIM.
Quinn,
Then walked the pallbearers.
Among the pallbearers, who, Of
course were all American Legion
men, were three cousins of the fallen
soldier. They were Phillip Enright
of south Of Tama, Dan Enright, Ta-
ma business man and Frank En-
right Of Garwin. The other three
pallebarers were Francis McCarty,
Leo Cummings and Thos. O'Connell.
The services in st. Patrick church
comprised solemn requiem high
mass which was read by Rev. E ].
O'Hagan, pasor of st. Patrick's. DR..
Fitzpatrick of Marshalltown was
deacon and Father Hamill of Rock
well was sub deacon. Father Theo-
bald Of Columbia college of Dubuque
was master Of ceremonies Father
| G. O'Keefe of Minneapolis was censor
bearer Father James Kearn OF Ce-
dar Rapids sang. Father DeMuth of
Marshalltown, and Father Dupont of
Haverhill assisted. Father P. Nc
Dermott Of Atlantic, Iowa, who Is
state chaplain for the American Lee
gion delivered the sermon.
Two American Legion Comrades
were ushers in the church. They
were Chas, A, Witosky and Ralph
Youngman.
Naturally there were both Cath
olics and nom Catholics at the serv-
ices in the church. All present
having been deeply impressed by the
sermon delivered by Father Nc
Dermitt, State Chaplain of the
American Legion Father McDermitt
is a, most eloquent orator. The key
note of his sermon was that the war
was fought to bring peace to the
world, but that peace has not yet
entirely come to the world, because
the world has strayed from God.
He exhorted the American Legion to
support Christianity and never to-
swerve from religious teachings.
The remains were escorted from
the Catholic church to the Cath
Ollie cemetery where the services
were concluded At the cemetery
two buglers Of the American Legion
post of Grinnell paid the fallen COM
rade the last military tribute when
one of them sounded taps and the
other, stationed at distance, sound
ed the echo. n
Dennis e. Enright was born Sep
TENDER 20, 1892 in Tama, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Enright. He spent
his early life in Tama, and was edu-
Gated in st. Mary's academy. The
fallen soldier was an exceptionally
gifted and Industrious student. Hell
excelled in his studies and on grad
uating at the st. Mary's academy
was the valedietorian of his class.
He is well remembered by his many
friends and the friends of the fam
lily as a young man for whom the
future promised brilliant career.
He was dutiful and loving son and
was possessed of much ambition and
character. with these fine qualities
was coupled fine disposition which
made him friends among all.
He resided here until some five
years ago when his parents remov-fI
ed to Manchester, he went with them
and engaged in business with his
father. He was in business until his
country called him.
The fallen soldier left Tama for
the service at Camp Dodge on April
80, 1918. Three weeks later his regi-
ment was sent to Camp Travis,
Texas, where he was placed in Com
pany M. 357 Regiment Of the Nine
tieth division. He then went to Camp
Mills, N Y, and to France, arriving |
overseas July 5. Dennis e. Enright
was soon in action. He was killed
in action in the St. Mihiel drive on
Sept. 10, 1918.
The fallen soldier is survived by
his parents and three sisters, who
are Mrs. Ed. Cahill of Victor, Mrs.
Thomas Brady of Masonville and Miss
Gertrude Enright at home.
Relatives from out of town attend
ing the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Cahill, Victor, Iowa, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. E. Brady, Masonville, Iowa,
Mrs. John James, daughter Celia
and son Vincent and Miss Mary