The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-22
VIRGINIA Xx-ScxpIERs HELD
IN TH1N CITY
BOYD B. srUTLER R1LArEs INTER
RBF1N0 STORY or fAE "PxRsT
FIVE YHRCHNf"

Battery A 3l4th Field Artillery ne
union tssociat ton" was held yesterday
at the Mcclure hotel. The organization
was formed permanently, and the fol-
lowing officers were chosen:
PrCsident--M. A. ManniX, ClarkSburg.
W. Va.
Vice Pres dent. c. Leonard. salem.
W. Va
Secretary Treasurer -- Patrick II. Nc
Donnell, Monongah, W. Va.
1t was decided to hold the second an
nual reunion at Clarksburg, w. Va, IN
1922. at time and place TO be fixed
by the officers OF the organizations
The business session OF the reunion
was called to order in the Mcclure hotel
Monday morning by l.. \. Fftzpatrick
Of Wheeling, and the meeting then pro-
ceeded 10 the organizations.
Monday afternoons program INCLUDED
a theatre party at the Victoria. an auto
mobile sightseeing trip about III" city
and informal getting acquainted Groups
OF members Of other organizations
which were units OF the 3l4th Field Ar
tillery called at the McLuro TO renew
acQuaintances with the veterans OF BAT
terry "A". The banquet at the Mcclure
hotel at $50 o'clock Monday evening
concluded the happy reunion.
FIRST Ytve Percent"
Some interesting facts concerning on
Battery "A" were brought 10 light IN
yesterdays reunion BY Boyd II. Stutler'
who Is now printing and stationery
clerk in charge Of state printing and
office supplies In the office Of Secretary
Of State Houston q. Young at Charles
ton. Mr.. Stutler, originally q member
Of Battery "a. later was made regi'
mental personnel sergeant OF the 3lftn
Field Artillery. The paper from which
his history OF the battery. was related
incidentally. survived the destructive
conna grafton which destroyed the state
house at Charleston this winter.
Battery A Sl4th Field Artillery
Mr.. Stutlcr related, was originally
composed exclusively Of the first five
per cent Of the selective service men
sent TO Camp Lee, Virginia. from the
West Virginia counties OF Brooke, Cal
houn. Doddridge, Gilmer. Hancock, Har-
rison, Jackson, Marion. Marshall, Mo-
nongalia, Ohio Peasants, Richie, TaE-
lor, Roane, Tyler, Wetzel and Writ.
These were thea men sent from THESE
counties September 70 10 inclusive
and numbered III in all. These men
first occupied a little barracks at Camp
Lee where the 317th Infantry WAS later
stationed. The space which later PC
Came tho 3l4th Field Artillery area was
then only a pine swamp. win lie"
lumber piles scattered here and Their"
out OF which the barracks for the Sl4th
Field Artillery were 10 be erected one
barracks was completed In few days
and Battery A moved to the 3ltth
Field Artillery area remaining In TINS
barracks until the evening Of Septem-
Der II. 1917, when the barracks was
surrendered to Battery c. which was
formed from the forty per cent cont'n-
ent of the selective sevice men. ON this
evening, Battery a was recruited 10
full strength out Of the forty per cent
contingent.
rive Killed; POUR cited
out Of the original 127 members OF
Battery "A, five men were killed on the
battle fields Of France, during the fam
Gus Meuse-Argonre offensive. The:
were Buie w Baydoh OF Monongah:
William r. Blake of Bcnwood; William
o. Brissey Of Berea: John L. McGinnis
of Chenille and Earl w, Brown or
Thornton.
Eight Of the first five per cent were
wounded In action. -Four others were
cited for gallantry in action. They arc
Harold Marshall Of Grantsrillc: Albert
L, Tomlin of Burnsvi.lc: Glenn ID.
Hughes of Weirton and John +. Bao0i,
OF Hundred.
Ten Of the original 127 Battery A
BOYS were commissioned. They are
John j. Taull of Wellsburg: James l..
Miller of Wellsburg. now or Nhechng'
Anthony r. Palmer OF Newell; Roy r.
Nelson, Morgantown; Wardney {. Snarr
Morrantown; George X. Hayes OF Nor
gantown. now of Wheeling; Glenn T.
Farrell Of SiStersville; John r. Morgan
OF Minnie. WetZel county: and Hildreth
A Rider of Wheelinc."
BANQUET at Mcclure.
Twenty-three veterans of Battery a
attended the banquet held at $50 ococR
last evening In the Mcclure hotel La" :
renee A. Fitzpatrick OF Wheeling. was
POSTMASTER. The purpose Of the new
organization was outlined in neat ad'
dress BY the new president. Matthew \
Marnix. This was followed by few
complimentary remarks on the work or
the Wheeling committee on arrange
ments for the first reunion and banquet
by Tice-Pres ident Patrick II. Mcdonnell
The next toast. The Eighticth Division
and ts Veterans Association was re-
.ponded TO by visitor. Cyril a. Mad
ucn of Wheeling. veteran of the 3l9tn
infantry
The next toast was, The Boys Of
Battery A." by Boyd II. Stutler OF