The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27


Benning Bridge club, which meets every
Thursday afternoon, and the Columbus
girls add greatly to the pleasure of the
Friday night hops at the officers club.
| have had the pleasure OF attending
most interesting meetings of the stu
dents club and of the Womans Reading
club. Foremost among the leading pa
triotic organizations are the three chap
tiers Of the Daughters of the Revolution
Cglethorpe, George Walton and Britton
Gwinnet-and the Lizzie Rutherford
chapter Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Oglethorpe chapter has contributed
by its research important matter to the
history of the south, such as verifi-
cation of the fact of General Ogethorpe
crossing the Chattahoochee near Column
bus and also notification of the original
seal of the colony of Georgia from the
British museum. The first memorial
services held in honor of the soldiers or
the Civil war took place in Columbus in
1866, at the suggestion of Mrs. Ellis, nee
Lizzie Rutherford and afterwards
through Mrs. Mary Ann Williams, given
more than local acknowledgment, becom-
ing as it did a national institution.
The children of Camp Benning are for
tunate in being near Columbus on ac-
count of the splendid schools, Columbus
public school system standing first of all
furnished the children from camp who
attend school in the city. In fact, Uncle
Sam shows special favoritism toward the
children. Unlike most landlords, he gives
preference to the soldiers having the
largest number of children when appli-
cants for homes at camp are considered,
The Columbus streets, filled with Khaki
clad men, of course, takes me back TO
the DAYS of Camp Mcclellan and a num-
xr,ba those
epoch making times at Mcclellan are now
stationed at Camp Benning.
Mai and Mrs. Reginald Kelley ana
little daughter, Esther, who were so uni
versally popular during their stay in An
niston. reside here in one of the attrac-
tive Flournoy homes in Wildwood CIR
cle AS soon as / reached Columbus
heard of their popularity in social and
literary circles here. Mrs. Kelley is
graduate of the University of California
and possesses brilliant intellect ana
most charming personality
Major Kelley is we'll known in Birmns-
ham, where he was entertained several
times while stationed at Camp McClel-
Ian. He is an unusually gifted speaker,
and his ELOQUENT patriotic addresses de-
livered in both Admission and Birmins-
ham we're important factors in winnins
success in Liberty Loan and Red cross
drives.
| wrote Major Kelley's obituary for
several Alabama papers, report OF MS
death while serving in France having
caused widespread sorrow was de-
lighted to find the rumor, falee and to
! see him looking as handsome. strong and
! robust as ever. He was severely wounded
and had narrow escape from deatn'
| Major Kelley has an exceedingly inter
esting military career and magni1iceh'
1 war record. Hesis native OF Cah1ornia
lbcrn in Fresno. He started his military
life as a private serving with the sew
| enth California volunteer infantry dar-
! ing the Spanish American war IN 1888
! and as first lieutenant with the Firsl
| infantry California national guard, IRON
February, 1902 to February 1908
During 1908 Major Kelley was grad
uated from the University of Callrornls
with an A. B. degree and was an nono'
! graduate OF the military department o.
! the University of California. On ren
ruary IL. 1905 he was commissioned sep
| ond lieutenant of infantry in the unitet
states army, assigned to the Fourth, IN
/ fantrv and served with this regiment I'm
4 til 1915 His service included two tour'
(four years) in the Philippine Islands
i military posts all over the United State'
and seven months In Vera Cruz. Mexico
with the Fifth brigade under Genera
Funston In July, 1916 he was ordere'
to school Of mystery, Fort Sill. Okla. To-
4 duty as instructor in musketry, ana "
4 tober, 1915, he served as instructor at tn
4 Chicago business mems training camp
Fort Sheridan. Ill.
| In August. 1917. he was promoted IRON
captain Of infantry to- Major OF infantr
and ordered to report to the command
ing general Of the Twenty-ninth div
| sion at Camp Mcclellan for duty as di
vision inspector. serving in this capacit'
/ through the organization and training q
the division at Camp Mcclellan and unit
4 their arrival in France, June, 1918, wne'
he was appointed division machine gui
officer While serving as machine gui
officer. Major Kelly planned and organ
ICED the machine gun defense OF N
i Twenty ninth division sector in Haute Al
SAGE, highly active trench sector Gov
/ ering tho Gap of Belfort.' the ancien
! pathway into France between Switser
land and the vosges mountains.
On August l, 1918, he was promoted Z
i lieutenant colonel of infantry. and Will
the Twenty-ninth division was In reserv
during the first phase Of the Meuse-Ar
gonne offensive reconnoitered position
and roads OF the Fifth corps area Dur
ing the second phase Of battle tn
Twenty-rinth division attacked east
no Mouse. crossing the river north 0
ssinogneux and remaining In actiol
without intsrmission until the night o