The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-11
.SOLDIERDEAD.OE
.CITYI...HONORED.By
|. AMERICANLEGIgN
Impressive Memorial Services
Conducted atLegiOn Home
This Morning.

Memorial service. military In
form, were held at II o'clock this
morning in the American Legion
headquarters in Cleveland avenue
by the local post of the American
Legion and tho Veterans Of Fore
ign Wars, in Observance Of Armis-
I ce Day. Addresses were made by
judge E. NJ. Showalte. and Miss
Jennie Fleming and there was
special music by a quartet CON-
posed of q. Z. Kincaid Charles
cambridge, June or and Ray
Linger.
With less than fifty people in
attendance the meeting was called
TO order by Capt. Alfred Carr Of
the Salvation Army, who acted as
chaplain. Captain Carr. opened tho
meeting with the words: Com
rades, ladies OF the auxiliary and
friends, We have met at this time
10 commemorate those OF our com.
rades of the army, navy and ma
rine corpse Of our lRNyed country
and their loved ones, who have
answered tho last call and have
Joined the grand encampment Of
the loyal the true and the brave
After Captain Carr had given
order to Greed Bolyard, officer Of
the day, that there be no distur-
bance during the meeting the
colors were brought in by the
color guard, Mr.. Bolyard and
Charles White, commander Of the
Disabled Veterans Of the World
War, and the call to colors wss
sounded by Marcel Gainor.
The ode to departed comrades,
Remember our men Of the World
War and all who gave their liv:
for our nations honor" was re
peated by the assembly, standing,
and then the quartet sang Stand
for the Country"
Next messages Of cheer were
brought to the congregation by
Mrs. Greed Bolyard OF the Ladies'
Auxiliary OF the Legion; a. C.
Schwarm, commander Of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars; A. L. Gun
bingham. commander Of the Le.
4glon :, and. the senior commander.
After. the. quartet sang "Remem-
Der me, o. Mighty oheSa, flowers
were placed upon the shrine of the
by the organizati lions. Cap;
tain Carr; who placed a poppy Of
Flanders Field on the altar, said
"Comrades, in concentrating the
virtues OF our dead heroes who
gave their services and their lives,
We now offer our symbolic tributes
!. therefore, deposit upon this
shrine these rod flowers, which
symbolic the servency and zeal OF
cur departed comrades in the cause
Of love, truth and justice.
A white flower, a chrysanthe.
mum, was deposited by Commander
Cunningham of the Legion, who
white placing IT. said, "These white
flowers l deposis~as n token Of pur.
Ity OF the affection that We hayS
for our departed comrades" Y
In placing the flowers for his or.
ganization, Mr.. Schwarm repeated:
THE blue Of our national stand
ard symbolizes truth and fidelity.
I deposit these blue flowers (vio.
lets) from natures bosom as a tok.
en- OF the memory OF our departed
comrades.
A wreath was placed on the
shrine by the Ladies Auxiliary,
ard Mrs. B1lyard, who placed It.
said, This wreath. the emblem OF
eternity. place upon this shrine.
It's color symbolic Immortality
this emblem teaches that the
deeds OF our soldiers, sailors and
marines, on land and on sea, arc
immortalized In the hearts OF. a
grateful people,"
Very briefly Miss Fleming told
of her visits to battlehelds OF the
World War when she was In Eu.
rope this summer.
Judge 'Showalter's address was
very inspiring and he read a
short sketch which he was In
spired to write at the signing Of
the Armistice. four years ago.
Both Judge showalter's address
and the sketch are printed else
where in this issue of The West
Yirginian.
After the benediction by Cap
tain Carr taps was sounded, AMI
everyone stood reverently with
bowed head.