Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-05-20

Fred McInturf Frank Evans and
Will Hill.
J. G. Ferguson spent Sunday with
his mother at Williamstown.
On last Sunday friends and rela-
tives gathered at the home OF Mrs
Mary Taylor in honor Of her 72nd
birthday. The occasion was a com
plete surprise. The following were
present: Chester Ewart and family,
Oscar Taylor and family, Miss Ella
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Carpen-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Wal
lace and family, Albert Taylor and
family, Geo. Startling, oliver Taylor
and son, Miss Eloise Rabberman, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ewart and family.
F.. w. and Fl. o. Bode of Marietta
are here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hallowell and
daughter Gene and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hopkins were at Marietta,
Monday.
Mrs. Mollie Clark and Mrs Melin-
da Monroe are visiting in McCon-
nelsville for a couple of days.
Mrs. Ella Funk entertained Sat
urday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Gibbons of West Newton, Pa, and
Mrs. Lucy Fisher of McConnelsville.
Celebrate Birthday
On Sunday, May 16, relatives and
friends of Mrs. Alice Hallowell gath
cred at her home with we'll filled
baskets, to help her celebrate her
86th birthday, which was on Satur-
| day, May Is. 1t will be remembered
| that over two years ago Mrs. Halo
well fell and broke her hip, and has
not since been able to walk. She is
able to sit in her chair and be TAX
en- from one room to another. She
greatly enjoyed the day and also the
! fine dinner which was served at
noon. The afternoon was spent Wis
iting and enjoying good music.
Those present besides the hostes;
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Krigbaum
and four children of GAINESVILLE, Mr.
and Mrs. w o. Shook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Hallowell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Hallowell and daughter, Dennis Hal
lowell and daughter, Harry Ridgley
Lawrence Able, and families, Mr.,
and Mrs. Harley Coulson, ]. B. Car
penter and daughter, III. V. Carpen-
ter and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Carpenter and son, Don Carpenter
Joe Sheets and Miss Bertha Vanfos-
sen.
Memorial Association
On Wednesday evening, May ~
the old Civil war veterans of Ches-
terhilI, and number of the citizens
of the town and community, met al
the M. E. church and organized a
Memorial association for the perpet.
uation of the memory of the heroes
who have preserved our nation. The
following officers were elected
President, John Palmer; vice pres.
j. T. Bowman; sec'y, Minta Hopes;
treas, c.. 0. Thomas. Committee on
bylaws and constitution, Minta
Hopes, Matte Goddard, Margaret
Wagner, j. A. Wood, Geo. Reed.
On Tuesday evening, May is, the
officers of the Memorial association
met and appointed the following
committees for Decoration day: For
speaker, j. T. Bowman; music, Jno
Palmer; program, Minta Hopes
Mrs Pearl Calendine; decoration
Mrs. Bessie Patterson, Alta Reed
Thelma Goddard, Mabel Bowman
Howard Berry, John Orr; marching
the children, Mrs. Florence Harmer
Francis Palmer, Helen Berry, Mabel
Archer; officer of the day, John
Hill; decorating township ceme-
teries: Bethel, Geo. Teeters, Chas
Endicott; Pleasant Hill, John Ray
Carlos Mendenhall; Westland, Ho-
bart Miller, Archie Hummei; Zion
H a rvey Hallowell; Chesterhil.
Friends, Geo. Patterson. A tre-
mendous effort is being made to
! have an old time Memorial day, fun
of the spirit of patriotism and ten
der memories for our dead heroes.
ONE CENT SALE this Thursday,
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