Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-14
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES FOR
AIsMISTYCE CELEBRATION

AISMlSI}CE CElIEBiSAIION
Armistice day, with the sun shin
ing brightly, and the weather warm
and pleasant, was very impressive
ly celebrated here Monday. The
towns were decorated with flags
and during the hours from 10 to II
business places were closed. Assem-
bling at the Legion hall, members
of the American Legion, Ladies'
Auxiliary, and Wagon Company,
headed by Malconta Post band,
formed at 10 o'clock, and marching
children from the Malta grades, and
marching back to the public square
were met by ALL the pupils of both
the grades and high school and the
march continued to the Doughboy
monument at the common, where
memorial services were held. Most
of the few remaining soldiers of the
Civil war were present, also many
other citizens. At the ceasing of
the tolling Of bells, loud bomb
signalled the hour of IL o'clock.
The band played the "Star Span
gled Banner and Geo. E. Carr,
chaplain of Malconta Post, offered
prayer. Atty G.. o. McGonagle
next delivered a patriotic address,
touching briefly upon the incidents
of the World war. He said that
the 18th Armistice day had rolled
around and the world in general,
but America in particular, had en-
joyed II years of peace. The speak
er also spoke of Morgan county's
splendid soldiers; and of the citi
zens in general of our little county
who always went over the top in
all of the war drives. MIR. McGon
agle's address was splendid and
most fitting for the occasion. At
it's conclusion he called the names
Of the soldiers from Morgan coun-
ty who died in battle, camp, hospi
tai, or who have since died-54 in
all. AS each name was called, an
American Legion member stepped
from the line and pinned a poppy
to white cross erected in front of
the Doughboy monument, and after
giving the soldiers salute took his
place back in line. When the roll
call had been concluded, Mr.. Nc
Gonagle stated that the poppies
grow in profusion in France; that
the poppy had been adopted as the
! American Legion flower which typi-
| fies the crimson sacrifice made by
our boys in the World war.
A quartet from the band played
Memories, which was followed
with salute by firing squad
from the Wagon Company, and
sounding of taps by Harold Savage.
Lee Spung read the conclusion
of the American Legion ritualistic
ArIaistice day memorial services
The entire exercises about the mon
ument lasted but little more thar
a half hour
Since last year six soldiers oi
the World war have "gone west. .
The roll call included the follow
ing: Harold Anderson, A. O. Ball
Leonard Buchanan, Jesse Coler
Leonard Calendine, Herschel Din
gey, Cecil Drake, Lawrence Fox,
Johnny Gheen, Vernette Gseist
| Clarence R. Gardner, Homer
Grandstaff, Chas. Hale, Raymond
| Hogsett, Clark Henery, Amos
Hughes, Byron Hook, Lieut.. H. w.
Johnson, Albert Jauchius, Harvey
John, Leonard Leggett, Frank
Lindimore, John T. Morrow, Chas.
Miller, Ora Morris, Leonard Maybe,
Ernest Maxwell, Roscoe H. McDon-
aid, John McAnulty, Dewey Patter-
son, Delmer Pennell, Albert M.
Parsons, Milford Penrod, Lyle D.
Ray, Chester Richardson, Lyle
Rowland, Nestor Steffy, Russell
Chadwick, Harry Shipley, Roy Say
age, Delmer Settle, Chalmers
Strahl, Albert J. Thompson, Ernest
Welch, Clair Welch, Oscar E..
Woodward, Josiah w. Hill, Carlos
Riley, Perley Porter, Alva Porter,
James Klinefelter, Frank Cram
blitt, Mark Martin, Kenneth Robin
son.