Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-11-12
ARMISTICE DAY HERE

Ing OF the WOTIu war was uItlHSts
observed here Wednesday. At 1920
a. M, in front of the Legion hall
on the public square, assembled the
Legion, Wagon Company, World
war soldiers and other patriotic or
CARNATIONS, and headed by the Nal
conta Post Band, and joined at the
square by the school pupils, march
ed to the Doughboy monument at
the common, where the ritualistic
Armistice Day exercises of the
American Legion were carried out
with Commander Robert Ander-
son in charge Harold F. Eaton
was chaplain. AT IL o'clock a
bomb was fired, followed by three
minute prayer and the second
bomb.
Atty G. O. McGonagle who sew"
eral years ago was designated by
the Legion as their Armistice Day
speaker, for. and during his natural
life, made the address. Although
suffering with a heavy cold, Mr..
McGonagle never spoke better, or
more appropriately, and really sur
passed himself At the conclusion
of his address, he called the roll of
fallen soldiers from this vicinity, in
all 55--but one death, that of How
ard Daley, having occurred since a
year ago. AS each name was call
ed, Legion member stepped from
his place in the line, and advancing
pinned poppy on the white cross
which was placed in front of the
Doughboy monument Next Mem
ories" was softly played by Lee
Barnhart; then the National an
them by the band; salute by firing
squad from Wagon Company, and
taps, sounded by Mr.. Barnhart,
brought to close the impressive
services.
Members of the GAINESVILLE Am
rou Grotto in full uniform, on
their way to Marietta, stopped here
and joined the others on their
march to the Doughboy monument,
joining in the exercises there, and
returning to the public square, put
on very fine drill.
The roll of those gone west
as called by Mr.. McGonagle in
cluded: Harold Anderson, A. O.
Ball. Leonard Buchanan, Jesse
Coler, Leonard Calendine, Her
schel Dingey, Cecil Drake, Law
renee Fox, Johnny Gheen, Yer
nette Griest, Clarence R. Gardner,
Homer Garndstaff, Chas. Hale, Ray
mond Hogsett, Clark Henery, Amos
Hughes, Byron Hook, Lieut.. H. w
Johnson, Albert Jauchius, Harvey
John, Leonard Leggett, Frank Lin
dimore. John T. Morrow, Chas. Mil
| ler Ora Morris, Leonard Maybe
Ernest Maxwell. Roscoe H. McDon
aid, John McAnulty, Dewey Patter
| son, Delmer Pennell, Albert M. Par
sons, Milford Penrod, Lyle D. Ray
| Chester Richardson, Lyle Rowland
Nestor Steffy, Russell Chadwick
Harry Shipley, Roy Savage, 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 Cramblitt, Mark Martin,
Kenneth Robinson, Howard Daley
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Malconta Post Band gave a concert
in front of the opera house, which
was followed with brief exercises in
the opera house. Commander Rob
ert Anderson presided. Prayer was
offered by Rev. C. w. Stoneburner
following which Atty Clair A.
Young made a short address. This
was Atty Young's first public ap.
pearance as a speaker here, and he
made a splendid address, proving
himself to be a fine, ready speaker.
He spoke of how the news of the
signing of the armistice impressed
him, then boy-and of the others
in his community, some of whom
had lost sons in the war He point
ed out that il we do not do our full
part toward permanent peace, we
are admitting that those soldiers
who gave their lives, died in vain
He concluded by recalling the
words Of former President Coolidge
before the last National convention,
when he said eve have paid our
debts TO La Fayette-and France
md other countries, now let us stay
at home" Mr.. Young was follow
ed by Rev. StOneburnpr who said
that we must not get the notion
that playing Of the band, marching
etc, is all there is to war-but
there is another side to it. He then
spoke of the picture Mr. Eveland
was to show "All Quiet On the
Western Front" urging all who
could, to attend. The picture refer.
red to was shown in the afternoon,
and again in the evening to a big
crowd.