Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-11-14
MANY RETURN HERE FOR
OLD COMPANY nj REUNION

| The fourth annual reunion OF
! Company M, coming as it did the
! first of the week and on Armistice
day, holiday, brought back many
members of Co. M, 7th Infantry, O.
N. G., and Company d, 148th In
fantry, and their families. 1t will
be recalled that after going to camp
a number Of Company M members
were transferred to Co. D, 148. The
reunion was held at the armory
| where these outfits were trained
and from which place they were
| called to camp.
Neelyville grange served the ele-
| CANT dinner, at tables decorated
with patriotic colors in keeping with
the occasion. Homer Mcbride, pres
ident of the association, called the
gathering to order and introduced
as toastmaster his superior Off
cer," Capt. Kenneth Little, now Col.
Little, of Columbus, close friend
of the Mcbride boys, who served in
the World war. Col. Little stated
| that these reunions are becoming an
institution, and said there is not a
thing like it in the entire state, and
it is something that Morgan coun-
ty might well be proud to claim.
He introduced as first speaker
Mayor Bernhard Mercer, who spoke
of the pride we have in Company
M, and that we are ever mindful of
the fine services they rendered and
the sacrifices they made. He said
that these soldiers and their fam
flies constitute strong safeguard
ever loyal to American principles
and that we are not only grateful
for the services they rendered in
war, but for the services rendered
in the interest of peace. Atty G..
0. McGonagle who had spoken at
the Armistice day exercises, was
again called upon. Referring to
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, he
said, 1t is not what we did here, but
what they did over there-and ap-
piled it to the soldiers in whose
honor the exercises were being held.
He spoke of the loyalty of Morgan
county in going over the top in all
OF the patriotic drives, but said
what We did at home was a small
part OF what the soldiers did over
there. He stated that he felt that
school should be dismissed during
such patriotic exercises, in order
that children's plastic minds might
be imbued with the principles our
fathers fought and died to preserve,
principles that are well worth fight
ing for-that the children should be
taught to have an interest in good
government; and said that service
to our country does not end when
war ends.
Others to speak were E. D. Shaf-
er, VIM. D. Butler, 0. A. Richard
son and Chaplain L. d. Phipps. The
latter, member of Company M, is
now CCC chaplain. He is an or
dained minister in the Methodist
Episcopal church. He stated that
ne was proud of his army expert
ence which started with Co. M. He
thoroughly believes in the conser
vation camp idea, where he stated
the members of these camps are
taught to think straight and square
ly; and he believes that the CCC
stands between the extremists, and
takes middle of the ground stand.
He said that he addressed the con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church last fall, about the time
they were considering dispensing
with army chaplains. He told the
conference that during the World
war they were teaching ''to get
the kaiser" and now they had
swung clear around to the opposite
extreme-in opposition to war in
every instance. He said he be-
lieved in peace, but he also believed
in ample preparedness, and said we
should be careful of extremes, and
should find middle ground
Monday, Bob French in his radio
broadcast which was on the air
during the dinner here at the ar
mory, directed his broadcast to
Company M reunion, speaking often
of the reunion French was a men,
ber Of Co. d, and he and Ben Ow-
ems, also member of Company M,
were here Sunday and called on a
number Of Company M soldiers, Ow-
ems is chief clerk at the Mansfield
reformatory, succeeding the late
Fred Sherlock.
S. D. Taylor Of Beverly was unan-
imously chosen president of the as
sociation for the ensuing year, ac-
cepting the honor in a few well
chosen remarks. He has recently
concluded his years service in most
commendable manner as command
er of the Russell Chadwick Post,
American Legion, of Beverly. o. A
Richardson was reelected secretary.
In the drawing of the watch CIV
en- away, VIM. Keffler of Rocky
Glen sanatorium was the lucky man.
More members of old Company
M attended this reunion than had
been present at any of the other re-
unions. A few invited citizens were
also present. Among the members
from away were: l.. E. Hoover,
Swift; w. F. Butler and wife, Belle
fontaine; j. E.. McGrath, Hope
well; Clyde Garfield, Columbus;
Kenneth Little and wife, Columbus;
Stewart Taylor and wife, Glouster;
R. G. Moore and three children,
CALDWELL S. A. Harter, Columbus;
Robert Tompkins, Athens; Frank
Sillery, Pelham, Ala; Frank Strick-
ling, Piqua; Herbert Simeral and
family and Jas. Simeral and wife,
Granville; "Doc' Pullin, Wood
stock, o.; Fred G.. Pennepacker,
Coatsville, Pa; w. B. Mason, Wa
terford; Rev. and Mrs. Dow Phipps,
Columbus, and S. D. Taylor, Bever-
ly.
Women Injured In An Auto Wreck
Mrs. Grace Dye of this place and
jured Monday evening in an auto
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