Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-07-11
JULY 4TH GREAT OCCASION
IN SPITE OF BAD WEATHER

Last Thursdays celebration witt
messed the largest crowd ever to in
wade old Morgan county, when the
Morgan county homecoming took
place, and family reunions brought
back hundreds of sons and daugh-
ters to the scenes and memories of
childhood days of long, long ago.
The days festivities opened at 10
o'clock sharp, when the parade got
under way The 4th of July morn
ing dawned with black, dreary,
steady falling rain, which knocked
the heart out of everybody, espec-
tally those members of the home
coming who worked with steadfast,
unceasing effort, and with unswerv-
ing loyalty to make it the red let
ter day in the history of events for
which old Morgan is famed. 1t
seemed as though everything that
could possibly work against the sue
cess of the affair, happened. Natur-
were to participate in the parade,
were scared out because Of the
downpour; many too, naturally
thought, there would be no parade
because of the rain. About nine
o'clock the rain ceased and it look
ed as though it were going to clear,
so Chairman FIR. Preston, of the pa
rade committee, ordered the parade
to march at the dot Of ten. The pa
rade was small, due to all the bad
breaks which kept the most of the
parade under shelter; but all honor
and glory and everlasting credit is
due those plucky participants who
were courageous and game enough
to parade. The committee promis-
ed the people of Morgan county
parade, and we of the parade COM
mittee kept our word. We had the
parade, although all of us have
laundry bills awaiting us. SO ev-
erywhere compliments were heard
as the boys and girls stuck to their
post, in drenching downpour, and
thus won the admiration and the
praise of the hundreds who were
viewing the rainsoaked marchers
safely from their shelters. Our hats
are off to DR.. and Mrs. Michener
and those fine splendid boys and
girls of the Chesterhill band, who
came in here gratis, and gave their
services to this community and
added their share to make our cele-
bration a success. In the estimation
of the writer of this article, Ches-
terhill has a wonderful band, and
their music was as good as any
high school band we have heard in
the state of Ohio, and we have
heard as many high school bands
in this state, as any other person.
The Chesterhill high school may not
schools, but they have about the
standard number of players as many
larger schools, and what they lack
in numbers they make up for in
talent. This is not written in the
motive of .'taffy," it is the honest
conviction of the writer. They have
as nice marching outfit as any
band in the state. Chesterhill, We
band! From the bottom Of our
hearts we thank you for your splen-
did and noble contribution towards
the Morgan county Homecoming. We
sincerely hope our own high school
band will be able to return the fa-
vor some time in the future. Then,
also, our own fine high school band
turned out to contribute their
share. Always grand, inspiring
sight in their beautiful neat uni
forms of red and white, they gave
generously Of their time and ser
vices, and most especially do we
wish to thank Mrs. Edwards who
came at her own expense and a lot
of inconvenience all the way from
Columbus to direct her boys and
girls in the rehearsal Wednesday
evening, driving in binding rain
storm and slippery roads to do her
part and the M. & NJ high schools
part in the big stupendous program.
The people of the twin cities, that
is the majority, do not realize how
fortunate we are in having such an
efficient and talented musician as
Mrs. Edwards. We wish to thank
the members of our wonderful high
school band for their kindness in
participating in our parade, and
their music was much enjoyed. 1t
was indeed shame, that the rain
caused so much disappointment and
expense to those grand noble boys
and girls who were SO kind as to try
to do all in their power to make the
day a success.
The parade was headed by Dana
Walker, who made an inspiring
sight, as he rode at the head,
mounted on that beautiful. graceful
the Boy Scouts of America with
their beautiful float, showing the
benefits of the moral and physical
training which the boy receives in
the Scouts, then the other part of
the float showed group of boys,
not directed, but allowed to run at
will, playing gambling games,
shooting crap, etc. The float was
cleverly conceived and was indeed a
sermon in itself. The Sons of the
American Legion came next, in
their beautiful blue gray overseas
caps, and created quite favorable
impression. Their daddies' faces
were all wreathed in smiles as their
little soldier boys marched by; next
came the Muskingum River Naval
Scouts club, headed by FIR. Preston,
and Captain Shrots, and land and
sea officers, all in their beautiful
white sailor uniforms and sailor
caps. These boys marched very
well. They must report for drill
periods, and thus learn to- march
we'll, and to execute the difficult
drill formations. Then came the
fire department with their fire ap-
paratus, and the floats The pa
rade almost reached the dismissal
point when the rain came down in
torrents, and in order to save the
instruments from ruin, the bands
had to run for cover, but the boys
and girls, and all who were game
enough to march, won the everlast-
ing praise and admiration of the