Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-11-10
REUNION OF co. M, AND co. d,
WE'LL ATTENDED,

It was a wise move in changing
the annual reunion of Company nj
from Armistice day, to the Sunday
nearest that time This gave many
the opportunity to attend that could
not otherwise conveniently be pres.
ent. Saturday evening a number OF
old Company M members and fam
lilies arrived and Sunday forenoon
they continued to arrive until up TO
12 o'clock, the hour set for the DIN
ner in the Legion hall. The elegant
banquet was prepared by the Ladies
Auxiliary, and nicely served by the
Girl Scouts of the twin cities, to loz
persons-the largest number to at
tend a Co. NJ reunion. The Oldest,
Homer Mcbride, the youngest, Seth
Harter were present, as was also
the next oldest, G. l.. James. me
table decorations were fall flowers,
and about the room were patrlotlc
decorations,-with the letters GO.
M-Co. D.; and 9th division, prom
inently displayed. 1t will be recall.
ed that Company M of this place and
Company d of Urbana, were consol-
idated in the World war, and IL
soldiers and members of their fam
lilies of Company D, Urbana, and VI
cinity were present, many of them
for the first time since the reunions
have been held here. Lee Smith
called the gathering to order. Mrs.
Victor Jaynes, president of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, briefly and ap-
propriately welcomed those present;
and also presented a basket OF
beautiful cut flowers, with the sug-
y No nj hn
of Arthur Mcbride 0. A. Richard
son, presided as toastmaster, and
number as follows, responded with
brief remarks: Atty G. O. McGon-
agile, who said he was proud of the
boast that he was a member or
Company M, and glad to welcome
members of Company D-said 1t was
old time friendship and comradship
that brought them together. DR.. }.
B. Naylor remarked that he felt
that he was among friends-real
d-blooded American citizens. He
left the thought that we are not
through fghting-that our country
was worth fighting for, and predict
ed that within a few years we
would have another war. ]. r. Al
derman expressed his keen pleasure
in being present; Mrs Nellie Dewitt
Baker, who was an overseas army
nurse said that nothing pleased her
more than belonging to Company M.
r. Stevenson (Big Steve) of Chilli
cothe, a member of Company y,
said he as sorry he had never be-
fore attended one of the reunions,
and remarked-"Keep me away next
year if you can;" Howard Heald, or
Dayton, who came here just a few
weeks before Companp M was called
to service, voiced his appreciation
Of being present; ]. E. McGrath said
II am glad to be back" S. d. Tay-
1or, of Beverly, remarked ''If we
have another war and they wanted
him, he was ready to CO." Herbert
Simeral called attention to the
praise due those who staid at home
in the war, and carried on. Seth
Harter responded. Members Of Com
pany d, mostly from Urbana, who
responded by rising when their
names were called, included Fritz
Bratton, Loren Reynolds, Liberty"
Kish, Atty Geo. Waite, and Ray
Ball.
The principal address was made
by Captain Kenneth Little, who was
captain of the two companies.
Among the high spots of his talk
was that Morgan county was the
center of true Americanism-tha
nothing could exhibit it more than
the gathering he was addressing. He
said his thoughts are ever on the
boys of McConnelsville-said they
were the finest group he ever knew
fo MO- nd
without a smirch-said he did not
need to command-that the soldiers
knew what to do, and said they were
"Par-excellent." He stated that our
threat today is just as serious as in
LELAND hoped that the youth
coming would be just as efficiently
led in the patriotic direction as
were the boys in the World war. He
too said there was no end to war
and that we should be ready and pre-
pared He urged that those of the
present build up the spirit of Amer
icanism. He asked that as many as
could, to attend the 37th Division
association reunion Captain Lit
tie is secretary of that association,
and as such helped design a grave
marker for it's deceased members,
and said that he had with him mark
er number one, which he was going
to place upon the grave of Arthur
Mcbride. OF Mr.. Mcbride he said
he was the best mess sergeant in
the army. Atty George Waite, OF
Urbana, who helped organize Com
pany D. led in singing a number of
old war songs, and also made
stirring, forceful address in which
he bitterly condemned the teaching
of communism in our colleges, and