The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-04

attendant, railroad fare being paid from any part of the United States or Canada.
 Invitations are going out from the War Departments "Muni- tions Building" to a total of 12,- 000-9,000 from the Union Army and 5000 Confederate.
 They are scattered all over the continent, many Union veterans living in the South and Confed- crates in the North. The highest age reported is 107, the average age 94.
 The meeting will last from June % to July 6.
 Congress Veteran
 Many members of Congress fought in the World War, some in the Spanish-American War, but probably none of them ever ex- perienced such an excruciatingly painful moment as B. Carroll Reece, able, hard-working con- gressman from Tennessee.
 Reece, then Q major in the A. E. F., had received orders on the night of November 10 to take his men over the top at 9:15 the , next morning. But shortly before 9:l5 on the morning of Novem- Der rumor percolated up to the front lines that at II a. m. there would be an armistice.
 Reece, therefore, was in terrible dilemma. He had visions of sending his men to death only an hour and 45 minutes be- fore the World War was over. On the other hand, he worried whether the armistice rumor was unfounded las an earlier rumor had been), and that he would be court-martiaIed for not obeying orders.
 Finally he told his men to go over the top at 9:15 but to find the nearest shell-hole and stay there.
 This they did. And Major Reece sweated in his she'll hole for one hour and 45 minutes wondering whether there &C., tually would be an armistice, and whether he would be court martialed for not taking his objective.
 NOTE-After the war Reece was twice decorated.
 One of the liberal members of the Republican House group, Reece was largely for the import ant provisions in the new Lea Bill whereby the Federal Trade Commission is given wider powers under the antitrust laws. Who's Who
 The names of candidates in Oklahoma's primary election are so extraordinary that Seantor FL mer Thomas, seeking a third term, tried to make sure his name would not get lost.
 Also running for senator is Grover Thomas, Texola lawyer and red-hot ToWnsendite. To re- move any doubt as to which is which, Senator Thomas asked the Elections Commission to place the following description after his name: Present United States Senator"
 The rival Thomas at once coun- tered with request that the fol- lowing be written after his name: Not the Thomas who destroyed the old-age pension plan."
 The Oklahoma primary is the one in which a dozen candidates boast such names as Mae West, Will Rogers, and Huey Long. In addition to the two Thomases, there are two Smiths running for senator. The Will Rogerses total three, two running for Congress- man-at-Large and the third for Corporation Commissioner.
 When the voters got to the polls July 12, they will find this weird conglomeration of names on the ballot:
 MAE WEST, for Commission CT of Charities and Correction.
 PATRICK HENRY, for State Auditor.
 BRIGHAM YOUNG, for Con- gressnan
 DANIEL BOONE, for Clerk of the Supreme Court
 JOSH LEE, for President of the State Board of Agriculture
 SAM HOUSTON, for Corpora ton Commissioner
 JOE E. BROWN, for Secre- tary of State
 HUEY LONG, for Clerk of the Supreme Court.
 Oklahoma's Representative Wes- ley Disney (no relation to Walt) is telling colleagues that his states primary ballot contains nW~VS v>upw% TNrSr0nN