Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-06-02
MEMORIAL DAY IN THE
TWIN CITIES


Memorial day in the twin cities
Monday, was different from what Il
has been heretofore. That diner.
ence was that not single soldier
OF the Civil war was present-tne
first time since Memorial day was
first publically observed about ~
years ago. The program was car
ried out much the same as In Tor
mer years.
Malconta Post band, members OF
Company L, 166th Infantry, Span
ish-American and World war sol
diers, and other patriotic organiza
tions assembled in front of the
American Legion hall, and marched
to Malta, where they were Joined by
the school children of that village,
and all marched to the Malta ceme-
terry. where memorial services were
held. in charge of Atty F. s. Doud-
ma. Rev. Paul I. Wachs offered
prayer; the band played America !;
Atty G. O. McGonagle made a brief
but very appropriate address, fol-
lowed by the Star Spangled Banner,
by the band; salute by the firing
SQUAD from Company L, 166; bene~
diction and sounding OF taps. Re
turning to the square the process
sion was joined by the pupils OF the
McConnelsville grades, and some
from the high school and their
teachers, and superintendent James
M. Turner. At the McConnelsvllle
cemetery the exercises were or
much the same order as at the Nal
ta cemetery. Atty Doudna had
charge: Rev. L. s. Wees of the local
M. P. church made the prayer; the
band played America; Mr.. McGon-
agile was introduced by Atty Doud-
ma, who spoke of the keen appre-
citation of Mr.. McGonagle's services,
to all the soldiers of Morgan
county. For many years Atty Nc
Gonagle has delivered addresses on
Memorial day-starting way back
when the Civil war soldiers fill
ed the center section Of the local
opera house Mr.. McGonagle began
his address by reciting the beautiful
and appropriate poem of Walt Ma
son-''The Little Green Tents. :
TAPS have been sounded for most of
the soldiers of '62, he said, and how
rapidly the ranks are thinning OF
the soldiers who fought in the Span
ish-American and World wars.
This day commentaries the soldier
dead of all wars, said the speaker.
He spoke of not only the blood sac
rifices, but OF the sacrifices of those
at home during our wars. Wnle
we are hopeful that there will be no
more wars, he stated, yet the
Kaiser's successor is running wild,
and he felt that If conditions again
make necessary America going to
war, that the present generation
will patriotically respond and de-
fend the nation the same as did the
soldiers of previous wars. We owe
a great debt of gratitude to the sol
diers of Morgan county, he SAID.
and remarked that the United States
is a patriotic nation, and no place
is more patriotic than Morgan
county. Atty McGonagle said: =
believe in American ideals; be-
lieve that American citizens should
be protected in their rights OF prop
erty and their right to work, the
right of free speech, and of freedom
of worship-principl for which
our fathers came to this coun-
try, and it is up to those of the
present generation and those COM
ing on, to see that those rights are
preserved
Rev. Wees made a closing prayer,
and pronounced the benedictlon
The band played the National an
them; firing squads salute, and the
of taps, concluded anoth-
err Memorial day exercises.
The cemeteries were fairly nlled
with bloom of choicest flowers, and |
the recent rains had freshened the
grass and shrubbery, so that our
cities of the dead never were more
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