Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-10-10
HARRY A. PHILLIPS CALLED
FROM HIS EARTHLY LABORS

: Funeral services for Harry A.
, Phillips, superintendent of Rocky
} Glen sanatorium, which were large
, ly attended, were held Monday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at Trinity
Methodist church, with Rev. Glenn
: L. Tennell, the clergyman in charge.
: Business places in the twin cities
were closed for an hour during the
services. One section of the church
was reserved for relatives, the sana-
torium staff, assistants, and close
friends. Rev. Tennell concluded his
part of the services at the church
with the reading of Tennyson's
Crossing the Bar. Harry G. Betz,
with Mrs. G. w. Lowell, accompany
ing on organ sang MY Task" JUS
tus r. Alderman of Pelham, N. Y,
a very close friend of the deceased,
| read a memorial The chancel was
tributes. Following the services at
the church, the body was borne to
its final resting place in McCon-
nelsville cemetery, by w D.. Mat
| son, DR.. d. G.. Ralston, Dr. A. A.
| Tombaugh, F. w. Cochran, r. K
! Brown, DR. Louis Mark and Norman
! j. Wrigley.
Following is the sketch as read
| by Mr.. Alderman
| Harry A. Phillips, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton D. Phillips, was born
Sept. 8, 1886, at Carthage, O., and
died at 9:35 Saturday morning, Oct.
5, at the White Cross hospital as
the result of an automobile acci-
dent. In customary health, week
ago Monday he went to Athens on
| business and was returning home
| when the car struck bump in the
road and he was thrown against
the steering wheel. The injury was
not considered serious at the time,
but later chest pains and hemor-
rhages developed. Failing to i'm
prove, on Thursday afternoon he
| was taken to the White Cross hos
| pital, Columbus, where every effort
to prolong his life proved futile.
Much of the early lifetime of Mr..
| Phillips was spent in Cincinnati
and in Atlanta, Ca, where he had
! travelling position. While in the
south, he developed tuberculosis and
| in 1910, entered the sanatorium at
Mt. Vernon for treatment. Improv-
| ing in health, he was given a secre-
tarial position in the office of the
superintendent which proved to be-
| the inception of his life work in
public health service. He was made
| storekeeper at Mt. Vernon and in
April of 1912, assumed the duties
of chief clerk and storekeeper. In
1918 and 1919, DR.. Douglass, head
of the Ohio State sanatorium at Mt.
Vernon, was sent abroad as MEM
Der of the American tuberculosis
commission to Italy and during his
absence Mr. Phillips was appointed
and served as head of that institu-
| ton.
1 1t happened that during this SUI
perintendency, DR.. Louis Mark was
a member of the medical staff and
this association was the beginning
of a fine friendship and pleasant
/ business relationship which contin-
ued until the end When Dr. Mark
| purchased Rocky Glen sanatorium
! 20 years ago, he knew the capaci-
/ ties and possibilities of his friend
at Mt. Vernon and On April l, 1921,
Mr.. Phillips was employed as the
! manager of this splendid local in
! Stitution.
Mr.. Phillips was twice married.
! His first wife was Alice Mae Stuart,
of Monroe, Ga. There were two chill
dren, Miss Joan Phillips of the home
and Mrs. Jean Wallace, of McCon-
nelsville. His second wife, to whom
| he was married on October 80,
1898, was Miss Mary Alice Smith,
of Malta, a descendant of two prom
inent pioneer families of southern
Morgan county. Mrs. Phillips, the
daughters named and a sister, Mrs.
Olive McAllister of Fort Worth,
Texas, survive. There are a number
of other near relatives in Ohio.
Mr. Phillips was a Mason, being
| member of Corinthian lodge, No.
Ill, the York Rite and Shrine. He
was a member of the local Rotary
club and of the Trinity Methodist
church.
1t is difficult to realize that Har-
ry A. Phillips has gone to that
land from whose bourne no traveller
returns" He was the very person
| itication of energy and life, Of
CHEEKY optomism, of happiness
found in work and achievement. His
driving force was little less than
marvellous and he had the added
power of inspiring others and Of
galvanizing them into action. Per-
haps this remarkable energy was
his predominant trait of character.
Said Powell Buxton "The longer I
live, the more deeply l am convinc-
de that that which makes the differ
ence between one man and another,
between the weak and the powerful,
the great and the insignificant, is
energy, invincible determination, a
purpose formed and then death or
victory
Since 1921, when Mr. Phillips as
sumed the management at Rocky
Glen he has lived for that institu-
ton. A born executive, no sacrifice
of self was too great, no task was
too arduous, no hours of work too
/ long in advancing its welfare. He
was always busy in its behalf and
aside from a heavy burden of rou-
tine duties he was active in pub
licity and promotional work. ad-
dressed luncheon clubs, wrote ar
ticles for health magazines, and
travelled widely in advancing it's
well-being. Those who know DR..
Mark and Mr. Phillips car under-
stand the development of Rocky
Glen from small obscure institu-
tion to the largest and one Of the
finest and most modern private sau-
atoriums in the land.
While not a native of Morgan
county, this locality never had
more loyal and public spirited cit
izen and community promoter. He
was one Of the most active MEM
bers Of the Rotary club and chair
man of the program committee. Any