The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-31
RESOLUTION


are deeply concerned with the
problems of adjusting their lives
to conform with the complex, ka-
leidoscopic demands of society, SO
that we often lose sight of the
efforts and achievements Of those
performing unheralded, heroic
and yeomanlike service on behalf
of their fellow citizens and
whose achievements appear des-
tined to remain unhonored, as in
the words of Thomas Gray:
Full many a gem of purest ray
serene, the dark, unfathm'd
depths of ocean bear;
Full many flower is born to
blush unseen, and waste its
sweetness on the desert air"
Therefore, it is most fitting and
proper that the state of Ohio
pause, on this highly propitious
occasion, to pay tribute to a ma
tive son who has unstintingly de-
voted his invaluable time, his su-
perior intellect and his herculean
efforts in the civic, religious and
political affairs of the village of
Caldwell and of the state of Ohio,
DR.. H. B. Hume; and
WHEREAS, DR.. H. B. Hume
rounded out fifty years of service
in the practice of dentistry-a
golden jubilee that few profes-
sional men ever attain and one
which is even more remarkable
from the standpoint of his civic,
religious and political record
representing years of service to
the community, wherein he made
his home, and to the state of
Ohio; and
WHEREAS, this son of an inn
migrant of hardy German stock
was born at Lawrence in Wash
ington county, March 26, 1871, re-
ceiVed his education in the coun-
try school at Harmer, Beverly
and Lowell, and pursued the
study Of dentistry at the Ohio
College of Dentistry, the Cincin-
natl Dental College and North
western Dental School; and
WHEREAS, during the past
fifty years, he was a member and
secretary of Phi Alpha Chi den
tai fraternity, past president of
the southeastern Ohio dental So
ciety and past secretary of the
Muskingum valley dental society;
and
WHEREAS, in politics, DR..
Hume is a Democrat and has
filled all the various offices
from central committeeman on
up. He was chairman of the CEN
tral committee in 1912 and chair
man of the Noble county delega-
ton to the state convention of
that same year. DR.. Hume was
chairman of the executive COM
mittee in 1882 and in 1910 He
was member of the state ex-
ecutiVe committee two terms
from 1884 to 1888. DR.. Hume has
filled the following offices: city
council, president and member of
the board of public affairs and
president Of the Caldwell school
board for eight years. He like
wise served on the county board
of education for eight years, be-
ing the president for part of this
period. He was appointed cap
tain of company E 7th regiment
of the Ohio national guard by
Governor Harris from 1907 to
1908. He was appointed postmas-
ter at Caldwell in 1918, but de-
clined to serve. He served one
term as representative to the
general assembly of Ohio in 1927;
and
WHEREAS, his deep and abid-
ing faith in the religion of his
choice is demonstrated by the
fact that while a member of the
First Presbyterian church since
1902, he has served as deacon and
elder and elder delegate from ST..
Clairsville Presbytery to the
general assembly of the Presby-
terian church of the u. S. A.,
held in 1928. He was one of the
ruling elders chosen to serve the
sacrament of the Lords supper
to more than one thousand minis
ters and elders assembled; and
WHEREAS, in commenting on
his fifty years of dentistry, DR..
Hune's typically humble observa-
ton was that man should take
pride in the profession or occupa-
tion he follows for a livelihood,
but he takes more pride in the
things he has accomplished aside
from his profession; and
WHEREAS, today the village
of Caldwell and the state of Ohio
lie indebted to DR.. Hume for re-
spending to their call of duty
from a citizen in such a splendid
and praiseWorthy manner, for his
answering devotion to and per-