Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-07-26

y OuG1l AA4HAS htPPA \
fully the need for making avail
able to your people wholesome,
curtural and interesting aCtiVi-
ties to which they could devote
their time and energy. To him
every young person represent
led an opportunity. The band and
orchestra which he organized
land in which he encouraged ma
ny of the young people to parti-
icipate, probably diG not rate as
outstanding musical Organiza-
|tiOnS either by the standard OF
THAT day or of the present. That
was not the important hing a
about them however What is i'm
|portant is that they enriched
our lives and broadened our hOr-
|izOns in a very unusual way, and
helped to make our youth a per
Iiod of happiness and abundant
living to which our memory
goes back with pleasure and
satisfaction.
1T is impossible to say too
lmuCh in appreciation OF the per
IsonaI effort and sacrifice which
| he devoted to helping the young
IpeOple. No night was too dark
Enor road so impossible as to
!prevent him from attending
practice sessions of the band or
Orchestra and ne labOred early
land late in caring for his farm
work in order to take care OF
these other responsibilities.
AT all times he lent his ef-
forts in assisting worthwhile
activities in the community. For
Imany years he was an active
land loyal member of the Con-
lgregatiOnal Church and there
IWas no doubt in the minds OF
lany of us that his unSelfiSh mo-
ItivatiOn and desire to serve 9th
| IerS had their source in his re
IigiOus convictions He adVocat-
led high standards in personal
IcOnduCt and demonstrated them
lin his own life.
mo statement regarding his
IcOntribution to the life of our
Icommunity would be complete
lWith0ut reference to his Splen-
lid wife and true helpmate Flo
Erence Goodwin Bartholomew
Iwho most ably cO-operated with
Ihim in his efforts for the COM
ImOn good. he was equally con-
lcerned, for the welfare of the
Iyoung people of the town and
invested her life in the same
lway on their behalf. With her
Ethey felt free to speak Of their
IhopeS and ambitions realizing
Ithat she was sympathetic anXi-
IouS to be helpful and to cOun-
Esel with them regarding their
IprOblemS Their home was a
Icenter of refinement and cul-
Iture from which radiated ever
widening circles Of inspiration
land friendship AS a result ma
Iny young people were encour-
Iaged to seek to secure further
Ieducation and develop their abb
IlitieS.
! Hence we the survivors of
Ithat generation Of young people
IOf fifty years ago, desire on this
occasion to salute Mr.. and Mrs.
bartholomew as true friends of
I0ur youth who chose to interest
sthemseIVeS with a completely
Iunselfish spirit, and who by
Itheir leadership on our behalf
lenriched and influenced our liv-
les for all time, 1t is our belief
Ithat, Judged by those standards
(which take into account human
values rather than mere money,
land the development Of person
gality through example and
Friendship, they had the quail
tiles of true greatness, and in
IsOber retrospect we desire to
Ihonor them as such.
"Of them it might truly be
Isaid:
His life was gentle, and the
elements so mixed in him,
That nature might stand up
and say to all the world,
This was 2 man -