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mmmmmmwmTr^-'^w'^ /A AMHERST NEWS-TIMES VOL I, NO. 26. SUBSCRIPTION, fl.M PER YEAR AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 1919 V 'SAND STONE CENTER OF THE WORLD" l< TO BE GALA DAY IN AMHERST MEETING HELD WEDNE8DAY EVENING DECIDE8 NATURE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED—SOMETHING DOING EVERY MINUTE OF DAY, PROMI8E. CONVENTION REPORT BY DELEGATES BAKER AND PARKER ATTEND FIR8T OHIO CONVENTION OF AMERICAN LEGION. I 4*2: Whoop 'er up, everybody! Amherst y/\\\ celebrate Armistice day with a great "welcome home",for her soldiers, in addition to celebrating the great day Itself. Committees are now at work, and it looks like the biggest event In years. A meeting was held in the council chambers of the town hall last evening to discuss the celebration of Armistice day, Nov. il, and whether or not the celebration of thut day would be combined with the homecoming welcome of the soldiers. The meeting was called by Mayor Foster, who notitled ail the organizations of the town, including tralfinal societies, churches, schools, etc., to have representatives at the meeting. Most of the organizations responded well and nearly all were represented. The meeting was opened by Mayor Foste^and he called for nominations for permanent chairman. A motion was made and seconded that he act as permanent chairman, lie accepted and said he would do all in his power to make that celebration a complete success. J. J. Smythe was then elected secretary and treasurer of the committee and took his place in the secretary's chair. The next point of discussion brought up wus whether Amherst should celebrate Armistice day with the homecoming celebration which has been looked forward to for some time by everyone, or to celebrate them separately. An open discussion was held and the decision made that the two events will be celebrated together in one big day, and to make It as 'big" a celebration as can be. Foster stated he is quite sure nearly all the soldier boys are home. Those that are not are in the regular service and the time for their discharge is not cerlain. and it will not be necessary to hold back the celebration o£ the homecoming for them. Whet Kind of Celebration? The question wus then usketl by many of the delegates: "What kind of a celebration are we going to have?" It was linally decided, alter much discussion, that the day would consist of a general celebration, with a big banquet in the evening for the boys. Outside of that, nothing definite was decided upon. A motion was passed that the chairman appoint, committees, such as finance, program, parade, decoration, publicity and music. The number of soldiers that will be present cannot be definitely determined. Dr. G. M. Parker of the American Legion stated that in Hie territory Including Amherst, South Amherst, Brownhelm and vicinity the soldiers number 246, but it is doubtful whether that many would turn out at such a celebration. It was thought by many that probably 125 or luu would be present. The Committees. The matter of appointing committees was next up for dlscusson. The chairman Anally appointed the four ladles present—Mrs. It. C. Blum, Mrs. Charles Boughton, Mrs. G. M. Parker and Mrs. George Hoffner—to act on that committee, with Mrs. Blum ns chairman. Its duties are to arrange the menu for the banquet, secure a place for holding it, and take entire charge. The chairman of this committee asked the price that the general committee wanted to pay for the banquet. The price set was $2 a plate and the ladies were told to fix 'er up In fine style. The Finance Committee. A finance committee was appointed as follows: A. Baker, chairman; E. 11. Nlcholl, W. G. Schaeffer, Frank Do Paul. The work of the finance committee Is to get the money for the expenses of the entire day. All other committees will send their bills to this committee and It will pay them. It is its duty to solicit the people of Amherst for donations to meet the expense, and it is hoped it will meet with the hearliest co-operation. Mr. Baker Is an able man as chairman and he will see that the money is secured in plenty, if anybody can. The Decoration Committee. The decoration committee as chosen by the chairman Is as follows: A. M. Schofleld, chairman; .lohn Ludwig, Jay Orcutt, William Baird, Norman Brucker. All this committee has lo do Is to see that Amherst Is a little better dressed up than ever before in her history, including the downtown streets and private residences. On the big day Amherst wants to look as tf it really is celebrating something, and it will. Publicity Committee. The publicity committee is as follows: E. E. Foster, chairman; E A. Little, Stanley Hart. It will be the work of the publicity committee to see that all the soldiers are invited properly, to keep the news- Local Body to Booet Celebration of Armlatice Day, Nov. 11—Local Poet Electe Officers. papers well posted on the subject of Ihe celebration and take care of nil the advertising needed for the day. Committee on Muec. Frank Krugman was named chairman of the committee on music, assisted by Bert Monger nnd F. R. Powers. The music committee will see that n band is provided for and music furnished for the banquet in the evening. Mr. Krugman, director of the Amherst band, is an able chairman of this committee. Mr. Powers Is noted for bis ability In selecting n musical program. The Program Committee. The program committee will be as follows: R. C. Ulum, chairman; C. K. Cooper, 0. G. Aschenbaeh. A. C. Kree- gef, l\ K. Powers, one member of the American Legion. The program committee Is the one heavy committee of the entire org'i'ii- ttlton. Its duty is to see that there is something doing every minute of Ihe day and Its success will largely •lepeiid on these men. It is their part to arrange the program for the day. secure a good speaker from out of town, and see that one snort or part of Ihe program does not conflict with another. They will also determine who Is to M present at the banquet. It was discussed whether the general coiiiinitlee should be allowed to attend aneL pay for its own supper or not. Thut mutter will be decided Inter. The Parade Committee. The para.de committee is led by II. A. .Monger, with Jay Gillette and Robert Cromwell us assistants. Mr. Monger, chairman, expressed the opinion that never before in Amherst had a parade been successfully carried out, simply because there never has been a parade committee and ■verythlng Is always left to one man, the marshall. This committee will huve the parade arranged In proper order before the day of festivities ami each person or organization will knitw where its place is. It was stated that everyone in Amherst should be in the parade except the soldiers, and they should be on a reviewing stand. Intervewing Committee. A committee to correspond with the soldiers and people of South Amherst und Brownhelm was appointed as follows: Dr. Parker, Dr. H. W. Powers. E. C. Schuler. These men will meet representatives from South Amherst and Brownhelm to see if these two places are willing lo join Amherst tn her celebration of the signing of the armistice. Football Gamee. A great deal of time was devoted to a discussion of the mutter of having sports for the day. Coach Kreeger of the Amherst Ar C. was there to represent his team, while Stanley Hart, manager of the high school team, represented that team. It was decided that the A. 0. should schedule a game for the afternoon of Nov. 11 and the high school team a game for the morning. The expenses of both teams will be met by the finance" committee, bo a free gate will be enjoyed by everyone. The teams will be announcd later, but both managers assure good games. A dance will be given on the evening of the 11th for the benefit of the American Legion by the girls of the Au Courant club. This will afford entertainment for the greater part of the evening. ProWably a mardi gras will be held In the earlier part. To Purchase Flag. One member of the committee suggested that on Armistice day the local post of the American Legion be presented with an American flag purchased by the donations of the general public. A committee was appointed to Investigate this matter as follows: H. A. Monger. W. J. Bodmann, P. F. Mc- Garvey. They will report at the next meeting and probably will have samples to show the committee. It's a Great Day. Nov. 11 will be remembered as one of the most Important events in history, it is the anniversary of the day on which the Germans unconditionally surrendered to the allies. The event probably saved thousands of American lives, and it will be celebrated every year by every allied nation and proclaimed a national holiday In the United States. In Amherst steps have been taken to celebrate the day without the proclamation by the president, thus showing the patriotic spirit of the citizens here. In addition to celebrating the day she is going to welcome home In royal manner the soldiers who have fought In France and trained in the camps of the United States. They deserve every bit of praise and recognition that we can give them. In the near future you will probably be asked to contribute something to the financial end of this great celebration. Don't turn the solicitor away without contributing something. Give what you think you can afford and Dr. G. M. B.rker and Clarence Ba ker, local delegates of the American Legion, gave a report of the first convention or the legion In Ohio, held at Columbus Oct. 8 and !). at a regular meeting of the local post Inst Thursday evening In the council chamber of the town hall. At the convention, the delegates stated they learned much ot the plan of the organization in this country. At the first meeting of the convention Rev. Manly, known as the "fighting pastor." led in prayer. Following this. Gov. Cox and Mayor Karb of Columbus gave welcome addresses, opening Ihe city to the boys to make their convention a complete success. The state of Ohio wns divided, Into five sections nnd each section met separately and elected their oflicers for the coming year. Resolutions of condolence were adopted for the relatives nnd friends of those who died in the service. An attempt to organize a great political machine was voted down by the delegates. They also voted down a bill giving a sliding scale bonus to discharged soldiesr. Many social functions were arranged for the d.eelgates at Columbus, one of which was a dunce given In the state house. Post Elects Permanent Officers. • The local post, after Ihe report was given, elected the permanent olllcers for the year as follows: Chairman Clarence A. Baker. Vice Chairman -George Abderhol- den. • Secretary --Clarence Purcell. Treasurer -Edward Moeblus. Chaplain - Rev. A. A. Hunter. Sergeant de Guerre—tlarland Martin. Post War Risk Insurance Officer— Dr. G. M. Parker. Also at the meeting the matter of making the membership of the local post 1110 per cent was discussed In tho near future a membership campaign will be launched in this community and the present members ot the legion will work hard to reach their goal. Need Permanent Meeting Rooms. The legion Is having considerable difficulty in locating permanent meet ing' rooms. A committee was appointed to investigate this matter and see the oflicers of several of the nth. 'i local orders in order to secure li permanent meeting place. It was suggested some time ago that when this place was secured It would be up to the public of Amherst to furnish it. donating such articles that are necessary for a club room. At the meeting the legion voted to co-operate with the rest of the community in making Armistice day a great celebration nnd expressed their wish to make It such. Most of them know what it meant for them while In France to have the war end, and are anxious to celebrate the event. The members of the legion were told the obligation and duties of the order. They are to find out whether any dependents of soldiers killed or wounded in service are in need and report the same to the government, which will take care of them. COUNTY BOY8' OLUB ORGANIZED. The County Boye' olnlt which wan organised last yenr In <■ i nee tion with the Klyrln V. M. C. A.. Ill commence Its second season next itirday. Tbe meetings will be held ei ry two weeks on Saturday afternoon mm 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Gymnasium • mfng nnd supper will the meetings. The cln to afford boys between and 18 and who live on the opportunity of uslii urn of the Klyrla Y. M. i The Elyria and Lor.i. i Y's will be glad to entertain any S out troops or Sunday school classes i they care to visit the building. I'tclse. swim ■ features of i was formed 'ii- ages of 15 Ide of Klyrla. the gymnasl A. » mm fm -.,.„- aTffllUBt.ll. PLANS BIG WORK THREE HOUSES ALHl ADY BUILT AND MORE BEFORf WINTER. IS PROGRAM. i"llf CO., re insisting of progressive un before it mends to help The Amherst lirrp>o\ cently organized and many of Amherst's mo men. has a great pro: for the coming year. It solve the housing coinl lion In Am beret) and all help to II u effect will be appreciated by e\ ,\ resident. Hardly a house Is to lie found for rental purposes, andif nine new enterprise would start h"i' the pnptitV Hon would grow.at such rite tbat the facilities would be swain; 1 overnight. Three Houses Now Being Built. Tbe new company ba hree houses built, two of which It v II soon offi r for sale. One situated on Harris street hns been sold to Hen G ,vn and is Bearing completion. Thi house Is well built and the buy i is getting full value for his inone\ A house is also In .111; built In the Taylor allotment and another is nt trlng completion on Tetiney avenue Tin* oflicers say they expect to bay < ,vo or three more lots soon and hin houses built on them before cold weather. And they do not intend to Bt'M ai that but will continue the good work and build houses whenever need I- xpresscd. Tbe improvement com ■ ny was organised to Improve Anile ,t and hopes to live up to that expi union. The olllcers say they do n- i expect or want-to make great pvotfts on tbe propositions but only to get their money returned with fair interest. The idea of the Improvement company is a wise one. ii la an enterprise long Beaded here and is composed of men who will see thai the work Is carried out In the proper manner. JOINS ROTARY CLUB. The edtor of The .News-Times lias been elected a member of the Rotary club of Elyrlu and attended the regular luncheon meeting Tuesday noon at the Elyria Y. M. C. A. The Rotary club includes one person from each line of business in a town. It is a nation.il organization, clubs being in operation in all the large cities. WILL ENTERTAIN ALL RETURNED SOLDIERS OF AMHtfRST OCT. 28 AT REDINGTON. PERSONNEL OF COMBINED CON CEFiN REMAINS ABOUT SAME— The local order Ol Kaglos will en , SHEREH NOW GENERAL MAN ACER- OHIO CUT STONE CO. tertain SI lt,,ll„g.on hall next Tues CONTINUES OPERATIONS AT ALL THREE PLANTS. day evening. Oct. H, all discharged soldiers of Amherst and vlclnty. At ———— the last meeting of the order, it was '1'1"' ',11 '" '■'one companies of | Thl* la the Ilth year for the Ohio resolved to make this reception the .Amherst, the Ohio cm stone Co.. situ Cut Stone company, during which time greatest ever held in the history Of *-t*d In South Amherst near the qttar ll has Completed man) large orders, ihe lodge. The committee la charge wtsheu to make it emphatic that Ibis reception is not only for the members of the Bagle lodge but for all the soldiers ol Amherel and vicinity. This also win Include Ihe veterans of the Spanish American nnd Civil wars. The committee will not send out any special Invitations and the ex-service men will lie Invited only through the news pallets and In | general public way. If you are a soldier, living in Amherst oi Immediate vicinity, you are Invited In lie present at the reception. By using this method the committee reels that no one will be missed and no hard feels will be made by ;m error. The Entertainment. The entertainment which will be sec.ire I for the evening will lie the kind thai spiclally interests all men. The committee has secured some ol Lhe best boxing talent in the county to take part. This will be the llrsf boxing ehoti iii Amherel for several yesrs and "111 sure help make the reception a lUCCess, Good music of VaroUl kinds has heen lined up. which Will 111).I a place In the program throughout the evening, On the speaking program a man from out in town will be set -tired to uddraSS tbe hoys, together with toasls tlven by many local men. The, coin i.iitlee has not decided as yet who the main speaker will lie, hut has several good ones in miu I. A banquet will be served by the Eagles, probably after the boxing show is finished. The com- mlttee Assures thai good "eats" will be given the boys. deny receptions have been given bj the various orders in Amherst in h nor of their returned soldiers, bul tbe E. git - ire the lirst to Invite all the soidicts of Amherst. The enter taimneni se! ared by the committee in ■ (optionally good and any n turned soldier will not want lo miss this treat given in honor ol them. rles, the i il ii in <m- Delbrldge Co., eael F. \ Bheror iew general rnana* of town, ami the Amherel cm stone ger, was for many years inperinten Co.. on the West side. ha~ nsOll dent Of plant No 1 dated, the combined concern hearing Thi VmVi Cui stone- company the name, the Ohio Cui stone com- was organised In 1911 and D fee. patiy The plan! at South Amherst is yen-, later changed hands, AI 'be Plan) No i. the Blum i Delbrldge - art the plant ■ ■• i n South plain No. .'. and the Amherst Cut Amherst, later being move I to the Stone plant No, 3. I'lant No. | be present location near tin m rj comes the general offices of the com- switch ■ mile west -d Amherst. The patty because of its centralized locti- officers of Ihe companj urero Edward Hon in Amherst, Bills, president; Oeorge Parker, vice Few Changes in Officials. president end .Initio*-. P Qourley, M'r- The personnel ot the three offlcet retarj and treasurer, Ed remains practically unchanged, Those • ntinut nerlntendei employed b) the separate companies plant The other officers are st,,ck continue to work for the new enter- bolder In the nmbineU roncern, The prise. The stockholders ol the old cotnpnn} hi. bad all the work II could concerns sre stockholders in the com take care of, and turned oui seme of hined company. New oflicers were the lineal CUI lone Jobs in thi elected as follows: :ry. Some of i s larger |obs Wer the President \v. a. c. Smith. i Blyrla and .v Ohio. Vice ''resident and Oeneral Manager I Cortland, N. v.. postoll • one work F F. A Bherer. Treasurer and Sales Manage) Kellogg. Assstanl Sales Manager It. (' Blum Mi. Bherer, general manager of tin concern, continues to acl as superln for three school hnu es m Akron, and ..•ii • . For Companlea1 Gocd. Th msolldatlon ol the three com pan ' hou d w m k dui to ad*, antage In former yi irs they « i re ..II required to figure on certain Jobs, hit n pp irati mien' of plant No. i. while Donald salesmen maintain offlet eti . all of SF PETER'S CHURCH I FOURTH ADDLED ADAGEJHIS WEEK CONTEST HALF OVER WITH MANY ENTHUSIASTS WORKING HARD • FOR PRIZES. The fourth addled adage appears in this issue of the paper. In other ■words the contest is one half over, with many persons claiming that they have the big prize cinched. However, the first prize, of $2f> in gold will go to only one person, and. no one knows wbo that person Is. It prcli.ibly will he the one who puts the most thought ami takes the must interest in the contest, the one who is willing to give a few minutes each week in order lo make a few extra dollars. Money Might Be Useful. The prize money, amounting to fifty dollars in gold will probably be mighty UBeful to the winners. Twenty- five dollars would buy a new dress, or two pairs of shoes, or 8 bushels of potatoes. Ten dollars will buy u cou- muke It liberal. Help make the day glorious for the soldiers. It's their day. Next Meetng. The chairman, Mr Foster, called tbe next meeting for next Wednesday evening, Oct. 29. At this meeting the various, committees will give reports on the work they have done throughout the week and the organization will be furthered. There Is only three weeks before the big day and the committees will have to work hard to complete tbe plans In tbat length of time. Mrs. David lireiineii is confined ul -the Amherst hospital tor treatment. Her condition is serious. pie shirts or a half do:en fancy neckties or eight or Ion pairs of nifty stockings. Five dollars will buy a new hal, or five dunce tickets, ,i box of stationery, a line fountain pen for school, And the three, two md one dollar prizes will buy many little articles that everyone wants. Still Chance There Is still a line chance for anyone to enter the contest, Without losing the other four pictures. Just come to the oQlce, pi i your subscript ..on an.i the other four pictures will be giveu you so none will be missing. Just think Of all those nice things you il i buy with thai I'tize money and then enter. MICKIE SAYS \% r-MCKVE. SfaN . N**. -\V\«£\NM>, J ef n* ftoTta. taoa^ovN iHfc ( ptKPCo. so**AV>nv\£*jt.*tS, \ ) MUtftMt N*i*i COtvAE '«.0Ur40 t* \ flvV OfftCt '**» OO 11 , "CAUSE VNt I OOKT UV£ETt*»H6.Mt OUR. atOlLM., •OMCavMR* •ac-Vv6UE*d\ Tv.fc*4\i- Sgje 0/tS,N ' l.'o-.ie is superintendeni at No, 2 and Bdward Ellis al No, S, Oeneral Mans ■•er Bherer says thai contracts on the books ot tbe company at tbe present time exceed 1600,000. He says they intend to ket p the three plants work Ing ai full capacity. The Three Companies. mum and Delbrldge came from '''viand to Amherst In 190B and com Mine : int- Inesn under the Brm name nf Blum S Delbrhlge until 1818 when they were incorporated ss the Blum is Delbrldge Co. During their partnership they completed many larg ■ Jobs, such as stone work for the Detroit waterworks pumping station, the Si l.atchew an Agricultural col- I :>• an I the Saskatchewan, Canada, government poatotflce ami many other mailer fobs woiking the plant at full force up in the time of tbe decline of bull Ing tluring the war when the stone business all over the country .i ai o standstill, After the revival nf building they commenced work again on their ii-ii 'I scale William w.ddier and Oeorge Abdqr- I hoiiien, employetl In tbe office of the FINE PROGRAM RENDERED AND .,..„,„ K ,,, .,„.,,,,.,. „.,„, ,„„„„„„ BANQUET SERVED BY ,„, h. w„... ui„, „„, ,„.„ ,„,„ BROTHERHOOD. The Brotherhood of St. I'etet s Evangelical church entertained lis soldier and sailor members in a royal manner at the church parlors Wednes day evening. A line banquet was served and after the banquet a program was rendered, several members of the church taking pari. The young ladies of the church wailed on table Tile banquet, room was de orated in appropriate colors. N The program was as follows: PART 1 [tendered by the Kgli Sisters. Hood Evening to You." "Sweet Miss .Mary." • When You hook in the Heart ol a Rose." ■The Pox Trail.'' Kisses." •Oh. That We Two Were Maying." Siiring Song." Violin s.iio. s. lected Armln Kgli. Kentucky Dream." • [flow Ing Bubbles." •: . ling Bi lecte 1 Mss llulda Kgli. "Katy Did" Pianologue • Chinese one step." , PART H Welcome Address O. II Baker. Address Rev. A Kgli. , PART HI • in*/' ft niu Dixieland, 'Kentucky Babe." Heading. Selected Mi-s Kill.la Egll •| Tbo'l My Troubles Were Over" Pianologue. "Can'l Ye Heab Me Callin Cam line?" Carry Me Hack to old Vtrglny " which Ini reased tl ipense, while now only one estimate i necen nnd hut le,-. talesmen are required The stum- business is good, both the quarries and i at itone plant- worn Ing al full i up :■ in Now thai the war i er, building han revived and local concents are receiving more orders than hey can I i ■ n il The labor situation I onto. Stonecutters In Vmht : ' art sen- e The oflicers of the new company say they could hire almost double the number of men now on the pay roll, ii they • ould only g -ini Borne people have predicted thai cement marble and graplte would take tbe place of sandstone, bul for mil . ,— on .if the building bualnee i It is absolutely an etSetlHal. A-nherst the Sandstone Center. Amherst Is no'ed ull tv er the w irld for Us great sandstone luarrit -. which are the largest In the universe, and li is also nolo i for the fine work Ion i by ihe cut stone companli i. Vou have probabl) • it v. | , ■. in the largest cltlt I, sandstone cui by loc il stone cutters, and it must send a thrill lo liinrw th beautiful city. i* il came trom ihis ELECTION NOV. 4 NEAR AT HAND MANY CANDIDATES FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICES. AGAIN TO VOTE OHIO DRY Candidates Seeking Election Are Many 0:1 Township Ticket. Race for Mayor to be Close t 1 e with all men working for the lob, i: promises to i" (airly Interesting at least when the vott 11 being counted, No one seems to bo working very hard for the Job No one relishes it well • noii.-.h. bul ther nre public spirited men who consider it their duty to accepi the olliee for Ihe heel Interests of the \ lib i Amherst 11 Is a good energetic council that will 111 • thi i ; i'ii iocs.- ns well us each member w mid hi - own Ths Prohibition Question Anotht 1 1 •: |ioi , 11 the com Election of the 'own and township ,„.. Nevcmber .lection is the prohl- ifflclals on Nov. 4 la near at hand and bltion question Are tho voters of voters In order to vote right must ohlo .■ ' keep the state dry or begin to think now who they arc go ,. ,nt. .,-.,„,s coming back. The Ing 10 rote for, Most voters vott ,,,,, ;,,,, ,h,.i, |, „,. will carry . '•• the best-men and it will be neces- oven hi hi ihnn i: d 'ear sary tor fhem to find oul from now , „hiio tin wots sny thai with the until election who the besl men are. ; .,. ,i mm <„ P ,,, „„| ;,,.,- |„ this coun- looking at the township ticket try hej v>iM defeai the dry forces by ol Amherel one joes at once thai it'ai tvhclming majority. On the Will be bard to choose the hesl men. ballot .Ihe short olli is ihe one the " •; i.el is as follows: iii- Township Trustees: o 10. Fob- i Dick lle'.ison. Henry Hrandt. Henry ttuhl, Louis Koihc ami Three are lo he elected. For Constable: Lawrence Harmon K Iward Mays, William Miller. Drove Ormsby. , ■ kisii -e oi the I'eact . K c. Schuler in i i Smythe IS, K. Postm : ' h of Somh Amherst. '.'■. I., I'l ito is again running for :l rfc an i w. 11. EShrmann for trees trer ,in I they have no opposition. The need of good township officials "" is emphatic. The matter of roads, ELECTRICAL COMPANY ,.,,,,, ,„■ pnDlie buildings and-onforce- DlfiPO'iES OF BUSINESS „„.,,, ,„• ,h(. |llws ,mtside lhl. corpor Wi li J ou lo villi i n while Ihe long one the dry - a ml you lo VOle "YeS " It is lip lo I lie \ it BTS : of Ohio lo decide. Has the slain I It iii better i olid it ion nnd. i he dry | regime than it \ s under th ■•■'" One Hill r II un tibtedly lie elet i ■ • thai the^ii i Ion on the ballot ' hey d Fred "''' "'"tod are confusing to the voter t on i .Hues under their purisdictlon and unless men are elected for the positions, thess matters will not he liken care of m ihe proper way Sev r.il oi the men on the township lie- UOHN S. RUTLEDGE TO S;>EAK HERE TONIGHT In a dry iii a- • ineetlns hel I ti the tow n hall hi evening, John S Rui ledge will li' tho principal speaker Mr liutledgi ■ superintendeni of tbe i lie eland list rlcl of tbe Anti-Saloon league and i^ A oil >. I I led OH his stili ject. Ii is said he Is the best known -•» kt •• in the disiin:. The >\v. ■ of oliio are In the midst Wednesday morning n J, Brown c-'inpa :e I tin purchase of lbs also- trli 'I business Of thO J. S. Miller Klectric Co. on BoUth Main street. The new Brm \.*iil be known as ihe Brown* i oi seel, re-election, while others seek (>1 •' sreat campaign to keep Ohio dry the offices for ths Oral time. H is up •""l the people of Amhersl on the dry to the voiers of Amhersl township to pick the hesl men. i.aiiy Electric Co. The Miller company has Beeitnere for MVorul months and bull! up an e\ eellenl business. B. w Qaull was iu charge here; he will remain with the The Villagi! Ticket candidates on the town ticket Miller company, working from the Lo pf Amherel have heen mentioned in There will he Tin 01 Authors! It rain headquarters. recent issues. There will be ■ dloso Mr. Brown is an experienced Bleo* MWe In I be ninyorality race between trienl man. and promises lo continue Msym K. K. Foster and J I Smythe Ihe good Work of Ihe stol'o he sue- I'olilics iu Amherst village has 0a#4l to. I'1' ban excellent prospects never followed parly lilies very closely si le are doing thi Ir share of ihe work In this city li li expected there will be i Inrge crowd al tbe meeting, at which time plans (or tbe rest of the c tmpaign a ill be made known, Mr Qoorge Wilford Of Cleveland spent several days ol last week here visiting friends and relatives, she here, and solicits a share of the busi-: and the race for seals in the council, SSI returned la Oil ..land and from ness of Amhersl residents. j although not expected to he a strong there will go to Indianapolis ««».—— - —
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Title | The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1919-10-23 |
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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES
VOL I, NO. 26.
SUBSCRIPTION, fl.M PER YEAR
AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY OCTOBER 23, 1919
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'SAND STONE CENTER OF THE WORLD"
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TO BE
GALA DAY IN AMHERST
MEETING HELD WEDNE8DAY EVENING DECIDE8 NATURE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED—SOMETHING DOING EVERY MINUTE OF DAY, PROMI8E.
CONVENTION REPORT
BY DELEGATES
BAKER AND PARKER ATTEND
FIR8T OHIO CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN LEGION.
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Whoop 'er up, everybody! Amherst y/\\\ celebrate Armistice day with
a great "welcome home",for her soldiers, in addition to celebrating the
great day Itself. Committees are now
at work, and it looks like the biggest
event In years.
A meeting was held in the council
chambers of the town hall last evening to discuss the celebration of Armistice day, Nov. il, and whether or
not the celebration of thut day would
be combined with the homecoming
welcome of the soldiers.
The meeting was called by Mayor
Foster, who notitled ail the organizations of the town, including tralfinal
societies, churches, schools, etc., to
have representatives at the meeting.
Most of the organizations responded
well and nearly all were represented.
The meeting was opened by Mayor
Foste^and he called for nominations
for permanent chairman. A motion
was made and seconded that he act
as permanent chairman, lie accepted
and said he would do all in his power
to make that celebration a complete
success. J. J. Smythe was then elected secretary and treasurer of the
committee and took his place in the
secretary's chair.
The next point of discussion brought
up wus whether Amherst should celebrate Armistice day with the homecoming celebration which has been
looked forward to for some time by
everyone, or to celebrate them separately. An open discussion was held
and the decision made that the two
events will be celebrated together in
one big day, and to make It as 'big"
a celebration as can be. Foster stated
he is quite sure nearly all the soldier
boys are home. Those that are not
are in the regular service and the
time for their discharge is not cerlain.
and it will not be necessary to hold
back the celebration o£ the homecoming for them.
Whet Kind of Celebration?
The question wus then usketl by
many of the delegates: "What kind of
a celebration are we going to have?"
It was linally decided, alter much
discussion, that the day would consist of a general celebration, with a
big banquet in the evening for the
boys. Outside of that, nothing definite
was decided upon. A motion was
passed that the chairman appoint,
committees, such as finance, program,
parade, decoration, publicity and music.
The number of soldiers that will be
present cannot be definitely determined. Dr. G. M. Parker of the American Legion stated that in Hie territory Including Amherst, South Amherst, Brownhelm and vicinity the
soldiers number 246, but it is doubtful
whether that many would turn out at
such a celebration. It was thought by
many that probably 125 or luu would
be present.
The Committees.
The matter of appointing committees was next up for dlscusson. The
chairman Anally appointed the four
ladles present—Mrs. It. C. Blum, Mrs.
Charles Boughton, Mrs. G. M. Parker
and Mrs. George Hoffner—to act on
that committee, with Mrs. Blum ns
chairman. Its duties are to arrange
the menu for the banquet, secure a
place for holding it, and take entire
charge. The chairman of this committee asked the price that the general committee wanted to pay for the
banquet. The price set was $2 a plate
and the ladies were told to fix 'er up
In fine style.
The Finance Committee.
A finance committee was appointed
as follows: A. Baker, chairman; E. 11.
Nlcholl, W. G. Schaeffer, Frank Do
Paul.
The work of the finance committee
Is to get the money for the expenses
of the entire day. All other committees will send their bills to this committee and It will pay them. It is its
duty to solicit the people of Amherst
for donations to meet the expense,
and it is hoped it will meet with the
hearliest co-operation. Mr. Baker Is
an able man as chairman and he will
see that the money is secured in plenty, if anybody can.
The Decoration Committee.
The decoration committee as chosen by the chairman Is as follows: A.
M. Schofleld, chairman; .lohn Ludwig,
Jay Orcutt, William Baird, Norman
Brucker.
All this committee has lo do Is to
see that Amherst Is a little better
dressed up than ever before in her history, including the downtown streets
and private residences. On the big
day Amherst wants to look as tf it
really is celebrating something, and it
will.
Publicity Committee.
The publicity committee is as follows: E. E. Foster, chairman; E A.
Little, Stanley Hart.
It will be the work of the publicity
committee to see that all the soldiers
are invited properly, to keep the news-
Local Body to Booet Celebration of
Armlatice Day, Nov. 11—Local
Poet Electe Officers.
papers well posted on the subject of
Ihe celebration and take care of nil
the advertising needed for the day.
Committee on Muec.
Frank Krugman was named chairman of the committee on music, assisted by Bert Monger nnd F. R. Powers.
The music committee will see that
n band is provided for and music furnished for the banquet in the evening.
Mr. Krugman, director of the Amherst
band, is an able chairman of this committee. Mr. Powers Is noted for bis
ability In selecting n musical program.
The Program Committee.
The program committee will be as
follows: R. C. Ulum, chairman; C. K.
Cooper, 0. G. Aschenbaeh. A. C. Kree-
gef, l\ K. Powers, one member of the
American Legion.
The program committee Is the one
heavy committee of the entire org'i'ii-
ttlton. Its duty is to see that there
is something doing every minute of
Ihe day and Its success will largely
•lepeiid on these men. It is their part
to arrange the program for the day.
secure a good speaker from out of
town, and see that one snort or part
of Ihe program does not conflict with
another. They will also determine
who Is to M present at the banquet.
It was discussed whether the general
coiiiinitlee should be allowed to attend
aneL pay for its own supper or not.
Thut mutter will be decided Inter.
The Parade Committee.
The para.de committee is led by II.
A. .Monger, with Jay Gillette and Robert Cromwell us assistants.
Mr. Monger, chairman, expressed the
opinion that never before in Amherst
had a parade been successfully carried out, simply because there never
has been a parade committee and
■verythlng Is always left to one man,
the marshall. This committee will
huve the parade arranged In proper
order before the day of festivities
ami each person or organization will
knitw where its place is. It was stated
that everyone in Amherst should be
in the parade except the soldiers, and
they should be on a reviewing stand.
Intervewing Committee.
A committee to correspond with
the soldiers and people of South Amherst und Brownhelm was appointed
as follows: Dr. Parker, Dr. H. W. Powers. E. C. Schuler.
These men will meet representatives from South Amherst and Brownhelm to see if these two places are
willing lo join Amherst tn her celebration of the signing of the armistice.
Football Gamee.
A great deal of time was devoted to
a discussion of the mutter of having
sports for the day. Coach Kreeger of
the Amherst Ar C. was there to represent his team, while Stanley Hart,
manager of the high school team, represented that team. It was decided
that the A. 0. should schedule a game
for the afternoon of Nov. 11 and the
high school team a game for the morning. The expenses of both teams will
be met by the finance" committee, bo
a free gate will be enjoyed by everyone. The teams will be announcd
later, but both managers assure good
games.
A dance will be given on the evening of the 11th for the benefit of the
American Legion by the girls of the
Au Courant club. This will afford entertainment for the greater part of
the evening. ProWably a mardi gras
will be held In the earlier part.
To Purchase Flag.
One member of the committee suggested that on Armistice day the local
post of the American Legion be presented with an American flag purchased by the donations of the general
public. A committee was appointed to
Investigate this matter as follows: H.
A. Monger. W. J. Bodmann, P. F. Mc-
Garvey. They will report at the next
meeting and probably will have samples to show the committee.
It's a Great Day.
Nov. 11 will be remembered as one
of the most Important events in history, it is the anniversary of the day
on which the Germans unconditionally
surrendered to the allies. The event
probably saved thousands of American lives, and it will be celebrated every year by every allied nation and
proclaimed a national holiday In the
United States. In Amherst steps have
been taken to celebrate the day without the proclamation by the president,
thus showing the patriotic spirit of
the citizens here. In addition to celebrating the day she is going to welcome home In royal manner the soldiers who have fought In France and
trained in the camps of the United
States. They deserve every bit of
praise and recognition that we can
give them.
In the near future you will probably
be asked to contribute something to
the financial end of this great celebration. Don't turn the solicitor away
without contributing something. Give
what you think you can afford and
Dr. G. M. B.rker and Clarence Ba
ker, local delegates of the American
Legion, gave a report of the first convention or the legion In Ohio, held at
Columbus Oct. 8 and !). at a regular
meeting of the local post Inst Thursday evening In the council chamber
of the town hall.
At the convention, the delegates
stated they learned much ot the plan
of the organization in this country.
At the first meeting of the convention
Rev. Manly, known as the "fighting
pastor." led in prayer. Following this.
Gov. Cox and Mayor Karb of Columbus
gave welcome addresses, opening Ihe
city to the boys to make their convention a complete success.
The state of Ohio wns divided, Into
five sections nnd each section met
separately and elected their oflicers
for the coming year. Resolutions of
condolence were adopted for the relatives nnd friends of those who died in
the service. An attempt to organize
a great political machine was voted
down by the delegates. They also
voted down a bill giving a sliding scale
bonus to discharged soldiesr. Many
social functions were arranged for the
d.eelgates at Columbus, one of which
was a dunce given In the state house.
Post Elects Permanent Officers.
• The local post, after Ihe report was
given, elected the permanent olllcers
for the year as follows:
Chairman Clarence A. Baker.
Vice Chairman -George Abderhol-
den. •
Secretary --Clarence Purcell.
Treasurer -Edward Moeblus.
Chaplain - Rev. A. A. Hunter.
Sergeant de Guerre—tlarland Martin.
Post War Risk Insurance Officer—
Dr. G. M. Parker.
Also at the meeting the matter of
making the membership of the local
post 1110 per cent was discussed In
tho near future a membership campaign will be launched in this community and the present members ot
the legion will work hard to reach
their goal.
Need Permanent Meeting Rooms.
The legion Is having considerable
difficulty in locating permanent meet
ing' rooms. A committee was appointed to investigate this matter and see
the oflicers of several of the nth. 'i
local orders in order to secure li permanent meeting place. It was suggested some time ago that when this
place was secured It would be up to
the public of Amherst to furnish it.
donating such articles that are necessary for a club room.
At the meeting the legion voted to
co-operate with the rest of the community in making Armistice day a
great celebration nnd expressed their
wish to make It such. Most of them
know what it meant for them while
In France to have the war end, and
are anxious to celebrate the event.
The members of the legion were
told the obligation and duties of the
order. They are to find out whether
any dependents of soldiers killed or
wounded in service are in need and
report the same to the government,
which will take care of them.
COUNTY BOY8' OLUB ORGANIZED.
The County Boye' olnlt which wan
organised last yenr In <■ i nee tion with
the Klyrln V. M. C. A.. Ill commence
Its second season next itirday. Tbe
meetings will be held ei ry two weeks
on Saturday afternoon mm 3:30 to
6:30 p.m. Gymnasium •
mfng nnd supper will
the meetings. The cln
to afford boys between
and 18 and who live on
the opportunity of uslii
urn of the Klyrla Y. M. i
The Elyria and Lor.i. i Y's will be
glad to entertain any S out troops or
Sunday school classes i they care to
visit the building.
I'tclse. swim
■ features of
i was formed
'ii- ages of 15
Ide of Klyrla.
the gymnasl
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PLANS BIG WORK
THREE HOUSES ALHl ADY BUILT
AND MORE BEFORf WINTER.
IS PROGRAM.
i"llf CO., re
insisting of
progressive
un before it
mends to help
The Amherst lirrp>o\
cently organized and
many of Amherst's mo
men. has a great pro:
for the coming year. It
solve the housing coinl lion In Am
beret) and all help to II u effect will
be appreciated by e\ ,\ resident.
Hardly a house Is to lie found for
rental purposes, andif nine new enterprise would start h"i' the pnptitV
Hon would grow.at such rite tbat the
facilities would be swain; 1 overnight.
Three Houses Now Being Built.
Tbe new company ba hree houses
built, two of which It v II soon offi r
for sale. One situated on Harris street
hns been sold to Hen G ,vn and is
Bearing completion. Thi house Is
well built and the buy i is getting
full value for his inone\ A house is
also In .111; built In the Taylor allotment and another is nt trlng completion on Tetiney avenue Tin* oflicers
say they expect to bay < ,vo or three
more lots soon and hin houses built
on them before cold weather. And
they do not intend to Bt'M ai that but
will continue the good work and build
houses whenever need I- xpresscd.
Tbe improvement com ■ ny was organised to Improve Anile ,t and hopes
to live up to that expi union. The
olllcers say they do n- i expect or
want-to make great pvotfts on tbe
propositions but only to get their
money returned with fair interest.
The idea of the Improvement company is a wise one. ii la an enterprise
long Beaded here and is composed of
men who will see thai the work Is
carried out In the proper manner.
JOINS ROTARY CLUB.
The edtor of The .News-Times lias
been elected a member of the Rotary
club of Elyrlu and attended the regular luncheon meeting Tuesday noon
at the Elyria Y. M. C. A.
The Rotary club includes one person from each line of business in a
town. It is a nation.il organization,
clubs being in operation in all the
large cities.
WILL ENTERTAIN ALL RETURNED
SOLDIERS OF AMHtfRST OCT.
28 AT REDINGTON. PERSONNEL OF COMBINED CON CEFiN REMAINS ABOUT SAME—
The local order Ol Kaglos will en , SHEREH NOW GENERAL MAN ACER- OHIO CUT STONE CO.
tertain SI lt,,ll„g.on hall next Tues CONTINUES OPERATIONS AT ALL THREE PLANTS.
day evening. Oct. H, all discharged
soldiers of Amherst and vlclnty. At ————
the last meeting of the order, it was '1'1"' ',11 '" '■'one companies of | Thl* la the Ilth year for the Ohio
resolved to make this reception the .Amherst, the Ohio cm stone Co.. situ Cut Stone company, during which time
greatest ever held in the history Of *-t*d In South Amherst near the qttar ll has Completed man) large orders,
ihe lodge.
The committee la charge wtsheu to
make it emphatic that Ibis reception
is not only for the members of the
Bagle lodge but for all the soldiers ol
Amherel and vicinity. This also win
Include Ihe veterans of the Spanish
American nnd Civil wars. The committee will not send out any special
Invitations and the ex-service men
will lie Invited only through the news
pallets and In | general public way.
If you are a soldier, living in Amherst
oi Immediate vicinity, you are Invited
In lie present at the reception. By
using this method the committee reels
that no one will be missed and no hard
feels will be made by ;m error.
The Entertainment.
The entertainment which will be
sec.ire I for the evening will lie the
kind thai spiclally interests all men.
The committee has secured some ol
Lhe best boxing talent in the county
to take part. This will be the llrsf
boxing ehoti iii Amherel for several
yesrs and "111 sure help make the reception a lUCCess, Good music of
VaroUl kinds has heen lined up. which
Will 111).I a place In the program
throughout the evening,
On the speaking program a man
from out in town will be set -tired to
uddraSS tbe hoys, together with toasls
tlven by many local men. The, coin
i.iitlee has not decided as yet who the
main speaker will lie, hut has several
good ones in miu I. A banquet will be
served by the Eagles, probably after
the boxing show is finished. The com-
mlttee Assures thai good "eats" will
be given the boys.
deny receptions have been given
bj the various orders in Amherst in
h nor of their returned soldiers, bul
tbe E. git - ire the lirst to Invite all
the soidicts of Amherst. The enter
taimneni se! ared by the committee in
■ (optionally good and any n turned
soldier will not want lo miss this treat
given in honor ol them.
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