Larsen & Limb
Marcus Limb & Helen Weidner
1930 ▸ Census. Wooster, Wayne Co, OH. Household includes Marcus with wife, Helen (33), and daughters Helen L. (9) and Nancy (7).
1930 ▸ June 16. Helen A. Limb graduated from Wooster College
1930 ▸ August. MRL elected Chairman of the Wayne County Democratic Central Committee.
Articles regarding the Northern Ohio Institute for Feeble Minded Persons can be found at: Wooster, Wayne Co, OH.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 2 January, 1926
pg 8
Mayor Black Now In Charge At City Hall
Begins His Regime as Mayor and Appoints Secrest on the Park Board.
Mayor William H. Black took charge of the administration of the affairs of the city of Wooster yesterday morning following his election to the office last November.
The change of administrations was made without ceremony. Mr. Black visited the office late Thursday afternoon and found Mayor M.R. Limb winding up the affairs of his administration. At this time the outgoing mayor gave the keys to his successor in office and stated that as he was leaving the city Friday morning for Xenia, he would call his administration ended.
Mayor Black was at the office early Friday morning, with a box of cigars that he passed out to the many friends who called during the day.
Names New Officer
The resignation of Clayton Dempsey as a city patrolman made it necessary to supply the vacancy and the special officer, Clark Shearer, who has been working as a plain clothes man for some months, was designated to go on regular duty, temporarily, at least.
Mr. Shearer for nearly eight years was employed as a deputy state game warden and has had much experience in law enforcement work. He also served for several years as a street car conductor in Cleveland. Mr. Shearer was born down near Loudonville and has lived in this part of the state all his life. His work as plain clothes man has been entirely satisfactory.
Appoints Secrest
Mayor Black announced the reappointment of Edmund Secrest to the board of park commissioners.
“I don’t know where we could get a more efficient man for this position than Mr. Secrest,” the mayor said, “and I am glad that he will continue to serve.”
Mayor Black plans to be at his office at the city hall at nine o’clock each morning for the administration of the city’s affairs and will give the office as much time as it demands.
Service Director W.W. Yoder will hold over for some two weeks when he will be succeeded by Charles Adams, selected by Mayor Black as his director of service and safety.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sunday, 3 January, 1926
pg 7 & 9
Balking Of Nichols Is Blow To Democrats, Looking For Man With Appeal.
Eyes Turn To Locher For Senate Post.
Failure of Anti-Primary Movement Hastened.
By Mrs. Mary E. Lee’s ‘Party’ — Warner Said To Have Been Warned Not To Go Too Far With Plan.
By Herbert R. Mengert.
Special Dispatch To The Enquirer.
Columbus, Ohio, January 2. — With the practical determination of lines of contest for 1926, attention is to be directed to other phases of the partisan struggle than the principal offices in the gift of the people of Ohio. Republicans have given consideration not only to their tangled Governorship nomination, but to the minor state officers and to occupants of judicial stations, while Democrats have been slow to act. The disposition of followers of Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson to turn to the entire state ticket has been increased in recent days by a buoyant hope that for the first time in 10 years there is a chance to elect an entire corps of officers.
Upon what this feeling is founded no one may say here. There are analysts of the situation who are not encouraged an iota. They perceive they see an internal disorder within the Democratic party, and while they admit that the present Governor has no small share of popular support they think it is as an independent rather than as a Democrat. Notwithstanding any forebodings, an optimistic spirit is manifest among Democrats causing recent attempts to suggest a strong state ticket with the notion of appealing power rather than of selection of names.
There is little need to disguise the disappointment that has been felt here over the final refusal this week of former Chief Justice Hugh L. Nichols, Batavia, to become an aspirant for the nomination for United States Senator or to seek the old position on the Ohio Supreme Court. As the Democratic designee for the toga of Senator Frank B. Wllis, the Democrats felt they had a man with an appeal. As a possible seeker of the Judicial ermine they felt they had a jurist who could restore harmony in the Court and lift it back to the position Ohio jurisprudence once had. The Democrats knew they were to have the support of Republicans, as they are said to be nauseated over the interminable factionalism which has reduced Ohio decisions to the degree of importances of Arizona, Vermont or South Dakota.
Suspicion has been present that the state administration chiefs have been eager to have Judge Nichols as a candidate for Senator. His final refusal does not mean that he is done with public life. Those who recall his fights in the Ohio Senate when he was Lieutenant Governor for clean legislation and clean politics; those who recall how he cultivated the enmity of the grafters who were numerous in the Capitol in the bribery scandal days; those who recall his stand for reforms like the workmen’s compensation law; those who comprehend the motives that underlay his conduct, know that he is to be found fighting in the ranks. The refusal to take the proffered nomination is ascribed to other causes. Among them is not fear of defeat.
With Judge Nichols eliminated, there is a disposition among many Democrats to turn to Cyrus Locher, Cleveland, as the next string on the violin. Mr. Locher has been modest about pressing his claim and the movement in his behalf has had considerable spontaneity. Probably the state administration would be willing to have him make the race if it is demonstrated that there is no heir apparent policy in his entry. Whether Mr. Locher is to have the field to himself or a number of others are to contest with him likely is to be settled soon.
The news this week that Governor A.V. Donahey may have more opposition than could be supplied by James C.B. Beatty, East Liverpool, in the primary election contest for Governor has not caused any profound stirring of the waters thus far. James T. Fogarty, Columbus, former resident of Bellefontaine, is said to be the manager of the junta, but whether he is merely the forerunner or the real director and spokesman for a coterie still is to be determined. Mr. Fogarty has quarreled with many Democrats, including former Senator Atlee Pomerene and former Governor James M. Cox.
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Notice of the judiciary, inspired by the notice of the refusal of Judge Nichols to be involved, has brought to light another story. It is that there is a deep determination among attorneys to improve the situation in the high Court. These men direct attention to the fact that the terms of Chief Justice C.T. Marshall, and of Judges E.S. Matthias, Van Wert, and Thomas A. Jones. Jackson, will expire in 1926. They were elected together, but have been on opposite sides of the fence since that time and no one can see how they can run together. The situation has given hints that friends of the two factions may have primary election offerings to change conditions. Attorneys are said to be waiting to see what the Democrats may do. Democrats are awaiting a strong aspirant for the Chief Justiceship. Failing that, it is said, the attorney may decide to back former Judge George H. Clark, Canton, as an independent. Although he had only a few months on the bench, Judge Clark left an impression in Ohio. The Judgeships in the Democratic slate may be filled by Judge Harry L. Conn, Van Wert, and Judge Daniel H. Sowers, Columbus.
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Practical collapse of the Republican preprimary election convention movement is held to have been hastened by the “party” given by Mrs. Mary E. Lee, Westerville. When prohibition was more popular than it is now, Mrs. Lee knew how to capitalize the sentiment, but there are reports she now is not so keen for her former playmaters in the “dry capital.” On several scores her “party” has had tongues wagging. In the first place, politicians wonder how she can direct Republican County Chairmen and Republican editors to obey her commands. But they do. Moreover, they wonder how it is that as a postmistress, supposed to adhere to classified Civil Service rules and regulations, she can delve openly into partisan affairs. Still further, they wonder about the gossip that she staged her “party” for the benefit of fLieutenant Governor Charles H. Lewis, Harpater, as a prospective aspirant for Governor. The bold edict which she promulgated that the Republican organization ought to forget the primary election destruction proposal set the titular leaders by the ears. Chairman Fred W. Warner, Marion, is said to have been warned that he can go too far with his plan and that it is doubtful if he may survive in his position if he persists. And who shall say that woman has not arrived as a political force?
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Returning to the Democratic slatemaking, a tentative list was put forward this week to start the discussion. It contained the name of Herbert S. Atkinson, Columbus, as a fit person for Lieutenant Governor. Former Representative James A. Reynolds, Cleveland, an old Thomas L. Johnson lieutenant, was suggested for Secretary of State. Major Marcus R. Limb, Wooster, was mentioned for Treasurer of State and Captain Thomas H. Morrow, Cincinnati, for Attorney-General. The list was named without consultation with those mentioned as to their desires in the matter, but given out to convey to the Democrats the idea of the kind of timber desired rather than as to the specific names. The Democrats say they want sturdy fighting stuff, free from the bloc idea, whether springing from the Anti-Saloon League, the Ku Klux Klan or any other politico-religious group. If the Republicans are to have a primary election fight certain to cause numberless cross currents to run in the state, their foes wish to be able to take advantage of the situation after the storms have passed.
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How much trouble is caused when deliberate attempt is made to turn an agency of Government into a partisan or factional machine finds an illustration in the recent troubles of motor car owners with the Lipp automobile registration and license tag law….
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Municipal affairs in Akron have reached the affidavit stage. The “Baron of Akron,” Charles Landon Knight, often called “Uncle Charley” by his friends and admirers, is hopping mad….
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Even though James Morton, commonly called “Big Jim” Morton, is back in the Ohio Penitentiary and to all intents and purposes is one of the most peaceable prisoners ever domiciled there, the attempts to make a hero out of him have not ceased….
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Democrats of the Fourth Congressional District and surrounding territory are to gather in Sidney on the night of January 7 to listen to Jackson Day oratory and to take counsel among themselves regarding a course of action for next year….
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With the passing of a newspaper in Ironton on New Year’s Day, Portsmouth and Marietta remain the only cities on the Ohio side of the river between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati having more than one newspaper. At Steubenville the papers were merged a number of months ago into a single publication of Independent Republican leanings. So far as the partisanship of the situation is concerned the Democrats are to be left tongueless from Marietta to Portsmouth, a considerable stretch of territory. Yet the newspapers that are to succeed in the nature of things are to present the news, giving both political parties a break. The newspaper as a party organ is almost wholly passé, and a few years more and the journal that still proclaims itself as a party organ will be almost as rare as an eagle in Ohio. The laws respecting partisan advertising never have been repealed, but changed conditions have altered the laws. In many communities publication “in two newspapers of opposite politics,” as the statutes in many instances prescribe, will be impossible.
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After activity of 15 years in political afffairs, Arthur P. Black, Ashland, former private secretary to former United States Senator Atlee Pomerene, is to quit the arena for religious work….
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Attention was directed some weeks ago to a situation which is developing in connection with the admitted breaking down of prohibition enforcement….
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 January, 1926
pg 5
Democrats Name Jackson Day Vice Presidents And Also Reception Committee
The general arrangements committee in charge of the Jackson banquet to be held on Friday evening at the high school, have selected the following reception committee and vice presidents for the event.
M.R. Limb, chairman, Judge Chas. Jones, Chas. Fahr, Geo. Gerstenslager, Chas. Biddle, C.M. Tawney, Judge C.A. Weiser, Dean Weimer, W.H. Ross, Geo. J. Krieger, Judge H.B. Swartz, Wayne Hart, Judge R.L. Adair, J.O. Fritz, Amzi Franks, F.M. VanOver, Chas. Lovett, E.K. Geiselman, Ed S. Wertz, Grant Soliday, Frank Gasgow, P.F. Ault, Mrs. Udon Welton, Mrs. John Walters, Mrs. T.E. Steiner, Mrs. Henry Boigegrain, Miss Kate Wasson, Mrs. J.M. Kalmbach, Miss Nellie Dull, Mrs. M.C. Miller, H.T. Mowery, Harlan Franks, Philip Markley, O.G. Loapley, O.D. Bruce, John G. VanNest, John Myers, Robert Woods, C.A. Martin, John Schultz, J.A. Herplon, Wm. Carro, Dr. J.O. Notestein, Prof. Delbert Lean, Prof. J.W. Olthouse, Dr. J.B. Kelso, B.M. Bevington, Ed Ronhier, S.P. Welty, Walter Mougey, Jos. Ramsey, Ray King, O.H. Larwill, Weston Peckinpaugh, Walter Jones, Albert Hastings, W.H. Chamer.
Jacob Minser, Chas. Schafter, Mrs. Sadie KoKnwell, Wm. Bixler, Daniel Sommers, Mrs. Warren Singhass, Mrs. Howard Pontus, Wallis Horn, Glen Klopfenstein, A.H. Etling, Glenn Hoffman, Mrs. Lee King, Andrew Straits, D.N. McCullough, Joseph Whitman, Albert Flath, Ed Kehler, Jos. Berger. ?.C. Young, Joe Brown, R.N. ?, J.H. Fisher, D.R. Johnson, Forest Stahl, Miss Odessa Emerson, Hugh Meier, Miss Alice Hunter, Wm. Brown, Ned Orr, Mrs. C.?. Ramsey, Mrs. Paul Murphy, ? Chancey, Rev. Sanderson, Mrs. ?.?. ?, J.H. Hunter, Mrs. ?, Mougery, Liton Franks, Jacob ?ber, Walter Smith, Jordan Shoup, Mrs. Walter Lupp, Geo. Bucci, Mrs. James Boigegrain, Geo. Buchholz, Roy Smith, Paul Matteson, D.E. McIlvaine, J.W. Ohler, Fred Simon, C.C. Young, Paul Schott, James Blue, Mrs. Rose Sallsman, G.?. Myers, Joseph Troxel, Samuel Matty, Irvin Starr, Mrs. Cleve Harpster, R.O. Oberholtzer, Mrs. Frank Griffeth, L.S. Solliday, Perry Stuart, Michael Booth, Ned Troutman, Mrs. J.P. Smith, Wiley Miller, Ernest Berry.
President of the evening, A.D. Metz.
Vice president — Salt Creek Twp. Mrs. Walter Grosjean, Mrs. Julius Bupp, Charles Sterling, Armstrong Brown.
Paint Twp. — Mrs. Harve Blosser, Mrs. Elmer Graber, Edward Ruch, Dr. John Snively.
East Union — Jeff Carson, Miss Ida Brown, Wm. Swaner, Mrs. John Patrick.
Clinton Twp. — Bert Robison, Mrs. Daphne Weiss, N.S. Sanders, Mrs. Emmet Strauss.
Suger Creek — Francis Tracey, Mrs. Ola Messup, Mrs. Emma Wecht, Thomas Sturgis.
Franklin — Forest Morr, Mrs. Eugene Schafter, John Wirt, Mrs. D.F. Albright.
Wayne Twp. — Grover McCoy, Mrs. Wallis Bishop, Tom McCullough, Mrrs. Wm. Caskey.
Plain — Minor E. Horn, Mrs. Geo. Rickabaugh, R.M. Garn, Mrs. Alice Mellinger.
Baughman — John Rehm, Mrs. Ida Stump, Wm. Metske, Mrs. Naomi Irwin.
Canaan — Irvin McGlannen, Mrs. Chris Schlegel, A.S. Tottler, Mrs. P.F. Fetzer.
Chippewa — Nick Leiberth, Mrs. ?.R. Audre, Wm. Deible, Mr. W.R. Hower.
Chester — Glenn Harmon, Mrs. C.W. Brinkerhoff, James Ickes, Mrs. Fred Marty.
Congress — D.V. Keeler, Miss Rilla Honey, Curtis Kline, Mrs. Chas. Dreibilbis.
Green — Joseph Gallagher, Miss Addie Yoder, Ivan Steiner, Mrs. Alvin Ramseyer.
Miltown Twp.— C.R. Moine, Miss Wanda Steiner, John Amstutz, Mrs. Addison Siemmons.
Wooster Twp.— Walter Buss, Miss Mabel Shamp, Warren Lytle, Mrs. Adolph Fritz.
Rittman — John Wein, Mrs. Joe Brown, C.R. Schondel, Miss Gladys Helks.
Orrville — Howard Pontius, Miss Baby Cook, Judge T.O. Orr, Mrs. A.N. Weygandt, Ed Wirth, Mrs. John LaChot, Jos. Sullivan, Mrs. Retta Bird.
Wooster City — James France, Mrs. Mary Hider, John Wright, Mrs. G.A. Starn, G.N. Coffey, Mrs. David Musselman, William Young, Mrs. Andrew Bucher.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 5 January, 1926
pg 1
Major Limb Mentioned As Possible Candidate For State Treasurer
John T. Burke , political writer for the Cleveland News, has the following to say about state politics and he mentions Major M.R. Limb of Wooster as a possible candidate for the nomination for state treasurer on the Democratic ticket next autumn. Mr. Burke says:
The state ? cheifs of the Democratic stte administration are non disturbed apparently by reports that Governor Donahey will have other opposition for a third nomination than that presented in the candidate of James C.F. Beatty of East Liverpool. James ? Fogerty of Columbus is said to be is said to be promoting the opposition to Donahey.
Tentative Slate Out
The slate making organization Democrats have put out a tentative list of suggested candidates for state officers, in order to feel out the sentiment of the party toward those mentioned.
In this list former State Senator James A. Reynolds of Cleveland is mentioned for secretary of state. Reynolds had the distinction of being the only Democrat elected to the Ohio Senate in 1920?. Others on the tentative slate are Herbert S. Atkinson, of Columbus, former Democratic legislative leader for lieutenant governor; Major Marcus R. Limb of Wooster for state treasurer, and Captain Thomas H. Me? of Cincinnati for attorney general.
NOTE: The saga of establishing at Applecreek (Apple Creek) a State Home for the Feeble Minded went on for years.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 25 January, 1926
pg 1
Battle Drifts To See Sites At Applecreek
State Committee on Feeble Minded Home Has Cold Trip Here on Sunday.
Braving the rigors of a cold winter day and combating show drifts often with more energy than success, members of the state committee on a site for anew institution for feeble minded folks spent yesterday in the vicinity of Applecreek.
Three separate tracts of land near the village are under consideration and are being compared with several others in northeastern Ohio.
The fact that the committee braved yesterday’s cold to view again the land near Applecreek demonstrates that this location is receiving serious consideration. It is in fact conceded that the final decision rests between some three locations.
One near Painesville was to be visited by a part of the committee today.
Prominent Men in Party
The men here yesterday included C.W. Brand, president of The Widlar Co., Cleveland, chairman of the site committee; Dr. C.W. Stone, psychiatrist at the state hospital on Columbus; Dudley S. Blossom, city welfare director in Cleveland; R.E. Miles, director of the Ohio Institute of Public Efficiency; George Schlessinger, state highway director; Mr. Green, chairman of the House Finance committee; Dr. Youngblood of Columbus; and State Welfare Director John E. Harper. They were accompanied from Wooster by former Mayor M.R. Limb and Major Samuel Bell, both of whom saw army service overseas with some members of the committee. At Applecreek, Ira Amiet joined the party which spent several hours in examining the terrain in detail.
While the day was one of an inspection under difficulties it was not without its humorous phases.
On one occasion, two of the three automobiles in which the party was traveling became foundered in snow drifts. Amiet was sent for a shovel. When he re-appeared from a farm house, he was carrying two shovels. At sight of him, Mr. Blossom immediately found an urgent need to go to the machine farthest from the place where the snow was to be shoveled. He sat there and laughed while Dr. Youngblood, Mr. Green, Major Bell and Amiet shoveled a path for the cars.
Falls Into Drift
Dr. Youngblood on another occasion attempted to walk from a fence row to the traveled portion of the road and stepped unexpectedly into a four foot ditch all covered nicely with snow.
The three cars were snow bound at least half a dozen times during the day. Some times they were extricated by their own power, but at other times shoveling was necessary. On a number of occasions the inspectors drove their cars out into the fields to get around blocked roads.
It would have been difficult to pick a time when the by roads near Applecreek are in worse condition than now. Traffic on them has been increased because of the bad condition of the main Applecreek-Mt. Eaton road, now in course of being paved.
The fertility of the soil near Applecreek, its excellent water which was commented upon frequently yesterday by members of the committee, some excellently lying land for building purposes and its accessibility to a railroad and to improved roads are some of the main points in favor of the Applecreek site.
A final decision in the matter is expected within a very short time, probably before ten days.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 January, 1926
pg 2
Personals
Adjutant General Henderson, of Columbus, en route to Ravenna, stopped in Wooster today and was a luncheon guest at the home of former Mayor and mrs. M.R. Limb.
NOTE: The Radio M. & S. Co., was Marcus George’s business.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 5 February, 1926
pg 3
New Directors At Radio M. & S.
At a regular meeting of stockholders of the Radio M. & S. Co., held this week, the following directors were elected: Dr. M.R. Limb, F.C. Stillinger, M.G. Limb, J.E. Kohl’s and Mrs. Irene Limb. Dr. M.R. Limb was elected president, Mr. Stillinger vice president, and M.G. Limb secretary and treasurer.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 15 February, 1926
pg 10
Trade Board Committees
President Zaugg Names Helpers For the Present Year.
Wesley H. Zaugg, newly elected president of the Wooster Board of Trade, has completed his committees for the year, the members of which are as follows
Finance — William Harris, chairman, R.R. Woods, John C. Schultz, W.J. Bertolette, C.M. Lovett, Joseph Hooke, Weston Peckinpaugh, J.R. McLaughlin.
New Industry — Emmett Dix, chairman, Guy Richard, Herman Freedlander, Charles Gray, C.L. Allis, Fred Shibley, John Weiser, W.C. Foster.
Manufacturers — J.M. Ginter, chairman, J.C. Schellin, Emil Paumier, Don Foss, J.E. Harris, Sr., Chas. E. Loehr, George Heisler, R.S. Blake, H.B. Hatton, J.Fred Coxon.
Mercantile — J.J. Keister, chairman, John Myers, Frank Boigegrain, J.H. Danford, Jacob Fredrick, Nick Amster, W.C. McCullough, Alvin Rich, H.L. Retzler, A.C. McIntire, Wallace Smith, L.A. Stauffer.
Legal Committee — Wayne Hart, chairman, L.R. Critchfield, W.F. Kean, C.A. Weiser, Benton G. Hay, David Taggart, A.D. Metz, Walter Mougey, Karl Hoover.
Railroads and Transportation — Ira Neeley, chairman, Chas. Lautenschlager, Walter Bixler, Harry Shamp, W.R. Curry, William Gray, A.G. Smith, L.T. Snavely, J.S. Perkins, C.L. Moody, F.E. Schultz, Arthur Miller, John Wright, Ralph Wile, C.H. DeArmont.
Streets and Road — George Fisher, chairman, Albert Dix, O.G. Leapley, George Palmer, G.J. Ebright, C.L. Orr, A.R. Franks, Geo. W. Klinger, Fred Reddick, Miles Snyder, W.E. Lee.
Membership and Band — Simon Brenner, chairman, Charles Adams, Walter Kerr, Warren Keister, DeVere Kauffman, E.C. Brenner, C.L. Pippitt, Harry Young, Harry McClarran, Earl Nixon, Jesse W. Ebert, Harry Mikel.
Real Estate and Insurance — Harry Walters, chairman, C.L. Landes, G.W. Spangler, M.M. VanNest, Geo. Quinby, George Curle, A.E. Taylor, W.H. Fair, Charles Schmidt.
Public Improvements and Parks — Edmund Secrest, chairman, Max Bloomberg, Russell Redman, Jas. B. Rahl, F.C. Gerlach, Harry Newman, M.R. Limb, A.W. Ettanger, H.M. Doyle, F.E. Langell, J.T. Keister, Raymond King, J.E. Kuhles, John D. Overholt.
Taxation — Paul Weitzel, chairman, Wm. H. Black, Edward Quinby, Florence Limb, Grace Wile, George Gerstenslager, Max R.B. Johnston, Lloyd Sanborn, Geo. Wilcox, S.R. Welty.
Agriculture — Geo. N. Coffey, chairman, C.G. Williams, W.J. Buss, Joseph Herpel, John Wile, Frank Gearhart, G.A. Dustman, F.G. Bishop, H. Lincoln Piper, J.S. Houser, Christ. J. King, L.L. Grosjean, John M. Yoder.
Publicity — Neal Portman, chairman, Ed H. Harenstein, S.H. Dawson, O.M. Yocum, C.S. Riddle, Grant Myers, C.M. Tawney, Charles Weller, A.A. Derr, J.A. Zaugg.
Community Interest — John D. McKee, chairman, M.L. M?, Donald Dickason, R.P. Crawford, R.T. Bechtel, Taylor Frank, A.Harke, Harry Reiman, W.G. Whittaker, J.R. Widmer.
Adult Recreation — N.C. Mapes, chairman, L.C. Boles, A.C. SMith, Lura B. Kean, Mrs. William Annat, P.D. Senff, J.W. Walter, Maude Widmer, Mellie Schmidt, R.C. Paul, ?.A. Curl, Clyde Miller, A.L. Kistler, Ethel Bitner.
NOTE: Another issue was the possible annexation of Bloomington into Wooster.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 24 February, 1926
pg 5
Sees Pumping Cost Soar if City Furnishes Water To Folks in Bloomington
Former mayor M.R. Limb commenting on the prospect to furnish water to consumers in Bloomington called attention today to a condition that exists regarding all consumers whose supply comes through the Bloomington reservoir.
“All of the water that is pumped into the reservoir is boosted at the North Buckeye Street booster station,” he said, “which increases the cost of pumping. In the past this station has been operated eight hours daily at a cost of about $6 a day. Consumers just below the section supplied from Bloomington do not have water pressure as high as would be desirable, but extending this area would mean that the boosting station would have to be operated longer hours. This would mean two ?s per day instead of one, and an additional cost of $6 per day or $180 per month. It would seem just to supply users of water in the city with proper pressure before supplying water to those on the outside and if water is sold to users in Bloomington, either more water must be boosted to Bloomington or the area in the city now served from Bloomington reservoir must be proportionately restricted. All consumers north of a line from the high school to the McIntosh Hemphill plant should receive water from the Bloomington supply for adequate pressure.
“Revenue from a dozen families in Bloomington will probably not exceed $100 per year which would ? only a small portion of the cost of operating the booster station an additional eight hours trick?. Then, too, our city rates are based on the general cost of pumping. It costs more to pump water to Bloomington reservoir than to the Redick standpipe so that a ten per cent rate above the city rate would not really take care of the extra cost of pumping water to the Bloomington reservoir, from which supply source all Bloomington consumption would come.”
The major also spoke of complications that might arise if a fire plug was installed and Bloomington would seek use of Wooster city fire apparatus on the same basis as Wooster residents.
“Out in Killbuck Valley,” Major Limb said, “there is a supply of water adequate for Wooster and Bloomington and several more suburbs, but the cost of pumping is the important thing to consider.”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 26 April, 1926
pg 2
Society
Thursday Club Notice
The members of the Thursday club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. T.W. Morris, 904 Beall avenue, with Mrs. M.R. Limb associate hostess. All members may hear Mrs. Florence LaGanke on Thursday, who will give an address at the high school.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 1 May, 1926
pg 3
Many Masons Witness Council Degree Work in Temple Last Evening
Wooster’s Masonic Temple was crowded last evening by Masons from Wayne and surrounding counties to witness the exemplification of the Super Excellent master’s degree. Twenty-five candidates were initiated by the Wooster degree team under the direction of M.R. Limb, master of ceremonies. Carl M. Limb presided. The explanation of the emblems was given by A.H. Kappahahn and the historical lecture by H.S. Brink.
The Masonic quartet, Fred K. Shibley, W.H. Kramer, Roy W. Miller and A.E. Taylor, sang. A.R. Williams was organist.
The part of Gedeliah was taken by L.M. Rhodes, that of Zedekiah by Fred J. Leopold, Jeremiah by Daniel O. Funk and Nebuchadnezzar by Clyde L. Moody. More than fifty companions took part in the floor work. The work was put on for the pleasure of Past Grand Master C.W. Sheppard of Uhrichsville, inspecting officer, who was accompanied by a number of other Masons in official capacity in the Grand Masonic bodies.
The regular degrees of the Council were given in the afternoon. Dinner was served at 6 o’clock to about 400 Masons in the banquet hall and the Super Excellent Master’s work followed.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 27 May, 1926
pg 1
State Men See Proposed Site At Applecreek
Spend Night in Wooster And go Over Ground With Board of Trade Committee
The members of the state board of control, consisting of State Auditor J.T. Tracy, Attorney General Crabbe, Harry Carpenter, Perry Green, and Harry Silver, deputy state auditor, with Chief Engineer Briggs, were shown over the proposed site for an institution for the feeble-minded at Applecreek today by members of the Wooster Board of Trade.
The visitors all reached Wooster last evening, and the party left Wooster shortly after nine o’clock this morning, spending the forenoon at the Applecreek site.
Every feature connected with the site at Applecreek was pointed out, the wonderful productive country, the flowing wells, the places where lakes could be formed by means of small dams, and the entire beauty of everything with the splendid facilities for building a home such as is proposed for the state being shown the visitors.
No hint of the standing of the board on the proposition was allowed to leak out, but it was announced by Messrs. Tracy, Green, Crabbe and Carpenter, that a decision would be reached at the vote to be taken next Tuesday at the regular meeting of the control board.
Luncheon was served the visitors at the Country club. Following this Director O.G. Williams of the Experiment Station talked on the farming situation at Applecreek. Attorney Dan Funk then presented the reasons why Wayne countians feel Applecreek should be chosen. Former Mayor M.R. Limb, trustee of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ home at Xenia, talked of the institutional advantages of the site.
The speakers were presented by Wesley H. Zaugg, president of the Wooster Board of Trade.
Ask Explanation
An editorial in the Cleveland News concerning the site was read here with interest last night and today. It appeared in late editions of yesterday’s News. After reviewing the whole situation and pointing out the extensive work which was done by the site committee which ranked Applecreek first, the editorial concluded:
“It is an unusual turn of events and The News if frankly of the opinion that an explanation is necessary. A committee of able citizens is given a task to perform. Without pay and at a considerable loss of time they do their best to secure an appropriate site. Finally, after every possible aspect has been analyzed, the concluding summary made by these investigators is dismissed as entirely useless. Careful analysis of soil and water are not even deemed worthy of a casual inspection, although the entire matter hinged from the first upon the problem to secure ample and satisfactory water. To quote the findings of the advisory board, ‘a mistake in this regard can never be corrected.’”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 5 June, 1926
pg 1
Applecreek Site Is Not Eliminated
Governor May Fire Hogsett, He Indicates
Charges of Graft, Made at Columbus Hearing, Do Not Affect Local Site.
While special dispatches from Columbus to the morning papers of Ohio today contained statements to the effect that offers of graft in connection with the New London and Applecreek sites for the new institution for feeble minded persons might eliminate those two sites, members of the Ohio Board of Control stated freely and openly during the day that such statements were simply the statements of people who are friendly to the Ravenna site.
“Just keep your feet on the ground. We have in no way eliminated the Applecreek site,” said a member of the state board of control who went through Wooster this afternoon.
Not Eliminated
Attorney General C.C. Crabbe, during the day, gave out an interview, at Columbus, stating the Applecreek site has most emphatically not been eliminated, and that the Wayne county site is still very much in the running.
All this furor followed a meeting of the board of control at Columbus yesterday afternoon, when late in the day the fireworks began to ascend with the reading of a letter sent by John T. Hogsett, state agriculturalist, to Col. S.H. Bell, of Wooster.
Col. Bell received the letter some weeks ago when he was taking options on the Applecreek site, and followed a conversation with Mr. Hogsett to which the letter refers.
It was Bell’s stand immediately following the receipt of this letter that he stated the only thing he would accept for his services was a straight and open commission, to which there could be no question, and the size of which was to be subject to the decision of the state board of control, with the approval of the advisory committee which endorsed Applecreek as the site best in every way for the institution.
Quizzed on Letter
Col. Bell, who has worked unceasingly for Applecreek, placed the letter in question at the disposition of his Wooster friends early in the game. At the hearing yesterday at Columbus Attorney General Crabbe asked Mr. Hogsett if he had ever written a letter to Bell.
“I did not,” he said.
“Did you ever write him any letter?” Crabbe asked.
Denial was made to this question.
Hogsett also denied that he had visited Bell in the night a few weeks ago for the purpose of getting this letter back. The letter, turned over by Mr. Bell to his Wooster friends had been shown to members of the board of control, and the existence thereof had been made known to former Mayor M.R. Limb, a close friend of Governor Donahey, so that many persons interested were informed as to its contents.
Letter is Read
And this letter, which follows, was then read by Crabbe to Hogsett at the hearing. Hogsett then admitted writing it. He also changed his testimony to state that he had visited Bell one morning “while on his way to Massillon.”
What Letter Said
The Hogsett letter was addressed “Dear Sam.” It follows:
“Miles (presumably R.E. Miles, executive secretary of the Ohio Institute and a member of the advisory committee) will either wire or write you at once, requesting detailed list of options, showing acreage and price of each individual tract.
“Would suggest following plan previously agreed upon — that of adding margin to each piece of property as optioned and submitting only the total price.
“Believe we can take care of any development that might arise by sitting tight. (The last words underscored.)
“We are making survey from information at hand of Applecreek, Ravenna, New London and Spencer.
“This will be presented to the committee some time next week, at which time they probably will request us to drill or make tests at Applecreek, New London and possibly Ravenna.
“Brand (chairman of the advisory committee) is determined to sidetrack Spencer. I am going with Brand, Stone and Blossom to Ravenna. Will keep you advised of any new developments.
Hogsett’s Claim
Hogsett, in his testimony yesterday, declared it referred to a plan for obtaining a profit for Bell for his work in obtaining the options by means of sub-options. He said that when he learned that commissions could be paid legally, he immediately dropped the matter of sub-options.
Dispatches to the Record this afternoon stated that it was indicated at the office of Governor Donahey that the governor will demand Hogsett’s resignation as chief agriculturalist in view of developments in the situation.
Dispatch was made in order to be certain that all was being done that could be done. Col. Bell dropped all requests for even commissions, and the Applecreek site was being put in without extra cost in any way, although Attorney General Crabbe, the other day, stated this would be too much to ask, and that if Applecreek was selected, it was his intention to introduce a motion in the board of control to allow Col. Bell a commission sufficient to cover his expenses in the matter.
Exonerates Bell
“It is regrettable that men in public office should attempt to impose upon the state a site for the proposed feeble minded institution which is wholly unfit for institutional purposes,” declared Attorney General Crabbe this afternoon.
“Any demand, or attempt to hold up innocent parties, must not reflect upon the merits of any site under consideration,” said Crabbe today, in Columbus. “It should be made clear that nothing that has developed in the public hearing before the state board of control, new considering the request of Welfare Director Harper for approval of his selection of the New London site, in any way reflected either upon the conduct of Colonel Sam Bell or the merits of the Applecreek site. As one member of the board of control, I think the site for the proposed feeble minded institution should be determined solely upon merit.
“Hogsett is the same gentleman who purchased cows for the state institution and, although the farmers of Ohio were paid not to exceed $30,000 for these cows, they were turned into the state at $74,000,” Crabbe said.
For Applecreek
The hearing by the board of control was enlivened by the testimony of Carl Brand, chairman of Welfare Director Harper’s advisory committee, and Dudley Blossom, another member of the committee of Cleveland. These two men are wealthy and prosperous Cleveland citizens and are above reproach in every way.
“We never had any idea after our investigations of recommending any site except Applecreek,” Mr. Brand testified.
We recommended Applecreek after we had thoroughly and exhaustively visited all the sites offered. We spent much time at New London, at Ravenna and at Applecreek and decided after the most thorough investigation we were capable of making that there was only one site, and that site was Applecreek. There were great objections to each of the other two. There were none to Applecreek,” said Mr. Brand.
The testimony of Mr. Brand went further, answering at length some of the claims made by New London boosters.
To Reduce Price
“The only reason we ever mentioned the few things favorable to the other sites was to assist Welfare Director Harper in getting the land at Applecreek at as low a price as he could,” he concluded.
Mr. Blossom talked along the same line and emphasized the necessity for early action.
Local citizens Saturday were very busy, and were working hard for Applecreek. Former Mayor Limb was to see Governor Donahey.
Dan C. Funk, who presented Wooster’s case at Columbus yesterday, wired Attorney General Crabbe after an intimation in a Cleveland that Applecreek might be eliminated that it was absolutely unfair to eliminate the best site simply because a state employe had mentioned the subject of graft to a citizen of Wooster who was working for the Applecreek site.
Deny Graft Charges
E.C. Brenner wired State Auditor Tracy that local citizens had all been busy eliminating every possible question as to the honesty of the Applecreek site, and E.C. Dix, chairman of the New Industry committee of the board of trade, wired the attorney general that he “spoke for forty thousand Wayne county citizens in denying indignantly, emphatically, unqualifiedly, any charge that there is or has been any graft in the Applecreek site, even though the same has been offered.”
It was following receipt of these telegrams that statements were issued saying Applecreek is still very much in the running and that statements to the effect Applecreek is eliminated are made by the boosters for the Ravenna site.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 19 June, 1926
pg 1 & 3
Make Decision Next Week On Site For Home
Lines Tightly Drawn And Control Board Will Once More Visit Two Sites.
The battle over the selection of a site for the proposed northern Ohio home for the feeble minded was still on Saturday with the lines tightly drawn between the site near Applecreek and the site at Freedom, near Ravenna.
As the matter stood Saturday morning the members of the board of control who visited the sites at New London, Applecreek and Freedom some four weeks ago, and eliminated the New London site, will again visit the Freedom and Applecreek sites the first of the week and hold a meeting Thursday when they will finally vote on the proposition.
There was too much in the air, which was electrically charged with politics and charges and counter charges yesterday, for the members of the board of control to get down to a final vote, although in the forenoon it was thought this was probable.
Another Harper Letter
Although, according to Welfare Director Harper, a letter formally approving the site at Applecreek had been given Finance Director Baker, the finance director did not produce this letter at any time during the open meeting. Mr. Harper stated he had written such a letter at the request of Governor Donahey.
Whether this letter will be formally presented or whether it will be withdrawn, was a matter of speculation Saturday. In connection with the above, D.L. Rockwell, whose client, Wm. H. Pew, has over 1,000 acres to sell to the state at Freedom, was authority for the statement that Cyrus Locher had told him that the letter by Harper, asking for the approval of either Freedom or Applecreek, was the only letter that would be presented to the board.
If the Harper letter was presented it was presented in executive session and nothing was said about it later.
Pew is Surprised
Wm. H. Pew, owner of most of the Freedom site, was the most surprised witness of the day. Pew, it seems, had not been able to obtain an interested audience when he went to Columbus to try to sell his site. Then he saw G.R. Lewis, a politician, who is at Philadelphia on sesquicentennial business for the state, but who formerly was state fair manager at Columbus, and who was given a “vacation without pay” following testimony in connection with the state fair some weeks ago.
Col. S.H. Bell, of Wooster, had expected to be called and his testimony was given readily and promptly, but Pew had not expected to be place on the stand. At first he disclaimed any knowledge of any telegram from anybody, and then he remembered. The telegram, which was the cause of some very heated language between Harper and Attorney General Crabbe, was as follows:
AP creek Harp. Five YOUNG two hog three on up depending on profits. S. Bee to split with Hog after other two taken out stop. N. London Hob three six hundred don’t know amount other two getting here Ravenna. Harp five young two S. Bee tw account supplies entertainment other two locations five cash to Harp and Hog to recommend you all figures mean thousand. Keep my name out of this hearing absolutely. Wire me results. Signed Geo Arr, May 22, 1926”
Pew stated he had sent a telegram to Lewis at Philadelphia “for the purpose of obtaining information,” and the above telegram was the result. Pew stated he had been referred to John Hogsett but had never talked to Hogsett about money. Harper and John B. Youngblood, engineer in the welfare department, denied ever having talked to Lewis about sites for the institution.
Bell testified he had obtained options on the Applecreek site after Hogsett had discussed with him the availability of Wayne county farms in October, and after Marcus R. Limb, then mayor of Wooster, and the board of trade had started a movement to bring the proposed institution to that county.
The first talk of commissions, he said, came when R.E. Miles, secretary of the advisory committee, appointed by the governor, wrote for the options. He then took up the matter of a “legitimate commission,” he said, with real estate men, who told him as high as 15 per cent was sometimes charged.
“I thought that was too much,” he said, “and I figured six per cent would be reasonable.”
He then said that he was to get a third of this, and Hogsett the remainder.
“What was the understanding as why Hogsett was to receive the two-thirds?” the attorney general asked.
“Nothing in particular,” was the answer.
“Did not Hogsett say that he would take care of the situation down here?” was the next question.
“Yes,” was the answer.
Bell testified he first heard of the possibility that New London might be selected after the committee of superintendents had been appointed by Director Harper to go over the recommendations of the advisory committee. He said he felt then “there was something on foot” and drove over to New London and discussed the matter with Hogsett.
“He said he didn’t know whether the department would follow the advisory board or not, that a good deal depended on what the committee of superintendents said, the witness went on. “I asked if there was any question of approval of Applecreek and he said the institution might possibly go to New London.
“He then said if you keep quiet you will be taken care of if it goes to New London.” He said there was more in the New London deal. “I am not certain of the figures but the commissions at Applecreek were around $18,000.”
Explains Sub-Option Plan
Regarding the proposition touched upon in the Hogsett-Bell letter, whereby sub-options were to be obtained, Bell said he “did not approve of that way of handling the matter.”
“I preferred to put my cards on the table,” he said, “and take a straight commission.”
He said the sub-option plan contemplated obtaining one option from the property owner which was to be for the actual amount paid for the land, and another option at a higher figure, which was to be the amount charged the state for it.
He made this explanation in identifying the letter from Hogsett, which suggested that Bell “add a margin to each tract and add a lump sum,” submitting the total price.
He later testified he had waived all claim of any commission whatever and that as the land for the institution is to be purchased by condemnation proceedings, the options obtained were without effect.
Rockwell Sarcastic
When Dan C. Funk read the report of the committee of heads of the four hospitals who had visited the Ravenna, Applecreek and New London sites, which report completely eliminated the site at Freedom as unfit for institutional purposes, Judge Rockwell, who represented Mr. Pew, became very sarcastic in reply.
“Applecreek, where is it?” he asked, trying to show that only a few trains passed through the town during the day, and that it was away off to one side of the universe, while Freedom was near the center of population. Rockwell also threw a slur at Wooster by saying he had passed through the town several times, and “that was what everybody else did, pass through it.”
Possibly the best argument in favor of Wooster and which may have been overlooked, was made by a woman talking for the reopening of the proposition and the considering of a site at Huron.
Point for Applecreek
“You want a place that is accessible for both Cleveland and Toledo which is another great center of population,” she said. Ravenna, being off to the east of Cleveland, is much more distant from Toledo than Applecreek, and more difficult to reach, while Applecreek is on the new direct line from Toledo to Wheeling.
Another point that will be brought out during the week is that Ravenna has only one poor hotel, while Wooster has five fine hotels which will accommodate all the visitors to Applecreek. Ravenna is also very short on bus service, while this service is one of the strong points for Wooster.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 23 June, 1926
pg 1
Donahey For Applecreek, He Declares
Calls on Huron and Portage County Prosecutors For Site Buying Probes.
Columbus, O., June 23. — Calling upon Governor Donahey here today, a delegation of Wooster business men urged his support of the move to have the state control board approve purchase of the Applecreek, Wayne county, site for the proposed northern Ohio state institution for feeble minded.
Heartily in accord with the request of the delegation, the Governor pointed out that at his request, Welfare Director Harper had submitted to Finance Director Baker, as chairman of the control board, a specific recommendation for selection of the Applecreek site.
The delegation from Wooster included E.C. Dix, publisher of the Daily Record; former Mayor M.R. Limb; President Wesley H. Zaugg, Wooster Board of Trade; and Robert R. Woods, banker.
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Columbus, June 23 — Declaring that the guilty should be punished and the innocent exonerated, Governor Donahey today asked County Prosecutor Edgar G. Martin, Huron county, and Britt Johnson, Portage county, to conduct grand jury investigations of charges of graft in connection with the proposed New London and Freedom sites, respectively, for the new northern Ohio state institution for feeble minded.
Prosecutor J.O. Fritz, Wayne county, complying with a similar request from the Governor is arranging for a grand jury probe of charges alleging graft in connection with the proposed Applecreek site.
“The charges, in substance, as I understand them, are that, no matter which of the three sites the state was to select, and no matter what the values, or prices, fixed by court, or jury, there was to be graft on the part of somebody,” Donahey wrote Prosecutors Martin and Johnson.
Used Probes
“The only way the facts can be ascertained is by a series of such official investigations of the alleged activities of the option holders and state officials and employes,” continued Donahey. “If there were collusion, attempts to defraud the state, offers, or solicitations of bribes, or any other wrong doing in connection with negotiations for these various sites, or undue efforts on the part of option holders to have their particular sites sold, we want to know about it. The people of your county want to know and the people of Ohio want to know.”
Even more important is it that the guilty may be prosecuted and punished and the innocent exonerated,” declared the Governor.
Members of the state control board stated that the selection of a site for the northern Ohio institution will not be considered before Thursday although the board went into session today. Today’s program, it was stated, would be restricted to consideration of relatively minor routine matters.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 24 June, 1926
pg 1 & 2
Control Board Delays Action Until Friday
Crabbe’s Request For Probes by Governor Rejected by Chief Executive.
Columbus, June 24 — Attorney General Crabbe today asked Governor Donahey to conduct a hearing into alleged incriminating facts and circumstances involving the welfare department in the purchase of a site for the proposed northern Ohio feeble minded institution.
“I hereby request that in addition to the numerous grand jury investigations which you have asked to be conducted by county prosecutors in Huron, Portage and Wayne counties, a hearing be ? before you at the earliest possible date in order that any or all of the public officials involved may be properly removed from office,” Crabbe wrote in a letter to Donahey. “I will be ready to commence presenting testimony any day.”
Plan Rejected
Replying that, in his belief the proper place for such investigations is before grand juries, the governor rejected the attorney general’s request. The governor, ? promised to ask for a grand jury probe here any time the prosecuting attorneys of Huron, Portage and Wayne counties “deem it advisable.”
Devoting their attention today t relatively minor routine matters, members of the state board of control deferred until Friday further consideration of Welfare Director Harper’s request that the board approve selection of either the Applecreek or the Freedom site.
Brand is There
C.W. Brand, of Cleveland, chairman of the committee appointed the state director of welfare Harper to inspect sites for the proposed institution, today appeared before the board of control and said ? that the Applecreek site is ? county be accepted.
Governor Was Emphatic
Governor Donahey was ? emphatic, yesterday afternoon, when a committee of citizens composed of Robert R. Woods, E.C. Brenner, Major M.R. Limb, E.C. Dix, and Wesley H. Zaugg, called on him.
“I do not see why that recommendation did not go in last week,” he said. “When the board of control turned down Welfare Director Harper’s recommendation for New London I asked him what his second choice was. He told me Applecreek was the second choice and I told him to put it in at once. He wrote it out at my suggestion and put it in the hands of Mr. Baker, our finance director and chairman of the board of control. I am going into that meeting Thursday morning to see that the recommendation is presented.”
It was plain to the Wooster men that Governor Donahey was much concerned about the proposition for he pounded the table several times and made his remarks very emphatic.
“If there is any graft in the proposition that is a matter to be worked out by the grand juries in the county where there was alleged to be graft. That has nothing whatever to do with the merits of the sites and what we want to do is to get down to business and get this matter settled,” the governor is quoted as having said.
Finance Director Baker was next visited.
“I certainly hope we get down to business this morning,” he said. “I think Applecreek has the best site,” he added.
Editorial in Plain Dealer
There was a strong editorial in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, this morning asking for the prompt selection of the Applecreek site.
Original Committee Takes Hand
A strong recommendation of the Applecreek over the Freedom site was sent to the governor and the members of the board of control last night.
“We feel that in the face of the careful studies we have made, further delays are ridiculous,” said the letter which was sent by Charles W. Brand, chairman of the committee. It compared in detail the relative merits of Freedom and Applecreek and then summarized.
“In view of the very ? advantages of Apple Creek over Freedom,” the committee wrote, “we are of the opinion that Gov. Donahey and Director Harper should make good their statement to the advisory committee and recommend to the board of control the selection of Apple Creek.
“While it is a fact that the initial price per acre is higher than at Freedom, consideration should be given the fact that additional capital outlay at Freedom would bring the price at Apple Creek to about the price at Freedom.”
“It must be remembered that the small difference in price per acre is not a major factor. The important thing is whether the advantages outweigh price differences.”
Summing up, the committee asks how Freedom can possibly be considered over Apple Creek and says:
“Not on quantity of water; quality of water, secondary water supply; building site; soil; highway facilities; interurban facilities; bus facilities; railroad facilities.”
It recommends
“In view of the advantages of Apple Creek over Freedom, we sincerely hope that everyone interested may now unite in selecting what is, in the opinion of every member of the advisory committee, the best site available, namely that at Apple Creek.
“Finally, may we reiterate that the proper procedure to follow is now to purchase these parcels of acreage at Apple Creek that are correctly priced and to promptly institute condemnation proceedings on such parcels, if any, as appear to be overpriced by the owners. This is the plan that has always been recommended by Gov. Donahey and it should be followed.
“Certainly the charges made against a state official in connection with the selection of a site should not now prevent the prompt purchase of a suitable site and a start made on this long delayed and greatly needed institution.”
NOTE: 1926 is the America’s Sesqui Centennial year with celebrations being held in Philadelphia.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 24 June, 1926
pg 5
Wooster Folks to See Ohio Bldg. Dedicated
The Ohio building at the Philadelphia Sesqui Centennial will be dedicated on July 20th, according to a letter to Congressman John McSweeney from A.L. Sutton, director of the Exposition in which the Wooster congressman is invited to attend. Governor Donahey and his staff, which includes former Mayor M.R. Limb, of Wooster, are to be present. The winners of the Ohio county essay contests, who were Evelyn Billheimer, of West Salem, and Dean Hopkins, of Wooster, in Wayne county, are to attend the centennial at this time.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 25 June, 1926
pg 1
Choose Applecreek Site
Control Board’s Vote is 4 to 1
Wayne County Location Will be Scene of Great Activity As New Buildings Rise to House Unfortunate Wards of Ohio.
Columbus, O., June 25. — By a vote of 4 to 1, the State Control Board today conditionally accepted the recommendation of Welfare Director Harper that the Applecreek, Wayne county, be chosen for the proposed northern Ohio state institute for feeble minded.
Representative Perry Green, Portage county, Republican, voted against acceptance after making an unsuccessful effort to have the board decide in favor of the Freedom site, Portage county.
Acceptance of the Applecreek site is conditioned upon the state being able to purchase the land “at a fair price.”
Those voting in favor of the Applecreek site were Finance Director Baker, Democrat, chairman of the board; Attorney General Crabbe; State Auditor Tracy; and Senator Harry L. Carpenter, Steubenville, Republican.
The vote was preceded by Green’s plea for acceptance of the Freedom site, which, he declared, could be purchased for more than $80,000 less than the Applecreek site. He stated also that the Freedom site was best located to serve all the people most economically.
The board, it was announced, will confer with State Highway Director Schlessinger and a representative of the state welfare department at once and arrange plans for arriving at the total amount the state will be willing to pay for the Applecreek site. According to law a purchase of a site must be made through the highway director.
It is proposed that the state shall offer each owner of the separate parcels of land comprising the Applecreek site a certain sum. Members of the control board indicated that if any of these land owners held out for higher prices, the board then would either refuse to accept the site or condemnation proceedings would be instituted in the courts seeking to have a reasonable price fixed in each case where a land owner might try to “hold up the state.”
Message From Tracy
A telephone message received by E.C. Brenner from State Auditor J.T. Tracy, after the board had adjourned, told the story of the meeting. The first question arose over the recommendation, made by Welfare Director J.E. Harper, that the board of control approve the selection of either Applecreek of Freedom. This question came to a vote, and the proposition was rejected by the votes of Crabbe, Tracy and Carpenter. Baker and Green voted yes.
At this point Finance Director Baker reached in his pocket and pulled out the recommendation for Applecreek that Governor Donahey told the Wooster delegation, Wednesday, he had directed the welfare director, Mr. Harper, to give him. On the vote for the selection or rejection of Applecreek the vote then stood:
Yes — Crabbe, Tracy, Baker and Carpenter. No — Green.
Means Much to Locality
The activity of the Wooster Board of Trade in the proposition has been because of the large sums of money that are to be spent in this immediate vicinity in the near future. About $250,000 will be spent for the site for the hospital. Then a long building program will begin, and there are to be a half mile of buildings erected on this site. The building activity should begin within the next few weeks, and continue for a long time.
In addition to this there will be countless visitors coming here from all over Ohio, to see friends and relatives who will be confined in this institution.
As a financial proposition alone, the new institution will bring more money to this vicinity than anything located here in a long time and will provide plenty of work for successful contractors and workmen in the construction of buildings and equipment.
Board Offers Assistance
A telegram was sent to Chairman Baker of the Board of Control by the Board of Trade this afternoon as follows:
“We desire to offer every assistance in our power to the state in the purchase of the site decided upon at Applecreek, and we wish to assure the state that we will not countenance any unfair prices.
Wooster Board of Trade
Wesley H. Zaugg, President.”
Options on the land have been secured by S.H. Bell, but copies of these options have been turned over to the state, and the prices named in the options will be used as a guide in the purchase of the land. Officials have stated that where they regard the prices as fair such prices will probably be paid, and where they are thought too high the land will be condemned.
Second Institution Here
This will make the second state institution located in this vicinity, the Experiment Station being the first and making one of the most desirable industries here employing a large number of people and bringing thousands to this city each year.
Was a Long Battle
The “Battle of Applecreek” was one of the longest drawn but battles ever participated in by local citizens. Starting with M.R. Limb and S.H. Bell, it later drew in leading citizens of Applecreek and Wooster, including all the power and resources of the Wooster Board of Trade, which were exerted to the uttermost in the last six weeks. Aside from the hard work, there were a number of pleasant things incident to this proposition and a lot of strong community spirit was engendered.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 26 July, 1926
pg 1
Is At Home First Time In 10 Years
Lieutenant Abe Brenner was not out with the Wooster detachment of soldiers, today, for the first time in ten years.
It was ten years ago that Abe, working in J.G. Hamilton’s News Depot, stepped on the train just as it was leaving the city for the Mexican border.
“I want to enlist,” he told M.R. Limb, then captain, as he stepped into the car when it was pulling past the coal shutes.
And he has been enlisted in some capacity or other every summer since.
Returning from the border he went to war in France. Returning he has been connected with the local company in several capacities.
The fact that his brother, Simon Brenner, of the firm of Brenner Brothers, is incapacitated and unable to get around, was the cause of his inability to make his customary annual trip, this year.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 July, 1926
pg 2
Personals
M.R. Limb was a business visitor at Cleveland Tuesday. While there he met Art Gillam, former college athlete in the days when Cap was attending college. They enjoyed a short visit talking over the “good old days.”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 28 July, 1926
pg 7
A Classified Ad Will Bring Results—Try It And Watch For Results
Professional Services
Dental Work
M.R. Limb Dentist
Downing Block Phone 711
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 29 July, 1926
pg 9
Just-a-Line
or-Two
“Cap” Limb claims to hold three athletic records at the college and since they have stood since he was graduated, they are likely to stand for a while longer. He caught Phelps when the later struck out 21 in one nine inning game, Cap scored 88 points in one football game, and then in a baseball game in which he played shortstop he had a record for the day of four times at bat, four runs, four hits, four putouts, four assists and four errors.
NOTE: The half-sister visited in Columbus, GA, would have been Caroline Hartz Small, who lived in Columbus, GA, with her husband Charles E. Small. See Children of Martin Limb & Caroline Hartz for more information.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday 25 August, 1926
pg 2
Major Limb Tells Of Trip To Southland
Luscious Melons Are Cheap And Highways Are Crowded With Tourists.
Major M.R. Limb and family have returned from a trip to the southland and Major Limb advises all altoists going to Florida to go by way of Cincinnati, Covington, Lexington, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, thus avoiding bad detours near Lexington and one at Chattanooga. The trip, as outlined, is longer, but an autoist makes time, according to Major Limb, who says the south is building magnificent highways thirty and forty feet in width over mountains and through valleys.
“An autoist needs a good car to make the hills, but the roads are filled all the time and hundreds of families are already on their way to Florida for the winter,” said Major Limb.
The Wooster tourists passed thru Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama and into Georgia, and returned by way of Indiana. In Columbus, Georgia, Major Limb visited a half sister. In the south the Limb family bought luscious watermelons for ten cents and cantaloupes as big as a man’s head for five cents.
“Did we eat melons? I say we did,” remarked Major Limb today.
The Limbs found the route to the south by way of Louisville and Nashville to be a treacherous one because of the work being done on the highways.
The tourists were caught in a Tennessee flood and storm and had to wait from 3 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon for water to subside and then had their auto pulled by a team through a flooded district.
“And the teamster charged only 50 cents to get us through about 300 yards of water over two feet deep,” said Major Limb.
Montgomery, Alabama, was visited. It was there that many Wayne county soldiers were stationed before going overseas. Major Limb met a number of friends there.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 4 September, 1926
pgs 1 & 2
Plucky Fight Wins Victory For Wayne Co
Agreement on Resolution After Long Effort, Turns Tide to Applecreek.
Only the inability of Wayne county backers of the Applecreek site for new home for the feeble minded to know they were licked, when they were actually completely knocked out three weeks ago, and the wonderful work of many loyal folks since that time, made it possible Friday to win an actual victory for this site and to assure in case condemnation and settlement prices are not too high that the proposed home will be located at Applecreek.
The large delegation that went down to Columbus yesterday morning helped do all this. There was electricity in the air and an air of expectancy prevailed when the meeting was called to order.
Differ on Resolution
The chief difficulty previous to the meeting was in the formation of a resolution that would satisfy Messrs. Tracy and Crabbe, who favored a resolution offering the same sum that was offered before but paying the gas and oil leases, with another resolution that was favored by Governor Donahey giving $2??,000 for the purchase of the site.
Counter resolutions were passed back and forth by the people representing the Applecreek interests and finally a document was prepared on which all could agree.
Many Efforts Made
While local Democrats had been promised that Governor Donahey and Finance Director Baker favored the Applecreek site, Major M.R. Limb definitely secured Baker’s assent, with the aid of Mr. Huffman, Governor Donahey’s secretary, to the resolution which was to be introduced by Attorney General Crabbe.
At the same time everybody who had ever had any influence was sent to see Senator Carpenter. As a result, Senator Carpenter and Finance Director Baker both voted for the resolution and both expressed their happiness over the result.
“I’m glad we have put it across,” said Senator Carpenter.
“I certainly hope this ends it,” said Finance Director Baker.
The only man to oppose the resolution was Perry Green, house finance committee chairman, who is from Ravenna and who has been consistently favorable to the Freedom site all the time.
Attorney General Crabbe, who with State Auditor J.T. Tracy have been favorable to the local site since their visit here in May, was pleased with the ending and was pleased when Senator Harry Carpenter told him at noon he would favor the Applecreek resolution.
Tense With Surprise
The meeting yesterday was tense with surprises. None of the propositions recently made to Applecreek owners had definitely been accepted on account of the oil and gas leases which would have had to have been paid off by the owners.
Judge Rockwell put up a strong plea for the Ravenna site. After several statements in regard to Applecreek, Robert R. Woods, who was present, asked:
“Why don’t you tell the truth, Dave.”
In several instances the Wooster crowd laughed loudly at the statements of the Ravenna judge. Once he said:
“If it’s to be settled here by numbers, we could bring down a crowd that would fill Memorial hall.”
Major M.R. Limb put up a strong argument for Applecreek and Congressman John McSweeney, in a short eloquent address, answered some of the statements of Judge Rockwell.
Former District Attorney E.S. Wertz added to the remarks, and Dudley S. Blossom, welfare director of Cleveland and member of the advisory committee, read a letter recommending in the strongest language that the Applecreek site be selected as best in every way for the state of Ohio.
The Resolution
The resolution that was passed in executive session late in the afternoon makes the same offer of $225,000 that was made before, except that in cases where settlement cannot be made the state will pay for oil and gas leases, and provides that the land be condemned when agreement cannot be arrived at. It reads as follows:
“Whereas, on the 13th day of August, 1926, the Board of Control voted to appropriate the sum of $225,000 for the purchase of the Applecreek site for the new state institution for the feeble minded, with instructions that the Director of Highways and Public Works proceed to purchase, if possible, the various tracts of land at prices then stipulated, and it now appearing to the Board of Control that the owners of said property have not agreed to accept the price so offered, it is hereby directed by said Board that the Director of Highways and Public Works proceed to make the necessary offer preliminary to instituting appropriation proceedings pursuant to section 442 G.O., et seq., and that the Attorney General be directed to institute appropriation proceedings at the earliest possible date in all cases where the owners of said property do not accept said offers.
Be It Further Resolved by the said Board of Control that the oil and gas leases be canceled and annulled.
Be It Further Resolved that the resolution of August 13, 1926, be and the same is hereby repealed and the sum of $225,000 is hereby allotted for acquiring said land.”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 4 September, 1926
pg 2
Brenner’s Cane Rests On Governor’s Desk
On the desk of Governor Donahey in the executive offices at Columbus is a cane, with a ribbon wrapped around it. The cane was the property of Eli C. Brenner, of Wooster, who was in Columbus three days this week working for the Applecreek site.
It was placed there by Major M.R. Limb, and the governor’s secretary, Mr. Hoffman, agreed to leave it there until the governor returns.
“Coming from a Republican it should be an appropriate present,” said Major Limb, who took the cane and would not permit Mr. Brenner to get it again.
“The governor is making a collection of canes,” he added.
Governor Donahey was out of town Friday.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 September, 1926
pg 11
By-the-way
Major M.R. Limb, who was one of the chief orators at the same Columbus meeting, mentioned today that not very many in the audience noticed that the clock registered 9:59 all day.
The Applecreek site, it had been agreed at the previous meeting, was definitely rejected unless certain conditions were met by 10 a.m. in the office of Welfare Director Harper. So they stopped the clock at 9:59 and while the battle waged for hours thereafter, it was just like a session of the legislature or the U.S. senate, which functions on and on, although time does not register.
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It was at Tuesday’s Kiwanis meeting that one of the men who was in the delegation at Columbus last week when Wayne county landed the institution for feeble minded persons, was telling about the stenographer in one of the offices adjacent to the hall.
“Who is that bunch over there?” someone asked the stenographer.
“Oh, just that bunch of imbeciles again,” piped up the girl.
“Well,” commenced one who was listening to the story, “maybe she was half right.”
Now all who heard the comment are wondering if the last phrase had only two meanings.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 17 September, 1926
pg 2
Society
Thursday Club Meets
The members of the Thursday club met at the home of Mrs. L.A. Woodard. A paper, “The Old Order of internationalism” was given by Mrs. M.R. Limb. A paper on “The Recent Development in Education,” was given by Mrs. Donald Dickason. Prof. Celick of Yugo, Slavia, gave a most interesting talk on the topic, Educational system in this country as compared with other countries. The social hour followed and the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Donald Dickason, served refreshments.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 21 September, 1926
pg 3
Democrats of County Select 2 Committees
Name Party Workers Who Will Have Charge of Campaign This Fall.
The personnel of the Wayne County Democratic central and executive committees was announced today, a number of names having been added since the executive committee held its organization meeting last Saturday, at which time Jesse W. Ebert was elected chairman.
Executive Committee
Jesse Ebert, E.K. Geiselman, M.R. Limb, A.D. Metz, Emmet Lee, Wooster; Orlo Dreibelbek, West Salem; Julius Bupp, Applecreek; James Blue, West Salem R.D.; U.E. Saunders, Mrs. Emmet Straus, Shreve; H.D. Faber, Rittman; Coria Crites, Mrs. Frank Albright, Wooster; C.R. Klopfenstein, Orrville; Wm. Deible, Ed Kaylor, Doylestown; Wm. Caskey, Chas. Schopf, Ed Weiser, E.S. Wertz, Wooster; Chas. Moine, Sterling; Gladis Heiks, John Wein, C.R. Shondel, Rittman.
Frank Glasgow, Chas. Jeffries, Wooster; Chas. Schlegal, J.H. Bonnell, D.E. McIlvaine, Zeno Miller, Creston; Reuben Whonsettler, Canaan; Perry Fetzer, Creston R.D.; Mrs. Jos. Whitman, Mrs. W.H. Hower, Doylestown; Ed. Diddle, Chas. McBride, O.C. Young, West Salem; B.D. Robison, Shreve; Armstrong Brown, Applecreek; Mrs. Ed. Lytle, Mrs. Ida Ramsey, Chas. Sterling, Fredericksburg; Luther Firestone, New Pittsburg; Gid Myers, Glenn Harman, Overton; Cliff Martin, W. Salem; Fred Fishburn, Wiley Miller, Ernest Berry, L.S. Miley, Shreve.
Elton Franks, Grover Saunders, Wooster R.D.; John Villard, Carl Scheuffler, Hugh Myers, Mrs. Elmer Graber, Mt. Eaton; Wesley Welrick, West Lebanon; Mrs. Jacob Minser, Mt. Eaton; Mrs. Wm. Howenstein, West Leganon; Chas. Fahr, Mrs. H.U. Mowery, Mrs. L.R. Chritchfield, Wooster; Willis Summers, S.C. Sprunger, Kidron; Dean Weimer, W.H. Ross, Andrew Bucher, Wooster.
F.E. Snyder, Mrs. Ola Mossepp, Dalton; Harold Pontius, J.M. Weber, Arthur J. Lacy, Jos. Sullivan, Geo. Rehm, Frank Wolfe, O.M. Schrock, John Steiner, Orrville; John Gerig, Carl Mertz, Mrs. Lulu Beard, Smithville; Otto Lehman, Kidron; Ray Fuhrman, West Salem; Wesley Zaugg, Wooster; Mrs. C.H. Cochran, Mrs. Perry Clapper, Orrville; Arthur Marks, Wooster; Mrs. Donald Stahl, Dalton.
Mrs. J.O. Bechtel, W.G. Heebsh, Orrville; Paul Lyon, G.E. Bucher, Wooster R.D.; Mrs. Margaret Wenger, Smithville R.D.; John Glasgow, Howard Ackerman, Wooster; Lee Franks, Clem Lilley, Shreve; Geo. Franks, Wooster; Mrs. Marion A. Bennett, Mrs. Otto Troutman, Shreve; Mrs. P.F. Snyder, Mrs. Chas. Wecht, Dalton; Miss Alice Hunter, Applecreek; Miss Rilla Howey, W. Salem; Mrs. I.J. Geitgey, Wooster R.D.; Mrs. Mamie Coo, Orrville; Mrs. H.D. Faber, Rittman; Mrs. Clela Hosmer, Sterling; Mrs. Walter Grosjean, Fredericksburg; Mrs. D.W. Musselman, Jeane Beer, Mrs. Wm. Caskey, Mrs. C.D. Schlosnagle, Mrs. Arthur Marks, Wooster.
Central Committee
Charles Fahr, chairman, P.H. Sheridan, secretary.
1st Ward, Wooster — A, Frank Glashow; B, John R. Long; C, Wm. Laper; D, Harry Ackerman.
2nd Ward — A, M.R. Limb; B, Phil Sheridan; C, Howard Ross.
3rd Ward — A, E.K. Geiselman; B, Arthur Marks; C, Charles Schopf; D, F.H. Fisher.
4th Ward — A, F.M. VanOver; B, Charles Fahr; C, S.T. Easteday; D, Jesse Ebert.
Baughman Twp — 1, Carl Michener; 2, Howard Pontius; 3, Carl Cunningham; 4, Merrill Weimer; 5, ?.H. Etling.
Canaan Twp — 1, A.A. Fetzer; 2, William Culler; 3, Geo. Coffey; 4, I.Y. Lawton; 5, Paul Matteson.
Chester Twp — 1, John F. Myers; 2, Jorn Bates.
Chippewa Twp — 1, J.J. Frase; 2, Wm. Deible; 3, J.M. Whitman; 4, E.N. Koehler.
Clinton Twp — 1, U.S. Saunders; 2, V.A. Griffith; 3, L.S. Miley; 4, Chas. Metcalf.
Congress Twp — 1, L.D. Dall; 2, C.B. Dreibelbis; 3, Harry Johnson; 4, J.P. Snyder.
East Union Twp — 1, Henry Jacot; 2, Forest Stahl; 3, H.M. Meyer.
Franklin Twp — 1, W.C. Scherck; 2, Irvin Geitgey.
Green Twp — 1, John Lutz; 2, C.M. Schrock; 3, David Winger; 4, Seth Gerig; 5, J.W. Kropf; 6, L.W. Grosjean; 7, Otto Lehman; 8, Glenn Klopfenstein.
Milton Twp — 1, E. McConnell; 2, C.R. Moine; 3, C.R. Schondel; 4, D.D. Faber; 5, J.C. Young.
Paint Twp — 1, E.L. Graber; 2, W.J. Singhas; 3, C. Rodocker.
Plain Twp — 1, P.L. Swart; 2, Minor Horn.
Salt Creek Twp — 1, Walter Spencer; 2, H.E. Chenevey.
Sugar Creek Twp — 1, Rudy Studer; 2, Dennis Arnold; 3, W.M. Derthick.
Wayne Twp — 1, E.J. Weiser; 2, Raymond Lytle.
Wooster Twp — 1, Walter Smith; 2, Paul D. Lyons.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 23 September, 1926
pg 12
Riegler Finds City Records Are Well Kept
Compliments Mayor, Auditor And Other Officials — Has Few Criticisms.
State Examiner R.A. Riegler, who recently completed an examination of the records of Wooster city officials for the period of June 14, 1924 to May 13, 1926, has filed his report at Columbus and officials here are studying copies of it which have been forwarded.
The report contains no findings of consequence and offers comparatively few suggestions for improvement in the handling of affairs of local officials.
In two instances the service department is charged with “illegal”purchases of equipment because the amount was in excess of $500, the law specifying that in that instance, bids must be obtained. One item is the purchase of fire hose from the R? Lateral Fire Host Co. for $563.50, and the other the purchase of meters from the Graven Meter Co. for $2,762.49. The examiner does not demand repayment of either sum.
In his “findings for recovery,” the examiner holds that George ? and L.F. Moll were overpaid $? in salary that Wayne county was paid $11.50 for election expenses and that the General Asphalt Co. was overpaid $10, all of which should be returned.
The examiner gives detailed reports of the conduct of business in ?? office, and includes the ?? of city boards and organization, the whole covering many pages.
In alluding to Mayor W.H. Black and his predecessor, M.R. Limb, he says that “the mayor and his predecessor are interested in the performance of their official duties and have endeavored to give the city an efficient administration.”
Miss Grace Wile, the auditor, he said, deserves credit for her “efforts to keep the records in first class condition.”
In a summary the examiner reports that he received very courteous treatment from all officials, that all reports and records were promptly produced at his request and that officers gave him every possible assistance in his work.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 28 September, 1926
pg 2
Democrats To Have Tent
The Wayne county Democratic executive committee has arranged a tent at the fair grounds to which residents of the county are invited during the fair.
Candidates for county office will make the tent their headquarters and will be pleased to meet with voters. Literature will be distributed. Leaders of the party, men and women, will be in charge at all hours. The tent will be located on the midway between the main entrance and the grand stand.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 2 November, 1926
pg 2
Society
Canton Wright Notice
Canton Wright, No. 77, P.M., I.O.O.F., will meet Thursday evening, November 4th, at 7:30 o’clock sharp to make arrangements and get ready for the annual inspection of the Canton which will be held on Tuesday evening, November 9, when Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Wert and Capt. Corey of Akron, will be here for the occasion. Every officer and Chevalier should arrange to be at the lodge room Thursday evening, Nov. 4 for drill practice. M.R. Limb, Lieut.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 14 December, 1926
pg 3
Who Will Have That 155,001 Next Year?
When E.C. Brenner started to sell automotive tags some three years ago, M.R. Limb was mayor. Because of his official position, the mayor was given the first license issued, 155,001.
The same numbers have been issued here each year, and when W.H. Black succeeded Limb as mayor, he inherited the 155,001. This year Mayor Black has again obtained the number, the former mayor in the meantime having operated his automobile under license number 155,100.
Before another year rolls around, Wooster will again have elected a mayor, and that fact has caused some questions to be asked concerning Automobile License 155,001.
Will Mayor Black be re-elected and get it again?
Will the former mayor again seek the berth and make a bid for the license number he used to have?
Or will it go to someone else altogether?
Time will tell.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 3 January, 1927
pg 2
Personals
Dr. M.R. Limb spent Saturday and Sunday at Xenia where he attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ Home.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 January, 1927
pg 1
Would Spend $480,000 To Improve Xenia Home
Xenia, Ohio, Jan. 12 — Judge E.P. Matthias, of the supreme court and chairman of the committee has announced following a survey Has announced that he will recommend improvements at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home which will cost $480,000. The entire committee was favorable to that action, he said. A new hospital and four new cottages, a nursery and improvements in present buildings will be recommended. M.R. Limb, of Wooster, is chairman of the board of trustees of the home.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 January, 1927
pg 1
Adjutant General is Here for Conference
Adjutant General F.D. Henderson was in Wooster today holding a conference with former mayor M.R. Limb on matters connected with the Xenia orphans home, of which Major Limb is chairman of the board of trustees. General Henderson went from here to Canton.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 21 January, 1927
pg 4
Society
Thursday Club
Mrs. J.E. Harris opened her beautiful home to the Thursday club yesterday with Mrs. Bryant as associate hostess. Mrs. E.C. Dix gave a very interesting review of Lord Gray’s book “Twenty-five Years.” mrs. Iseley’s subject was “Thomas Masaryk,” and in presenting her paper she gave much interesting information on Czecho Slovakia, the country of which Mr. Masaryk is president, and she also displayed a map to show the location of the country in reference to the countries surrounding it. The hostesses served refreshments, and the members of the club lingered long over their teacups during a delightful social hour. The club will meet again in two weeks with Mrs. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 7 February, 1927
pg 3
Joe Garrett Drops Dead At City Hall
Joe Garrett, 66, “desk sergeant” at the city hall police station, died suddenly while sitting in his favorite chair there Monday morning shortly before 8 o’clock.
Mr. Garrett, who had a room and took his meals at the Messmore home on East Liberty street, had walked to the city this morning as was his custom, arriving there about 7:40 o’clock. He saluted Floyd Rutter, janitor, with his usual “Hello, Floyd,” and passed on into the mayor’s office, where he took his usual chair at the window.
A few minutes later patrolman Clark Shearer and Rutter entered the mayor’s office and noticed that Garrett appeared very ill. Before help could be summoned, he lay back in his chair, motionless. Former Mayor M.R. Limb, who was passing, was called in and Dr. R.C. Paul was summoned. Death had been due to heart trouble, from which he had been a sufferer, the walk from his home having over-exerted the weak organ.
The body was taken to the Bevington & McCullough morgue.
Mr. Garrett was a native of south-western Wayne county, and in his boyhood lived in Shreve. For a time he was a constable and later was an employee at the Wayne county infirmary. Then he took a position with the Pennsylvania railroad in Shreve and was later transferred to Wooster as a baggageman, in which capacity he served with much efficiency for years. He suffered an injury and was then given work in the local freight office for about a year, when he gave up his work and was allowed a pension by the railroad. He had been on the pension list for about six years.
After a number of months of illness, Mr. Garrett began to make visits to the city hall, and in conformity with a life of regularity, his arrival there soon could be counted upon at a stated time. Mr. Garrett was in the mayor’s office morning, afternoon and evening. When the mayor and police chief were called out, he answered the telephone, and in this way won his appellation of “desk sergeant.” He served in this capacity for a number of years, during the administrations of both Mayor Limb and Mayor Black.
Mr. Garrett was a brother of the late James A. Garrett, former head of the Wayne County Telephone Co. who died suddenly in the Nash garage here some years ago.
Mr. Garrett is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Vera Smith of Ashland, Mrs. Josie Roach, Detroit, and Mrs. Mary Finzel of Portland, Oregon, and by one brother, John, also in the west. A niece, Mrs. Dwight Kauffman, lives in Shreve.
Word was being awaited today from Mrs. Roach, who is now in Florida, before funeral arrangements are made.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 8 February, 1927
pg 1
Donahey OK’S Report
Urges Appropriations For Xenia Orphans Home.
Columbus, O., Feb. 8. — Approval by Governor Vic Donahey of plans proposed for improving conditions at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ home, Sandusky, and at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home, Xenia, is registered in the governor’s fourth message to the present Ohio legislature.
The governor’s message embodied a report submitted to him by members of a committee which he selected some months ago to make a survey and to recommend plans for taking care of the needs of these institutions. The governor asked the legislators to give favorable consideration to the report.
Recommending appropriations aggregating $849,993 for the Xenia home, the committee stated that the home had been subjected to “long continued neglect, and that present conditions are inadequate.” Declaring that indications of an early increase in demands for admittance to this home are apparent, the committee declared it is imperative that preparations be made to meet these certain future demands.
The committee’s recommendations included a request for an appropriation of $255, 000 for the fiscal period from July 1 next to Dec. 31, 1928, for salaries, wages, medical and educational supplies, building and general plant ?? equipment, traveling expenses and additions and betterment.
Recommendation that $73,000 be spent for remodeling cottages, an equal amount be spent for building two boys and two girls’ cottages and that $9,500 be expended for repairing school buildings at the Xenia home were also made by the committee.
Installation of laundry machinery costing $280 and expenditure of $350 for a drain from the swimming pool there was urged by the committee.
Adjutant General Henderson and State Commander Carroll, as a sub-committee, inspected conditions at the Sandusky home and reported them as being “remarkably good.” The buildings, it was stated, “are in an excellent state of preservation and seem adequate for the purpose.”
Screening of 16 cottages at the Sandusky home, at a cost of $4,000, erection of a new tinshop, a carpenter shop and a hose house, costing $15,000, a new floor in the dining hall at an expense of $2,000, and the purchase of 800 individual lockers for the soldiers were recommended by the committee.
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Former Mayor M.R. Limb, chairman of the Xenia board of trustees, stated here today that the committee had allowed all of the amounts asked by the trustees except an appropriation for a nursery. Dr. Limb considers the report very favorable to the institution.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 21 March, 1927
pg 10
Wooster Commandery to Hold Easter Service At Evangelical Church
Wooster Commandery No. 48, Knights Templar will hold their annual Easter service in the Christ Evangelical church on Sunday, April 17, at 2:30 p.m. Rev. A.H. Juergens will deliver the annual address, choosing as his theme, “A Question About Immortality.”
The music for the occasion will be furnished by the Evangelical church choir, under the direction of Miss Regina Barnes.
The ritual service will be conducted by Prelate M.R. Limb and the lodge men preceding the address.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 1 April, 1927
pg 2
Society
Thursday Club
A very delightful meeting of the Thursday club was held in the home of Mrs. Robert Salter, Cleveland road, on Thursday afternoon. The associate hostess was Mrs. Carl Ver Steeg. The subjects for discussion were “Free Trade Viewpoint: and “Shall we have Military Training in our Schools.” The discussions were led by Mrs. H.B. Swartz and Mrs. W.D. Tyler. Mrs. Batchelor, one of the guests, delighted the members of the club by playing two piano selections, “The Hungarian Rhapsody” by Liszt, and a “Ballad in A flat” by Chopin. Following the social hour, Mrs. M.R. Limb read an interesting paper on the developments of Lincoln’s idea on abolition of slavery covering the period from 1860 to 1865.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 1 April, 1927
pg 12
Thousands To Parade Here Late In June
Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. Convention Promises to Provide Numerous Spectacles.
One of the really outstanding events for Wooster in years will be the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Ohio Oddfellows scheduled to be held in this city during the week of June 20th, preliminary announcement of which was made some weeks ago.
General committees for the occasion held a well attended meeting last night at I.O.O.F. hall, and plans for the big occasion were outlined. committees are now entering upon their work, which will come to a climax during convention week.
While the number of delegates here for the Grand Lodge sessions will number only about seventy five, special events for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights will be open to the general public, and it was predicted at last night’s meeting that no auditorium in the city will be large enough to accommodate all who will desire to witness the spectacles.
On Monday evening will come the reception to the visiting delegates, which will take place at the city hall. There will be addresses of welcome by officers of Wooster Lodge, the Rebekahs, Mayor W.H. Black, and a representative of the Board of Trade. Responses will be made by the Grand Master and Grand Secretary.
On Tuesday a special feature will be the sight seeing trip at 3 p.m. which is to wind up at the Experiment Station in a general I.O.O.F. picnic.
The biggest of the week’s events will come on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the form of a gigantic parade, in which Cantons and I.O.O.F. lodges of many neighboring cities will participate. Several thousand Oddfellows are expected to be in the line of march.
A feature of this parade will be the band of 36 pieces from the I.O.O.F. home at Springfield, made up of boys and girls of the institution. They have a most excellent band.
Following the parade, the pageant, “Cinderella,” will be given, likely at the high school auditorium. This is a beautiful spectacle, produced by some sixty children from the Oddfellow home on a scale comparable to mammoth pageants in big city theaters.
On Thursday evening the Degree of Chivalry is to be given, and Friday will bring the convention to a close.
There will be morning and afternoon business sessions on each day for the delegates.
The general committees which are now preparing for the big event are as follows:
Advisory Committee — J.S. Schultz president, Chas Lautenschlager secretary, W.C. Myers treasurer, Jas. A. Shamp, C.M. Tawney, J.R. Warner, C.L. Miller and Jos. O. Fritz.
Committee on Registration — Warren Ackerman chairman, A.H. Dice, V.L. Bridenstine, Ben McIlvaine, Julius Kaltwasser, Walter Mougey, R.T. Bechtel, Don Cotterman, Fred Graber, W.R. Lightner, R.J. Sweeney, Guy E. Teeple, C.W. Gilmore, H.A. Keim, Amanda Wogamott, LaVinia Laubach, Lizzie Miller, Dora M. Stevens, Elizabeth Snavely and Daisy McIntire.
Committee on Reception-Program — C.W. Riddle chairman, W.H. Black and Neal F. Bowman.
Committee on Sightseeing — Geo. W. Quinby chairman, F.M. VanOver, C.O. Slahbaugh, C.E. Lautenschlager, Roy Martin and Jacob Frederick.
Committee on Basket Picnic — W.C. McCullough chairman, E.R. McMaster, W.H. Kramer, Chas Canankamp, Harvey Alleman, W.H. Jolliff Sr., Foster Stucker, S.A. Power, Ada Dye, Nanie Fisher, Linda Lautenschlager, Isa Tawney, Clementine Fritz and Sadie Grosjean.
Committee on Parade — M.R. Limb chairman, F.E. Boigegrain, C.A. Burris, Abe Brenner, F.C. Gerlach, Hattie Limb, Lula Mann, Lizzie Paulus, Edith Houser, Effie Skelly and one member from each lodge in the district.
Committee on Grand Ball — A.C. McIntire chairman, W.R. Mann, Roy Hoffman, Joseph Fisher and Walter Jolliff.
Committee on Memorial — E.F. Miller chairman, E.O. Power and T.R. Middaugh.
Committee on Past Grand’s Picnic — This to be in charge of the Advisory Committee.
Committee on Declaration of Chivalry — This to be in charge of Wooster Canton.
Committee on Program and Publicity — E.H. Hauenstein chairman, V.M. Skelly, Ralph W. Miller, Herman Freedlander, Lawrence D. Shreve.
Committee on Finance — J.T. Keister chairman, Simon Brenner, Wm. Harris, Wesley H. Zaugg, John A. Myers, Max Bloomberg and also one person from each lodge in the district.
Committee on Decoration — W.E. Barnard chairman, W.E. Heller, Wayne J. Markley, David Nice, Nick Amster, Earl Hoffman, A.L. Lucas, Paul K. Weitzel, Edythe Lightner, Pearl Alleman, Rose Hawkins, Mabel Hearle and Barbara Harder.
NOTE: Poor newsprint quality makes article very difficult to read.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 April, 1927
pg 10
Veterans Can Now Get Loans on Compensation
Beginning ?? offices of the U.S. Veterans ? and Veterans hospital ?? loans to world war ?? on the security ?? compensation.
Major M.R. Limb, of Wooster, has received notice from Cleveland that he is authorized to help veterans make out their applications and will be glad to assist any of them free of charge. Other persons have also been authorized to do this work.
This action is taken in conformity with resolution passed by Congress authorizing the Bureau to make ? loans direct to holders of certificates in addition to the provision making loans being made through ??. Supply of applications for these loans has been forwarded to all Post?ers through the Post Office Department and blanks can be secured from the local post office or ?? such agencies with which the Postmaster may have arranged for distribution.
Certificates of identification will be required and can be ?? Postmasters, an officer of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, American Red Cross, or other organizations recognized under the provisions of the World War Veterans’ Act, or by a notary public.
After the application has been completed, it should be forwarded by mail to the nearest Regional office of the bureau, which in Northern Ohio is located in Cleveland. The application will be accompanied by the Adjusted Service Certificate which will be deposited in the Regional Office as security for the loan and the office receiving such application and certificate will mail check covering the loan to the address given by the applicant. There is no necessity for a veteran to take time from his regular employment or to incur any expense in visiting the Region office in person in order to secure a loan. Applications received by mail will receive prompt consideration and inasmuch as no loan can be made until identification is complete there is no advantage to the applicant in applying in person.
NOTE: First appearance, aside from birth notice, for Helen Louise Limb in print.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 15 April, 1927
pg 2
Society News
Celebrates Birthday
Rosetta Nash, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Nash, of Spring street celebrated her seventh birthday anniversary Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock. Seven little girls were invited to a lovely luncheon. Games and music was enjoyed. Those present were Marjorie Hole, Pauline Miller, Donna Jean Gault, Arune McCann, Jean Hartman, Helen Louise Limb and Maxine Kerstetter.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 25 April, 1927
pg 2
Society
Canton Wright
Regular meeting Thursday evening, April 26, at 8 o’clock. Smoker and lunch. General Hahn will be present to make arrangements for decoration of chivalry. All chevaliers are urged to be present in fatigue uniform — V.M. Skelly, Clerk, M.R. Limb, Lieut.
NOTE: The titles, names and punctuation are not necessarily accurate because the newsprint is very difficult to read in many places.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 5 May, 1927
pg 16
Council Masons In Reunion For Annual Degree
Super Excellent Master’s Degree Draws Big Attendance to the City.
The annual reunion and inspection of Wooster Council No. 13 Royal and Select Maters and the exemplification of the Super Excellent Master’s degree was held last evening in the Masonic Temple with Masters present from all councils in this section of Ohio.
A special assembly was called at three o’clock yesterday afternoon for the conferring of the Royal and Select Master’s degrees and for the pleasure of Illustrious Companion Eberhart of Barberton, deputy grand master of Ohio.
The opening ceremonies were in charge of Companion H.D. Kuthe, the Royal Master’s degree was conferred under the direction of Companion M.O. Frazer of Orrville and the Select Master’s degree with companion C.E. Dyke presiding. The lecture was given by Companion Charles F. Buchwalter of Dalton.
Floor work of Royal Masters degree in charge, Companion P.S. Austin, Companions Stout, Hartman, Kauffman, Kreiger, Graham, Bartell, Young, Kramer, Shultz, Prosser, Bishop, Bruce. Reception committees Companions T.D. Prosser, J.W. Dunlap, Bert Robinson, F.A. Fraser.
Six O’clock Dinner
The afternoon’s work was completed with dispatch. The gathering point for the evening’s reunion was a six o’clock dinner, which was served in the Temple’s dining room.
Super-Excellent Degree
The Super-Excellent Master’s Degree, which is given once a year by Ohio Masonic Councils, followed the dinner. Companion M.R. Limb was master of ceremonies, Carl Limb gave the obligation to candidates. Companion Rappahahn explained the emblems and Companion G.N. Coffey gave the historical lecture. The Masonic quartet, consisting of Companions Shibley, Kramer, Miller and Taylor, sang. A.R. Williams was organist. The personnel of the Super-Excellent degree team was as follows: Section two — Captives, ? Babylon, Ezekial, Companion J.H. Easterday, Captives Companions Shibley, Kramer, Miller, Robinson and Shultz.
Section three — Part 1 — Audience Chamber, Zedekian’s Court Gedediah III Comp L.M. Rhodes, First Keeper H.C. Straub, Second Keeper M.S. Dawson, Third Keeper C.F. Dyke, Companions Prosser, Austin Mikel, Seaboyer, Bishop and six candidates.
Part 2 Court of Zedekiah — Zedekiah, King of Judah, Fred J. Leopold; Pashur, Prince of Judah Frank F. Chapman, Zephania, Chancellor III Comp W.B. Bryson, Sephatiah Councelor, George Heisler, Jonathan Sorbe, Geo. N Coffey. Jueal, Minister, Max Bloomberg, Shialrial, Vice Chancellor P.L. Higgins, Seriah, High Priest, C.W. Biddle; Jeremian Prophet Daniel C. Funk; Herald O.D. Kaufman; Herald R.W. Miller; Trumpeter R.T. Sun?; Horseman, J.D. Diehl, ? guards ?W. Lightner, captain Companions G.S. Limb, B? Graham, Markley, Paffenbach, Reiman, Snavely, Steele, Thompson, W.H. Ad? ranks, Whittier, Wile.
Section four, Court of Nebuchadznezzar — Nebushadanezzer, III Com Clyde L. Moody, Aspenaz, Prince of babylon, W.C. Myers, Belteshazzer, minister, J.T. Harvey, Evil Merodach, counselor, W.G. Brumbaugh, Omer Junnam counsellor, T.E. Graven, Nebuzaradan, Capt. of guard Walter A. Kerr, Nebushasban, Chief of captains, R.T. Smith, Samgarnobe, Chicf of Prince, George Gerstenslager, Arioch, Capt. of Body Guard, W.G. Whitmore; body guards Companions Bishop, Helier, Stout, M? and Strong.
Section five, Circle of friendship III Companion N.H. Kappahahn, Report inspecting officer, III Companion Eberhart closing III Companion Carl M. Limb.
Officers of Wooster Council, 1927: Harry Dl Kuthe, Thr III Master, J.Harvey Easterday, Deputy Master, Clyde F. Dike, Prin Cond. of Work, Lewis M. Rhodes, treasurer, C.W. Ellenwood, recorder, Chas L. Wiler, Capt of the Buard, Paul E. Glasgow, Cond of Council, George Gerstenslager Jr. Steward, Albert Goetz, Sentinel, A.R. Williams, in charge of music, Albert E. Andrews, Chaplain, Clyde L. Moody, Carl M. Limb and Walter J. Buss, Trustees.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday 11 May, 1927
pg 2
Society
Thursday Club Notice
The members of the Thursday club will meet with Mrs. M.R. Limb Thursday afternoon in her home 151 Beall avenue.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 14 May, 1927
pg 4
Wooster Masons See Degree Work in Akron
Several Wooster Masons went to Akron last evening to witness the presentation of the Super Excellent Master’s degree by Akron’s Masonic Council. The Wooster party included M.R. Limb, Theo Straub, Carl M. Limb, O.D. Kaufman, W.E. Heller, C.L. Wiler, Daniel C. Funk and Judge Ross W. Funk. M. R. Limb responded to a toast on behalf of the Wooster visitors, who went to Akron upon an invitation extended them a few evenings ago when the Akron Masons visited Wooster Council to witness the exemplification of the Super Excellent Master’s degree.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 23 May, 1927
pg 3
Many Bands To Visit Wooster
I.O.O.F. Convention in June Will Give the City a Gigantic Parade.
As the local grand lodge convention committee continues its work of arranging for the grand lodge session scheduled to be held here during the week of June 20th, its members become more and more convinced that Wednesday of that week will be “one big day” in Wooster.
For some weeks representatives of the committee have been visiting I.O.O.F. lodges in this part of the state. All of them have been enthusiastic about having the state convention in this section of Ohio, and have promised to send big delegations here.
Bands have been promised by the following: Ashland county, Medina county, Massillon, Canton, New Philadelphia, Cleveland and Orrville. Other bands are expected. The Wooster band and the boys’ band and girls’ band from the I.O.O.F. home in Springfield will also be here.
Wednesday will be the day of the big parade when a great many lodges will send floats.
Major M.R. Limb is in charge of local arrangements for the parade and is working it out on a plan similar to that followed on the last “General Wooster Day” parade, which formed at four different places, the sections converging at the public square.
John C. Schultz, chairman of the Wooster committee, reports that his committees are doing very excellent work and that there is every evidence that the convention will be a notable one.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 28 May, 1927
pg 2
Personals
Major M.R. Limb left today for Xenia, O., where he will attend a special two day session of the board of trustees of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan’s home.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday 10 June, 1927
pgs 1 & 2
Many Bands To Come Here For I.O.O.F. Parade
Week of June 20th to Bring Thousands of Visitors — Wednesday Big Day.
Committees from various branches of the I.O.O.F. order in Wooster who have been working for weeks on plans for the big convention scheduled to be held here week after next, are wondering now whether the rank and file of the local lodge’s 600 members and citizens of Wooster in general appreciate the scope of the big affair.
“We have been hard at work interesting Oddfellow Lodges far and wide in our convention,” Chairman John C. Schultz said today, “and they’re coming here to make our parade one of the biggest ever staged in Wooster. It would be a severe blow to our efforts if our own lodge does not turn our 90 per cent for the parade, and if our own people do not awake to the fact that the affair is a really big occasion.”
Mr. Schultz and his committees have set 400 as the goal for the number of local lodgemen to participate in the big parade, which occurs at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 22nd.
“Anything less than that will be a disappointment,” he said.
In checking over the list of lodges that have definitely agreed to send delegations, floats and bands here for the parade, it was found today that fourteen bands are assured, with prospects that the number may be increased to twenty by convention time.
Medina county lodges are joining in the county unit. Medina, Lodi and Brunswick lodges will come headed by the sixty-piece Strongsville high school band.
Ashland and Loudonville lodges are combining for an Ashland county delegation and will be headed by a band of forty pieces.
Massillon is coming with a big delegation, headed by a band of forty pieces.
The various Cleveland lodges are sending delegations, one promising at least 200 men, and they have arranged for a 40-piece band to head their procession.
New Philadelphia will send a delegation and a 25-piece band.
There will be two bands here from the I.O.O.F. home at Springfield; one composed of boys, the other of girls.
Youngstown has promised a band of 40 pieces to head its delegation.
Canton is bringing a band and a large delegation.
One of the features of the parade will be the “Spirit of ’76” drum corps, duplicating the famous painting. A former I.O.O.F. Grand Master, Mr. Peet, heads this famous organization which has made a fine impression in many parades.
Sandusky has promised a band with its delegation.
Lorain county lodges, including Elyria, Lorain and Oberlin, the home of Deputy Grand Master Summers, is coming with a delegation and a band.
The Wooster Board of Trade band, of course, will be out in full force and some of the neighboring towns not included in the above list are expected to send delegations and bands. Alliance, Millersburg, Mt. Vernon, [the remaining lines of the column are not readable at the bottom of the page.]
… practically every one will have floats in the parade. Delegations of Rebekahs as well as Oddfellows will participate.
The parade is in charge of a committee headed by Major M.R. Limb, new commander of Canton Wright, and will be formed in the nature of the General Wooster parade two years ago, mobilizing at four different points and the columns converging at the public square.
Convention sessions begin on Monday and continue until Friday.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday 14 June, 1927
pg 10
I.O.O.F. Parade Is Big Affair
Wednesday of Next Week Will Bring Hundreds of Oddfellow Visitors Here.
For the first time in nearly sixty years, the annual sessions of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I.O.O.F., will be held in Wooster, the convention being scheduled for next week, beginning Monday.
Perhaps the most interesting for those not in the Lodge and the most colorful to all, will be the long parade which takes place on Wednesday starting at 4 p.m.
The boys and girls bands from the I.O.O.F. home at springfield will escort the Grand Lodge to the reviewing stand on the corner of the square. The parade then forming, on North street with Major General Hahn and his staff in the lead, followed by the several Cantons, the Ladies Auxiliary, the Rebekahs and the different lodges will march out Liberty street in platoon formation before the reviewing stand. From there the parade will continue in three columns for a short distance, when they will counter march past the reviewing stand.
If it is possible Liberty street will be freed from all traffic during the hours from 2:30 until 5:00.
Major M.R. Limb, commander of Canton Wright, is in charge of all local arrangements for the parade and has consulted General Hahn in the matter of the formation of the various units.
Several thousand persons are expected to participate.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday 16 June, 1927
pg 1 & 3
3,000 To March In Big Parade On Wednesday
I.O.O.F. Demonstration Plans Made by Local Committees, Are Complete.
Over 3,000 Oddfellows and Rebekahs will march in next Wednesdays parade in Wooster, one of the biggest demonstrations any organization has ever staged in this vicinity.
John C. Schultz, chairman of the general committee, has computed that, marching four abreast, and with columns spaced six feet apart the procession will be 19 blocks long.
There will be numerous bands, a gala array of floats, uniformed Cantons in natty uniforms, and a great host of delegations with banners and pennants, and all the color that usually goes with a secret organization’s pomp and ceremony.
The general committees in charge of the big affair, held their final meeting last night and gave proof that their work has been well and thoroughly done.
The committees are ready for the arrival of the delegates to the Grand Lodge session on Monday, when registration will take place at the American House.
Committee members last night were presented with badges which they will wear during convention week, and arrangements are being made to furnish each local Oddfellow with a badge.
“We want to make all visiting lodgemen feel that they should have come to Wooster long ago for an occasion of this kind,” Mr. Schultz said in stressing the importance of extending a warm welcome to visitors.
Geo. W. Quinby, chairman of the sight-seeing committee, reported that 110 automobiles have been engaged for the sight-seeing trip on Tuesday afternoon.
The picnic committee, of which W.C. McCullough is chairman, is making plans for an attendance of 500 at Tuesday evening’s picnic at the Experiment Station, with provision made for increasing the supply of eats if necessary.
Announcement of the place where tickets will be sold for the pageant is to be made in a day or two. The pageant committee, under direction of Warren Snure, has secured places in the city to house all of the boys and girls from the Springfield home who will take part, and has also arranged to give them their meals.
Automobiles are to be furnished lodge members who want to be in the parade, but who will not be able to march.
The reviewing stand on the public square, from which officers of the lodge will watch the procession pass, is to be erected on Monday.
Pennants for decorating are to go on sale before the end of this week.
The first public meeting in connection with the convention will be Monday night in the opera house when the delegates will be welcomed here, and when an interesting program will be given.
The local committee has made plans so that while Wednesday will be the “big day,” each afternoon and evening will contain some special feature of interest to the general public.
Monday is the opera house welcome, Tuesday the sight-seeing trip and picnic, as well as an entertainment at 8 p.m. in I.O.O.F. hall by the Rebekahs, Wednesday brings the parade and pageant and Thursday the afternoon memorial services in the Reformed church and the decoration of chivalry in the evening in the high school.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday 17 June, 1927
pg 1 & 3
I.O.O.F. Guests Come Monday
Welcoming Ceremony Takes Place Monday Evening, Big Picnic on Tuesday.
The American Hotel will be headquarters next week for the delegates to the Grand Lodge convention, I.O.O.F. and for local committees in charge of the affair.
Registration will begin on Monday. All visitors will register under the direction of the local registration committee of which Warren Ackerman is chairman. This committee also requests all Wooster Odd Fellows, whether or not they are committee members, to register and thus give the committee the support of individual members of the Wooster Lodge.
Each person who registers will receive a special badge, a copy of the convention 32-page souvenir program and some particular instructions in the way of welcoming visitors.
The registration will take place on the second floor of the hotel, where the commodious parlor has been set aside for convention headquarters.
The boy Scout organization has offered its services to the registration and reception committees and it is also planned to have several automobiles at the disposal of these committees to take delegates to places they desire to see, and to be of general use in entertaining the visitors. Boy Scouts will be used to direct visitors to any destination they desire and to perform numerous other tasks.
The official reception of the convention delegates will take place at the city opera house Monday night at eight o’clock. Music will be furnished by Young’s orchestra and there will be vocal numbers by Mrs. Ralph Miller, contralto, and Mrs. Eulalia Pope, soprano. Addresses of welcome will be made by Judge G.A. Starn S.P. Eshalman, of Orrville, Mayor W.H. Black, E.C. Dix, president of the Board of Trade, and Mrs. Lizzie Miller, secretary of Wayne Rebekah Lodge. Responsis will come from Judge Samuel N. Young, Toledo, grand master, H.D. Chcaffin, Columbus, grand secretary, Mrs. Clara Rupert, Warren, president of the Ohio Rebekah Assembly, and Charles R. Sumbers, Oberlin, deputy grand master.
On Tuesday the convention will get under way with morning and afternoon sessions of the Grand Lodge, a sight-seeing trip at 3 p.m., and the picnic at the Experiment Station at six o’clock. This picnic is in charge of a committee headed by W.C. McCullough and it is expected that at least 500 Oddfellows and their families will attend. The lodge is furnishing the picnic in its entirety.
Rebakahs will give a special entertainment at I.O.O.F. hall Tuesday night and Wednesday is the day of the big parade and pageant.
Tickets for the pageant at the high school auditorium at 8 o’clock Wednesday night, will go on sale at 9 a.m., Tuesday at Proctor’s drug store.
Headquarters of the Rebekahs will be in Masonic Temple where spacious quarters have been set aside for the women.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday 18 June, 1927
pg 3
Members of Wooster I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge Committee
[with 8 photos: John C. Schultz, J.O. Fritz, Chas. L. Wiler, James M. Shamp, W.C. Myers, J.R. Warner, Chas. Lautenschlager, C.M. Tawney]
Hundreds of people who stand along the city’s main streets or gaze from vantage points in windows at the big I.O.O.F. parade, will declare the affair “wonderful.”
Other hundreds who enjoy the picnic at the Experiment Station Tuesday evening, observe the sight-seeing trip Tuesday afternoon, attend the Rebekah entertainment Tuesday evening, witness the pageant by children from the I.O.O.F. home Wednesday evening, attend the grand ball the same evening or attend the memorial service Thursday afternoon and the ceremony of the degree of chivalry Thursday evening are going to declare the convention is a “big success.”
But back of all these finished products that are in store next week have been weeks and weeks of hard and diligent work on the part of some 150 committeemen and committee women of wooster Lodge and the lodges of Wooster district.
And back of these committees have been eight individual members of the Wooster Grand lodge convention committee headed by their efficient and hard-working chairman John C. Schultz. This committee has borne the burden of responsibility in arranging the big affair and declare that everything is complete except a definite promise from the weatherman to provide sunshine for Tuesday and Wednesday. Members of this committee are pictured above.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday 18 June, 1927
pg 3
Full Program Of Welcome
I.O.O.F. Delegates to be Received Monday Night at Opera House.
The complete program for Monday night’s welcome to delegates to the session of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., which will take place at the city opera house beginning at 8 o’clock, follows:
Reception at 8 p.m. at city opera house. P.G. John C. Schultz, Pres. Citizens National Bank, Wooster, presiding; Overture, Harry Young’s orchestra; invocation, Rev. R.S. Tuck, pastor Church of Christ, Wooster; vocal selection, Arion quartet, Wooster; address of welcome, Bro. Geo. A. Starn, common pleas judge, Wooster; address of welcome, P.G., S.P. Eshelman, President P.G. Association Dist. 21, Orrville; response, Judge Samuel N. Young, Grand Master, Toledo, O.; vocal solo, Mrs. Ralph W. Miller, Wooster; address of welcome, W.H. Black, Mayor of Wooster; response, H.D. Chaffin, Grand Secretary, Columbus, O.; violin solo, Harry Young, Wooster; address of welcome, Mrs. Lizzie Miller, Past Grand Warden, O.R. A.; Wooster response, Clara Rupert, President, O.R.A., Warren, O.; vocal solo, Mrs. Eulalia Pope, Wooster; address of welcome, E.C. Dix, President Wooster Board of Trade; response, Charles R. Summers, Deputy Grand Master, Oberlin, O.; announcements, closing selection, “America,” all participating.
Committees in charge of Monday night’s program extended an urgent invitation today to citizens in general to be present at this welcoming function. Only a part of the delegates will be here and even with the full attendance of Wooster lodge, there will be many vacant seats unless citizens in general participate. The program will be of special interest to Woosterites. The public, committees stressed today, is invited to all public function of the week and will find much of interest there. Only one feature will have an admission charge, the pageant at the high school Wednesday evening.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday 20 June, 1927
pgs 1 & 6
City Gay With Color For I.O.O.F. Hosts
City’s Welcome For Delegates Comes Tonight
Tuesday Brings Sight-Seeing Trip, Wednesday Afternoon the Big Parade.
With flags and banners, I.O.O.F. pennants and shields floating above down-town streets and beckoning a welcome from store-fronts, delegates to the 95th annual session of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I.O.O.F., were registering here today for a week’s convention while local Odd-fellows were extending themselves to insure the visitors a pleasant and profitable week in Wooster.
While the first session of the Grand Lodge will not take place until tomorrow morning many of the delegates arrived here today and registered. They will be in attendance this evening at the city opera house where the official welcome of Wooster Lodge and of the City of Wooster will be extended in an appropriate program.
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First To Register
Some 300 Oddfellows and Rebekahs had registered at American Hotel headquarters up to 2 p.m. today. Simon Brenner, Wooster, was the first man to register. Julius Kauffman, Gallipolis Dist. No. 71, was the first representative to register.
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Judge Samuel N. Young, of Toledo, Grand Master, will have general supervision over the Grand Lodge sessions, and at the secretary’s desk will be the organization’s veteran secretary, H.D. Chaffin, of Columbus. Both of these officers arrived in Wooster today.
C.R. Summers, of Oberlin, is deputy grand master; George C. Kolb, Cincinnati, grand treasurer; and John M. Gledhill, of Warren, grand warden of the grand lodge.
Former Prosecuting Attorney J.O. Fritz, who was largely instrumental in procuring this session of the organization in Wooster, will represent the lodges of Wooster district in the business sessions of the organization.
It was stated today that the matter of sick benefits will be one of the important questions up for consideration. For a number of years the Ohio Grand Lodge sent delegates to the sessions of the Sovereign Grand Lodge instructed to vote in favor of abolishing sick benefits. Two years ago the Sovereign Grand Lodge modified its constitution and made the matter of sick benefits optional with the lodges of each state. Following this action, a resolution was proposed at the ?? last year to abolish sick benefits in Ohio. The resolution failed to muster sufficient votes to permit of its adoption under suspension of the rules and it was left on the table for consideration at the Wooster meeting. A majority vote will bring its adoption.
It is reported however that while the Ohio lodge frequently instructed its delegates to favor abolition of sick benefits, there has been a change in sentiment, and local obs? to not be one that the resolution ??? Wooster ??? sick members $3 weekly in benefits and this is about ?? the state.
While the regular sessions of the lodge will be attended by about one hundred delegates and special representatives acting in an official capacity, local committees have been hard at work to make this convention a real display of Oddfellowship and if the weather is favorable, they are expecting one of the biggest parades Wednesday that the order has ever marshalled in the state.
Wooster Lodge and the lodges of the district are very greatly interested and they have spread the word to many neighboring counties and cities. No less than 16 uniformed Cantons and fourteen bands have been promised for the parade and many lodges are sending big delegations.
Medina county, for instance, is coming with the Strongsville high school band of sixty pieces. Brunswick, Medina and Lodi lodges will be in this delegation which plans to make stops at Seville and Creston en route arriving here with a great flourish in decorated automobiles.
Ashland and Loudonville lodges have combined for the occasion. Each will have a float and the two will have a band. They propose to mobilize in the west part of the city and march to the business district in Ohio.
Local stores will close at 3:30 p.m. and upwards of 400 local Oddfellows are planning to march in the parade.
Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, New Philadelphia, Canton, Massillon, Millersburg, Mansfield, Lorain, Sandusky, Toledo, Elyria, Oberlin and other cities are sending big delegations.
The parade is scheduled to move at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Unless advance information is interfered with seriously by bad weather or some unexpected occurrence, a magnificent parade of bands, uniformed Cantons, decorated floats and delegations with colors and banners is assured.
Although much activity began to be manifest this afternoon as the preparations for the big event neared a climax, the first demonstration in connection with the convention comes tonight at the city opera house when the official welcome is extended. The program follows:
Reception at 8 p.m. at city opera house. P.G. John C. Schultz, Pres. Citizens National Bank, Wooster, presiding; Overture, Harry Young’s orchestra; invocation, Rev. R.S. Tuck, pastor Church of Christ, Wooster; vocal selection, Arion quartet, Wooster; address of welcome, Bro. Geo. A. Starn, common pleas judge, Wooster; address of welcome, P.G., S.P. Eshelman, President P.G. Association Dist. 21, Orrville; response, Judge Samuel N. Young, Grand Master, Toledo, O.; vocal solo, Mrs. Ralph W. Miller, Wooster; address of welcome, W.H. Black, Mayor of Wooster; response, H.D. Chaffin, Grand Secretary, Columbus, O.; violin solo, Harry Young, Wooster; address of welcome, Mrs. Lizzie Miller, Past Grand Warden, O.R. A.; Wooster response, Clara Rupert, President, O.R.A., Warren, O.; vocal solo, Mrs. Eulalia Pope, Wooster; address of welcome, E.C. Dix, President Wooster Board of Trade; response, Charles R. Summers, Deputy Grand Master, Oberlin, O.; announcements, closing selection, “America,” all participating.
By tomorrow morning practically all of the delegates are expected to be here. There will be morning and afternoon sessions of the Grand Lodge, an afternoon sight-seeing trip through Wooster and to Smithville and Orrville, and a picnic at the Experiment Station at six o’clock to which all Oddfellows and their families are invited.
Delegates to the Grand Lodge are:
[list follows, did not transcribe]
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday 21 June, 1927
pgs 1 & 3
Thousands Coming For I.O.O.F. Parade
Liberty St. Best Place To See Spectacle
Full Plans Made For Tomorrow’s Crowning Event of I.O.O.F. Convention.
While representatives of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, I.O.O.F., got down to business this morning when their first session was called to order at I.O.O.F. Hall, interest of the general public is on the big event of tomorrow — the parade, scheduled to move at 4 p.m.
The convention of representatives is in truth a matter of little moment outside of lodge circles, but Wooster Lodge, in bringing the convention here, has built up an “Oddfellow show” that promises to be one of the largest ever held in this section of Ohio.
If the weatherman smiles tomorrow, Oddfellows will come from all points of the compass, and preliminary estimates that 3,000 will be in the line of march declared today to be none too small.
Parade Details
General F.A.H. Hahn, commander of the Patriarchs Militant of Ohio is here working out with Major M.R. Limb, chairman of the local parade committee, the final details of this parade.
The reviewing stand was being constructed today on the public square just west of the Alvin Rich & Co. store, and from this vantage point General Hahn and his staff will view the marchers.
The parade will be formed on North street, the different groups falling into line from designated locations on neighboring streets. The Boys’ and Girls’ Band from the Springfield home, for instance, will march from their headquarters at Memorial Hall to I.O.O.F. hall, pick up the grand lodge delegates there, and escort them along the whole line of march. Ashland county delegations are to mobilize in the west part of the city for the event, and other visitors are to be given definite instructions as to where they meet and where the fall into line.
Route of Parade
The parade will move east on North street as it forms to Beall Avenue, south on Beall Avenue to Liberty, move west on Liberty street to the fair grounds, and then countermarch to Bever street and disband.
The police department today issued specific instructions that no automobiles be parked on Liberty street from Beall Avenue to the fair grounds after 2 o’clock in order that the whole street may be available to the marching thousands.
One of the prettiest sights in the parade will be at the square, where when the procession returns from the fair grounds the uniformed Cantons will drop out of line moving left by threes and will face about south of Liberty street facing the reviewing stand in a body as the remainder of the marchers pass on east on Liberty street.
The Formation
General instruction issued by Chairman Limb instruct all organizations to form in columns of fours except Cantons which will form Canton front when reaching Liberty street, changing to columns of threes when countermarching.
The various organizations as they arrive at the place of assembly will take positions in the order in which they arrive.
First division — Head of the column will form on Buckeye street north of North street, in the following order: police escort, ? Band of Youngstown; National and [… the next column is too faint and broken up to transcribe]
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday 22 June, 1927
pg 1
Parade Is I.O.O.F. Convention Peak
Throngs Come Here To March For Fraternity
Colors Wave in Breeze, Bands Play and City’s Alive With Spirit of Occasion.
The broad expanse of Liberty street, from the Pennsylvania depot to the fair grounds, was cleared of automobiles this afternoon, ready for the big I.O.O.F. parade, scheduled to move at four p.m.
Traffic through the city was diverted from the east via Palmer street, and from the west via Larwill street and soon after the noon hour members of Company K removed from Liberty street those cars which had been parked there in violation of police orders.
After the street was cleared, Boy Scouts were on duty in each block, preventing any additional parking.
Visitors for this, the big day of the convention, began arriving early. A bit of morning sunshine was followed by a period of cloudy weather and some indication of rain. This passed away again, however, and late in the forenoon the sun was shining most of the time, and the weatherman’s only threat was that a sudden thunderstorm might make its appearance at parade time.
Liberty street, the public square and North and South Market street were gay with colors. The decorations have been in place all week, but they seemed more profuse today as sidewalks were filled with uniformed Canton men, members of the various bands, and beribboned Oddfellows and Rebekahs.
The various organizations to participate in the parade were taking their places this afternoon on Buckeye, Bever and College Avenues north of North street, ready to “feed into” the line of march as it formed along North street, to move east to Beall, south to Liberty, west to the fair grounds, and then to countermarch back through the square.
NOTE: M.R. Limb is not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday 23 June, 1927
pg 14
Thousands In Line As I.O.O.F. Forces Parade
Bands, Floats, Uniforms And Men And Women Make Impressive Showing
A magnificent Odd Fellow show was yesterday afternoon’s parade, staged here in connection with the 95th annual session of the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Several thousand marchers — no one will attempt to make an accurate estimate, participated.
Cantons from nearly a dozen lodges, making a distinctly military appearance with their snug black uniforms, snappy bands from ten communities, marching hundreds of subordinate lodge fellows, designated by ribbons and collars and other groups of white clad Rebekahs, to say nothing of the gorgeous floats, combined to make the parade a really extraordinary one.
With Liberty street completely cleared of traffic through the combined efforts of the police department, Company K and the Boy Scouts, the parade swung through the business district with fine precision and without a slip, and the gay decorations on stores and across the streets and public square, gave an added touch of splendor to a most pretentious display.
Thousands of persons thronged the public square to see the marchers pass in review before Major General F.A.H. Hahn, commander of the Ohio Patriarchs Militant, and representatives to the grand lodge, and other thousands were lined along the whole route of the parade, which took about a half hour in passing. When the last delegations were passing westward, the head of the parade reached the square on its return, the double column filling the entire length of West Liberty street to the fair grounds.
“It was a truly wonderful parade,” declared Past Grand Master George H. Neffner, who has seen many Odd Fellow processions, “I don’t know that I have ever seen a finer one. The spectacle was certainly a fine tribute to your local committee, and particularly to your hard-working chairman, John C. Schultz, who, I am informed, is largely responsible for interesting so many neighboring lodges in this event.”
Forming on North street and feeding in from Buckeye, Bever and College, the parade moved eastward to Beall avenue, south to Liberty, and then swung, with lively step, into the broad thoroughfare. Viewed from the reviewing stand, the parade was a gorgeous sight.
The parade was headed by the splendid 36-piece Canton band from Youngstown, which marched just ahead of General Hahn and his staff. Following was the Youngstown Canton and then uniformed Cantons from a dozen lodges.
None, however, made a more impressive and military appearance than our own Canton Wright, commanded by Lieut. F.E. Boigegrain. Veterans who have captured prize money at numerous state and national competitive drills, showed with much emphasis that they have forgotten none of the military precision they learned during the many years the Canton was commanded by the late Capt. Forbes Alcock.
Wayne Rebekah Lodge’s beautiful float, followed by the “third degree” staff float, including the goat, and the “I.O.O.F. band from Beanville” put the Wayne lodge very much on the map.
Amazon Lodge and the Amathest Rebekah Lodge from Cleveland and Lakewood delegations made a fine showing.
Old Wooster Lodge No. 42 had upwards of 300 men in line, a great outpouring of the order, and probably the largest number of Wooster Odd Fellows ever to participate in a parade, was led by the Wooster Board of Trade band. And after it is all said and done, none of the visiting musical organizations looked better than this fifty-four piece organization. This band, by the way, provided a treat that was not on the program. After the parade was practically concluded and Cantons had lined up facing the reviewing stand, the band, coming from the east, swung past the reviewing stand for a special review, Drum Major Earl Cumberland at their head. A tremendous burst of applause greeted this feat, which was arranged just at the last minute by local men in charge of the parade.
Killbuck Encampment’s float, the float of West Salem lodge, which also had a goat and a slogan, “Our best butter — none stronger,” attracted constant attention along the line of march. The Corn City float was another outstanding one.
Martin and Myers old 1910 Ford, which ambled along so well that one sees no necessity for a new Ford model, carried its own brass band and behaved splendidly.
The sixty-piece Strongsville high school band headed a Medina county delegation of some four hundred marchers. Elyria and Grafton lodges were in line with large numbers.
The Orrville Legion drum corps, just a little different, and certainly just as good as any band in line, marched at the head of Orrville lodge, which also had one of the prettiest floats in the parade.
Applecreek’s clever float attracted much attention with its slogan “thirteen miles to Jericho.” Sippo lodge was another outstanding one.
The Dalton band, at the head of which was the veteran Oscar Puegner, former director of the Wooster Board of Trade band, headed a big delegation of Cleveland and Lakewood subordinate lodge members.
Ashland and Loudonville delegations, with floats and headed by the Ashland band, indicated that Oddfellowship in that section is much awake.
The New Philadelphia High School band, its drum major in a striking red uniform, headed the Tuscarawas county marchers.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday 24 June, 1927
pg 4
Woosterites Hold Firm And Win Out, so Beat Rain For I.O.O.F. Parade
Major M.R. Limb is in cahoots with the weatherman, a reporter for the Record was informed today.
Some weeks ago when the major was named chairman of the parade committee for the I.O.O.F. parade, he and his committee selected four o’clock as the time for the procession.
They communicated their ideas to Major General F.A.H. Hahn, who promptly vetoed them and replied that the parade would be at 6 o’clock.
Major Limb consulted local committeemen and they backed him in his decision, it being the local impression that a four o’clock parade would be better than one two hours later. General Hahn believed that more outside people would come for the later event.
The parade was held at four o’clock.
Those who kept close track of events of Wednesday recall that a very very drenching rain came along in the evening and that had the parade been delayed until six o’clock, a considerable number of people would have gotten decidedly wet.
NOTE: This article does not specifically mention M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 26 July, 1927
pg 4
New Xenia Home Law Goes Into Effect Today
A state law providing for the re-organization of the Ohio Soldier’s and Sailors’ Orphans home in Xenia went into effect today.
It provides for a board of trustees for the institution of five members, four of whom shall be men who were in the military service of the United States in a war, the fifth to be a woman who was in military service or who is the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a man with a war service record. One member is to be appointed each year for a term of five years.
The members of the present board will serve until their respective terms expire. The law also prescribes the rules under which admissions to the home shall be made, and for the education of the inmates of the institution.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 19 August, 1927
pg 7
Rev. and Mrs. McGaw to Return to India Soon
Rev. and Mrs. A.G. McGraw, workers in the Presbyterian mission field in India, who have been living in Wooster the past year on a furlough from their labors, making their home on East University street, have received notice from the general board in New York that arrangements are being made for their return to Etah, India and that they will sail from New York of Philadelphia in about six weeks. Rev. and Mrs. McGaw have had a delightful visit in Wooster. Each is a graduate of the college of Wooster and Rev. McGaw was a star athlete in his younger days having been associated with Major M.R. Limb on the gridiron. They have further enjoyed the year because their daughter, Miss Betty, is a college student and she has lived with her parents while they have been here.
NOTE: Recollection is made which includes three of the Limb brothers. Carl Limb, oldest boy, Will Limb, who had died in 1867 at the age of 25, and Max Limb, who is Marcus.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 3 October, 1927
pg 3
Etter is Coming Back For First County Fair He’s Seen Since 1880
Charles F. Etter, citizen of Akron, is coming back to Wooster this week to attend the first Wayne county fair he has seen here since 1880, and in a reminiscent mood he wrote for the Akron Times, some of his recollections of Wooster as he remembered it.
D.W. Kimber was mayor, Archie Dice was city marshal, George Miller and Harry Huber were policemen. C.C. Parsons was common pleas judge and William Coulter was sheriff, with his two sons, Gerald and Fischer, as deputies.
The public schools in those days were numbered according to wards: No. 1 was on S. Buckeye street, No. 2 was on N. Bever street, No. 3 on the corner of North Walnut and Larwill street. Prof. Eversole was superintendent. The late L.N. Glover came to Wooster every Thursday and taught music in the schools. Mr. Glover was a resident of Akron and one of the Akron schools bears his name.
Wooster boasted of the best criminal lawyer in the country in the person of John McSweeney, Sr.
Judge Ross W. Funk, now judge of the court of appeals in this district, I can well remember as studying law under the great McSweeney.
Back in the old days there were, of course, no automobiles, but there was bitter rivalry among three of Wooster’s transportation men who operated a bus and cabs to and from the depot and all parts of the city. No doubt many of the present old timers of the city remember the battles of S.S. Schilling, Will Lundy and Charlie Lawhead.
I still have in my mind a number of my young schoolmates of the old days. There was Will Horn, Fred Faber, Heinie Schuch, Fred Figert, Will, Max and and Carl Limb, Irv Frick, Ed D’Miller, Art Bissell, Art carr, Will and John Warfel, Frank Wendling, George and Ed Feightner, “Cooney” Long, Effie, Munn, Etta Munn, Cora Oyler, Julia Wendling, Emma Betson, Lillie Slegenthaler, Anna Coulter, Ella Dice and the Jones sisters, daughters of Lake Jones. How pleased I would be to see any or all of them at the fair this week.
The principal places of interest in the outlying districts in those days were the Stibbs distillary to the northeast; east was the Mougey brewery and the Naftzger flour mill; to the southeast was the old Stonebottom and the Dolly Varden swimming holes, the old paper mill and Robinson’s hill; to the south the Catholic church and the Ohio house; to the southwest was Prairie Lane, Killbuck bottoms, the German church and Spear’s furniture factory; to the west Christmas run, Brandstetter’s sand bank and fair grounds; and the high school, university and Reddick’s dam, and the notorious I.E. house in the north.
Baseball was a great sport in Wooster back in the old days. Mansfield was the principal rival of the D. Nice team, considered one of the best teams in that section. Many of the ball tossers of those two teams were later making their mark in the big leagues. Among them were Hank Luce, Larry Twitchell and Ed Delehanty.
But that sport did not hold a candle to the firemen’s tournaments which were held in Wooster, Tiffin, Fostoria, Findlay and other Ohio cities. The events were races by hose cart teams and also hook and ladder teams of the cities named. Wooster had a hose company which took numerous first prizes. It was the Alert No. 3. The hook and ladder company also was humdinger, with Fritz Reece as ladder climber.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday 14 October, 1927
pg 2
Society
Thursday Club
The Thursday club met at the home of Mrs. W.Z. Morrison, with Mrs. Limb as associate hostess. The program consisted of a paper by Mrs. Limb, The St. Lawrence Waterway, and a paper by Miss Sprague, Simon Bolivar, the great South American patriot. Mrs. Vance gave several musical numbers. A delightful social hour was held.
1927: Election year for Mayor of Wooster.
Some heated exchanges between Mayor Black, Republican, running for re-election and Black’s predecessor, M.R. Limb, begins with Mayor Black’s 11/4/1927 advertisement.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday 4 November, 1927
pg 8
Second Term Deserved By Mayor Black
Committee Points to Record of Law Enforcement And Economy of Administration.
Why Mayor Black Should Receive The Second Term.
He Has Been Economical.
He Has Enforced The Law.
He Has Administered To All Citizens Alike In A Business Way.
His predecessor in the year 1925 received from taxes for the service fund the sum of $20,520.52. This was cut so that Black’s administration for the year 1926 only received $17,847.64. Notwithstanding the fact that he was obliged to increase the sewerage and the water mains in the east part of the city; notwithstanding the fact that he was required to extend the water mains and the other improvements in that portion of the manufacturing district of the city south of Applecreek, annexed to the city during his administration and notwithstanding the great growth the rapid development of that portion of the city west of Christmas Run and the northern part of the city, all of which had to be taken care of, he was able to keep pace with all of these improvements with a cut of practically $13,000 in the service fund.
Power alone for the water department in 1925 cost the city $11,491.95. By the economic management of the Service Director, in 1926, under Mayor Black, it was reduced to $10,341.96.
The water department cost the city in 1925 $49,511, while under Black’s administration in 1926, it only cost $35,279.79, and, there was no time during the year 1926, or during Black’s administration, that he was obliged to notify the people not to use the water, as was done under former administrations, during the entire day.
At the end of the last year of the preceding administration there was a balance of but $282.61 in the water fund. At the end of the first year of Mayor Black’s term, there was a balance of $7,886.72. Though operating the department at a marked saving, Mayor Black has done much to purify the water supply both through the frequent flushing of the mains and the elimination of dead ends. If re-elected it shall be his policy to continue with this flushing and the elimination of dead ends, which ought to do much toward removing the iron from our pipes. He has from time to time had the water tested at Columbus with the result that it has been kept safe and pure for drinking and other public purposes.
In 1925 there was collected from fines $2,811.55. In 1926, under Black’s administration, $6,090.70 was collected. On the 31st day of December, 1925, under the former mayor, there was a balance of $3,618.46 in the general fund. On the 31st day of December, 1926, the last day of the first year of Black’s administration, there was a balance of $9,560.66, in the general fund. $5,000 of this balance was transferred by council to apply to the indebtedness on the new city park.
If the same policy of law enforcement, as adopted by Black, is pursued within the next two years, the indebtedness of the new city park [illegible].
The facts are as shown by the above figures, that notwithstanding the great amount of home building and the large increase in the population, Mayor Black has actually operated the city at a great decrease in cost.
In addition to Mayor Black’s economic administration of our city, he has taken care of our business interests. He has likewise administered to our manufacturing needs. The city has been provided with a most efficient Chief of Police and a good police force and a first class fire department. The financial statement of the city clearly indicates the effective administration of the public service director. The health of the city has been carefully guarded by a very competent health board under the direction of Dr. Rhoten. As Mayor, Mr. Black has ever been mindful of the sick and the deserving have been helped in every possible way. He has ever been courteous, he has been on the job at the Mayor’s office at nine o’clock every morning to transact the business of the court and to perform his duties. He has given practically his entire time to the office. He has exhibited only such consideration for the wayward boy who has been brought before him that a father of a son could grant.
By the vote of the citizens $1,500,000 valuation has been added to the city by annexation during Mayor Black’s term of office.
All statements of the financial condition of the city as contained in this article are taken from the City Auditor’s books.
Wayne County Republican Executive Committee
Political Adv.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 5 November, 1927
pg 2
Calls Black’s Economy Myth
Former Mayor Limb Contrast Some Efforts of the Two Administrations
State of M.R. Limb, former mayor of the city of Wooster, in reply to the article of Mayor Black:
“First, we will not hide behind the skirts of any political committee, and let us state the entire truth to the city of Wooster.
“He could not find any faults in his present opponent for the office of mayor that he could publish, so he attacked the former mayor’s administration. I am not ashamed of anything I did as mayor. I got value received for every dollar expended, and took all responsibility, asking no one else to stand in my place, or assume my duty. Your boasted economy is a myth. On the other hand you tried to saddle on the taxpayers a municipal court at a cost of at least $14,000 a year of which you expected to be judge, and which you tried to do behind the people’s back, and of which court there was no more need than there is of a dashboard on an automobile.
“The 1925 report shows that we spent not including the water expenditures, $81,337.67, received from all sources, and that you spent in 1926 $73,121.18. Where did my money go? First, I found the city working with pick and shovel. I purchased a plow, tractor and scrapper, three Ford dump trucks, a Ford truck for the water department, a police car, Buick Six, a car for the engineer, a large truck for the Service department. We had been paying $34 a day rent. I considered it cheaper to buy. A flusher to clean our streets, twelve drinking fountains which are still in the basement of the city hall. Another truck for the fire department.
“In the water department we collected over $43,000, while you collected around $34,000. Why all the fall off? We had on the ground nine car load of water mains, the twelve drinking fountains above spoken of 330 water meters beside ? fittings all bought and paid for out of our receipts. Now your 1928 water rent receipts are mortgaged to the extent of $15,000, which you borrowed from the sinking fund.
“We found no adequate means of pumping our water and an old ? at the Killbuck station. We build a 20 by 35 concrete fire proof pump house threw away the old machinery installed electricity and two motor ? driven ? ? pumps ? of what is of sufficient capacity to supply ? the ? maker ? present ?. We also installed a ? driven pump of the same size. So now the ? has three units and means of pumping sufficient for the next fifty years.
“Now we didn’t issue bonds as had always been the custom but paid for all improvements out of the receipts which we increased from $28,000 a year to $49,793.73 by collecting from consumers who had not been paying their full share.
“Now we come to the gasoline and auto tax. Under my administration we had no gasoline tax. We received $14,920.80 and used it to resurface hard surfaced streets as the law requires. You received, including the balance I left in your fund $23,907.88 to be spent on hard surfaced streets. Where did you put it? I left over $16,000 in funds for your administration.
“Now as to the sinking fund, we have some big payments to make in the near future. Mayor Fisher started to put a surplus in the sinking fund against these big years, which I considered a very wise course to follow. I increased the amounts until we had a surplus of $76,000. You have put nothing in this fund and it has dwindled down to $59,000.
“I didn’t take bread out of the mouths of poor defenseless suffering children by excessive fine. I made an honest effort to get the real bootlegger, who sells the rotten stuff, and I consider that the only way to effectually enforce the 18th amendment — get the source of supply and you will stop the little man who consumes.
“Also, thank God, I did not buy a steam roller to roll two by four patches.”
Pol. Adv.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 7 November, 1927
pg 2
Statement By M.R. Limb
To the Honorable Mayor. I did not in our campaign attempt to deny your statements as to my efficiency. I considered that the people of Wooster would take the word and deeds of a life-long resident against the statements of a “stranger within our gates.” But it seems they did not, and I was satisfied to remain silent until you attacked my administration. I was on the firing line in France when you came to this city selling oil stock.
Your statement that a part of the equipment was not paid for and that you were required to pay for part of it, is a direct falsehood. This can be proven by the fact that I turned over to your administration exactly $16,222.12. It is reasonable to suppose having that amount on hand, I would have allowed bills to remain unpaid? I kept a set of my books of my own and always knew just where the finances of the city stood. And we did not allow this machinery to stand out in all kinds of weather, without shelter as you did. The water rent was reduced in 1924 and not in 1925, as you state. I increased it one-fourth in 1922 so that I could pay for the improvements. I paid for them and then reduced the rent, as I had promised the citizens of this city. I held true in my promise, yet in 1925 our receipts in the water rents was over $49,000. This, after the said reduction you speak of, and you collected only around $34,000 in 1926 and less in 1927.
You say you have nothing to do with the sinking fund. That is the trouble, no effort to look after the future of the city, take care of the present needs and let the future take care of itself. But, the city will be here long after you and I have passed away, and they must meet the obligations and they must be paid out of this very sinking fund. I would advice that you pay at least some attention to this fund. You are ex officio member of this board.
You are right. Limb is not the issue in this campaign, and he was satisfied to remain out of it until you brought him into it. You speak of your efficient handling of the water situation. As soon as the Booster Station stops the water all drains out of the pipes above the Bloomington reservoir, and they are left without water or fire protection. Why didn’t you build a standpipe so that all can have protection. I believe all should have all the advantages ??.
You are right. The issue is Black’s record. He admits he pays no attention to the sinking fund the city’s future. That is enough for me.
If you had efficiently maintained the water collections you could have installed an iron extraction plant at a cost of not over $5000 or $6000 on the outside, and without a bond issue or an increase in the cost of water to the consumers for the amount of surplus after all expenses has been paid in the water department is about $20,000. Your figures must have been compiled by someone who was looking for a job as the city of Ashland installed an iron extraction plant that works successfully for the sum of $4200.
M.R. Limb,
Pol. Adv.
NOTE: The Democratic candidate was E.K. Geiselman, running against 1-term incumbent, W.H. Black. Eli K. Geiselman’s wife was Harriet Bradshaw, sister of Lucile Bradshaw, the first wife of M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 7 November, 1927
pg 2
Geiselman’s Final Statement to Voters
To the Voters.
I want to thank the voters of all political parties for the courtesies extended to me during this campaign. I have been received so kindly everywhere I have been treated so nicely that I feel I would be remise in my duty if I did not publicly acknowledge my appreciation.
Wooster is a city of 10,000 souls and it has been utterly impossible for me to see each and everyone individually, but whether or not I saw you personally I want you all to know that I will greatly appreciate your support at the polls tomorrow if you feel I merit it.
I have tried to conduct a clean campaign free from personalities and want to assure the voters that in the event of my election to the office of mayor of this city of progress I pledge myself to give the city a clean and progressive administration.
As a final appeal I want to remind you that no greater privilege is extended and no greater duty imposed upon anyone, any time than the privilege and duty of voting and regardless of whether you intend to cast your vote for me or my opponent I sincerely urge you to go to the polls tomorrow and exercise your right of franchise and whatever the result may be I will be content. It is only by general exercise of this duty and privilege that we can have good government.
Sincerely yours
E.K. Geiselman.
Adv.
NOTE: Mayor Black accused Limb of inserting himself into the campaign; however, Black’s previous advertisement of 11/4/1927 begins by smearing his predecessor, Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 7 November, 1927
pg 3
Black Replies To Limb
Declares Former Mayor’s Letter is “Sour Grapes”.
Former Mayor M.R. Limb has sought to inject himself into the present campaign. His open letter Saturday night clearly indicates this.
In the first place the voter will recall that it was Limb who was defeated by Black two years ago. His letter therefore smacks of “Sour Grapes.”
In the second place, it will be noted that Limb seeks to flay Black because Black has not found fault with his present opponent. Well and good. This is not Black’s style. He has sought to conduct a clean, constructive campaign, standing solely on his record.
In the third place, Limb points with pride to the equipment he left on hand at the end of his administration, intimating that this explains Black’s economic management. He forgot to say, however, that Black’s administration had to pay for much of this material. For example there were about 550 water meters bought by Limb and paid for by Black. Many other similar items might be cited.
Furthermore, after Limb was defeated for the third term and before he went out of office, he reduced the water rent 25 per cent. Notwithstanding this reduction Black collected proportionately speaking over $5,000 more than Limb did under the high rate, as shown by the records. Black did not issue a single bond to extend the water mains. Some money was borrowed on anticipated collections the same as Limb did to equip the pumping station. Figures don’t lie. As stated in Friday’s paper, Black had less money to do business on and had more left than his predecessor. The figures can be obtained from the city auditor.
As for the sinking fund is concerned the mayor has nothing to do with this. This is in the hands of a non-partison sinking fund commission.
But Limb is not the issue of this campaign. His letter was written to becloud it. The issues are Black’s record as an economic manager his position in demanding a reduction of telephone and electric rates, and his clean cut enforcement of the dry laws. He has shown where he stands. His opponent has remained silent except to say that he favors the installation of a water softener. This is up to the people. If they want to vote for a bond issue of $75,000, Black will install it.
The issue is Black’s record. If you favor economy, vote for Black. If you believe in his stand on public utility rates, vote for Black. If you approve of his enforcement of the dry laws, vote for Black. Play safe with Black.
Wayne Co. Rep. E. Com.
Political Advt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 8 November, 1927
pg 1
Vote is Heavy in Wooster City
Returns Will Tell Tale On Mayor’s Vote
Despite Bad Weather, Fairly Heavy Vote is Being Cast Today.
Reports from various precincts this afternoon indicated that a very heavy vote is being cast in Wooster. Over 1,500 had voted up to noon, it was estimated on the basis of reports from half the city precincts which were averaging more than 100 votes to the precinct at that hour.
The polls will close at 6:30 o’clock tonight and in two or three hours the result of the city election on mayor shoud be available.
Owing to lack of space in the building, the Record will be unable to accommodate the crowd that will want to hear the returns, but results will be posted in the window.
It was stated during the day that the court room will be open and that returns from the various precincts will be read there as rapidly as they are received. The general public is invited to the court room.
Although there was constant snowfall during the morning, a goodly number of voters went to the polls, and this afternoon the voting places were quite busy. A fairly large vote will be polled by the time the day is over.
Backers of both Mayor W.H. Black and E.K. Geiselman continued to be confident of the result today. The sincere confidence that has hovered over the camps of both candidates during the closing weeks of the campaign indicated to casual observers that a close election is in progress, and that neither candidate will emerge with a very overwhelming majority.
The special issues, including the chiropractors bill and the Marshall bill, served to whet the interest of voters, and many went to the polls for the particular purpose of voting for or against one or both of these measures.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 November, 1927
pg 1
Geiselman, Happy, is Getting Congratulations On Election as Mayor
E.K. Geiselman, elected mayor of Wooster yesterday by probably the largest majority a successful candidate for mayor ever received in Wooster, was accepting the congratulations of his friends today, and mighty happy over the result.
“I felt very sure for some time that I would be elected by a substantial majority, but the final figures were even higher than I had expected,” he told a reporter.
“My election wasn’t a political victory,” he continued, “I had a united Democratic party back of me, but I also had a whole lot of support from the Republican party. My friends in both parties did valiant service for me and I am truly grateful to them for it.
“I shall try faithfully to prove that their confidence in me has not been misplaced. When I go into the office of mayor it will be with the firm intention of making just the very best mayor I know how to be.”
Just then a visitor stepped into the office, congratulated the mayor-elect and remarked with a smile.
“I would like to be service director.”
“There are four ahead of you,” Geiselman countered.
Then, in a more earnest mood, he said that while he has two or three men in mind for the position of service director, he has made no promise whatever in the matter, and intends to take his own time in making selection.
“I’m going to try to get a good capable man for this important post, and I am not going to be in a hurry to select him,” he said.
Geiselman has lived in Wooster for 43 years and has always been … Democratic politics here. For a number of years he was in the Internal Revenue bureau at Cleveland.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 9 November, 1927
pg 1
Geiselman Is Elected Wooster Mayor
Blough, Coffey, Kstler Named As Councilmen
Miller, Wile, Bertolette And Weimer Are City Ticket Winners.
E.K. Geiselman, Democrat, was elected mayor of Wooster at yesterday’s election by a majority of 753 votes over W.H. Black, Republican, and candidate for his second term….
The result of the mayoralty election last night was not long in doubt. The first precinct to report came from the first ward, giving Geiselman 94 votes to 41 for his opponent. The next one came from the Beall avenue school house, where Black carried, but only by 171 to 153. This indicated that Geiselman would go strong in the south part of the city, and that Black could not make up the gate in the north end. Succeeding precincts to report confirmed these early reports, and by the time six precincts were tabulated, J.W. Ebert, chairman of the Democratic executive committee, announced definitely that Geiselman was elected.
With six precincts in, his majority was over 250. With half the town reported at 10:30 p.m., his majority had jumped to near the 508 mark. It received a setback when the Bloomington vote came in. Here Black scored his heaviest victory of the balloting, getting 157 votes to 27 for his opponent. Later precincts caused the Geiselman lead …. 752.
The Geiselman-Black vote by precincts was as follows, the figures coming in order.
Geiselman Vote
First ward—206, 118, 94, 100.
Second ward—133, 225, 120.
Third ward—160, 158, 213, 82, 27.
Fourth ward—125, 213, 197, 126.
Black Vote
First ward—68, 59, 41, 37.
Second ward—59, 59, 63.
Third ward—153, 121, 171, 123, 105, 157.
Fourth ward—59, 160, 122, 95.
The total vote cast for each candidate as follows:
For Mayor
E.K. Geiselman—2404
W.H. Black—1652
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 10 November, 1927
pg 2
Correll Named B. Of E. Member
C.I. Correll, who was appointed a member of the Wooster Board of Education some months ago, was elected a member of that body Tuesday by a substantial majority.
No names had been printed on the ballots, and voters wrote in their own choices without any particular guidance.
Roy Miller, clerk of the Board of Education, had assembled most of the figures today, showing Correll considerably in the lead.
A goodly number of votes were cast for Rev. F.H. Zaugg, despite his announcement that he had not given his consent to stand as a candidate.
Others who received votes were H.M. Barrett, Walter Mann, John C. Hoffman, Dan Funk, J.B. Galehouse, Sam McClarran, Rev. S.M.F. Nesbitt, H. Freedlander, J.E. Weiser, F.C. Gerlach, E.C. Dix, C.L. Landes, Gertrude Gingrich, W.E. Painter, Mrs. Harry Newman, Mrs. Wayne Hart, Nick Amster, J.M. Ginter, Dr. R.C. Paul, Alvin Rich, Clyde Miller, Charles Fahr, Ira Neely, Adam Snyder, M.R. Limb, C.A. Weiser, W.B. ?.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 12 November, 1927
pg 1
Banquet Ends Armistice Day Celebration Here
Wooster’s Armistice Day celebration ended last evening with a banquet held in Memorial Hall by Wooster Post, American Legion. It was one of the very best occasions of its kind the Legion has ever staged in Wooster. About one hundred were present.
The excellent dinner was served by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. Music consisted of songs by the Legionairres and piano numbers by Doc Jones. Post Commander Chat Feightner was toastmaster.
Prosecutor Patrick of Tuscarawas county and Arthur Limbach, assistant prosecutor, gave short talks. Limbach had been the orator at the noon-day celebration on the public square.
Mayor W.H. Black, in the course of an interesting address, urged the Legion to assist Congressman John McSweeney to procure government relief for disabled war veterans.
Congressman McSweeney, who was also on the program, stressed the point that the Legion, by applying the forces of its organization, could be of great assistance to the national government in many ways.
Major M.R. Limb pointed out that service clubs in Wooster meet every week and he urged more meetings of men of the Legion, organized under Wooster Post.
Roy Easterday purchased a quilt during the evening’s festivities.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 18 November, 1927
pg 2
Mention Several Names For Service Director
While Mayor elect E.K. Geiselman intends to wait until nearer the first of the year before making a decision on his service director, numerous suggestions have been made to him by friends, and he will have a considerable list of names to choose from. While the mayor has made no comment and has told all inquirers that he is giving the matter consideration and has arrived at no conclusions, it is known that he has been given among others the names of Tom Miller, building contractor; Major M.R. Limb, former mayor; J.W. Ebert, chairman of the Democratic executive committee and Harry Walker, former service director.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 21 November, 1927
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Meeting
Regular meeting Tuesday evening. Inspection, nomination of officers and luncheon. Every member requested to be present at 2:30 sharp. Full dress.
M.R. Limb, Captain.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 12 December, 1927
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright
Regular meeting of Canton Wright No. 77, I.O.O.F., Tuesday evening, Dec. 13. Election of officers. All churches are urged to be present at this meeting at 7:30 sharp.
M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 12 December, 1927
pg 12
McSweeney To Be Chairman
Committees Are Selected For Annual Jackson Celebration.
Congressman John McSweeney will be chairman of the evening, and U.S. Saunders, Shreve attorney, will be toastmaster at the Jackson Day banquet for which local Democrats are now making plans.
The general arrangements committee has elected Charles Fahr chairman, Miss Carrie Crites secretary, and Mrs. L.R. Critchfield treasurer. Members of the committees are:
W. Howard Ross, E.K. Geiselman, A.E. Weygandt, H.D. Faber, W.F. Carroll, Jesse Ebert, G.W. Coffey, O.B. Dreibelbis, U.S. Saunders, Chas. Fahr, Mrs. L.R. Critchfield, Mrs. Albright, Carrie Crites, Mrs. Maude McSweeney, Grace Wile.
The following committees were named:
Committee on Invitation — Judge Jones, chairman, C.W. Ellenwood, A.U. Weygandt, U.S. Saunders, Joseph Herpel, W.J. Mougey, Mrs. C.D. Slossnagle, Jean Derr, Mrs. D.W. Mussleman, Mrs. H.D. Faber, Dean W. Weimer, Thomas Miller, C.J. King.
Finance Committee — Harry E. Newman, chairman, Paul Lyon, Harry Walter, W.R. Lightner, J.W. Ebert.
Banquet Committee — John Bartell, chairman, M.M. VanNest, Emmett Lee, Fleming Fisher, Max R.B. Johnson, Julius Stark, Jeane Beer, Mrs. C. Otis Smith, Mrs. Paul Lyon, Mrs. John McSweeney, Mrs. George P. Fisher.
Committee on Hall and Decoration — Henry Leiner, chairman, Frank Glasgow, Wm. Young, Ed Snavely, Mrs. Arthur Marks, Florence Limb.
Committee on Music — Wm. Conrad, chairman, Harry Young, Margaret Beer, Ethel Mougey, Grace Wile, O.C. Franks.
Publicity Committee — E.H. Hauenstein, chairman, John Hickin, J.C. Hoffman, W.G. Heebsh, Harry Shamp.
Program Committee — Mrs. Dean Weimer, chairman, Mrs. Jesse Edwards, Mary Metz, Miss Bricker, K.E. Hoover, Ned Troutman.
Vice Presidents — W.F. Carroll, J.C. Schultz, M.C. Miller, Benton G. Hay, Dr. Weimer, Mrs. W.C. McCullough, Mrs. John Walter, Robert Critchfield, Mrs. Foster Stucker, Mrs. W.H. Lightner, Mrs. Philip Markley, A.C. Beall, Mrs. L.A. Sauvain, Chas. Sterling, Mrs. Alfred Brown, Allis Hunter, A.J. Welty, Henry Jacot, A.L. Hofacre, Jefferson Carson, C. Hoffman, J.E. Kraft, Floyd Shambaugh, Arthur Faul, Willard Smucker, J.F. Rehm, Don Weygandt, E.F. Snyder, Martin Tyrrell, Peter Berg, Elmer Graber, Harvey Blosser, Simon Stauffer, George Bovine, J.F. Simon, Ralph Swinehart, L.E. Hall, W.E. Martin, Arthur Event, Mrs. C.B. Dreibelbis, J.W. Troxel, J.E. Grable, Samuel Matty, G.P. Myers, Mrs. Lloyd Thorley, J.H. Ickes, Fohn Fike, W.A. Smith, R.N. Butler, J.B. Sterrett, Clem Lilly, bert Robinson, Michael Booth, Lee Franks, Stanley Merkt, J.M. Whitman, Mrs. Hettie Barth, David R. Lance, R.J. Krabill, J.H. Brown, Mrs. Charles Newman, R.W. Ashbrook, Robert Earl, D.E. McIlvaine, Wm. Finn, John Jones, Frank Albright, Carey Franks, Walter Miller, Corwin Swan, Emmett Wirt, Wm. Caskey, Fred Steiner, Wm. Weiser, J.R. Garn.
Reception Committee — T.A.C. Pontius, D.A. McCullough, Willis Horn, A.H. Etling, Otto Lehman, Howard Pontius, O.O. Weygandt, George Werntz, Mrs. Ola Massop, Mrs. C.J. Harrold, Thomas Myers, John Billard, Ralph Matter, Chas. Schaffter, Ward Blosser, Wm. C. Brown, Julius Bupp, Paul Marthey, Ed Guenther, Mrs. Walter Grosjean, A.J. Peterman, Mrs. Ed Lytle, Mrs. Ed Gerber, Jacob Berger, Ida Brown, Chas. Krick, George Bidle, Mrs. Chas Bidle, Rubert Myers, Mrs. Adrian Tasker, Jacob Bomell, Mrs. Willard Hower, Wml Deihl, Ed Koehler, Ed Sulzbach, Tom Walsh, John J. Wein, C.R. Schondel, Mrs. John Hickin, Mrs. David Bauman, Harry Brenneman, Roy Smith, J.G. Madison, Irvin McGlennan, Price Russell, J.W. Olier, Leo Riffle, Lloyd Reed, Richard McCoy, George Kauffman, Frank Bishop, Elton Franks, Mrs. John Wirt, Forest Moore, Eugene Schaffter, Perry Hindman, Walter Bupp, John Beeler, Grover McCoy, Ed Weiser, Jacob Miller, A.W. Bucher, Thomas Mowrer, Blanche Caskey, O.C. Young, Mrs. Chas. Mowrer, Charles Dreibelbis, C.E. Keener, J.P. Blue, John Bates, Ira Peters, R.W. Jackson, W.A. Firestone, Russell Rice, C.O. Ebert, Guy Ickes, Reno Brinkerhoff, H.O. Mortman, L.L. Soliday, Mrs. Emmett Strauss, Wiley Miller, Fred Fishburn, Ernest Berry, Mrs. Marion Bennett, Mrs. Otto Troutman, John McSweeney, C.A. Weiser, W.H. Rose, A.D. Metz, R.L. Adair, G.A. Starn, L.R. Critchfield, M.R. Limb, John Gaut, Wm. Carlton, Arthur Marks, F.C. Gerlach, R.R. Woods, J.A. Myers, W.C. McCullough, Mrs. M.C. Miller, Mrs. I.K. Geiselman, George Gerstenslager, Mrs. J. Reardon, Mrs. W.H. Derr, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mrs. Frank Blough, Miss Paulus, Mrs. L.T. Snavely, C.W. Biddle, W.H. Zaugg, Wayne Markley, Mrs. Myron Wile, Jesse Marshall, C.Otis Smith, C.M. Tawney, O.G. Leapley, Harry Mann, C.M. Lovett, Albert Jacot, J.M. Ginger and George Krieger.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 January, 1928
pg 8
Committees in Charge of Jackson Celebration
Following are the Jackson Day committees in charge of the banquet and opera house meeting Friday night:
The general arrangements committee has elected Charles Fahr chairman, Miss Carrie Crites secretary, and Mrs. L.R. Critchfield treasurer. Members of the committees are:
W. Howard Ross, E.K. Geiselman, A.E. Weygandt, H.D. Faber, W.F. Carroll, Jesse Ebert, G.W. Coffey, O.B. Dreibelbis, U.S. Saunders, Chas. Fahr, Mrs. L.R. Critchfield, Mrs. Albright, Carrie Crites, Mrs. Maude McSweeney, Grace Wile.
The following committees were named:
Committee on Invitation — Judge Jones, chairman, C.W. Ellenwood, A.U. Weygandt, U.S. Saunders, Joseph Herpel, W.J. Mougey, Mrs. C.D. Slossnagle, Jean Derr, Mrs. D.W. Mussleman, Mrs. H.D. Faber, Dean W. Weimer, Thomas Miller, C.J. King.
Finance Committee — Harry E. Newman, chairman, Paul Lyon, Harry Walter, W.R. Lightner, J.W. Ebert.
Banquet Committee — John Bartell, chairman, M.M. VanNest, Emmett Lee, Fleming Fisher, Max R.B. Johnson, Julius Stark, Jeane Beer, Mrs. C. Otis Smith, Mrs. Paul Lyon, Mrs. John McSweeney, Mrs. George P. Fisher.
Committee on Hall and Decoration — Henry Leiner, chairman, Frank Glasgow, Wm. Young, Ed Snavely, Mrs. Arthur Marks, Florence Limb.
Committee on Music — Wm. Conrad, chairman, Harry Young, Margaret Beer, Ethel Mougey, Grace Wile, O.C. Franks.
Publicity Committee — E.H. Hauenstein, chairman, John Hickin, J.C. Hoffman, W.G. Heebsh, Harry Shamp.
Program Committee — Mrs. Dean Weimer, chairman, Mrs. Jesse Edwards, Mary Metz, Miss Bricker, K.E. Hoover, Ned Troutman.
Vice Presidents — W.F. Carroll, J.C. Schultz, M.C. Miller, Benton G. Hay, Dr. Weimer, Mrs. W.C. McCullough, Mrs. John Walter, Robert Critchfield, Mrs. Foster Stucker, Mrs. W.H. Lightner, Mrs. Philip Markley, A.C. Beall, Mrs. L.A. Sauvain, Chas. Sterling, Mrs. Alfred Brown, Allis Hunter, A.J. Welty, Henry Jacot, A.L. Hofacre, Jefferson Carson, C. Hoffman, J.E. Kraft, Floyd Shambaugh, Arthur Faul, Willard Smucker, J.F. Rehm, Don Weygandt, E.F. Snyder, Martin Tyrrell, Peter Berg, Elmer Graber, Harvey Blosser, Simon Stauffer, George Bovine, J.F. Simon, Ralph Swinehart, L.E. Hall, W.E. Martin, Arthur Event, Mrs. C.B. Dreibelbis, J.W. Troxel, J.E. Grable, Samuel Matty, G.P. Myers, Mrs. Lloyd Thorley, J.H. Ickes, Fohn Fike, W.A. Smith, R.N. Butler, J.B. Sterrett, Clem Lilly, bert Robinson, Michael Booth, Lee Franks, Stanley Merkt, J.M. Whitman, Mrs. Hettie Barth, David R. Lance, R.J. Krabill, J.H. Brown, Mrs. Charles Newman, R.W. Ashbrook, Robert Earl, D.E. McIlvaine, Wm. Finn, John Jones, Frank Albright, Carey Franks, Walter Miller, Corwin Swan, Emmett Wirt, Wm. Caskey, Fred Steiner, Wm. Weiser, J.R. Garn.
Reception Committee — T.A.C. Pontius, D.A. McCullough, Willis Horn, A.H. Etling, Otto Lehman, Howard Pontius, O.O. Weygandt, George Werntz, Mrs. Ola Massop, Mrs. C.J. Harrold, Thomas Myers, John Billard, Ralph Matter, Chas. Schaffter, Ward Blosser, Wm. C. Brown, Julius Bupp, Paul Marthey, Ed Guenther, Mrs. Walter Grosjean, A.J. Peterman, Mrs. Ed Lytle, Mrs. Ed Gerber, Jacob Berger, Ida Brown, Chas. Krick, George Bidle, Mrs. Chas Bidle, Rubert Myers, Mrs. Adrian Tasker, Jacob Bomell, Mrs. Willard Hower, Wml Deihl, Ed Koehler, Ed Sulzbach, Tom Walsh, John J. Wein, C.R. Schondel, Mrs. John Hickin, Mrs. David Bauman, Harry Brenneman, Roy Smith, J.G. Madison, Irvin McGlennan, Price Russell, J.W. Olier, Leo Riffle, Lloyd Reed, Richard McCoy, George Kauffman, Frank Bishop, Elton Franks, Mrs. John Wirt, Forest Moore, Eugene Schaffter, Perry Hindman, Walter Bupp, John Beeler, Grover McCoy, Ed Weiser, Jacob Miller, A.W. Bucher, Thomas Mowrer, Blanche Caskey, O.C. Young, Mrs. Chas. Mowrer, Charles Dreibelbis, C.E. Keener, J.P. Blue, John Bates, Ira Peters, R.W. Jackson, W.A. Firestone, Russell Rice, C.O. Ebert, Guy Ickes, Reno Brinkerhoff, H.O. Mortman, L.L. Soliday, Mrs. Emmett Strauss, Wiley Miller, Fred Fishburn, Ernest Berry, Mrs. Marion Bennett, Mrs. Otto Troutman, John McSweeney, C.A. Weiser, W.H. Rose, A.D. Metz, R.L. Adair, G.A. Starn, L.R. Critchfield, M.R. Limb, John Gaut, Wm. Carlton, Arthur Marks, F.C. Gerlach, R.R. Woods, J.A. Myers, W.C. McCullough, Mrs. M.C. Miller, Mrs. I.K. Geiselman, George Gerstenslager, Mrs. J. Reardon, Mrs. W.H. Derr, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mrs. Frank Blough, Miss Paulus, Mrs. L.T. Snavely, C.W. Biddle, W.H. Zaugg, Wayne Markley, Mrs. Myron Wile, Jesse Marshall, C.Otis Smith, C.M. Tawney, O.G. Leapley, Harry Mann, C.M. Lovett, Albert Jacot, J.M. Ginger and George Krieger, John Nolle, Robert Larwill, Chas. F. Schopf, Dr. Harry Stoll, John C. Schultz, Weston Peckinpaugh, L.C. Boles, Samuel Esselburn, J.C. Young, J.H. Fisher.
NOTE: This editorial does not specifically mention M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 5 January, 1928
pg 4
Wooster Daily Record
Jackson Day Celebration
The time has again arrived for the annual celebration of Jackson Day in Wayne county. As in the past, the celebration will be held in Wooster.
The custom is to say the Democracy of Wayne county will celebrate the occasion, but this is stating the proposition in too narrow a way, because through the sweep of the decades, the celebration has become a Wayne county institution that is bigger than party lines. The public meeting in the opera house is attended annually by Democrats, Republicans, followers of other parties, men, women and children and each individual receives inspiration, food for thought and pleasing entertainment. This year’s speakers will be men from the national halls of congress. It is a rare distinction to have distinguished national leaders come to Wooster each year to bring an intimate touch of national life, its possibilities, its successes and its short-comings. The message is not necessarily a party one. The noted orators are fair-minded men, who give credit where credit is due and state plainly where mistakes have been made in their opinion. All this is a rare treat to Wayne county people and for this reason the Jackson Day celebration always draws an attendance that is bigger than party lines.
County Democratic leaders take upon themselves the burden of carrying out plans for the celebration and to them is due the thanks that go with the hard work that comes with the annual Jackson Day banquets and opera house meeting.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 9 January, 1928
pg 1
Ebert Takes Office As Service Director
[photo of J.W. Ebert]
Jesse W. Ebert, selected as director of service and safety by Mayor E.K. Geiselman, assumed the duties of his office this morning, succeeding Charles Adams, who completed his two-year term of service under Mayor W.H. B.ack.
Miss Gladys Marshall, who was clerk in the waterworks office during the last six months of the mayorship of M.R. Limb, returned to her position, succeeding Miss Helen McMannis, who has also been in the office during the full term of Mayor Black.
A great many friends of Mr. Ebert dropped in during the day to assure him of their confidence in his ability to administer the affairs of the department in a creditable manner.
“I’m going to do my best,” he told them.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 9 January, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Attention
Regular meeting Tuesday evening. Installation of officers. A good attendance requested.
M.R. Limb, Capt.
NOTE: M.R. Limb not specifically mentioned in this article, which is also to be found in Wooster General.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 19 January, 1928
pg 1 & 2
Wooster Gets Brigade Headquarters
Co. K Will Be Transferred Over To Akron
Company Composed Largely of Technical Men Will Replace Present Unit.
The Seventy-third Infantry Brigade Headquarters company is to be transferred from Akron to Wooster, and Company K is to be transferred from Wooster to Akron in a new shakeup of the 145th regiment, it was reported today from Akron.
Local national guard officers said the change has been talked about for some time, but that it has not yet been officially made. They expressed confidence, however, that the report is not premature, and that the action is definite.
The change will mean nothing to the general public. Wooster will continue to have a national guard company, properly officered and equipped.
Has 45 Enlisted Men
The brigade company is smaller than the regular infantry companies, having about 45 enlisted men. There are more technical men, however, than in a regular infantry company, so that the unit the city will have will be composed of a large percentage of skilled men.
In case the regiment is called out for duty, the headquarters company is attached to the staff of Brigade Commander John R. McQuigg, of Cleveland, formerly of Wooster. Its members are equipped with rifles but their principal duties are to serve the brigade commander. The enlisted personnel will include orderlies, map ?, electricians, radio operators, etc. with special facilities being given to recruits to learn these professions.
The brigade, for instance, in case of ?, would have assigned to it ? of the finest radio sending and receiving sets in the army, ? at a cost of $3,000. A school is maintained in New Jersey for training those radio operators.
Much difficulty has been experienced in Wooster in recent years in keeping the enlisted strength of Company K up to the required standard. The company has always been known as one of the best trained in the regiment, largely because of the high class men who have enlisted here.
Special Men
This situation was primarily responsible for the change. Akron with its large population to draw from will have with this change the entire Third Battalion of the regiment, but will have no difficulty in keeping up to strength. This will leave Wooster and immediate county as a field to recruit the men of special ability needed for the headquarters company service.
Among some former national guard officers there was some ? feeling of regret over the change because of the tradition established by this city in maintaining for so many years a regular ? in the old Eighth Ohio and later in the 145th infantry.
A majority of the men now enlisted in Company K will be transferred into the new Headquarters company and will continue their service here. The transfer of Company K to Akron will not take any of the members from here to that city but the unit will be recruited at Akron.
Lieut. Julius Stark, who is soon to be advanced to the rank of captain and who is now acting commander of Company K, will be the commander of the new unit, it was related today.
NOTE:1928 saw another major coal miners strike which affected miners and their families in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and other areas. Ohio governor Donahey called for communities to support the children of out of work miners.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 19 January, 1928
pg 3
Will Accept Clothing For Miners Families At Wooster Armory
Headquarters for the collection of clothing and shoes in Wooster for the children under 16 of suffering miners’ families in southeastern Ohio, have been established at the armory, in response to a proclamation issued yesterday by Governor Donahey.
The relief work is going forward through national guard organizations of the state, the state paying all of the overhead expenses.
A man will be at the armory doors from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. to receive contributions from Wooster people and residents of this community. Paper cartons from business men are also desired in which these donations may be packed for shipment. Business men who have these to donate should telephone the armory and they will be called for.
Instructions from Columbus are that cash contributions or donations of non-perishable food supplies and clothing and shoes are desired. Clothing is to include dresses, coats and wraps, boys suits, underwear and sweaters.
The work in Wooster has been taken charge of by a committee composed of Major M.R. Limb, senior national guard officer in Wooster, and Lieut. Julias Stark and Lieut. Abe Brenner of Company K.
The committee stressed this afternoon, the point that they will be unable to make a special plea to each organization in the city from which help might be expected and they ask that these organizations consider this item as a special plea to them to help a worthy cause.
“I have been on duty with the national guard during several coal strikes and I know that this plea is for a worthy cause. These children are grievously in need of both food and clothing, said Major Limb.
The committee this afternoon authorized the Record to accept cash donations which may also be given to any member of the committee.
In cases where food and clothing cannot be taken to the armory, arrangements will be made to call for it if donors will telephone the armory.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 20 January, 1928
pg 1
Make Your Donation Now to Help Needy Children of Miners
Contributions of cash, clothing or shoes which are to be forwarded through the Ohio National Guard for relief of suffering children of idle miners in southeastern Ohio, should be made immediately in Wooster, the committee in charge emphasized today.
Just as soon as the donations reach a sufficient size, shipments from Wooster will start, and will be rushed right thru to the places where they are needed.
Since the state of Ohio is bearing all of the overhead expense, every bit of cash and every donation will get to the mine zone area without any “shrinkage.”
Major M.R. Limb, Lieut. Julius Stark and Lieut. Abe Brenner are in charge of the local collection. The committee has a man on duty at the armory from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., where all donations will be accepted. The clothing will be sorted and packed here, and shipped in this fashion.
Gifts of cash may be made at the Record office, or to any member of the committee in charge.
The need is now, the time is short, the children are hungry and shivering in the cold.
Make your contribution now.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 20 January, 1928
pg 3
First Cash Is Sent In
Donations For Children of Miners Are Made in Wooster.
First Wooster donations to the fund for suffering children of miners in southeastern Ohio, were on their way to their destination today.
A check for $20, representing contributions from M.R. Limb, Julius Stark, Abe Brenner and “cash” was forwarded from the Records office at noon to Adjutant General Henderson.
At the armory, first contributions of clothing were made last night, and arrangements were being made to have this on its way immediately. The city administration is collecting donations reported to the armory by telephone.
Leave your cast at the Record, your clothing and foodstuffs at the armory, and do it now.
The Rev. W. Leo Brown, chaplain of the 135th Field Artillery, is also a member of the local committee in charge of the relief work.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 21 January, 1928
pg 1
Cash Fund Is Over $100 For Ohio Children
Clothing Donations Come in Slower Than Expected From Wooster Folks.
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Bulletin
Cash contributions at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon were considerably above the $150 mark, acknowledgement of which will be made Monday.
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Cash contributions for the relief of hungry children of idle miners in southeastern Ohio, soared past the $100 mark in Wooster today when a second check for $83 was forwarded to Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson by the Daily Record.
At the armory calls continued to come in from Wooster families desirous of contributing clothing to the unfortunate little ones, hit particularly hard now because of the cold weather that now prevails and which shows some indication of continuing.
The amount of clothing contributed, however, has not been as large as had been anticipated and a great deal more is wanted. Just call 690 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. and if you have no way to take the clothing to the armory, it will be called for. The city service department is co-operating with Company K in gathering up the donations.
The largest cash contribution today came from a group of people who chipped together the sum of $42. One in the group gave the major portion and the others, all girls, made up the remainder. The group requested that the gift go in as anonymous.
Other donations included F.M. Warner, $2; Mr. D.T. Downing, $1; Herman Freedlander, $10; E.C. Dix, $10; Howard Zook, $3; Henry Leiner $2; A.S. Rahl, $1; Rose Daussman, $1; Josephine Crieger, $5 and Mrs. C. Bauman, $6.
Cash will be received at the Record office, or may be paid to any member of the committee in charge of the work, M.R. Limb, Julius Stark, Abe Brenner and Rev. W. Leo Brown.
Announcement of the raising of the local fund is to be made tomorrow from pulpits in Wooster churches.
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Response Is Generous
Contributions of money, food and clothing continued to pour into the adjutant generals’ office here today, in response to Governor Vic Donahey’s recent proclamation, appealing for relief for destitute children in Ohio’s mining regions.
Approximately $3,000 in cash and pledges have been received, General Henderson said. About $500 in cash and checks came in today.
Announcement was made of arrangements to send to the Hocking Valley district some time next week, a carload of provision, consisting of 40,000 pounds of staple foods, including beans, flour, rice, hominy, canned goods, etc., value at about $2,000. This food, it was stated, will be taken from the supplies purchased for state institutions thru John P. Brennan, state purchasing agent. The food, it was explained, will be paid for by donations to be collected from various firms by Brennan. The food thus taken from the state’s supplies will be restored, it was announced, after the money to be contributed by the various firms is collected by Brennan.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 21 January, 1928
pg 2
Sir Knights to Give Temple Degree Monday
The Temple degree will be conferred upon a class of candidates in Masonic Temple Monday evening, beginning at 7 o’clock by the officers of Wooster commandery, Knights Templar. The candidates have received the other parts of the Temple degree. Director M.R. Limb said today that the work will be presented in full form and that the Masonic quartet will take part in the service.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 23 January, 1928
pg 3
Gifts of Cash Go Above 250 On Third Day
Clothing Contributions Also Continue to Come in For Starving And Hungry.
Cash contributions to the fund for starving children of miners in southeastern Ohio passed the $250 mark in Wooster today, and a check for $147 was forwarded at noon from the Record to Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson at Columbus.
Two previous checks had carried $103 to the Adjutant General, making an even $250 for the three day campaign.
Gifts were continuing to come in today and some donations of considerable size are expected during the week from local organizations.
The Record will forward to Columbus promptly all donations of cash made at this office or to M.R. Limb, Julius Stark, Rev. W. Leo Brown or Abe Brenner, members of the committee in charge.
Those who find it inconvenient to bring donations to the Record or to a member of the committee may send checks.
Donations, since those acknowledged Saturday, include:
Charles M. King, $2; Cash, $5; Judge H.B. Swartz, $5; Cash, $2; Misses M. and F. Kraitzer, $2; Carl M. Limb, $5; E.H. Hauenstein, $5; oil and gas workers, Local No. 142, $50; Mrs. Margaret Rouch, $5; William King, $1; Mrs. Andrew Reiman, $1; W.B. Peckinpaugh, $10; Martin Remp, $20; Jennie Cunningham, $1; Mrs. Isabelle Yocum, $25; Geo. Fisher, $10; Alice Y. McGinnes, $2; Elizabeth Markel, $1.
M.R. Limb, senior national guard officer, reported today that contributions of clothing have been coming in well at the armory.
That which was contributed last week has been sorted and packed and was to be shipped today, the contributions filling several large store boxes.
“You hear a lot of folks making a fuss because a state executes a murderer,” Major Limb said, “but here in our own state, hundreds of children are literally starving to death, and we are not falling over each other to get relief to them. The response has been good, it is true, and some folks are doing more than their share, but there are many who should be giving to this fund who have not turned a hand.”
The biggest contribution to the cash fund to reach the Record office was the $50 check from the Oil and Gas Workers Local No. 142, of Wooster. Accompanying the gift was this note:
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Dear Sir,
In reply to the appeal for funds for the suffering miners’ children enclosed you will find our check. It may be worth while to note that the miners are not on a strike but are locked out by the operators because they refuse to work for starvation wages. Data gathered by the Department of Labor at Washington, D.C. show that the average work year for coal miners is 150 work days. The rest is to figure how they could live on 150 work days’ wages at $4 per day.
They were brought here for cheap labor when the bars were down for immigrants. Now we have the problem on our hands.
If interested it is easy to gather a great deal of data on this subject.
Thank you for the interest which you show for the poor, we are
Very truly yours,
Oil & Gas Workers Local 142
Frank Bresson, Sec’y
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 24 January, 1928
pg 2
Temple Degree Given Class of Candidates
The Temple degree was conferred upon a class of candidates last evening by the officers of Wooster Commandery No. 48 Knights Templar under the leadership of Eminent Commander Harvey and Master of ceremonies M.R. Limb. The asylum was well filled by Sir Knights to witness the work and a buffet lunch was served at the conclusion of the work. The temple quartet sang the choral music.
NOTE: This article does not mention M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 25 January, 1928
pg 2
Story of Miners Plight Will be Told at Armory During Gospel Meeting
Last night the goodly number who gathered at the armory heard very inspiring message from the Rev. Gene Phillips, who arrived in Wooster yesterday, accompanied by Rev. Clarence Perry, son of the Rev. N.H. Perry, who was for some time pastor of the Methodist church at Shreve, also Mr. Harry Fagan, “the blind boy,” evangelist singer, who will bring a message of song at each service.
Miss Delma Stoudenheimer, former Wooster lady, who has been engaged in mission work at the mining camps of Southern Ohio and Virginia for the last four years, will speak tonight, giving some first hand information regarding the miners’ plight as well as the gospel. The writer recalls of her relating an incident of having entered at a home where a little child lay at death’s door with nothing in the house to eat but radishes.
Bring your gift for the miners and their children and remain for the service.
Rev. Perry will speak tomorrow night, services each night at 7:30, afternoon at 2:30, and childrens’ meeting at 3:30 o’clock.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 26 January, 1928
pg 2
‘Queen’ Sends Relief Check
Dalton’s Educated Dog Joins Movement to Help Miners’ Children.
Dalton, O., Jan. 25, 1928
? to the Daily Record
I heard my master read in the newspaper that a great many of the boys and girls whose fathers are miners didn’t have very much to eat and were suffering for food. I have lot to eat also have money in the Dalton bank that I have earned so I am sending you a check for $5 and I know you will send it where it will buy some food for some good little boy or girl.
Goodbye,
(Signed) Queen
The Educated Great Dane
__________
The above unique letter reached the Record this morning adding $5 to the fund for miners’ children.
Over at the armory, twelve more boxes of clothing were packed today and sent on to the mining zone ??.
The biggest contribution of clothing came from the Beall Ave ? school. Under the direction of teachers, pupils of that school all brought articles with them and boxes and barrels were packed at the school house A whole truck load was carted down to the armory.
“And it was packed just as nicely as our army packers could have done it,” said M.R. Limb chairman of the committee in charge.
Additional contributions of cash continue to reach the Record office. The largest one since those acknowledged yesterday was a gift of $50 from Rotary. Others are A friend, $25; Rev. C.G. Miller $3; Ralph Figert $2; Albert Goetz $1; Sarah Snure $1; R.F. Edwards $2; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ebert $1; J.H. Rittenhouse $1; W.H. Snavely $2; “Quiin” $5; Rev. S.D. Harlan $1.
The donations boost the total to date to $452.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 30 January, 1928
pg 2
Contributions Exceed $600
Cast contributions from Wooster and immediate vicinity to the fund for … [the rest is not readable]
NOTE: This article does not mention M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 1 February, 1928
pg 2
$33.42 is Added to Miners Relief Fund
A total of $33.42 was added today to the contributions received by the Record for transmission to Columbus for aid to needy children in the mining district. Contributors are:
M.E. Sunday school, Burbank, $6.42
Bert S. Harder, $5
Entre Nous Club, Reformed Sunday School, $10
Miss Mary Funk, $1
Clara Rauch, $2
A.H. Brown, $2
Cash, $1
Mrs. Frank Mellinger, $1
Cash, $2
Mrs. S.S. $1.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 7 February, 1928
pg 5
O.N.G. Work In Mine Zone
It Is Praised by Wooster Girl Who is in the Field.
Miss Delma Stoudenheimer, former Wooster girl, who is working among the miners in southeastern Ohio, in a letter to the local committee in charge of relief work, reports that the Ohio National Guard is doing very efficient work in distributing the relief to children of idle miners.
The local committee, M.R. Limb, Julian Stark, Rev. W.L. Brown and Abe Skinner reported today they learned that representatives of a relief agency were soliciting funds here last Saturday for work in the mine fields.
The committee wishes to inform local citizens that it is the only authorized local agent to collect funds to be distributed through the national guard, and that every dollar contributed to its members, or through the Daily Records, has been sent by the Record to the adjutant general and deposited in the state treasury from where it is being expended on vouchers for relief work, not a cent going for any overhead expense.
Local contributions have passed the $650 mark in a generous response, but more funds will be needed before the winter is over and any additional contributions will be gladly forwarded if presented to the Record.
NOTE: Death of Helen Weidner Limb’s father in New Philadelphia.
The Daily Times
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Monday, 27 February, 1928
pg 1
Death Takes G.W. Weidner
Was Popular Stationary Engineer.
George W. Weidner, 73, one of the best known stationery engineers in Tuscarawas county and a resident of this city and vicinity all his life, died at 6:30 a.m., today at his residence at 138 Second street, NE., of heart disease after being ill for the past six months. His widow, who underwent an operation two weeks ago today at Union hospital, was removed to her home yesterday.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Estella B. Weidner, three children, Mrs. Marcus Lind [sic], Wooster; Mrs. Max Haverman, Columbus and George Jr., at home, and one sister, Mrs. John Meredith, Schoenbrun.
Mr. Weidner, who had been employed for number of years as engineer of the Stark-Tuscarawas bottling works, South-side, and at mines in the vicinity of this city until his last illness, was a popular workman and possessed many friends.
He was born Nov. 21, 1854 in Sharon Valley.
Mr. Weidner was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran church, this city, and of Equity lodge, 73, Knights of Pythias, this city.
Funeral services in charge of The Linn-Hert Co., will be held at the residence at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, with Rev. H.C. Getter officiating. Burial will be made in the East Avenue cemetery.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 29 February, 1928
pg 6
Mrs. M.R. Limb’s Father Dies in New Philadelphia
Former Mayor and Mrs. M.R. Limb are in New Philadelphia where they attended the funeral services of Mrs. Limb’s father, George W. Weidner, 73 years old, this afternoon. Mr. Weidner died from an attack of heart disease from which he had been ill about six months. Mrs. Weidner, who recently underwent an operation, was taken from the hospital to the family home the day before her husband passed away.
The deceased is survived by his wife, three children, Mrs. Limb of Wooster, Mrs. Max Haverman of Columbus and George Weidner at home and one sister, Mrs. John Meredith of Schoenbrun.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 1 March, 1928
pg 2
Personals
Dr. and Mrs. M.R. Limb attended the funeral of Mrs. Limb’s father, George W. Weidner, which was held in New Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 1 March, 1928
pg 2
Personals
Dr. and Mrs. M.R. Limb attended the funeral of Mrs. Limb/s father, George W. Weidner, which was held in New Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 1 March, 1928
pg 12
Shearer Runs For Sheriff
Clark Shearer, Wooster patrolman, today announced himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff of Wayne county.
Mr. Shearer was born and reared in Clinton township, moving to Wooster a few years ago to educate his children. After coming to this city he was appointed to a position on the police force and has served in the administration of three mayors, M.R. Limb, Wm. H. Black and E.K. Geiselman. His training in police work has been received under Police Chief Henry Leiner, generally recognized as among the most able chiefs in Ohio. If nominated and elected sheriff, Mr. Shearer will take into the office this special training for the duties of this important position and will do all in his power to impartially uphold and enforce the laws.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 22 March, 1928
pg 1
State Ready, Waiting For R.R. Siding
State Architect Assures Wooster People Building Operations to Start Soon.
State Architect Herbert B. Briggs assured former Mayor M.R. Limb and I.C. Dix, president of the Wooster Board of Trade, when the two called on him in his office at Columbus yesterday, that he expected to advertise for bids for buildings for the new home for feeble minded at Applecreek in April and to award the contracts in May.
“I have been told that the railway company has approved the plans for the siding and is ready to go ahead,” said Mr. Briggs.
“We should have the siding before contracts are let,” said Mr. Briggs. “I have not been officially informed that the railroad company will proceed with the siding at once, but I have been told this by a railway representative. As soon as I receive official notice I shall be ready to proceed. My plans are all ready,” said Mr. Briggs.
The plans of the state architect include an administrative building, expected to cost approximately $144,000; two cottages, $188,000; the power house and equipment, $100,000; laundry, $43,000; sewage disposal plant, $38,600; dining hall, kitchen, cold storage, etc., about $291,000.
The home for the feeble minded at Applecreek will be the last word in welfare construction, according to the plans of the state architect and State Welfare Director, J.E. Harper.
The Evening Review
East Liverpool, Ohio
Monday, 26 March, 1928
pg 8
Andrews Heads Mine Relief
Xenia Man Will Direct Hocking Valley Work.
Columbus, O., March 26.—Intention of placing Lieut. Col. T.E. Andrews, who has just resigned as superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, Xenia, in charge of the relief work which is being conducted among destitute miners’ children in the Hocking Valley was announced here today by Adjutant General Frank Henderson.
Andrews, who became superintendent of the Xenia state institution about four years ago, is a former mayor of Marion, represented Marion county in the Ohio house of representatives, served in the Spanish-American and World wars, and was assistant to former Adjutant General George Florence in 1921 and 1922.
General Henderson stated that Col. John Shetler, Columbus, who formerly had charge of the relief work in the Hocking Valley, with headquarters at Nelsonville, has been designated as supervisor of the relief work which the Ohio National Guard now is conducting both in Belmont county and in the Hocking Valley. Shetler’s new duties, it was pointed out, will necessitate his traveling from time to time through both districts.
The adjutant general said he did not know why Andrews resigned. The resignation, it was stated, ifs effective immediately. Miss Adda Bailey, Wapakoneta, a member of the Xenia institution’s board of trustees, will have charge of the home pending appointment of Andrew’s successor. Arrangements for selection of a new superintendent, Henderson said, would be made by Marcus Limb, Wooster, chairman of the board of trustees.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 26 March, 1928
pg 1
Limb To Name New Xenia Home Supt.
Andrews Quits And No Reason Is Divulged
Investigators Urge Institution Be Closed, Only One-Sixth of Inmates Orphans
Columbus, O., March 26. — Intention of placing Lieut. Col. T.E. Andrews, who has just resigned superintendent of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, Xenia, in charge of the relief work which is being conducted among destitute miners’ children in the Hocking Valley was announced here today by Adjutant Gen. Frank Henderson.
Andrews, who became superintendent of the Xenia state institution about four years ago, is a former Mayor of Marion, represented Marion county in the Ohio House of Representatives, served in the Spanish American and World Wars, and was assistant to former Adjutant General George Florence in 1921 and 1922.
General Henderson stated that Col. John Shetler, Columbus, who formerly had charge of the relief work in the Hocking Valley, with headquarters at Nelsonville, has been designated as supervisor of the relief work which the Ohio National Guard now is conducting both in Belmont county and in the Hocking Valley. Shetler’s new duties, it was pointed out, will necessitate his traveling from time to time through both districts.
The Adjutant General said he did not know why Andrews resigned. The resignation, it was stated, is effective immediately. Miss Ada G. Bailey, Wapakonsta, a member of the Xenia institution’s board of trustees, will have charge of the home pending appointment of Andrew’s successor. Arrangements for selection of a new superintendent, Henderson said, would be made by Marcus Limb, of Wooster, chairman of the board of trustees. Limb was at Xenia today, attending a meeting of the board of trustees.
Officials Silent
Columbus, O., March 26. — State officials here today declined to comment for publication relative to the recommendation that the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home, at Xenia, be closed.
This recommendation was contained in a report submitted by Griffenhagen and Company, Chicago, to the joint state legislature committee on economy, of which Senator Joseph N. Ackerman, Cleveland, is chairman. The report dealt with a survey conducted at the Xenia state institution by experts employed by the committee.
Claim was made in the report that administration activities at the Xenia home did not “comply with either the letter or the spirit of the law.” Assertion that about $275,000 annually would be saved if the Ohio legislature will enact legislation providing for abandonment of this institution and arranging for payment of room and board, in foster homes, of the children now inmates of the Xenia home, was included in the report.
Only One-six Orphans
The report stated the investigators learned that not more than one-sixth of the inmates of the Xenia home are actually orphans, that half of the inmates, at least, have been rated by the state bureau of juvenile research as feeble minded, and that the management of the institution failed to determine whether parents of inmates are destitute.
“Unjustifiable” is the term placed by the report upon the plan for a new $200,000 hospital building at the home. The report claimed food was often served cold and that sick children were placed in five small wooden buildings “hardly more than shacks.”
Recommendations that the week-minded children be placed in feeble-minded institutions, or special schools, that the orphans be placed in free foster homes, that the state maintain a receiving home and that officials and employes of the state welfare department investigate all such cases were included in the report.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 27 March, 1928
pg 1
Xenia Home Is Necessary, Is Limb’s Opinion
President of Board Comments on Report Made by Welfare Worker.
“The Ohio Solders and Sailors Orphans’ Home at Xenia fills a definite place, closing it would be unwise,” said former Mayor M.R. Limb today upon his return from Xenia where, as chairman of the board of trustees, he attended a meeting of the board over the week end.
Resignation of Supt. T.E. Andrews as superintendent, Dr. Limb said, had no connection with the report submitted by Griffenhagen and Co., of Chicago, urging the home be closed.
Commenting upon a successor, naming of whom is in Dr. Limb’s hands, he said that the board is now receiving applications. The superintendent must be a war veteran and his wife must take the place of matron. The task involves much administrative work. Dr. Limb indicated that a successor may be named within a week and that considerable more time may be taken. All members of the board will have a part in selecting the man for the place.
Concerning the Griffenhagen report, Dr. Limb said,
“I haven’t seen the report, and have had time only to glance over the paper this morning just got home from Xenia last night. However, if I am correctly informed, this young lady who made the report is a welfare worker, who spent an entire day in and about the home making her investigation.
“We have a physician in whom the board has the utmost confidence. All children are placed in one of these “shacks” as she calls them, given all manner of tests, and remain there for two weeks or such time as the physician deems necessary, then they are sent to the cottage. By the way, we are getting $100,000 for a hospital. Part of this building is to be used as an observation ward. We have a physician and surgeon’s board composed of very eminent men in the profession, who perform all manner of operations that are found necessary at the home, free of charge to the state. They also have approved conditions at the home and are giving us their advice and suggestions.
“We have the report of the governor’s special committee, The American Legion, the Spanish American War Veterans, the several women’s organizations, the State Division of Charities. All of these reports agree and are very similar. Now the board is attempting to follow the recommendations made by these several organizations in so far as they are applicable to the needs of the home and our funds and personnel will permit.
“We endeavor to maintain complete cooperation with every department of the state, frequently requesting information or survey by the director of education, bureau of juvenile research, health department, division of charities, welfare department, agricultural department, state architect and engineer, division of workshops and factories etc. and an honest effort is made to follow the suggestions and advice given the board.
“We have very eminent, useful and successful men and women who are ex-pupils of this home, and it is the only home they have ever known. They go back each year for a four day reunion. If the national government pays an ex-soldier only thirty-five or fifty dollars as a pension, and that soldier has four or five children to support, and he himself cannot work, the child cannot be made to suffer or rather left to suffer for the insufficiency of the pension, therefore, the state of Ohio has stepped in and placed this home at the disposal of not only those who are orphans but also to those who are children of disabled or indigent soldiers, etc. as are destitute of means of support and education.
“When the fathers of these children left for the front they were promised everything, every voice in the United States was raised in the one cry, “We will take care of your children.” An honest effort is being made at the home to live up to that promise and the ex-soldier as well as his child is entitled to all the effort made in their behalf.”
NOTE: Sadly, the printing of this article is not readable.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 2 April, 1928
pg 10
Last Buttons Are Given Out
Names of All Members Who Join Just Kids Club Are to be Printed.
Nancy Limb, daughter of former mayor and Mrs. M.R. Limb, pro?? last Kids Safety ?? of the Daily Record ?? Saturday.
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Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 5 April, 1928
pg 1
Ruling by Turner is Given to Major Limb
Columbus, April 5. — Attorney General Edward C. Turner today, in a ruling given to M.R. Limb, Wooster chairman of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ Home at Xenia, held that unless the civil service commission has otherwise classified ??, teachers at the institution are in the classified service, and subject to regulations of the state superintendent of public instruction.
NOTE: M.R. Limb did not run for probate judge; however W.H. Black did and lost.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 5 April, 1928
pg 12
Limb Studies Law, May Run for Probate Judge
A hint that former Mayor M.R. Limb may become a candidate for the Democratic nomination for probate judge was given today by a friend of the Wooster man. Dr. Limb, his friends have known for some time, has been diligently studying law and has reached a point where he may tackle the state bar examination at any time. Candidates for probate judge who are attorneys at law have always had an advantage over laymen seeking the office because the duties of the office include numerous legal phases.
Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio
Friday, 6 April, 1928
pg 21
Subject to Civil Service
Xenia, April 6. — Persons holding the positions of teacher at the O.S. and S.O. Home are in the competitive classified civil service of the state and are subject to civil service laws relating to appointment or removal, Attorney General E.C. Turner ruled yesterday in an opinion requested by M.R. Limb, Wooster, member of the board of trustees of the Home.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 18 April, 1928
pg 12
Many Templars Attend Banquet And Inspection
For the pleasure of Robert J. West, grand captain general of the grand commander of Ohio, the Knights Templar degree was exemplified last evening in the Masonic Temple by the Wooster Commander Temple team under the supervision of Director M.R. Limb. Sir Knights were present from all parts of the county.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 1 May, 1928
pg 5
Many Masons Come to City
Annual Reunion of Super Excellent Masters Held Last Evening.
Masons from Wayne and adjoining counties took part in last night’s annual reunion of Wooster Council No. 13 Royal & Select Masters. The reunion dinner was held in the banquet room of the Temple at 6 o’clock. At 7:30 o’clock the exemplification of the Super Excellent Master’s degree was begun by the Wooster Council degree team for the pleasure of visiting Companions and the inspection officer. The degree work was completed by 9:30 o’clock after which the Companions heard short addresses by several visiting Companions. The Council reunion is held and the Super Excellent Master’s degree is given only once a year.
The banquet was served by the Calvin circle of the Presbyterian church.
The degree work was inspected by Theodore Wangen of Coshocton, grand steward of the grand council of Ohio. M.R. Limb was master of ceremonies. The opening of the work and the obligation to the candidates was in charge of Carl M. Limb. The explanation of the emblems was given by F.L. Black and the historical lecture by George N. Coffey. The music was furnished by the Masonic quartet, Shibley, Kramer, Taylor and Miller, with A.R. Williams pianist.
At the conclusion of the work, impromptu addresses were made by several visiting Companions, including Judge Washburn of Elyria, and members of Ashland Council inviting Companions to Ashland on May 15 to witness the Super Excellent Master’s degree, and Major Morgan of Akron. Shortly before the reunion came to a close, William Harris, on behalf of Wooster Council members, presented Carl M. Limb, who has labored diligently for the success of Wooster Council, a Scottish Rite ring.
The Super Excellent Master’s drama is divided into five sections. The chief participants were:
Section One
7:30 p.m. Opening of Council and Obligation of Candidates
III. Comp. Carl M. Limb, presiding.
Explanation of Emblems, Comp. F.L. Black.
Historical Lecture, Comp. Geo. N. Coffey.
Section Two
Captives in Babylon — This scene is located by the river, just outside the walls of Babylon, and the companions represent the Jewish people who were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar at the first and second sieges of Jerusalem.
Ezekial, III. Comp. J. Harvey Easterday and Companions, Shibley, Kramer, Taylor, Miller, W.H. Sidle, Mayers, M. Easterday.
Section Three
Part 1 — Audience Chamber, Zedekiah’s Court
Gadeliah, III. Comp. L.M. Rhodes
First Keeper, H.C. Straub
Second Keeper, M.S. Dawson
Third Keeper, C.E. Dike
Companions, Prosser, Andrews, Whittier, Austen, Lautenheiser
Part 2 — Court of Zedekiah
Zedekiah, King of Judah, Fred J. Leopold
Pashur, Prince of Judah, Frank F. Chapman
Zaphanish, Chancellor, III. Comp. W.E. Bryson
Jonathan, Scribe, Geo. N. Coffey
Jucal, Minister, J.M. Russel
Jeremiah, Prophet, Daniel C. Funk
Serah, High Priest, C.W. Biddle
Herald, O.D. Kaufman
Herald, R.W. Miller
Trumpeter, R.T. Smith
Horseman, M. Geo. Limb
Electrician, J. Dudley Shamp
King’s Guards, C.W. Feightner
Captain Companions, Markley, Limb, Steele, Bartell, Paffenbach
Section Four
Court of Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadnezzar, III. Comp. Clyde L. Moody
Asphenaz, Prince of Babylon, W. Carl Myers
Belteshazzar, Minister, J.T. Harvey
Evil Merodach, Counselor, W.G. Brumbaugh
Nebuzaradan Capt. of Guard, Walter A. Kerr
Nebushasban, Chief of Captains, Raymond Smith
Arloch, Capt. of Guard, W.G. Whitmore
Body Guards, Companions, Bishop, Stout, Wiler, Thompson, Adams, Straub, Whitier and Weimer
Section Five
Circle of Friendship, III. Comp. C.W. Ellenwood
Officers of Wooster Council:
J. Harvey Easterday Thr. III. Master
Clyde E. Dike, Deputy Master
Paul Glasgow, Prin. Cond. of Work
Lewis M. Rhodes, Treasurer
C.W. Ellenwood, Recorder
Geo. Gerstenslager, Jr., Capt. of Guard
Ralph E. Fisher, Cond. of Council
J.T. Harvey, Steward
Albert E. Andrews, Chaplain
Albert Geotz, Sentinel
Carl M. Limb, Fred J. Leopold, Clyde L. Moody, Trustees.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 8 May, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Meeting
Canton Wright will meet this evening at 7:30. Important business to be transacted. A good attendance is requested. M.R. Limb, Capt.
Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
Friday, 25 May, 1928
pg 1
Major Limb Reappointed
Columbus, O., May 25—(UP)—Major Marcus R. Limb of Wooster was today reappointed by Governor Donahey as trustee of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home at Xenia for a five-year term.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 25 May, 1928
pg 1
Limb Is Named For 5-Yr Term
Columbus, O., May 25 — Announcement was made today of the reappointment by Governor Vic Donahey of Major Marcus R. Limb, Wooster, as a trustee of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans home at Xenia, and of L.S. Speith, of Cleveland, as a member of the Ohio commission on uniform state laws.
Limb, it was stated, was reappointed for a five-year term ending on the first Monday in April, 1933. Speith was reappointed for a three-year term ending June 5, 1931.
Limb is chairman of the board.
NOTE: M.R. Limb not specifically mentioned in this article. But is this merely a coincidence?
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 29 May, 1928
pg 12
Black Seeking County Office
Former Mayor W.H. Black, who has been engaged in the practice of law since retiring from the office of Mayor, has filed his declaration as a candidate for the nomination as probate judge.
Mr. Black seeks the Republican nomination at the primaries which will take place in August.
Before coming to Wooster Mr. Black had considerable experience in administering a court in Illinois whose duties are very similar to the probate courts of Ohio.
Chillicothe Gazette
Chillicothe, Ohio
Monday, 4 June, 1928
pg 1
Turner Gives Ruling On O.S. And S. Home
Columbus, June 4. (AP) — A member of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home cannot legally be appointed by the board as superintendent or acting superintendent, Attorney General Edward C. Turner ruled in an opinion to M.R. Limb, president of the board, today. Mr. Turner stated that the two positions are incompatible. The request concerned the recent appointment of Miss E. Jane Bailey of Wapakoneta, as acting superintendent.
The Dayton Herald
Dayton, Ohio
Monday, 4 June, 1928
pg 1
No Pay Coming To Acting Home Head
Columbus, O., June 4. — Miss E. Jane Bailey, Wapakoneta, member of the board of trustees of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ home at Xenia, cannot legally be paid for the time she served as “acting superintendent” of the institution, Attorney General Turner ruled today, in an opinion to M.R. Limb, Xenia, president of the board.
Miss Bailey took charge of the institution when Col. Thomas E. Andrews, of Marion, resigned last March 27, and served as “acting superintendent” until the board of trustees last month appointed Rev. James King, of Blufton, as superintendent.
Turner held that a member of the board of trustees of the institution could not legally be appointed as superintendent or “acting superintendent” of the home.
The Lima News
Lima, Ohio
Monday, 4 June, 1928
pg 2
Wapakoneta Woman Is Denied Ohio Position
Columbus, O., June 4. — (AP) — A member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home cannot legally be appointed by the board as superintendent or acting superintendent, Attorney General Edward C. Turner ruled in an opinion to M.R. Limb, president of the board today. Turner stated the two positions are incompatible. The request concerned the recent appointment of Miss E. Jane Bailey of Wapakoneta, as acting superintendent.
NOTE: M.R. Limb not specifically mentioned in this article.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 June, 1928
pg 1
Dental Offices Are Robbed
Scrap Gold is Taken by Thieves Who Enter Two Local Places.
Offices of two Wooster dental surgeons — C.A. Bradshaw and H.C. Graham — were raided by professional dental office thieves between Saturday night and Monday morning and loot estimated at $100 was taken.
In each case the thieves procured only scrap gold and gold crowns which had been placed in sample sets of teeth and in bridge work that was “under construction.”
Dr. Bradshaw at first estimated his loss at about $50, but further examination of his office during the day revealed a few other missing bits of gold. Dr. Graham’s loss was probably a little less, as there the thieves overlooked a tube of gold foil and another quantity of gold which was in plain sight.
In each office a detailed search was made of drawers and cabinets, the gold missed at Dr. Graham’s office probably escaping because it was not concealed.
Entrance was gained to the Graham office by using a pass key. At Dr. Bradshaw’s offices the corner was broken from a glass panel in the door, and through this opening the lock was manipulated from the inside.
It was the first raid on local offices in several years. Dr. Graham was also a victim in the last visit of the robbers.
Dr. Graham discovered later today that the thieves had also taken sixteen ounces of amalgam, a silver preparation, which is unusual for dental thieves to take.
Dr. Bradshaw found that several backings had been removed from bridgework in his office. This is a platinum alloy of considerable value, and in each case the backings were pried from the bridgework.
From all indications the robberies were committed in a leisurely manner. Both offices were searched thoroughly and this must have consumed considerable time.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 June, 1928
pg 1
Cannot Name Trustee as Superintendent of Home
Columbus, June 4 — Holding that the positions are incompatible, Attorney General Edward ?. Turner today ruled that a member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans home, Xenia cannot legally be appointed by such board as superintendent or acting superintendent of the Xenia home. The ruling was given to M.R. Limb, Wooster, president of the board.
The Tribune
Coshocton, Ohio
Tuesday, 5 June, 1928
pg 7
Orphan’s Home Trustee Cannot Be Named Supt.
Columbus, O., June 5. — Holding that the positions are incompatible, Attorney General Edward C. Turner today ruled that a member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ & Sailors’ orphans’ home, Xenia, cannot legally be appointed by such board as superintendent or acting superintendent of the Xenia home.
The ruling was given to M.R. Limb, Wooster, president of the board.
A city council is without authority to make an appropriation in a lump sum to cover necessary expenses and to pay the compensation of the employes of a city planning commission created and operating under the provisions of Ohio law, Turner held in a ruling given to officials of the state bureau of inspection and supervision of public offices.
Such a city planning commission, Turner held, is not a special appropriating authority. He ruled, also, that the home-rule provisions of the Ohio constitution do not confer an extra-territorial authority.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 9 June, 1928
pg 8
Former Athletes of College Enjoy Picnic
The Old Timer’s Day, the annual reunion at the college for the athletes who helped make Wooster athletic history, was dampened considerably by Friday’s rainfall. The baseball was postponed and the picnic served in the lobby of the gym was the extent of the day’s formalities.
The baseball game, with McCarthy and Manchester for the battery and with McVicker, Shearer and Gabriel for relief, against the varsity may be played off this afternoon.
The game was booked to follow the Akron game this afternoon and will be for five innings.
Coach Boles was master of ceremonies after the picnic was over. He first introduced the athletes of the past and present. Several of the Old Timers responded when the Wooster mentor called on them to tell something of the good old days. Among them were Wilson Campton, Capt. M.R. Limb, Harry Manchester, Hal Collins and A.L. McCarthy. The latter, who is now vice president of the Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company, reminded the athletes of the present day that the same spirit shown in the competition of athletic games is needed to insure success in the chosen profession of their lives.
Next Year’s Plans
Tentative plans for next year include a golf tournament for all the Wooster athletes who won letters while in Wooster. This affair of a handicap nature, will be played off Friday morning.
The baseball game and the picnic will again be features of the program. Efforts will be made to get a larger attendance out for the session next year.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 14 June, 1928
pg 14
New K.T. Officers
Wooster Commandery, No. 48, K.T. has elected the following officers for the following year.
William G. Whitmore, Commander
Ralph J. Stout, Generalissimo
John M. Russell, Capt. General
C. Weir Ellenwood, Senior Warden
Frank F. Chapman, Junior Warden
Marcus R. Limb, Prelate
Samuel H. Boyd, Treasurer
Fred J. Leopold, Recorder
John C. Bartell, Standard Bearer
Frank C. Whittier, Sword Bearer
Albert E. Andrews, Warden
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 21 June, 1928
pg 3
Rain Stops The Special Drill By Canton
Local Men Are Given Much Applause in Urbana Parade
Rain put a stop to plans for a special drill by Canton Wright that was to be a feature of the afternoon, following the Odd Fellows parade at Urbana, O., yesterday.
There were 29 members of Canton Wright in uniform. The Wooster men received many a hand as they swung proudly down the street, with as brisk a step as they ever had under the famous old days when they carried off every prize, with Capt. Forbes Alcock in command.
Under Major M.R. Limb the Canton put on many of their maneuvers in the parade. The maneuvers invariably brought applause for they were wonderfully well executed. There were 36 men in line in the Canton. General Hahn expressed great disappointment when the Canton could not put on the exhibition drill.
Wooster had 75 in line in the parade. Those who were there say the parade was not up to last year’s exhibition. There were not as many floats nor as many lodges in line.
John C. Schultz, J.O. Fritz and several others remained over for the rest of the convention but many Odd Fellows returned home Thursday.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 22 June, 1928
pg 14
Knights Templar Will Confer Degree Tonight
Under the direction of M.R. Limb, master of ceremonies, the Temple degree will be conferred upon a class of candidates by the officers of Wooster Commandery No. 48, Knights Templer, this evening at the Masonic Temple. The work will be commenced at 7:30 o’clock and it will probably be the last degree work of the summer season. A buffet lunch will follow the work.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 26 June, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright
Regular meeting this evening at 8 p.m. Important business. Be there — M.R. Limb, Capt.
The Dayton Herald
Dayton, Ohio
Wednesday, 4 July, 1928
pg 3
Pupils Meet At Xenia Home In Annual Reunion
Sports for Children, Band Concert and Grand Ball on Program for Fourth.
Xenia. O., July 4,—About 400 former pupils of the O.S. and S.O. home and registered at the institution Tuesday for the annual three days’ reunion under the direction of the association of ex-pupils. Two hundred and fifty of that number were present for breakfast Tuesday morning, the opening day.
Because of the large number of early registrations, President William Thrasher, of Cincinnati, heading the association of ex-pupils, believes that the attendance will be one of the largest in the history of the institution. This belief is augmented by the fact that the assembly is being held over the Fourth, a holiday for most people, and because many wish to greet the new heads of the home, Superintendent and mrs. J. Norman King.
An entirely informal program was followed Tuesday, with old friends greeting each other, registering and getting established. Tuesday evening following dinner a reception was conducted for Superintendent and Mrs. King in the parlors of the administration building. An old-fashioned dance on the open air pavilion took place at 8 o’clock with music furnished by Luibels’ Novelty Entertainers, Springfield.
Providing he is able to attend, General J. Warren Keifer, Springfield, only survivor of the founders of the home, which was instituted in 1869, will be honor guest at a reception to be held at the home from 10:30 until 12 Wednesday in celebration of founders’ day. A business meeting will take place at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning. A band concert at 2 o’clock will be followed by a memorial service in the chapel at 3 with Mrs. Alpha Gardner, of Lakeside, in charge. A baseball game will take place in the afternoon. The board of trustees of the home will attend the reunion Wednesday and will probably hold their monthly meeting. Major Marcus Limb, of Wooster, president of the trustee board, will give the address of welcome at the annual banquet at 6 o’clock Wednesday night. Election of officers will be conducted by the association Thursday morning. Sports for the children at the home contests and a band concert will feature the afternoon. The reunion will close with the grand ball Thursday night.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 19 July, 1928
pg 2
Await Word From Limb Before Taking Action
Columbus, O., July 19. — The state board of control today refused to take action on the request of the trustees of the Xenia soldiers’ and sailors’ orphans home at Xenia, unless word was received from the president of the board of trustees, Major Marcus R. Limb, Wooster, that the board had agreed unanimously for the creation of the office of superintendent and director of education.
The state board of control will direct such a communication, it was said, to the board, and will take favorable action, if confirmation of the request is received. Col. William T. Amos, Sidney, and Col. Ralph H. Carroll, Cleveland, were the only board members present yesterday when the request was made.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 26 July, 1928
pgs 1, 7 & 12
Full Text of Murder Confession
Mrs. Gilbert, Felton, Both Plead Guilty
Administrator is in Charge of Farm, Children Committed to County Home.
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Mrs. Ruth Gilbert, 32, confessed slayer of her husband, James Gilbert, and Chancey Felton, 50, who admitted disposing of the body, both pleaded guilty to a charge of murder when arraigned before Probate Judge Charles C. Jones late yesterday and were remanded to the county jail to await action by the grand jury.
Judge Jones, meantime, had committed the children to the county home, had authorized special treatment for the crippled boy in the family, and appointed Christ Sigler, a neighbor, as administrator of the estate to look after things at the farm.
This afternoon, after Mrs. Dora Stevens, juvenile parole officer, informed Judge Jones that Gilbert was a World war veteran, the judge announced application would be made through Major M.R. Limb to have three of the children admitted to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ orphans’ Home at Xenia.
Won’t Go to Chair
Prediction was made in the city today that Mrs. Gilbert will never pay the death penalty for the crime she has confessed, even though her confession and that of Felton indicate the crime was premeditated by the pair. They, apparently, had talked it over for several months, Felton urging that Mrs. Gilbert “put her husband out of the way.”
Mrs. Gilbert’s mentality is undoubtedly subnormal, a condition that has not been alleviated by the “dog’s life” she is alleged to have led as Gilbert’s wife. She apparently has not realized the enormity of her crime and rather confidently expects that she will soon be permitted to go back to the farm.
Congratulations were being extended today to Sheriff Albert Jacot and his deputies, Prosecutor Walter J. Mougey, and Sheriff Edward Gibson, of Stark county, for their quick solution of the murder. They had no real clue until late Tuesday afternoon, and twelve hours later they had a full confession from the woman who admits she fired the fatal shots into her husband’s brain, killing him instantly.
Text of Confessions
Prosecutor Mougey this morning made public the text of two confessions, one made early yesterday by Mrs. Gilbert, the other a joint confession which was concluded in the afternoon. It was late last night before these had been typewritten, and they were signed by the principals in the county jail today after the contents were read to them.
The texts are published in full below. Readers will note that the woman made some important changes in the second confession, assigning no particular reason why she first set the time of the crime in the evening and the place in the yard, and later changed it:
[SEE ENTIRE ARTICLE IN “WOOSTER GENERAL INTEREST”Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio
The Dayton Herald
Dayton, Ohio
Monday, 30 July, 1928
pg 1 & 4
Xenia Orphans’ Home Board Will Be Asked to Resign
Change in Management Is Urged By American Legion of Ohio.
(Special to The Herald)
Xenia, Ohio, July 30.—The child welfare committee of the state American legion, has announced it will recommend to Governor Vic Donahey that five members of the board controlling the Soldiers’ Orphans’ home in this city, be asked to resign.
The welfare committee will meet in Columbus Aug. 19 to 21 and will ask for the resignations, it was sid on the ground that the board members have been unable to agree on matters of policy.
“Four members of the board—Ralph Carrol, Cleveland; Marcus Limb, Wooster; Rell G. Allen, Washington C.H. and W.T. Amos, Sidney have said they would be willing to resign if the legion believed it best,” Lt. Col. Milton Campbell, Cincinnati, chairman of the child welfare committee, said today.
E. Jane Bailey of Wapakoneta is the other member of the committee.
Chaplain J. Norman King, who was superintendent of the home for six weeks, resigned last week when he and members of the board could not agree on policy questions.
It is believed that the legion also will recommend that the administration fo the home be turned over to the Ohio Public Welfare department.
Supt. King Talks
Superintendent J. Norman King, of the O.S. and S.O. home, whose resignation made at a special board meeting a week ago, becomes effective August 4, said this morning that he had read a newspaper story from Columbus to the effect that the American Legion at its state convention in Columbus next month would recommend to Governor Donahey that he request the resignation of all members of the trustee board of the home.
Superintendent King said, however, that he did not know that the legion intended to make such a step and said that Milton Campbell, of Cincinnati, head of the child welfare committee of the Legion, who gave out the statement in Columbus yesterday, had not been to see him since his resignation.
“A number of persons have come here to see me and I have talked over with them the reasons for my resignation, but I do not know whether or not they have represented the American Legion or any other organization,” said Superintendent King.
“My resignation was not requested, as the newspaper article this morning says. I resigned, as I said before, when I found that certain members of the board of trustees were not in sympathy with my plans for building up the home along lines of child welfare. I felt that I could do nothing without the support of the entire board, and that was the reason for my resignation,” said King.
Lieut. Col. Charles V. Burton, of Cleveland, who was elected to succeed King by the board of trustees, has not visited the home and he has not been in communication with him, the retiring superintendent says.
James Adair, president of the Xenia school board, said today that if the recommendation made by the legion to abandon the home schools and send the children to the Xenia schools was adopted that the plan could be carried out. The home children would be taken in at the same charge made to children who attend the Xenia schools from outlying districts.
Change of authority of the home from a board of trustees to the state welfare department, as the legion would recommend, would have to be done by act of the legislature as the home administration is fixed by law.
Retiring Superintendent King who was in Bluffton, his former home, Sunday, did not return to Xenia until late last night. He said that he and his family will return to Bluffton to live, but that he has not made any plans for the future. The superintendent, who is a Presbyterian minister, has also been employed as a teacher in Bluffton college and high schools.
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Board Members Silent
Major Limb and Col. Amos Refuse to Make Comments.
Wooster, O., July 30.—“I have nothing to say,” Major Marcus Limb, Wooster, president of the executive board of the Xenia Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home, Xenia, said today when asked by International News service for an expression on a proposal of the American Legion of Ohio to ask Governor Donahey to demand the board’s resignation.
Major Limb declared he knew nothing of the proposed move and would say nothing until he was officially informed.
W.T. Amos, Sidney, O., another member of the board, said he knew nothing of the reason for the demand other than what he had read in the newspapers and that he could say nothing under the circumstances.
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Xenia Post Is Dark.
Believe Change in Superintendent Will Work Toward Harmony.
Xenia, O., July 30.—Officials of the Xenia American Legion chapter were unable to give any information today touching on the action proposed by the welfare committee of the Ohio American Legion to request the resignation of the board of trustees of the Xenia Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home through Governor Donahey.
Commander Morris Sharp of the Xenia post and Capt. Charles L. Darlington, former state legion commander, of Xenia, said the changes at the home have only been informally discussed here and that the appointment of Charles V. Burton, of Cleveland, to take charge of the home August 4, was believed to be a step toward establishing harmony.
J.N. King, who resigned the superintendency because all members of the board were not in sympathy with his ideas of building up the home, will return to his former home in Bluffton, Ohio, it was said here today.
James D. Adair, president of the Xenia board of education announced today that the Xenia schools could care for the 700 children from the home if the state thought it would help settle the problem.
The Times Recorder
Zanesville, Ohio
Monday, 30 July, 1928
pg 1
American Legion Not Satisfied With State of Affairs At Xenia.
Columbus, O., July 29.—(AP)—Recommendations that the Ohio Department of the American legion request Governor Donahey for the resignation of the five members of the board of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home at Xenia, will be made by the child welfare committee of the legion when that organization meets here Aug. 19 to 21.
Lieutenant Col. Milton Campbell, Cincinnati, chairman of the child welfare committee in announcing the committee’s intention today said, inability of board members to agree among themselves on important matters of policy and general incapacity of the board, would be the reasons cited for recommending their resignation.
Colonel Campbell said four members of the board, Ralph Carroll, Cleveland, Marcus Limb, Wooster, Rell Allen, of Washington C.H., and W.T. Amos of Sydney, already stated they would be willing to resign, “if the Legion thought it best.” E.J. Bailey, Wapakoneta, if the other member.
The committee has been investigating the situation at the home, Colonel Campbell said, since the resignation last week of Chaplain J. Norman King, who had been superintendent of the home about six weeks. King’s resignation was asked by the board of directors, who could not agree with him in matters of policy.
Resignation of the previous superintendent, Colonel Thomas Andreys, was asked by the Legion.
“Continued changes in administration, together with decidedly inferior hygenic and educational advantages at the institution, have made it a disgrace to the state which supports it,” Colonel Campbell declared today.
The Coshocton Tribune
Coshocton, Ohio
Monday, 30 July, 1928
pg 1
Trustees of Xenia Home Under Fire.
American Legion to Urge Governor to Ask Members of Board to Resign.
Incapability Charged.
Placing of Home Under Control of State Welfare Department to Be Asked.
Columbus, July 30—State authorities today were informed that the child welfare committee of the American Legion of Ohio, at the meeting of the Legion here August 19 to 21, will recommend that the Legion urge Governor Vic Donahey to request the resignation of the five members of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ orphans’ home of Xenia.
If such a recommendation is made, it will be based upon claims that the board generally is incapable and that its members are unable to agree upon matters of policy, it was indicated.
Approximately 600 children of Ohio veterans of the Civil, Spanish-American and the World wars are residents of the Xenia home.
The welfare committee, it was stated, will recommend that the residents of the home attend the public schools at Xenia and that present educational courses at the home be discontinued. The committee may advise that the control board of the Xenia home be permanently abolished and that administration of the institution be placed in the hands of the state welfare department.
Lieut. Col. Milton Campbell, Cincinnati, chairman of the welfare committee, stated that Ralph Carrol, Cleveland; Marcus Limb, Wooster; Rell G. Allen, Washington C.H., and W.T. Amos, Sidney, expressed their willingness to resign, “if the Legion believed it best.” The other member of the board is E. Jane Bailey, Wapakoneta.
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Wooster, O., July 30.—“I have nothing to say,” Major Marcus Limb, Wooster, president of the executive board of the Xenia soldiers’ and sailors’ orphans’ home, Xenia, said today when asked by International News Service for an expression on a proposal of the American Legion of Ohio to ask Gov. Donahey to demand the board’s resignation.
Major Limb declared he knew nothing of the proposed move and would say nothing until he was officially informed.
W.T. Amos, Sidney, O., another member of the board, said he knew nothing of the reason for the demand other than what he had read in the newspapers and that he could say nothing under the circumstances.
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Xenia, O., July 30.—Officials of the Xenia American Legion chapter were unable to give any information today touching on the action proposed by the welfare committee of the Ohio American Legion to request the resignation of the board of trustees of the Xenia Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home through Governor Donahey.
Commander Morris Sharp of the Xenia post and Capt. Charles L. Darlington, former state legion commander, of Xenia, said the changes at the home have only been informally discussed here and that the appointment of Charles V. Burton, of Cleveland, to take charge of the home August 4, was believed to be a step toward establishing harmony.
J.N. King, who resigned the superintendency because all members of the board were not in sympathy with his ideas of building up the home, will return to his former home in Bluffton, Ohio, it was said here today.
James D. Adair, president of the Xenia board of education announced today that the Xenia schools could care for the 700 children from the home if the state thought it would help settle the problem.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 30 July, 1928
pg 1
Report Legion Will Suggest Board Resign
Major Limb Has No Comment in Advance of Receiving Offic. Information.
Columbus, O., July 30. — State authorities today were informed that the child welfare committee of the American Legion of Ohio, at the meeting of the Legion here August 19 to 21 will recommend that the Legion urge Governor Vic Donahey to request the resignation of the five members of the board of trustees of the Ohio Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home at Xenia.
If such a recommendation is made, it will be based upon claims that the board generally is incapable and that its members are unable to agree upon matters of policy, it was indicated.
Approximately 600 children of Ohio veterans of the Civil, Spanish American and the world wars are residents of the Xenia home.
The welfare committee, it was stated, will recommend that the residents of the home attend the public schools at Xenia and that present educational courses at the home be discontinued. The committee may advise that the control board of the Xenia home be permanently abolished and that administration of the institution be placed in the hands of the state welfare department.
Lieu. Col. Milton Campbell, Cincinnati, chairman of the welfare committee, stated that Ralph Carrol, Cleveland; Marcus Limb, Wooster; Rell G. Allen, Washington; C.H. And W.T. Amos, Sidney, expressed their willingness to resigh, “if the Legion believed it best.” The other member of the board is E. Jane Bailey, Wapakoneta.
No Comment From Limb.
“I have nothing to say,” Major Marcus Limb, president of the executive board of the Xenia Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, Xenia, said in Wooster today when asked by International News Service for an expression on a proposal of the American Legion of Ohio to ask Gov. Donahey to demand the board’s resignation.
Major Limb declared he knew nothing of the proposed move and would say nothing until he was officially informed.
W.T. Amos, Sidney, O., another member of the board, said he knew nothing of the reason for the demand other than what he had read in the newspapers and that he could say nothing under the circumstances.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 3 August, 1928
pg 1
Cuyahoga Co. Veterans Back Xenia Home And Fight Its Abandonment
Cuyahoga county war veterans, according to a dispatch from Cleveland today, are up in arms against those who would deprive them of their best beloved projects — The Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home at Xenia, and the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors home at Madison.
They intend to make the home a campaign issue in the November election by ascertaining the stand of every candidate for the Legislature and by working strenuously against those who favor the abandonment of them, it was revealed yesterday by officers of the newly-formed committee for the preservation of the homes on their present status.
Strong ties of sentiment bind the veterans to these homes for the children and widows of old comrades. They have gone heart and soul into giving the children memorable Christmas parties. They have prided themselves that the Xenia home was a “home” and not an “orphanage.”
Members of the veterans’ organizations and auxiliaries form the entire board of trustees appointed by the governor as the governing body of the Xenia home.
The first hint of trouble came last spring when the report of experts employed by the joint legislative committee on economy, under the chairmanship of Senator Jaseph N. Ackerman of Cleveland, was made public. It advised the abandonment of the Xenia home.
The superintendent resigned the next day and his successor stayed only a few months. The new superintendent, Maj. Charles V. Burton of the Cleveland Veterans’ Bureau is making a visit of inspection to the home this weekend.
Meantime, the veterans have become alarmed by the activities of two factions — those who favor having the homes operated under the welfare department of the Legislature and those who would close both homes.
Accordingly a permanent organization to work for the interests of the two homes was formed this week by local patriotic organizations. Charles E. Herst of Garretson Camp United Spanish War Veterans, has been elected chairman of the committee. Mrs. George Vaughan, 369 E. 149th street, is vice president.
The principle organizations taking part in the movement are the G.A.R., the United Spanish War Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Sons of Union Veterans.
Major M.R. Limb, of Wooster, who is chairman of the board at Xenia, declared today that persons who have made charges against the home do not know real conditions there and were unable to get at the heart of the situation. He read with much interest and satisfaction the Cleveland dispatch showing the attitude of organizations there.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 4 August, 1928
pg 1
Resolution by Limb Asks Less Meddling in the Xenia Home
M.R. Limb, of this city, chairman of the board of trustees of the Ohio Sailors and Soldiers Orphans home at Xenia, is of the opinion that the affairs at the home will be much more prosperous if there is less meddling by the chairman of the welfare committee of the American Legion in the affairs of the home, and if the superintendent of the home is left free to do the managing.
Resolution Bristles.
At the meeting of the trustees at Xenia this afternoon, Major Limb introduced the following resolution, according to a special telegram to the Daily Record.
Resolved that it is the wishes of the Board of Trustees of the O.S. & S.O. Home at Xenia, Ohio, that the Commander of the American Legion direct the chairman of his welfare committee to refrain from issuing any orders, dictations or directions to the new superintendent, Major Charles V. Burton. Mr. Burton must be allowed to govern the home in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and without hinderance or meddling from any source.
Dictations and demands by your chairman of your Welfare Committee have done much toward the failure of those in charge in the efficient management of the Home. Therefore it is advisable that the new superintendent be allowed to proceed unhampered and unhindered.
The board is of the unanimous opinion that with the rules and regulations for the management of the Home given it from time to time by your Chairman of your welfare committee and those laid down by the Legislature of the State of Ohio, the new superintendent will be sufficiently informed and instructed without further meddling and interference.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 4 August, 1928
pg 10
Should Prohibition Be an Issue This Fall?
Here is What Local Political Leaders Say
Prohibition has been much in the limelight since the recent national political conventions, and there has been considerable discussion as to whether or not the question of “wet” or “dry” should be an issue in the coming presidential campaign.
A reporter made out a list of ten local citizens who are prominent in their parties in Wayne county. He went to them with this question:
“Should prohibition be an issue in the coming campaign?”
Here is what they said about it.
Walter Mougey, Democrat — I believe that prohibition should not be an issue in the coming campaign simply because the people of the United States have already settled the question. But I do believe in absolute enforcement of all laws and every public officer is bound to that duty.
I would like to go further and say that I think that there should be a law making the purchaser of unlawful liquor just as guilty as the seller. This, however, would make prosecution difficult, as the buyer is usually the one that tells on the seller. Morally, though, the purchaser is just as guilty as the seller.
Capt. Fred C. Redick, Republican — If you remember last winter when Al Smith was corresponding with that newspaper man he said that he was for modification of the eighteenth amendment if it had to be done by non-enforcement. That answers the question for me. I think that it should be brought in to the campaign for the people to vote and express themselves upon the subject.
Major M.R. Limb, Democrat — The prohibition question is settled and if congress sees fit to bring it up again, then is when it should be brought up again. I wouldn’t want to say that the eighteenth amendment should never be changed, but if there is any changing to do the law-making body should do it. Since it is settled it is not an issue.
C.L. Moody, Republican — I think it will unquestionably be an issue but whether or not it should be is another question. I am inclined to believe that the people will bear it in mind when they go to vote.
Mayor E.K. Geiselman, Democrat — According to the platforms adopted by both parties prohibition should not be an issue in this campaign. They have both agreed to respect and uphold the law and constitution of the United States, if elected and so I believe that morally and honestly speaking it should not be an issue. If Mr. Hoover or Mr. Smith, wither one, if elected, was something better let him make that as a recommendation to congress, and then it is up to congress, as that body has the power of making all laws.
Daniel C. Funk, Republican — It seems to me that the question is not whether or not prohibition should be an issue. The fact remains that it is an issue. The Democratic nominee has unquestionably made it so. Many votes will be determined by the attitude of the two candidates on this question. While there are other issues equally as important, yet prohibition, and especially the attitude of the nominees should be a factor. The president is responsible for the appointment of the enforcement officer. Moreover, he appoints the justices of the supreme court, and the next president will probably appoint several. Their attitude on the liquor question is important because some of the important decisions have been rendered by a divided court, and one or two liberal appointments might completely change the interpretation of some of our dry laws. Furthermore there is the tremendous power of influence the president wields and his attitude will not only have much to do with the enforcement but also upon the respect for which our people have for law and more important upon the attitude of the younger generation upon the prohibition question.
Jesse W. Ebert, Democrat — I believe that all laws should be strictly complied with — prohibition or other.
Harry McClarran, Republican — I do not think that prohibition should be a question, because the amendment was made, voted upon, and passed. I think that it should be left entirely out of the campaign.
M.M. VanNest, Democrat — No, it should not be an issue. It is up to the national government to appoint the right kind of administrative officers. The enforcement of the eighteenth amendment is not fully complied with and it is my own judgement, all such administrative appointments should be absolutely free from politics.
Elmer S. Landes, Republican — Inasmuch as it involves an amendment to the constitution and is almost universally discussed, I think that it should be made an issue so that the people can express themselves in a popular vote.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 11 August, 1928
pg 3
Shearer For Sheriff
Clark B. Shearer, candidate for Republican nomination for Sheriff, is a native of Clinton township, where he was born and reared. He has had twelve years of experience in law enforcement work, having been constable in his home township and a deputy game protector by appointment from the state for eight years. Following this he came to Wooster as a member of the police force, where he has served continuously for four years, under Mayors M.R. Limb, William H. Black, and E.K. Geiselman. His training on the Wooster force has been under Police Chief Henry Leiner, generally recognized as among the most efficient police executives in this part of the state. Mr. Shearer is qualified to fill the office of Sheriff, with its ever increasing responsibilities. He will appreciate your support at Tuesday’s primaries. Political Advt.
NOTE: It is indicated that M.R. Limb was or had been in New Orleans.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 22 August, 1928
pg 3
Ask Trustees To Quit Place At Xenia
At last night’s meeting the American Legion convention, which was closing its sessions at Columbus, requested the resignation of the present board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ orphans home at Xenia, of which Dr. M.R. Limb, of this city, is the president. The resolution requested Governor Donahey to appoint new trustees for the institution in case the present board did not resign.
There has been a long controversy between officers of the American Legion and members of the board of trustees of the Xenia home, the details of which have not yet been brought to light.
From what could be learned, however, the members of the board of trustees do not intend to resign, and dispatches from Columbus today would not indicate Governor Donahey would remove the officials from the board.
Major M.R. Limb was out of the city during the day, and while relatives did not know his address, they were of the opinion he was on the road either to New Orleans or return.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 11 September, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Notice
Regular meeting this evening at 8 o’clock. Important business to be transacted. A good attendance requested. M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 28 September, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Thursday Club
The members of the Thursday club met with Mrs. A.E. Taylor, with Mrs. Guy Richard the associate hostess. A paper, “William the Silent,’ was given by Mrs. Limb. A paper, “The Origin and Evolution of the American Newspaper,” was given by Miss Bechtol. Miss Christman, accompanied by Miss Fetzer, sang a vocal number. A delightful social hour followed.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 8 October, 1928
pg 1
Many Oddfellows Attend Springfield Dedication
Two hundred and fifty Wooster Oddfellows and Rebekah’s went to Springfield on Sunday where the fountain, presented by Wooster lodgemen to the Springfield Home, was dedicated.
A picnic dinner was served at the noon hour. The dedication exercises were held at two o’clock. Music was provided by the boys and girls of the home. John C. Schultz, chairman of the fountain committee, introduced J.O. Fritz, representative from the Grand Lodge of the 21st district, who gave an address. Mrs. Lizzie Miller, past warden of the Ohio Rebekah Assembly from this district, gave the presentation speech in behalf of the subordinate lodge and the Rebekahs.
President Kite of the Grand Lodge Trustees, accepted the fountain and spoke in behalf of the Grand Lodge and the Home.
Grand Master Gladhill of Warren, Past Grand Master Summers, of Oberlin, and Grand Secretary Crosier of Columbus, Grand Patriarch Goldsmith of Painesville, Past Grand Patriarch Geeseman of Youngstown, gave short talks.
Following the exercises, Canton Wright of Wooster gave an exhibition drill on the spacious lawn under the direction of Captain M.R. Limb.
A collection was taken amounting to $85 and will be used for the fund to purchase new uniforms for the boys’ and girls’ band of the home.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 8 October, 1928
pg 10
Corner Stone For the Court House Laid Just 50 Yrs. Ago This Week
Former Mayor Marcus R. Limb treasures a well preserved copy of the program of the laying of the cornerstone of the Wayne county court house, which took place October 9, 1878, just fifty years ago.
The cornerstone was laid by Ebenezer Lodge No. 33, Free and Accepted Masons, Wooster chapter No. 27, R.A.M., and Wooster Council No. 13 all Masonic bodies. Ceremonies occurred at 2 p.m.
Col. E.P. Bates was grand marshall and Prof. L. Firestone grand orator of the occasion. The committee of arrangements, composed of members selected from Ebenezer Lodge, included George Rex, Benjamin Eason, Solomon R. Bonewitz, Lewis P. Ohiger, Curtis V. Hard, Philo S. Van Houten and Eli D. Pocock. T. Tickner was secretary.
A lengthy order of procession is outlined in the program.
The cornerstone was raised while the band played slow music, a prayer was uttered by the grand chaplain and the cornerstone was lowered into position.
The cornerstone was dedicated by the grand master and the grand orator.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 9 October, 1928
pg 2
Society
Geographic Society
Fourteen members of the Geographic Circle and one guest met at the home of Miss McFadden on Quinby avenue on Monday afternoon. Roll call was responded to with quotations from Edgar Guest. After a short business meeting a paper was given on the Appian Way by Miss Walton. Mrs. Limb gave a very interesting paper on the City of Rome. A social hour was held and the hostess served refreshments.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Hatfield October 29th.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 October, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Federated Club Women Planning Busy Year
Plans for the year’s work of the Wooster Federation of Women’s Clubs were outlined to the directors of the Federation at yesterday’s meeting in the Freedlander auditorium by Mrs. C.H. Hunt, president.
American citizenship, the American home and Education are to receive special attention during the year.
Mrs. L.E. Thatcher is first vice president, Mrs. J.B. Taylor, second vice president, Mrs. R.M. Salter, recording secretary, Mrs. L.F. Mull, assistant recording secretary, Mrs. F.S. Howlett, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. William Keim, treasurer.
The women who will help make this a successful club year are as follows.
Department, American Citizenship — Mrs. M.H. Frank, chairman; Miss Kate Young, Mrs. E.W. Hochstetler.
Department, American Home — Mrs. R.B. Peery, chairman; Mrs. Wm. Bechtel, Mrs. R.I. Grady.
Department, Education — Mrs. May Hutchins, chairman, division, adult education. Miss Grace Warner, chairman, Mrs. Harriett McCoy.
Division, Community Service — Mrs. M.R. Limb, chairman; Mrs. John Talbot, Mrs. F.E. Boigegrain, Mrs. H.N. Matter, Mrs. C.F. Monroe.
Division, Conservation — Mrs. John Bushnel, chairman; Mrs. J.H. Gourley, Mrs. Walter Buss.
Division, Public Instruction — Mrs. C.O. Williamson, chairman; Mrs. Robert Bruce, Mrs. G.L. Langford, Mrs. C.B. Munson.
Department, Fine Arts — Mrs. E.M. Quinby, chairman; Mrs. Neill Rowe, Mrs. Myrtle Hunnicutt.
Department, Public Welfare — Mrs. C.G. Williams, chairman.
Division, Correction — Mrs. Dora Stevens, chairman; Mrs. Johnson Sweeney, Miss Frances Kean.
Division, Child Welfare — Mrs. Jas. Rahl, chairman; Mrs. L.C. Boles, Mrs. W.E. Stoneburner, Mrs. A.E. Taylor.
Division, Health — Miss Carrie Crites, chairman; Mrs. Dan Funk, Mrs. B.F. Yanney.
Department of Ways and Means — Mrs. C.G. Miller, chairman; Mrs. W.D. Tyler, Mrs. R.C. Taylor, Miss Ruth Keats, Mrs. Shelley Shoemaker, Mrs. Grace Schmuck.
Announcement was made of the Middle North district conference which will be held in Lorain Oct. 16-17. A large delegation from Wooster is hoped.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 18 October, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Notice
There will be a meeting of Canton Wright Friday evening October 19 ?? lodge meeting to ?? regiments to go to Newark ??? Chevaliers are urged to attend. — M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 22 October, 1928
pg 2
Says Downtown Mains Sufficient, Only Needs Is to Turn on the Pumps
Editor the Record
The suggestion by some city official to increase the size of the water mains as a relief from insufficient pressure is about as absurd as the “necessity” to put in a fifty thousand dollar sewer to make an outlet for the two park toilets. Why not state the truth about the Christmas Run sewer. It was put in to develop some private allotments. The pumps at the station are set so that the more openings or outlets open the faster the motor will go, thus supplying an increased supply of water.
The fact that as soon as they were turned on the pressure was sufficient should be enough to convince the city officials that they must make some arrangements to see that they are going in case of any fire. The telephone was put in for that purpose.
As to size of water mains in that portion of the city, they are better supplied than any other portion of the city. Recognizing the necessity of good fire protection, we placed an extra six inch line in that alley from Grant to Bever street. This six inch line alone, with sufficient pressure, would have given ample water, and for this particular fire seven fire plugs within the block, one at the fire department door and one within twenty feet of the burned building. These lines are all hooked up with six eight or ten inch lines and with the sixteen inch line on Larwill street.
You have a pumper in the flusher the same power and force as an expensive fire apparatus, but if a pumper is attached to a plug and there is no pressure in the lines the suction hose will collapse as you had demonstrated to you not very long ago. If you have the pumps going at the Killbuck plant you will have the force and plenty of water for our present needs, but not for all future needs unless another well is put in. I would say for present clean out your pipes and keep cleaning them out until you get your softener and iron remover, and considerable of our trouble will be eliminated.
M.R. Limb.
Editor’s note — Engineers in charge of the pumping plant take direct issue with Dr. Limb in his statement that the pumps automatically increase the amount of water produced to maintain a constant pressure. They run at a constant rate, these men state, and the flow of water is only slightly increased when pressure drops because they work against a lesser “head,” but they are not set to maintain the same pressure.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 8 November, 1928
pg 2
Limb Talks to Lions About Water Situation
Members of the Lions club today heard a talk by former Mayor M.R. Limb, in which he discussed the water problem. He advocated the construction of a 2,000,000 gallon standpipe somewhere in the Bloomington area to provide a sufficient reserve water supply. Major Limb also declared that water consumption has risen to a point where an additional supply should be considered.
He advocated the flushing of every fire hydrant every month, the connecting of dead ends and the laying of larger mains to insure proper pressure.
Members of the club asked the speaker a great many questions and the meeting developed into a round table in which much information was gained.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 November, 1928
pg 10
Names Committee to Attend Morrow Funeral
D.Q. Morrow, prominent citizen of Hillsboro, O., who died yesterday, was president of the board of trustees of the Xenia Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home preceding Major M.R. Limb, of Wooster, and continued as a member of the board for two years after Dr. Limb was named president. As president, Major Limb today designated the superintendent of the home and two members of the board to represent the institution at the funeral service tomorrow.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 22 November, 1928
pg 11
Children Go to Xenia, Those Responsible May Be Prosecuted Farther
Whether the taking of Robert and Jane Witherow, aged five and four, respectively, to the Xenia Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ home will end a case that has been attracting considerable attention for several days, could not be learned definitely from authorities today.
The children’s mother has remarried since their father’s death, her present name being Frances Karth. The Karths live at Akron. Mrs. Karth took her children to their home there and her husband objected to their presence. Neighbors told authorities that he took them to the door and tossed them out on the porch, declaring he would not have them in his house. Neighbors took them in and cared for them while authorities wrestled with the case.
Warren Wise, the children’s grandfather, living near Wooster, reported the matter to probate court here. A warrant was sworn out for the arrest of the mother. When Sheriff Jacot went to Akron for her the woman was ill. She agreed to come to Wooster upon recovery. Meanwhile, learning that the father had been a soldier, authorities suggested the children might be taken to the Xenia home. The matter was taken to Dr. M.R. Limb of Wooster, chairman of the Xenia board of trustees, and upon his own responsibility, he agreed to have them admitted there. Dr. Limb indicated, however, that admitting the children would not mean dropping charges against those responsible for their care.
The children will be taken to Xenia by Sheriff Albert Jacot.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 1 December, 1928
pg 2
Personals
M.R. Limb is in Xenia this weekend, called there for a meeting of the board of trustees of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Home tonight.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 12 December, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Thursday Club
The Thursday Club will meet on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. M.R. Limb. Mrs. Versteeg is assistant hostess.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 14 December, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Thursday Club
Mrs. M.R. Limb and Mrs. Carl Versteeg entertained the Thursday Club at the former’s home on Beall Avenue Thursday afternoon. Miss Mary Johnson read a paper on National and Municipal Government of Holland, and Mrs. A.E. Taylor read a review of Silas Bent’s Ballyhoo, which Mrs. R.M. Salter, now in Columbus, had prepared. Refreshments were served during a pleasant social hour.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 19 December, 1928
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright
Special meeting Thursday evening, Dec. 10, for the election of officers. Other business to be transacted. M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 27 December, 1928
pg 4
Tomorrow is His Birthday
Marcus R. Limb
Photo by Dawson
Another citizen who has spend all of his life in Wooster is Marcus R. Limb, who can be called “Doctor,” “Major” or “Mayor,” just as you choose. He was a “doctor” first, for he has practised dentistry in this city ever since he was graduated from the Southern Dental College at Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Wooster Dec. 28, 1872 and graduated from Wooster high school and Wooster University where he played on one of the institution’s first football teams — one, by the way, which walloped Ohio State.
In 1891 he joined the “guards” as old Company D, O.N.G. was known at that time. He retired in 1895, but joined again in 1900, and has been in the military service ever since. He served on the Mexican border, and overseas during the world war, where he won his spurs as Major. Returning to Wooster he was elected mayor, serving for two terms, and gaining the reputation of being a chief executive who knew all about the workings of every department of the city’s government.
He is now on the military staff of Governor A.V. Donahey, and generally regarded in Wooster as the governor’s most trusted local advisor.
We congratulate him.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 12 January, 1929
pg 2
Personals
Dr. M.R. Limb will go to Columbus Sunday where on Monday he will make his last appearance as a member of Governor Donahey’s staff. He will attend the inauguration of Myers Y. Cooper, the new governor, and plans to attend a press smoker while in the capital city.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 12 February, 1929
pg 6
Funeral Allowances For War Veterans
The United States government will allow an amount not to exceed $107 to apply on the burial expeneses of a veteran of any war who dies and does not leave sufficient assets to meet funeral expenses. This amount is payable to the next of kin, near relatives or friend acquainted with the facts that the veterans did not leave net assets in excess of $1,000 after the payment of all debts contracted before death.
World War veterans as well as the dependents of deceased veterans who have not as yet filed application for federal adjusted compensation are urged to do so at once. The time for filing these applications will expire Jan. 2, 1930, and it is doubtful if any extensions of time will be granted after that date.
Any person who served in the army, navy or marine corps during the World War may apply for United States government life (converted) insurance at this time. However, it is necessary for the applicant to furnish evidence that he is now in good health to the satisfaction of the director of the United States Veterans Bureau. Examinations in connection with application for this insurance will be conducted by the regional office of the United States Veterans Bureau at Cleveland (Hanna Annex) without charge to the veterans.
Veterans of the Spanish War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion and the World War are entitled to hospitalization for treatment of any disability, whether or not such disabilities are the results of military service in so far as government hospital facilities will permit.
In making application for loans on Federal Adjusted compensation certificates the applicant must bring his discharge papers and also have some means of identification. The rate of interest charged by the government is six percent, payments on money borrowed or interest can be made in amounts of five dollars. In case of lost certificate Bureau Form No. 6920 should be filled out and a certificate in lieu of the lost one will be sent. Major M.R. Limb in the Downing Block is the local compensation officer.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 March, 1929
pg 3
Prof. Wolfe at Xenia
Major M.R. Limb at Xenia yesterday attending a meeting of the institution’s board of trustees, found that Prof. L.E. Wolfe, former registrar of Wooster college, now connected with Ohio State, was on duty at the Xenia school. He is doing some special work there for the state to benefit the school.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 11 March, 1929
pg 1
Thompson Will Make Survey At Xenia Home
Accepts Appointment of Governor Cooper to Investigate Conditions.
Columbus, O., Mar. 11. — At the request of Governor Myers Y. Cooper, Col. Carmi A. Thompson, Cleveland, has accepted a special commission to make a “full inquiry” into conditions affecting the Ohio Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Orphans’ home, Xenia, it was announced today at the governor’s offices.
“Governor Cooper is greatly interested in the development of this home, and desires to proceed with first hand information as to improvements and betterments needed, if any, to bring the institution up to the highest state of efficiency for the benefit of the orphans entrusted into the state’s care,” reads a statement issued from the governor’s offices.
“It will be recalled that Colonel Thompson made an outstanding survey for President Coolidge into the conditions in the Philippine islands.”
Col. Thompson’s report covering his inquiry into affairs at the Xenia home will probably be submitted to Governor Cooper in about 60 days. The governor, it was stated, has invited Raymond G. Ingersol, Warren, commander of the Ohio American Legion, and Judge Charles Schaber, Bucyrus, Ohio commander, United Spanish War Veterans, to join him in consideration of Thompson’s report.
“It is the purpose of the administration to get the background as to the management of all state institutions along similar lines in order that there may be an intelligent development of the program affecting state institutions,” said the governor.
Major Marcus R. Limb, of Wooster, is chairman of the Xenia board of trustees.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 12 March, 1929
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright Notice
Regular meeting this evening at 7:30. Important business to be transacted. All Chevaliers requested to be present at this meeting.
M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 27 March, 1929
pg 14
Knights Templar Service Next Sunday Afternoon
Wooster Commandery No. 48 Knight’s Templar will hold their annual Easter service in the Methodist church next Sunday at ?:30 ?. The address will be given by the pastor Sir Samuel L. Stewart. The Templar services will be led by the commander’s prelate, Sir M.R. Limb. Selections will be sung by the Masonic quartet. Sir Knights will meet at the Temple in full Templar uniform without the sword at ? o’clock to march to the church. The public is invited to the service.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 1 April, 1929
pg 2
Society News
Knights Templar Have Fine Easter Service
Wooster Knights Templar had 65 Sir Knights in line yesterday afternoon when they marched from the Temple to the Methodist Episcopal church, where Dr. Samuel L. Stewart gave the address at their annual Easter service. The sermon was declared by members to have been one of the very finest the organization has ever heard. Dr. Stewart, himself a member, used the fact that the cross is the order’s insignia as the foundation of a most inspiring address in which he stressed the principles of Masonry. Dr. M.R. Limb officiated as prelate.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 1 April, 1929
pg 4
Masonic Council Reunion On the Evening on Apr. 16
Wooster Council Royal & Select Masters will confer the Super Excellent Masters degree in the Masonic Temple on the evening of April 16, the date of the annual inspection. M.R. Limb is master of ceremonies and has has notified members of the degree team of rehearsals on April 1, 11 and 15. Five other Councils will attend the reunion. Annual inspections have been held of the Commandery and Chapter.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 9 April, 1929
pg 2
Society News
Canton Wright No. 77
Regular meeting this evening at 7:30. Important business that must be given attention at this meeting. All Chevaliers requested to attend this meeting. M.R. Limb, Capt.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 9 April, 1929
pg 6
Creston
The American Legion held their regular meeting on Wednesday evening. Ex-Mayor Limb of Wooster told of the Xenia Orphans Home. The meeting was well attended.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 10 April, 1929
pg 10
Council Masons Called To Super Excellent Drill
M.R. Limb, master of ceremonies of the annual presentation of the Super Excellent Masters degree in the Masonic Temple of April 16 at the time of the year’s reunion of Masons of the Council, is sending out notices to degree team members that a rehearsal will be held in the Temple on the evening of April 11 and again on April 15. Members of several Councils in neighboring cities are expected to be here for the reunion.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 17 April, 1929
pg 10
Masons Here For Reunion
Northeastern Ohio Well-Represented For Super Excellent Master’s Degree
The annual reunion of the Wooster Council No. 13 Royal & Select Masters, in the Masonic Temple last evening, in connection with the reunion of the fraters of the western division of the Eight Arch of Ohio, including Canton, New Philadelphia, Uhrichsville, Coshocton, Millersburg and other Councils brought hundreds of Masons to the city. It was the time of the annual inspection with Earl C. Carter of Akron the official inspector.
The officers of Wooster Council are C.E. Dike, Master; Paul Glasgow, deputy master; J.H. Easterday, principal conductor of the work; L.M. Rhodes, treasurer; C.W. Ellenwood, recorder; George Gerstenslager Jr., conductor of guard; Ralph Fisher conductor of council; Brooks Ebert, steward; Albert Goetz, sentinel; N.E. Andrews, chaplain; A.R. Williams, in charge of music; A.E. Taylor, Roy W. Miller W.H. Kramer and Fred J. Shibley, quartet.
Afternoon Program
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon the officers of Wooster council took part in the opening ceremonies of conferring the Royal and Select Master’s degrees, Coshocton Council conferred the Royal Master’s degree and Canton Council the Select Master’s degree.
The Reunion Dinner
The reunion dinner was served at 6:15 in the Methodist church by the Ladies’ Aid society. The spacious dining room was pleasingly decorated for the dinner and the ladies received the commendation of the banquetters for the excellence of the dinner and the promptness of the service. During the dinner Hill and Hile’s orchestra played several pleasing numbers.
The Evening’s Program
The Super Excellent Master’s degree was exemplified in the evening before an audience that included Masons from Massillon, Elyria, Medina, Cleveland, Ashland, Akron and other cities in addition to the towns represented in the floor work. The Super Excellent Master’s degree was conferred under the direction of Past Thrice Illustrious Master M.R. Limb, master of ceremonies. He and Recorder Ellenwood were given tokens by the members at the close of the work as a testimonial for their faithful service. The personnel of the Super Excellent Master’s cast is as follows.
Section One
Opening, Super Excellent Degree and Obligation of Candidates
III. Comp. Carl M. Limb, presiding
Explanation of Emblems, Paul E. Glasgow
Historical Lecture, Geo. N. Coffey
Section Two
Captives in Babylon
Ezekiel, J.H. Easterday
Captives Companions Shibley, Cramer, Miller, Taylor, M. Easterday, Sidle
Section Three
Part 1, Audience Chamber, Zedekiah’s Court
Gedeliah, L.M. Rhodes
First Keeper, H.C. Straub
Second Keeper, M.S. Dawson
Third Keeper, C.E. Dike
Companions, Lautzenheiser, Austin, Whittier, Andrews, Prosser
Part 2, Court of Zedekiah
Zedekiah, King of Judah, F.J. Leopold
Pashur, F.F. Chapman
Zephaniah, W.B. Bryson
Jucal, John M. Russell
Jeremiah, D.C. Funk
High Priest, C.W. Biddle
Herald, O.D. Kaufman
Herald, Roy W. Miller
Trumpeter, R.T. Smith
Horseman, M. Geo. Limb
Electrician, J.D. Shamp
King’s Guard, C.W. Feightner, Captain
Companions, Geo. S. Limb, Bartell, Oyler, Thompson, Steele, Markley
Section Four
Court of Nebuchadanezzar
Nebuchadanezzar, C.L. Moody
Asphenaz, G.R. Mann
Belteshazzar, J.T. Harvey
Evil Merodach, W.G. Brumbaugh
Nebuzaradan, Walter A. Kerr
Nebushasban, Raymond Smith
Arioch, C.L. Wiler
Guards, Woods, Figert, C.L. Palmer, Bishop, Ebert, Stout, Hecker, Wile
Section Five
Circle of Friendship, C.W. Ellenwood
Closing, Carl M. Limb
Officers of the Grand Council and Constituent Councils participating in this reunion.
Roy S. Rogers, Grand Master
Ewing V. Burns, Deputy Grand Master
Clarence E. O’Neal, G.P.C. of Work
F.H. Marquis, Grand Treasurer
Wm. T.S. O’Hara, Grand Recorder
Martin J. Spinks, Gr. C of Guard
William H. Smith, Gr. C of Council
Lamar C. Sternberger, Gr. Steward
Theodore Wangen, Grand Marshal
Harvey T. Gracely, Gr. Sentinel Canton Council No. 33, Canton
III. Comp. Chas. Burd, Mater
Comp. Chas. Dickerhof, P.C. of W.
Comp. Kirbey M. Snyder, Recorder Gebal Council No. 56, Uhrichsville
Comp. John Thnot, Deputy Master
Comp. Theodore Schug, P.C. of W.
Comp. Henry F. Reidenbach, Recorder Tuscarawas Council No. 109, New Philadelphia
III comp Russell E. Stringer, Master
Comp. Harvey A. Fisher, Deputy Master
Comp. James E. Jordan, P.C. of W.
Comp. Edw. E. Eckert, Recorder Coshocton Council No. 110, Coshocton
III Comp. Chas. D. Birkhimer, Master
Comp. Karl K. Sherrets, Deputy Master
Comp. Walter E. Park, P.C. of W.
Comp. Theodore Wangen, Recorder Theban Council No. 126, Millersburg
III Comp. Louis A. Duncommun, Master
Comp. Arthur M. Uhl, P.C. of W.
Comp. Henry C. Marchand, Recorder
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 25 May, 1929
pg 10
Graduates Of Wooster High
Another list of Wooster high school graduates is published below.
Supt. G.C. Maurer reports that numerous corrections and changes have been reported following publication of prior lists.
“That is what we want,” Mr. Maurer said today. “If we have names of persons who are dead not marked that way, we want to have the information. If names of women students who have been married are not so noted, we want to know that, too. And we want any other information to make our records complete.”
Corrections should be sent to Supt. Maurer’s office or to Miss Lura B. Kean, principal:
1887
Bride Buckley
Nellie Dice-Bechtel
Sadie Eichar-Correll
*Harriet Funck-Miller
Clara B. Harper
Augusta Hoelzel-McBane
*Kate M. Johnson-Harris
Leona J. Leibold
Maude Parrish-Garver
*Gertrude McClarran-Shriner
Edith D. Roberts
Olive Ross
*Belle Russell Geiselman
Maggie Sheridan
Ida M. Smith-Smith
Cora B. Funk
Mellicent Woodworth Newell
Edward J. Barrett
Harvey Bechtel
*Samuel L. Bissell
Timothy Buckley
Joseph Maettinger
Fred Hartman
Fred W. Kaltwasser
Alvin W. Mougey
1888
Carrie L. Bates
Lizzie Baumbardner-Hafer
Cora E. Bixler
*Anna J. Buckley
Jennie O. Darr
Nettie Dausman-Rhoades
*Dale Douglas-Lowrey
*Bessie B. Dunlap
Cora Goodhart-Hartman
Theresa Haettinger
Etta Hoelzel-Fast
Lucy A. Harn-Laubach
Anna E. Hunt
*Clara C. Jackson
Hattie L. Jones
Kate Lazaro-Kalmbach
Jeannette F. Meahl-Billman
Ella Linn-Runkle
Alice B. Lucas-McClellan
Mary M. Murdock-Steiner
Mary Peters
Alice M. Potter
Cora Young-McConnell
Samuel Boyd
George M. Carson
Paul M. Fletcher
Charles Goodyear
B.W. Hoffman
Marcus Limb
Morris Ogan
Alfred C. Ormond
Charles F. Palmer
*Ben Hiefenthaler
Ross S. Wallace
1889
Anna L. Albright-Devor
Gertrude Auman-Wilson
Alice M. Bechtel
Joanna G. Brown-Magner
Blanche C. Curry-Esterly
Amy E. Cutten
Kate A. Deer
Nellie M. Dull
Margaret Eberhart-Bovard
Viola F. Eckenroth
Mamie Faber-McDowell
Sylvia Firestone-Adams
Edith M. Gasche
Miriam Hills
Mildred B. Immel-Flattery
*George V. Larwin
Elizabeth M. McCarthy
*Stella McClarran
Anna Mergenthaler
Myrtle Miller-Harding
Myrta B. Morrow
*Millie Rigghtly-Strow
Alice M. Saal
Elizabeth Sheridan
Louise M. Straub
Daisy Underwood-Hartman
Edith Wilhelm-Rice
*Dora Zaring-Funk
Clara Zaugg
Guy E. Bixler
Dudley J. Hard
Harry Kaltwasser
Carey E. McAfee
*Nicholas Roberts
Aquila W. Sweeney
Charles Wilhelm
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 4 June, 1929
pg 1 & 4
Dr. J.R. Weimer Named To Fill Coffey’s Post
Council Starts Action to Pave Cleveland Rd. Seeks Better Phone Service.
Wooster city council last night elected Dr. J.R. Weimer, former councilman at large, as a member of council to succeed Councilman George N. Coffey, who became president of council when Clyde M. Miller succeeded the late E.K. Geiselman as mayor.
Mr. Weimer’s selection leaves the political complexion of council unchanged, four Democrats and three Republicans, Mr. Weimer being a Democrat. The new president is a Democrat, while the new mayor is a Republican, having succeeded a Democrat.
Mr. Weimer’s election was by acclamation, his name having been placed in nomination by Councilman Stark.
Plan Cleveland Road Paving
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Include Pumper
A motion by Councilman Stark that the finance committee include in its July budget sufficient money to buy a pumper for the fire department was adopted. Mr. Stark said estimates ran all the way from $7,000 to $18,000, the Seagrave pumper ?? here being priced at $12,000.
Councilman Kistler called attention to the menace to health of an open ditch north of Nold Avenue above the Mackintosh-Hemphill plant.
Service Director J.W. Ebert said he had an offer from Former Mayor M.R. Limb to rent a garage Dr. Limb is building at the rear of the armory for $45 a month. The building would be used as a workshop and storage place for city equipment.
After a discussion of parking and traffic rules, a motion to adjourn prevailed.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 6 June, 1929
pg 1
David Nice Is Candidate For Mayor Of City
Declaration is on File, Veteran Business Man First in the Field.
David Nice, veteran Wooster business man, is candidate for mayor of Wooster.
His declaration as a candidate for the Republican nomination was on file today with George Wertenberger, clerk of the board of elections.
It bears the endorsement of five prominent Republicans, Don J. Foss, Henry L. Boigegrain, S.H. Dawson, Walter W. Tyler and E.C. Brenner
Mr. Nice is the first man to throw his hat into the ring and while another week remains for declarations to be filed, and friends of several other men have been advocating their candidacy, supporters of Mr. Nice today were expressing the hope that in tribute to his long record as a civic worker and Wooster booster, he may be the only man to qualify as a candidate of his party.
Mr. Nice, who is the proprietor of the D. Nice store, has been a clothier and haberdasher in Wooster for many years, and few men enjoy so wide an acquaintance among the citizens of Wooster. Announcement of his candidacy will come as somewhat of a surprise, and friends prevailed upon him to seek the office before there had been any general intimations that he might become a candidate.
Others Mentioned
Names of several other Republicans have been mentioned in connection with the mayoralty since Mayor Clyde M. Miller, who was appointed to succeed the late Mayor E.K. Geiselman, definitely informed leaders that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself. Former Mayor Geo. A. Fisher had been given much consideration, but is understood to have informed his supporters that he will not be a candidate. The name of Clerk of Courts Charles Wiler has been in the forefront of the political gossip for some weeks, and it remained there today, a number of his supporters continuing to insist that he seek the nomination.
On the Democratic side, there have been no definite developments, so far as surface indications showed today. Names of Service Director J.W. Ebert, President of Council Geo. N. Coffey, former Mayor M.R. Limb and former County Auditor Charles Fahr, continued to be heard as possible candidates.
O.D. Blough, Republican, councilman at large, has filed his declaration as a candidate for president of council.
Frank Glasgow, Democrat, councilman from the first ward, has filed his declaration as a candidate for re-election.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 21 June, 1929
pg 2
City Leases New Workshop
Service Director J.W. Ebert last night closed a lease for the new building constructed at the rear of the city hall by Dr. M.R. Limb. The first floor room, 35 x 60 feet, will be used as a workshop by the service department, and will also be used for the storage of a portion of the city’s smaller cars. The contract specifies no definite term of years, the rental agreed on being $65 a month.
The constant addition of the number of meters in the city makes it necessary to have larger quarters for meter repair work and former workshop in the basement of city hall will be devoted to this purpose. The new building will make a more suitable workshop because it is so much easier to get pipes and other materials into it than into the basement room.
NOTE: Trip West by automobile started Saturday, 22 June, 1929.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 24 June, 1929
pg 2
Society News
Limb Packs Old Army Tent on Western Trip
Dr. M.R. Limb, his wife and two daughters, Nancy Jean and Helen Louise, left Saturday afternoon for an extended automobile trip thru the Western States.
They intend to be gone for a month or six weeks. Dr. Limb packed his old army tent with the intention of camping along the way should they not be able to get to a hotel.
Yellowstone National Park is one of the many beautiful places at which they intend to stop. The trip may extend to the coast. This, however, will depend upon the time they make during the first part of their trip.
NOTE: M.G. Limb announcement of move from Wooster.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 5 August, 1929
pg 6
George Limb Goes With The Westinghouse Co.
M.G. Limb, son of former Mayor M.R. Limb, has accepted a position as radio engineer with the Westinghouse Co. at East Pittsburg, and will be engaged in high powered transmission design work. Mr. Limb has already begun his duties and is located at the Westinghouse pioneer broadcasting station, KDKA.
Mr. Limb retains his interest in the Radio M. & S. Co., of Wooster, of which he was manager for several years, and this business will be carried on under a new manager. Mr. Limb has been interested in radio since he was a boy, built probably the first radio set in Wooster, later studied the science at Ohio State and Harvard, and then entered into the sale of radio products. He is greatly pleased at the opportunity to get back into the investigation department of radio.
Mrs. Limb and their daughter plan to join him about September 1 and the family will probably live at Wilkinsburg.
NOTE: M.R. Limb and family return home from trip west.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 5 August, 1929
pg 6
Personals
Dr. and Mrs. M.R. Limb and children returned home Sunday evening after a six weeks’ motor trip. They visited many points of interest, Salt Lake City, Yellowstone National Park and spent one week at Camp Magnitau, where Dr. and Mrs. R.J. Cunningham are located. They spent some time in Mexico.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 6 August, 1929
pg 3
Dr. Limb Finds Much To See
Tells Interesting Story of Trip Over Mountains, Valleys and Deserts.
“It was a sight seeing trip and not decidedly a pleasure trip,” said Dr. M.R. Limb, who returned Sunday morning from a six weeks’ auto trip he had taken with his family through the western states.
Through 18 states they went over mountains and through deserts, striking temperatures ranging from way below zero to 135 degrees. They took the northern route going out through northern Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming.
“While going over the mountains in Yellowstone we struck ten inches of snow,” he said. “I would advise anyone going there again to take 14 blankets and 147 overcoats.
“We saw several real rodeos on the way out. There were some real cowboys there, too,” he said, “with their revolvers strapped to them.”
From Yellowstone, Dr. Limb and his family went to Salt Lake City.
“Here we stayed for a while with a real Mormon bishop,” he said. “Of course the conversation turned to religion, and this we discussed at great lengths.
“We went from Salt Lake to the Grand Canyon through the most wonderful valleys I have ever seen. They look more like the Shenandoah valley than the waste land we have always thought them to be. The land was all irrigated.
“Just before we came to the edge of a desert where we saw the most beautiful sight I have ever seen. There we were more than 3000 feet above this terrible stretch of waste land.
“On looking down the air seemed to be spotted with a beautiful pale blue. It was caused by the distance.
“In crossing the desert it took us all day to go 35 miles. All we saw were bones. Everything was dead. There wasn’t even a fly on the place and at times the temperature went up to 135.
“We went on down to the Mexican border through the petrified forest and saw some wonderful sights. I saw some of the guards on the border that were there during the Mexican trouble more than ten years ago.”
Dr. Limb maintains that it pays to buy gas while near a city or a railroad. He paid 55 cents a gallon for some near a desert.
“The old car never whimpered during the entire trip, and the only extra expense came in the purchase of three new tires,” he said. “Oh yes, and I had my gasoline stolen three times. My one advice to automobile manufacturers would be to put the gas tank on the side of the car instead of on the back with an attached cap that could be locked. It would save a lot of grief and trouble.”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 7 August, 1929
pg 1
Limb To Run For Mayor As Independent
Name is Expected to be Placed on Ballot Through Petition of Voters.
A well-defined movement to enter M.R. Limb as an independent candidate for mayor was in progress in Wooster today, backed by persons who declared they have Dr. Limb’s consent to urge his election.
George Wertenberger, clerk of the Board of Elections, said the former mayor’s name could not be presented at the primaries next week unless it was written in, in an effort to nominate on the Democratic ticket.
J.W. Ebert has qualified as a Democratic candidate and David Nice on the Republican ticket.
The proper procedure to have ? run independently, the clerk said, is by petition, such petition, to contain about a hundred names, to be filed at least sixty days before the November election.
Wertenberger confirmed the report of the movement by stating that he has received in inquiry about such a procedure in the case of Dr. Limb.
Limb served two terms as mayor of Wooster and those who are backing him declare he will run ? as an independent, since in his successful campaigns for office he did not rely to any great extent on party machinery to elect him.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 10 August, 1929
pg 8
Present And Old Rulings Show Nice Distinction
The Attorney General’s ruling that H.M. Doyle and W.E. Pfeister would be ineligible to hold the office of councilmen and still remain as school teachers, caused some consternation because of the fact that under a former ruling, Hon. John McSweeney was permitted to run and hold office of president of council in 1922, while teaching in the high school.
Prosecutor Marion Graven explained the seeming conflict of the two rulings by showing that the qualifications for councilman are very distinctly stated while those for president of the council are none other than that of being an elector.
An excerpt from a letter from the attorney general to former Mayor Limb shows the ruling made in the case of McSweeney.
“You state that Mr. McSweeney is a teacher in the high school and also president of the city council and you inquire whether he may legally hold the two positions and draw salary from the board of education. In reply you are advised that there is no incompatibility between these two positions; that of a teacher being in the nature of employment and not an office and therefore the same person may legally hold both positions and receive compensation in both capacities.”
The president of the council presides at all meetings of the council and received no vote except in case of a tie.
The big reason then, explained Graven, is the difference in general code 4207 and that of 4272.
The former says among other things that a councilman shall not hold any other public office that of notary public or in the state militia. The latter says that the president of the council shall be an elector of the corporation and shall preside at all meetings getting no vote except in the case of a tie.
Thus the qualifications of the councilman are very definitely stated by Ohio’s general code while those of president of the council are merely that he be a regular citizen of the city in which he is president of the council.
In reality the two rulings do not conflict; although the ideas of the two attorney generals do, one considering that of a teacher in the nature of employment and the other considering it a public office.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 12 August, 1929
pg 3
Primary Vote Will Be Light
No Contests For Nominations On Ticket in City Elections.
Tuesday is the primary.
Wooster voters are asked to go to their precinct voting booths, declare their party affiliation, Republican of Democratic, and approve the list of candidates whose names will appear on the ballot.
This primary will create little stir in the city. There isn’t a single contest for nomination on either ticket. Here are the tickets the voters will approve. A vote of approval or a failure to show that much interest in the primary will amount to the same thing.
Democratic Ticket
Mayor — Jesse W. Ebert
Pres. of Council — George N. Coffey
Auditor — Grace B. Wile
Treasurer — C.W. Biddle
Solicitor — Dean H. Weimer
Councilman at large (vote for 3) — C.J. King, W.C. Pfeister, A.E. Taylor.
Republican Ticket
Mayor — David Nice
Pres. of Council — O.D. Blough
Auditor — Charles N. Holmes
Treasurer — Wm. J. Bartolette
Solicitor — O.D. Kaufman
Councilman at large (vote for 3) — H.M. Doyle, H.S. Elliott, Joe Kistler
In the November election, Dr. M.R. Limb is expected to be a candidate for mayor on the independent ticket. His name will not appear on any ballot at the Tuesday primary.
Contests in Orrville
There are only two contests in Wayne county. Both are at Orrville. Mayor A.U. Weygandt, present mayor, is seeking the nomination on the Democratic ticket. He is opposed by Thomas ?. ?.C. Wa?, Orrville’s marshal, will be opposed for the nomination on the Republican ticket by Bert H. Mahony.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 14 August, 1929
pgs 1 & 3
Light Primary Has Tremendous Cost
Nice-Ebert To Make The Race
Weygandt Wins at Orrville, Limb “Not Anxious”, But May Make Run.
Another primary election, and a rather expensive one, is over.
Only 346 votes were cast in the 17 precincts in Wooster. Of these, 137 votes were Republican and 209 were Democratic. At the last national election 5,632 votes were cast in this city alone.
It was an exceptionally light vote for Wooster. With no contests on the tickets, few citizens bothered to vote feeling that to do so was only an expression of party politics.
The party tickets for the coming election in November will be exactly as they appeared on the ballots. Wooster voters will choose their city officials from the following candidates:
Democratic Ticket
Mayor — Jesse W. Ebert
Pres. of Council — George N. Coffey
Auditor — Grace B. Wile
Treasurer — C.W. Biddle
Solicitor — Dean H. Weimer
Councilman at large — C.J. King, W.C. Pfeister, A.E. Taylor.
Republican Ticket
Mayor — David Nice
Pres. of Council — O.D. Blough
Auditor — Charles N. Holmes
Treasurer — Wm. J. Bartolette
Solicitor — O.D. Kaufman
Councilman at large — H.M. Doyle, H.S. Elliott, Joe Kistler
Ebert vs. Nice.
The contest for mayor will be between Jesse W. Ebert, Democrat, present service director, and Dave Nice, for 50 years a clothier here. Whether or not there will be an independent candidate to make it a three-cornered race seems doubtful.
“Not Anxious” — Limb.
Friends of M.R. Limb, former mayor are urging him to make the race as an independent. He declares that he is not at all anxious to make the race and will do so only when he is certain that enough of his friends think that he should enter the lists.
The name of M.R. Limb was written in seven times on the Democratic ticket Tuesday. Three were in second ward, precinct A.
H.U. Mowrey, in spite of his declaration Monday, that he was not a candidate, received 10 votes. His name was written in on the Democratic ticket in seven precincts.
Fourth ward, precinct D showed the most votes cast. Here 36 voters went to the polls. Twenty were Democratic and 16 Republican. First ward, precinct D, had the least, eight votes.
The Vote by Precincts:
Dem. Rep.
First ward, pct. A 9 12
First ward, pct B 9 8
First ward, pct 7 7
First ward, pct D 6 2
Second ward, pct A 13 7
Second ward, pct B 11 6
Second ward, pct C 10 7
Third ward, pct A 21 11
Third ward, pct B 10 10
Third ward, pct C 6 5
Third ward, pct D 22 8
Third ward, pct E 6 7
Third ward, pct F 9 9
Fourth ward, pct A 7 5
Fourth ward, pct B 21 9
Fourth ward, pct C 17 6
Fourth ward, pct D 20 16
The Republican votes listed above which total 135 are the votes cast for Nice. The Democratic votes were divided with Ebert 196, Mowrey 10 and Limb 7.
Mayor A.U. Weygandt sought the nomination again on the Democratic ticket. He won out over Thomas Miller 118 to 50. Marshal O.C. Watts, Republican, was opposed by Bert Mahoney. Marshal Watts won rather easily 125 to 37.
Cost $2.27 Per Ballot.
It was an expensive election for the tax payers of Wayne Co.
Only 684 votes were cast yet the election machinery was present, according to law, to function for a much heavier vote.
The cost of the election, according to a conservative estimate of George E. Wertenberter, clerk of the board of elections, was just under $1,900. The cost per ballot will run around $2.75 each.
Coshocton Liberalists apparently won a decisive victory when Mayor Johnson Smith, who has favored Sunday movies in face of bitter attacks from the pulpits and by the citizens’ enforcement league, defeated his opponent, J.W. Clark, nearly four to one.
The vote there was the lightest in the history of Coshocton. The Republican mayoralty candidate, H.M. Hay, was unopposed.
Quiet Election in Ohio
All was quiet today along the election front of the score or more Ohio cities and towns whose voters went to the polls in primary elections yesterday to pass upon their municipal administrations and local issues.
Political factions rested upon the decision of their electorates. Victors gloated in self satisfaction. The defeated were resigned.
Although in a few instances, returns today indicated heated contests, the majority of cities reported exceptionally light voting in the primaries — a proof of dull interest in an election where there was little or nothing at stake.
Primaries in towns drawing a light vote were an expensive affair to the voters. In some cases the cost mounted to nearly $5 for each vote cast.
Curtus Wins at Canton
In Canton, where probably the keenest pre-election campaign in the state was waged, Mayor C.C. Curtis was “vindicated” insofar as he and his political associates were concerned. Curtis, who had been viciously attacked with charges that vice conditions were rampant under his administration, was nominated for re-election on the Republican ticket. He led the nearest of his three opponents 2 to 1.
The Democrats nominated Herman Witter to run against the mayor incumbent.
Airport Issue Loses
Canton’s $79,000 municipal airport issue which surfaced the bitter mayoralty campaign against Curtis, went down to ignominious defeat.
Akron’s voters re-nominated Mayor C. Lloyd Well, Democrat, at its non-partisan primary to run for re-election against Representative Kyle Ross. Less than 20,000 votes were cast in the Akron election.
Police Patrol Campbell
Campbell, the “young Chicago” suburb of Youngstown, voted in police patrolled streets. It had been expected that war would break out between rival political factions. Two years ago bombings colored the mill town’s primaries.
The Republican nomination in Campbell went to Joseph Julius, who defeated T.R. Gordon, present mayor, by little more than 100 votes.
Paul Goldthrope, former city councilman, won over Mayor J.C. Standen for the Republican nomination in Lorain. William F. Grall, three times mayor of Lorain, took the Democrat nomination uncontested.
The election of a Republican city solicitor was bitterly fought and resulted in a tie between W.L. Grills, present solicitor, and A.M. Keep, attorney. The county election board re-tabulated the vote today.
NOTE: Many articles leading up to and including the day construction begins at Applecreek. A new state administration had taken over the reins of the project.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 24 August, 1929
pg 3
Sidelights From The Big Day at Applecreek
It was Applecreek’s holiday. The storm clouds and the showers of the morning didn’t lessen the enthusiasm one whit. The Boosters’ Club had things keyed up too high to be dampened so easily.
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Efforts to park cars in an orderly fashion by shirt sleeved young men went for naught when the last minute rush came. Then it was everyone for himself.
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The applause which greeted the Governor when he arrived at the site of cottage No. 1 was rather formal. Perhaps it was awe of Ohio’s chief executive. Perhaps it was just a watchful waiting to see what was going to happen. But the ease with which he met Applecreek’s leading Boosters, the way he doffed his hat, smiled pleasantly first to the right, then to the left, soon won for him Applecreek’s whole-hearted support.
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And whatever else they may say about Gov. Cooper, he is surely as friendly asa any governor could be.
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After it was all over, some bystander, more politically minded than pure, was heard to remark, “Well, I suppose Applecreek will go 100 percent for Cooper at the next gubernatorial election.”
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“First time I’ve had a coat on for three weeks,” said one sun-tanned listener. And the thickness of that coat of tan would have been the envy of every golfer in the state.
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By way of contrast, the color of the hands which handler that silver plated shovel during the ceremonies at site of cottage No. 1 told a story, too.
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An involuntary gasp was heard when Gov. Cooper carefully placed the silver plated shovel in the grass and then gently pushed it three or four inches into the ground.
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The speaking was done from the back of a large open truck. That’s an indication of the informality of the entire program.
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What would most men do without a knife? The male element of the waiting crowd scattered through the grove put in some of the time whittling. Those who didn’t whittle loaned their knives to boys to play mumble-peg.
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Applecreek Boy Scouts were busy. They acted as traffic cops and seemed to know just who to direct. Guess most everyone in the locality was at the fete.
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Governor Cooper said many important things yesterday during his visit in Applecreek, but the one that met with the greatest all around approval was when he announced that it would be quite proper for the men to doff their coats during the banquet in the high school basement.
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H.H. Griswold admired the control of the weather that the people of Applecreek seemed to have. In the morning they turned on the rain just enough to lay the dust. In the afternoon, just before the party went out to the site where the governor was to turn the first spade full of turf, they shut off the rain to give the party time to get to the location. They turned the sky to an azure blue just before the ceremonies began, which greatly added to the solemnity of the occasion. Then after the outdoor program was over they turned on the rain just a little to cool things off before the time of the banquet.
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Attorney Dan Funk, who spoke for the Wooster Board of Trade, repeated some of the arguments the men had used to bring the institution to Applecreek. He told of the improved road to be built from the location of the institution to the National pike. “What could be more appropriate,” he said, “than to have the capital of the nation at one end of the beautiful road and the Applecreek institution for feeble minded at the other end.”
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The old fashioned chicken dinner put on by the wives of the members of the Applecreek Boosters’ club seemed to touch the spot with everyone there. The Governor, himself, took two helpings of chicken. After the speech a unanimous vote of thanks was given to the Applecreek women.
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One of the happiest men there last night was Ira Amiet. Mr. Amiet has always insisted the great natural surroundings of Applecreek would bring some great state institution to that vicinity. Ira assisted in securing the first options and assisted in securing all the other options. Ira has always boosted for Applecreek and last night was the partial fulfillment of some of his dreams.
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Charley Studer was Master of Ceremonies. Charley was just everywhere yesterday, and when anybody wanted to know anything the general alarm was sent out, asking, “Where is Charley Studer?” Charley was one of the original Applecreek boosters and Charley has always boosted for everything good and big for his section.
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There are other Studers, too. Len Studer is a “silent” partner, but he works every minute. Then Charley’s son is in the business, now, and there is never an unkind word said among any of the Studers.
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Wesley H. Zaugg was one of the happy ones there. Wesley was president of the Wooster Board of Trade when the institution was secured.
“It’s easier on a fellow’s nervous system to let the other fellow do the work.”
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Joe Tracey, state auditor, who pulled Wayne county’s fat out of the fire several times, had a big broad smile. He enjoyed every minute of it although he didn’t say a word. Mr. Tracey was certainly always a good big friend of Wayne county.
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None of the members of the old advisory board were there in the evening, although Dudley Blossom was present in the afternoon. Carl W. Brand sent word it was one of the regrets of his life that he could not attend.
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M.R. Limb was one of the “innocent bystanders.” Dr. Limb was one of the faithful ones when the battle was on. “Moxie was a member of the governor’s staff in those days and he had a lot to say.
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Robert R. Woods was also “happy to be there.” Mr. Woods organized a Democratic expedition which was headed by A.H. Etling and others, down to get Governor Donahey on “our side” when the battle was hot.
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Now that the smoke of battle has cleared away, Wooster Board of Trade officials have disclosed some of of the strategy employed to get the Applecreek institution here in the battle of 1926. It was divided up so Dan C. Funk was to exert pressure on Attorney General Crabbe, E.C. Brenner was to use his strategy on State Auditor ?.T. Tracey, and M.R. Limb looked after everything that would bring Finance Director Baker into line. When the smoke cleared away on the third of September of that year not only those three, but Harry Carpenter was in line for Wooster, but those who were there were sure Mr. Carpenter lined up when he saw the band wagon. These men were members of the Board of Control which board decided the site. Nobody tried to exert any influence on Perry Green for he was from Portage county anyway and everybody knew Mr. Green was just naturally against us on account of where he came from.
While the Applecreek Boosters’ club had made arrangements for 200 there were 233 served last night. Everything went off lovely, which merely the expenditure of more chicken. But there was plenty. And plenty more. Ice cream was red, white and blue. And good.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 2 October, 1929
pg 2
Fears Killbuck Well May Not Stand Up if Much Water is Sold
Former Mayor M.R. Limb fears that if the city contracts to sell the Timken company a hundred million gallons of water a year, the supply to consumers here may be curtailed during dry weather.
“A hundred million gallons is almost a third of the amount consumed by Wooster,” Dr. Limb said today. “There are times when it requires 1,300,000 gallons a day in Wooster, altho the average is just about a million gallons. The report made by the state in 1924 while I was mayor showed that the Killbuck valley well’s capacity is 1,500,000 gallons. Beyond that it may not hold up in dry weather.
“The present water system is the first one that ever gave Wooster water fit to drink, and the first system that ever provided an adequate supply so that it has never been necessary to caution people against using unlimited quantities. Do we want to endanger the adequacy of our supply?”
Dr. Lamb declared that a contract of this kind might mean the construction of an additional well, and additional pumps, which might cost as much as $60,000.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 19 October, 1929
pg 10
M.R. Limb Hits At “Experts” On Softener
Former Mayor M.R. Limb, declaring he is interested solely as a tax payer, submitted the following today, concerning the proposed water softener plant.
A few years ago under the Fisher administration, we had an expert who drew up plans and specifications for a complete water plant at Killbuck. Fisher adopted a part of his plans and a good portion of those adopted proved inadequate for the city’s needs. He rejected others, yet the water was pronounced safe and good, at the well, by state officials. Later, under my administration this same expert presented his claim of five, six or seven percent of an additional expenditure of a few hundred thousand on the plant. The entire thing was rejected and the present system of pumping as well as pump house was constructed. Now, when an expert becomes a high pressure salesman, there must be something in it besides the honest report of an expert. An expert makes his report and when that report is accepted, he is paid off and that is the end of his labor unless he is hired to boost what he recommended, or he has other interests in what he recommended.
You propose to spend $153,000.00 on a softener and filter. First, I will agree that the water as it is delivered to you is not perfect and at times not even good, and something should be done. But you have the word of an expert that a filter at the plant will eliminate all your troubles. I do not agree with him and I base my information from practical experience with the water plant and water system. He says his plant will eliminate the bad ? or which we have at times. You will never get rid of the odor until the present pipe lines are thoroughly flushed and cleaned. It may be necessary to take up many of them. For years you have pumped the filth and mud of Applecreek into those lines. Its water is contaminated from its source to its mouth by slaughter house, pig pens, barn yard manure, and outside toilets. That filth is buried in the mud within your pipe lines, and you cannot expect to get pure water without odor until that filth has been eliminated. I have gone with the men who are working in the water department of the city, and they will verify what I say, that six and eight inch pipes at some places are so clogged up with this filth and mud that one can scarcely run and arm into the opening. If you will observe, every time they flush a hydrant, or after a fire, or after the men have turned off the water for repairs and it is turned on again you have the muddy water. That does not come from the well at Killbuck, but from the water mains.
First, clean the mains, tie in all the dead ends, then have your expert tell you what must be done. The well at the plant has never been cleaned out since it was built. There is bound to be lots of sediment. We had it blown away from the suction lines several times and I question whether it has been done since.
An expenditure of $153,000.00 will provide a plant twice the size of the present one at a point where we can secure water that needs no softening. Also, we would not be compelled to expend an average of $20 a day or over and beyond that actual cost of providing water for the city. Your expert tells you that it costs the city three cents a thousand to pump our water, but he does not tell you that considerable of that water must be boosted by the booster station, and he does not include the cost in his estimate. Perhaps he does not know that we have a booster station. A stranger can come in, look around, give his opinion on what he finds, and be believed by all. Now, we collect in round numbers, $46,000.00 in the water department in a year. We spend every cent of that in the water department. We pump around 400,000,000 gallons of water in a year, figure it out for yourself. It is not only the cost of actual pumping at the well that must be taken into consideration as the cost of our water, but the distribution, maintenance, and extension of mains. The $46,000.00 is not all that we spend. From time to time, we issue bonds, vote them outside the 15 mill levy, until we now have around $350,000.00 of them to pay for, and you want to add another $153,000.00 for something that will not eliminate the very worst conditions we have to contend with.
Water softened by and for municipal purposes must be further softened for boiler and laundry purposes. Don’t get rid of your individual softeners, they will come in handy. The complete softening can not be done economically when we take into consideration the amount used that does not need softening. You save ten cents a month in soap, and spend a dollar in increased cost of water. ? the big users will be hit hard. D? factories, those who have water pressure elevators, and a thousand and one others. Every garage or car washing station. Why, those men can afford to pay you extra cost in soap and still be ahead. Again I say, get another source of supply that does not need softening.
High pressure salesmen have been here before. They attempted to make us put in a sewage disposal plant when we have a stream of sufficient size and capacity to carry off all our sewage. They haven’t succeeded up to the present time. They did get thru an extra half mile of Xmas Run sewer above the outlet for the park rest room. That sewer added $6,000.00 to our already large bond payments, coming due in 1932 around $185,000.00, and that for 1933 $91,000.00. You ask for $83,000.00 this last year to run the city. The entire amount received from taxation is around $130,000.00. This must take care of the paying the bonds and by the way, the bonds and schools under the law, can have what and all they ask for before the city can get a penny. If it takes $83,000.00 to run the city, just where are you going to get the difference between $83,000.00 and $183,000.00 or the difference between the amounts due in 1933, after you have used all your sinking fund surplus paying the bonds due in 1932? Of course, money should not be the only consideration looked at in this matter. Good, pure soft water is what we want. I was advised by the State department of health not to seek another supply, but dig another well. Your present supply is very good, at the plant. Now why has it become so very bad all at once? The same conditions prevail, and will be suffered until we have a clean distributing system — I have picked up pieces of three-fourths inch pipe thru which you could not run a match. They were filled up completely with mud and iron rust.
The cost of electricity at the well is around $1.10 an hour. We have two men at the present time. Now, if a filter is put in we must double pump and the number of men would have to be doubled and then some. You can’t operate a filter by just looking at it. The expert can, for he then has his commission and you have the filter. Experts are to give advice and not to sell the things they recommend. When they do so they may not be giving you the best unbiased advice. His job is finished when he makes his report.
We have two men I know of who know more about the geological situation about Wooster, and who would probably be willing to give us their information on where to secure better water and have nothing to sell in the end — Dr. Todd and Dr. VerSteeg.
What we need most is clean water mains, a stand pipe in Bloomington, so that they will not have two pounds of pressure at one minute and one hundred and twenty at another minute, and we can stop the booster station for one-half the time saving 65 cents an hour for 12 hours. It will pay the interest on the expense and give better fire protection than two additional firemen and a pumper. You cannot get water out of a main if it is not there no matter how many pumpers you may attach.
NOTE: Several articles, one from Dr. VerSteeg unreadable unfortunately, followed the article above from M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 25 October, 1929
pg 2
More Comment From Dr. Limb On Softener
In the Daily Record, the statement is made, “in the group of questions and answers, the engineer and members of council believe they have covered a majority of matter which have been under discussion by Wooster voters in recent days, either in printed articles or in general discussion by groups of persons.”
We will just take one of your engineer’s satisfactory solutions: the payment of the plant by an increase in water rent by one-third, instead of out of general taxation.
We collect in round numbers around $46,000.00 in water rent. The money collected for taps cannot be included in the total receipts as it is paid out in labor and material to install the taps. We will say by an increase of one-third as he proposes, that we will collect $16,000.00 more in water rent. The interest on your $153,000.00 is $9,180.00, leaving $7,800 to pay the following items – the depreciation of the plant, the elimination of the principal, the expense of running or operation, such as the cost of material dumped into the water by an “unskilled laborer,” the added cost of pumping – all this and many unlooked for expense must be paid out of this $7800.00. Let us analyze the situation.
First, the depreciation of the plant, Section 2293.9 Statue of Ohio states under Class C that in the installation of such plants the length of time in payment cannot extend beyond the life of the improvement. It is fixed at 25 years, however, I understand you propose to issue bonds payable in twenty years or one twentieth each year for twenty years, however, the fiscal officer may require the payment in less time, so it is safe to take the amount of depreciation at one twentieth or $7650.00 at the end of twenty years the plant would not be worth much unless constant repairs and renewals were maintained. The elimination of the principal we would again have the one twentieth plus the interest on the entire $153,000.00 or $7650.00 plus $9180.00 making $16,830.00. Now we come to the other expenses, operation electric circuit two additional pumpings and additional assistants, and we must include incidentals and the lime or salt proposed to be used the other expenses will run you in found numbers over $18,000.00 annually.
Let us now add the several amounts to be paid out of this $16,000.00 you propose to get by increase in rate depreciation $7630.00. Payment on principal and interest, $16,830.00, and other necessary expense $18,000.00 on a grand total of $42,480.00 must be collected if you do as you propose, pay by increase in water rent, so it would be safe to state that the water rent must be doubled.
The plant will not run itself, as most citizens who have individual softeners will testify. Each month they must dump eight or ten pounds of salt into their softener, reserve the current through it and then flush it out, and unless they have extra taps out of which to draw drinking water, they are compelled to drink water that does not taste very good.
One man on duty will not operate the plant, also you must have a man who can make two or three daily tests, irrespective of what your engineer reports or in a short time you will have water far worse than that which you are using at present.
The water must be pumped two or three times, even with low-duty pumps as will be required, the electric current used will add additional cost to pumping.
The cost of material will add from $6,000.00 to $10,000.00 annually according to what is used, besides the drayage and handling of the material, or will this be charged to the Service Department?
It was also stated that the company will guarantee the plant ‘provided’ they were given authority to run it for a certain length of time. Yet it needs no expert to operate it, do we or don’t we hire an expert to run it, and do we hire their expert to assure the success of the plant even after they have been paid for its installation? It has also been stated that unskilled labor can operate it, dump the stuff in and let her go.
Also your advertisement in the Daily Record specifically states that bonds will be issued outside of the tax limit of fifteen mills, quoting from your advertisement: “The maximum number of years during which said bonds shall run is twenty years and the estimated average additional rate outside of the fifteen mill limitation as certified by the county Auditor of Wayne County, Ohio, is .0056.” At this rate, in twenty years will be over $255,000.
We don’t want to dispute your quoted statement of John Wilson that “there is no mud in the lines at present,” but just why are you flushing mains and what is that yellow material we see, if not mud? Why did you lay new surface lines on North Market street? What are these dead-ends filled up with if not mud and filth? Slime created from stagnant water, iron, mud and vegetable matter.
I picked up pieces of pipe at several points along North Market street — found them all filled, almost stopped with mud and iron rust. Most of the balance of your engineer’s solutions and assertions can be shot full of holes if one wants to take the time to do so. You had better recall your high-powered salesman, you are not using his material to best advantage. Why not publish the entire mass of material sent here by softener concerns for publication? It will fill the columns of our paper several times. The general public have been given no information except that we want $153,000.00 for a softener. Everything is in the hands of two or three officials but the money question, and it will be in the same place if you vote for these bonds.
No one questions the move to get good pure water, economically obtained and distributed to the bast advantage of ALL our people. The history of our water department is that we have taken the word of engineers since 1860 and we never had water that we could drink until five years ago.
This is not a political issue, and should not be taken up as such, each individual is vitally interested to solving the problem to the best advantage to all.
— M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 October, 1929
pg 6
G.W. Helwig’s Funeral Is Held This Afternoon
The funeral of the late G.W. Helwig of East Union was held this afternoon in the Mowery-Danford funeral home with Rev. Cleland conducting the service and his church choir singing. The pall bearers were: Major M.R. Limb, William Harris, H.D. Mikel, C.L. Straub, C.M. Gray and David Nice. Interment was made in the Wooster cemetery.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 31 October, 1929
pg 2
Says Scum Will Remain in Dish Water After Softening Treatment
“Here’s my last communication on the water question,” declared M.R. Limb this morning as he left the following at the editor’s desk:
Mr. Editor,
May I be permitted to reply to the article written by Mrs. Hunt” If you were to receive what you have been led to believe, there would be no necessity for further discussion, but the fact of the matter is that WATER SOFTENED BY THE LIME SODA OR SODA-ASH PROCESS MUST BE STILL FURTHER SOFTENED FOR LAUNDRY AND BOILER PURPOSES. So in the final analysis you will have the same scum in your dish water, the same ring around your bath tub or wash bowl, unless you place in your home a Zoolite softener to further soften your water. They have not told you to get rid of your individual softeners, on the other hand they have stated positively that you should retain them.
My experience in almost seven years at the Xenia home, where we have both processes simply leads to a confirmation of the above statement. One that will be made by any reliable source that has no further axe to grind.
Further, it will take years to give you good soft water even if produced at the plant through the water mains as they are at present unless some strenuous effort is made to eliminate all iron rust and mud as well as clean the present well at Killbuck.
They tell you that this process is simple and economical. We pay now on an average of $800 a month for electric current for pumping at the plant. With this installation the water must be double pumped and then some more current used to run other machinery, such as dumping in the alum and lime fro the vats. Well, there is no necessity to go over all other items of expense, as I have done so in a previous article, but the entire expenditure annually will be near $43,000.00 additional. As you receive around $46,000 now from water rent, you can easily see that for the next twenty years you must pay double rent or taxes and you will have water but a little better than you are now using. It would take some time for even distilled water running through those mains to dissolve all the soluble matter. Let us first prepare the system to receive pure, soft water and then look for it.
— M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 2 November, 1929
pg 6
Says Fault of Water May Not Be at Well But in Distribution
Editor The Record:
The Daily Record has already given me quantities of free space but this election will soon be over and we will ask for no more.
Dr. Ver Steeg has stated that the water at Applecreek has the same iron and hardness as this at Wooster, also I believe that to be the report of state as well as local chemists. Now, we have no reason to doubt their report.
A few years ago we, the citizens of Wooster and this same Board of Trade went to Columbus in the interest of the Applecreek site. We swore up and down that the water at Applecreek was the very best obtainable in the state. Did we lie at that time or are we not stating the entire truth at this time, or are we being misled by reports? Yet there is one further point, the water at the well may be just as good as at Applecreek and the fault may lie in the distribution system.
Now, as to the costs of the operation of the improvement. That, I suppose is an honest difference in opinion, but if your guess is no better than that on the proposed cost of the plant and it is admitted that it may be $20,000 off, perhaps there are items of expense that have been omitted. If you vote for $153,000.00, don’t kid yourself into believing that the entire amount will not be expended, and more too. In 1924, I reported to the council that the city should not enter into any expensive operation or improvement in which the city would be required to bear the major portion of the expense. In 1932 and 1933, we have amounts coming due that it will take all the funds we can raise and far more, too, the bonds bought by the sinking fund will be flooded on the market, and they must face a seven per cent market.
The cost of the improvement and the entire cost of operation will be up to the tax payer. Many of us are fortunate and a few dollars here or there matters little, but how about the poor devil who must mortgage his furniture to pay his taxes? If you have so much money, why not put in your own softener in your own home and save the cost of assisting to run your plant to the man of moderate means?
Take some of your Christian charity and apply it to every day life and not to your pocketbook.
— M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 4 November, 1929
pg 9
Says Other Water Plant Improvements Would be Handicapped by Bonds
I have asked the citizens of Wooster to vote NO on the $153,000.00 bond issue.
The engineer admits that he does not know just how he will spend more than you give him. He will not necessarily adopt the present plan but investigate fully before he spends your money. Now how many business men do business in that way?
You are bonding the city to pay $153,000 initial cost and a continuous annual expenditures of approximately $43,000, yet they don’t know just what they will do, the money is for a softener.
If you use up all the water rent receipts, and they expect to pay for this our of water rent receipts, you will be asked to vote for further bonds to build a stand pipe in Bloomington and every year or two, further issues for extension of mains.
Your water system must remain as it is, no money for dead end elimination, no money to extend a line to your new house, build on the present water line, no money to build the line across West Bowman street so they can have pressure. No money to give those above the college sufficient pressure, even for fire protection. You are binding all future administrations for the next twenty years with a handicap where they must fail.
Your present financial condition will not stand the proposed large expenditure, you are bonded to the limit and you cannot pay that which comes due in 1932 and 1933.
The present plans will not rectify the evils in the water that we now suffer, the quality of the water for drinking purposes will not be near as good, and you will find it always WARM.
The Board of Trade work for more factories yet they advocate water rent that is prohibitive, one of the requisites for a factory is cheap water rent.
All your milk dealers, garage, factories and other numerous large water users will be hit hard and for the services they must charge more money, so you will pay your own increase and theirs also.
And you non-property owners, do not kid yourself that you will not help to pay for it, your rent must go up accordingly, your landlord will not stand the raise unless he also raises you.
Just why all this rush, all cut and dried in about two months, all that is wanted is $153,000, future improvements and payments will take care of themselves. Give us $153,000 — we don’t know just what we will do with it, but we will expend it judiciously and wisely.
The past four years have seen the expenditures of around $45,000.00 in extensions of water mains for the sole benefit of the few who have allotments, and not for the elimination of dead ends or connections in the old system. If you vote for this $153,000 you will get even less than that. You will have the privilege of paying for these necessary improvements all by yourself, if you want them. You simply cannot do everything and those things that are most necessary should be done first. Don’t get the cart before the horse.
— M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 9 November, 1929
pg 1
Fisher to Smith to Redick Came Message of Armistice
With the eleventh anniversary of the signing of the armistice to be celebrated here and in all parts of the world, Monday, it is quite interesting to know just where some of Wooster’s soldiers were on Nov. 11, 1918.
Altho there were many more soldiers from this city in other outfits, the greater bulk together were in the local company under the command of Captain Fred C. Redick. Among those who were in old D company at the time were Abe Brenner, Julius Stark, Walter Yost, Jim Boigegrain, Ray Hagerman, Cyril Coles, Thurman and Homer Walton.
But let’s hear what Captain Redick has to say about that memorable day. “We were located in Belgium near the Scheldt river. Our outfit had taken a sector of the river and had been moved to another location to take another sector of the river and had orders to go over the top at 7 o’clock on Nov., 12. On the night of the 10th we moved into a position just in the rear of the lines about a quarter of a mile from the little town of Neiderwsham and were billeted in straw stacks. About one o’clock on the morning of the 11th, I received a message from headquarters ordering our zero hour to be moved ahead 24 hours. This made it so that we would advance at 7 o’clock on the morning of the 11th. I got the cooks up a while later and had them prepare breakfast at 4 o’clock and by 6 o’clock we were ready to move into position.
“Shortly before we were to move into position, I received another message (this message was delivered by Roy Smith, who had received it from Geo. Fisher at headquarters), stating that no further advance would be made after 7 o’clock and that all firing would cease at 11 o’clock. I read the message to the boys and they wouldn’t believe it. However, I checked it with headquarters and found it to be true. What do you think the boys did when they learned that the war was over? They lay down and went to sleep.”
Clifford P. Foss was a captain in the 147th infantry, which was located just to the right of Redick’s outfit in Belgium when the armistice was signed.
Harry W. Adams was transferred into the 147th after he returned from a hospital and was with Foss on the 11th.
Art Murray, with an outfit of engineers, stopped work on building a bridge at Dun, Belgium and went to sleep when the word came.
Warren keister had just arrived at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia., when the word was received. He had been overseas for 6 months and had been sent back to the United States as an instructor.
Major M.R. Limb was with the 358th infantry in Spaney, France, and his outfit was on the move when the word came.
Daniel Funk was an instructor at Camp Hancock in Augusta, Ga.
Dr. T.A. Graven was in Wooster on a furlough from Camp Dix, N.J.
Lieut. Ralph wile was in Wooster enroute to Ft. Worth, Tex., to join a newly organized regiment. He had been in France for 6 months and had received a promotion and was sent back to the States as an instructor in trench mortar warfare.
Wile’s original regiment was the first American outfit to cross the bridge at Coblenz with the army of occupation.
Edward Quinby was stationed at Toul, France when the armistice was signed.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 26 December, 1929
pg 12
Committees On Jackson Day
Man And Women Selected to Arrange Annual Eighth of January Event.
The following committees have been selected to arrange the annual Jackson day banquet to be held in Wooster, Jan 8:
General Arrangements — J.C. Bartell, chairman, Milton Miller, Wesley Zaugg, Chas. Fahr, John Wein, Joe Whitman, Alton H. Etling, Mrs. Frank Albright, Grace Wile, Mrs. Adam Goetz, Mrs. Wm. Kinney.
Banquet — George Gerstenslager, Jr., chairman; Julius Stark, Max R.B. Johnston, Mrs. Arthur Marks, Fleming Fisher, Geo. B. Wise, Orlo Dreibelbis, Wade Zaring.
Speakers Com. — A.D. Metz, chairman; Judge R.L. Adair, Judge G.A. Starn, John McSweeney, Mrs. R.L. Critchfield, Mrs. Howard Pontius, Mrs. Harry Mowery.
Publicity — E.H. Hauenstein, chaieman; W.G. Heebeh, John Pickin, J.C. Hoffman, Judge G.A. Starn, A.U. Weygandt, Chas. Moine, Willis Horn.
Finance — Wm. Laper, chairman; Harry E. Newman, Robert Critchfield, Jr., Addison Siemmons, Wiley K. Miller, Jesse Young, M.R. Limb, D.A. McCullough, Wilford Schott, C.W. Hochstetter.
Invitation — Judge L.R. Critchfield, chairman; Jesse Ebert, Mrs. Howard Pontius, H.D. Faber, jesse Matteson, L.D. Hall, Walter Bupp, Judge U.S. Saunders, John Keeler, Wm. Hower.
Program — Dean Weimer, chairman; Mary Metz, Mrs. John McSweeney, K.E. Hoover, Ned Troutman, Mrs. G.A. Starn, Lee Messner, Bert Robinson.
Music — Harry Young, chairman; Donley Ebert, Margaret Beer, O.C. Franks, Wm. Conrad, Ethel Mougey.
Hall and Decorations — Edna Jeffries, chairman; Mrs. Otis Smith, Mrs. Paul Lyon, Florence Limb, Bert M. Bevington, C.W. Ellenwood, Chas. Biddle, Jean Beer, Henry Lainer, Frank Glasgow.
Vice Presidents — Frank Wolfe, Jacob Rehm, P.E. Miller, Paul Matteson, Irvin McGlenen, Geo. Coffey, Harrold Desvoignes, Simon Schlafley, William Zarl, H.R. Fulner, John Keener, Edward True, Leonard Lance, A.A. Blatti, Clem Glessner, James Miller, ?.A. Berry, H.B. Manson, William Dye, Guy Davidson, Felix Van Niman, J.P. Blue, A.F. Jacot, Harry Mann, Harry Walters, A.E. Taylor, John Le Chot, Jesse Marshall, Mrs. E.A. Wellet, Mary Carroll, John Shook, Walter Swinehart, Clara Herpel, E.A. Aylesworth, Walter Armstrong, Clarence Mulhollan, Ida Brown, Fred Haller, Mrs. Walter Amstutz, L.S. Miley, Brooks Toert, Mrs. Ed Worth, Glen Harmon, Merle Weimer, W.Z. Morrison, Joseph A. Herpel, Bertha Sands, Cloyd Sands, John C. Schultz, E.J. Fitzgerald, T.E. Stiener, Mrs. Geo. P. Fisher.
Reception — C.M. Tawney, chairman; Mabelle Ramsey, Wayne Hart, L.W. Grosjean, Wayne Markley, W.R. Leightner, Wm. Carroll, Ed Rouhier, Wm. Caskey, F.C. Gerlach, Dr. H.C. Graham, E.S. Wertz, J.M. Ginter, Charles Jeffries, Elias Shisler, Benton G. Hay, Mrs. D.W. Musselman, O.H. Larwill, Frank Ault, Clark Bucher, L.L. Soliday, John Villard, Laverne Bupp, Paul Marthy, E.F. Lytle, Lee Franks, D. Ed Seas, B.A. Boyd, Peter Hahn, E.R. Gerig, Margaret Wenger, Joe Bucher, C.J. Rumbaugh, R.C. McFadden, L.P. Vinez, T.B. Walsh, S.P. Welly, Gladys Heike, J.C. Young, Zeno Miller, Mrs. O.B. Dreibelbis, Cliff Martin, Mrs. C.B. Barth, Perry Fetzer, Price Russell, Elton Franks, Wayne Plasterer, J.A. Lacy, Walter Grosjean, Alva Stucker, Chas. Krick, H.C. Hartman, Glenn Esselburn, John Wright, W. Howard Ross, Dr. H.J. Stull.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 8 January, 1930
pg 4
Would Tunnel Beneath the Pennsy Crossing
Former Mayor M.R. Limb commenting on grade crossing elimination, said today that a practical plan would be to run Liberty street under the railroad crossing, rather than over it.
“We gave that matter some consideration six years ago, and the road officials found the plan would work,” Dr. Limb said. “It would make a grade about the same as Spink street, which would not be too great for traffic. The most serious question encountered was the matter of drainage, but investigation disclosed this could be cared for.”
Dr. Limb’s suggestion was to go under the tracks at the present street location. Former City Solicitor J.O. Fritz, making a similar suggestion, indicated that a tunnel west of the DiBiacome building might work to better advantage.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 21 February, 1930
pg 5
Dr. Limb Gives Coach Boles Football Used when Wooster Won From Ohio State 64-0
The trophy case in the entrance lobby of Severance Gymnasium up at the college is to receive a new entry from ‘back in the days when.’ Dr. ‘Moxie’ Limb is preparing to present to Coach L.C. Boles a football which was used by the Wooster university team in 1890 when the local team defeated Ohio State University 64 to 0.
Dr. Limb Finds Ball
Dr. Limb has had the football in his possession since that game. Ten or fifteen years ago Dr. Limb’s “kids took the ball out of the box, put a new bladder in it and kicked it around a while,” but it was put back in the box and kept there until just recently when “Moxie” found it again and decided to present it to Coach Boles.
Intercollegiate football began in the local institution in 1889 when Wooster defeated Dennison in two games, 48 to 0, and 50 to 0. In the next year, the year when the trophy which is to be presented was used, five games were played. Wooster defeated Dennison 50 to 0 in the opening game, defeated O.S.U. 64 to 0, defeated Kenyon 30 to 0, defeated Adelbert college (Western Reserve) 50 to 0 and in the last game went to Pittsburg and defeated Washington and Jefferson 6 to 4. This was the first time a Wooster team was ever scored upon.
On this 1890 team were Bob Campbell, center and captain; Bogle and Phillips, guards; Chalfant and Tindle, tackles; Long and McGaw, ends; Art Gillim, quarterback; Roy Yoder and Moxie Limb, halfbacks and Ad Ross, fullback.
Capt. Holds Records
In talking about the old times in early intercollegiate athletics Dr. Limb said at least he held four records up at the college. In 1890 in the Western Reserve game he scored 28 points; he was catcher when Fred Phelph struck out 21 men down at Kenyon; and in one baseball game when he was playing shortstop he was at bat four times, got four hits, had four assists, four put-outs and made four errors.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 25 February, 1930
pg 10
Major Limb Has Blanks For Use of Veterans
Major M.R. Limb has received blanks for the use of world war veterans in making applications for compensation, hospitalization and examination. The blanks came from the veterans’ bureau in Cleveland. Major Limb will assist any veteran to make out any blank. He has on hand, also, blanks for making application for loans on adjusted compensation.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 6 March, 1930
pg 7
Society News
The Areme
Mrs. T.A. Graven entertained the members of the Areme and several guests Thursday afternoon at the Black and Gold.
An interesting program was given consisting of current events, a short story by Mrs. M.R. Limb, a poem by Mrs. J.T. Pomeroy and a reading on “Russia” by Mrs. F.O. Spalding.
A sumptuous 6 o’clock dinner was served, the color scheme of pink and green being carried out attractively in tapers and snapdragons.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 31 March, 1930
pg 2
M.R. Limb Receives More Blanks For Veterans
… have previously applied … for compensation. … an unfavorable … from the Veterans’ Bureau, … file another application, … have additional affidavit … should be filed … request for another examination. This is the method for … and securing an … before the Board.
… have any disability having … Jan. 1, 192? on that … with the service, shall make application before Ap… Many have applied but … some who were issued … of disability or who in… disability while in the service who should file ….
I have received another supply of forms from the Bureau … that … been unable to obtain … can do so now. Time ….
M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 April, 1930
pg 4
Commandery Inspected By Eminent Sir Robert Taylor
Sir Knights from all parts of Wayne county and from a number of nearby towns outside the county attended the annual inspection of Wooster Commandery No. 48, Knights Templar in the Masonic Temple last evening. The ladies of Division 1 of the Lutheran church served a delicious 6 o’clock dinner and this was followed by conferring the Order of the Temple in the lodge room for the pleasure of the inspecting officer, Eminent Sir Robert W. Taylor, Grand Captain of the Guard. The degree was exemplified by the Commandery team under the supervision of Eminent Commander Ralph J. Stout and Master of Ceremonies Major M.R. Limb. The report of the inspecting officer showed the commandery to have had a very prosperous year.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 5 May, 1930
pg 3
Girl Of Three Hurt By Auto
Ruth Laurene Cockle, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conkle, 801 East Bowman street, suffered a fractured right leg Saturday evening when she was struck by an automobile.
Michael Masino, Akron, driving the car that struck the girl, made a desperate effort to avoid the accident. His car turned over in the ditch because of the abrupt manner in which he changed his course.
Dr. and Mrs. Limb were driving by when the accident occurred. Dr. Limb placed the injured child in his automobile, and while Mrs. Limb drove to the Kinney and Smith hospital, he telephoned ahead from a Bowman street home and notified the hospital of the seriousness of the case.
The child had not been in the habit of crossing the street, always getting permission to do so, but this time she attempted it alone, much to her sorrow.
Examination at the hospital revealed a number of cuts and bruises aside from the fracture. The child was taken back home after the fracture was reduced and today was resting as comfortably as could be expected.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 21 May, 1930
pg 2
Personals
Dr. H.C. Graham, Ralph Stout, Howard E. Walsh, Dr. M.R. Limb, Charles Thompson, C.W. Ellenwood, Frank Chapman, P.J. Higgins, Carl Limb, Joe Kuhles, Arthur Marks, Charles Hott, Vance Andrews, Al Kapphahn were the members of the Masonic Council who attended evening sesseion of the annual Arch reunion in Ashland last night. Over 400 were in attendance, … [remainder not readable].
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 9 June, 1930
pg 3
Two Suggestions By Former Mayor of City
I note the City Council has been advised by the city engineer to move the booster station to a point farther north. If the elevation is changed, I am afraid we will have a section of the city where water pressure will be just as it is in the Bloomington section. You will supply the Bloomington section but take away from the Northeast section of the city south of Bloomington. Bloomington gets water at the expense of those who paid to install the water system.
Clean out the old Bloomington Reservoir, fill it. Buy an electrically-driven automatic controlled pump, install it in the pump house at the reservoir, this will give water and pressure to the Bloomington section. Also we will have water reserve supply against the peak load, fire or breakage of the Killbuck main, the reserve supply will be Redick tank, one million Bloomington tank three million gallons. Later as funds are available place a one million tank at the highest point in Bloomington.
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I believe an ordinance limiting the speed of motor vehicles to thirty-mile an hour at each entrance to the city, with the addition of a Motorcycle cop to patrol the city and enforce the law will be of considerable benefit. Also place the signs at the street intersections, where no traffic lights are placed. I saw the accident on East Bowman street a short time ago. I have seen a number bumped off, but I do not want to see another innocent, defenseless child knocked into the next world because of the lack of protection that we can easily give at little expense.
I would rather follow mine to the Mayor’s office and pay a fine than follow the black coffin to the cemetery.
Neither the above propositions will cost over three thousand dollars and both will do a world of good.
M.R. Limb
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 9 June, 1930
pg 4
To Graduate Next Monday
Class of 160 Will Complete Four Year Course at College.
A class of approximately 160 will be graduated from The College of Wooster at the sixtieth annual commencement exercises next Monday morning.
Commencement events will be inaugurated on Friday. The members of the class follow:
Bachelor Of Arts
[Alphabetical list follows]
Helen Weidner Limb, Wooster.
Bachelor Of Science
[Alphabetical list follows]
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Monday, 23 June, 1930
pg 3
I.O.O.F. Tribute Is Paid To Dead
Visit of Home Band One of Features of Annual Memorial Service.
Wooster Oddfellows paid tribute to their departed brothers Sunday in appropriate memorial services, conducted at the city opera house and at Wooster cemetery.
The Rev. B.F. Reading, Toledo, O., deputy grand master of Ohio I.O.O.F., was the speaker of the occasion.
“The more we think of life,” he said, “the larger it becomes. We come to be appreciated directly as we appreciate what is done for us. What we are and what we do in life is what counts, rather than what we have, for only those who achieve are remembered in history.”
Dr. Reading told the story of a great singer who on many occasions had sung “Going Home.” Then one day, in a southern community, he heard a group of negroes sing it in a room where one of their number was dying.
“And there for the first time,” he said, “I found the soul of that song.
“Have you,” the speaker asked, “found the soul of Oddfellowship?”
The soul of Oddfellowship, he pointed out included the putting into practice the obligations imposed when members are initiated and he stressed the point that any man who carried out these obligations could not help but be remembered in his community.”
Band From Home Here
The chief feature in connection with yesterday’s memorial services was the second visit to Wooster of the boys’ and girls’ band from the I.O.O.F. Home at Springfield. Three years ago, when the Grand Lodge met in Wooster, the band was here, but that was an occasion of huge crowds of flashy uniforms, snappy drum corps, and the Home band was new among many so that the community did not get to know its real worth.
This time the band arrived Saturday, gave three concerts from the band stand on the square, and led the march when the procession moved to the cemetery. Under the direction of its new director, W.A. Wood, the organization played splendidly. Spectators were particularly impressed with the snap of the girl drum major, Miss Ina Perry, high school girl who handled her task like a veteran of many years experience. Her twin sister is snare drummer in the band.
Band is Busy One
In every appearance the band merited the fine applause it received for its work, playing a great deal better than the average band made up of persons of the same age. Most of the thirty musicians are high school students or younger. They have almost daily practice at the Home, and they make very frequent appearances in various parts of the state. Oddfellows are now rising a fund to purchase a bus to transport the band in its journeys about the state.
“And we are proud of you,” Mr. Schultz said, because of your deportment, and because of your ability. You show you have merited what Oddfellowship has tried to do. Members of the band were guests in Wooster homes during their stay in Wooster. They left this forenoon on the return journey, intending to stop to play a concert at Loudonville.
Opera House Program
The opera house program yesterday included the singing of America, led by the home band, invocation by Rev. W.J. Williams, two songs, “Still, Still With Thee” and “The Still Small Voice,” sung by Mrs. Ralph Miller, contralto; the exemplification of the Rebekah memorial, with Mrs. Blair Lightner, Mrs. Walter Laugaugh and Mrs. Miller, carrying the vocal parts, and Mrs. W.L. Pim at the piano, and the reading the names of the dead of the year by Charles L. Wiler.
This list included ten names, Frank Gearhart, who died July 6; S.E. Neikirk, July 6; T.B. Wilhelm, Nov. 10; Donald Taylor, Sept. 1; Isaac Greist, Sept. 5; Edward Snavely, Sept. 23; H.B. Eaby Nov. 2; William Bell, March 17; J.H. Shields, March 18; and H.L. Alleman, May 17.
The Rebekah dead of the year were Mrs. Mary Gifford and Miss Gretchen Gallagher.
The parade was in charge of Ed. W. Ross, as chief marshal, the visiting band marching at the head of Canton Wright in command of Capt. M.R. Limb. Following came the American Legion Drum Corps of New Philadelphia, which made a decidedly favorable impression, and then Wooster and visiting Oddfellows numbering several hundred. At Wooster cemetery symbolic decoration of graves was carried out by John Canankamp, noble grand and Charles Canankamp, noble grand and Charles Canankamp, chaplain.
Refreshments were served at I.O.O.F. Hall after the ceremonies.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 8 July, 1930
pg 4
Canton Wright is Led By I.O.O.F. Girls Band
Members of Canton Wright left this morning for Bellefontaine, where late this afternoon they were to participate in the parade at the Grand Encampment of Ohio Oddfellows. The Wooster chevaliers were to march back of the band from the I.O.O.F. home at Springfield, having arranged when the band was here recently, for its transportation to Bellefontaine for this event. Canton Wright was under command of Capt. M.R. Limb and First Lieutenant F.E. Boigegrain.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Wednesday, 30 July, 1930
pg 10
Some Pertinent Facts On New Pension Law
M.R. Limb, who has been aiding numerous world war veterans with compensation applications, suggests that the following information will be of general interest to veterans. It embodies pertinent points concerning changes made by the new pension law which went into effect July 3.
Section 5 (b) — Due regard shall be given to law and other evidence not of a medical nature.
Section 200 — The existing law is not disturbed in any particular, but an amendment is added to it providing disability allowances to permanently disabled veterans for disability NOT acquired in the service for which compensation is not payable, at the following rate: 25 per cent disability $12 a month; 50 per cent disability $18 per month; 75 per cent disability $24 per month; and totally disabled $40 per month. To receive such payments, a person must have enlisted prior to November 11, 1918, served at least 90 days during the world war, and the disability must not be of his own willful misconduct. None are entitled to a disability allowance who have paid a Federal Income Tax for the year preceding the filing of the application. Compensation and allowance may not be paid during the same period.
Sections 206 and 209 — Repealed, requiring submission of evidence, and filing of application before April 6, 1930.
Section 311 — Where insured is totally disabled for four consecutive months, total and permanent disability benefits to be payable. Insured must apply for these benefits and director will determine the amount of monthly premium.
Under the old law the time is open for applications for compensation and submission of evidence but the disability must be connected with the service, whereas under the new law compensation can be obtained for disability occurring since discharge but the disability must be 25 per cent or over. Those who have applied under the old law and been turned down because of lack of service connection may apply under the act of July 3. An application under the act of July 3 will not prejudice the former application under the old act for compensation. It takes time to explain all the provisions to to each soldier therefore I am asking the Record to print this information. I have the blanks and I will assist each soldier who wishes to apply.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 5 August, 1930
pg 4
Twenty Get “A” In Half Year
108 College Students Make All A. and B. Grades During Semester.
Twenty Wooster College students received a grade of “A” in all subjects for the second semester, which closed in June, according to the list just compiled at the office of Prof. Arthur F. Southwick, registrar. Seven were seniors, 3 juniors, 5 sophomores and 5 freshmen.
The all “A and B” list totals 108 with 28 seniors, 30 juniors, 23 sophomores and 27 freshmen.
The list follows:
All “A” List.
Seniors, 7 — Cuyler E. Ewing, Wheeling, W. Va.; Frances V. Guille, South Salem, O.; Mina F. Ruese, Sidney, Ohio; Harold T.U. Smith, Eighty Four, Pa.; Harriet M. Stalter, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; Irma V. Wise, Canton, Ohio; Ruby L. Wolfe, Hudson, Ohio.
Juniors, 3 — John G. Ditman, Kenton, Ohio; William V. Longbrke, Waterville, Ohio; William W. Peery, Wooster, Ohio.
Sophomores, 5 — Mary E. Edwards, Wooster, Ohio; K. Elizabeth Hainer, Wooster, Ohio; Willart A. Hanna, Wooster, Ohio; Garnet Cox Miller, Wooster, Ohio; J. Adelaide Yawberg, Barea, Ohio.
Freshmen, 5 — C. Gerald Albert, Wilkinsburgh, Pa.; Joseph P. Graham, Milwaukee, Wis.; Helen S. Arnold, Sigourney, Ia.; Margaret L. Liebe, Cleveland, Ohio; John W. Weilman, Logan, Ohio.
“A” and “B” List.
Seniors, 28 — Helen F. Anderson, E. Cleveland, Ohio; Christine E. Cameron, Rochester, Pa.;
Franklin M. Biebel, Oakmont, Pa.; C. Lucretia D. Crane, Morristown, N.J.; Frances H. Crane, Morristown, N.J.; Charles A. Dilley, Chefoo, China; Ruth E. Dilley, Chefoo, China; Anna M. Frishkorn, New Brighton, Pa.; Mildred L. Graham, Milwaukee, Wis.; W. Dean Hopkins, Wooster, Ohio; Chauncey A. Hostetler, Louisville, Ohio; Helen M. Kennedy, Marion, Ohio; Dorothy R. Kerr, Mansfield, Ohio; Helen W. Limb, Wooster, Ohio; Thomas J. Mills, Zanesville, Ohio; Sarah E. Parks, Wooster, Ohio; S. Elizabeth Ralston, Crestwood, N.Y.; Esther Reithoffer, Cleveland, Ohio; William M. Seaman, Wheeling, W. Va.; S. Pearl Skog, Duquesne, Pa.; Louise Destler, Stevenson, Cincinnati, Ohio; Edith J. Stuckey, Shreve, Ohio; Thomas L. Wilson, Chicago, Ill.; Margaret L. Woodland, Warren, Ohio; George R. Worls, Wheeling, W. Va.; Martha K. Yourd, Unity, Pa.
Juniors, 30 — [list following not transcribed]
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 22 August, 1930
pg 2
Committee Of Democrats To Meet Saturday
Charles Fahr, chairman, and J.W. Ebert, Sec. of The Wayne Co. Dem. Central Committee, have called a meeting of all committeemen to be held in the court room Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock for the purpose of organizing the newly elected committee and to confer with the candidates for county office in the selection of an executive committee and to transact “such other business as may come before this committee.”
In the recent primary election the votes were recorded in five precincts for committeemen. Secretary Ebert has notified both men in each instance to report at Saturday’s meeting and these these will be decided at this time.
The members of the committee are:
Wooster First Ward A, Frank Glasgow; First ward B, Clifford Kinney; First ward C, Wm. Laper; First ward D, Harry Ackerman.
Second ward A, M.R. Limb; B, E.D. Sanderson; C, W.H. Ross.
Third ward A, Jeanne Beer; B, none; C, Benton G. Hay; D, Fleming Fisher; E, none; F, H.H. Kate.
Fourth ward A, none; B, Charles Fahr; C, S.T. Easterday; D, Jesse Ebert.
Townships
Baughman 1, None.
Baughman 2, John W. Rehm, Orrville.
Baughman 3, Bert Weygandt, Marshallville.
Baughman 4, None.
Baughman 5, D.P. Hofstetter, Orrville R.D.
Canaan 1, Wm. Hookway, Creston.
Canaan 2, None.
Canaan 3, W.I. McGlenen, Creston.
Canaan 4, tie, D.E. McIlvaine and Roy Smith.
Canaan 5, Paul Matteson, Creston.
Chester 1, John F. Myers, West Salem R.D.
Chester 2. John Bates Jr., Wooter
Chippewa 1, None.
Chippewa 2. W.J. Deibel, Doylestown.
Chippewa 3, J.M. Whitman, Doylestown.
Chippewa 4, tie, E.N. Koehler and Jacob Diebel.
Clinton 1, E.A. Berry, Shreve.
Clinton 2, W.A. Griffith, Shreve.
Clinton 3, L.S. Miley, Shreve.
Clinton 4, Charles A. Metcalf, Lakeville.
Congress 1, J.L. Van Evra, West Salem.
Congress 2, C.D. Dreibelbis, West Salem.
Congress 3, Milo Cook, West Salem, R.D.
Congress 4, Ed. Snyder, Burbank, R.D.
East Union 1, tie, Forest Stahl, Orr Swinehart, Wm. Swanger.
East Union 2, C.A. Graber, Applecreek.
East Union 3, None.
Franklin 1, J.H. Wirst, Wooster, R.D.
Franklin 2, C. Geiselman, Wooster, R.D.
Green 1, E.W. Nosker, Orrville.
Green 2, Williard Yekley, Orrville.
Green 3, J.B. Gerig, Smithville.
Green 4, None.
Green 5, John Kropf, Orrville.
Green 6, J.W. Grosjean, Orrville.
Green 7, Jacob A. Mosher, Orrville.
Green 8, None.
Milton 1, Ernest McConnell, Rittman.
Milton 2, C.R. Moine, Sterling.
Milton 3, Elmer W. Bechtel, Rittman.
Milton 4, H.D. Graber, Rittman.
Milton 5, J.C. Young, Rittman.
Paint 1, Elmer Graber, Mt. Eaton.
Paint 2, tie, Wilber Singhass, Harvey Blosser, Louis Rosenfelt.
Salt Creek 1, R.W. Spencer, Fredericgsburg.
Salt Creek 2, None.
Salt Creek 3, Walter A. Grosjean, Fredericksburg.
Sugar Creek 1, None.
Sugar Creek 2, D.E. Arnold, Dalton.
Sugar Creek 3, T.O. Myers, Dalton.
Wayne 1, Frank Pressler, Wooster.
Wayne 2, tie, George Buchholz, Willis Bishop.
Wooster 1, W.J. Buss, Wooster, R.D.
Wooster 2, Harry Hixon, Wooster, R.D.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 23 August, 1930
pg 1
Limb Is Head Of Committee
Former Mayor M.R. Limb was elected chairman of the Wayne Co. Democratic Central Committee at a meeting in the court room this afternoon. Jeanne Beers, Wooster, was elected secretary.
After this organization, various committees were appointed one of which conferred with candidates regarding selection of members of an executive committee.
Part of the meeting was given over to talks by local party leaders who discussed general political conditions.
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sunday, 24 August, 1930
pg 19
Limb Leads Democrats.
Wooster, Ohio, August 23—(AP)—Former Mayor Marcus R. Limb was elected Chairman of the Wayne County Democratic Central Committee at its organization meeting today. Jeanne Beer was elected Secretary, Edward M. Quinby, Wooster, was named Chairman of the Wayne County Republican Central Committee. H.M. Doyle was chosen Secretary.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 16 September, 1930
pg 7
Personals
Mayor J. Ebert, Major M.R. Limb, Mr. and Mrs. John McSweeney and Mrs. L.R. Critchfield were among the local Democrats who went to Columbus today to participate in the convention where a platform was to be adopted.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Thursday, 18 September, 1930
pg 11
Driver Drunk, Wonders Why He Ws Arrested
Former Mayor M.R. Limb, coming to his office this morning, noticed a car ahead of him that weed all over the street. At the foot of Bell avenue, the car, according to the former mayor, went almost all the way around another machine without hitting it. Dr. Limb telephoned to Patrolman John Zook on the square and told him to watch for the car. When Limb reached the square, he found the car had gone past that point. Surmising that the driver would not get fr and fearing he might cause disastrous wreck, Limb and the patrolman started west in search of him. They found him at the fair grounds where instead of turning with the road, he had driven into the filling station property.
“What am I arrested for?” the man drawled out as he lolled about in the rear seat of the automobile, which brought him to the city bastille where he was given an opportunity to sober up before being arraigned. He was a stranger in Wooster.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 19 September, 1930
pg 7
Society News
Pays $10 Fine
The man arrested yesterday by Patrolman John Took after former Mayor M.R. Limb had noted he was driving while intoxicated was fined $10 and costs before Mayor J.W. Ebert last evening. He gave his name as W.B. Dismuke and said he was en route to Florida. He had less than $20 to make the trip and the mayor made the fine fit the man’s pocketbook rather than the crime.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 30 September, 1930
pg 10
Plan A Change In Curb Line
End of Paving Controversy Seems Near Following Special Council Meeting.
The end of the controversy regarding the curb lines at and near the intersection of South Walnut and Ohio streets seemed in sight today, following a special meeting of city council last night at which the property owners were given a hearing.
Council instructed City Engineer Arthur Wedge and Service Director H.U. Mowery to meet with the property owners on the ground Tuesday evening and to set a line of stakes in agreement with the desires of property owners. Council then proposes to view the proposed change, and, if possible, enact legislation changing the present street lines.
It developed early in last night’s meeting that the present difficulty goes back to the laying out of the streets and that the engineer had faithfully followed the street lines in mapping out the improvement, work on which was stopped recently by court injunction.
The property owners principal objection was the northeast corner of the intersection, which, they asserted, sticks out like a sore thumb and will mitigate against safety in traffic at this point.
There seemed to be a general agreement that if this corner could be cut back, the main difficulty would be solved. W.L. Devors, owner of the corner lot, volunteered to give sufficient ground to straighten the wast line of Walnut street, and the Ohio street line, it was stated, can be changed sufficiently to relieve the situation without encroaching upon private property. In order to keep the width of Ohio street uniform the south line of the street is to be changed wherever the north line is altered. There was some sentiment in favor of moving the east line of Walnut street without disturbing the west line, making funnel shaped entrance to Walnut street from Ohio street.
Former Mayor M.R. Limb told the council that during his administration a verbal agreement had been reached to bring about a change such as has been proposed. It was not enacted into legislation, however, the former mayor said.
City Solicitor Dean H. Weimer and Engineer Wedge were insistent that if the lines of the street are changed, a record should be made of such change to prevent any future difficulty.
H.H. Bitner, Chas. Fitch, Vertal Thomas, Chas. Raudebaugh, Walter Schuch, George Hider and Mr. Bell were among the residents of the street before council. All members of council, with President O.D. Blough, were in attendance at the meeting.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 16 October, 1930
pg 1
Wooster Post Installs Officers For the Year
Wooster Post, No. 68, American Legion last night installed the following officers.
Post commander, Dr. Edward Douglass; adjutant, Edward M. Quinby; first vice commander, Geo. Wertenberger; second vice commander, Wayne Markley; third vice commander, Floyd Hamilton; chaplain, Dr. Harrold Mohn; sergeant at arms, Emery Stahl; historian, Oscar Kauffman; color bearers, Ross and Shoup.
The following officers were appointed by the commander.
Wayne County Council delegates, George P. Fisher, Raymond Smith and Floyd Snyder.
Membership committee, George E. Wertenberger, Albert S. Weber, Chat Alexander, Harold Haldett, W.K. Orahood, Harrold Norton and Herman Retzler.
House committee, Nathan Barnett, Blake Post, Floyd Hamilton, Harold Frederick, Andrew Fabens, James Boigegrain and Oscar Kauffman.
Sick committee, Ralph Figert, herschal Martin and Harry Evans.
Service officer, Fred Redick.
Compensation officer, M.R. Limb.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Friday, 24 October, 1930
pg 3
Today’s Happenings in Orrville
150 Present at Tea
One hundred and fifty Democratic ladies of Orrville were present at the tea given by Mrs. Howard Pontius at her home yesterday afternoon. All county Democratic office seekers were present, as was Mr. Thom, representative to congress. Talks were given by Mr. Thom, John McSweeney, Major Limb, Dean Weimer and L.R. Chritchfield.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Saturday, 8 November, 1930
pg 7
Would Give Boxes to Poor, Not Use Them In College Bonfires
Former Mayor M.R. Limb, an alumnus of Wooster college, expressed himself today against the practice of using, each week during a football season, a great number of boxes to build bonfires for celebration.
“Particularly this year,” Dr. Limb said, “when welfare solicitors are gathering up funds to tide needy folks over the winter, it seems to me that these boxes could be put to better use. In scores of Wooster homes they would be welcome, for fuel, or for other reasons, and it doesn’t look right to pile them up and burn them. Let the students celebrate, all they want, but why not use the boxes to keep somebody warm.”
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 2 December, 1930
pg 7
Mrs. Yoder is Laid to Rest Tuesday Afternoon
The funeral of the late Mrs. W.W. Yoder was held this afternoon in the family home on Beall Avenue with Rev. Charles D. Herring conducting the service in the presence of relatives and close friends of the deceased. The pall bearers were Dr. M.R. Limb, H.S. Palmer, Jay Keister, William Gray, F.E. Boigegrain and G.A. Hudson. Interment was made in the Wooster cemetery.
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio
Tuesday, 30 December, 1930
pg 12
Jackson Day Committees Are Named
The following committees have been selected to plan for the annual Jackson banquet to be held in Wooster on the evening of January 8th.
General Arrangements Com. — John Bartell, Chairman; John Wein, Rittman; Albert Jacot, Wooster; Mrs. Howard Pontius, Orrville; Mrs. L.R. Critchfield, Wooster; Mrs. D. Ed Seas, Orrville; Mrs. D.F. Albright, Wooster; Jesse Ebert, Wooster; M.R. Limb, Wooster; Mrs. Arthur Marks, Wooster; Donald Meihle, Orrville; U.S. Saunders, Shreve; Emmet Miller, Wooster; Charles Hochstettler, Wooster.
Speakers’ Com. — A.D. Metz, John McSweeney, Dean H. Weimer.
Banquet Com. — Wade Zaring, chairman; Florence Limb, Mrs. Harry Mowrey, L.R. Critchfield, Jr., Harry E. Newman.
Publicity Com. — Ed Hauenstein, chairman; S.H. Miley, Bill Heebsh, John Hicken, M.C. Miller, Elton H. Etling.
Finance Com. — Arthur Miller, R.R. Woods, Chas. Biddle, Wesley Zaugg, Glenn Lovett, Donald Meihls, R.J. Krabill.
Invitation Com. — Judge L.R. Critchfield, chairman; W.C. Ellenwood, A.C. Pfeister, L.C. Boles, Elton Franks, L.S. Riley.
Music Com. — Jeane Beer, A.E. Taylor, Christ King, Walter Jones, Don Weimer, Dr. W.B. Turner.
Hall and Decoration Com. — Geo. Gertenschlater, Otto L. Lehman, Kent Ackerman, Donley Ebert, Walter Mougey.
Reception Com. — E.S. Wertz, Mrs. D.W. Musselman, Price Russell, Karl Hoover, L.A. Adal, H.H. Kate, Mrs. John Frable, Mrs. Cochran, Benton G. Hay, Willis Horn, Henry Leiner, Philip Sheridan, Mrs. Geo. Starn, Mrs. M.C. Miller, Mrs. W. Kinney, W.E. Lee, Wm. Laper, Mrs. Harry Newman, H.D. Faber, Wm. Conrad, Mrs. Walter Mougey, Geo. Coffey, H.C. Graham, M.R. Limb, Eugene Schafter, Mrs. Louise Merillat, Judge G.A. Starn, J.A. Lacy, Jacob Rehm, Walter Bupp, James Blue, A.U. Weygandt, O.B. Dreibelbis, John Villard, Glenn Klopfenstein.