100 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY He also manufactures some specialties in his line and now has a trade which makes his enterprise a very profitable and satisfactory one. In 1870 Mr. McCormick was married to Miss Bridget Gibbons and they have three living children : Frank J. ; Elizabeth, the wife of John C. Baggott, of Dayton; and Nellie Gibbons McCormick. Mr. McCormick and his wife are communicants of Sacred Heart church and he belongs to the Knights of Columbus and to the Dayton City Club. In politics he is an independent democrat. While he usually supports the principles of democracy he does not consider himself bound by party ties, preferring to reserve for himself the right to form his own conclusions regarding the advisability of any course of political action. He has served for two terms in the Dayton city council and was for a number of years a trustee of the Dayton Hospital for the Insane. In all matters of citizenship he is progressive, seeking the public welfare rather than personal aggrandizement and desiring the substantial progress of the community at large rather than the promotion of partisan measures. In a review of his life we note many commendable traits aside from the fact that he started out in the world for himself at a very early age. His diligence and adaptability have been the cause of his continuous rise and today he is numbered among the business men of substantial worth in his adopted city. SAMUEL FLETCHER GEORGE, M. D. It is difficult to characterize in a few words or even sentences the work of such a man as Dr. Samuel Fletcher George. Watching him in a round of professional calls one might feel that his entire attention was concentrated upon that work, and it is well known that he is an able physician. He is, however, just as successful and just as capable in various lines of business, is active in political and fraternal circles and, moreover, keeps abreast with the best thinking men of the age, thoroughly versed at all times on questions of vital import to the general public. In short, he is a dynamic force in whatever he undertakes and possesses much of the spirit of the initiative, so that he has become a leader. in many lines of activity. A native of Elmira, New York, Dr. George was born February 16, 1843, and is of Welsh lineage, the family being founded in America by his grandfather, Lemuel George, who left the little rock-ribbed country of Wales after having learned the tanner's trade and married in that land. Arriving in the United States, he located at Utica, New York, where for many years he owned and conducted an extensryve tannery, accumulating thereby a substantial fortune. His religious views were in accord with the Episcopal faith. His family numbered one son and a daughter, Lemuel and Margaret. The former was born in Utica, New York, in February, 1799, and after receiving a collegiate training became a minister of the Methodist church, devoting his life to that holy calling as pastor of churches in Albany, Seneca Falls, Ithaca, Geneva, Elmira, Horse. heads, Corning, Bath, Syracuse and other New York cities. He was recognized as one of the prominent divines of his denomination, possessing a notable gift DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 103 of oratory added to inspiring zeal and unfaltering consecration to his work. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Rhosilla Lowell, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1801, and was a daughter of Simon and Cynthia Lowell and a cousin of James Russell Lowell. Her mother was Cynthia Stone, a sister of the mother of General Benjamin Butler, and through the Stone family Dr. George was a cousin of President Arthur. The marriage of Rev. George and Rhosilla Lowell occurred in Auburn, New York. The former spent his last days in retirement and passed away at Seneca Falls, New York, July 15, 1872. His widow survived him for two decades, dying in Buffalo, New York. in February, 1892. Their sons and daughters were William L., Henry S., Edward and Edwin (twins), Melvina C., Horace C., Elizabeth E.; J. Russell, Charles W., Mary H., Samuel F. and Francis W. The itinerancy of the Methodist ministry caused the residence of the George family in Elmira, Corning, Horseheads and Syracuse, New York, during the youthful days of Dr. George, who was a public-school student to the age of fifteen and then entered Knoxville Academy in Steuben county, New York. Later he became a high-school student in Syracuse, during which period he lived with an uncle who was a minister. About two weeks after Fort Sumter was fired upon he obtained money from his uncle and returned to his parents' home in Elmira with the intention of joining the army, but he was only eighteen years of age and his father would not consent to his becoming a soldier. He had had some military training and was a natural tactician, so that it was not long before he was employed by the state to drill recruits, thus spending the year 1861. In the spring of 1862 he organized a company, entered the service as major, his enlistment papers having been made out early in the year, but it was not until August that his father reluctantly signed them. His command became a part of the Fiftieth Regiment of New York Engineers and Major George saw detail duty at Syracuse until December, 1862, when he left for the front and five days later was under fire at Fredericksburg. He was then with the Army of the Potomac until the surrender of Lee, his regiment building all bridges and throwing all pontoons for the army. While he was frequently in the range of the enemies' bullets and his clothing was often perforated thereby, he never was wounded and in May, 1865, was mustered out at Fort Barry, Virginia. For a brief period ,after the war Dr. George was located in Elmira, New York, and then entered upon the study of medicine in Syracuse, where he remained for about three years. Later he was graduated from the Reformed College at Macon, Georgia, but in 1869 gave up the study of medicine to accept a clerkship in a wholesale tobacco and cigar house in Syracuse at a salary of twelve dollars per week. That his ability and fidelity were at once recognized is indicated by the fact that thirty days later he was head clerk and participated in the management of the business. A year later he resigned his position to engage in the grocery business in order to save money he had loaned to a merchant in that line. Sixty days later, however, the grocery firm failed and he lost all. The firm had an indebtedness of twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars but in the following year Dr. George liquidated the entire amount. It was during that period that he also took up the study of law and was admitted to practice. 104 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY The business instinct has always been strong within him and he has in large measure that quality which, for want of a better term, has been called "commercial sense." He gained .a second start by purchasing a lot in Syracuse and with borrowed money erecting thereon a handsome residence, which he sold at a good profit. With the money thus acquired he met the expenses of a course in Hobart College, from which he was graduated in 1873, it being his intentryon at the beginning of his college course to enter the ministry. Following his graduation, however, he began the publication of a paper, the Anti-Monopolist, at Buffalo, New York ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; and Richmond, Virginia ; with headquarters at Buffalo, and while thus engaged he also published the Buffalo Sunday Transcript. In 1875 he disposed of the latter and removed to Philadelphia, becoming general manager of the Philadelphia Evening Chronicle, in which position he continued for six months, during which time he canceled an indebtedness of eighty thousand dollars against the plant and sold the paper with a profit of twenty-five thousand dollars to the proprietors. It was at that time that he suggested the plan of a morning newspaper to Mr. McClure and Mr. McLaughlin and other newspaper men, which resulted in the organization of the Philadelphia Morning Times, of which he became manager. In 1876 he began the publication of the Camden (New Jersey) Tribune, a morning paper, which he sold three months later. This terminated his active connection with journalism and in Philadelphia he resumed the practice of medicine. In 1877 he went to York, Pennsylvania, where he continued in practice for a year, after which he was a member of the medical fraternity in Buffalo until 1882, since which time he has been numbered among the prominent representatives of the profession in Dayton. He was graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1886 and at all times has been interested in professional advancement, quickly discerning that which is essential in the work of they medical fraternity. Moreover, Dr. George has been very prominent in business enterprises of the city, including the National Medicine Case Company, of which he is president. In 1900 he set on foot a movement toward building and equipping the Cincinnati, Dayton & Fort Wayne Railroad, an electric third rail system, one hundred and ninety-four miles in length. In 1903 a company was organized with a capital stock of one million dollars and an authorized capitalization of twelve and one-half millions. In that year Dr. George was chosen president and general manager of the company and so continues to the present time, his efforts being a potent factor in furthering the interests of the project which has become a profitable enterprise. Not alone in the line of his profession has Dr. George been a wide student. He is a deep thinker and logical reasoner and has carried his investigations far and wide into the realms of general and scientific knowledge. All those questions which are a matter of vital interest to statesmen and to men of affairs are familiar to him. He has been a close student of political, social and economical problems and has frequently addressed large audiences on the subject of social economy and other questions that have agitated public thought. He has never been a follower, but ever a leader in lines of advancement and never has he hesitated to express his honest opinions, his position at no time being an equivocal DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 105 one. He gave stalwart allegiance to the republican party until 1880, when he joined the greenback labor party. He afterward affiliated with the democratic party until 1892 and then allied his interests with the people's party. During the campaign of 1896 he worked earnestly for the support of the principles in which he believed and was also one of the effective campaign workers in 1908. In May, 1875, Dr. George was married to Miss Elizabeth A. Abbott, a native of Philadelphia and a daughter of Hezekiah Abbott, a contractor and builder of that city. They became parents of a daughter and two sons : Charlotte Cecelia, who was married in Covington, Ohio, to Richard R. Deaver ; Benjamin Butler, who was married in Dayton to Beatrice Jewell, a daughter of George Jewell ; and Wilbur Van Buzkirk, who was born April 2, 1884, and was drowned January 8, 1898. In his fraternal relations Dr. George is popular, holding membership with the Masons, Odd Fellows, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Grand Army of the Republic. His religious faith is indicated in his membership in the Episcopal church. Perhaps no better summary of his work or indication of his salient characteristics can be given than in quoting from the Bulletin of Commerce which, in a mention of Dr. George, said : "He is. a self-made man, so to speak, and his associates have the conviction that his maker had a strong element of wisdom. He is popular with all classes of men, especially with the laborer, for whom he would broaden the opportunities of productive industry. He is absolutely free from a desire for private gain at the expense of the public or at the cost of a neighbor. If he represents a constituency or an interest he regards them as a trust as sacred as the inheritance of orphanage. He has developed abilities of a high order and knows how to employ them to the advantage of every honorable undertaking. He is as decisive in his conviction as he is just, and yet he is at once kind, gentle and always courteous among his associates. His broad views upon public questions and comprehension of the true policy of government render him a power in his state and his judgment of decided value to the nation. In business affairs he is deliberate, cool and decisive ; is never frenzied with speculation, has no inclination to handle hot irons, nor is he blinded in the flash of bogus diamonds. His well known, also his indomitable spirit, conservative balance and progressive energy keep him in the 'limelight' of business or his profession. In the exercise of these qualities there is always 'something doing.' With ability as a guide, courage as a motor and industry as a balancing power, no obstacles creep in between him and success." WILLIAM ROSS FUNK, D. D. Rev. William Ross Funk, D. D., general manager of the United Brethren Publishing House, is of German-Swiss origin, hrys forefathers emigrating to the United States early in the seventeenth century. Three of the family served in the Revolutionary war under General Washington. Joseph Funk, his great-grandfather, left Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, soon after the Revolutionary war and settled in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, where he purchased one thousand 106 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY acres of land from the government. Upon this land Daniel Funk, a son of Joseph, lived and died. In a log cabin situated on a portion of this land Abraham Funk, the father of Dr. Funk, was born April 5, 1820. In 1845 he was married to Miss Catherine Zumbro and began their home life in the cabin in which the husband was born. To them eight children were born, the youngest of which was William Ross Funk who was born August 1, 1861. Abraham Funk was a very successful business man, combining farming and stock raising and had a wide acquaintance and associaton with many of the leading men of western Pennsylvania and at the time of his death, December 31, 1879, was one of the most respected citizens of his native county. His mother, Catherine Zumbro Funk, was of pure German ancestry, both of her grandfathers emigrating from Germany. She was a woman of very deep piety and strong intellect, and especially devoted to the church of her choice, the United Brethren in Christ. Her mother was baptised by Bishop Philip William Otterbein, the founder of the United Brethren church, while the family yet resided in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. She survived her husband's death seventeen years and died July 29, 1896. On a farm one-half mile from the place where his great-grandfather had settled seventy-five years before, the subject of this sketch spent his early childhood, attending the country school until he was eighteen years of age. He then entered Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, at the beginning of the school year of 1879, remaining a student until the close of the year 1882. On. August 3, 1882, he was married to Miss Lottie M. Hamlin, of Iowa, a student at Otterbein University. He entered Union Biblical Seminary September, 1882, at Dayton, Ohio. After one year in the seminary he was assigned by the Allegheny conference, of which he is a member, to Industry, Pennsylvania, where he served a one year pastorate and during that time he built a parsonage. He returned to the seminary September, 1884, and completed a full theological course, graduating in May, 1886. In 1886 he was assigned to the pastorate of the Westmoreland charge of Allegheny conference, being the same county in which he was born. After a two years' pastorate, in which he built a new church and parsonage and received two hundred people into church membership, he was assigned to the church in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, September, 1888, where he served a pastorate of four years and succeeded in erecting a new church at a cost of twenty-five thousand dollars. In September, 1892, he became pastor at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where after serving five years, he was elected publishing agent by the general conference of his church May, 1897, at Toledo, Iowa, having compiled eleven years as an itinerant minister and having received over one thousand persons into church fellowship. Dr. Funk assumed the management of the United Brethren Publishing House, July 1, 1897, without any previous experience as a publisher but immediately developed a business tact which has proven phenomenal. He found the publishing house with a debt of sixty-six thousand dollars and an invoice greatly enlarged by stock accumulation, part of which was unsalable and proceeded to reduce both the debt and the invoice. At the close of his first term of offryce in 1901 he reported the debt entirely cancelled and immediately inaugurated a rebuilding enterprise which resulted in the complete erasing of the small buildings which oc- DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 107 cupied the ground at the corner of Fourth and Main streets and the present magnificent fourteen-story offryce building, with an eight-story manufacturing plant in the rear, is the result of his efforts. These buildings are modern in every particular, being constructed of brick and steel and equipped with the latest mechanical appliances for light, water, sanitary and elevator service, while the manufacturing department has been provided with the best models of printing, binding and engraving machinery, making it the most imposing business structure of the city of Dayton, as well as the largest printing plant in the middle west, seventeen periodicals being issued from its presses besides the general commercial patronage in books, pamphlets and job printing. The assets of the institution are almost one million dollars, which yields annually large profits to the church. Dr. Funk is recognized as one of the leading men of his denomination, occupying responsible positions on church boards and committees and, although occupying a business relation to his church, yet he is a preacher of great force, his sermons showing the marks of the keenest intellect and knowledge of theology. Having the confidence of his people he is most successful in raising funds for colleges and at church dedications, in which field his time is much in demand. As a citizen of Dayton he is classed as one of the most progressive, being a member and director of the Chamber of Commerce and also a Scottish Rite Mason. With his family, which consists of his wife, Lottie M., Nellis Rebok, Mary Adrienne and Alford Zumbro, he is most pleasantly situated in their home on Yale avenue, Dayton View. The family all hold membership in the First United Brethren church of Dayton. Dr. Funk has never held any political offryce but takes an active interest in advancing civic reform, both as a writer and a speaker as occasion demands. HENRY LOY. Henry Loy, senior partner of the firm of Loy & Wood, merchandise brokers of Dayton, has resided in this city for twenty years, and throughout the entire period has been connected with the merchandise brokerage business. Columbus numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in the capital city, December 17, 1865. He was there reared and pursued his education until he was graduated from Capital University with the class of .1883. He afterward worked for a while on the Columbus Journal and in 1885 turned his attention to the field of activity, in which he has since operated. After four years spent as a merchandise broker in Columbus, he removed to Dayton in 1889 and for twelve years was alone in business here but in 1901 formed a partnership with Captain George H. Wood, which now continues. He is one of the most energetic business men of the city, of strong intellectual force, enabling him to readily discern the drawbacks or the advantages of any business situation and thus eliminate the unessential, while adopting those forces essential to the attainment of success. Pleasantly situated in his home life Mr. Loy was married on the 24th of February, 1909, in New York city, to Miss Katharine Gunckel, a daughter of the late L. B. Gunckel, who was one of the leaders of the Ohio bar. Mr. Loy champions 108 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY the cause of the republican party, believing in the efficacy of its principles as conducive to good government, yet without political ambitions for himself. His social life is more particularly in connection with the Dayton City Club and the Buzfuz Club, while his interest in moral progress is manifest in his support of and membership in Hope Lutheran church. He is an extremely busy man with little leisure and one is at once impressed with the fact that he belongs to that class who accomplish results while others are but formulating plans. ATLAS L. STOUT. Investigation into the history of Dayton indicates that Atlas L. Stout left the impress of his individuality and ability in large measure upon the public life of this city in various phases. He was particularly prominent in shaping its business development, showing much of the spirit of the initiative in formulating plans and carrying them forward to successful completion. He always recognized the fact that the present and not the future holds one's opportunity and he utilized his chances in practical manner, coming to be recognized as one of the foremost representatives of the commercial enterprises of Dayton. Atlas L. Stout was born in this city in 1822. Since 1815 the family has been represented in Dayton. His ancestors were among those who colonized New York, New Jersey and New England, various representatives of the name figuring prominently in connection with the religious and political history of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Patriotism and progress have always been strongly marked characteristics of the family and were manifest in practical efforts for the public good. It was in 1815 that Moses Stout, the grandfather of Atlas L. Stout, came to Dayton with his wife and son David. He was connected with many of the early industrial concerns of Dayton and aided in laying broad and deep the foundation upon which the present prosperity of the city has been built. He was a zealous member of the First Baptist church, which he aided in organizing, and thus he became associated with the moral as well as the material progress of the community. His son, David Stout, turned his attention to the sale of general merchandise on Main street, north of Second, in 1817, and thus made his initial step in the business circles of Dayton. He prospered in that undertaking and a few years later added the sale of dry goods, on Main between Second and Third streets. He then erected a building on the present site of the Kramer & Viot hardware store, it being the first brick structure in Dayton which was built from the inside instead of from the outside and hence was a matter of marvel to his fellow townsmen. Subsequently David Stout established the first stove and iron store in Dayton, its location being on Third between Main and Jefferson streets. In a short time an extensive business in iron had been developed and for sixty years he continued in that location as a representative of the iron trade, which for many years has been a foremost industrial enterprise of the city and the source of Dayton's wealth. The house sustained a high reputation throughout this DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 111 part of the state and its business expanded through the growth and development of Ohio and with the improvement of transportation facilities. At the time it was established there were no railroads and even the canal had not been put through, so that the pioneer proprietor experienced not a little difficulty in making shipments. Later, however, the canal was constructed and as the years passed railroad lines were built, so that the advantages of rapid transportation contributed largely to the increase of the business. David Stout became recognized as one of the foremost representatives of the iron trade in northern Ohio. He did not, however, confine his attention and energies to one line, for many business concerns felt the stimulus of his sound judgment and profited by his cooperation. He was one of the first to become interested in Crutchett's Gas Light Company and was afterward one of the promoters of the Dayton 'Gas Light & Coke Company, of which he Was treasurer for many years. He mortgaged his private property for the use of the gas company but lived to see this become a very profitable industry, so that he was reimbursed for his early investment. He was also active in the organization of the Cooper Cotton Mill & Carpet Company, was a stockholder in the Woodland Cemetery Association and a director and one of the organizers of the Dayton branch of the State Bank. He was also interested in the bridges and turnpikes leading out of the city. He built one of the early brick houses in Dayton, which he occupied as his home until 1839, when he removed to his new residence at the corner of Second and Perry streets, where in 1840 he entertained one hundred and eight guests who were attending the Harrison convention. In all matters relative to .public progress and the general welfare he was deeply interested. He took an active part in shaping the history of Dayton in the early days, was a member of the town council and for twenty years was town and city treasurer, manifesting the same forceful and resourceful qualities in the conduct of the public business that he did in the management of his private affairs. He died in 1858 and although more than a half century has since passed his name is indelibly inscribed on the pages of Dayton's history as one who aided in shaping its policy and molding its destiny during its formative period. Atlas L. Stout, son of David Stout, acquired his education under the direction of' E. E. Barney. and Judge Daniel A. Haynes. He took up the duties of business life at an early age and manifested the strength of his character and of his purpose in becoming a factor in Dayton's enterprises, in many of which he was interested. He manifested intelligent appreciation of opportunities, which he utilized to good advantage, making safe and judicious investments in different business, concerns which were paying properties. His first business venture was a partnership in a foundry and machine shop, which was conducted under the name of Westerman & Stout, which was the predecessor of the present Globe Iron Works, one of the most extensive and important industrial concerns of Dayton, and one of the first in the country to perfect the turbine water wheel. The development and growth of this business was largely attributable to his capable management and keen discernment in solving complex trade problems. Mr. Stout was also interested, particularly in early life, in military affairs and was prominent as first lieutenant in the Dayton Artillery. He also seryed as a captain in the Ohio volunteer service in the Mexican war, enlisting in 1846: 112 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY In 1848 Mr. Stout was united in marriage to Miss Virginia E. Crane, of Dayton, who was a native of the Old Dominion. They were the parents of five children, and at the time of his death there were four living: Mrs. Albert Nelson Sutton, whose husband was an attorney who died in Dayton ; Irene, who occupies the old homestead ; Mrs. Annie S. Gooch, a resident of Covington, Kentucky ; and Mrs. M. W. Van Sant, who died in 1900. Family rather than public life appealed to Mr. Stout, the welfare and happiness of his wife and children being ever his foremost interest. He was, however, prominent in Masonry, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and the Knight Templar degree of the York Rite. He also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Few men realized more fully the obligations of wealth and he was a most generous contributor to those in need, his gifts, however, being made in a quiet and unostentatious way. He had a warm, sympathetic heart and a nature that reached out in helpful spirit to all mankind. With the close of his life, in 1898, there passed the third generation of a family in Dayton, a family whose history constituted one of the most valuable assets in the annals of the city. JOHN A. SMITH. John A. Smith, the superintendent of Greencastle cemetery, Harrison township, and the owner of several pieces of property in the city of Dayton, is one of the oldest settlers in his part of the township. He was born in 1828 and is the son of Richard and Catherine (Albrecht) Smith. The father was born in England and went to Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, when he first came to the United States. Subsequently he came to Ohio, where he made his home until his death. He had devoted his life to farming and was a man active and prominent in all affairs. John A. Smith made the best use he could of such educational facilities as the schools of this county afforded in that early period of formation. Upon the completion of his education he entered the railroad business, although he had worked somewhat at the carpenter's trade, subsequently abandoning the former occupation in favor of the latter. After a few years he undertook numerous building contracts in connection with which he finally engaged in house moving. This period of his activity in the world of labor was broken by his participation in the great war that threatened to disrupt the Union. When the call for men to fight in its defense spread through the country, Mr. Smith was among the first to respond and enlisted in the Ninety-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He saw three years of active service and took part in several battles that have been regarded as important in the history of the war. In one of these he was disabled by having his arm broken. He was a valiant man and a good soldier and bears a record of which no one need be ashamed. After the war he took up carpentering and house-moving which he followed until about 1875, and then followed house-moving alone. until 1906. On the 27th of June, 1852, Mr. Smith married Miss Amelia C. Boyer, the daughter of Joshua and Susanna (Buck) Boyer. Her father was a plasterer by trade DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 113 and came to Ohio from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he was born. During his life he was a man well known and respected in the community where he lived. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a family of five children. Frances, the eldest of the family, is the wife of Jacob Hains, of Dayton. Amanda has passed away. Dayton W., a carpenter by trade, married Miss Emma Barthel and is the father of five children, Mabel, Martha, Robert, Bessie and Elwood. Of these Mabel is married to Harvey Deeter, and is the mother of one child. Ellen, the fourth child of the family, married Martin Messler and is the mother of eight children and the grandmother of two. Her eldest daughter, Grace, married Alanda Hart and has one son, Howard, a great-grandchild to the subject of this sketch. Edward and Harry follow in the Messler family, and Martha comes next. She married John Dishong and is the mother of Eugenia, another great-grandchild. Maud, Irvins, Roy, Fay and Richard are the other members of this family. Hattie, the fifth child born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, was married to Otto Jones, and they are survived by two sons, John J. and Smith E. Mr. Smith belongs to the United Brethren church in Dayton and is one of its oldest members, besides being among those most zealous in the propagation of its doctrines by silent example. His life, of a span of years more numerous than are allotted to the majority of mankind, has been filled with earnest endeavor, and he is reluctant to give up active duties even at his advanced age. A life such as his cannot but have its lessons for the younger generation, though perhaps its greatest influence rests in his blue soldier's uniform that serves as a constant reminder of what every citizen should be willing to endure for the land to which they owe allegiance. EDWARD L. McCONNAUGHEY. Edward L. McConnaughey, collector of the port of Dayton, and well known as a local political leader in the ranks of the republican party, was born an a farm in Miami county, Ohio, November 9, 1872. His youthful experiences were those which fall to the lot of most farm boys who are instructed in the work of the fields and at the same time depend upon the country schools for their early educational discipline. He supplemented his preliminary studies by a course in the Miami Commercial College and thus well equipped for entrance into business life he came to Dayton in 1893. Soon afterward he accepted a position as messenger in the Third National Bank and was in that institution for four years. In 1898 he became connected with the firm of Reynolds & Reynolds, manufacturers, and has since been identified with that house which he now represents in the capacity of bookkeeper. His connection therewith for eleven years is manifest evidence of his loyalty, fidelity and capability. In October, 1900, in Osborne, Greene county, Ohio, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McConnaughey and Miss Mary Musselman. They attend the Second Lutheran church, in which they hold membership, and Mr. McConnaughey is also identified with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks and the Garfield Club. From early youth he has manifested an interest in political circles that has grown with 114 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY the passing years. He has never regarded lightly the duties of citizenship but on the contrary has been mindful of his obligations and has made a creditable public record as a member of the city council, having been elected alderman at large in Dayton in 1907, taking the office in 1908. On the 31st of May, 1900, he was appointed collector of the port and is now acting in that capacity, his record in this connection being in harmony with his previous record in citizenship and in business life. JOHN G. KUNS. John G. Kuns is a well known and popular representative of the financial interests of Montgomery county, having since January 1, 1908, served as cashier of the Farmers & Citizens Bank at Trotwood. He was born March 28, 1853, on the farm owned by him north of the Wolf Creek pike, just outside the corporation limits of the city, the place comprising about seventy-five acres of rich. and productive farming land: His parents were Daniel and Mary (Zumbrun) Kuns and the father, whose birth likewise occurred, on this farm, passed away about six years ago. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Kuns, was one of the earliest settlers of this county, coming from Pennsylvania to this district at a time when the Indians still displayed active hostility toward the white race. He took up his abode on a section of land granted to him by the government by a patent deed, signed by President Madison, which is now in "possession of our subject. The claim comprised. some of the best land in this section of the country and has remained in possession of the Kuns ,family to the present day, but its members have extended its boundaries from time to time and are among the best known agriculturists in this part of the state. Unto Daniel and Mary (Zumbrun) Kuns were born six children, as follows : Samuel, Emma and Catharine, all Of whom are deceased; Jacob ; John G., of this review ; and Clara, who has likewise passed away. When five years of age John G. Kuns began attending school in Madison township and when he had completed his education gave his attention to agricultural pursuits as a farm hand. At the age of eighteen years, his mother having died, he started out in life on his own account as a farmer, and owing to his untiring industry and capable management, met with gratifying success in his undertakings. At the age of twenty he entered the Miami Commercial College and was graduated therefrom after having finished the prescribed course. Subsequently he was elected secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and thus served acceptably and faithfully for about five years, on the expiration of which period he resigned. In October, 1907, he was one of the organizers of the Farmers & Citizens Bank at Trotwood and has since acted in the capacity of cashier of this institution. In April, 1879, Mr. Kuns was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Garber, a daughter of Jonathan Garber, who was among the earlist settlers in this part of the country, coming from Virginia: The father carried on agricultural pursuits as a life work and was a prominent representative of that line of activity. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Kuns .have been born seven children, namely : Guy, who married Miss Grace Kohler; by whom he has two children, Ruth, and Etie Glenn, who is DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 115 engaged in teaching school ; Opal, at home ; Ray, a student in Oxford College ; Ethel and Hazel, who are also yet under the parental roof ; and one who died in infancy. The children are all high school graduates. In his political views Mr. Kuns is a stalwart democrat and his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, have called him to various positions of public trust and responsibility. For two terms he served as township treasurer and has been the incumbent in most of the minor township offices. The cause of education has ever found in him a stanch champion and for about ten years he was a member of the school board, acting as president thereof for four years. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the church of the Brethren, in the work of which the members of his family take an active and helpful interest. Having spent his entire life in this county, he has a wide acquaintance here and has been a most interested witness of its growth and progress, manifesting a public-spirited devotion to the general welfare. That many of his warmest friends are those who have known him from his boyhood days to the present time is an indication that his life has been honorable and straightforward. HOWARD CLEVELAND GEBHART. Howard Cleveland Gebhart is the manager of the Mound farm of ninety acres of rich and arable land located southeast of Miamisburg, on the Mound road. He was born on the old family homestead on the Alexanderville road, southeast of Miamisburg, his natal day being March 3, 1888. His parents are Arthur and Elizabeth (Leasure) Gebhart. The father was educated in Montgomery county and has been actively and successfully identified with agricultural and stock-raising interests throughout his entire business career, being now the owner of a valuable and well improved farm in this county. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, namely : Myrtle ; Bessie ; Howard C., of this review ; Arthur ; Richard ; Edna ; Clyde, deceased ; and one who died in infancy. Howard Cleveland Gebhart acquired his education in the common schools of Miami township and since putting aside his text-books has devoted his time and energies to general farming pursuits. As above stated, he now operates a tract of land comprising ninety acres, known as the Mound farm, and in its cultivation is meeting with gratifying success, the well tilled fields annually yielding golden harvests in return for the care and labor which he bestows upon them. He likewise raises some stock and expects to take up that branch of business on an extensive scale in the near future. Though he has just attained his majority, he has already won a measure of prosperity in his undertakings that augurs well for the future, and he is well known and highly esteemed throughout the community as a most enterprising and progressive citizen. On the 8th of January, 1908, Mr. Gebhart was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary H. King, a daughter of Nicholas D. and Mary Jane (Watson) King, of Kentucky. Her paternal grandparents were Abel and Mary (Dunn) King and 116 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY the former was one of Kentucky's early settlers, having made his way to that state from Virginia. Nicholas D. King, the father of Mrs. Gebhart, is a prominent and prosperous citizen and a veterinary surgeon by profession. Unto him and his wife were born twelve children, as follows : Samantha ; John W., who is now deceased ; Lida B.; William N. ; Martha ; Willis, who has also passed away ; Elizabeth M. ; Eli ; James N. ; Alexander ; Mrs. Gebhart ; and one who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Gebhart now have one child, Truman C. They belong to the Reformed church, in the works of which they take an active and helpful interest. Mr. Gebhart fully realizes the benefits of travel and has taken a number of trips for educational purposes, as well as for the pleasure to be derived therefrom. He has a large circle of warm friends, throughout the county in which he has resided from his birth to the present time, having ever displayed those sterling traits of character which everywhere command admiration and regard. ELVIN HENRY COE. Elvin Henry Coe, who for many years was closely, successfully and honorably connected with the insurance interests of Dayton, was born in Commers, Oakland county, Michigan, his parents being Alonzo and Hannah (Lee) Coe, both being of Irish descent. His father was a physician of note. Our subject was but sixteen years of age when on the 1st of August, 1862, he enlisted in the United States volunteer army in defense of the Union, becoming a member of Company I, One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Infantry. He continued at the front throughout the remainder of the war, being mustered out at Greensboro, North Carolina, June 17, 1865. He participated in the siege of Knoxville, Tennessee, in the battles of Bull's Gap, Tennessee, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Spring Hill and Nashville. At the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, he had three horses shot from under him. After sharing in the capture of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, he participated in the campaign northward through the Carolinas in 1865 and took part in the grand review at Washington, D. C., the most celebrated military pageant ever seen on the western continent. During the last years of his service he was detailed for duty on the staff of General J. M. Scofield. Hi& record was that of a brave and loyal soldier who knows no fear when defending his principles and his country. It was not long after the close of the war that Mr. Coe was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Elizabeth Jones, the wedding being celebrated on the 27th of January, 1867. Her parents came to America from Wales, the father arriving at the age of eighteen years. He was a miller by trade and followed that pursuit in support of his family. Subsequent to his marriage he established his home near Ravenna, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Coe became the parents of four children, of whom one son, George E., died at the age of twenty-one years. The daughters are : Jennie A., who conducts the business left by her father ; Minnie Irene, the wife of Harry R. Viot, for sixteen years associated with the Barney Smith Car Works, of Dayton, and now with the Chalmers Detroit Company, DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 119 of Detroit, Michigan, by whom she has one daughter, Catherine Louise, aged seven years ; and Grace L., now the wife of Lawrence B. George, of Dayton, who is with the Brownell Iron Works. They have two sons, Williard B. and Elvin Coe, twins. Mrs. Coe and daughters are consistent and faithful members of the Memorial Presbyterian church, to which Mr. Coe contributed generously and during his life he served as deacon in the church for many years. He belonged to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and to the Masonic fraternity, and was also an interested and active member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He made his home in Dayton from September, 1879. For twenty-two years he was in the employ of the Erie Railroad Company, but in 1889 he retired, from that position and turned his attention to the insurance business, to wihich he devoted his remaining days, carefully conducting his business affairs so as to win substantial results. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and enjoyed in the fullest measure the confidence and good will of those who knew him because his life was ever honorable and upright. He was never a negative factor but rather a potent force working for public good, his ethics and influence extending into many lines which were a feature in the city's improvement and development. After a useful and well spent life he passed away on the 26th of July, 1908. GENERAL THOMAS JOHN WOOD. Again and again on the field of battle and also when the position of the army was that of protection rather than of active defense General Thomas John Wood responded to the roll call until finally taps were sounded and the light was forever extinguished for him in this life. He leaves behind him a memory of honorable, faithful, valorous service and the record of chivalrous and patriotic manhood and his memory remains undimmed in the minds of those who were his closest associates, friends and comrades through many years. He was the last survivor of the West Point class of 1845 but with his passing the roll of that old class was completed on the other side of the river. His birth had occurred in Mumfordville, Hart county, Kentucky, September 25, 1823. When Virginia was holding out its invitation to the old world that the people of European countries might become factors in its colonization his ancestors had located in the Old Dominion and both the paternal and maternal lines sent their patriotic sons to aid in the establishment of American independence and also to participate in the wars which established the supremacy of the white race in the new world. His father, Colonel George T. Wood, was a prominent resident of Kentucky and his mother was a sister of Governor 'Charles Helm of that state. As a boy he played along the banks of the Green river and in 1841, after acquiring a limited education in Kentucky, he received an appointment to the West Point Military Academy and entered upon a connection with the army that continued unbroken for sixty-five years. During his first year at West Point he was a roommate of U. S. Grant. He was one of the honor men of the class of 1845 and after a brief term of service at the Academy was offered his choice between his graduation leave and an 120 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY assignment on General Taylor's staff in Texas. Accepting the latter he reported to General Taylor at Corpus Christi and because of his excellent record in school was assigned to the topographical engineers and became the tent-mate of Lieutenant George G. Meade, afterward the distinguished general to command the forces at Gettysburg. Soon the war with Mexico followed and General Taylor in the spring of 1846 advanced toward the Rio Grande, encountering the enemy at Palo Alto. Lieutenant Wood had been detailed to bring up the heavy guns from Point Isabel and in his official record General Taylor made mention of Lieutenant Wood's efficient service at that time. At Palo Alto he was for the first time under fire and on the following day, the 9th of May, took part in the battle of Resaca de la Palma and the retreat of the Mexicans across the Rio Grande, leaving Texas completely in the possession of the American army. That summer General Taylor advanced toward Monterey and Lieutenant Wood served on his staff in the three days' engagement there. In October, 1846, he was transferred to the Second Dragoons and served as adjutant to Colonel Charles May, during the campaign of Buena Vista. On this occasion Lieutenant Wood did his full duty, penetrating inside the Mexican lines before the action and Colonel May in his official report said : "To my adjutant, Lieutenant Wood, my thanks are particularly due for the prompt manner in which he conveyed my orders and for the energy and zeal he displayed throughout the battle." After the capture of the city of Mexico Lieutenant Wood was ordered to Vera Cruz and acted as escort to the United States r epresentatives who concluded the peace of Guadaloupe Hidalgo. During the succeeding five years Lieutenant Wood was engaged in guarding the frontier, being sometimes the only officer which the company possessed. During a part of this period he was aide-de-camp on the staff of General Harney and for several years was adjutant of the Second Dragoons. In 1849 he was ordered to West Point as an assistant professor but was relieved at his own request as he preferred duty with his regiment. In 1851 he was promoted to first lieutenancy in the Second Dragoons and in 1854 went to New York where he spent a year on recruiting services. In March, 1855, following the organization of the First Cavalry Regiment he was commissioned its second captain and after recruiting a portion of his company in Kentucky proceeded to Leavenworth. He was on active duty on the Kansas frontier when the Indians were a constant menace; when the Mormon question presented many difficulties and when the differences between pro-slavery and free-soil factions required the constant vigilance of the military. It is a notable fact that Captain Wood was never "waiting orders" but was always on duty with troops. During 1856-7 he was chiefly engaged in trying to keep peace in Kansas and was on a six months' expedition as escort to Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, who was running the Kansas boundary. In 1858 the First Cavalry took part in General A. S. Johnston's Utah division and in the fall of _that year Captain Wood was sent with two troops to Fort Washita, Indian Territory, where he remained in command of the post until the fall of 1859. A year's absence enabled him to spend 1860 in Europe, during which time he was one of the official guests at the coronation of Charles XV as king of Norway. While in Alexandria in January, 1861, he was notified that all leaves had been recalled and at once returned, reaching New York in March. DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 121 A southern man by birth Captain Wood faced the most painful and important crisis in his career but he never faltered for one moment in his duty to the government. In his immediate family in Kentucky his father and he were the only Union men. Going at once to Washington Captain Wood was made major of the First Cavalry but never joined the regiment. When moderate men of both north and south failed in the attempt to bring about a compromise and President Lincoln issued his first call for troops, following the attack at Fort Sumter, Major Wood was ordered to Indianapolis and spent six months in mustering in the quota from Indiana. In May, 1861, he was promoted to a lieutenant colonelcy of the First Cavalry and on the nth of October, 1861, was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers and ordered into the field, his first command being a brigade at Camp Nevin, Kentucky. During General Wood's service at Indianapolis he had met Miss Greer of Dayton and in this city they were married November 29, 1861. He spent the succeeding winter in training and organizing new troops and before the campaign of 1862 opened was placed in command of the Sixth Division of the Army of the Ohio under General D. C. Buell. His division took part in the advance on Nashville, ending in the occupation of that city. The Army of the Ohio then marched toward Pittsburg Landing to join the Army of the Tennessee and as they proceeded they heard the booming of cannon, telling them that the battle was on. They reached the Tennessee river after a forced march about daylight on the 7th, having marched twenty-four hours without food or rest, covering thirty miles. At Savannah the troops embarked for Pittsburg Landing and participated in the pursuit of the enemy, bivouacking that night farther to the front than any of the other national troops. In the summer of 1862 General Wood was assigned to repair and guard the Charleston & Memphis Railroad and while thus engaged was exposed to the raids of numerous bands of Confederate cavalry. In August, 1862, however, he was able to strike and scatter General Forrest's cavalry command near McMinnville, Tennessee. Through information which General Wood was able to obtain the Union commander in that year gained his first insight into Bragg's plans for his Kentucky campaign. He was engaged in trying to save from capture the Union garrison at Mumfordville which was a strange coincidence as that was his native town. General Wood's division also participated in the advance against Bragg terminating in the battle of Perryville in October, 1862, and the retreat of. the Confederates from Kentucky. In command of his old division in the left wing of the Army of the Cumberland he advanced from Nashville in the last days of 1862 and had several brilliant skirmishes with the Confederates. At Stone River Bragg's army was found drawn up in battle array, while General Wood's division was at the extreme left of the Union line. He sent men out with orders to climb into trees and to keep close watch on the enemy, receiving the report that the Confederates were moving large bodies of troops from his right to his left. This information seemed so important that General Wood at once sent the picket officer to the commanding general. Had the information reached its destination the result would undoubtedly have been different. General Wood with but two brigades never faltered in his position and his holding thereof was one of the most valorous acts of the Union troops. Although struck by a minie ball in the left heel at ten o'clock that morn- 122 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY ing he did not dismount from his horse or have his wound dressed until the day's fighting was over in the evening. For a few weeks his wound necessitated his rest from active duty but in the middle of February he was again in command of his division with which he took part in the Tullahoma campaign and the subsequent advance to the Tennessee river during the months of July, August and September, 1863. On the 5th of September his division crossed the river, being the first of the national troops to occupy Chattanooga on the 9th. General Wood advanced as far as Lee and Gordon's Mills where he remained until September 19th. The reconnaissance made by Harker's Brigade under General Wood's command revealed the enemy in heavy force across Chickamauga creek. The Union forces were then widely scattered but General Wood's orders were to hold his position at all hazard and if forced back defend every inch of the road back to Chattanooga. However, Bragg did not attack and Rosecrans concentrated his forces in time for Chickamauga. From Lee and Gordon's Mills General Wood started, according to orders to support Van Cleve's right and while on the way encountered Davis' division and succeeded in checking and holding the Confederate advance. In a charge General Wood's horse was killed. The fight was bitter and when it ceased the men rested on their arms ,for the battle that morning was sure to bring. General Wood's gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Chickamauga led to his recommendation for brevet as a brigadier general by the board composed of Generals Sherman, Meade and Thomas. Following the investment of Chattanooga General Wood was given the command of the Third Division, Fourth Army Corps and the 23d of November, 1863, found the united national army, under command of General Grant, confronting Bragg's forces at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. It was planned that General Sherman should make an attack against the Confederate right but after three days it was found that he was not yet in a position for attacking. Under the circumstances General Wood was ordered to practically make a reconnaissance in force against the Confederate lines at Orchard Knob. Advancing rapidly the line swept over the low ground and soon the reconnaissance became an attack and with a gallant dash the division carried Orchard Knob and captured many of its defenders. This movement led to the defense which broke the Confederate center on the 25th. Orchard Knob became General Grant's headquarters during the remaining days of the fighting at Chattanooga. On the next day General Hooker carried Lookout Mountain and then followed the battle of Missionary Ridge. In an account of this the Annual Review said: "Nearer and nearer the crest climbed the line in blue, but no more a line—a series of angles, each angle marked by the battle-flag of a regiment carried by the strongest men, for each one was striving to be the first to plant its colors in the Confederate lines. Almost simultaneously the ridge was gained at half a dozen points and the soldiers' assault of Missionary Ridge became one of the marvels of the war. General Wood always claimed that the troops of his division were the first to gain the crest of the ridge, basing his assertion on the fact that while Sheridan's division was halted at the foot of the ridge and that part of it which had started up the ridge was recalled, his (Wood's) division never stopped its advance from the time it left Orchard Knob until the crest was gained." DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 123 The following brief extract from an account written at the time gives some little idea of the enthusiasm of both officers and men. "It was near sundown when General T. J. Wood, whose conduct all through the three days' battle, marked him as one of the ablest leaders of the national armies, rode along the lines of his superb division. Loud shouts of enthusiasm everywhere greeted his appearance, until at last his feelings, no longer controllable, broke forth in a speech. " 'Brave men !' said he, 'you were ordered to go forward and take the rebel rifle-pits at the foot of these hills ; you did so ; and by the Eternal ! without orders, you pushed forward and took all the enemy's works on top ! Here is a fine chance for having you all court-martialed, and I myself will appear as the principal witness against you, unless you promise me one thing.' `What is it ? What is it ?' laughingly inquired the men. " 'It is' resumed the General, 'that as you are now in possession of these works, you will continue, against all opposition of Bragg, Johnston, Jeff. Davis and the devil, steadfastly to hold them !' "At the conclusion of his speech, the enthusiasm of the soldiers knew no bounds ; they left the ranks and crowded around the General. 'We promise We promise!' they cried ; and amid such exclamations as 'Of course we'll hold them!' `Let any try to take them from us !"Bully for you !"Three cheers for old Wood !' the gallant officer rode off the field." General Wood's division took part in the movement sent into eastern Tennessee to the relief of Knoxville which caused Longstreet to fall back. May 18, 1864, marked the beginning of the great campaigns of the east and the west and found General Wood in command of the Third Division, Fourth Army Corps. He was engaged at the action at Rocky Face Ridge, in the battles of Resaca May 14-15 and the action at Adairsville on May 17th. After the battle of New Hope Church May 25-26 he was ordered to find the extreme right of the enemy's position, turn it and attack him in flank. The order was obeyed but in two hours fourteen hundred and fifty-seven men had been killed and wounded in this one division. General Wood also took part in the various engagements about Pine and Kenesaw Mountains and in a brilliant movement forced the crossing of Peach Tree creek and threw a bridge across the stream in the presence of the enemy on the 19th of July, 1864. During the siege of Atlanta General Wood's division occupied a line of works near Peach Tree creek until it took part in the swinging movement to the south which caused the evacuation of Atlanta. In this movement he was engaged in the battles of Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station and in the latter was struck dawn by a rifle shot which passed through his left foot. Although suffering from a painful wound he refused to give up his command and be sent north on sick leave. Still crippled with his foot bound up in an old buffalo robe because he could not wear a boot General Wood entered into his last campaign. He was not heavily engaged at Franklin and after General Stanley was wounded there succeeded to the command of the Fourth Corps. General Wood was the main support of General Thomas on the Nashville campaign and proposed the plan which, with a few added details, was that adopted for the battle. The engagement followed and the Union troops were victorious. In 124 - DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY January, 1865, General Wood was appointed major general of volunteers. During the winter and spring of 1865 the Fourth Corps was stationed in eastern Tennessee, guarding the passes of the mountains against a possible attempt of General Lee's escape to the west. After Lee's surrender the Fourth Corps was sent to Texas in the summer of 1865 as a menace to Maximilian and his French allies. General Wood participated in these different movements until September, 1865, when he was placed in command of the central district of Arkansas. At the request of General Thomas he was brought from Arkansas and placed in command of the department of Mississippi during the reconstruction period. He found the condition of affairs there most deplorable but labored first to gain the confidence of the people of Mississippi and then to restore the shattered fabric of civil life both in government and in business. That he succeeded the record shows but perhaps the most touching proof is found in the following incident. After his death in February, 1906, just forty years after he had labored for the people of Mississippi, the Vicksburg Herald, the leading paper in the state, published the following editorial : "The death of General Thomas J. Wood is a reminder that he deserves grateful remembrance from Mississippi. He succeeded General H. W. Slocum as commander of the military in the state, with headquarters at Vicksburg in September, 1865. In that position which he held all through 1866, duties were devolved upon him which were a severe test of administrative ability and that proved high character as well. Socially, industrially and politically, there prevailed chaos, confusion and uncertainty. In sections there was distress and disorder in the years immediately following war. It can readily be seen that such a situation demanded a military ruler who combined with firmness and fairness, sagacious judgment. The chronicles and the surviving memories of the period credit General Wood with proving himself such a commander." In 1867 General Wood was relieved from the command of the district of Mississippi and mustered out of the volunteer service. He rejoined his regiment, the Second Cavalry at Fort McPherson but soon found that his wounds and injuries had incapacitated him for further service and he was placed on the retired list with the rank of major general. From that time on he made his home in Dayton. In this connection the Annual Record said : "Quietly and peacefully the veteran soldier passed these last years, believing that an officer of the army should live up to the highest ideals, he never permitted anything to conflict with what he thought was his duty. Perhaps his greatest pleasure was found in the love and devotion of the soldiers who had served .under him and with him which was manifested in many ways and he was always a prominent figure in the meetings of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. In 1892, he assisted in marking the lines at Chickamauga Park and was always most enthusiastic over all things that tended to perpetuate the deeds of the brave men of the Civil war, whether they wore the blue or the gray. In the same year a dinner of the surviving members of the class of 1845 was held in New York, only six were left, W. F. Smith, T. J. Wood, Fitz-John Porter, Henry Coppee, J. P. Hatch and E. K. Smith. A sad but sweet meeting and Thomas J. Wood voiced it when he gave as his toast those beautiful lines of Moore's :