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Show i : 1 i I Subscribe for The Reflex Subscribe for The Reflex REACHES EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME XII KAYSVILLE, LAYTON AND FARMINGTON, UTAH, THURSDAY. JULY 5, 1917 NUMBER 51 WILL RECRUIT BATTERY THOMAS E. HARRIS' BIRTHDAY PARTY TO FULL STRENGTH ' It has now been definitely settled that Davis countv will I furnish battery for the Utah light artillerv which will 4 I inducteda into the service of the United States earlv in $ August. EachwarcMrr funiisl or men 3 for the organization and the battery will be officered by 3 Davis county men and will be captained by Charles R. Mabey, 3 of Bountiful. The other officers of the battery have not ye: t been selected, but perhaps will be this afternoon. A com-- 3 smittee of Davis county citizens are now conferring with 3 Adjutant General Williams concerning the appointment of the officers. On Sunday meetings were held in many of the wards of the county at the regular evening service when the advan- tage of recruiting the battery was presented, to the people, a It was pointed out that it would be. but a short time before the men would be called if the battery was not enlisted, and - in that event the men wbuld be scattered through the ser- vice irrespective of their desires or where they were taken 3 from. The Kaysville meeting was addressed by Richard W. 3 Young Jr., Captain Mabey and John G. M. Barnes of the 3 central county committee. Major Brigham H. Roberts also 3 addressed meetings in various parts of the county. In order to raise the required number of men to secure a 3 battery for Davis county, the several wards of the county 3 will be required to furnish ninety-si- x men. At noon today 5 the various wards which could be reached reported as 4 . the-county- -- n-- ward the exit, cheering frantically after the departing Americans and trying to break through a cordon of police troops. Outside a greater crowd which covered the entire esplanade of the Invalides, took up the cheers as Pershing men marched away. The cowd in the court of honor tried to follow the soldiers, but the throng outside was so dense and thd exits so small that it was half an hour twfore the people could get out. The fours de la Reine from Alexander bridge to the riace de la Concorde oia Jr . 3 . a .v t- -- follows : Wards- - Centerville T-t- Men Men Wanted Furnished - Farmington Sunset FOUR GENERATIONS OF THOMAS E HARRIS AND MRS. ELIZABETH WATT At left, Thomas E. Harris and daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Watt; at right, Mrs. Elizabeth Watt and son, Richard Watt, husband of the daughter of Thomas E. Harris; center, standing, Mrs. Hazel Waldron, daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Watt;1 child, Virgil Watt Waldron, son of Mrs. Hazel Waldron. son-in-la- South Weber West Point .. .... No report on enlistments received. PATRIOTIC MEETING AT LAYTON ' JL But few men live to celebrate a daughter, Mrs. David Craig, of Lay- birthday at which are present three ton. H is indeed a pleasure to pay a generations of their posterity, and It tribute to this sterling citizen and upis more remarkable when there is right man while he is still among us. present the mother of the For 56 years Thomas E. Harris has thus representing four generations on watched the seasons come and go in both 6ides of the family. Such was this beautiful valley and each Benson the remarkable incident at the birth- he has done his part in making the land more beautiful, more fruitful a day party of Thomas E. Harris, of better place in which to live, not only Layton, at the Layton opera house on for his posterity, but for the posterity the evening of June 2Gth. of his neighbors and friends and those Those present at the party were who are to come to this valley in members of the family, neighbors and future years. Iti s indeed a signal friends, to the number of 85, and it is honor, when old age comes, to have recorded that a very enjoyable social ones posterity, their friends and well evening was spent. wishers, gather around them and by Thomas E. Harris, the honored word and deed shower blessings on guest, is a pioneer resident of Utah them. At this party nothing was left and Davis county. He came to Amer- undone to honor this venerable man ica in 1841, having been born on the and when at last the guests departed Atlantic ocean while his parents were it was with the one hope that he might en route from England to America. long be spared to enjoy the fruits of Hjs parents were converted to the his labors and the love and gratitude Mormon faith while yet in England of his children. and were emigrating with their family Following is the program rendered to join the Saints. The family arrived at the birthday party: in Utah and settled in Kaysville ward Song, "Come, Come Ye Saints, tjf in 1851. In 1881 Mr. Harris settled the congregation. on his farm in Layton and has reFrayer, Stephen II, Nalder. sided there continuously from that Song, "We Thank Thee, Oh God, date. It waB there that his beloved for a Prophet. ... " wife and helpmate passed away on Speech of welcome, ThomaB E. June 13, 1911, and sonce that date he Harris. f has made his home mostly with his J Speech on the life of his brother, V -- A patriotic meeting will be held at Layton tomorrow, Friday evening, in which the people of Layton and Kays-- $ ville will participate. The meeting will be addressed by 3 Richard W. Young, colonel of the Utah battery, and other 3 speakers. The meeting will be held in La Tonia hall and & the Kaysville band will furnish the music. ---The 3 meeting will be under the patronage of the county committee which has been intrusted with the task of re3 cruiting a Davis county battery for the Utah artillery . -- time to time during the past twenty years, old fashion Americans have deplored the lack of interest displayed by the people in the celebration of Independence day. In fact, it was not unusuaFtoTiear men say that the day had become meaningless, that the Declaration of Independence had become meaningless. The events of the past three years have hrought home to these men the fact that the Declaration of Independence stands for the same today as it did on the day of its adoption and will so long as rules in America. Not only in the United States, but in the democratic countries of Europe, was the day observed wit great enthusiasm .yesterday In Paris was staged one of the greatest celebrations ever witnessed in that city, a celebration whiph should cause the heart of every American to swell with pride. Yesterday the Declaration of American Independence reached over the ocean ami became the Declaratihrf of Independence to the people of Europe. In Paris the people brought forth their t precious trophies and ranged them about the sons of America who stood before them with their guns in their hands ready to do all in their power to enforce at this time the principles of the Declaration of Independfield of ence on- the from men these In numbers Europe. of but the were west people the few, Declaration more the saw ip France of Independence of America than a "scrap of paper, more than the handful of tanned and fit fighting men. They saw the resources of one great nation overjhe, sea which had prospered in' men, in justice, in equity, in material wealth and general prosperity as no nation has prospered since ARMY ENLISTMENT REPORT IS ISSUED The following is the detailed enlist ment report of the local army recruiting station from July J, 19X6, to June 30, 1917: Month, 1916 Accepted Rejected Total The army enlistments yesterday included: Finish Bradford, Salt Lake City, medical department; William F. Bowman, Idaho Falls, Idaho, field artillery; Alfred L. Wirshing, Twin Falls, Idaho,f ield artillery; 'RdpbE. Gale, :.Twin Fallg, signal iorps- - A Ford Car is ? necessity. That Is the reason so many of your neighbors are buying them. blood-drench- AOTO CO. LAYTON Phone GARAGE 83 ed 4 the dawn of history, tendered to them and the democracy of the world as a free offering, and the little band of men before them was a material pledge that America would pour out her blood, her wealth and stake her sacred honor tgairt for the principles of the Declaration of Independence. It is good for the people of America to realize this morning as this generation never before realized that the Declaration of Independence means just the same today as it did on the Fourth of July, 1776. The people of France and democratic Europe realize it they sense it and are glad in their - z: znzz hearts. HZ' Let every American reaffirm his allegiance to his country and the Declaration of Independence as he reads of the affecting and stirring scenes In Paris yesterday. Paris Celebrates American , Independence Day , ' PARIS, July 47 All France celebrated the Fourth of July. Paris turned out a crowd that no American city ever surpassed for size, enthusiasm and profusion of .Stars and Stripes. A battalion .of the first American expeditionary force about tojeave for. training behind ths batti front had its first official review in France and was the center of attraction. Everywhere the American flag was flying from public buildings, hotels and residences, and from automobiles, cabs and carts. Horses' bridles and the lapels of pedestrians carried them. The crowds began to gather early at vantage points. Rue de Varenne was choked long before 8 oclock this morning when the republican guards - was black with people, all of whom seemed to want to rush up to the men and embrace them as they marched by. When the last man had passed great crowds surged from both sides of the middle of the street, breaking through the police military guards and blocking traffic for a long time behind the marching column. More people were massed in the Tuilleries gardens than on the Esplanade des Invalides. Few of them could get a glimpse of the parade, but 1 all poined in a tremendous outburst of when music from the repubcheering Thomas j., by Daniel B. Harris, lican guard band announced the apSong, Hard Times Come Again No proach of the troops and the cheers More," M ra. Ed ith Webster. did not diminish in volume until the Recitation, "Our Nation, by Leoun last man. in the line had disappeared Munn, of West Point. from view of the gardens down the Song by Robert C. and his brother, Rue de Rivoli. Joseph D. Harris. SCHOOLS TO OPEN AFTER CAN-NINSong by Neva and Oletha Harris. SEASON ENDS Recitation, "Little Blossom, by Mrs. Ina Craig. The following resolution was passed Dick Turpin, by Hyrum Song, by the Utah Cannera Association at a Evans. special meeting which was held last Song by Frank Redford. week. A committee was instructed to Speech by Bishop Richard G. Watt, present the same to the Davis County of the Thatcher ward, Boxelder county. Board of Education. Representatives Song, Mike Maloney," by William from Davis and Weber counties were Adams. present at the meeting of the board Selection on the violin by William at which time, the resolution was ac- s J i G Layton. Historical sketch read by Mrs. Laura M. Craig on the life of her father, Thomas E. Harris. Speech by Bishop James E. ElliBon on Brother Harris work in the ward. Recitation, "Over the Hill to the Poorhottse, by Mrs. Verna Munn. Step dance by Levi Webster. The life of Thomas E. Hahns in poetry composed and read by his daughter, Mrs. Gorilla Muir. After .the program all present were served with a dainty tray lunch consisting of salad served on lettuce leaves, sandwiches, cake, oranges and , lemonade. JULY 4TH INTERNATIONAL HOUDAY . From and Pershing received the flags from the president. Vive lea Americans,. Vive Pershshouted ing. Vive les Eslats Unis, over and over again by the crowd, greeted the American standard-bearer- s ns they advanced. The crowd that had waited three hours to wtiness the ceremony that band --executed a field reveille under General Pershing's windows, and all routes toward the Invalides were thronged even before Pershings men turned put. About the court of honor, Where the Americans were drawn up with a detachment of French territorials, the buildings overflowed with crowded humanity to the roofs. All around the khaki-cla- d men from the United States were trophies and souvenirs of war German cannon, aeroplanes, machine guns and many appliances for burning suffocating gas. Behind them in the chapel separating the court of honor from - Napoleons ' tomb were German battle flags, trophies of the Marne ancj, Alsace, behind Prussian banners of 1870. There in the chapel before the tomb of Napoleon, General Pershing received American flags and banners from the hands of President Poincare. Almost the entire history of the strug--gl- e of the 'FreftCh against "the Germans looked down upon the scene from paintings portraying heroic incidents in French battles from Charlemagne to Napoleon. There was a sharp contrast between the khaki and hats of Pershings plain, men and the gay dress of DArtag-nan- s jplumed musketeers .and, Nspol-- . wide-brimm- ed The enthusiasm of the vast crowd reached its highest pitch when General Pershing, escorted by President Poincare, Marshal Joffrfe and. other high French dignitaries, passed along, reviewing the lines of the Americans drawn up in square formations. Cheering broke out anew when the American band struck up "The Marseillaise and again when the French band played The Star Spangled Banner1 I I f ir cepted. Whereas, The U. S. government is recruiting our army to a war basis and it is estimated that by August 1, 1917, they shall have secured 500,000 men; "And whereas, These 500,000 men will be recruited to a large extent from the laboring classes and thereby make it difficult fqr the food packers of this country to secure sufficient labor for the proper harvesting, preparing, and packing of fruits, peas, tomatoes and other food products; "And whereas, The food situation of our country demands that we conserve in all manners possible all perishable food products, and in ordee to do thls we must be assured of sufficient labor to promptly and efficiently handle these products when ready and packing. - "Therefore be it resolved, That the Utah Canners in special meeting assembled do request and urge that all public schools in our state, especially in canning communities be delayed in opening this all until October 15th, or at least until our perishable foods are properly taken care of. This will give the canners the benefit of the student help, which we feel will be necessary" this year on account of the scarcity of for-harves- ting -- labor. "It is further resolved. That we urge our governor, the Honorable Simon Bamberger, to take this matter up with the superintendent of public instruction-an- d various" school boards the state that this end may throughout be accomplished. "Also be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be given the press for publication and sent to the secretary of the National Canners Association at Washington, D. C. n 1 Are You One of Them 7 There are a great many people who would be very much benefited by taking Chamberlains Tablets for a weak or disordered stomach. Are you, one of them! Mrs. M. R.Sesrl, Baldwin N. Yn relates her experience In the use of these tablets: "I had a bad spell with my stomach about six months ago, and was troubled for two oi.. three- - weeks .with,- gas and severe of my stomach. - Oar pains At ike-p- it me to take Chamadvised drugjpst berlains Tablets. I took a bottle home and the first dose relieved me wonderfully, and I kept on taking them until I was cured. These tablets do not relieve pain, but after the pain has been relieved may prevent its recur' rence. i Adv. THE WEEKLY ftEFLEX Prints the news of Davis County. Its subscription list contains the names of Davis Countys best citizens. 1 i . ii 4 I - t ; t J 1 i f K k I ( i P f JL |