Hobart College, New York, P. 251
To make the record of names as complete as possible, a list is here added of Students entered since the last Commencement, June 23, 1897, to the present time. These names are not included in the INDEX.
Page 205. 1899 (Students.) (Rev.) Horace Albert Chouinard.
Add "Seabury Div. Sch. '97. Ord. '97. Minn."
On Nov. 25, 1899, Capt. Rev. Chouinard and Julia E. Schleuder were married in Nicollet county, MN.
In the Jun. 11, 1900 U.S. census, 37 yr. old H. A. Chouinard, an Episcopal priest, b. Dec. 1872 in WI., was living in St Peter Ward 1, Nicollet, MN. with his
34 yr. old wife, Julina Chouinard, b. Dec. 1865 in MN.
Horace and Julia had been married for less than a year. Julia had never had any children.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minnesota), P. 10, Col. 2
Sun., Oct. 14, 1900
Mankato Shut Out
ST. PETER, Minn., Oct. 13 - St. Peter High School 12, Mankato Commercial College 0. St. Peter was outweighed thirty pounds to a man on the line, but more than made it up by spirited playing through the efficient coaching of Rev. H.A. Chouinard, formerly of the Chicago University team.
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minnesota), P. 2, Col. 2
Sat., Jun. 27, 1903
CALLED BY HIS ALMA MATER
Chouinard of St. Peter Offered a Chair at St. John’s Academy
Del afield, Wis., June 27 - Rev. H.A. Chouinard of St. Peter, Minn., has been selected to fill the chair of history at St. John’s military academy. He is a graduate of the school as well as of Nashotah seminary, near this school. St. John’s, next to the Faribault school, is the best known military academy in the west.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 2
Wed., Jul. 1, 1903
Episcopal Services.
Rev. H.A. Chouinard, will resume his work here by holding Episcopalian service Friday evening, July 17th, 1903, at Gebser’s Hall. All are welcome. The June services were not held owing to Rev. Chouinard’s time being taken by attending the Diocesan council, which convened in Minneapolis the first week in June. From there he hourlies for Racine, Wis., where he had been previously invited to take part in the commencement exercises by giving the baccalaureate address before the graduating class of St. Johns Military school. And having relatives living in Milwaukee, was granted a leave of absence for his summer vacation.
Republican Northwestern (Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois), P. 5
Tue., Feb. 21, 1905
Excerpt from: HAS NEW CHAPLAIN
Episcopal Minister Appointed to Post in Third Regiment by Col. Fisher
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 18. -Col. Fisher of the Third regiment, Illinois National guard has appointed Rev. H.A. Chouinard, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church of Kankakee as chaplain of the Third Regiment, I.N.G. He is a graduate of a military academy at Delafield, Wis., and wore his uniform when General Charles King, the author-soldier, was commanding officer of the college battalion.
In the Ap. 23, 1910 U.S. census, 36 yr. old Horace A. Chonuard (Chouinard), a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, b. in WI., was living in the Plattsburg Barracks (New Post), Plattsburg Ward 6, Clinton, NY. with his
36 yr. old wife, Julia Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
9 yr. old daughter, Fanny Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
22 yr. old servant/cook, Jessie Hing, b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for Horace and Julia. They had been marr. for 10 yrs. Julia was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 11
Wed., Sep. 8, 1915
Excerpt from: St. Peter Woman Victim of Flood
Mrs. H.A. Chouinard (Julia), sister of Otto, Julius and Max Schlepper of St. Peter, was one of the victims of the Gulf storm and flood which swept over the coast of Texas during the middle of August. Mrs. Chouinard was living with her husband and family at Texas City, Texas, and lost her life as a result of shock and exposure following an operation for appendicitis which had been performed but a few days previous to the storm. She was recovering from the operation and was able to take nourishment when the storm drove them from their home and caused her death.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 11
Wed., Aug. 23, 1916
Excerpt from “Beck’s” Amen Corner
Both “Battling” Torrence and Joe Potts are training hard for their 15-round bout at the Camp Cotton arena on labor Day evening. The bouts are to be staged under the auspices of the Army Amusement Fund and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is the direct head of the promotion board.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 22, Col. 1
Sat., Sep. 16, 1916
Excerpt from: BAREND SHOWS CLASS IN FIGHT; FELDMANS PLAY SEVENTH INFANTRY
The preliminary (boxing) card also looms up as extra good and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is establishing a record as a “crackajack” matchmaker.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10, Col. 1 & 2
Fri., Sep. 29, 1916
Excerpt from: BOXERS READY FOR SATURDAY GO; MUSKOPF PREDICTS K.O. VICTORY
Massachusetts Guardsmen Line Up in Support of Johnny Cose; Record Crowd Expected; Livingston and Brown Go To Tucumcari Monday; News and Notes of Local Sports.
Everything is now in readiness for the boxing card at Camp Cotton on Saturday night. The boxers, both for the main bout and all the preliminaries, will finish their training this afternoon and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry, looks for one of the snappiest boxing cards that has been staged at this big stadium.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 11
Sat., Oct. 7, 1916
Excerpt from: MUSICAL PROGRAM BY BAND TO BE A FEATURE
An attractive musical program has been arranged for the 6:30 Sunday evening service of the 23d infantry at Camp Cotton. Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard will deliver an address and the band, under the direction of leader Max Muller, will give selections.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 1
Tue., Dec. 5, 1916
Excerpt from: The Way To Live To Be a Hundred Years Young
El Paso Has Many Young In Soul, Old In Years
We were talking of repartee and the “retort courteous” the other day and a friend of mine told a story on chaplain H.A. Chouinard, the popular preacher who runs boxing shows for his men in the 23d infantry.
Chaplain Chouinard was serving with his regiment in Cuba and the outfit was on a long hike. A tropical deluge was falling and the going was anything but pleasant. The chaplain was walking near a fat major who was noted for his profanity. Everybody was losing his temper and when this major fell into an especially deep mud puddle, he crawled out and said to chaplain Chouinard, who had managed to keep smiling in spite of everything: “Chaplain, for Christ’s sake, say something!” Quick as a flash came the reply: “Major, for Christ’s sake, I can’t.”
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 10, Col. 2
Sat., Dec. 9, 1916
The muse of the arts must be quite delighted with El Paso this week, for in addition to such musical opportunities as this week will offer to El Paso people, there is to be that almost unheard of thing here, an art exhibit. The exhibit will comprise some 25 or 30 canvases, the work of Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry. Mrs. Chouinard is a painter of ability and her work, which is broadly and freshly painted, is well worth seeing. This exhibit, which will open to the public Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2 to 5 o’clock in the art gallery of the Women’s club building, is an assured artistic treat. Tuesday evening Mrs. Chouinard has invited a large number of her friends to a private view of the paintings, from 7:30 to 11 o’clock. She will be assisted in entertaining in the art gallery on this occasion by Mesdames Walter K. Wright (and 4 others).
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 7
Mon., Dec. 25, 1916
The Army
Miss Fannie Chouinard has returned from St. Mary’s school, in Knoxville, Ill., to be with her parents, chaplain and Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, for the Christmas holidays.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9
Thu., Jan. 11, 1917
Excerpt from: ARMY BASEBALL MANAGERS ARE MAKING PLANS
Local Outlook for Baseball During Summer Months Excellent as Army Teams Are Lining Up in Readiness for Business
Hardly has the smoke of the last football rumpus died away before the matter of organizing an arm baseball league to play during the summer months looms up, and judging from present appearances there will be a “real” league when the teams break from the tape at the start of the season.
Pursuant to a call made by the sporting editor of The Herald for managers of military baseball teams to please send in their names, many applicants for membership in the proposed league are being received. Foremost among these is chaplain H.A. Chouinard of the 23d regular infantry at Camp Cotton.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 14, Col. 1
Sat., Feb. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: SOLDIER LEAGUE ON DECK
Nineteen Teams Ready To Start Playing in Huge Baseball Organization Here in El Paso
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD ELECTED PRESIDENT
Nineteen teams have entered the Army baseball league. At least, that’s the figures of yesterday’s meeting, and if every organization which was represented at the conference comes through, El Paso will have just about the largest baseball league in the country this summer, the same as it had the largest football league ever organized last fall.
Chaplain Chouinard, the popular officer of the 23d U.S. infantry, was elected president of the league. Chaplain Chouinard has been a real sport devotee since entering the service, and the honor tendered him by making him president of the league surely was a deserved one. And, he is one man in El Paso who will make the league a success.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9, Col. 3
Tue., Mar. 6, 1917
Excerpt from: BIG CROWDS OUT FOR THE MILITARY CARNIVAL; PLEASED
Good weather attended the opening of the Great Wortham Shows on West Franklin street Monday night and people thronged the place and kept the shows doing capacity business all evening. besides the fun and entertainment the public gets, those attending the carnival realize they are contributing to the welfare fund of the 23d United States infantry. Chaplain H.A. Chouinard is acting as censor and personally guarantees the cleanliness of the performances.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 5, Col. 1
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: URGES UPLIFT FOR SOLDIERS
Chaplain Chouinard Appeals for El Pasoans Moral Aid in Army Work
El Paso should do her bit to provide wholesome amusements and social influences for the new army division which will probably be located here, chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, told the Men’s club of the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at the “trench supper” given by the club at the church clubrooms.
Chaplain Chouinard made a strong appeal to the members of the club for a better understanding of the problem of the soldier on the border and urged them to assist the army chaplains and Y.M.C.A. workers in providing these wholesome influences which the enlisted men crave and from which they are largely banned because of their profession.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 3 & 4
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: Uncle Sam Wants You To Be Saving of Food
Just See What Waste In One Case Amounts To
We were speaking of the Boy Scouts and boys in general and chaplain H.A. Chouinard told this story to show how bright youngsters can at times put their elders to flight. Sam Jones, the evangelist, was holding a very successful revival in Tremont temple, Boston, which was then one of the greatest auditoriums in the world. The place was packed and there had been some very impressive singing and now the time for the sermon had arrived. Sam walked to the right of the platform and hurled out this text: “Who was Jesus Christ?” He went to the center of the great stage and repeated it and then way over to the left and again hurled it forth. It had the desired effect and as he started back for the center of the rostrum, where the stand and his notes were, he realized that he had the audience in his hand, for they were absolutely silent and attentive. Just here a little ragged newsboy, in the very front row, hunched his papers a little tighter under his arm and then said, in a high voice which carried in every corner of the building: “Say, Mister, if nobody else’ll bite, I will - who was he?” It was no wonder that there was a lot of singing that night before any sermon was attempted.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 4, Col. 2
Mon., Sep. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: COL. ERNESTE SMITH BACK;
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD SICK
Chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, it is reported, was unable to accompany his regiment in foreign service because of illness.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10
Mon., Sep. 16, 1918
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD DIES; WITH 23D INFANTRY HERE
News was received here by Dr. E.D. Strong, Saturday afternoon of the death, at Montevideo, Minn., of chaplain H.A. Chouinard, well known by El Pasoans during the time he was here with the 23d infantry. Rev. Mr. Chouinard, an Episcopalian minister, was transferred from the 23d infantry to the Second engineers, but was held by an examination and did not get overseas. He succumbed on September 2, after an operation had been performed in the hope of restoring his health. He died at the home town of his wife.
Chaplain Chouinard was active in arranging public entertainment in which the soldiers of his regiment participated. A noted carnival was one given on West Franklin street.
The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, OH.), P. 13
Wed., Dec. 4, 1918
A song of another character is “The Infantry”, written by Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard, to be sung to the air of “Maryland, my Maryland.” It runs as follows:
Our army is a motley crew
In dress and armor - duties too,
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.
In tented fields, in ladies bower,
Alike they shine, all farther power
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.”
Captain Rev. Chouinard died in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918.
Source: Find A Grave contributor Karen Mickel Bennett, member #46580610.
To make the record of names as complete as possible, a list is here added of Students entered since the last Commencement, June 23, 1897, to the present time. These names are not included in the INDEX.
Page 205. 1899 (Students.) (Rev.) Horace Albert Chouinard.
Add "Seabury Div. Sch. '97. Ord. '97. Minn."
On Nov. 25, 1899, Capt. Rev. Chouinard and Julia E. Schleuder were married in Nicollet county, MN.
In the Jun. 11, 1900 U.S. census, 37 yr. old H. A. Chouinard, an Episcopal priest, b. Dec. 1872 in WI., was living in St Peter Ward 1, Nicollet, MN. with his
34 yr. old wife, Julina Chouinard, b. Dec. 1865 in MN.
Horace and Julia had been married for less than a year. Julia had never had any children.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minnesota), P. 10, Col. 2
Sun., Oct. 14, 1900
Mankato Shut Out
ST. PETER, Minn., Oct. 13 - St. Peter High School 12, Mankato Commercial College 0. St. Peter was outweighed thirty pounds to a man on the line, but more than made it up by spirited playing through the efficient coaching of Rev. H.A. Chouinard, formerly of the Chicago University team.
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minnesota), P. 2, Col. 2
Sat., Jun. 27, 1903
CALLED BY HIS ALMA MATER
Chouinard of St. Peter Offered a Chair at St. John’s Academy
Del afield, Wis., June 27 - Rev. H.A. Chouinard of St. Peter, Minn., has been selected to fill the chair of history at St. John’s military academy. He is a graduate of the school as well as of Nashotah seminary, near this school. St. John’s, next to the Faribault school, is the best known military academy in the west.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 2
Wed., Jul. 1, 1903
Episcopal Services.
Rev. H.A. Chouinard, will resume his work here by holding Episcopalian service Friday evening, July 17th, 1903, at Gebser’s Hall. All are welcome. The June services were not held owing to Rev. Chouinard’s time being taken by attending the Diocesan council, which convened in Minneapolis the first week in June. From there he hourlies for Racine, Wis., where he had been previously invited to take part in the commencement exercises by giving the baccalaureate address before the graduating class of St. Johns Military school. And having relatives living in Milwaukee, was granted a leave of absence for his summer vacation.
Republican Northwestern (Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois), P. 5
Tue., Feb. 21, 1905
Excerpt from: HAS NEW CHAPLAIN
Episcopal Minister Appointed to Post in Third Regiment by Col. Fisher
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 18. -Col. Fisher of the Third regiment, Illinois National guard has appointed Rev. H.A. Chouinard, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church of Kankakee as chaplain of the Third Regiment, I.N.G. He is a graduate of a military academy at Delafield, Wis., and wore his uniform when General Charles King, the author-soldier, was commanding officer of the college battalion.
In the Ap. 23, 1910 U.S. census, 36 yr. old Horace A. Chonuard (Chouinard), a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, b. in WI., was living in the Plattsburg Barracks (New Post), Plattsburg Ward 6, Clinton, NY. with his
36 yr. old wife, Julia Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
9 yr. old daughter, Fanny Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
22 yr. old servant/cook, Jessie Hing, b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for Horace and Julia. They had been marr. for 10 yrs. Julia was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 11
Wed., Sep. 8, 1915
Excerpt from: St. Peter Woman Victim of Flood
Mrs. H.A. Chouinard (Julia), sister of Otto, Julius and Max Schlepper of St. Peter, was one of the victims of the Gulf storm and flood which swept over the coast of Texas during the middle of August. Mrs. Chouinard was living with her husband and family at Texas City, Texas, and lost her life as a result of shock and exposure following an operation for appendicitis which had been performed but a few days previous to the storm. She was recovering from the operation and was able to take nourishment when the storm drove them from their home and caused her death.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 11
Wed., Aug. 23, 1916
Excerpt from “Beck’s” Amen Corner
Both “Battling” Torrence and Joe Potts are training hard for their 15-round bout at the Camp Cotton arena on labor Day evening. The bouts are to be staged under the auspices of the Army Amusement Fund and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is the direct head of the promotion board.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 22, Col. 1
Sat., Sep. 16, 1916
Excerpt from: BAREND SHOWS CLASS IN FIGHT; FELDMANS PLAY SEVENTH INFANTRY
The preliminary (boxing) card also looms up as extra good and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is establishing a record as a “crackajack” matchmaker.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10, Col. 1 & 2
Fri., Sep. 29, 1916
Excerpt from: BOXERS READY FOR SATURDAY GO; MUSKOPF PREDICTS K.O. VICTORY
Massachusetts Guardsmen Line Up in Support of Johnny Cose; Record Crowd Expected; Livingston and Brown Go To Tucumcari Monday; News and Notes of Local Sports.
Everything is now in readiness for the boxing card at Camp Cotton on Saturday night. The boxers, both for the main bout and all the preliminaries, will finish their training this afternoon and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry, looks for one of the snappiest boxing cards that has been staged at this big stadium.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 11
Sat., Oct. 7, 1916
Excerpt from: MUSICAL PROGRAM BY BAND TO BE A FEATURE
An attractive musical program has been arranged for the 6:30 Sunday evening service of the 23d infantry at Camp Cotton. Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard will deliver an address and the band, under the direction of leader Max Muller, will give selections.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 1
Tue., Dec. 5, 1916
Excerpt from: The Way To Live To Be a Hundred Years Young
El Paso Has Many Young In Soul, Old In Years
We were talking of repartee and the “retort courteous” the other day and a friend of mine told a story on chaplain H.A. Chouinard, the popular preacher who runs boxing shows for his men in the 23d infantry.
Chaplain Chouinard was serving with his regiment in Cuba and the outfit was on a long hike. A tropical deluge was falling and the going was anything but pleasant. The chaplain was walking near a fat major who was noted for his profanity. Everybody was losing his temper and when this major fell into an especially deep mud puddle, he crawled out and said to chaplain Chouinard, who had managed to keep smiling in spite of everything: “Chaplain, for Christ’s sake, say something!” Quick as a flash came the reply: “Major, for Christ’s sake, I can’t.”
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 10, Col. 2
Sat., Dec. 9, 1916
The muse of the arts must be quite delighted with El Paso this week, for in addition to such musical opportunities as this week will offer to El Paso people, there is to be that almost unheard of thing here, an art exhibit. The exhibit will comprise some 25 or 30 canvases, the work of Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry. Mrs. Chouinard is a painter of ability and her work, which is broadly and freshly painted, is well worth seeing. This exhibit, which will open to the public Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2 to 5 o’clock in the art gallery of the Women’s club building, is an assured artistic treat. Tuesday evening Mrs. Chouinard has invited a large number of her friends to a private view of the paintings, from 7:30 to 11 o’clock. She will be assisted in entertaining in the art gallery on this occasion by Mesdames Walter K. Wright (and 4 others).
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 7
Mon., Dec. 25, 1916
The Army
Miss Fannie Chouinard has returned from St. Mary’s school, in Knoxville, Ill., to be with her parents, chaplain and Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, for the Christmas holidays.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9
Thu., Jan. 11, 1917
Excerpt from: ARMY BASEBALL MANAGERS ARE MAKING PLANS
Local Outlook for Baseball During Summer Months Excellent as Army Teams Are Lining Up in Readiness for Business
Hardly has the smoke of the last football rumpus died away before the matter of organizing an arm baseball league to play during the summer months looms up, and judging from present appearances there will be a “real” league when the teams break from the tape at the start of the season.
Pursuant to a call made by the sporting editor of The Herald for managers of military baseball teams to please send in their names, many applicants for membership in the proposed league are being received. Foremost among these is chaplain H.A. Chouinard of the 23d regular infantry at Camp Cotton.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 14, Col. 1
Sat., Feb. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: SOLDIER LEAGUE ON DECK
Nineteen Teams Ready To Start Playing in Huge Baseball Organization Here in El Paso
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD ELECTED PRESIDENT
Nineteen teams have entered the Army baseball league. At least, that’s the figures of yesterday’s meeting, and if every organization which was represented at the conference comes through, El Paso will have just about the largest baseball league in the country this summer, the same as it had the largest football league ever organized last fall.
Chaplain Chouinard, the popular officer of the 23d U.S. infantry, was elected president of the league. Chaplain Chouinard has been a real sport devotee since entering the service, and the honor tendered him by making him president of the league surely was a deserved one. And, he is one man in El Paso who will make the league a success.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9, Col. 3
Tue., Mar. 6, 1917
Excerpt from: BIG CROWDS OUT FOR THE MILITARY CARNIVAL; PLEASED
Good weather attended the opening of the Great Wortham Shows on West Franklin street Monday night and people thronged the place and kept the shows doing capacity business all evening. besides the fun and entertainment the public gets, those attending the carnival realize they are contributing to the welfare fund of the 23d United States infantry. Chaplain H.A. Chouinard is acting as censor and personally guarantees the cleanliness of the performances.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 5, Col. 1
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: URGES UPLIFT FOR SOLDIERS
Chaplain Chouinard Appeals for El Pasoans Moral Aid in Army Work
El Paso should do her bit to provide wholesome amusements and social influences for the new army division which will probably be located here, chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, told the Men’s club of the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at the “trench supper” given by the club at the church clubrooms.
Chaplain Chouinard made a strong appeal to the members of the club for a better understanding of the problem of the soldier on the border and urged them to assist the army chaplains and Y.M.C.A. workers in providing these wholesome influences which the enlisted men crave and from which they are largely banned because of their profession.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 3 & 4
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: Uncle Sam Wants You To Be Saving of Food
Just See What Waste In One Case Amounts To
We were speaking of the Boy Scouts and boys in general and chaplain H.A. Chouinard told this story to show how bright youngsters can at times put their elders to flight. Sam Jones, the evangelist, was holding a very successful revival in Tremont temple, Boston, which was then one of the greatest auditoriums in the world. The place was packed and there had been some very impressive singing and now the time for the sermon had arrived. Sam walked to the right of the platform and hurled out this text: “Who was Jesus Christ?” He went to the center of the great stage and repeated it and then way over to the left and again hurled it forth. It had the desired effect and as he started back for the center of the rostrum, where the stand and his notes were, he realized that he had the audience in his hand, for they were absolutely silent and attentive. Just here a little ragged newsboy, in the very front row, hunched his papers a little tighter under his arm and then said, in a high voice which carried in every corner of the building: “Say, Mister, if nobody else’ll bite, I will - who was he?” It was no wonder that there was a lot of singing that night before any sermon was attempted.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 4, Col. 2
Mon., Sep. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: COL. ERNESTE SMITH BACK;
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD SICK
Chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, it is reported, was unable to accompany his regiment in foreign service because of illness.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10
Mon., Sep. 16, 1918
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD DIES; WITH 23D INFANTRY HERE
News was received here by Dr. E.D. Strong, Saturday afternoon of the death, at Montevideo, Minn., of chaplain H.A. Chouinard, well known by El Pasoans during the time he was here with the 23d infantry. Rev. Mr. Chouinard, an Episcopalian minister, was transferred from the 23d infantry to the Second engineers, but was held by an examination and did not get overseas. He succumbed on September 2, after an operation had been performed in the hope of restoring his health. He died at the home town of his wife.
Chaplain Chouinard was active in arranging public entertainment in which the soldiers of his regiment participated. A noted carnival was one given on West Franklin street.
The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, OH.), P. 13
Wed., Dec. 4, 1918
A song of another character is “The Infantry”, written by Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard, to be sung to the air of “Maryland, my Maryland.” It runs as follows:
Our army is a motley crew
In dress and armor - duties too,
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.
In tented fields, in ladies bower,
Alike they shine, all farther power
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.”
Captain Rev. Chouinard died in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918.
Source: Find A Grave contributor Karen Mickel Bennett, member #46580610.
Hobart College, New York, P. 251
To make the record of names as complete as possible, a list is here added of Students entered since the last Commencement, June 23, 1897, to the present time. These names are not included in the INDEX.
Page 205. 1899 (Students.) (Rev.) Horace Albert Chouinard.
Add "Seabury Div. Sch. '97. Ord. '97. Minn."
On Nov. 25, 1899, Capt. Rev. Chouinard and Julia E. Schleuder were married in Nicollet county, MN.
In the Jun. 11, 1900 U.S. census, 37 yr. old H. A. Chouinard, an Episcopal priest, b. Dec. 1872 in WI., was living in St Peter Ward 1, Nicollet, MN. with his
34 yr. old wife, Julina Chouinard, b. Dec. 1865 in MN.
Horace and Julia had been married for less than a year. Julia had never had any children.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minnesota), P. 10, Col. 2
Sun., Oct. 14, 1900
Mankato Shut Out
ST. PETER, Minn., Oct. 13 - St. Peter High School 12, Mankato Commercial College 0. St. Peter was outweighed thirty pounds to a man on the line, but more than made it up by spirited playing through the efficient coaching of Rev. H.A. Chouinard, formerly of the Chicago University team.
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minnesota), P. 2, Col. 2
Sat., Jun. 27, 1903
CALLED BY HIS ALMA MATER
Chouinard of St. Peter Offered a Chair at St. John’s Academy
Del afield, Wis., June 27 - Rev. H.A. Chouinard of St. Peter, Minn., has been selected to fill the chair of history at St. John’s military academy. He is a graduate of the school as well as of Nashotah seminary, near this school. St. John’s, next to the Faribault school, is the best known military academy in the west.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 2
Wed., Jul. 1, 1903
Episcopal Services.
Rev. H.A. Chouinard, will resume his work here by holding Episcopalian service Friday evening, July 17th, 1903, at Gebser’s Hall. All are welcome. The June services were not held owing to Rev. Chouinard’s time being taken by attending the Diocesan council, which convened in Minneapolis the first week in June. From there he hourlies for Racine, Wis., where he had been previously invited to take part in the commencement exercises by giving the baccalaureate address before the graduating class of St. Johns Military school. And having relatives living in Milwaukee, was granted a leave of absence for his summer vacation.
Republican Northwestern (Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois), P. 5
Tue., Feb. 21, 1905
Excerpt from: HAS NEW CHAPLAIN
Episcopal Minister Appointed to Post in Third Regiment by Col. Fisher
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 18. -Col. Fisher of the Third regiment, Illinois National guard has appointed Rev. H.A. Chouinard, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church of Kankakee as chaplain of the Third Regiment, I.N.G. He is a graduate of a military academy at Delafield, Wis., and wore his uniform when General Charles King, the author-soldier, was commanding officer of the college battalion.
In the Ap. 23, 1910 U.S. census, 36 yr. old Horace A. Chonuard (Chouinard), a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, b. in WI., was living in the Plattsburg Barracks (New Post), Plattsburg Ward 6, Clinton, NY. with his
36 yr. old wife, Julia Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
9 yr. old daughter, Fanny Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
22 yr. old servant/cook, Jessie Hing, b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for Horace and Julia. They had been marr. for 10 yrs. Julia was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 11
Wed., Sep. 8, 1915
Excerpt from: St. Peter Woman Victim of Flood
Mrs. H.A. Chouinard (Julia), sister of Otto, Julius and Max Schlepper of St. Peter, was one of the victims of the Gulf storm and flood which swept over the coast of Texas during the middle of August. Mrs. Chouinard was living with her husband and family at Texas City, Texas, and lost her life as a result of shock and exposure following an operation for appendicitis which had been performed but a few days previous to the storm. She was recovering from the operation and was able to take nourishment when the storm drove them from their home and caused her death.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 11
Wed., Aug. 23, 1916
Excerpt from “Beck’s” Amen Corner
Both “Battling” Torrence and Joe Potts are training hard for their 15-round bout at the Camp Cotton arena on labor Day evening. The bouts are to be staged under the auspices of the Army Amusement Fund and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is the direct head of the promotion board.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 22, Col. 1
Sat., Sep. 16, 1916
Excerpt from: BAREND SHOWS CLASS IN FIGHT; FELDMANS PLAY SEVENTH INFANTRY
The preliminary (boxing) card also looms up as extra good and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is establishing a record as a “crackajack” matchmaker.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10, Col. 1 & 2
Fri., Sep. 29, 1916
Excerpt from: BOXERS READY FOR SATURDAY GO; MUSKOPF PREDICTS K.O. VICTORY
Massachusetts Guardsmen Line Up in Support of Johnny Cose; Record Crowd Expected; Livingston and Brown Go To Tucumcari Monday; News and Notes of Local Sports.
Everything is now in readiness for the boxing card at Camp Cotton on Saturday night. The boxers, both for the main bout and all the preliminaries, will finish their training this afternoon and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry, looks for one of the snappiest boxing cards that has been staged at this big stadium.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 11
Sat., Oct. 7, 1916
Excerpt from: MUSICAL PROGRAM BY BAND TO BE A FEATURE
An attractive musical program has been arranged for the 6:30 Sunday evening service of the 23d infantry at Camp Cotton. Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard will deliver an address and the band, under the direction of leader Max Muller, will give selections.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 1
Tue., Dec. 5, 1916
Excerpt from: The Way To Live To Be a Hundred Years Young
El Paso Has Many Young In Soul, Old In Years
We were talking of repartee and the “retort courteous” the other day and a friend of mine told a story on chaplain H.A. Chouinard, the popular preacher who runs boxing shows for his men in the 23d infantry.
Chaplain Chouinard was serving with his regiment in Cuba and the outfit was on a long hike. A tropical deluge was falling and the going was anything but pleasant. The chaplain was walking near a fat major who was noted for his profanity. Everybody was losing his temper and when this major fell into an especially deep mud puddle, he crawled out and said to chaplain Chouinard, who had managed to keep smiling in spite of everything: “Chaplain, for Christ’s sake, say something!” Quick as a flash came the reply: “Major, for Christ’s sake, I can’t.”
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 10, Col. 2
Sat., Dec. 9, 1916
The muse of the arts must be quite delighted with El Paso this week, for in addition to such musical opportunities as this week will offer to El Paso people, there is to be that almost unheard of thing here, an art exhibit. The exhibit will comprise some 25 or 30 canvases, the work of Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry. Mrs. Chouinard is a painter of ability and her work, which is broadly and freshly painted, is well worth seeing. This exhibit, which will open to the public Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2 to 5 o’clock in the art gallery of the Women’s club building, is an assured artistic treat. Tuesday evening Mrs. Chouinard has invited a large number of her friends to a private view of the paintings, from 7:30 to 11 o’clock. She will be assisted in entertaining in the art gallery on this occasion by Mesdames Walter K. Wright (and 4 others).
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 7
Mon., Dec. 25, 1916
The Army
Miss Fannie Chouinard has returned from St. Mary’s school, in Knoxville, Ill., to be with her parents, chaplain and Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, for the Christmas holidays.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9
Thu., Jan. 11, 1917
Excerpt from: ARMY BASEBALL MANAGERS ARE MAKING PLANS
Local Outlook for Baseball During Summer Months Excellent as Army Teams Are Lining Up in Readiness for Business
Hardly has the smoke of the last football rumpus died away before the matter of organizing an arm baseball league to play during the summer months looms up, and judging from present appearances there will be a “real” league when the teams break from the tape at the start of the season.
Pursuant to a call made by the sporting editor of The Herald for managers of military baseball teams to please send in their names, many applicants for membership in the proposed league are being received. Foremost among these is chaplain H.A. Chouinard of the 23d regular infantry at Camp Cotton.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 14, Col. 1
Sat., Feb. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: SOLDIER LEAGUE ON DECK
Nineteen Teams Ready To Start Playing in Huge Baseball Organization Here in El Paso
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD ELECTED PRESIDENT
Nineteen teams have entered the Army baseball league. At least, that’s the figures of yesterday’s meeting, and if every organization which was represented at the conference comes through, El Paso will have just about the largest baseball league in the country this summer, the same as it had the largest football league ever organized last fall.
Chaplain Chouinard, the popular officer of the 23d U.S. infantry, was elected president of the league. Chaplain Chouinard has been a real sport devotee since entering the service, and the honor tendered him by making him president of the league surely was a deserved one. And, he is one man in El Paso who will make the league a success.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9, Col. 3
Tue., Mar. 6, 1917
Excerpt from: BIG CROWDS OUT FOR THE MILITARY CARNIVAL; PLEASED
Good weather attended the opening of the Great Wortham Shows on West Franklin street Monday night and people thronged the place and kept the shows doing capacity business all evening. besides the fun and entertainment the public gets, those attending the carnival realize they are contributing to the welfare fund of the 23d United States infantry. Chaplain H.A. Chouinard is acting as censor and personally guarantees the cleanliness of the performances.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 5, Col. 1
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: URGES UPLIFT FOR SOLDIERS
Chaplain Chouinard Appeals for El Pasoans Moral Aid in Army Work
El Paso should do her bit to provide wholesome amusements and social influences for the new army division which will probably be located here, chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, told the Men’s club of the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at the “trench supper” given by the club at the church clubrooms.
Chaplain Chouinard made a strong appeal to the members of the club for a better understanding of the problem of the soldier on the border and urged them to assist the army chaplains and Y.M.C.A. workers in providing these wholesome influences which the enlisted men crave and from which they are largely banned because of their profession.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 3 & 4
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: Uncle Sam Wants You To Be Saving of Food
Just See What Waste In One Case Amounts To
We were speaking of the Boy Scouts and boys in general and chaplain H.A. Chouinard told this story to show how bright youngsters can at times put their elders to flight. Sam Jones, the evangelist, was holding a very successful revival in Tremont temple, Boston, which was then one of the greatest auditoriums in the world. The place was packed and there had been some very impressive singing and now the time for the sermon had arrived. Sam walked to the right of the platform and hurled out this text: “Who was Jesus Christ?” He went to the center of the great stage and repeated it and then way over to the left and again hurled it forth. It had the desired effect and as he started back for the center of the rostrum, where the stand and his notes were, he realized that he had the audience in his hand, for they were absolutely silent and attentive. Just here a little ragged newsboy, in the very front row, hunched his papers a little tighter under his arm and then said, in a high voice which carried in every corner of the building: “Say, Mister, if nobody else’ll bite, I will - who was he?” It was no wonder that there was a lot of singing that night before any sermon was attempted.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 4, Col. 2
Mon., Sep. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: COL. ERNESTE SMITH BACK;
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD SICK
Chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, it is reported, was unable to accompany his regiment in foreign service because of illness.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10
Mon., Sep. 16, 1918
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD DIES; WITH 23D INFANTRY HERE
News was received here by Dr. E.D. Strong, Saturday afternoon of the death, at Montevideo, Minn., of chaplain H.A. Chouinard, well known by El Pasoans during the time he was here with the 23d infantry. Rev. Mr. Chouinard, an Episcopalian minister, was transferred from the 23d infantry to the Second engineers, but was held by an examination and did not get overseas. He succumbed on September 2, after an operation had been performed in the hope of restoring his health. He died at the home town of his wife.
Chaplain Chouinard was active in arranging public entertainment in which the soldiers of his regiment participated. A noted carnival was one given on West Franklin street.
The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, OH.), P. 13
Wed., Dec. 4, 1918
A song of another character is “The Infantry”, written by Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard, to be sung to the air of “Maryland, my Maryland.” It runs as follows:
Our army is a motley crew
In dress and armor - duties too,
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.
In tented fields, in ladies bower,
Alike they shine, all farther power
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.”
Captain Rev. Chouinard died in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918.
Source: Find A Grave contributor Karen Mickel Bennett, member #46580610.
To make the record of names as complete as possible, a list is here added of Students entered since the last Commencement, June 23, 1897, to the present time. These names are not included in the INDEX.
Page 205. 1899 (Students.) (Rev.) Horace Albert Chouinard.
Add "Seabury Div. Sch. '97. Ord. '97. Minn."
On Nov. 25, 1899, Capt. Rev. Chouinard and Julia E. Schleuder were married in Nicollet county, MN.
In the Jun. 11, 1900 U.S. census, 37 yr. old H. A. Chouinard, an Episcopal priest, b. Dec. 1872 in WI., was living in St Peter Ward 1, Nicollet, MN. with his
34 yr. old wife, Julina Chouinard, b. Dec. 1865 in MN.
Horace and Julia had been married for less than a year. Julia had never had any children.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
The Saint Paul Globe (Saint Paul, Minnesota), P. 10, Col. 2
Sun., Oct. 14, 1900
Mankato Shut Out
ST. PETER, Minn., Oct. 13 - St. Peter High School 12, Mankato Commercial College 0. St. Peter was outweighed thirty pounds to a man on the line, but more than made it up by spirited playing through the efficient coaching of Rev. H.A. Chouinard, formerly of the Chicago University team.
The Minneapolis Journal (Minneapolis, Minnesota), P. 2, Col. 2
Sat., Jun. 27, 1903
CALLED BY HIS ALMA MATER
Chouinard of St. Peter Offered a Chair at St. John’s Academy
Del afield, Wis., June 27 - Rev. H.A. Chouinard of St. Peter, Minn., has been selected to fill the chair of history at St. John’s military academy. He is a graduate of the school as well as of Nashotah seminary, near this school. St. John’s, next to the Faribault school, is the best known military academy in the west.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 2
Wed., Jul. 1, 1903
Episcopal Services.
Rev. H.A. Chouinard, will resume his work here by holding Episcopalian service Friday evening, July 17th, 1903, at Gebser’s Hall. All are welcome. The June services were not held owing to Rev. Chouinard’s time being taken by attending the Diocesan council, which convened in Minneapolis the first week in June. From there he hourlies for Racine, Wis., where he had been previously invited to take part in the commencement exercises by giving the baccalaureate address before the graduating class of St. Johns Military school. And having relatives living in Milwaukee, was granted a leave of absence for his summer vacation.
Republican Northwestern (Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois), P. 5
Tue., Feb. 21, 1905
Excerpt from: HAS NEW CHAPLAIN
Episcopal Minister Appointed to Post in Third Regiment by Col. Fisher
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 18. -Col. Fisher of the Third regiment, Illinois National guard has appointed Rev. H.A. Chouinard, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church of Kankakee as chaplain of the Third Regiment, I.N.G. He is a graduate of a military academy at Delafield, Wis., and wore his uniform when General Charles King, the author-soldier, was commanding officer of the college battalion.
In the Ap. 23, 1910 U.S. census, 36 yr. old Horace A. Chonuard (Chouinard), a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, b. in WI., was living in the Plattsburg Barracks (New Post), Plattsburg Ward 6, Clinton, NY. with his
36 yr. old wife, Julia Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
9 yr. old daughter, Fanny Chonuard (Chouinard), b. in MN.
22 yr. old servant/cook, Jessie Hing, b. in NY.
This was a first marriage for Horace and Julia. They had been marr. for 10 yrs. Julia was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.
Horace's parents were both b. in NY.
Julia's parents were both b. in Germany.
New Ulm Review (New Ulm, Brown county, MN.), P. 11
Wed., Sep. 8, 1915
Excerpt from: St. Peter Woman Victim of Flood
Mrs. H.A. Chouinard (Julia), sister of Otto, Julius and Max Schlepper of St. Peter, was one of the victims of the Gulf storm and flood which swept over the coast of Texas during the middle of August. Mrs. Chouinard was living with her husband and family at Texas City, Texas, and lost her life as a result of shock and exposure following an operation for appendicitis which had been performed but a few days previous to the storm. She was recovering from the operation and was able to take nourishment when the storm drove them from their home and caused her death.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 11
Wed., Aug. 23, 1916
Excerpt from “Beck’s” Amen Corner
Both “Battling” Torrence and Joe Potts are training hard for their 15-round bout at the Camp Cotton arena on labor Day evening. The bouts are to be staged under the auspices of the Army Amusement Fund and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is the direct head of the promotion board.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 22, Col. 1
Sat., Sep. 16, 1916
Excerpt from: BAREND SHOWS CLASS IN FIGHT; FELDMANS PLAY SEVENTH INFANTRY
The preliminary (boxing) card also looms up as extra good and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, is establishing a record as a “crackajack” matchmaker.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10, Col. 1 & 2
Fri., Sep. 29, 1916
Excerpt from: BOXERS READY FOR SATURDAY GO; MUSKOPF PREDICTS K.O. VICTORY
Massachusetts Guardsmen Line Up in Support of Johnny Cose; Record Crowd Expected; Livingston and Brown Go To Tucumcari Monday; News and Notes of Local Sports.
Everything is now in readiness for the boxing card at Camp Cotton on Saturday night. The boxers, both for the main bout and all the preliminaries, will finish their training this afternoon and chaplain H.A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry, looks for one of the snappiest boxing cards that has been staged at this big stadium.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 11
Sat., Oct. 7, 1916
Excerpt from: MUSICAL PROGRAM BY BAND TO BE A FEATURE
An attractive musical program has been arranged for the 6:30 Sunday evening service of the 23d infantry at Camp Cotton. Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard will deliver an address and the band, under the direction of leader Max Muller, will give selections.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 1
Tue., Dec. 5, 1916
Excerpt from: The Way To Live To Be a Hundred Years Young
El Paso Has Many Young In Soul, Old In Years
We were talking of repartee and the “retort courteous” the other day and a friend of mine told a story on chaplain H.A. Chouinard, the popular preacher who runs boxing shows for his men in the 23d infantry.
Chaplain Chouinard was serving with his regiment in Cuba and the outfit was on a long hike. A tropical deluge was falling and the going was anything but pleasant. The chaplain was walking near a fat major who was noted for his profanity. Everybody was losing his temper and when this major fell into an especially deep mud puddle, he crawled out and said to chaplain Chouinard, who had managed to keep smiling in spite of everything: “Chaplain, for Christ’s sake, say something!” Quick as a flash came the reply: “Major, for Christ’s sake, I can’t.”
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 10, Col. 2
Sat., Dec. 9, 1916
The muse of the arts must be quite delighted with El Paso this week, for in addition to such musical opportunities as this week will offer to El Paso people, there is to be that almost unheard of thing here, an art exhibit. The exhibit will comprise some 25 or 30 canvases, the work of Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23rd infantry. Mrs. Chouinard is a painter of ability and her work, which is broadly and freshly painted, is well worth seeing. This exhibit, which will open to the public Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, from 2 to 5 o’clock in the art gallery of the Women’s club building, is an assured artistic treat. Tuesday evening Mrs. Chouinard has invited a large number of her friends to a private view of the paintings, from 7:30 to 11 o’clock. She will be assisted in entertaining in the art gallery on this occasion by Mesdames Walter K. Wright (and 4 others).
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX.), P. 7
Mon., Dec. 25, 1916
The Army
Miss Fannie Chouinard has returned from St. Mary’s school, in Knoxville, Ill., to be with her parents, chaplain and Mrs. Horace A. Chouinard, of the 23d infantry, for the Christmas holidays.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9
Thu., Jan. 11, 1917
Excerpt from: ARMY BASEBALL MANAGERS ARE MAKING PLANS
Local Outlook for Baseball During Summer Months Excellent as Army Teams Are Lining Up in Readiness for Business
Hardly has the smoke of the last football rumpus died away before the matter of organizing an arm baseball league to play during the summer months looms up, and judging from present appearances there will be a “real” league when the teams break from the tape at the start of the season.
Pursuant to a call made by the sporting editor of The Herald for managers of military baseball teams to please send in their names, many applicants for membership in the proposed league are being received. Foremost among these is chaplain H.A. Chouinard of the 23d regular infantry at Camp Cotton.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 14, Col. 1
Sat., Feb. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: SOLDIER LEAGUE ON DECK
Nineteen Teams Ready To Start Playing in Huge Baseball Organization Here in El Paso
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD ELECTED PRESIDENT
Nineteen teams have entered the Army baseball league. At least, that’s the figures of yesterday’s meeting, and if every organization which was represented at the conference comes through, El Paso will have just about the largest baseball league in the country this summer, the same as it had the largest football league ever organized last fall.
Chaplain Chouinard, the popular officer of the 23d U.S. infantry, was elected president of the league. Chaplain Chouinard has been a real sport devotee since entering the service, and the honor tendered him by making him president of the league surely was a deserved one. And, he is one man in El Paso who will make the league a success.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 9, Col. 3
Tue., Mar. 6, 1917
Excerpt from: BIG CROWDS OUT FOR THE MILITARY CARNIVAL; PLEASED
Good weather attended the opening of the Great Wortham Shows on West Franklin street Monday night and people thronged the place and kept the shows doing capacity business all evening. besides the fun and entertainment the public gets, those attending the carnival realize they are contributing to the welfare fund of the 23d United States infantry. Chaplain H.A. Chouinard is acting as censor and personally guarantees the cleanliness of the performances.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 5, Col. 1
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: URGES UPLIFT FOR SOLDIERS
Chaplain Chouinard Appeals for El Pasoans Moral Aid in Army Work
El Paso should do her bit to provide wholesome amusements and social influences for the new army division which will probably be located here, chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, told the Men’s club of the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening at the “trench supper” given by the club at the church clubrooms.
Chaplain Chouinard made a strong appeal to the members of the club for a better understanding of the problem of the soldier on the border and urged them to assist the army chaplains and Y.M.C.A. workers in providing these wholesome influences which the enlisted men crave and from which they are largely banned because of their profession.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 6, Col. 3 & 4
Wed., May 16, 1917
Excerpt from: Uncle Sam Wants You To Be Saving of Food
Just See What Waste In One Case Amounts To
We were speaking of the Boy Scouts and boys in general and chaplain H.A. Chouinard told this story to show how bright youngsters can at times put their elders to flight. Sam Jones, the evangelist, was holding a very successful revival in Tremont temple, Boston, which was then one of the greatest auditoriums in the world. The place was packed and there had been some very impressive singing and now the time for the sermon had arrived. Sam walked to the right of the platform and hurled out this text: “Who was Jesus Christ?” He went to the center of the great stage and repeated it and then way over to the left and again hurled it forth. It had the desired effect and as he started back for the center of the rostrum, where the stand and his notes were, he realized that he had the audience in his hand, for they were absolutely silent and attentive. Just here a little ragged newsboy, in the very front row, hunched his papers a little tighter under his arm and then said, in a high voice which carried in every corner of the building: “Say, Mister, if nobody else’ll bite, I will - who was he?” It was no wonder that there was a lot of singing that night before any sermon was attempted.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 4, Col. 2
Mon., Sep. 17, 1917
Excerpt from: COL. ERNESTE SMITH BACK;
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD SICK
Chaplain H.A. Chouinard, 23d infantry, it is reported, was unable to accompany his regiment in foreign service because of illness.
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas), P. 10
Mon., Sep. 16, 1918
CHAPLAIN CHOUINARD DIES; WITH 23D INFANTRY HERE
News was received here by Dr. E.D. Strong, Saturday afternoon of the death, at Montevideo, Minn., of chaplain H.A. Chouinard, well known by El Pasoans during the time he was here with the 23d infantry. Rev. Mr. Chouinard, an Episcopalian minister, was transferred from the 23d infantry to the Second engineers, but was held by an examination and did not get overseas. He succumbed on September 2, after an operation had been performed in the hope of restoring his health. He died at the home town of his wife.
Chaplain Chouinard was active in arranging public entertainment in which the soldiers of his regiment participated. A noted carnival was one given on West Franklin street.
The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, OH.), P. 13
Wed., Dec. 4, 1918
A song of another character is “The Infantry”, written by Chaplain Horace A. Chouinard, to be sung to the air of “Maryland, my Maryland.” It runs as follows:
Our army is a motley crew
In dress and armor - duties too,
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.
In tented fields, in ladies bower,
Alike they shine, all farther power
Tho’ other corps are dear to me,
Yet most I love the infantry.”
Captain Rev. Chouinard died in the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918.
Source: Find A Grave contributor Karen Mickel Bennett, member #46580610.
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