Harry Meranski in 1911 family group [not enlarging as supposed to]

Harry Uriah Meranski born May 1891 from 1911 group p 37=925 {F}

Eldest of eight children of immigrants David Meranski and Thalia Goldfeld. Around 1914-1915 Sophie remembers her eldest brother Harry composed music for songs with lyrics (words) by his friend Martin Kupperstein, which they performed publicly under stage names "Cooper and Moran or Meran. Kuppersteon's family in Hartford area have later shortened the name to "Kupper."Sophie also remember Harry playing Irving Berlin's 1015 hit "The Girl on the Magazine Cover" on a wind instrument called the occharina.Harry married Sarah ("Sade") Taylor, whos parents were neighbors of the Meranskis as early as 1892 on Front Street near the Connecticut River on the north part of the east edge of Hartford, CT. Harry had severe influenza at Fort Devens Massachustts when drafted in U.S. Army l9l8 World War I. He was in furniture and bedding business l920s with Al Deutch, who married Sade's older sister Minnie.They had two children Arthus born December l9l9 who served 28 years in U.S. Army as officer mainly in Tanks including Normandy invasion June 1944 under Gen George Patton and amphibious Inchon Korea Sept. l950 under General Douglas MacArthur. Arthurmarried Betty and had four childrenSteve, Hank,Tom, and Paul in Maryland area in recent years. Arthur's sister Pearl is in West Hartford Connecticut.