Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-05
THEY BREAK CAMP.
Last Day Of the Grand Army
Encampment.

!: Encampment.
!. General and Ifs. Asaf's Reception
The Public Building.
Major John D. Andersen Elected Depar
II mant Commander. niine G. l.. R.
Other Officers Elected and Businss
Al Transactsd by the Encampmsnt
Rsveille called out the comrades to II
. warm greeting of the brightest morning ,
: the year yesterday. The white flag ~
: out from the signal station told Of true
with the weather and the promise of . pc
, feet day and evening. At quite an earl
/ hour the delegates and visitors wer
clustered about the hotel corridor
and before the arrival of th
s.2i train from the west the scenes Of th
, evening before were being enacted, thos
having charge Of various details an
members Of committees hurryiug fror
room to room and from place to place
The coming election too wac . theme o
interest to all, and matters pertaining to
we're being discussed by busy tongues
At $50 the men began to thin out an
soon the regular business session at Meo
nian Hall was under way and there wer
upwards Of four hundred present when th
convention re-sssembled. The morning
trains brought large contingents to swell
the numbers and fulfill the prediction tha
this was to be the largest encampnent eve
held by the Department of Maine. Gen
Selden Connor. Mayor Melcher, and Col
A b. Neely Of Lewiston, were among the
arrivals on the western trsins.
To-day was so pleasant that many re-
mained away from the meeting during the
forenoon and several parties visited Togus
Forenoon Meeting.
The Encampment was called to order at
$50 by Commander Drew and prs, er was
offered by the chaplain.
The Commander appointed Comrades
Chas. A. Southard and II. E. Sellers to
bear the fraternal greetings Of the en-
campment to the Ladies' Relief Corps in
session in the city.
Assistant Adj. Gen. Milliken then pro-
ceeded to call the roll, after which 4 recess
wa, taken during which q committee from
the Ladies Relief Corps was introduced,
bearing the frsternAl greeting of that or.
ganization.
The remainder Of the forenoon was
occupied with reports Of committees and
routine business. At noon the meeting
adjourned to l.30 P. NJ, when the election
of officers was TO take place.
Gen Alser Visits the aish School.
At the invitation of Professor Parsons
of the Cony High School General Alger
accompanied by Governor Burleigb visited
the school during the forenoon. The Wis
tors were ushered into the large room
where the scholars were assembled. After
a few preparatory remarks Mr.. Parsons,
the principal of the school, called upon
Governor Burleigh to introduce General
Alger to the school, General Alser's re.
marks though necessarily brief were most
admirably adapted to his young hearers
and were listened to with the closest atten-
ton. The speaker expressed himself as
peculiarly pleased to greet scholars, to
look into their faces and think what their
future might be. 1t mattered not, he
said, what the boys origin or
station might be, it all depended on the boy
himself. Those who attain the highest
rung 10 the ladder are those who
started without a dollar. II is better for
the majority of our boys to start so than
to begin life with q golden spoon in their
mouth. There 10 room for all that es-
tsblsh an honest reputation for integrity
and perseverance. 1t was not he said as 10
commonly thought, that the sons Of rich
parents have the best chance in this coun-
try. Such ones are too apt to 60 through
life listlessly having none Of its zest.
1t is the boy who 10 thrown upon his
own resources that best developes the
manhood that is within him. and 10 able to
make his way to the front by his own
eforts. The speaker laid great
stress on the necessity of being known as
honest men and women. Whatever you
do in ife," he said, "do 1t honestly. Be
gnided by the truth and that only"
He illustrated the point by speaking Of
iron ore. when it comes from the mines, .
he said, sit was soft and brittle and 4 blow
would crumble it to pieces. but after it had
gone through the furnace and had been
hammered it became altogether changed.
The more it 10 heated and hammered the bet
ter it becomes, the closer the grain and the
finer the fibre. So it 10 with men and boys.
The more they are heated in the furnace of
life, and hammered BY its experiences the
better they are in grain and fibre If they
had good foundation to start with
Never on any account no matter what the
sacrifice, should the boy tell lie. for a
boy that will lie will steal. The speaker
said he had little to say about the girls.
They are all right and will be the comfort
Of homes and the light of the world. "You
girls, if you should care anything about
these boys. as you are liable to do after
you are grown up, if you and that the young
man does not tell the truth let some other
girl have him.
At the close Of General Agler's remarks
the visitors withdrew and the General and
Mrs. Alger accompanied by Governor and
Mrs. Burleigh drove abou, the city.
At 10 A. M. the womans' Relief Corps,
Maine Department, assembled in Odd Eel
lows Hall, on State street. There was q
large attendance during the forenoon. The
work was ritualistic during the forenoon
session. The election Of officers was de-
ferred till afternoon.
Afternoon
The feature Of the afternoons work mos,
interesting to the members Of the Grand