Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-27
MID DAY mEo6.
AtsI Which the Spssohmakiog 10
Hssbmsd.

After 3 very fne dinner. during which
Hesdsaiter NJ S Seaman and his able
corss Of walters again covered themselves
with glory the party returned to the tent.
where the after .diarer programme vas gone
through with. Announcements Of the ex-
carsIon to Togus and the veterans race
meeting today were made.
The crowd in the ten, and on the grounds
during the entire Day was up to 5000 and
the three months Old baby is a success
The long programme was closely folloSed
aud m.fe closely listened to by the great
congregation. Again the speakers received
much applause. General Mitchell made
very good Introductory remarks.
Remarks OF Mis- Glars b. Lsavitt.
1t was not until after 1 came upon the
grounds this morning that | knew that
wss.rpected to address you. and | have
nothns appropriate 10 say, but am siwaIs
really to speak good word for the Grand
Army Of the Republic, for the veteran and
his family, and to present to your attention
the merits Of the Womsn's National Relief
Corps As representative of the national
order here 10 Maine Wi-h to restIirm our
allegiance to you sad the Grand Army, and
to assert that We consider It privilege as
well as dnty to help yGn IN all ways that
vs can Whsn the army was disbsnded ard
the comrades returned to their homes, the
women of the war were not mustered out.
They organized all over the United States
IA sanitary commissions. circles, Aid
societies. relief corps. etc. The Bosvorth
relief corps OF Name has the honor Of being
{ the first organized in the United States.
From It's ritual and constitution sprsng the
union board of Massachusetts, New Hamp.
shire, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
When the G. A X met at Denver, Colorado,
. call vas issued to the ls1ies, inviting sli
those who were interested to meet with the
encampment of the G. A. r., and there to
form q national organization. Representa-
tives were present from every state in the
Union. with the exception of Maine, and
think nearly every society then organized
was there. They then and there organized
what is know as the women
belief Corps. suxlisry to the q. A.
Il At lh' next meeting il WAS
voted that all personally loyal women should
he admitted IS members. The State corps
II Maine do not admit any but those who
are near relatives OF the soldiers. | think
il i. not generally understood. We are
organized for the purpose of relief. to as
sist the veterans. We want the help Of all
loyal women who are personally Interested
IA this work. Our eligible clause is this
All women Of good moral character who
have rever given all or support 10 enemies
Of The Union sni who have attained the age
1t sixteen years are eligible TO membershtp
in the Womans National Relief Corps
At the time we organized ID Denver
there were forty.t~o members To-day
We number over one hundred and
seventeen Thousand We are the recog-
uszed auxiliary Of the @ A. r, and |
tLl K lsdie. OF the State Relief Corps ard
ut the q. A Il il YOU could resizs VA
beaedts Of co operation, of union, aod OF
representation in our work, that You would
be ~illius to join US. 1tis help We want.
IL relief which we are Organized for. ard
eur loyal ladies are just as earnest and jus,
= willing TO help Us those Who are relatives
Of the soldiers. Applause.
Rsma,ks Ct L @ Carleton.
come to you today fully conscious Of
the weighty responsibility that has been
committed to my hands by the kindly cour-
te.y Of the committee Of rrargemens III
asking me 10 speak in behalf of the wom IN
Ia the war. lad since coming TO thi. en-
csmpm, Mt that very much has been added
to mr. arst announced duties-.o speak rs
veil for the womans Rslif Corps Nov
am sure that YOU will all agree with me
when say. from the very eloquent ard
interesting remarks .hich we have listened
TO from the distip uished president OF the
Womaus Relief Corps Of The department
Of Msine, thsi the women are perfectly com
pstent to speak for themselves.
Applause. Nov krov very liz
tie about the difference that exists
between the organizations. appreh"nd
that it 10 very much Of the kind Of difer-
ence that existed between Paul and Peter.
whose contention, you remember, was 80
sharp that thew separated and went different
ways, and 90 we have the history Of Paul,
the great spostle of the Gentles, acd Peter.
the great apostle Of the jews, snd / suppose
that II 10 because they were so good and 80
pure that they could not agree precisely
shd they xsreed TO separate, and this must
lie The reason with the ladies Of the State
Of Maine; because they are 90 grand be
cause they are 30 Noble. because they sre
so loyal, because they are so good,
they csrnot entirely sg,ee amor z
ihsmselv's TO 90 together and so they
20 n different directioas. Laughter and
applause have been ask. TO speak Of
-oman in the war. may say that there
ale but Few recorded cases Of women serv-
ing in the ranks SIS common soldiers in the
late war or Of those capable Of 'esiing
armies and winning battles. Womsp's
place is not in the ranks. Notwithstanding
the magnificent history that Moliie Pit. h .r
made for herself at thu battle Of Monmouth
10 carrying water to the men while ttey