Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-01
VETS VS.. TURKS"
Fierce Though B|oodIess Bat
tie at Togus, thanksgiving.
Occasion Was Annual Dinner and the
Former Were Easy Victors.
A Fine Lecture by Mrs. Custer Before Home
Members, Thursday Evening.

Togus, Nov. 30.-(SpeciaD The Togus
vets met the Turks" yesterday, and af-
ter short, sharp engagement, came off
victorious How they did pitch in, though
The Thanksgiving dinner was excellent
in quality and bounteous in quantity. 1t
was a merry scene, despite the fact that
there were many whose thoughts during
the day would wander, not only back to
days long since past, but to happy meet
ings far away of their friends and rela-
tiyes
The event here of most Importance next
to the Thanksgiving dinner, was the ap-
pearance of the gallant Clusters widow,
who was to tell the story of frontier life"
as experienced in company with her hus
band in his campaigns in the far West.
Mrs. Custer arrived here at l1.05 A. NJ.
yesterday, coming direct from Boston.
She was escorted to the governors house.
where she was a guest during her stay
here.
At o'clock, Prof Themes Orchestra
opened the exercises of the evening with
the stirring overture, "America." Next
came Prof Themes arrangement of
Farmers theme and variation, Life Let
Us Cherish with Miss Morgan as violin
solost. The professor is to be congratu
lated on his fine arrangement of this
beautiful selection. Miss Morgan as
Soloist fairly excelled all her previous
efforts here and received the hearty and
well -merited applause of the large audience
present The three selections were all ap
propriate and all finely rendered.
AS Mrs. Custer appeared, escorted by
the governor of the Home she was given
IA right royal gecting from the old boys in
blue Upon her introduction by the COVER
nor, she prefaced her description of front
ier campaigning with the remark that il
would be impossible in one paper to give
anything Ikea detailed account of their
experiences at the frontier posts. She
would therefore give her hearers only the
pleasant side of the picture, their lives
while in winter quarters, their pleasures
and their sometimes laughable annoy
ances.
Mrs. Custer is a lady of fine presence,
and as she stood here, last evening, and in
pleasant and we'll -modulated tones told
her story of the 7th Regiment in winter
quartz rs in the far West, she was listenec
to with the deepest attention, and glver
frequent applause. Her manner upon
the platform is easy and natural anG
every word is listened to with pleasure.
She left for Gardiner soon after her lecture
and took the Pullman for Boston.
The insane patients who were sent t6
the United States insane hospital II,
Washington. d. c., a few days since, ar
rived at the capital in good time and the
trip was without any important incident
Miss Marie b. Theme, daughter o
Prof Theme, desires the writer to tender
her most sincere thanks to her numerot
friends who so generously assisted, d!
their votes, in gaining the beautiful dia-
mond ring given by the Foresters at their
recent fair in Gardiner, to the young lady
receiving the most votes. Miss Thiem'
received 1900 votes and her nearest com
Detitor about 100. Miss Theme is very
much esteemed here by all.
During the absence of Hospital Steward
Page in Washington. Charley Hicks Is
filing the position of steward, and it is un-
necessary to say that he does it SUCCESS
rully. Charley is general favorite.
For the next four months the members
e the Home will be somewhat more lsola-
tod than i'm summer Visitors are rare and
the weather too severe for much outdoor
exercise. But still, with cards and bill
liartls evening concerts, theatrical enter
tainmcnts and the never-faiIing resource.
the library. the time will pass away, and
almost before we realize it the SHOWS OF
winter will give way to the flowers OF
spring. .,.o
| Number of patients in hospital, 262
| Number of members on morning report
| 1929