The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-06
STATE RELIEF CORPS.
State President Pascars Reception
Last Evening.

A Bright Evening at Bosworth Post Hall
Speeches by the State President, Com
| mander MiIIiken and Others.
Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal of Rockport,
the president of the State Relief Corps,
was present yesterday afternoon at the
installation of the officers of Bosworth
Post Relief Corps. The installation ex-
ercisos were conducted by the installing
officer, Mrs. A. s. Spaulding.
Last evening the state president held
a reception during the session of Bos-
worth Post. At the close of the meeting
of the Post, the ladies were escorted to
the hall OF the Post, and there was
bright entertainment. Mrs A. M. Saw
yer presided. The state president, Mrs.
A. M. Sawyer, Mrs. G. r. Legrow and
Mrs. N. ]. Sawyer, occupied the plat
| form. Mrs. Pascal was introduced as the
leader in the state work.
PRESIDENT PASCAL,
said that 1t gave her great pleasure to be
present with the ladies who organized
|
them on all that had resulted from their
labors.
In 1869, when you organized the first
relief corps ever formed in the United
States you little thought what would fol-
low. You were the pioneers in a great
and noble work, and of that work no
matter by whom carried on. you are the
originators, and think the comrades of
Bosworth Post have every reason to be
proud of their relief corps as an auxiliary.
We belong to d band of earnest women
who all over our state are doing their
best for the veteran soldiers and their
families and for the Grand Army of the
| Republic.
| But do not feel that at this late hour
I ought to occupy your time, but I do
desire to most heartily congratulate you
that this relief corps has been able to do
SO much for those who fought for our be-
loved land, and it's dear flag, and I de-
bid you God speed in your noble work of
fraternity, charity and loyalty.
COMMAND DER MILLIKEN
was the next speaker, and as always was
timely and interesting. He said: hard
| ~ know what to say on an occasion like
this without telling the old story over
again. The state president said the COM
rades Of Bosworth post ought to be proud
of it's relief corps, and I have yet to hear
Of comrade who is not proud of it. I
want to say this not only as the COM
mander Of the post, but as an individual
member. You have won much for this
post, how much will not try to tell, but
the brightest jewel in the crown Of your
success is the soldiers and sailors monu-
ment. The site was ours, the old city
hall was cleared away, everybody who
would give dollar had been seen, and
then you took up the work, and you
made it aasucoess.
A man said to me recently: "Milliken
this state relief corps business must stop.
We must organize national corps. We
are going to do it in our post.'' I said,
l"And how many names have been
tseoured?" and he said, "thirty one" I
questioned him and found that just four
out Of the thirty-one were wives of
soldiers, and I said: tAnd who are the
rest?" and he replied: "The best people
of the town." I said nothing, but I
doubted it. Then said, "But what is
the trouble with your state relief?'' and
he hesitated while and then replied !:
They want to work for soldiers
monument. They are raising all the
money they can, and every time they see
an ex-soldier they ask him for dollar.
We want them to hold fairs and to give
entertainments, but they won't do it I'M
less the money can go to the monument
fund.-
Now can tell you what will be the re-
suit there. 1t will be with that post as
it was with the post at Bucksport, where
q national corps was organized. Nothing
saved that post but a return to the state
relief corps system. You know the story,
how an inspector was sent there because
the meetings of the post and those IF the
national relief corps were held at the
same time, in adjoining rooms, where
every word said in the meeting of the
post could be overheard.
You have all heard of the so-called
"Soldiers Home' in this state. Qaugh-
ter) but did you ever hear of soldier OF
any of his family who ever stayed there
mere than six weeks, that is any longer
than he or they had to.
Nancy Glazier stayed, because
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