Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-15
THE VETERANS
Still Having Great Time at
Camp Benson.
Able Address by Congressman Mill
ken Was Feature.
Grand Ball in Evening Mount Days
in Camp.

to the visitors here. The uld-tme
dress parade of veterans in full uni
form, indicated the extent to which
the ranks of the boys in blue have
been depleted.
They all lined up for the parade. Vet
Grams who are compelled to use canes
took their places in the ranks, and it
Was Il truly touching sight. one that
awakened the spirit of respect and
reverence for the men that fought for
the blue against the gray Some exc
cutcd the movements with vigor, 9TH
crs were slow and faltcling in every
movement, and he was hard hearted
who did not feel Il touch of sympathy
i0r the aged men who III days of ma
tional darkness had sprung into the
breach and given up the visor of youth
Ia go through the rest Of their lives
broken in health. that the Union might
he preserved. Think of men now only
20 years old. who should otherwise be
possessed of the best health. whose
limbs should still be strong but for the
fatal inrQads made upon their conSti-
tutions by life in the war camp
1t was the best evidence in the world
that such hong as the Relief Corps
seeks to establish at this place is
necessary. Wives and daughters of
veterans are here in large numbers
ard. when the careless man of the
world saws. Let the veteran go to To-
Gus if ne needs to be cared for" the
natural question that arises is what
are van going tn do with thr wives and
aatightcrs
The Relief Corne Home project re-
.eived a fresh imretus from the meet
ing held Yesterday afternoon and to-
dav the nrniect is the talk of the
Camp. That most estinlable woman
Mrs. ELLA JORDAN Mason of Rid1efor,4
IS the recognized leader in the move
ment. She never tires of talking of
the home and Nbil,. talking her very
soul wells up into her ewes. She talks
as she feels. and no one doubts that
her heart is thorou.hlv in the work.
Mrs. Mason is an Interesting CONVEX
sationalist and her character is
shown i'm her conversation. She feels
indignant. and rightly. too. at the i'm
mutations indlll~cd in hv some care
less speakers who have SPOKEN slight
inmlv of the lronoscd home at ,'amn
BENSON. bur she is in every Wav cana
nlt. of meeting All the opposition in fair
and honest discussion. and she has but
recently called out an apology from a
prominent State official who had at
tackled her net project. Mrs. Mason
has started . viynrui,s comnai.~n fer.
tho home She will uush if for all if is
o.orth ana she fools s,lra of success
The committee in charge of the
events of today is compnscd of Conn
raAes Smell Hin and Harris. Stcphcn
Davis Post Of Pittsficld. is the post Of
honor today. the officer of the lav is
Ezra Vtthen. and the officer of the.
.gIlar, is Frank White of Davis Post.
Thc lar.s,e crowd Of the week is in at
tendance and the fulI rnjuyucnt Of
his b.autirr1 nlacc ie tho character of
thn dav The mnrrv-po-rul1ud In,
liant eu-jnre tbn boylin.r alley the
t,,nrcnodes tine sail and row boats
+,.n,a thron,ed The most badge and
fho army co,,ns badge was displayed
IN breasts Of hluo. "Captain John" of
- A1bans. wore with pride the same
}.Io1lsa hn wore during the war. and ii
was wen perforated by\the moths
MANY relies of the war were displayed
a hoad,llartcrs.
Ab,,,+ Tho Won,an'e Relief Corpc
homo worn . Iorre number of ladies of
the state Corps. Mrs. ELLA Jordan Ma
-on boinn uromincut among them. In
mo home at the urrsent time are two
r,,o,,lar inmates. one. Il soldiers
widow, Auntie Frazier who for /,
>,eo,.s from, force of circumstances was
an inmate Of fine aims house at Sidney.
t,.. found il, tho home at Benson every
cn,ufnrt that can be afforded in the
AVERAGE ,,,ivato home She is "a years
OH Tho other inmate is Miss Fannie
ra,,1,ins whose Iire,s history is an in
,.,.cetino and uathntic one. Miss Jen-
lkine, farther died early after the Close
nf tho u,ar from = chronic disease en-
onn,larod Inv Service in tn army. Jen-
,,ins, widow was left with three chill
d,ap tho eldest of whom was Jennie.
and a house heavily mortgagcd. Jen-
,,io vo1iant1v went into the world to
a.,,,, bor avn living and HELM. if pos
,;t',a a. a;snbo,gn tho MORTGAGE. Her