The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
Meeting of the Waldo County Veteran
Association.

met IN North SeaISport, Thursday, Feb 9th.
Although the day was stormy by noon over
one hundred comrades and their ladies had
arrived. At 10 80 the President called the
meeting to order and the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approved. The fol-
loving posts reported Belfast, Winterport,
Searsport Freedom, Brooks and Monroe
Comrade Billings of Freedom reported on
the Veterans Home at Unity. He said, in
part, that the comrades of this part of the
county had got wrong impression as to the
objects of the Home. 1t was not intended
that the association should be obliged to hold
all its meetings at Unity, but that we should
&c from place to place as We do now; but
that the time was coming, and that soon
when the comrades could not do So and if
We had Home of our own, once a year. if
not oftener, We could all meet for one or
Two days meeting and feel that we had a
right to be there. A number of the com
rades said that they came to the meeting to
protest against settling at Unity, but after
listening to Comrade Billings had been con-
verted, and as it was decided that we would
able to our wants. Over one hundred dol
lars were subscribed and more promised, and
as there is now over one thousand dollars
on hand our Home is a certainty. The
comrades promised to stand behind DR.. Bill
Ings and told him to go ahead and the
money would be forthcoming, The dinner
call sounded and ample Justice was done to
the baked beans and coffee After dinner
the President again called to order and an
excellent program was presented A fter
singing "America," Comrade A. Stinson de-
hVered the address of welcome, as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Comrades 1t
Is with feelings of pride and pleasure that
rise To offer a few words of welcome, and in
behalf OF the ladies and good people of
North SearspOrt and vicinity | bid you a
hearty welcome here to-day. Methinks by
your numbers. your smiling faces, and the
WARM fraJernal grasp of the hand as of yore.
that you feel the welcome we extend and
when you go from here to your several
homes may you carry with you that same
warm welcome which we extend TO YOU
to-day.
Comrades, since the organization of this
association on the shores of your beautiful
Lake, yea, long before its organization, my
voice and hand. though ble they may
have been. have always been raised in its
behalf and to-day, Comrades, | stand here
without any regret, without any unpleasant
thoughts to recall, that | ever raised my
hands in its behalf. | believe in our ass0-
a,,l haIia,-a - Iii H.; l,,S III ~,
1aath ha,-a oa tl;,1a ,H l;,,;,,titSl 't.i1 '
nis ~, - . 81 Iii ,i ','1 az
to exist, L hope to see every Comrade il
II 10 s,;I mot a,,,rars IN 4 i,rI,bi,,s +a,,Ii ~
bring men together this being true we
should STAND 80 lrmIy hy each other that
nre1-aif ,y.inst no 'l''''
Comrades, let us strive to make our meet
lhgs pleasant IN the future as III the past; let
arnbans IND in'n'r Show, + H. az
that Charity as well as Loyalty is inscribed
on our banner Comrades, again bid you
nernitt4d To meet with ns nanv +im,s in
the future; but, comrades, we are fast grow
ing o'u we shall soon pass through The dark
tl,s s].{n,s If tba ,,,,.,{ ,,,l'i,,, 'i'1
behind us, as a monument of achievements
VIII remain the oceah-bound American Re
t.,.. ,,,,J,, ,,itIi', ,,,,s l,';t, ~ 'ina n
no peasants, no slave.-only men ANA women
IlVihS III tine true noMlitieS OF manhood and
Vm"S gidlu o''
whose folds you emblazonei with the names
Of the proudest victories humanity ever Won
"antS C,'iiaS az que 1nsig't oi 'his govern
and 1ood of ali agas rnInraJ4.s y'ban H';th
in our borders hundreds of millions shall
I'VE Ghe nome ne OF anerlcahs around
tp,,,inr miiIions VIII ,'. hrt ~ v"''t iene
country one destiny
The address was received with enthusiasm
Comrade Durham made fitting RESPONSE
Then followed recitation bv Miss Carrie
Stinson. song by A. H. Ellis and daughter
and original poem bv A. Stinson (read bv
Mrs F, l.. Palmer. an original recitation
by Miss Alice Larrabee and a recitation bz
A. Stinson. Remarks were then in order
hv Comrades Dawson R;,l;nas Nio,,arsa,,
C.li9ora Ma,o c,,u+ ,,, o.hu. n
Fl. Gordon of Brooks gave us a stirring ad.
dress. full of patriotic f re. and the comrades
+ba Assoo;.+; M. u,, u -
~ viz 'o.oioi "s
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