The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-18
Meeting Of Waldo County Veterans.

The Waldo County Veteran Association
met in the Grange Hall, North Searsport,
March 4th. The travelling was good, the
day fine, and there was good attendance.
The following towns were represented at
the meeting: Belmont, Belfast, Pros
pect, Stockton Springs, Searsport Frank
fort, Winterport, Monroe, Swanville,
Brooks and North Searsport. Thirteen
regiments of infantry, two batteries of ar
tillery, one regiment Of cavalry, the navy
and coast guards, we're also represent
ed. This meeting will long be remember
ed by the Association as question came
up which seemed to divide the comrades
at first, as it was misunderstood; but
Comrades Clifford of Winterport and ].
H. Gordon of Brooks explained things
so that all saw the matter in the same
light, and entire harmony prevailed. Dur
ing the five years that the Association has
been organized there has been no discord,
and it is the boast of the Association that
never at any of its meetings has cross
work been spoken by one comrade to
another. This is Fraternity, one of the
great principles of our order.
President Stinson called the meeting to
order at 10. 80 and the records of the last
meeting were read and approved. Com
rades Clifford for Winterport, Colcord for
Searsport and knowlton for Swanville
were appointed committee on time and
place Of next meeting, and reported as
follows: Time, June 3D.; place. Winter
port. They recommended that the meet
ing in July be at East Thorndike as an
invitation had been received from that
place. The veterans were then called to
dinner prepared by the people of North
Searsport.
At 1.30 the Association was again
called to order by the President and the
following program was given: Prayer,
A. F. Colcord; singing, America, Asso-
citation; address of welcome by Miss Car
RE Stinson, who said:
COMRADES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
Upon Inc has fallen the pleasant duty of
offering a few words of welcome, and in
behalf of the Comrades and good people
of North Searsport | bid you welcome
with us to-day. Yes, thrice welcome to
| our hall, our homes and our ALL We have
| looked forward to your coming with pleas
ure; and we hope when you leave to 90 to
your several homes that you may carry
pleasant memories of this meeting.
Comrades, l feel proud to stand here as
soldier S daughter; proud that my father
wears the little button in his coat-and
prouder that he holds the honorable po-
sition that he does in your association.
| Comrades, | love the old Star Spangled
! Banner-''long may it wave O er the land of
the free and the home of the brave
| My dear old Comrades, how little does
his generation know what you who
gather with us from time to time had to
saffer; how little do we know of the long
weary marches; of the suffering in the
hospitals, on the battlefelds, and in the
prison pens of the south-all that we
might have an undivided country, one
! Tag and one country for us all.
70 the ladies of the Relief Corps. God
bless you in your work for the Veterans.
We bid you welcome with us to-day.
May you stand by the veterans in their
! Journey through lite, and when the last
roll-call is sounded may you all be mus
tered on the eternal camping ground.
Again, Comrades, in behalf of North
Searsport, bid you welcome May this
meeting prove pleasant one to you all.
That you may all live to meet with us
many times in the future is my prayer.
Response by H, Il. Dawson; rec.
''Sbilohs Plain" Miss Jennie Whittum
song, Marching Through Georgia" AS
ISOLATION; rec, ''Seeing Thingsat Night, ="
Miss Irene Black; song, "Boys in Blue, !"
Miss Katie Scribner; rec, WAR" George
Patterson; song, Blue ana Grey" James
kneeland; song, Putting on Airs" A.
II, Ellis. Then came short speeches from
| A. f. Nickerson, J. II. Gordon, j. Dutch
and others. A vote of thanks was given
to the people of North Searsport for their
hospitality.