The Republican journal., 1897-02-11
Meeting of the Waldo County Veterans.


| met with E. NJ Billings Post, Monroe, Feb
| 4th The following towns were represented
Monroe, Winterport, Frankfort, Swanville
| Searsport, Belfast and North Searsport. The
meeting was called to order at 10. 30 a. N. by
President Alfred Stinson, and the Secretary
pro tenn The President appointed as A
committee on time and place of next meet.
ing, H. F. Scribner of Searsport, N. S. Piper
of Belfast and G. B. Ordway of Swanville
This committee reported as follows: Time
March 4th place, Grange Hall, North Sears
port The question of having an examining
Board of Surgeons located at Winterport
was brought before the Association and
discussed by comrades Clifford, Nickerson
Durham and others. Comrade A. e. Nick
erson of Swanville then moved that steps be
taken to have an examining Board of Sur
geons located at Winterport and the motion
was carried unanimously. Voted that Hon.
5. l.. Milliken, our member of Congress, be
notified of our action ard to ask his help in
the matter The Association was then call
ed to dinner in the lowe er hall, prepared by
the Woman's Relief Corps.
At D. N. President Stinson called the
meeting to order in the Town Hall, and the
following program was given
Song, America, Association.
Address of Welcome, Mrs. Belle j. Palmer,
Dept President W. R. c., who spoke as
follows:
Mr.. President, Comrades, Ladies of the
Waldo County Association and friends: l
feel proud to have the honor and the great
pleasure of bidding you cne and all a most
cordial welcome to the little village of
Monroe. AS we gather here on this anniver-
sary we hope it will be the means of uniting
us more closely together in the work of
Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty, and l can
safely say for the W. N. r. c., that we will
be ever ready to work for and assist the
comrades of the G. A. Il. Life is too shof; i
time too precious, to be wasted in petty
strife, but we will throw around us the broad
mantle of charity and with the organization
of which we are auxiliary as our guide we
will press steadily forward with a strength
of purpose that shall be felt as long as there
is soldier, or one dependant of soldier, to
be cared for.
AS the days roll by and year succeeds
year, the memories OF the Civil War be-
come more dim and distant. Its heroes
pass on and beyond; but the object for
which they gave their lives must for
ever be preserved. 1t is, therefore, wise
that the wives, mothers, sisters, daugh-
ters and other loyal women should take the
little ones by the hand and from lessons of
the past teach them their duty as to the fu-
ture welfare and happiness Of their country
In what more impressive manner can this be
done than by saluting the flag? Who can
tell how much is a God given banner" to
the land We love? You comrades followed
the flag in days gone by. When you look
back, does it seem possible that you are the
Older men of to-day? You, who followed
the roll of the drum as you marched down
the streets to board the train that was to take
you to the scenes of war
Years have gone by and your numbers are
thlnned. Other organizations when their
numbers thin can take in new members and
build up the order as old members drop
away. But the G. A. r. will soon be gole.
Every year the flags grow thicker in the
cities Of the dead, and comrades are bent
with age, and step less firmly they come
out on Memorial Day to strew with flowers
the last resting place of their dead comrades
BY and by The flags Will cover all. By and
by the last G a. IL. cam ptire will have gone
out, and the G.. A. r. be a thing of the past.
Fraternity, Charity and loyalty, these are
the secret words which bind us to the G.. A .
r. Fraternity is the gold chain which binds
sympathetic hearts. May it grow stronger
and brighter shine as one by one the
links of the G.. \. Il. grow less. Mir
President and comrades, in behalf of Ezra
NJ. Billings Post and Corps, again / welcome
You. We are glad to see you here to-day
and glad so many came, and hope you Will
make yourselves at home and enjoy your
selves so well that You will met with us
many times again, remem herng that it is to
our dear Heavenly Father we owe all our
blessings.
Response, Pres. A. Stnson
Poem, Isaac f. Cook
Rec, Miss Sadie Chaplin
Rec, Mrs. Belle j. Palmer
Song, Miss Annie York
Rec, Miss Myrtle Peavey
Song, A. Stnson
Rec, Miss Helen Nealley
Song, George Clark
Mr.. Freeman Atw cod then made some
very interesting remaks on Monroe and its
soldiers. Some ten years ago Mr.. Atwood
gave the Post about an acre of ground on
which to place our monument and recently
he has given the Post about two acres more.
for the soldiers in town.
Remarks were made by the different com
rades, and at four o'clock the meeting was
adjourned. A vote of thanks was given the
ladies of the Relief Corps for their hospital
ity.
Comrades, remember the next meeting is
March 4th and if stormy, the next fair day
H. r. d.
The annual enca mpment of the Depart
ment of Maine W i'll be held in Odd Fellows
Hall, Waterville, Feb. oath and 25th.
Good Templars.
The annual district session of Waldo Co.
Lodge will be held with Belfast Lodge,
Saturday, Feb. Goth.
Brooks, No. 81, is still the banner lodge of
the State. They have added 50 members
during the past quarter. J. B. McTaggart is
deputy and Chas. E. Lane Chief Templar of
this thriving organization.
Two new lodges have been organized this
week by State Deputy Geo. E. Files Feb.
6, Leading Star Lo dge, Linconvile, Emery
NJ. Heal, G. T.. May Norton, Secy.; q. f.
Eab l. linn