The Republican journal., 1900-10-11
The Veterans Meeting in Brooks.

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met with Geo G. Davis Post, Brooks, Oct
| 4, 1900 The fog lifted about 9 O'Clock, and
| by 10 o'clock the veterans and their ladies
to the number of nearly 100 had arrived
| The western train brought Dept. Comman-
der Snipe, whose presence added very much
to the occasion. President j. 0. johnson
called the forenoon meeting to order and the
records of the last meeting We're read and
accepted. The committee on time and place
Of next meeting, Comrades Higgins, Fisher
and Staples, reported as follows: Time
the first Thursday in November; place,
Dana g. Carter Post, Freedom. This being
the yearly meeting the election of officers
was next in order Comrade V. y. Higgins
of Thorndike had the unanimous vote of
the association for President. A. Stinson
was elected Secretary: F. l.. Palmer, Treas
urer Lorenzo Jones. Chaplain. Adjourn
| ed for dinner.
Now the people of Brooks don't do any
| thing by halves. They go the whole hog OF
none The boys never sat down to a better
dinner then they found in the dining room
of the g. A. r. hall The boys soon had
and chat President johnson again called
the meeting to order. The Brooks Band
was on hand, as it always is, and gave the
boys ''Marching through Georgia. Prayer
was offered by Rev +. W. Barker of Brooks,
President johnson. then turned over the
gavel to Presiden. ELECT, V. \. Higgins,
who in few we'll chosen words introduced
commander Snipe, who made a short
address He said, in part There have
been few in our list of Department Com
manderS who could make speech, and I'M
fortunately | am one of the members who
are unable to come to the front in that way
| am very glad to be here to-day and to feel
that | am Comrade of the Grand Army of
the Republic for in that organization we
have an order unique in itself, grand in its
principles, and unlike any other upon which
the sun ever shone or looked down upon :
an order embracing that which can never
he equalled, one that can never have a SINH
lar organization following it. | have been
an officer in the Post at my home for IS
years. and would not have missed those
pleasant gathering for anything There
connected with being member of the
Grand Army of the Republic. 1t is seldom
if ever that | have met with so large a
gathering of soldiers who were all G. A. r
men. There was but one present who did
not belong to some Post) In JAN, $780, our
membership reached 100000, and the de
crease of the soldiers has been so rapid that
the present number, but ten years later. is
only 215,Uoo The average age of the SOL
dier is said to be IS years, and as we are
for You are then rendering assistance one
To the other. | wish every county in the
State of Maine had such an organization as
this.
The Commanders address was follow
Ell by music by the Band; recitations BY
Ernest Simpson and Carl Jenkins Scotch
song by Mrs. Barker; address of welcome
by Lorenzo Jones, response by Tolford
| nurham remarks by Comrade \. +. Nick
erson reading, Mrs. Charles Lane: re-
Dawson, j. O.. johnson, John Gordon. A.
Stinsom, Mrs. Durham and Mrs Palmer
\ rising vote of thanks was extended to
the Brooks Post and Relief Corps. the
band, and all who had contributed to make
this one of the best meetings since the or
ganization.
Comrades of Waldo county, if YOU want
a good time go to Brooks A. SrINsoN,
Sec Y.