Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-23
WATERVILLE.
THE G. A. r. MEETING,
One OF the Best in History Of W. s.
Heath Post.

ENanuer GllpatrlclS says: You tell
EN- that w. 5. Heath Post was never
| in better condition than it is now. The
boys have Just laid out $500 on gold
| for their teeth and are just as able to
chew bareback now as they ever were.
We can eat anything and lots of it,
Every one of us is growing younger
every day and all are ready for fun.
business or war. We are adding new
! members right along. Some of 'em
have lived here 90 years without get
ting interested enough to join and now
we are gathering them in. We are
right up and coming and if you don't
think so take hold of us And every
word he said was Just right. The post
is III very prosperous condition now
and Includes some very vigorous and
nearly men among its members even
if they did see lots of active service
away back in the COS.
And. by the way. that meeting
Thursday evening. was a rousing one
General Chamberlain made a splendid
speech. Il was more i'll the form of
Il little informal chat with comrades
than an Grafton, and was all the more
enjoyed for this reason. His discus
unusually interesting. his argument
being in brief that while the South
may have been right in Il small way
the North was right in a much larger
way and in one that gave the power
to overcome the South. His reference
to the Southern generals whom he
learned to respect and love after a
better acquaintance with them. was
especially pleasing. His sentiment III
this respect met with d hearty response
from his audience.
In this connection Mr.. Brown of
China, told an interesting Renaissance
of General Mosehy. or odd Moscby"
as he was called. I'VE used to call him
Old Moseby.'" said Mr.. Brown. but
do you know how old he was when
the war closed? Just 30. l met him
once in Hong Kong. China. and had Il
very interesting talk with him. He
told me then that if he had known as
much about the position of the North
when the war began as he did when it
finished. he would have been on the
other side. And 1 think that other
Southern generals felt much the same
way
Mr. Brown stated that he had cir
COMMUNICATED the globe three times
and had been in almost every port in
the world where Il ship can sail. He
was with Farragut at Mobile and at
tempted TO get into the navy again for
the Spanish war. He wrote to his old
commander about it. But he said
No, added the speaker reGretfully.
He thought we had done our share
and that we had better let the young
sterS fight that var. l tell you | used
to be proud of our navy and I'm proud
of it now
If the comrades could have had their
way they would have had Mr.. Brown
spinning yarns of the sea, but they
couldn't get him started. as he was
afraid of taking up too much time. But
if they ever get him cornered they are
going to make him talk some you may
be sure. A man who sailed with Adj
miral Farragut knows some pretty
good stories and the members Of w.
S. Heath Post would like TO hear them.
Right behind Mr.. Brown while he
was talking was seated another rep
resentative of the navy-Charles A.
Hendrickson. the first man to enlist
from Colby College. 1t was Il notable
gathering of veterans when you came
to look them over. Some of the most
famous fighting regiments of the war
We're represented with the fighting
sQuadrons of the navy.