The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-06-14
ID. A II Presentation.


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The spacious rooms were beautifully
decorated alfh cut a,wefs. where be
following program WIS earned tu,:
song. "Bafbata Frefchit,r by Mrs.
Jghn ". steward, accompanied by Miss
Bere Walton. Mr.. Steward pleasingIy
responded % au encore; address Of Se!-
come by the regent, ars. Mabel W.
. Phibfick; remarks oy the state regent.
Mss Z. A. Baldwin. OF Bangor; ai.s
Helen Westou's essay "Arnola's March
70 Quebec. read by Mrs. J, p. Merrill;
presentation by Mrs. 5. L. Boardman Of
B4rgof, who charmiugly said:
Il, i exceedingly gratifying TO me to
meet. this evening, the members Of Eu-
ice Farus@orth thapter, daughters Of
the American Revolution, IN this hs.or
town.
Originally part of the old town Of
Gauaan and later the town Of Milturn.
tor which one Of your literary clubs /,
named, and still later taking the ladiat
name Of SsoR hogan, which [ certainly
hope Il viii long retain. your town If
eolsp.euous for lis distinguis history.
When Arnold marched TIN ugh here
Oh his Inflated expedition TO Qeebee.
the town was one OF the outp0sts Of boz
der evil Z4ti0n. On Oct. 3, l715, bis
mtn carried their bateaax arould the
falls aid across the little island a. his
army went toward Canada. As the
town increased 10 population the sturdy
men became loyal patriots as well a.
good farmers, good business men and
good citz4ns.
II sent its full quota into the Cont
mental army and the turf Of your CEN
eteries cover the remains of twelve real
sons ef the Revolution-ss large and
possibly larger number than any other
town OF its szs in the State. Among
these and among the founders Of your
town, many of the descendants of whom
still live here, are the honored names Of
Coburn. Weston, Emery, Bigelow, Rob.
inson, Pratt and Steward.
Sko~hegan's part in the Civil war was
an honorable one and mauy were the
patriotic sons of your town who gave
their lives TO preserve and perpetuate
what their fathers and their grsndsirea
had won for them. Iu all that makes
town enterprisiug, beautiful, stimulating
for good aud which contributes TO the
higher graces of education aud Chris
tianity, SkowhegaD ranks with the best
towns 10 New England.
With your honored ancestry and your
inheritance OF patriotism ii Is commend
able that you have here a society Uf so
worthy nature, one Of whose OF cts it
is to inculcate the love Of liberty and
loyalty to country as this, the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
La carrying out these purposes the
State Council f red pr'zss to the Gran.
mar school children Of the State, TO it
duce them TO study American history,
the deeds Of American heroes and the
acts Of those loyal TO our country and
our constitution.
There Is singular appropriateness that
the essay which has received ne highest
honor in this contest was devo ed TO the
subject Of Arpod's march to Quebec,
which forms one of the stirring historic
events Of the early history Of your town;
and it is indeed gratifying that the frat
prize offered by the State Council for
this purpose has been awarded to a
Skowhegan girl who bears the honored
revolutionary name OF Weston.
Aud it is a peculiar pleasure that, as
The representative Of the State Council
and in behalf OF ts Ulcers and members,
present this beautiful gold coin TO Miss
Helen NJ. Weston.
Miss Weston gracefully Acknowledged
her thanks; patriotic songs were sung
by chorus composed Of the young lady
classmates of Miss Weston; dainty re.
freshments were served in the dining
room under the able supervision OF Mrs.
Bertha Steward aud Mrs. Florence Cur
rier, followed by social hour. Donald
fPhilbrick aud Roy Steward acted as
pages.