Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
AT WATERVILLE.
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with the addition of the carriages
containing the various representatives
~ the city Government, the guest of
honor OF the day. Rev. Arthur Variey.
the evening orator and the disabled
comrades. The third carriage contain
ed Mavor T.. l.. Jones. aldermen 5. S.
Brown. Amos Nadeau, J. f. Poulin and
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools, Dennis Il.
bowman, Esq. Tho following carriage.
contained the members Of the Common
Council. Charles NJ. Rich ardson, presi-
dent and William +. Donovan, William
p Toulouse and James Parent. Also
in the fifth carriage were councilmen
L. O. HanscOm, Augustus Carey, ID. L.
Clement and Thomas Lessor. The
Waterville fire department was not
represented in body. The GUS
tomary services were carried out at the
Pine Grove Cemetery and Monument
Park where, at about f.30 O'Clock the
rarade reformed and marched to the
original starting point there to disbanh
and be refreshed by a bountiful supper
which was prepared by the W. s. Heath
Circle. Ladies Of the g. A. r. and the
l. s.. Bangs Circle and other devoted
sisters. Patriotic music and general
during the remainder of the closing
afternoon while, in the adjoining smoke
room, with the cards placed thoughtful
iy at one side but with pipes aglow. the
remnant Of the w. s. Heath Post in
,luiged IL thoughtful "reminiscences of
their departed comrades.
The happy climax of the days pro-
gram was the event of the evening i'm
which the Memorial day address was
delivered by Rev. Arthur Marley Of
Plymouth. Mass. formerly pastor Of
the Winslow Congregational church.
At eight O'Clock the Opera house WAS
well filed with patriotic citizens, but il
was considerably past the hour before
the great audience settled into com
pletc order Commander s. S. Vosc
of the w. $. Heath Post. G.. A. r.. in
troduccd the gentlemen seated upon
the stage according as their several
parts We're performed. Prayer was Of
fered by President Charles Lincoln
White of Colby College. Post Com
mandcr f. r. Sibley on behalf of the
members of the Post thanked the citi-
zens for their presence and their sym
pathetic assistance which had enabled
them. to large extent, to observe so
successfully the performance of the
sacred rites IF the day. He called
attention, in concluding his brief speech,
to the fact that, within the space of a
few short years, all that remained of
the slowly-dying Grand Army of the
Republic would soon have vanished
from the earth and the duty of the
proper Obscrvances Of the future Me-
mortal days would. Of necessity, be
carried on by the sors of the past
veterans of the Civil War; and that
those who now live could hope for no
greater honors than were being shown
to the living as well az the dead In the
CommemOrdtion of the services of the
buried heroes after the manner in
which the lays program had been OBJ
served Following Mr.. Sbley's speech
was the reading of the general orders
by Post Adjt. n. S. Erery. Joscrh
r. Goodwin. n member of the Garfield
Camp, No. |. Sons of Veterans was
then called upon to read Lincoln's
immortal address at Gettysburg. With
such clearncss of cnunciation and such
effectiveness of manner was this per-
formed there was not person in the
hall who did not realize deeper
significance i'm the greatest words
whicR have ever been uttered by
President of tho United States. Mayor
L. Il. Jones was then introduced who
spoke a few words Of welcome on the
part Of the city.
Rev. Arthur Varley. the principal
speaker Of the evening. Was then intro
duccd ana was greeted with hearty APP
pIause Mir. Varley's address was
one which was spoken with the
N nf At
Il scholar and the dccp-soated scnti-
ments of a loyal. sympathetic citizen.
After short prelude in which he ex-
pressed his appreciation Of the honor
which had been conferred upon him.
he launched swiftly into the field be-
fore him. holding the close attention Of
his hearers With him until the end. In
order Ia explain his position clearly.
the speaker intimatcd that being
naturalized citizen Of the country in
which he lived, he, was Obliged to APP
proach the theme of the occasion from
the standpoint of one who could not
claim the mid of personal experience:
hut, in spite Of the attraction which
he felt for a noble cause that he was
compelled to take II up as a matter II
history. There is another flag which
y
feeling another history which | also
love the history Of q country which. in
spite Of her faults. has done Il great
work. one Of the greatest of any other
nation on the earth, for the advance
ment Of liberty and of civilization;
nevertheless. feel that | am part of
this tccmihg. thrchbinc vitality which
the world is learning to observe as
American life and assure YOU that the
most solemn moment Of my life was
that one in which I lifted my hands
and promised eternal allegiance to the
Stars. and Stripes.
Hc then made n brief review of the
disturbances which first made them
selves felt in the. national government.
long before the nation commenced to
realize the impending war. when feel
ing began to run deep and passion be-
gan to run high and 1t became pain
fully evident to the cpuntrys states
men that the great Union was COM
mcncinc tn be divided against itself.
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