The Republican journal., 1906-01-11
WALDO COUNTY VETERANS.

The Waldo County Veteran Association,
met with the comrades of Whites Corner
Winterport, at the Grange Hall Friday, Jan
5th The meeting was postponed from the
4th on account of bad weather. The day
was fine, sleighing very good and at noon
there was large gathering. The towns
represented were Belfast, Searsport, Swan
Vile, Monroe, Frankfort and Winterport
! Penobscot County was represented by
/ comrades from Dxmont, Newburg and
Hampden The meeting was called to
order after dinner had been served and Hon
A. E. Nickerson, past president, was call.
ed to the chair by the secretary. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Singing by choir and audience, "March'
ing Through Georgia"
Prayer, ii. R. Dawson.
Address of Welcome by Mrs. Marion
Ritchje, as follows:
| Worthy President and Comrades of the Waldo
County Veteran Associations: Welcome! L bid
| YOU welcome in behalf of Northern Light Grange
also in behalf of the citizens of Whites Corner.
We are proud to welcome you WHO fought SO
| nobly to save our country when it seemed des-
| tined to be rent in twain by the cursed curse OF
slavery, which we younger ones can scarceiy real
| iZe and which those who come after us Will be
| spared the terror of knowing. No effort OF ours
can be too great to show you how truly welcome
Welcome wei - and reverence the patriot soldier as
long as there may be one to meet with us, and
when they have all passed to the other side may
we have so perpetuated their memory in song,
story and statuary that it may last forever.
When was but small child attended war
drama In which were TWO tableaux arranged by
an ex-prisoner of Libby prison. In the first able
men, some suffering from wounds and others
sound. were thrown into that already filthy pris-
prisoners yet were fuli OF hope and ae
haggard, tattered and filthy as their surround
ings Those who retained their reason and were
home, sweet home, were begging of the taunting
rebel who was passing through their prison
with a basket of whole loayes OF bread, cakes
and pes and now and tneh tossing tnem
moudy crust to struggle over.
If the mere witnessing of this scene for a few
moments should have produced SO lasting an mn
preston on my mind what must it have been to
those who lived through such suffering, to end
perhaps only in death as well as the more mercl-
full death by field and hospital; and II tney es-
caped death in all these forms to come back to
us broken in constitution and many OF them
crippled for life 1t is men of this stamp whom
We welcome here To-Day as well as their wives
and children whose duty, scarcely less severe,
it was to stay at home and wait and weep
Let us all honor our President for demanding
that no person who is not eligible to full citizen
ship shall be admitted to even our most remote
shores. 1t is far better to check tendency than
stamp out an established fact, And again,
worthy comrades. bid you hearty welcome,
hopi z this day may dwell long and pleasantly in
your memory and the new year bring many real
blessings.
Response by II. R. Dawson.
Song by Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clements
sI'se Gwine from the Cottonfields.'
Remarks by Herbert Richie, which were
much appreciated by his hearers.
Recitation, Josie Addiction.
Select reading, Mrs. Dora Foss, "AsleeI
at His POST
Song by choir and audience, ''We are the
Boys of 'Gl.'
Song by Marcellus Tenney, "Shouldere(
the Musket." lie responded to an encore
with 'sThey Drafted him Into the Army
Select reading by Mrs. Marion Ritchi'
and Mrs. Charles Ritchie.
Remarks by comrades were then in or
} der. George ii. Fisher told of the 10th
Maine at Gettysburg and of his life while il
prison in Georgia. George Rltchle told
his experience at Irish Bend. Alfred .,tin
son gave short history of the association
and said that during the Is years OF its ex
islence he had only missed three meetings
Pretty good for him, as the association
meets every month in the year. For tn
benefit of comrades in other counties IN the
State we will give, in part, Comrade Stir
sons remarks Oh the purposes OF the ASSo
citation. He sad Thirteen years ago las
October few of the veterans of Valid
county met at Swan Lake in the town OF
Swanyille and formed the Waldo county
Veteran Association and elected Hon. A.
Nickerson it's first president and Martil
Dilworth of Belfast, secretary. 1t wa
voted that the association should mee'
, monthly in some town in the county, an
the association has met in very town hu
three 1t has No ceremonies OF any klnd
no grip or pass words. Any one may be
/ come a member if he has an honorable dis
charge from the war of the Rebellion. III
meetings have been very successful. A
many as three hundred have been presen
at a meeting. The association has neve
: had to go begging FOR. place to meet, as l
always has invitations ahead. Thes
/ will soon be the Only meetings the old vet
( erans can look forward to, as the G. A.
Posts in the county are dwindling and 1t /
hard to get comrades enough at the Pos
2 meetings to fill the offices and hold meet
7 ing.
Comrade Stinson also said that durin
? the 10 years there had never been eros
word, or trouble of any kind in the assocla
ton. All are united at our meetings.
= 1t was voted that the association give
rising vote of thanks to the people OF VIE
: terport for their hospitality.
g The committee ON time and place OF th
= next meeting, reported as follows: Fet
: 1st at the Grange hall in North Searsport
e and if stormy the next fair day OF the weel
4 ending February Sd. That is, II 1t storm
1 Thursday, Feb. 1st, it will be Friday,if fail
/, Should Friday be stormy, it will be Satul
), day; should Saturday be stormy, it will b
t postponed until the 1st Thursday in March
q II. II. d.
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