Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-14

Charles 0. Wadswnrth has been
CGartermaster since 1873 with the sin
gle exception oc the year 1883 in which
be was Post Commauder of Heath
Post. No 8. CT. A. r., which Friday
| night celebrated the 4lst anniversary
Of IT'S organization. He has also been
upon the council of administration ami
alde-de-camp unon the staff III thu de-
partment commander. Quarternaster
WadsWorth is also a prominent mein-
Der Of the Union Veterans Union and
now holds the position of Quartermaster
upon the staff of COMMENCEMENT
Gen. Patrick Hayes of Chelsea. 6oth
Quarternaster Wadsworth and Com
mandcr Leonard H Merrill of Heath
Post are connected with the admins
tration of city affairs Mr.. Wadsworth
having been elected last spring to the
Office of city clerk for the 31st time,
term as keeper of the almshouse. Both
mcn are deservedly popular city Off
ciais.
Commander Merrill. Quartermaster
WadsWorth and the other members of
III" committee connected with the an
niversary celebration OF Heath Post
had planned upon a rather more elab-
crate program than usual for the an
niNcrsary exercises of this year with a
banquet and speakers from abroad but
owing to the death of Comrade Will
liam II. JeWett and the serious illness
Of two other members of the Post it
Was decided to hold simple anniversary
On: rcises. consisting of speeches by va
rlous members of the post touching
MP the past history and in eulogy OF
The late Comrade Jewett.
The anniversary exercises We're pre-
sid, over by Commander Leonard H.
Merrill and there was Il good attend
ance OF the Post membership. Past
Commander Charles O.. Wadsworth
spt Ike in eulogy OF the late Comrade
William II. Jewett. touching upon his
rec ord as a soldier and his good quail
ties a citizen. Past Commander
A. w. McCauSland spoke of the early
history of the Post, The fact that the
Post members We're growing old was
touched upon by Past Commander
Gt orge W. Gardiner.
Past Commander James, Walker in
the course of his remarks said that
he had rather have his record as
Chaplain J. \. Glazier made interest
ing remarks upon the early history Of
thu Post and d speech in keeping with
tha anniversary spirit was made by
Past Command. - w F. Johnson
who contrast i tie present condition
of the COUNTRY with what it might
have been if the South had triumphed
in the Civil War
Senior Vice Commander Daniel H.
Jones made the humorous hit OF the
evening with the story of Il soldier
who when calling at Il Southern farm
house for a monkey wrench. was in
formed by the ladies of the house that
the place was "a sheep ranch and
cattle ranch. but no monkey ranch.
O;her speakers were Past Commander
c. w. Smith. Past Commander }. C.
NJ prison and Comradc John {. Mea-
der
Heatn Post En. 6 vas organized No
VI mber u. 1>c- The Post was mus
tered IN b.; H. \. Shorey. A,de-de-cam!
ca the stan ~ National Commander
| S. a. Hurlburt * the ASSESSORS room II
Whites block. The charter member
were +. y. Iii" ley. James Walker. n
T.. MS"ram. :. NJ Larraher. F.. II
Cote James We Mcdonald, William IL
Moore. Charles Davis. W. L. Blair, Gus
ItavlIs Moore. II. e.. WadsWerth G. S.
Palmer. {. T.. bearing. George w. Car
tdiner. Gran Richardson. George |. Yea
ton. BENJAMIN :. Smith. Giles o. BAILEY
land r. Hiidreth. OF the ~ charter
members five are deceased and sever
are still members of the post. namely.
GnsIavns Moore. j. NJ. Larrabee. James
Walker NJ G. Wadsworth. c. +. Dear
ing. Geo W Gardiner, b. S. Smith.
The Post first met in Sons of Tenn
u. rance hall Rcwman block Tor about
six months, say until May 1868, when it
moved to MonteZuma hail. III the Ding
IL block. Where it remained until jan
u ,rv 1903 and then went back to Sons
o. Temperance hall. where it staid un-
ill September 1869. In September 1863
tie Post moved to Ring hall. which 1t
occupied until February Is. 1874. and
then went back again to Sons of Tenn
perance hall, staying there until April
2r 1877 Thence the Post went to Mill
;ttry hall in Whites block, and staid
their until November 1875. At that
tine the Post took lease of Lawrence