The independent-reporter., 1910-09-22
VETERANS OF SOMERSET
1T NO. hN5OA
Somerset Veterans Association and
Ladies Auxiliary Hold the Regular
September Session.

Ladies Auxiliary Hold the Regular
September Session.
The Somerset Veterans Association
and Ladies Auxiliary met III Grange
hall. North Anson, Friday, September
16. opening the morning session at
1890 with the following officers re
spondin2 to the call of their names:
Colonel. E. f. Gould; Chaplain, Cephas
Walker; Adiutant S. F. Emerson;
Ouartermaster Samuel Nose.
Under the auspices of the G. A. r.
Post and Ladies' Relief Corps at No.
Anson, the hail WAS splendidly dec
GRATED for this special occasion. Am
erican flags and beautiful flowers
adorned the stage and were displayed
in all parts of the hall. After sing
ing. Il Need Thee Every Hour the
23rd Psalm was repeated by a large
number present and the Chaplain.
Comrade Walker, offered PRAYER.
Inc AUJuldHl, AOiili oNS A-'-~' 49,
and the Quartermaster, 0omrade
Vose. submitted their reports Tor the
last quarter which were adopted. Inc
secretary of the Ladies AuXharH
gave a report of the work OF that as
sociation for the last quarter. Com
rade d. NJ. Norton, in behalf OF the
veterans and citizens of North An
son gave a patriotic and cordial wei
come to the visitors and Comrade >.
F. Emerson was called upon TO re-
spond to the welcome. Col. Z. +.
Gould sang. Tramp. Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys are Marching the audience
Joining in the chorus. Comrade Geo,
Burgess, George f. Goodwin. d. II.
Whittier and Arthur Neil were re-
ported as having died since the last
meeting and Comrades w. H. Mchen-
ney. Amasa Gregory and d. NJ. Nor
ton were appointed to draft resolu-
tions.
Rev. J. r. Wilson of Solon, was
called upon and responded with pa
triotic and much appreciated remarks
The morning session closed by Col
Gould singing Fall in for Grub.
A bountiful dinner was served by
the ladies' of the Seth T. Hutchlns
Circle in the Grange banquet hall
after which a social hour was passed
by the veterans and their friends.
AT 1.3O p. m. Col Gould called tC
order, the audience sang What
friend we have in Jesus" and Rev
&c. E. Brooks of the Methodist church
offered prayer Emma H. Duntor
rendered a beautiful song and re
sponded to an encore. Comrades
Llewellyn Lincoln and b. F. Bige-
low came UP on the front line ant
responded to their names with re-
marks. Then there came splendid
recitation by Comrade ]. r. Bicknell
subject. Robert Emmet's speech or
the Scaffold Before the Lords OF Eng
| land"
| Committee TO draft resolutions re
/ ported by reading the resolutions anC
the choir rendered an appropriate Sc
/ lection Remarks were offered by
| Comrades Amasa Gregory and w. II
McKenney. Rev and Mrs. c. f. Brooks
rendered a duet entitled The Boy:
of '6l"; Mrs. j. r. Bicknell recitet
the poem entitled, THE War a
Home" piano solo by Emma An
drews; patriotic remarks by Rev c
E. Brooks.
Col. Gould called attention to th'
gavel presented to the association by
! Comrade James Weston, who re
sponded to his name with remarks
Mrs. Dunton sang The Star Span
gled Banner" and Comrade Franz
Conner offered remarks and also re
cited a pathetic poem. Ida Jackson
read a selection in poetry; Comradt
E. F. Sprague offered remarks anC
! Comrade S. F. Emerson briefly de
scrbed the battle of Malvern hill
The audience sang America" an6
the meeting stood adjourned till even
ing. The hall was crowded at the
evening session which opened with
singing by the audience, and prayer
by Rev. George Paine "Hurrah foI
the Flag" was sung by the interme-
diate class of the school. Cornet sole
by Joseph Norton; reading, Mrs. +. +
Gould; solo, Emma II. Dunton; war
song. Col E. E. Gould: reading, Clara
Record; duet, by Mildred Hodgdor
and Verna Peters; address, Rev. Geo
Paine. The school class sang, Three
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue;
recitation on women's rights by Mrs
J. R. Bicknell; recitations by Heller
Fentiman and Chas. Fentiman; solo
Emma H. Dunton; address by Guy
Williams, principal of the high school
who at the close of his remarks pre-
sented Col. Gould a round doughnut
eight inches in circumference, which
was donated by the Ladies OF the G
A, r, Circle. Col. Gould. in accept
ing the dougtnut, said that 1T is a
round doughnut, fried in a round
dish, the fat came from round hog
am pleased that you came round with
1t and that l am round just at this
tina To receive IL -