The Republican journal., 1910-05-12
MEETING OF WALDO COUNTY VT
ERANS.

By invitation the Waldo County Vete,,
Waldo, May 5, 1910. The day was cold ana yr,
and the travelling bad, but it was estins4
! that about 125 Veterans, their wives And
| friends, assembled at the hall. One comraa
was present from Somerset county. Comrs
Trask and wife came from Penobscot count.
eighteen miles away. In the absence Of IA.
President, L. c. Putnam of Belfast, and ia.
| secretary. Alfred Stinson of North Searspo-
Lorenzo Jones of Brooks called the meeting
order and acted as presiding officer and Gys,.
| Bowen of Morrill, acted as secretary pro Lem
The President called for invitations for Il.
June meeting, and Comrade Trask invited fl.
| Association to meet at Newburg, and Comrs3s
Bowen gave the usual June invitation To Mon,
ril. The President appointed as a conmittss
upon place of meeting, comrades BovaF
Trask and William Vaughan
Brief remarks were made bv corrsis.
Crockett Of Winterport and Trask of NevF,.e
and 1t was then moved to adjourn until I36r
| m. The noon hour was very faithfully deyts4
d [ N
| gars, and in sociability.
| Agreeable to adjournment the IresI5s-.
| called the meeting to order, and all ur.r-,.
| singing America, Mrs. Thirza jackson r-ss.
| ding at the piano. Prayer by the char ain
Rev. William Vaughan of Belfast, was follow.
ed by the song, Marching through Georgia
The address of welcome was given BY ra~a
Cllley, an honorary member of the Assor.t.5
In passing would like to say that tn a
dress had the true patriotic ring, and Wa, r5t
thoroughly enjoyed by all. One MEMO :
the association said that he, himself. had s...
eral times given the address of welcora t.s
Veterans, and had listened to many 6-..-.
but this was the best one he had ever as ..s
pleasure of hearing. Comrade Bowen af i.
rill responded for the Veterans in his s5.-
happy otf-hand manner, showing the t.ar+.
price that was paid for the liberty #
nation; how one out of every four ma r.
GLIDING old men and children, entered IT, -sr
vice, and one out of every six who went II.
died before the war closed.
Comrade j. W. Vaughan of Belfast, fa,.-s
the audience with some interesting re.a-,
At this pointer fear the exercises mIl.r.s
getting little dry-the members Of EE
Harvest Grange furnished fine treat u[ .-
onade and were given three cheers Etr
being refreshed all united in singing "Trr..
tramp tramp the boys are marching" rr. 3d.
the close of the song Comrade Cilley we've.
large flag, and on motion of Comrade sen
three rousing cheers were given "Old --.
Comrade Edward Mason of Belfast We hen
called upon to give his experience SSH
prisoner from October until March d. bells
Isle prison:
Comrades Crockett, Trask, William yauaH-
Smart, Merriam and Oracle Bowen were e..t.
upon, and a good deal Of patriotic eloo ...s
was displayed. Indeed, the spirit of pat.Es-
seemed to be very active all the afterno. s
was evidenced by the speeches and sing.. a
the old veterans. Comrade Smith of Nr
was called upon for song and hapl RI
sponded. Little Miss Vivian Wentwort .I.a
recitation.
rising vote of thanks was given ,.rsi
Harvest Grange and the Veterans and ct.srs
OF Waldo, supplemented, on motion OF Com
rade Crockett of Winterport, by three Hparr
cheers
The committee on time and place for yes,
meeting reported as follows Time, Thu--aay.
June 2, 1910; place, Morrill, no postpone
on account of weather Oracle Bowen, >.are.
tary, pro tenn.