The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
SOMERSET VETERANS ASSOCIA
TI0N AND LADIES' AUXILIARY

TI0N AND LADIES' AUXILIARY
The Somerset Veterans Association
and Ladies Auxiliary held the Sixth
Annual session in A. o. L. w. hall
Madison, Friday, Dec. 8. While the
attendance of veterans was hardly up
to the standard of former meetings,
the ladies of the Auxiliary and friends
gathered in larger numbers than ever
before and the exercises of the day
were replete with patriotic enthus-
iasm. AT the opening of the morning
session all the officers were present.
The choir sang an appropriate selec-
ton, the chaplain offered prayer and
the adjutant quartermaster submitted
their respective reports for the last
quarter which were adopted. The au-
dience sang an inspiring ode and Hon.
{. o. Small in behalf of the comrades
and citizens of Madison gave a warm
hearted welcome to the visitors.
Colonel Gould responded to the vel
come and also read an article in re-
gard to the action congress is about
o take on pension legislation
Comrades who have died since the
september session were reported and
Comrades j. w. Fogler, w. H. Wes-
ton and IT TT Ctauard vtoro opno;n4
ed a committee to draft resolutions
who later submitted the following re-
port:
Whereas, Since the last meeting
of the association Comrades Riley
Noel, B. B. Wells, Levi Bigelow and
Sylvester Baker have answered the
last roll call and reported to the
Supreme Commander, therefor,
Resolved: That in the death of
these comrades this association and
the Grand Army of the Republic sui
fer the loss of faithful members and
good soldiers, and the community in
which they lived the loss of worthy
men and citizens.
Resolved That this association eX-
tends its sincere sympathy to the
families of the diseased soldiers.
Resolutions were adopted and
placed on file
Preceding, the election of officers
for 1912 resulted as follows:
Colonel, f. E. Gould Arson; Lieu.
Col Sewell w. Smith, Skowhegan;
major William Mckinney, Arson;
adiutant s. F. Emerson. Skowhegan;
chaplain, Cephas Walker, Madison;
quarter master, Samuel Nose. Madison;
pianist, Emma II. Dunton, Skowhegan.
1t was decided to hold the regular
March session in Skowhegan.
There was splendid singing by the
audience and special songs by Col.
E. f. Gould and Emma H. Dunton.
A recitation on "Woman's Right by
Mrs. J. r. Bicknell; remarks by Rev.
G. b. Southwick of Madison, and
other selections in reading or speak
ing by Comrades J. W. Fogler, p. A.
Cleveland, VIM. Mckinney, Cephas
Walker, 2. II. Butler Sewell ".
smith, S. F. Emerson, j. w. Moran,
L. P. Kicker, Sullivan Russell, w II.
Weston, J. d. Emerson, Lyman Brown,
c. S. Wright, Martin Frederick,
Arthur Sawyer, Mrs. Powers and Mrs
E. E. Gould.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
the railroads, Somerset Traction Co,
and the citizens of Madison for cour-
tesies received and ranks were broken
to form again in Skowhegan in March.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Somer-
set Veterans Association at the same
session in Madison elected the fol-
lowing officers for 1912: President,
Mrs. Angie Lancaster; first vice pres,
Mrs. Eunice Gilman second vice pres,
Mrs. Vesta A. Withee; secretary. Mrs.
Alice Small; chaplain, Mrs. Samuel
Vose treas, Mrs Mary Weston