Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-15
WINTHROP'S SOLDIERS
MONUMENT DEDICATED.
Handsome Memorial, The Gift Of WOmen's
Relief Corps Immense Crowd At.
tends The Exercises in Hall
And at The Monument.

| and everything in readiness for the great
event. There was present one of the
largest crowds ever gathered to witness
any event In Winthrop.
The committee of arrangements, which
included Z. r. Carleton Of the post, DR..
c. ". Taggart representing the citizens,
and Mrs. Florena Davies, Mrs. Rose
! Weliman, Mrs. Angie Libby and Mrs.
| Edith Carleton OF the corps, had given
the utmost attention 10 every smallest
detail 10 make the exercises of dedication
| entirely successful. None but the chill
! dren and grandchildren of soldiers, they
said, should have to do with unveiling
| their memorial TO the honored dead. Mas
ter Leroy T. Carleton, Jr., whose father
| IS a member of the G. a. H. and who was
! a member of the original Soldiers Memo
rial Association. and Miss Dorothy Ham
nafoad. granddaughter of Charles p. Han
nafgord, a soldier and prominently con-
| neeted with the interests Of the monu-
nleht fund, Were selected for the unveil-
ING. and the floral decorations were "
Helen Maxim, Barbara and Marcia Pink
| nam. Ella Sanborn and Alice Wood, all
granddaughters of soldiers.
Miss Mary Putnam, who is the daugh-
ter OF the late John Putnam VINO served
in the I'd Maine during the war, was Sc
iected to deliver The dedication poem
which was written by Mrs. Juliet NJ. S
Warren Of Portland. whose father is one
al Winthrops departed veterans.
Even the orator of the day, Hon. Her
bert NJ. Heath of Augusta, is the son of
a soldier. who fell early In the struggle
/. T. Carleton was commander of the
day and Prof. S C. Bean acted as mar
sinai The procession formed at the Uni
Fetsalist church and marched to the hail.
where the exercises were held II was
headed by the ST Cecilia Band IF Lewis
ton. which IS composed of q bows. and
which furnished beautiful music through.
out the exercises.
me Grand Army. escorted by Sons OF
veterans led by j. II. Pinkham. followed
men the ladies' Of the Relief Corps. led BY
/ lhetf color bearers, Mrs. Ruth Webb. Mrs.
margaret Foster Mrs. Alice Penniman
aho Mrs. Angie Libby, and the children.
10 Were 70 decorate the monument with
flowers. The school children in charge
OF their teachers completed the process
sion
The exercises were opened by a Sc
lection by the band. followed by PRAYER
offered by Rev. H A. Clifford.
The unYeiling by the children fol-
| lowed while the band played The
Star Spangled Banner" and the crowd
'heered. Following this the flower
girls decorated the monument with
wreaths and baskets of flowers.
The Temple Male Quartet of Lewis
ton sang a beautiful selection. THE
Old Brigade" which so touched the
hearts of their hearers that they were
bliged TO repeat the second verse.
| The presentation was made by Mrs.
| Florence Davies who has been asso-
lated very closely with the work of
he Relief Corps, and her remarks.
| hough brief, were very beautiful. as
| ihe consigned to the members of the
'ost The beautiful memorial to their
,omrades
l. f. Carleton responded in words
loquent with feeling, pledging forever
he. utmost care of the monument in
which all the loyal townspeople have
so much pride.
Then followed the reading of the
poem by Miss Putnam. She is n beau.
| iful reader and her delivery of the
| exquisite words OF the poem was
| 'aultlessly simple and earnest, while
| The clearness Of her enunciation en-
abled ell to hear and appreciate the
beautiful sentiment of the writer. The
poem follows: