The Republican journal., 1912-11-07
WALDO COUNTY VETERANS.

Meet With E. M. Billings Post in Monroe.
The Waldo County Veteran Association held
a most enjoyable and enthusiastic meeting
Oct. 31st in Monroe with E. M Billings Post.
The regular business meeting was held at 10
q. m. Comrades Clark Smith and Knowlton
were made committee on time and place of
the next meeting. At noon fine dinner was
served in the Grange hall by the ladies of Mon
roe, and was followed by the usual smoke talk
and exchange of greetings and "reminiscences.
At 130 p. m. President Crockett called the
afternoon session to order with about so veter-
ans present. The hall was attractively deco
rated IN red, white and blue, with flags and
the banners of the E. M. Billings Post of Mon
roe, and the E. M. Billings Women's Relief
Corps. The report of the last meeting was
read and accepted, and in the absence of chap
lain Albert Nickerson of Belfast prayer was
offered by Mrs. Belle Palmer. The program
was opened with the singing of Coronation by
the audience: then came the address of well
come by Comr ade Cook of Monroe who remind
ed the veterans that nearly half a century had
passed since they had stood shoulder to shoul-
der in the Civil War and contrasted the meet
ings of the political organizations with the
quiet gatherings of the veterans, who allow no
political differences to mar their enjoyment of
these reunions.
The response was by D. o. Bowen of Nor.
rill, who spoke of the hardships borne by the
boys of '61 and said that few people outside of
the Grand rmy realized the dangers and suf-
ferings they went through, and trat the wo-
men OF those days underwent, waiting, and
waiting anxiousy, for news of husband, broth
er or sweetheart. Those were times which
called for patriotism of high order, and he
said he often wondered if the young men of to-
day were called upon to go to war if they
would respond as readily, but earnestly hoped
that they would not be put to the test.
The report of the committee on time and
place was then heard. and it was decided that
Whites Corner, Winterport, would be the
place, and the time the first Thursday in De-
cember. If stormy, the next pleasant day.
The following program was then given; song
by the High school pupils; recitation by Mil
dred Curtis; song by Miss Annie York; piano
solo by Master Horace Cunningham; recitation
by Mrs. Webber; solo by Hazel Gilbert; re.
marks by Alfred Stinson of North Searsport
who said that the pleasantest moments of his
life were when he was attending these meet
ings; recitation by Mrs. Drew; remarks by
Comrade Trask of Newburgh; song by Mrs
Nettie Billings; remarks by President Crockett
of Frankfort; piano solo by Master Richard
Palmer; remarks by A. E. Nickerson of Swan.
vile; piano duet by the Misses Conant; remarks
by Mrs. Belle Palmer of Monroe, Eugene
Nickerson of Portland, son of A. E. Nickerson
and Mrs. NicAerson. Mr.. Nickerson was ther
made member of the association and his wife
an honorary member. clarinet solo was
then rendered by Forest Knowlton, and vote
of thanks was extended to the ladies of Mon.
roe for their hospitality, and the meeting
closed with the singing of America by the en-
tire company.