Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
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tertained by F. E. Boston.
Talk to Public by W. 0. Cobb
On the Sons Of Veterans.
Death Of Mrs. Maud S. CIark.-Per.
sonals and Other Locals.

Inc state convention OF the Maine
Division Sons of Veterans and La
dies Auxiliary win be held in Gardi-
ner, June and 6. We all must adj
NIT that 1t will be a good thing both
for the city and the Sons of Veter-
ans. o.,
1t was with a great deal of hesitancy
that Pell Clason Camp and Auxiliary
decided to give the invitation, but af-.
ter talking with some Of the business
men and members of the different or
ders we found that everyone was
pleased with the idea, so the invita-
ton was given and has been accepted.
Now it is up to us all to make it a
success.
1t means money and much hard
work, but l believe that realizing the
object the citizens of Gardiner will
see to it that it is not a failure but
a glorious success.
1t means that 400 to 800 strangers
will be in our city, two days, and they
will spend money. They pay all their
expenses except we must give them
such a good time they will want to
come again
Sometime Wednesday. we shall give
them an automobile ride To 1.-The Oak
ing very generously offered to show
us through the mansion.
Wednesday evening will be held the
grand reception and ball in the Coli
scum. This will be grand affair.
Thursday forenoon we will all visit
the National Soldiers Home in
body This should be a great drawing
card and bring many to our city.
y
persons father went to the Civil War
he must be taken into the Sons of
Veterans. but it is not so. We believe
that if a man has the honor of being
son of veteran, then goes and dis
graces himself and by so doing dis
graces his father we are not expected
and We do not intend to uphold him
or allow him to join our order as a
member. Pell Clason Camp, today,
has some of the very best men in Car
diner and vicinity, and the order is
credit and honor to the Grand Army
and to our city.
Why should not we Sons of Veter-
ans honor more the deeds of sacrifice,
valor and heroism of our fathers.
The order of the Sons of Confed-
crate Soldiers numbers about 10000.
While the order of the Sons of Vet
Grams of the Northern or Union SOL
diers numbers only about $4,000, it
seems TO me that this is enough to
make any true son of veteran bestir
himself and Join our order
We feel that the Grand Army will
help us as they have always been will
ing to help and have been as fathers
to us in deed as well as in name.
The Relief Corps will help as that
good arid patriotic body has always
been doing good things and will help
any patriotic cause.
The other orders WIN help US as they
are doing good and when they see
what we are doing they viii help and
may feel that it is only a favor that
one order should lend to another. The
citizens and business men will help
as they have never been backward
in helping us in the past and they
must see that it will help Gardiner as
we'll as the Sons of Veterans and
themselves
We would like to take this oppor-
tunity to express our feeling towards
the Spanish War Veterans.
While we feel that it is our duty
and right eas sons of Civil War vet
Grams to care for our fathers and car
ry ON the work of the Grand Army as
they lay il down, we do not claim any
honor ourselves but only to honor our
fathers. s1he Spanish War men an
swered their countrys call. volun-
teered to fight. or dies if need be. for
their country. They did good work
whenever called upon and without
doubt If the conflict had been longer
and more fierce, would have shown
bravery and heroism equal to that of
our fathers. and ] feel that we do not
give them the honor they deserve and
we should do more for them. Pell
Clason Camp. at It's last meeting.
voted to express to them our respect
and esteem and invited them to at
tend our reception and ball, June 5,
in body and in uniforms.
Principles and Objects of Our Order
of S. Of v.
Founded upon trust in Almighty
God with realization that under His
benilcent guidance the free institutions
OF cur land, consecrated by the SER
vices and blood of our fathers, have
been preserved, and upon true ale
glance TO the government of the Unit
ed states of America, pledging fidelity
to law and order this society declares
its objects to be:
First-To perpetuate the secrifiees of
our fathers and their services for the
maintenance of the Union.
Seconf-To inculcate patriotism, to
teach truthful history and to spread
and sustain the doctrine of equal