Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-08-12
Business. Songs and Speeches,
WITH A DINNER OF COURSE, THE PA
TRIoTIC ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM.

Although little late about arriving
the people who attended the annua
meeting of the Oxford County Patriot
Association at Central Park on Wedues
day finally cap5e ont in fair mum bers
and most certainly the meeting was no
wanting in patriotic interest; nor did i
lack anything of the social quality char
acterizing assemblies in which quite
fraction Of the number are old soldier
or members of their families.
| 1t had been learned that the Relic
Corps of Oxford expected to attend in ;
body, and it was supposed that TIT
president of the association, G. T. Ward
well of Oxford, would appear with thu
people from that town. But no ont
came from Oxford, and as the vice
presidents of the association were also
absent, the business meeting OF the asso
citation in the forenoon was called to or
der, on suggestion of some OF those
present, by Franklin Maxim Of South
Paris.
The records were read by the secre
tary, Mrs. Alta Sheen of Norway, and
Treasurer A. NJ. True of Bethel reported
the amount in the treasury the same as
last year, $3.50, with the addition of q
few cents in dividends from the Bethel
Savings Bank.
Officers for the coming year were
chosen by nomination from the floor as
follows:
Presidential. II. Hutchinson, Bethel
Vice Presidents-Mrs. Eva L. Fogg, Norway
Mrs. l.. A. Rounds, South Paris.
Secretary-Mrs. Alta Sheen, Norway.
Treasurer-A. NJ. True, Bethel
Press Correspondent-Arthur e. Forbes
South Paris.
Entertainment Committee-Mrs. Eva L. Fogg
Mrs. L. A. Rounds. Grinfn Stuart, Gilman
Whitman, Mrs. Alta Sheen, Mrs. j. w. Chute.
The next meeting will be held at the
same place on the first Wednesday in
August, 1914, according to the vote OF
the association.
A picnic dinner was eaten, with coffee
furnished by Brown Corps of Bethel, and
a social hour was enjoyed.
Mr.. Maxim also presided at the after
noon session, for which no special pro-
gram had been arranged, but which was
occupied largely by speeches and remi-
nisceuces. Several war songs were also
sung by the audience, with Mrs. Chute
at the piano, and there was duet by
Franklin Maxim and Gilman Whitman.
Col. VIM. T. Eustis of South Paris
urged the training of the children in
patriotism, and rejoiced in reunited
country.
A. NJ. True of Bethel said that the
special duty of patriotic citizens is not
to recall what we did fifty years ago, but
to be willing to-day to sacrifice for the
good of the country or the community.
he also gave some interesting reminis-
ceuces of days in the Shenandoah valley.
Mrs. W. R. Tarbox of Fryeburg, a
former president of the state depart
ment of the Ladies of the g. A. R., who
was here especially for this meeting,
mentioned the fact that when she was
three years of age, her father laid down
his life on the third day at Gettysburg,
and emphasized the Importance of the
work done by the order of which she
was formerly the head in instructing
the young in patriotism.
Others who spoke rather briefly re-
garding the special purpose of the asso-
citation, or gave "reminiscences of the
days of the civil war, were j. a. Noyes
of South Paris, W. X. Tarbox Of Frye
burg, II. Fl. Maxim of South Paris, Mrs.
Hunter of Massachusetts,, Frank Martin
of Rumford, j. Fl. Bean of South Paris,
and E. l. Spofford of South Paris.