Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-09
BELFAST.
Waldo County Veterans
Assn. Meets at Prospect.
Interesting Meeting and Inter-
esiing Stories Of Gettysburg,
Mrs. william Robinson Is Injured
When Carriage Upsets.

Belfast, Me-, Aug. S.-tSpecian- For
tae first time in the history of its or
ianization the Waldo County Veterans
:, association met, Thursday, at Pros
pect, being entertained there for its
august meeting by the South Branch
Grange, in the knights of Pythias
hall The hall was draped with flags
and bunting and quantities of flowers
were used in the decorations. Thirty
seven veterans were present. the whole
eathering numbering some 300 Repre-
sentatives were present from Stockton,
Prospect, North Searsport, Winter
iort. Hampden, Frankfort, Swanville.
Belfast, Brooks, Morrill,. Montville
I'D california.
The forenoon session was called to-
frdef bv President Crockett of Frank
f9rt. The secretary's report fer tie last
meeting which was held IN Waldo, was
cad and accepted. alse the report of
tie meeting held at Gettysburg. This
3 the first meeting of the association
since the great reunion at Gettys-
burg, when . special meeting of the
Waldo County Veterans was held on
ae battlefield.
Five comrades have died since the
last meeting, Eli c. Merriam CT Bel
4st. Il captain of the Gard L. :. Vol
arteer Colored Infantry; Henry Par
sons of Thorndike, Co. b, 18th Maine;
Horace Weber of Monroe. LIST Maine;
David Bird of Belfast, lst Maine Cav
iiry; benjamin Ray of Waldo Co. II,
nd Maine Navalry.
The committee on time and place
If next meeting was appointed, Com
rades Trask of Newburgh, Harding of
| Waldo and Clark of Belfast
The Rev. Lewis Pendleton of Frank
ort, a comrade who took the trip to
Gettysburg was called upon to speak
It the forenoon meeting, and gave an
interesting account of the trip and the
fleet it had ON the nation. He paid Il
| glowing tribute to the men who
| ought in the war and who worked and
| ave their lives for the best interests
| If the country, saying that all such
| stood behind the prosperity of the ma
| ton. Mr.. Pendleton himself enlisted
from Roekland, and went all through
| he war; taking Dart in all the import
ant engagements.
| During President Crockett's talk he
| spok5 of the fact that there were 10
| Governors at Gettysburg, and Cover
nor iiaines of Maine was the only one
re saw, who gave his personal atten-
ton to the men, arranging for their
comfort in every way possible, and
upon their arrival at Burnham secur-
rg a special train to convey them to
Belfast and nearby towns.
Comrade Jones of Brooks, when call
ad upon. spoke of the welcome always
accorded the associa ton wherever it
was entertained, and mentioning the
,act that it had never been in Prospect
before. He spoke feelinsly of the in
terest which the young men and wo
men of today are taking in the veter
ans and their work. and carrying out
ihe principles of friendship, love and
truth.
The forenoon session closed with sing
ing .America" by the choir and audi
ence, then all passed to the dining
room, where a bountiful repast was
served and smoke talk enjoyed.
The afternoon meeting was called to-
rider by President Crockett and was
,ened by singing The Star Spangled
BANNER" Mrs. Anna Hartman of
Prospect sang the verses, the choir
and audience joining in the chorus.
PRAYER was given by Chaplain Albert
Nickerson of Belfast. The report of
the committee on time and place was
then heard. and the time decided as
the first Thursday in September. and
Ao1ohln'c shore in BELFAST
The address of welcome was given byj
Mrs. Lizzie r. Eames of Prospect. in a
very gracious manner and the responsel
hy Comrade Spencer of Winterport
the choir then rendered THE Battlel
HYMN of the Republic; Mrs. Ednai
Hartman of Prospect read Mother s
Fool. Miss Hattie Haley recited THE
Returned Battle Flags; columbia.
the Gem of the ocean,, was given pyl
fine choir. Mrs Jennie Dockham read
"The Parsons Bay; MIS-. Anna Har-
riman gave a vocal solo, and MIS-. Ailcel
Hopkins read. Remarks We're then
made by Comrade ID. O. Bowen of Nor
rill. He did not go to Gettysburg, so i,
his talk was along other lines.
Comrade f. W. Ellis of Belfast was |
among those who went to Gettysburg
He smoke of seeing the monument |
there. and gave the statistics which 1t
recorded. the fact that 81 were killed
in the battle, 120 wounded, missing a,
and number of officers killed, .. He |
smoke of the famous old stone wall,
the reach orchard, and located the
Mace where the 18th Maine took part.
He said that the 18th came out with
less than half the number which went
into the battle He spoke particular
Nv of the excellent accommodations
provided. at Gettysburg, in July, of
the electric lighted tents. and main