The Republican journal., 1913-07-03
Veterans Meeting in Waldo.

The Waldo County Veteran Association met
by invitation with SilverHarvestGrange, Waldo,
Thursday, June Goth. Although the morning
gray and gloomy, fully two hundred people
were present at this meeting. Silver Harvest
Grange hall was this spring enlarged and re-
paired, and the Veterans and their families
had the pleasure of holding their meeting in
fine large hall most artistically draped with
flags and bunting. In the absence of Presi
dent Crockett and Secretary Stinson, Com
rade Bowen, past president of the association,
called the meeting to order and Oracle Bowen
was appointed secretary pro tenn. The presi-
dent appointed Comrades Jones of Brooks,
Knowton of Swanville, and Trask of New
burgh committee on the time and place of
the next meeting No further business APP
pearing, and dinner was in readiness the
meeting was adjourned until 2 p. m. There
seemed to be an abundance of food for the large
and hungry company, the usual box of cigars
was in evidence, and small talk flowed like
river and the noon hour passed all too quickly.
The afternoon meeting was called to order
with President Crockett of Winterport in the
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Vaughan of East Belfast, honorary member of
the association, and past chaplain. On call of the
President AZ veterans rose, representing Lib
erty, Belfast, Brooks, Monroe, Winterport,
Newburgh, North Searsport, Swanville Mont
vile, Morrill, and Waldo. The committee en-
time and place reported the next meeting to
be held August 7th with South Branch Grange
ProSpact. If Thurs6oy no f,ir
day. The address of welcome was by James
Cilley, honorary member of the association,
who said in part: in the name of Silver Har-
vest Grange and the citizens of Waldo, well
come the veterans and their wives; but trust
there is no need of many welcoming words;
that the audience have already been made to
feel how truly welcome they are. The Grange
and the good people of Waldo, in the several
times that the association has met with US,
have felt pleased and honored by their coming, |
realizing as we do, that the peace, prosperity /
and unity of this great Nation was sealed to
US by the sacrifices and sufferings of the
Brave Boys in Blue, of whom are with |
US today. AS l look upon you veterans, you
do not look as though life had been all sorrow,
happy, useful lives. The sight of so many
veterans here. and the remembrance of what |
you did for your country and the right
arcuses patriotism in US ALL and we wish to.
day to plant another milestone in your lives,
that ycu will be pleased to look back upon"
The response was by Comrade Johnson Trask |
of Newburgh, who in his usu II happy, off hand
manner, said it was no cross to him to give the |
response. He was proud to stand before such
a large gathering, and in the name of Waldo
County Veterans to thank the grange and the |
good people of Waldo for this day of enjoy |
ment. He made several good hits upon the |
veterans present. He said that next week he
hoped to stand upon the battlefield of Gettys-
burg, in the same place where SO many years
ago Comrade N stood like statue and per-
sonally checked the advance OF Gen. Pickett |
Comrade Nickerson made fiattering mention
of the address and the response, and it was
moved that the address of welcome be pub
lished in the Belfast papers, but brother Cilley |
disturbed this arrangement by saying that the
audience had as much of the address as he
had, as it had never been written. President
SIOCkeIl Iudue Tile announcement Lndt one |
week from that day, upon the field of Gettys-
burg the members of Waldo Veterans Asso- |
citation present would hold meeting, Com
rade Nickerson to give the address of well
come, Comrade Trask the response, and Com
rade Ellis of Belfast to provide the proper re-
freshments, at the proper time.
Comrade ]. O. Johnson of Libe, ty, officer in |
he -,
teresting experiences of his in the slave |
States before the war. He witnessed two
sales of human beings. One sale was peculiar
ly distressing. of wealth married |
beautiful slave, white as any white woman,
and by her had two fair daughters, who were
educated in Germany. Their mother died,
and their father married again, had one son by
his second wife. and then died. Their step
mother, wishing to make good for her son,
threw his two beautiful. cultured half sisters
upon the slave mart, but public sentiment was
aroused and at the sale a friend of the young
ladies placed his pistol and thousand dollars
upon the table and said, let no man here dare
to bid more upon these two slaves. So they
were knocked down to him. He freed them
and they came to New York.
President Crockett then turned the meeting
over to Brother Cilley and the following, pre-
gram was presented: song, "Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" flag drill by the Evans school
song by Arethusa Packard; recitation by Alice
Nickerson; instrumental music by Quincy
sisters, violin and piano; song, marching
Through Georgia." drill by three boys; song,
Every Nation has flag Save the Coon" by
Lillian Braddock; recitation by Beatrice
Leavitt;. original essay, by Laura Holmes. At
this point Brother Cilley unfured the large
flag of our deceased and we'll beloved brother;
William B. Cammett of Waldo and three
hearty cheers were given, and on suggestion
Of President Crockett, three cheers were
given to the members of Silver Harvest
grange; also on motion, the members of Silver
Harvest grange were made honorary members
of the association. Then followed musical
drill, Eva Wentworth organist; recitation,
Gusta Nickerson; song, Gem of the Ocean,"
Rev. William Vaughan was then called upon
and among other kind things reminded the
veterans of their standing invitation to hold
an annual meeting upon the Vaughan shore.