Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
WALDO COUNTY
VETERANS MEET
AT BELFAST, NE.

Belfast, Me-, March 6.-(SpeciaD.-
the disagreeable
travelling. there was an unusually large
audience yesterday at the regular
monthly meeting of the Waldo County
Veterans Association, when it was the
guest of Thomas H. Marshall Post. G..
A. r. The guests arriving in the fore
noon, held, as usual, a brief business
meeting. President Crockett of Frank
fort presiding. The committee on time
and place, reported that an invitation
had been received and accepted to
meet next month at Whites Corner
Winterport. The day was saddened by
the thoughts of two comrades who
nave been mustered out during the
past month, Comrade John w. Nash
OF Co. I, 26th Maine Regiment: and
Comrade Charles f. Foss of Monroe
member of the 9Th Maine Infantry
Both were valued friends and COM
rades and those who are left will
miss them.
At noon a most delectable dinner
WIS StENtQ D9 lllt "a Tic VI "a
r. Circle, assisted by Emma White
Barker Tent. D. of V, and by the La
dies Auxiliary of the Sons of Veter-
ans. The dinner was everything that
could be desired and to add to the
JOY of the occasion, each veteran was
presented with handsome carnation
py the Daughters.
The afternoon meeting was called
little earlier than usual, owing to a
kind invitation of Manager Clifford
of the Belfast Opera house. who gave
a special matinee in homer of the vet
Grams.
President Crockett presiding, an
nounced the singing OF America" and
from throats old and young. came the
stirring words and music of that
grand national hymn. Prayer by Rev.
Arthur A Blair of the Universalist
church followed. Then came the re-
port Of the secretary Alfred Stinson.
The address of elcome as made by
Comrade J. G. Harding of Waldo. in
which he greeted in his witty and wise
manner, the comrades of then and
now" making each feel that he was
doubly welcome on this occasion. HIS
address as supplemented by ringing
welcome by Mrs. Annie May Frost,
senior vice of the Daughters of Vet
Grams.
To these glowing words, Comrade
George Merrill of Searsport responded
In his genial and wholly happy man
ner, speaking particularly of the Cir
Gle. the Sons, the Daughters and the
Auxiliary, who have done so much to
aid the veterans in every way.
A recitation by Miss Zola Meservey,
.evhen the Boys In Blue Are Gone,
was the next on the program and
roundly applauded. Miss Meservey re-
sponded with selection introduc-
ing many old war songs. which were
sung by Mrs. Mabel Webber. II was
very effective and enjoyable.
A vocal solo by Mrs. Charles Crock
ett Of East Belfast was then enjoyed,
after which the audience sang. March
ing Through Georgia. "Our Cherished
Flag" was the title of q reading by
Mrs. Dora Bridges. followed by
song. 1.-The Little Bronze Button, by
Mrs. Della Frisbee. Just Before the
Battle Mother" was then sung by the
audience. and a vocal solo. by Com
rade Packard of Northport was en-
joyea.
Remarks were made by Comrade
Trask of Newburg, who paid glow
ing tribute to the Daughters of Veter-
ans. who will tell the story when
the boys in blue are gone Comrade
Merrill Of Searsport then took up the
the-.c and said that the Daughter will
not only tell the story but will tell
MANY things which they know about
tbo var which the old comrades have
heen too modest to rehearse outside
the hosom of their own families. He
closed with proposing three cheers Tor
the Daughters of Veterans.
Then three cheers and a tiger were
nroposed for the ladies of the u. A.
r. Circle, and it was given twice with
gusto.
Rev. A. A. Blair then spoke. AL
though neither a veteran or the son
Of a veteran, Mr.. Blair said that ne
was deeply interested in the Boys In
Blue and all they had done. If the
people would only live up to the pre-
cents for which the old veterans
fought. their work would never die.
He hOp9Q tlat the liiiC "oNAN SN'
when the Sons of Veterans Woulo
broaden to take in all interested IN
perpetuating the name of the soldiers.
A vote of thanks to the Post and
Circle was then proposed by Comraoe
Nickerson of Swanville.
Comrade George E. Patterson OK
East Belfast made stirring address,
speaking particularly of the youth ana
innocence of the rank and file OF the
great armies Of 81. and '65, taken
from their schools, their homes ana
mothers, many Of them IA to IL years
OF age, with an average Of 20 years.
These boys reared tenderly. most OF
them, were put under the strictest
discipline, taught to kill and plunder.
Was it any wonder that the whole
civilized world stood aghast and mar
yeled at what these boys would be,
when the war was over and those left
were to return to their homes. Would
they te vicious, rough and coarse?
The answers lay in the faces OF those
who sat listening, Those aged men
who have been men Of peace, since
the days when their life blood was
offered for the flag. Far from vicious.
those boys returned to their farms.