The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-12
Veterans Meeting in Prospect

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The Waldo County Veteran Association
held its August meeting in the K. Of p hall,
Prospect. August 6, 1915. 1t was postponed
meeting from the 9Th on account of the storm
and the meeting was not as large as some
former meetings. The forenoon session was
called to order by the President, S. L. Crockett
OF Brooks and the minutes of the July meet
ing were read and accepted. One Comrade was
reported as having died since the last meet
lng-Comrade Henderson Heal of Co. A, 9Th
Me. Vols. The committee on time and place
OF next meeting, Comrades Trask, Bowen and
Palmer. subsequently reported as follows: time,
Sept End, place, Vaughan's shore East Belfast.
The report was ccepted. Comrsde G. Harding
made some appropriate remarks. Dinner was
then announced. recess was taken and the
boys fell into line and marched to the dining
room where the inner man was satisfied After
the smoke talk the afternoon meetingwas called
to order,an the following program given; sing
ing America" all standing; prayer by Com
rade D. 0. Bowen; address of welcome by
Mrs Jennie Dockham, as follows:
Mr.. President, Members of the Waldo Goun-
ty Veteran Association: 1t seems hardly DOS
sible that two years have passed since you
met with US for the first time in the history of
your association. and we greet you today with
the same degree of pleasure. the same feeling
OF admiration, the same amount of gratitude
to you who fought and suffered with such
valor and heroism for the cause of freedom
that we might still enjoy the blessings of
liberty and union, now and forever one and
ilseparable.
When our martyred Lincoln called for vol
unteers to uphold the honor of our country how
quickly and nobly you responded, realizing the
sacrifice, yet resolutely and unflinchingy you
pressed on to the call of duty.
Once to every man and nation comes the
moment to decide in the cause of truth with
falsehood, for the good or evil side AS we
look across the waters and realize, although in
small degree the terrible carnage, the awful
sacrlflce of young, brave manhood, the grief
stricken mothers, widows and orphans brought
about by greed and thirst for conquest.
we feel that we owe much to our houored
president who is so faithfully and patiently
guiding our Ship of State through the turbu-
lent waters and treacherous shoals with
which he is being constantly confronted God
grant his course may be straight on to the ha-
ven of peace
We are glad to see that in the intervening
time since your last meeting with US so many
of you have been spared to meet with us
again, that so few have been called to Join the
Grand Army above. Although in the natural
oroer OF events your ranks must grow thin
ner year by year. yet the memories of the
brave comrades gone before must always
remain with you and be to you and to US,
an inspiration to higher and nobler aims
and purposes; and when "taps'' shall be
sounded for the last time and you shall
nave gathered an unbroken army at that
great encampment, may the coming genera
ton be imbued with the same spirit of patri-
otlsm which characterized the Boys of 81.
Our vanished armies have not truly died,
They march today before the heavenly host,
And history veterans raise storm of cheers
AS the Yankee troops with glory armed and
shod,
in grand review swing by the throne of God
Mr.. President, members of the Waldo
County Veteran Association, in behalf of the
people of Prospect give you cordial well
come.
The response was by Comrade D. o Bowen
of Morrill,. Then followed reading by Mrs.
Ward, music by Emma Colson, reading by
Mrs. Hopkins, singing by Mrs. Jefferson, re-
marks by Comrades Trask. A. E. Nickerson, A,
Stinson, VIM. Rowe and Jas. Knowlton Presi-
dent Crockett made some very appropriate re-
marks as did Mrs. Bowen and Mrs Palmer. and
Mrs. 0. B. Gray spoke words of welcome to
the boys of '6l.
Then closed another of our best meetings
by singing God be With You Till we Meet
Again. A. ST1NsoN, Secy.