The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-03-18
SOMERSET VETERANS BREAK RANKS TO Be
FORMED AGAIN At NORR|OGEWOCK
March Session Was Held at Skowhegan With A
Good Attendance. Memorial Service

The Somerset Veterans Association
and Ladies Auxiliary held the regular
March session in the court room.
Municipal building Friday, March II.
opening at 1920 the following off
GERS responding to the roll call. Col
e. E. Gould, Major j. ". Fogler, Chap
lain Cephas Walker, Adjutant S. F..
Emerson, Quartermaster Amase Greg
Dry After singing Showers of Bless
ings' and the audience repeating the
23rd psalm. the chaplain offered pray
ers, followed with singing Nearer Ny
God to Thee" The Adjutant and
Quartermaster submitted their quart
erly reports which were accepted
The deaths of comrades. Jared
Bates, F. NJ. Roberts, T. ]. Heal, John
Keen, Jefferson Wentworth, Lorenzo
Proctor, c. c. Berry, Frank White,
Cyrus Young, and C. H Wheeler were
reported and Major j. W Fogler, j. f.
Woodsum and Amasa Gregory were
appointed to prepare the accustomed
resolutions. Major ]. w. Fogler gave
the address of welcome. touching upon
some of the great events of the civil
war and making the statement that
while the veteran soldiers of the Re
public are welcome everywhere today,
there was time when all through the
southern portion of our country they
were a very unwelcome class.
Col. Gould took occasion to outline
some of the work the Veteran Asso-
ciatin had done since its organization
and the audience sang Tramp, Tramp
Tramp, the Boys Are Marching"
After due consideration it was
voted to hold the June session in Nor
ridgewock Remarks were o.
]. f. Woodsum and j. w Fogler Col
Gould read selection in relation to
IGen. Howard and G. w Emerson read
a poem and offered remarks. S. f.
Emerson read a poem entitled THE
Old Grand Army Boys" Remarks by
comrades ]. W. Moran, c. w Stoddard.
A. Withee and J. W. Fogler.
Adjourned till lis p. NJ. and under
the auspices of the Ladies of Russell
Relief Corps bountiful dinner was
served in G. A r. hall. AT the APP
pointed time Col. Gould called to or
, der Il need Thee Every Hour" was
sung and the Chaplain offered prayer.
The committee on resolutions report
ed. Resolutions read and adopted and
the choir rendered an appropriate Sc
lection. A short memorial service fol-
lowed in memory of Department Com
mander John F. Lamb, who died at
his home in Livermore Falls, and Past
J Department Commander j. l.. Myrick
of Waterville spoke of his life work
followed by Col. Gould and p. A.
) Cleveland An appropriate selection
was rendered by the choir. Mrs. F.
E. Gould read a newspaper clipping
giving an account of a woman who
served as a regularly enlisted soldier
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followed with remarks by Past Com
mander Myrick. Col. Gould sang a
new war song applied to the boys in
blue, a counterpart of "Silver Threads
Among the Gold" and remarks were
offered by p. II. Butler also a maya
= zine article relative 10 the present
war in Europe by Chas. Folsom Jones
with remarks on The same. A com
municaton was received from Com
rade Sewell w Smith sending frater-
nal greetings to the Association and
jefferson Savage was reported on the
sick list S. +. Emerson read boem
entitled Gen. Phil kearney at the
. Battle of Fair Oaks" offering remarks
in memory of Gen Kearney Pleasing
remarks followed by comrade Jones
; and comrade Fogler and John l.. Fish
. of the Independent Reporter was call
ed upon and responded G. w Emer-
son read a poem followed with re-
marks by comrades Llewellyn Good
win. Amasa Gregory, Cophas Walker.
Col. Gould and p A Cleveland
vote OF thanks was rendered the
selectmen of Skowhcgan for free use
of the court room and to the Somerset
Traction Co. for reduced rates.
America was sung and ranks were
broken 10 form again in Norridgcwock
In June
Town Officer Almost 10 Years