The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-06
A Wet Fourth.
Parade and Races Given up, but we had
Quite Celebration after all.

quite (eleDrdtiOn alter all.
1.-THE day before" was busy one in the
stores. especially in the grocery stores, mar
kets, and places where fire crackers, rockets,
etc, were sold. The weather was threaten
ing in the morning. there were showers in the
afternoon and dense fog early in the even
ing and during the night. but during the day
Main street was lined with teams on both
sides at times, and despite the general use Of
autos the teams predominated. There were
less preliminary explosions than for many
years, but something of a fusilade began in the
the evening and was continued during the
night, but the church bells were silent and
there was not enough racket to deprive people
of their much needed rest. 1t Was the quietest
might before" on record. The weather bu-
reau had promised fair weather for the 4th.
but at q. M, while the fog had disappeared,
the vanes were pointing southeast and the sky
| was overcast, and at a. m. it was rainings
At 10 a. m. it had apparently settled down for
dark, damp, dreary, drizzIy day, with no
prospect of outdoor observances or sports
and of course few visitors from out of town
could be expected with such weather condi-
tions. At the appointed hour four decorated
automobiles reported for the preparedness pa
rade, but it was decided that the parade the or
alton by Prof. Bateman from the baudstand on
the common, and the races, etc, at the fair
grounds, must be given up. The autos, their
occupants and decorations were as follows:
Arthur Richie with Miss Adelaide Percy
and several nurses of the Waldo County Hos
pital in decorated with white bunting
and The Red Cross emblems.
Miss Katherine E. Brier and Miss Mildred
Sanborn with several young ladies in a car
decorated in white dotted with small bluebirds
and banners advertising their Gift Shop on
Church street.
Donald S. Clark, with Misses Ann and Nellie
Greinert and Miss Skinner, summer guests at
Northport, drove his car, which was prettily
decorated in royal purple bunting, purple
flowers and two fierce Royal Bengal tigers"
advertising the Royal Tailors clothing sold by
Harry W. CLARK & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert l.. Curtis, their daugh-
ter and several friends were in the only fam
tastic car. 1t was decorated in red, white and
blue and several of its occupants were in
clown dress.
Early in the morning Messrs. H. c. Buzzell
Maine Hills, M. R. Knowlton and ]. K Dem
nett of the committee of arrangements had
visited the torpedo-boat destroyer Wadsworth
to extend greetings in behalf of the city and
make arrangements for what entertainment
the weather conditions would permit. The
Wadsworth had arrived at this port Monday
evening and anchored just below the Eastern
S. S. Co.'S pier. She was built at the Bath Iron
Works, cost sSs4CO0, and is one of the newest
and fastest of the destroyers, having exceeded
her contract speed of 80 knots. She has
crew of II men and five officers and is 3l5 feet
in length over all, 80 feet beam. feet I.2
inches draft and 1850 displacement. Her bat
terry comprises four 4-nch rapd-fire guns and
the torpedo equipment, four 24inch torpedo
tubes, the latter mounted on the main deck,
two port and two starboard The propelling
machinery consists of Parsons geared turbines
for twin screw drive. The Wadsworth sail
ed early Wednesday morning for Newport, R.
Immediately after the arrival of the morn
ing train members of the committee, with
Prof L. c. Bateman of Lewiston, the orator
OF the Gay, met LuS OlUcerS OF the w aQS worth.
Lieut.. Com. ]. X. Taussig Lieut. ]. H. Falge
and Ensign R. E. Webb, at the wharf and took
them in autos to Memorial hall, where the
Belfast band under the direction of J. Lee Pat
terson rendered several patriotic selections in
the large anteroom just off the main hall.
Rev Arthur E. Wilson in behalf of the COM
mittee welcomed the Naval officers and intro
oft
which included several very appropriate
"rainy day" stories. He said that Belfast
could not do what she had planned to do, but
was glad to do what she could under the ad-
verse conditions. In presenting the orator of
the occasion he SAID that Prof Bateman was
busy newspaper man and had come at per-
sonal sacrifice, as his home city was to have a
splendid celebration and entertain the Secre-
tary of the Navy, Hon. Josephus Daniels
Prof. Bateman said he was pleased to meet
a Belfast audience occasion of this kind.
He had not delivered Fourth of July address
since he 2l. and never had time to pre-
pare any public speech beforehand, but spoke
on the impulse of the moment His theme
Patriotism and his address was eloquent
patriotic and timely. He uttered a note OF.
warning against hyphenated citizenship and
demonstrated the need of true American citi-
zenship in these trying times. He spoke, in
part as follows:
"Nations like individuals, are prone to wor-
ship and alteration, and in all ages have built !
their temples and adorned them with that
which best told the story of their achieve
ments. When their greatness has rested up
on the victories of conquering legions they
have adorned them with the trophies of con-
quest. If their battlefieds were lighted with |
the torch of freedom, history and tradition
unite in presenting their leaders to posterity |
surrounded with halo of glory.
1.-The American people worship at the shrine !
of Freedom, and in the temple of the nations /
heart have placed in the highest niche the
form of the citizen soldier. When our ship of |
state careened upon the mad waves of Civil /,
War it was upborne by the bayonets of mil
lion volunteers. When the civilized world |
stood trembling at the spectacle of mighty |
nation in the throes of dissolution, it was their I
brave hearts and willing hands that sustained |
its honor amid southern swamps and upheld |
its banner upon the painless deep. Down
through the limitless ages. when the glory of |
nations founded upon conquest shall have
faded from the pages of history, will still ring
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