Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-25
call together the dangers and hardships
we have passed through together, that

call, and under it's colors we may well
and properly remember with pride and
recall with honorable pleasure. II dis
ease or distance prevent a hope for
meeting we still trust that good for
tune may attend them abundantly and
all they cherish, knowledge OF which
shall gladden. and cheer our hearts next
to a personal meeting with these COM
raoes who are unable to be with US
on these reunion occasions. May the
journey Of life brighten as they ad-
vance and may they find amid the
pleasures of earth and the blessings of
Heaven that indeed their last days
shall be their best days"
RESOLVED: That the especial
thanks Of the Association are due and
cordially rendered to the newspaper
press of Maine in general and the Ken
nebec Journal of Augusta in particular,
for kindly notice of our meeting and
other courtesies and for the space so
courteously given to our reports. that
our distant comrades who were natives
of Maine, as we'll as those still among
US may know of those who were their
former comrades, and still remember
their ompanionship
RESOLVED: That to Alfred B. Per-
klns, our retiring president we express
thanks of this Association is due for
the wise and courteous management of
its affairs. Dignif1ed and just in the
Office, active, kind and approachable
in his official and personal relations.
He retires from the place he has filled
with much honor with the full affection
o. all the Comrades over whom he has
presided so we'll. The memory Of this
service will be most pleasant to all the
members of this association and we
sincerely trust that his future life shall
be one of unalloyed pleasure bringing
him what is best of earth, and the
blessing that comes to us from better
land as a Loving Father as foretaste
of the joys beyond the river toward
which we all are journeying that may
come to him in the hereafter among
his comrades and friends and loved
ones on the sunny heights beyond the
river in the Celestial City, the Eternal
Home Of the Just.
Comrade Perkins Replies
eloquently expressing his thanks for
the acceptance Of his efforts to serve
the Comrades which has been a pleas
ure and most happy association that
recalled most interesting memories of
the days Of service under the flag Of
Our Country.
1t has always been our pleasure and
custom to welcome at our reunions
the members of the families of our
comrades. Among the most brave and
faithful and beloved in Camp and
Field of our Comrades whose lives
since they laid aside the duties of the
soldier for those Of the citizen have
been of like honor to themselves and
our Association was Corporal Robert
A. Cony of Company f. Possessing
an honorable name he bore it mod
estly and with honor and when he
passed to his reward with our Com
rades beyond the stars he left a son
who like himself is one Of the COM
mon people, true son of New Eng
land who has benefited by our
schools and has turned aside from
valuable office to settle among us
and practice his profession and build
his home and make up that circle of
valued friends that an honorable man
SO loves and prizes. Among those who
we'll know his ancestors and NAV we'll
nave confidence in him as an associate
and find as in the letters I have Just
read You recall the comrades of old
a son IN the man who bears the name
OF his father our late Conhrade may we
recall our faithful and honored Com
rade. Mr.. President, with your per-
mission I have the honor to introduce
Robert A. Cony, Esq, of Augusta and
move that as Mr. Cony has once at
tended reunion of ours and eloquent
~ addressed us l move that he now
be elected an Honorary member of this
ASsocia ton
rms motion was unanimous and Mr..
| Cony. in few well chosen words. ex
pressed his appreciation of the grea
honor bestowed upon him by the asso-
citation.
The Officers
The committee on nomination of Of
ficers for the ensuing year reported
that they had agreed upon the follow
ing:
Capt. Augustus N. Linscott, of Wal
doboro as President; vice presidents,
Alfred B. Perkins, Hallowell, Charles
H. Dunton, Augusta, and Washington
Bonnheimer, Waldoboro; secretary and
historian, Joseph T. Woodward. Sid
ney: assistant secretary, Mrs. Mertie
A. Perkins, Hallowell; N. H. Fossett,
Riverside as Treasurer, and John M.
Williams Of Readfield as chaplain.
Mrs. Perkins next read a poem in
honor OF the esteem in which the asso-
citation holds Comrade Woodward, its
beloved secretary. and Mr.. woodward's
reply was worry touching and came di-
rect from his heart.
The following resolution was read bv
Capt. 0. F. Glidcea in appreciation Of
the faithful work vt Secretary Wood
ward:
Resolved: In as much as tho success
and even the actual holding of oGe Ar.
nual reunion has for years depended
mainly upon one loyal and Jealous
comrade, therefore, to Adjutant Joseph
4. woodward, our honored secretary
and historian, we once more tender our