The Republican journal., 1916-01-13
VETERANS MEETING IN MONROE.

The Waldo County Veteran Association held
their January meeting in Monroe Jan. 9Th
with E. Nj. Billings Post and Relief Corps.
The day was cold but clear, the travelling
good, and at an early hour the boy9S be gen
to arrive in twos and threes. No meeting
was held in the forenoon and the time was
taken up in renewing old acquaintance and
forming new ones. At IL o'clock, sharp, the
dinner call sounded and all fell into line and
marched to the dining hall, where very fine
dinner prepared by E. M. Billings Relief Corps
was waiting the sharp appetites of the veter-
ans, of them having driven 15 or 20
miles After the repast, Comrade F. L.
Palmer passed the cigars, and the usual smoke
talk followed. AT l O'clock, sharp, President
j. G. Trask called the meeting to order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. C. H. Crocker of
Monroe, followed by singing America by the
choir. The president then called for the
names of those who had answered the last
roll-call since the December meeting in Swan
vile, and the secretary read the names of the
following eight comrades who had died within
the past month. the largest number rep rted
since the organization of the association. They
are as follows: Wellington Chase of Winter
port, 7th California Regiment of Infantry;
Jefferson Nealley of Monroe, 26th Maine Vol
nnteers; Elisha Coleman of Stockton, First
Maine Cavalry; Wilder Grant of Belfast, 18th
Maine Volunteers; Libbeus Curtis of Jackson,
26th Maine Volunteers; Erastus Cummings Of
Waldo, 10th Maine; Otis Snow of Winter port
goth Maine; D MEL E. Colson of Winterport;
Andrew A. Nickerson OF vorinth formerly of
Swanville, and brother of the late Hon. AL
fred E. Nickerson, a member of the 18th
Maine Volunteers.
This long list of those never to meet again
with cast gloom over the meeting for a
time.
The secretary reported having received an
Invitation to hold the February meeting with
Thomas H. Marshall Post, Belfast, and the in
vitation was accepted by unanimous vote,
The following program was then presented:
Address of welcome by Rev. c. H. Crocker,
who is stationed at Monroe. He is the son of
a veteran and made a fine address, which was
applauded and appreciated by the old verer-
ans. The response was by the secretary, Com
rade Stinson; song. Miss Annie York; remarks.
W. 7. Nickerson of Swanville, who said it al.
ways gave him great pleasure to attend these
meetings. He lost brother somewhere in
the battle of the Wilderness, who belonged to
the 10Th Me. 1t will never be known where
his bones are sleeping. Mr.. Charles Linsley
of Boston made some fine remarks; song, Miss
Hazel Gilbert; Comrade Lemuel Jellison of
Winterport made appropriate remarks and his
wife sang nice solo; recitation by Miss Maud
Nealley; remarks were made by Mrs. George
Palmer, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Dickey and remarks
by Comrade Davis of Belfast; song, Mrs. Bill
lings of Monroe; recitation by Miss Mansur;
remarks, c. J. Wheland. Clinton Hamm and
Herbert Stevens; Comrade Trask made some
fine remarks and the secretary told a story
and made some remarks alcng the line of
Fredericksburg. where his regiment received
its first baptism of fire.
The meeting proved to be one of the best.
The following towns were represented: Bel
fast. Waldo, Montville. Jackson, Monroe, Win
terport, Searsport. Swanville, Newburg and
Brooks.
The meeting closed with singing "God be
with you till we meet again" and benediction
by Rev. c. H. Crocker.-A Stinson, Secretary.