Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-08
MADISON
Somerset County Veterans AS
ISOLATION Holds Annual Meet
ing and Elects Officers-Spe-
cial Cars for Bryan Lecture.

The annual meeting of the Somerse.
County Veterans Association and Ladies
Auxiliary was held Thursday in the X. T.
| hall in the /. 0. Q. F. block. with a good
representation Of veterans from Skowhe-
gan, Norridgewock. North Arson and
Bingham. The forenoon session was
called to order at Il O'Clock by Col E. E.
Gould and opened with prayer by Chap
lain Cephas Walker. Next came vocal
solo, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys
are Marching" Col. Gould. The first item
Of business to come up was an invitation
to hold the March meeting in Oakland
and on motion of Major Fogler it was
voted to accept the invitation. Next
came the annual reports by the officers
! followed by the nomination and election
Of the following list of officers for the en-
suing year: Colonel. f. E. Gould of An
son; lieutenant colonel Charles Folsom
Jones of Skowhegan; major, G.. c. Hart
well OF Madison; adjutant, S. f. Emerson
of Skowhegan; quartermaster, Amasa
Gregory of Madison. Next came an in
teresting speech by Maj. Fogler who
compared the circumstances in regard to
preparedness in the time of the Civil war
/ To lIlOSG Oh the present udS. diSO Iilc Colll-
manders Brief speeches were made by
Comrades Woodsum, y. A. Withee,
Smith, S. f. Emerson. and NJ. W. Fred
eric. A letter was read from j. B. Wes-
ton. who is passing the winter in Flor
da, and at this time the meeting was adj
/ journed to afternoon. The afternoon SEES
! sion opened at lis o'clock with bugle
| calls on a Victrola and the order Of exer-
cises was: Singing, II Need Thee Every
Hour; repeating the 23d Psalm; prayer
by Chaplain Walker; resolutions were
adopted on the death of A. G. Sawyer
who died since the last meeting; singing,
God Will Take Care of You" Col. Gould;
reading The Poem Of 1917" by j. L. Fog
Ter; victrola selection; address of well
come by Judge Charles Q. Small; Judge
Small in a stirring speech quoted the key
note of President Wilson's message and
aroused much enthusiasm. Response to
address of welcome by. Maj. F'ogler. AT
this time Col. Gould gave way to the
president Of the Ladies' Auxiliary and the
| officers elected for the coming year were:
President, Mrs. Alice Pierpont; VIC. presi
dents, Mrs E X. Moore and Mrs. Harry
Sawyer; treasurer Mrs. Alice Smell; chap
| lain, Mrs. Hilton Two deaths were re-
ported since the last meeting. Mrs. Susie
! Haynes and Mrs. A. G. Sawyer, and ap
propriate resolutions were adopted. Col.
! Gould again took the chair and the order
! of exercises was: Singing original war
song, Col. Gould; remarks, Rev William
Wood; reading, Our Flag T." Mrs. Jennie
Mcfarland; reading, KNITTING sweaters"
Spear; remarks. c. F. Jones; humorous
reading, s. F. Emerson; victrola selection.
Battle Hymn of the Republic with the
company joining in the chorus closing
hymn. "God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" A strong undercurrent of pa
triotism was constantly manifested
throughout the day and number of the
veterans expressed willingness to again
shoulder their rifles if necessary and
unqualified approval of 80 presidents
course was given. Dinner for the veter-
ans and the public was served at the
noon hour In the I. o. Q. r. banquet hall.
John. T. MacNaught of Cambridge
Mass, was calling on friends in Madison
Thursday. MIR, MacNaught was formerly
resident of Madison for a number of
years
Special cars were run over the line Of
! the Somerset Traction Go, to skowhegan
Friday evening to accommodate large
number of persons who wished to attend
the Bryan lecture.
/. F. Hamilton returned Thursday eve
ming from an automobile trip to Plain
field, ~ ].
Mrs. ]. NJ. Spence has returned from
business trip to Boston and New York
City.