Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-29
OAKLAND
Memorial Services at Memorial
Hall on Sunday-Party at
Observation-Disclosures Are
Wanted for Memorial Day

The service Of Memorial Sunday held
| in Memorial hall was we'll attended
and was of a very interesting nature.
! The patriotic orders were Well repre-
scented, numbering nearly 100 in all
About % members of Kennebec Camp,
u. S. w. ", and their Auxiliary from
| Waterville were present and were eS-
corted to the hall by the members of
Sergt. Wyman Post G. A. r., and j,
Wesley Gilman s. of " The members
of Sergt. Wyman w. r. c., the Ladies
Auxiliary to the S. of ", and the
D. of V. followed the veterans into the
hall, where large number Of people
| had already assembled. An anthem
was sung by the choir of the Baptist
church, composed as follows: Rev. T.
A. A. killam, Harry Patten, Alton
Kerr, Frank Brown. Merle Jones, Fred
| II. Leech. Misses Edna Kerr, Beatrice
| Thomas, Fern Bickford, Clara Leech,
| Marjorie Whitney, with Miss Lena
Kerr at the piano. Rev. F. IL. Bate of
-, the Free Baptist church invoked the
| divine blessing and the audience re-
| manned standing during the recital of
the 1st Psalm by all. a pleasing selec-
! ton was rendered by a male quartet,
Messrs. Killam, Patten, Jones and
| Leech. The 147th Psalm was read by
Prof. Clark of the Maine Wesleyan
! Seminary and an anthem was rendered
! by the choir assisted by Ralph w. En-
erson of FoXcroft. Prayer was offered
| by Rev. Thomas Cross of the Jrniver-
salist church. The sermon was bv
| Rev. P. A. A. killam of the Baptist
church and the text was taken from
| the 147th Psalm: HE hath not dealt so
| with any nation The speaker took
| for his topic Tho Shaping Of the Ma
| ton" and after stating that we had
never before known a Memorial Day
when the country had faced so many
great issues as today, and that the
| country has stood consistently for
freedom and liberty, he showed how
each century had had its own fulfil
ment. The 18th century hequeathcd
| rehg1ous freedom. the is century be-
/ queathed us national freedom: and the
! 18th century bequeathed individual
! freedom. Through all the years, Gods
| hand has been upon the nation. shan
ing it that it might become the nation
on the threshold of another war, our
hearts beat high with hope; for it is
necessity that we fight for the rights
of democracy, which means humanity.
we are helping to fight the battle of
the world that it may know the liberty
every man ought to enjoy The hall
was beautifully decorated by the
members of the Relief Corps, with
flags, bunting and lottcd plants. The
guests from Watervile came in spe-
cial car decorated with flags and hunt
ing. Both conductor and motorman
were members of the order of Spanish
War Veterans. Frank Greyois of Wa
terville was conductor and Fl. B. Hill
ton was mptorman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Purington of
Houlton are visiting Mrs. Purington's
mother Mrs. Mehitable Hallett
Ralph W. Emerson of Foxcroft pass
ed Sunday in Oakland the guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. Olive Boardman
Mr.. Emerson's splendid voice added
| much to the enjoyment of the music
at the Memorial service Sunday after
| noon, and also the morning service at
the Baptist church.
! The Gospel Mission will hold a meet;
ing Tuesday night as usual at the
home Of Rev. Milton Mosher Mr.
| Preble will lead. An open air meet
| ing will be held in Depot square at
| p. m.
Miss Frances Chapman entertained
several friends at the Folsom cottage
on Messalonskee Lake for the week
| end. The party included Miss Bertha
| Whittemore and Mr.. and Mrs. Flewel-
ling from Freeport, Miss Mary Brier.
| Miss Beulah Morrow, Miss Dorice Pet
! tigrew, Miss Martha Strachen.
The ball game Saturday afternoon
between Oakland Athletic Associa ton
and Fairfield resulted in score of Il
| to in favor of Oakland.
! Chester Oliver has gone to Augusta.
having enlisted in the Hospital Corps.
All the stores in Oakland, including
the grocery, general and hardware
stores. grist mill and barber shops, will
| be closed on Memorial day. Fosters
drug store, Martins, Hatfield's and the
restaurants will be closed from 1 to 5
p. NJ. There will be no ball games or
sports of any kind. The spirit of the
proper observance of Memorial day as
shown by the citizens of Oakland is