Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
THE SPANISH war
VETERANS IN 14TH
ANNUAL REUNION
At Togus with Large At
tendance and Splen-
did Entertainment
Distinguished Guests
Address tn e Assem-
blage - Fine Parade
and a General Good
Time Enjoyed by All.

National Home, Togus, Me-, Sept. g.
Especially. 1.-The United Spanish War Vet
Grams. Department of Maine. held its first
field day Monday at the Branch and
very enjoyab BILE time was had The day
was fine and quite a number Of visitors
were present to witness the ceremonies
at the cemetery.
Among those present on the staff were :;
E S. Baribault of Lewiston department
commander; George A. Mckinney of Bid
deford, department senior vice comman-
der; W. J.. Sterling of Waterville, chief
of staff; F. c. Andrews of North Turner,
Adjutant; A. W. Garcelon Of Lewiston,
quartermaster; G. A. Creamer of North
Waldoboro, inspector; H. B. Hilton Of
Gardiner, marshal.
Delegates were present from Kendall
Camp No. of Biddeford; Hamlin Hag-
erty Camp No. 3, of Lewiston; Tiffany
Camp No. 4, National Soldiers Home !;
Kennebec Camp No. II. Of Waterville,
Ladies Auxiliary of Biddeford and Wat
erville, also Scout Leader Raymond Sterl-
ing of Watervlle was present with de-
tachment of Boy Scouts.
forenoon and held their business meeting
at the Home hotel and later had dinner
there. At 100 the column was formed and
marched to the L. S. w. V. monument
in the cemetery, where exercises were
held as follows:
Reading the names Of the comrades
who have passed away since Jan. l, 1917;
Charles Dawley. Kendell Camp No. /;
Michael Gearity, Charles S Martin and
Andrew Commit of Tiffany Camp, and
David B. Poller of kennebec Camp No.
H. The Home Firing detachment fired
three volleys and the Home bugler sound
ed taps.
Upon the speakers platform were Hon.
John w. West. local manager; Col Will
liam P. Hurley, governor; Major Niles L..
Perkins, treasurer; Capt. Jerry B. Machle,
commissary of subsistence; Capt. E. L..
Clark, adjutant; Rev c. H. Temple and
Rev. T. ]. Mclaughlin. chaplains. L. S.
W. Y. staff officers, and Hon. D. ]. Nc
Gillicuddy and Hon. G. S. Mccarthy.
Comdr. Baribault's Address
Department Commander E S. Baribault
Of Lewiston, opened the exercises with an
address which follows:
Honored Guests, Comrades, and Fellow
Citizens:
I am highly pleased to see so many Of
the comrades here today. at time such
as this, when our country faces perhaps
the greatest crisis in its history, even the
greatest orators are silent when face to
face with the momentous events that con-
front US. You will not blame me then,
when I shrink from the task Of making
a speech on this occasion. I am not an
orator. I have served my country in the
past, as you soldiers have, and you and I
stand ready and willing to serve her
again
The wounds Of the great Civil War are
healed, but the memory of the sacrifices
OF those days is still green and fresh We
who are Veterans Of the Spanish War
were not called on to make such. great
sacrifices nor to pour out our blood as
freely as the men Of the sixties. But It
is the will to serve that counts and the
country knows that we had that will to
serve. Today our greatest regret is that