The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-08-08
Sunday in Islesboro.


Col. and Mrs Roosevelt Guests of Honor
at the Morning Service of the Baptist
church. Col Roosevelt Addresses 5000
People at the Islesboro Inn Rev. Matt
land Alexander of Pittsburg, Pa, Gives
Evening Address.
Sunday, August 4th, was perfect day
In lslesboro as far as the weather was
concerned, with bright skies and clear,
crisp breeze.
Services at the Baptist Church.
The first service of interest was at the
Baptist Church at II a. M, with Col.
and Mrs. Roosevelt as guests of honor.
Later they called informally at the nearby
home of Rev. and Mrs Robert H. Carey.
The pretty little church was decorated
with red, white and blue flowers from
the gardens of the summer residents and
were most attractively arranged with
potted plants. The flag also had place
of honor over the rostrum. The special
guests Joined in the opening exercises and
hymns. The pastor, Rev. Robert H.
Carey, preached patriotic and thrilling
discourse from End Timothy 2:3: "Suffer
hardship with me as a good soldier of
Christ Jesus" He spoke mainly of the
present day "Moral Soldiership" 1t is
no easy life. The soldier and sailor are
called to endure hardships as well as fight
Tor their country. The fact that the
Colonel was following every sentence
with cordial approval was apparent in
his animated expression and mods of as
sent. At the close of the service he
commended the speaker and expressed
his pleasure of listening to Mrs. Bowdoin
N. Pendleton who rendered the solo, Ora
Pro Nobis, with a mpathetic, sweet
and strong voice. 1t was day long to
be remembered in the little church
At the Islesboro Inn.
Manager David Smith had placed the
Inn and its equipment at the disposal of
Miss Dorothy Forbes of Milton, Mass,
who obtained the consent of Col. Roose-
welt to speak. To her unusual executive
ability and untiring endeavor, with the
assistance of local committee with
Ralph E. Pendleton chairman, is due the
perfection of arrangements that was ideal
and unmarried.
A large platform had been erected near
the center shore front piazza. Miss Forbes
designed and executed its decorations of
evergreen boughs relieved with clusters
of Allied flags and silken Stars and
Stripes. At an early hour practically
everyone on the island gathered in front
of the beautiful Inn, on the lawn or
porch. Then came the visitors in steam
ers, motor boats, row boats and sailing
crafts, representing the Colonel's admirers
from Rockland, Rockport, Camden, Cas-
tine, Belfast, and vicinity, up river towns,
Bangor and even as far north as Green
vile, until by careful comparative esti-
mate about three thousand people stood
anxiously awaiting the most noted man
in America today-Col. Theodore Roose-
welt, AS he appeared on the platform
every man, woman and child, led by
Emery B. Williams of the committee,
greeted him with three cheers and tiger
and then the Inn Stars and Stripes were
Scouts of America, recently organized by
Miss Charlotte Kissel, summer visitor,
encircled the platform and stood at at
tention. The program opened with the
Star Spangled Banner by the Camden
Sand, who had also given concert from
the upper porch while the crowd gathered.
A patriotic and inspiring prayer was of
fered by Rev. Maitland Alexander of
Pittsburg, Pa, summer resident.
In introducing the speaker Capt. George
A. Warren said: "It gives me great pleas
ure to introduce Col. Roosevelt and you
all know for what he stands" Turning
to the speaker he said: 81 did say that
right" ''No matter, Captain" replied
the genial Colonel "It suits me, you are
all right"
At the close of the address Mrs. Bow
doin N Pendleton of Islesboro, accom-
panied by Miss Dorothea Shepard of
Tuxedo N Y, sang America, winning
the approval of all and receiving a smile
and salute from the speaker. Then the
crowd began to disperse mid rousing
cheers Col. Roosevelt Immediately re-
turned to his family at the Derby cottage.
Through the generosity of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forbes refreshments were served in
the dining room with it's floral decorations
of red, white and blue to hundreds, with
Mrs. P. o. Beach, Mrs. Edward Branda-
gee, Mrs. Theodore Faulkingham and the
Misses Sprague assisting. 1t was what
Miss Forbes had designed it to be an CALL
Islesboro Roosevelt hour.'
Thoughts from the Address.
This is my first visit to the beautiful
coast of Maine, but l have made many
visits to Aroostook and your large cities.
l have always looked to Maine people for
leadership and found them ready to re-
spond to their country's call. 1 have
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