Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-06

Raleigh Wheeler passed the weekend with
Lis family in town.
Mrs. Allen Weber slipped and fell few
days ago and injured her hips.
Last Sunday were received into
: membership of the First Baptist church. re-
ceiving the right hand of fellowship by the
pastor. More are to be received later. The
subject of the weekly prayer service in the
vestry Thursday at $50 2. NJ. will be TOO
Late" Friday evening a lawn social will
be held on the church lawn with ice cream
on sale Next Sunday morning the pastor,
Rev. A. ". Swift. will speak on the subject
! The Fight Is On" and in the evening his
( message will be Missing the Mark" Sun
day school at l1.45 and {. +. at $50. Sub
! ject for the c, Z. meeting is Progressive
Christians Peter 1:l.1l.
! The Memorial day exercises was the best
that has been known in Hartland for years.
owing to the faithful and earnest efforts of
, the first selectman Mr.. L. B. Wheeler and
all the different committees that so nobly
assisted him in the work. At nine o'clock
the Opera House web filed to witness
the presentation of the Service flag of thirty
stars by Daniel Packard. Lawyer Haley
acted as chairman, giving brief remarks as
! to the real meaning of the day. Dr. C. A.
I Moulton received the Service flag hor the
! citizens OF the town with words that sripped
! the hearts and held the attention of every
! listener. America was sung by the aud
| fence and special music rendered by the male
quartet Among their selections was the
i Vacant Chair" Prayer was offered by
Rev. E. J. Weber of the NJ L. church.
/ This program having been concluded all re-
/ manned seated until the children marched
out by grades to form the march led BY Mar.
shall Lee Fuller. After the children came
| all the rest that were in the hall until the
full march was made up with the Fife and
Drum Corps and the Veterans in the lead
| After marching down to Warren square
they halted around the fas pole while the
children sang There many Flags in
Many Lands" The boys Of lS61.65 then
raised Old Glory as the gathering crowd
sang The Star Spansled Banner" Then
| the Service flag was raised after Mr. Ham.
| ilton had given brief remarks and read the
honor roll Of thirty young men who had left
our town for camp and overseas. Again
the children sang very sweetly The next
IN order was the raising OF the Third Liber.
! ~ Loan flag which contained a star showing
that the town had doubled her quota The
Marshall at this point started the march
which was off for the Riverside cehetarv
The march consisted of the Fife and Drum
Corps. the children of all the schools. the
ked Cross in Uniform carrying a large Am.
erlcan nag, the Veterans several orders of
Inc town and many, many citizens of the
place. At the upper bridge the ranks we're
halted and broken while the children threw
flowers on the water in honor of the sailors.
, while they sang Prayer was offered bv
Rev. A. W. Swift and then the soldiers
| h'archea through and took their places again
in the front ranks.
Arriving at the graveyard all marched in
side the gates where the children sang again.
prayer differed by Rev. A. W. Swift and a
selection sang by the male quartet After
| the soldiers decked the graves of their brave
(! comrades the march continued on its way
back to Warren square where they disband.
ed and autos took the Veterans and children
10 Pine Grove cemetary where music was
rendered again as before and nr.ver w.s
offered by Rev. f. j. Weber of the NJ r
afternoon
! the two churches united at the First Ban.
list church in Union Prayer Service for
the nation at this special time Of war. At
/ eight IN the evening the Opera House WAS
! full again to listen TO the Memorial address
given by S. A. Evans of Bath. The sneak.
er of the evening held his audience smell.
pound for everyone was interested and en-.
Ioyed the able address that he gave. The hall
was very tastefuiy decorated in patriotic
| coiors under the direction of Mrs. O p
Brown. Rev. A.'W. Swift acted as chair.
man Of the evening and read the Lincolns
speech at Gettysburg. Prayer was offered
=! nes T. j. Weber and the male quartet
"'sS'eo IN the program by special music
uhoer the leadership of Supt H. b. Cliff
| fora: After Rev. Z. j. Weber pronounced
| the benediction all went home pleased with
the program Of the day.