Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-26
Dexter
Farewell to Drafted Men
Parade of Societies St. AIMS
Parish Sunday-LOcals

this town since the opening of the
war was on Thursday when fare
we'll was given the 80 odd draftees
who left for Old Town from where
they will be sent Friday TO Camp
Devens. Proha bly, no better fare
we'll has been given any body of
draftees in Maine. Practically the
cntire~working force of the various
mills and manufacturing establish
ments in town, several OF the secret
societies and business men Of the
town marched in a parade from the
business section Of Main street to the
Maine Central depot. The parade
was the longest ever seen here
Capt Frank Z. Brown Of Go. NJ.
3rd Maine Infantry. marshalled the
lnarchers on Main street soon after
6 A. NJ and headed by the pastors
of the several churches and the Fay
{; Scott band the line OF march was
up Church street to the station.
Ahead OF everything went a large
American flag and the service flag
of St AIMS Catholic church, bear
ing 81 stars representing boys from
the church in the service of their
country.
| In the parade were the employees
of Fay & Scott, the Dunbarton
Wooden Co, the Amos Abbott Wool
en- Co, the Morrison Wooden Co,
/ Wassookeag Wooden Co, the Mod
! ern Woodmen, the Maccabees, Boy
/ Scouts, Deputy Sheriff Jacob A
] I1-;I
veterans of the war of the rebellion
! marched as a unit carrying a large
! flag.
At the station remarks Of a brief
, nautre were made to the draftees
by Capt. Frank Il. Brown There
were cheers for the draftees and
cheers for the many other Dexter
I boys now owed there. The draftees
( in turn cheered for the town. AS
the train pulled out the band played
the Star Spangled Banner.
The annual parade of the soce-
ties of St. AIMS parish will take
place Sunday afternoon and il is
expected there will be 500 people in
line. The route of the parade will
I Main to Free street and over Free
street to the church. where appro-
pirate exercises will be carried out
I The parade will start at $50 o'clock
A feature OF the exercises at the
church will be the unwilling of the
large service flag which now has II
stars representing young men Of St
AIMS church now in the service of
their country. In the parade the
/ Fay & Scott band will furnish mus
I &c and all of the little girls Of the
! church will be attired in white
! The parade will be headed by the
! American flag while probably for
the first time in the history of Dex-
ter tn French tri-color will be car
ried through the streets in a parade.
/ AT the exercises at the church the
! speakers will be United States Com
missioner Charles H. Reed of Ban
gor. Fon. William E. Pierce and
Capt. Frank Z. Brown of this town.
1t is also expected that several Wis
ting priests will speak.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Free Baptist church will hold n
HNN 'eiIl 10" social at the residence
OF Mrs. Grace Brewster Friday even
ing, July 26 Ice cream and cake will
be on sale. The patronage of the
public is solicited.
The baseball fans expect some
thing pretty good for Saturday aft
ernoon when the Great Northern
baseball team of the Bangor Mer-
, camille league meets the Fav g.
Scott team on the Crosby park
grounds, The Great Northern team
will be strengthened by the addition
OF other players and real ball
game is anticipated. Fay &; Scott
has an almost unbroken string Of
victories for the present season