Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-27

u 60 INTO the service under the present
o<ai' cali-Were introduced The mem
pefs OF the Canadian recruiting service
presen> were: Major j. F. Relford OF
the Canadian Field Artillery. Second
Brigade; Capt. A. {. loung of the Thir1
iunneling Company, Canadian troops
Il. Col. John b. Heating. British vice
consul at Portland; Col f. c. Jameson
IN charge of eastern recruiting; Sergt.
w. Z. Ward of the AID Highlanders;
Sergt. j, T. Riddell of the Princess Pa
trlcia Regiment; Sergt. ii. II. Hill Of
the Forestry Battalion, and Private T..
u. Hanning (of Augusta) of the 18th
Battalion.
The speeches upon the occasion were
snort and TO the point, ana were espe
cialy interesting as coming from men
who had been at the front And il goes
without saying that the speakers arous-
ed great enthusiasm for the Liberty
Loan meeting and Canadian recruiting
rally at City hall. Between the speech
es patriotic songs were sung by all, and
The musical specialties of the occasion
were the rendering OF a number of Sc
iections by the Camp Devens officers
ana the singing of the "Marseilles" by
j. FRANK Rilodeau and Charles +. Bio
deau of this city. Professor j. Francis
MacNichols was in charge Of the mu-
steal program.
Inc principal speaker before the
fotarians was Major Belford, a man
VINO was minister before he was a
major, hero of NiEly Ridge. and
man who has two sons at the front.
! He spoke of the feeling Of his peo-
pie at the United States entering
the war, not feeling that took in /,
consideration the number Of men in
the country or its wealth, as mach
as feeling that it was an endorse
ihent OF the civilized world of the
right of the Allies in the war. The
speaker urged the people not to be
peSslmlstic for the Allies are fight
ing for truth and justice and in
battle OF right against might right
VIII always win. And he put for
ward the call for men for the Cana
dian army.
Capt. a. c. Young Of the Third
Iunneiing Company, Canadian troops.
was introduced as q man who had
done his share in the great work of
mining Hill no CO. which came as
such great surprise to the Ger
mans. He spoke of the fine impress
sion the United States officers had
made at the front and told of the
great feat in mining that was done
when the tunneling company explod-
ed the 10 mines, killing many Huns,
Lieut.. Col. Heating, vice council.
stated that British and the Ameri-
cans are one in flesh and blood 1t.
Coi. Heating came to Portland in
1895 as vice consul and has been
in the State for Il years. He had
TWO sons in the service, one who will
never como back
Col. +. c. Jameson, the other
speaker of the evening, is in charge
OF the Canadian recruiting in the
Eastern division of the United States.
He was in two battles at Nprcs. Col.
Jameson stated that the biggest thing
the private citizen can do is to build
up and keep up the public opinion
and he pointed out that one way was
in making the boys who go into the
national army understand that it is
the deliberate wish of all the country
! that they submit theln:elves to the
/ discipline of the army.
President Stewart Of the club an
nounced that The two French children
that the Rotary Club had adopted
were twin boys, named Jules and
Leon prabel. born Feb. ., 1905
At the business session President
Stewart also stated that the nom
mating committee for the officers and
board of directors of the club is to
report al the last meeting in MAJ.
Roy J." Nardwell was appointed to
audit the accounts and report later.
The members of the nominating con-
mittee are Hon. Willis N. Swift.
Charles l.. Andrews and b. F. purin-
ton.
. The Rotarians' next gathering win
he Red Cross meeting to be held
May at Howard hall and the COM
mittec of arrangements is composed
of Guy !. Gannett. Blaine S. Vic,
and Harris S. Woodman
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