The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
The Belfast Company
of The Third Maine.

of The Third Maine.
The organization of the Belfast Com
pany took place on Wednesday evening,
April 24th, at the Belfast Opera House
which will soon be converted into an
armory. The history of the organization
is an interesting one and the steady
CROWN that 1t has ATTAINED is one which
reflects not only credit on the men who
were behind it but also on the city.
lhe real movement of the organization
OF company in Belfast originated with
Morris l.. Slugg of this city some two
years ago with Orrin j. Dickey associated
with hlm they worked up list of members
10 the number of 90 with the prime inten-
tlon OF recruiting in the city company
OF the Maine State Guard. History shaped
itself with great strides and when this
llst was practically ready for the organi-
zatlon, the State guard movement was
gwen up and the papers with the list of
almost hundred signers was filed with
the Adjutant General in Augusta.
Nothing more was done until the past
winter, when Mr.. Slugg and Mr. Dickey
became again interested in the movement
following the bill which passed Congress
creating the National Guards and then
movement was made for the organiza-
ton OF company in this city. This time
Mr.. Dickey became the prime mover and
Mr.. Slugg gave his assistance and while
Mr.. Slugg early decided that he would
not be part of the new company he did
not lose any opportunity to give it his
best support. Mr.. Dickey solicited names
to the number of 68 before an examina-
tion was held by Major Bradbury of
Augusta. This examination of men
was rather discouraging for the num-
ber dropped from 68 men in the origi-
nal list to % who passed Nothing
daunted, Mr. Dickey continued his eff
forts and the organization of the company
last week was the results of persistency
and hard work. In the latter part of the
campaign he was assisted by Walter j.
Clifford who did good work in recruiting
the company strength.
The election was ordered for April oath
and Capt N. S. Redlon of Portland of
Company A. was sent here to conduct
the same. The election was held at the
Opera House and was private to the
members of the company. There were
but two candidates for captain of the
company, Orrin j. Dickey and Walter j.
Clifford. The decision was made on the
HISt DdllOl, WI. D1ChcS ItCtlNlHR 10
votes to 33 for Mr. Clifford There were
no contests for first and second lieuten-
ants and DR.. Ansel M. Lothrop was elect
ed as first and Roswell |. Hammons as
second.
At the drill held on Friday night of
last week, Captain Dickey appointed as
first sergeant of the company, Melvin O.
Dickey of this city. Other appoint
ments will be made shortly of the vari-
Gus corporals and sergeants and the re-
cruiting for more men in the company
will be continued. Drills will be held
twice weekly during the spring season
and will be under the instruction of the
officers of the company, the bulletins be-
ing posted in the window of Arey's candy
shop
1t is expected that a member of the
Armory Commission will arrive here this
week when the matter of taking over the
Belfast Opera House for an Armory will
be completed and the hall will then be
closed to the public, being used solely for
the Belfast Company of the Third Maine.
This company will be known as Com
pany F., and is one of the best COM
panies yet recruited in the State, special
credit being given in consideration of the
size of the city and the fact that many
men have been called to the service from
Belfast.
The first public appearance of the COM
pany was on Monday when they came
out on the street with the Belfast Band
and acted as an escort to the members of
the Waldo County Draft, who left for
Aver In the number of % who left on
that day were three members of the Bel
fast Company, George Lowell, Freeman
Harvey, Erwin F. Wade and on Thurs
day another will go in the person of Les
lie F. Grindle. These men m arched to
the train in the company ranks and after
the draft men had passed the company
then drawn up i'll line at salute, they
were called out of the ranks and on be-
half of the company Captain Dickey pre-
sented them with wrist watches as re-
membranes from the members Of the
Belfast Company.
The first appearance of the Belfast
company on the streets was very credit
able showing and they received many
compliments. The men are not yet uni
formed, but soon will be, and part,of the
ordinance outfit is already ordered.
Orrin j. Dickey, the new captain of
this company, is too well known lii Bel
fast and Maine to need an introduction.
He is persistent worker in whatever he
undertakes and is winner when it comes
to work. He has been prominently con-
nected with many public events in the
city and has taken a deep interest in
things of military nature, having had
charge a number Of years of the Me-
mortal Day program and Fourth of July
events. He was born in Northport, the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando A.
Dickey, but spent his early life here He
has served in various capacities in the
city government and has just retired from
the Office of city clerk. Under his guild
ance the company is sure to make good.
DR.. Ansel M. Lothrop, the well known
dentist, who is the first lieutenant of the
company, is well known here, having been
engaged in dentistry for a number OF
years with marked success. He is a
graduate of the Harvard Dental School In
Cambridge. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas w. Lothrop of Belfast and
was born in Buffalo, N Y. He has the