Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-12
SEC. PHILIP HOWARD
ReekIand Politician and Police Judge
Now in Legal Department Y. N. 9.
A, IN Paris-spanish War Veteran

Rockland. Me-, July 12-Philip
Howard, ex-County Attorney. ex-
Judge Of Rockland Municipal Court.
Spanish War veteran and some years
ago one of the best known amateur
baseball men in Eastern Maine, is
now in Paris in the legal depart
ment of the Y. M. c. A. where his
long experience in his profession en-
ables him to be of considerable use
to his native land and her allies.
Patriotic to the core, Judge How
ard made every effort to enlist for
military duty when the war broke
out, but his age was against him and
ne was not accepted. He had served
in the Spanish American war going
out with Co. H. First Maine Regi-
ment. Of the National Guards, as a
private and later becoming a corpor-
al. The company did not see active
service. as it was one Of the unfor-
tunate ones. stationed at Chicka-
manga, where many of the Northern
men suffered many hardships and
undermining of their health owing to
conditions there
Judge Howard was born in Blue
hill. in April 1871. the son Of Octave
p. and Hannah L. Howard, who later
located in Rockland. He was grad
uated from the Rockland High school
in 1890. and from the Rockland Com
mercial College in 1891. For time
he was manager and electrician OF
| the, New England Tel. & Tel. Co., at
Rockland and later entered the Office
of the late Congressman Charles E.
Littlefield' to study law. He was ad-'
mitted to the bar Of Knox County at
the March term of the Supreme Ju-
dicial court in 1896 and Immediately
opened an Office in his home city. He
had just begun to succeed when the
war with Spain broke out in 1898
and he at once volunteered for serv-
ice. In 1901 he married Miss Eleanor
Antoinette Cote, of Boston, a pupil
of Sig. Rotolli, whose concert work
placed her at once in the foremost
ranks Of Names singers. A good
many successful singers now gaining
! regulations in Boston and New York,
owe their start in their professions to
the teaching of Madam Cote-Howard.
as she is known professionally. To
her also Judge Howard owes much Of
his success for she has ever been
most ambitious for him and q COM
rade in every sense Of the word. One
son. Conrade, II, completes this trio
which was broken up by the war but
which is soon to be reunited as Judge
Howard expects to be released DUR
ing the summer. When he enlisted
1t was with the understanding that
he should become what is known as
Trench Y. worker, one who would
be in the thick Of the fight with the
boys, but on his way overseas in No
vember, the news Of the signing Of
the armistice dashed his hopes for
such service and SO he has been in
the rest periods. directing the games,
entertainments, dances. etc. In his
younger days Howard was one Of the
best known athletes in Eastern
Maine. a ball player. expert swimmer
and all round sportsman.
One instance in his career will new
er be forgotten by those who wit
messed it. 1t was during an excur-
sion trip from Rockland to Bangor to
attend a Democratic Convention, that
the Rockland delegation on the little
steamer Merryconeag, tied up for a
few minutes at the Camden dock to
take on delegates from that town.
Ensign Otis, then lad of 1S, son of
Oliver Otis, then editor of the Rock
land Opinion, was passing badges.
when he suddenly ran aft and sprang
for the wharf, intending to take a
car back to Rockland. He struck the
dock but lost his balance and fell
backwards striking the steamer in
his ten or twelve foot fall into the
water. When he arose to the sur
face the swash of the steamer had
swept him dozen or more feet away
and he seemed dazed. Philip How
ard, a delegate, called to him asking
If he could swim and receiving a neg
alive reply he Immediately sprang
overheard, without removing his long
coat and when the lad came up the
second time grabbed him. The boy
chung to him with both arms and
both went down. No one on the
steamer could find rope or life pre-
server and the people on the dock
were frantic. 1t looked as if both
lives would be lost when someone on
the wharf threw a rope and as the
struggling man and boy came again
to the surface Howard caught the
rope and clinging to Otis with the
other arm. both were pulled to safe
ty. Young Otis Is now the editor Of
the Opinion and Towards heroic act
has never been forgotten.
During his service in France Judge
Howard has written some most in
teresting letters to his family and one
thing he has endeavored to impress
upon his son Is the great benefit to
be derived by the study Of French.
Mrs. Howard, born Of French parents
speaks French f1uently and for this
reason Judge Howard was able to
speak the language very we'll when
he arrived overseas. an asset which
be found most valuabl in his work.