Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-08


honor n every branch. and every
branch and every Individual acquitted
itself or himself with nonor anu glory
to me CITY.
We should AZ remember thai the-a
ara some boys VINO will never -etur,.
and lei Il De i sacred iurE 70 Keep ever
fresh their memories as An inspiration
I. IT'S generation anu % the genera
lions % come.
"Agaln iet ne say that Augusta IN
deeI appreciates YOUR success and sac
Rice. ! know that ! voice he sent
-!len: OF ever man and woman Of ms
CRY when : sar % YOU. MAJ your er-
erT good wish de fulfilled and nay good
20 Inc always a--end rou.
Response ay Capt. Metsa.f
MAJOR Martin remarks were c-eete
Win warm applause, ana ne MAJOR
.-le,l called Upon capt Dona-d c. Met
ca.t S1u n a few words told Of the
90. s constant thoughts Of their homes
while -leE were across ne waters anu
0 their Joy a. beng back nome aga.n.
lis response vas gwen hea-r ap-
pia Use.
Members o. he Z :. Z and rate--
ans Of the Sraalsh Ta- xera guests al
The oancue- md a.so =, he moving
picture matinee.
Just before tie ooys sat iow1 % ne
lanquet picture 81 q! TIE serv. CO -r1en
vas t.4ken oy Il r. MansUr n 'front.' #
The - T. building.
The menu was very appropriately
T.',n ed Il he nauona. colors. with -;b-
oon oorder Of red. whIie ind blue ne
1Gli nal Shield Il each corner anu the
e2..te above, and these ca-ls made
Ne-T good couv-ni1s n the occasion
Parade 10 City HaH
TIE service nen. most Of xaom
were Il Uniform, then torne. IN Inc
On STAKE street ny the Y Ii & 4,
building and headed by four mem
oers II lie augusta police force and
by Dennis EaaG marched To City
AL The Te,nbe # me G 4. P.
AID ne veterans Of ne Spanish War
rode N automobiles following the
men II the service Tie parade was
started about IS and the Inc Of
march vas over state street ID
! Grove. % Water, 70 Bridge ana 70
City hal.
! vas splendid slghr . see AL
glsta Boys ABOUT so Il number. N
ierFlre G"ess- together again n their
HWn 'liE, anu As they na-Cael
trough 7-.e streets t.ey ware gwen
y-.eers ana applause bv an ruyIus;-
asIc c-0Hc. The houses along ne
tT M
business houses on Water s--aer
, Vera -as'efl-ly ana appropriately
decorated IT red. wn!ra and bite u
honor oI the occasion.
Dance at City Hail
City rail- auditorium was oeau,:
flily decorated for the dance. the
Patriotic note beng IN evidence IN
every part ever the stage vas
large shield n Ire naLona. colors
bearing Inc words, augusta wei
comes and -.onors ler boys Beside
ne shield were the English and
French Tags The Background II
ne stage was II American aags
While a. ne front vera large PAINS
ana err pretty pntIed plants
Fed. w0lre and blue bunting fucr-
~ ne decorations around the nail.
ana II 'front.' II he gallery IN the
r..r-@ sides yera shields Of ne ia.
coma rciors bearing the names If
ne different battle sectors n France
-Tau!. Aprennrr. N.vray. Aisne.
Marine. 81. m.:.iel. Ter6un. Scissor.
AT-onne. Hi "a ard Chateau
Th!er-y. a beautiful effect for the
moonlight aaaces was produced
y ne ARRANGEMENT # red. Yellow
ana blue lights IN -ed. white AMI
Dine stTea-ners above.
The dance vas opened with he grand
march, waich vas ed by Captain, Mer-
ca.t ana LADY. -hera WIS j i2--e az
= nd5nce. he dance door vas Wal. filed
ard i !arge number III people were sea-
81 n the gallery Il vas oily anu
Normal tine ana I g hardly aeces-
sa-y "a acu mat the BOYS az we'll as
her adv friends passed a most delight
~ evening Music for ne 1anc,ng vas
furnished by Douglass orchestra OF =
rtece=
The 'ollov'ng Organizations were rep
resented On ne occasion. The Red
Cross. The : II. G. a. he knights Of
Columbus the salvation Army, ne
J-wlsh Welfare 1eague. TIE Girl Scouts
c7d ne Coy Scouts. Punch was Serial
a. Il booth A. one end Of the hail BY
members Of he CauIeen SERVICE Of ne
Red CO s. n Caateen Service IU!for-,
t.2ey beng Misses Blanlle Webster ami
Emllr Stinson ana Mrs Conr ves-
II and Mrs Sew-.l Webster
The genera! committee Il charge %
he Welcome home reception consisted
Of tie following MEMBERS NJ ne ci,v
council: Mayor Sur:e!Eh Martin Alder
men {. !. Brooks. J. .. 5lanchette =
= Nash and William Pa-que,,e. coun-
c!inen Robert E. Eeane. Lester n
I7a-.. Stanley :. Elssey. George Il
Williams. William &. Williamson. ana
NO c3tlzens. Hon. Blaine : viles and
Hon. Willis Z swift The commiT.ee
on decorations consisted Of Stanley
Elssey tcha lrrnaT1) and Z. j Cross. as
sisted by Ralph Brown anu by E H.
Il ske.l anu George Darby Of the Can
nett publishing house. Stanley (. Eus-
sev vas chairman Of the refreshment
&C mrnfitee and was assisted ny H 7.
Cross. The members OF the decorating
committee wish % thank the following
for their assistance ana cooperation n
the work: Raiph Brown. =, " Adana.
Horace Cobur-,. J. Campbell. z. Il
FIas;ei Harvey Pierre. lack O'ConneIl
Or Forrest -vson. he u. II. Gannett
CO. and also serg-. Ernest Eick:ord for