The Republican journal., 1919-06-12
o,,Ido County Veterans
Meet in Belfast.

u rpe day and the veterans
j." lies and friends began to
%" and by noon large company
5" G. A. X. hall was made
10" ,s with bouquets of tulips,
dies etc. A short business
held ia the forenoon, when
,.e May meeting were read
comrades A. Stinson,
n8niel Dickey were made
ME and place of the
4 noon recess was de-
.H.tIful dinner was fur
,a.. ss. with food remaining.
session was called to or
l1 President Trask. The
s6sea and Comrade A. w.
e3 upon to substitute.
-,a pened with the Battle
Republic, with Mrs. Annie
.s.arp PIANIST. Secretary Stin-
...s next meeting to be held
Nrahern Light Grange hall,
.,a..s -5mrades who have been
f....ar uara The last meeting were
h. q. Iows. L. E. Pendleton,
Lar Fourth Maine; Frank
/, Wtoe-aaIt, 18th Mass. Jefferson
| ,scn1n Springs, Co. X, Goth
| Frank A -Grtis, Belfast, Co. A,
|, Name James S. Crockett, Brooks,
L. Ms.q4 avalry; Samuel Myrick,
L c. a tird Maine; Franklin
[,a~- N N7rll, Co. D, 10Th Maine.
,ri7. lag salute, Ralph |.
l. Bsas. Past Commander of A.
|,rs g5nu. sons of Veterans, gave
rsYaL J1dress of welcome. He
t5s 7ecasaa to mention what the
L. 5Nfs tie veterans of the Civil
/ n7.lruatel them on having an
[-n- p2r- u the making of a nation
L rga- men Of today turned the
baltic arJ a safe peace for the
|aa The gorId. Pres. Trask called
Hn L Morse of Liberty to
Ea t- 0.- 7terans, which he did
rmgta0 4ad graciously. 1t was
g-- meeting with the AS
Bl. ar. recent illness and he
-f-L -a-- b.. reception by comrades
itr. .0l father and son were
p u applause. When the
Es.. a he counted 54 were re-
h 1-seL. ia unusually large num-
.5e17-. a=re made by J. G. Hard
ID y.-r llfred Stinson of North
n Alice Palmer of Monroe,
lH Belfast, Isaac Cook of
rp o. Stoddard of Belfast,
i5ss u..-H of Morrill,, John Gid
d l4abi.lt and President Trask,
1its lg -ua program. Comrade
g --te~ o the boys of '61 who
-a- .s going over the top at
W- n the Wilderness and
-1 .- many severely wounded
lf one was present-Col-
&-sr, lost his arm. He also
{ il glowing terms of the late Col.
# u- 4nd what he said sug-
q Be -l..--. that it would be most
'a9 terans if the ColonePs
- -- 0z ung on the walls of
- .a as it is in the Court
+ E 5Inder of the program
s Belfast talent: vocal
.-' W cary Yet" by B. L.
o..-aed by his daughter, Miss
4. N- DAVIS responded with his
a1- Inch brought down the
N I9ra jackson Bridges read
o'07 rstlon entitled, "a Tribute
ay1ura--s Of Oh" Mrs. Clarence E.
@A4 We Old Boys" with Mrs.
a."wuanist, and responded to
4.0'e Earl L. Talbot sang "The
j" Is al FeaCt," with Mrs. Read ac-
''IS' Mrs. Julia G. Ferguson read
'sacal -eport of what the Waldo
- napier of the Red Cross had
.'- ,-e late war and referred to the
~s The e A. R. had part in the
7' q. 1g lp their hall to the chap
~ss Gretchen Fletcher in costume,
'P'AIsl by Mrs. Bessie Keyes, gave
"- lance Columbia, and responded
-'+a encore, Little John Fletcher
W. PaUouc selection-"While The
~ 'AS.ag ty." Mrs. Ferguson, as
4, '' MIS- thomas Cannon, Mrs. Ida
','4'l5y Mrs. Nina D. Cook and
-'at' B Collins, as color bearers,
+'04Ie TO the flag that has never
- ''l5al This was followed by the
-. using and singing the Star
,, 4 o'AneT, making an impressive
- ''p' IaLe selection. A piano solo,
'-''.t Of Spring." was rendered by
~, J. Stoddard. Little Miss Err
A. '0Dei IN costume gave the
,. '''' lance and responded to an
B. ~ special request of Mrs. Alice
V4"o duet was given by little
i " a4e and Idres Rogers. Near
.asr me program Mrs. Augusta
biz ''l resident of the Circle, in
- special invitation for a few