Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-12

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already been assured. while many :
the Ioca. lodges nave pledged aoats
| for the event 7. Is hoped Laa1 since
this Is a strictly county affair. -aa.
every town IN The county VII be rep
resented by is officials and one or
more floats. parade about three
miles long being planned for. The
procession VIII De formed on North
street 70 the fountain q. Inc juncrure
af EEa and Y a-e- streets. Water
street viii then De C-aversed aad the
North and South Channel bridges 70
Baptist tin around Eroon6elG Green
and back across The bridges C Mad
, lsor avenue A detCUr VIII probably
be made Up Elm st-aeT and out Pleas
ant sL-eeI II Madison avenue and
rom here on Up Lha. avenue % Fair
view Park. II IS expected maj the
Park viii De reached about nounUne
ana clyde L Smith, AS Chairman Of
the Welcome Home committee. viii
extend greetings n oena1 Of Som
e-set county. with an acknowI eGg
merit ny Capt John u. Eealy n be-
nalt Of MS compauT .. P Merrill
VII then extend 4 welcome n behalf
1t Sk@waegan and II. Coz. EOy -
M2-sTon vii respond n oeiht Of the
enlisted and drafted men. Luncheon
VIII follow n the Exhibition building
al those VINO hare participated eirh-
az II The army or navy 10 be served
f-ee Of charge. 7 s expected there
VIII be about 110G soldiers and mar
laeA n attendance Altar luncheon
q complete program Of games and
sports vii ne n order for ne enter
rainrnent Of the soldiers and visit urs
2nG -aere VIII De dancing afternoon
alc evening n ne EXtli blaon build
-ng WITH a motion picture production
n The evening opposite Or convenient
. me Grand Stand.
George L. Il. Sn--l. chairman IF
me decorating committee stated OF
SATURDAY Iaa- ne mad procured NE
services Of Arthur Morgan Of In
coin 70 decorate the town auG prop-
ably eor abou. 4 weak p-1or 70 me
slg day -he town will be tesr.v,-
decorated n fags and red white anc
9l3e our--nEe
The money for the parrnenf CT The
"-Denses If me aav and It's accom-
Ga1T-nE festivities VIII re -aIsed ~
-:2e citizens Of SkuwheEa a.. a spe-
GA own meeting - Dc held n me
near future Hur -cis purpose and :.
. - hoped aoo urgently requested that
al towns Dc represented hv large
delegations On this important occa-
SION. No merchants viii ne allowed
70 nave floats II The parade for ad-
. ver1lslng purposes
The Ella F Mitchell PhilRrnea class
ned a ve!r 1leasau, meeting Friday
evening n Bethucy chapel with -he
GAY school teachers. number Of
whom belong % the CASE, directing
ne program and acting as nnstasses
During me business session Ms Ma
bel ? Judk!ns presided and reports
ware -eac ana other routine business
w2s Transacted a very delightful
program included a piano SOLO ny
Miss Helen Hight: Mother Goose
Ra--nes. Illustrated ny the Younger
children. violin solo nv LLOYD Vail
ier accompanied by Mrs. Etnei
Whittier Ar0es: piano SOLO, Maurice
Nalliere; violin SOLO. The Elosa-v,
~ MISS Virginia Anes. with piano
accom- paIInen. by Mrs. Anes and
Illustrated ny Miss Dorothy Day. a
particularly pieasinE feature was n
folk dance by five girls. Favalene
Decker Heien Hight RebH Vail.
Ea1tn simpson and Pauline Stack
pO,e. During the evening the host
esses served a -af-eshmeut course Of
Marguer-tas alC not chocolate.
Over one hundred dollars was
cleared " me welcome home Gem
rlit.ee a. raalr benefit N the Opera
house Friday night Capt Edward
4. Cooper OF me sigma Corps. L. :
A. Jhe famous uficlal photographer
Of the Yankee Division. was the lee
lurer and the pictures were those
filmed on every battlefield of ne d.
vision n France. One of The films
snowaG the second battalion lnciuG-
ing Company Z. going over the top
on the morning Of July IS al Chateau
ThierT'v, winch was the beginning of
me great offensives under Marshal
Foca. Capt Cooper n The darkness
| Of ina. eventful morning crept our
INTO No Man Land anC calmly
awaited oayiignt anc the advancing
Ines Of the SECOND battalion. When
the boys Of Company e jumped over
the Captain filmed hem. Capt.
Cooper. who was introduced ny II
Col. Roy l. Ma-stor. described each
picture and the circumstances Of Is
making and related thrilling incidents
Of the work Of the i0srd. Soldiers
and sailors we're admitted 70 the
performance free. Capt Cooper was
a member Of Genera. Edwards staff
m the occasion Of his visiting Show
hegan several weeks ago
On complaint Of Archie Priest Of
Madison. Henry Monroe. a young
man OF tina. town. pleaded guilty., fol-
lowing his arraignnent N the nu-
1icIpaI court before Judge Braz.e!,
Saturday afternoon. 70 aSsautrlns
Melv;na Priest aged 20 years. TIL
boy was bound over to await me
action Of the grand jury a. the Sep
1ernber term Of the supreme court
and ne was piacea under bonds Of
sJnn Mrs. Monroe, apparently the
oov's mother was IN court during
the nrief proceedings and left the
court room 20 Try To obtain bail for
her son. She was killing 70 do 50
herself and claimed 20 be able %
do SO GOULD she find somebody 70 70
sureties with her.
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