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

ne service On ~ etIn eSGa = ana Il was
indeed Z welcome straight from the
hearts of her citizens. The way me
people turned ou- - pay honor 10
The brave BOYS. ,ogeJier With the
splendid program which vas offered
Was evidence Of NJ success of the
affair. n every possible way Al
g1sTa showed ma, l 5 glad % nave
ne boys Jack nome ana S proud of
heir glorious achievements.
The entire program .dr ne welcome
'lad been arrange With the one ioea
maj ne boys should ENJOY themselves
AID ne features Of the affair we're
the moving picture show n ne after
noon az tae Colonial -neater. ne ban
quet served a. 5 clock a ne 7 n
{. 4 gymnasium. ana TIE parade 70
City nal where dancing vas enjoyed
throughout The evening. 81 vas Ter
-a!2iv a aeii- na aacad program one
mat met With me hearty approval Of
the boys As We'll IS me citizens. and
ne success OF ne occasion reflected
great credit upon tire city govern
nent anu Augusta people.
The Colonial -1eatar was packed
anu nan were standing a ne mat
nee performance. Eacr sarv1ce man
lad Dean --va:: t.lre@ tickets 10 me
SHOW one for himself anu NO Ter
friends. W.tl an afternoon a me
,--n0r.es ne "'W leone Home pr
gram vas opened. II addition D
.ou- unusually GOOD plc,2-es VIII
-asts including some Of ne bfs,-
known CT t.le sIa-'s f ne screen.
there vas SHOWN ne Of The greatest
pictures aver seen u Maine ana one
nat particularly appealed % ne ooEs
4-d heir trends anu TeIa-Tes-i
move Of he 10Th Division n ac!3on
or he man fronts II France. Capt
Edwin I Cooper, The official pnoIc-
g-aDher Of mat 1.yIsior. W1o TOOK
me pictures. vas introduced by
Mayor BQrielga Martin ard spoke q
ne difficulties encountered n taking
me pictures.
MAYOR Marin n Introducing Capt
Cooper sta.ei thai the picture was
ore thac -ver- person IN the audi
ence would VAN 10 seq ana that ne
office mo leCtIres should haze been
properir Introduced ny ne man VINO
secured mat plC-lra 4cr Augusta,
Hon. Guy p Gannef-. Mayor Martin
spoke ~ortis If pr9-se tor ne 18th Lii
VISION ana stated ma he vas proud
: ~ introduce 1t 2esr ana ne bracesT
If ne 171c.a; photographers n he
army. APT Cooper.
capt COOPER opened MS .ect1.e
ny ~Taung tLu- n LIE audience VS.
part III me 9id gang ana that a.!
llou@H ne pictures NaL-d show
hing spectacular -.!er would
now now ne men liveC n France
ana VIVA .nev Went through. Tie Sc
les II plct--as together With Can't
CooperS address brought The var
close home 70 Augusta people and
We're antnusia sI.caly received The
him showed among o1her pictures the
-0Grl Infantry waiting n the woods
he Ia before me ATTACK north Of
8t le2u y ouCs. he -pIst Eng neers
c.pa-'ng me roads lie place where
ie 7gIs- In+anr-- almost met its
4 2,erico a Eeileai1 u GODS. a canvas
7,E4- wh.cn ca-nuTia -ed French
g-.n. Genera Edwards a. ne
9 CIV II la1 n F~auc-. Cot Hume
Ma IL -e--.tw ';,-ntr.. Pershlng i'd
1!sa@.ng Tl- officers, ana ne YD
rre7 marching. !: VS. indeed a Won
1e!--4i picture and eacn parc was
described ov Cap1. Cooper
IL ei :. pun'-I
- ,'e si'iil7- ~ o'!ier -lii''a
~ nom re lug
~ uiiies
So, u" IN III
~ .lf h-e
40 en- y an" PIC
- ~-ie ='aSN -iia-A-Ie ~
Sanuuet AZ '. NJ {. 4. 5ufiu'nr
.+-a, - ..-,,-.a..,
r,,.,,, .e=er,,+,;..,; - A.,
r,,.I,,,,,,. -,.ne.,.- - ,-,iaaI. LIT
l5e,s' and sailors ha7r,,a- W.
~ ne occasion acme q
ne 3oS ne ror me 3rst t-rTle since
,AeT 1T france ana 71a1E y ne
'''' ia" i"t -H '-ac- 9l-leT since
~ IT, a--u y ees
-, -,
~ ". -
-
mr. W ,7e,.a,..,-a,. -, -,
III, -4,-e
40 h;- ..,,,,..,,,,. -,,,.o,z -, - ~,
r---,p-y,-,r,
-, ,.,-,., :: -
.-.a s.r--+,, -,a, s,,-.,s I'll
-znieS ~, ho--. ~ - -