Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02

Gen. Edwards staff, He went to Pan.
m with Gen. Edwards, where they
constructed the fertilization works and
also went overseas with the genera,
returning with him. .
Major Gist Blair was a practicing at
to"ney Of Washington. although from
a Mine family. He is assistant Judge
advocate Of the Department Of the
Northeast, has served with Gen. Z. II.
Crowder and was one of the three Off
GERS that organized the draft machi1-
err. He also had TO do with the class
!lcatinn work.
Cdpta'n Z. Is. Cooper is d member ot
the signal Corps and the Official pho
t~os!apher for the 18th Division. He
TOOK more pictures Of the .sth both N
camp ana in action than any ether man.
being regardless OF danger 10 him.
self and having had some marvellous
escaIes. On July IS of last year in the
second battle OF the Marine, when the
18th was charging across No Mans
land, he got between the Boches and
the division and took a picture of their
advance.
A pleasing incident 0: the trip from
Portland TO Augusta occurred at Bruins.
WICK. A soldier lad was walking along
the station platform looking a. the car
"hcows and apparently looking for a
glimpse of Gen. Edwards. who was in a
special car on the regular afternoon ex-
press. Gen. Edwards saw the boy and
said: Il believe | know that lad" The
general left his seat and the car and
hunted up the boy on the platform.
much to the ~lat:er's delight. After the
brief chat the genera! returned 10 the
car, saying: Il surely knew him and
was' right GLAD to see him And he
proceeded to tell where and when .c
France he had seen the young soldier.
General Edwards also spoke from his
car to large crowd at Richmond and
at Gardiner.
Lieut.. S. Sewall Of Bath joined tbs
party at Brunswick. He is recently
home from overseas. where he did gall
liant work. He has several decorations
and but the other Cay received another,
from the King Of Belgium.
General Edwards and party ar
rived in automobiles at the front en-
trance of tho state House at .
O'Clock. being escorted l.v tho Lecis-
1ative and CITY of Augusta reception
committees. The party was pro
coded into the Capitol by "a local
members of the Yankee Division, I'M
der command of Lieut.. Weber of VI
Co. 39th Infantry, Il former 1913
Regiment boy and receiving his COM
mission with thai regiment. The
Yankee Division boys formed Il
double line in the Senate corridor.
through which Gen. Edwards and
party proceeded. entering the Senate
Millikcn's private office where they
remained until time to enter the
joint convention of tho Legislature.
Tho party %cScortinS Gen. Edwards
consisted Of Major Hyatt. Major
Blair. Capt. Cooper. Lieut.. :. Scwall
(of Bath. Adj. Gen. Pres.on and
Harold Sewall of Bath. The few
minutes Of wit vas passed in social
hat. new scauaintanccs and re-
ncWnls of old friendships.
When the party went 10 HE Hall Of
tho House Of representatives. the
same order Of march was observed
and their coming vas hcraldcd to tho
vast crowd in the hall by applause
all along the corridors. a large
number of people were unable to gain
admission and SO pronounced was the
noise of the impatient ones on the
outside that it became necessary to
close the doors and bar further en- |
trance. |
The Senate appeared in the hall of
the House for a joint session at 800 !
O'Clock and President Higgins took |
the chair. appointing Senator Decring
of York. Senator Thombs of Pcnob- |
scot and Rep. Garcclon Of Auburn as
a committee to await on the Governor
and inform him that the Legislature
assembled in joint convention
for the purpose Of receiving him and
his distinguished guest, Major Cen
Clarence Il. Edwards. The COM
performed its duty and at 3.2S
Governor Milliken and General Ed
appeared. preceded by n de-
OF local members Of the
Yankee Division and his staff.
Never was hearticr or more cordial
given a man entering the
hall Of the Maine House of Repre-
sentatives. The representatives and
and the immense crowd that
simply packed every inch Of space in
The galleries and on The floor arose to
heir feet and chccred the general to
he echo.
The soldiers and staff officers were
seated beside the Speakers stand in
Inc rear of the hall while Gov. MILL
zen showed Gen. Edwards to a sea