Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-17
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT

One Of the principal rnarters before
tnp morning SESSION Of the G. A. r.
Encampment held II the nall Of The
Huuse Of Representative al the
a committee n sac II some leglsla-
tive action cannon ne secured toward
making Memorial DAY more strictly
observed. TINS committee appointed
bv Department Commander George
W GoHidlng Of Oakland CONSISTS Of
Leroy T. Carleton Of Winthrop, Col.
E C. MilIiken gf Oakland. NJ, c. Mor-
rin OF Gray, tose1her with me com
manden.
This matter was brought before
Lae session N tine annual reports II
Department Commander George W
G0uldInE u Oakland and Silas Adj
ANS Of WaterviIla, department patri-
Otto instructor. BOTH Of whom cr1tl-
cIsed Inc Maine colleges for holding
baseball games on Memorial day IN
what they termed a Dissertation Of
the dav M. Albums SAID IN part.
The four colleges OF Maine desc
GRATED The day by breaking esfab-
!ished customs ana decorOus respect.
Institutions ~ learning ana supposed
culture. Len~nr to elevate the young
men placed N their care 10 higher.
cleaner and noble lives. allowed the
finer senses ri those under their care
In ne blunted ana stained by Il license
Of dlsrespecf on Memorial day Even
the grear University Of Maine. sup
ported Try the hard earnings Of the
taxpayers of Maine. endorses TINS
wave Of Dissertation ana revolution
sweeping over me country If we
cannot depend on our institutions ri
learnlrS. IN projecting the sacred
memory " our dead, 10 whom can we
lnok for good council and sound
teachings e.
4 great deaI Of business Of ron
tine nature came before the rDnven-
non al the days session which was
presided over nv Commander Could
ing Of Oakland, with Adlutaut Fred
erlck A. Motley Of Portland ut The
secretaT'vs desk Reports were given
by the following officers Command
eI' Gouldins. Senior Vice Command
ef Henry Z. Merriam of Gardiner
Junior Vice Commander William A.
Miller Of Auburn. Chaplain George
x. Palmer Of South Port Land. Medical
Director z. T. Andrews Of Gray.
Commander Gouiring's Renu-r
The report OF Department Com
nander GouIding was 4 splendid ad-
dress fully IN keeping with the spirit
and purpose OF the G. a R.. and YVES
the chief feature Of the business SEES
SION.
Al Ihe opening Of ms address Conn
nlAnaer 4Gonidlng called attention TO
me year which has passed over the
heAos OF the comrades and SAID:
There is not IN the entire world
an organization SO venerable as the
Grand Army of the Republic And
II oio age is honorable the Crane
ARMY is entitled To nigh respect. mol
only for It's age, but for its achieve
eraEs age uf the 10000 members of
the Grand Army exceeds the three
score wears ana ten allotted TO man
by the Psalmlst. and while the So
called ravaEer (Tine) may I'LL US
with InfirmItIes, sap the vital forces
anu destroy our mortal bodies. there
his power enus, for ne cannot de-
5trUV or uunlf1itsxsa 4ha aIayY,arY+1 NJ
which they are composed"
During the year 1876 comrades have
crossed the bar" On December II
last only 1898 members remained on
the rolls ami Commander Gouiding
gave ms estimate that less than 1900
are ON the rolls Of the Posts to-day
he characterized the Fuller pen
sion bill. recently passed. as the
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