Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-05

had to refuse. But" said his friend.
you must" II viii not" yes"
Well. I'll go. but will break up the
meeting"
And when faced those trim. good
| looking D. A. RS. said: Ladies how
do you do? Glad to see you. Good
afternoon and turned to leave. but
the president stopped me, saying:
Members, I move Gen. Pershing be
made a member of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and without
putting the motion declared it carried
and turned to me with: General
p, Pershing you're a member Of the D.
A. r.
He then spoke feelingly Of the great
| work the D. A. r. and other women's
organizations had done for the army,
both in material assistance and in in
spiration, that made them the best
army, the cleanest army and the army
| Of the best morality in the world.
| He touched on the educational side
of army life. deploring the great per-
| centage of illiteracy among the men
and how schools were established to
give the men a start on an education,
| finally urging. all to see that every
child was started and kept on in gain
| ing an education. because in them
rested the future welfare of our
| country, as we pass along.
| He was loudly cheered as he enter
ed his auto for Fairfield.
(Further details Of the Waterville
visit will be found on the Waterville
page.)
| At Fairfield
| Fairfield was reached at 3.07 and
little Helene Bassett Immediately pre-
sented the General with a bouquet.
The general took her in his arms
talked a moment and then whispered
a question, at which she nodded her
head. He then kissed her and as the
crowd laughed and applauded, he
said:
Boys asked permission before I
kissed her. No matter my own in
clinations, I always do that" And
they laughed and cheered some more
Major Towne introduced Harold E.
Weeks as chairman and he introduced
General Pershing. who expressed his
| pleasure in being able to visit the
town and complimented it on the good
work it and its. boys did in the war.
AS the party passed the Lawrence
& Newhall mill in Fairfield on the
way to the Central Maine Sanatorium.
the men We're found lined up beside
the road and they saluted and cheer
ed the General.
The Generals ThoughtfuIness
When General Pershing was told
that several A. E. F. boys were in the
Central Maine Sanatorium, receiving
/ treatment for tuberculosis, he said:
| i cannot miss seeing those boys
| We will go there anyway" and he did.
He and the Governor made a hur-
ried inspection of the firt floor of the
main building. but his six or seven
minutes there was given to the five
soldier boys, to each of whom he
spoke, inquired their regiment and
service and said CHEEKY word. The
| boys are:
Lieut.. Dr) Carter. who served at
Chattanooga, Tenn: Privates Young,
21st Engineers: Stevens. Meat Hand
ling Section No. 500; Cote. S2sth
! Reg. Co. I, Send Dive; Johnson. IS
months in And Infantry and 8
months in the Merchant Marine.
The Generals visit was a happy
thought and much appreciated by
! those who were unable to go else
where to see and meet him. His re-
coption was most cordial on the part
Of all.
The party left at $50 for Augusta,
where they arrived at 4.3O, the Cen
eral going to the Blaine Mansion and
the others to their hotels.
The party will leave at O'Clock
Saturday morning for direct run
to Bangor, after which the coast
! cities will be visited on the way to
Portland, where in the evening he
will take train for Boston on his way
! to New York.