Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-11
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order by Lieut.. Col. William E.
Southland of Bangor, division COM
mander. kilograms of greetings were
received in response to those sent to
Minnesota and Michigan Sons Of
Veterans in convention.
DR.. William o. Cobb Of Gardiner,
reported for the committee on con-
stitution and laws. recommending no
changes
The report of the committee on off,
GERS reports was made by George H.
| Bangs of Augusta, the report COM
mending the officers for their faith
full service.
Clarence H. Cram of Augusta. re-
ported for the committee on ritual,
recommending no changes.
Mayor Burleigh Martin extended
the greetings of the city to the dele
gates, the response being made by
Division Secretary Treasurer E. K.
Gould.
Greetings from the s. of V. Auxil-
iary of Augusta and of the Division
of Maine were extended by commit
tee from the local Auxiliary, COM
posed OF President. Mrs. ]. NJ. Ar
mold. Mrs R. B. Herrick and Mrs. r.
made by Past Division Commander
Ralph H Burbank of Saco.
From. the ladies of the G. a. r..
greetings were extended by Mrs. En-
ma A. Gannett Of Augusta, past de-
partment president: and Mrs. Addie
Gay of Augusta. department chap
lain. Past Division Commander wal
ter H. Perry of Portland responded.
Greetings from the Massachusetts,
Division, s. Of V. and Auxiliary were
extended by Dr. Ernest Holman, rep
resenting the commander in chief;
Division Commander F. V. Belle. Di-
vision Secretary Weller. Past Com
manders Hale. Robinson. and Well
irgton. Past District Commander
George H. Bangs of Augusta re-
sponded.
Mrs. Bertha F. Douglas Of Augusta
and Mrs. Elizabeth j. Savage of Ban
gor represented the Women's Nation
al Relief Corps and gave greetings
! from the Division of Maine, the re-
Spouse was made by Past Division
. Commander Arthur NJ Soule of King
field.
| Resolutions Adopted
! The committee on resolutions con-
sisting OF Rev. Arthur II. Soule OF
I KingfeId, Harry w. Ferris OF Water
vile and Robert A. Cory of Augusta
! then presented the following resolu-
| tons which were adopted ty the En-
/ carnpment.
Whereas. we recognize the devo-
| ton of our fathers of the G. a. r.,
| in the loyalty and service to our
| country and flag in the days of the
! Civil War and the splendid type OF
! citizenship they have contributed to
| the world since the war, therefore
be it,
! Resolved-that we pledge anew
our allegiance to our nation and its
! flag and to the G. 4. r., with the
| assurance that as in the past we
shall endeayor to prove our loyalty
and devotion to our country and its
defenders when the life Of the ma
| ton vas in peril.
| Resolved-That in emulation of the
patriotism and loyalty OF the G. a.
| r. as citizens we pledge ourselves
anew to an increased devotion to
| those ideals of American citizenship
! that make for equality and justice
as opposed to radicalism and IRA
tionalism and ideals of social and
| political life.
| Whereas, our organization stands
| for all that makes for higher and
better citizenship, therefore be it
| Resolved-That we heartily endorse
| the Smith, owner bill now pending
before the Congress of the United
| States for the creation and main
tainance of department of educa-
ton for cooperation with the sew
eral states. looking toward the oblit-
Grafton of illiteracy and the instruc-
ton of the foreign born and other
non-English speaking persons in the