Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Military Rites for
Perley O. Butler,
Overseas Hero

! With full military honors. the re-
mains of Perley @. Butler, overseas
| World War hero. were laid to rest
in Pine Grove cemetery, Monday
morning, The remains reached this
| city Saturday morning eat 1910 o.
clock and were met at the railroad
, station by a detail of eX-service men
who escorted the body to the Ar
mory where it laid in state during
the day and evening. With guards
on duty and with the colors stand
! ing by, with beautiful floral tributes
sent by Sorrowing friends, the flag
/ mortal of the young soldier, spoke
silently of the great grief that has
been brought to many homes by the
war which claimed so many of the
| youth of America.
! AT 10 o'clock Saturday evening.
, the body was taken from the Ar
mory and escorted to the home of
J the mother OF the dead soldier Mrs
Julia Butler of 81 Main street. where
his comrades continued to stand
guard night and day during the
i hours that interviewed until the flu
| neral services Monday morning.
The funeral services were held at
: the st. Francis de Sales church at 8
o'clock and were largely attended
! The funeral cortege left the home
about $40 and marched up Main
street to Elm and thence to the
, church. 1t was led by Capt. Will
liam II. Murray with Alfred Poirier
as aide. They were followed by the
, WaterVilie Military band, a firing
/ squad in charge of Sergt. Alfred
Castonguay with Felix De Clair,
Augustus Marshall,i Thaddeus.
Thompson J. c. Murray, Hugh P.
j Tracey, Joseph Huard, Napoleon
i Pooler and Joseph Michaud The
| body was conveyed on a caisson with
the bearers. Robert c. Murphy, Her
bert l.. Butler, Ralph G. Blunt and
Arthur Gamache marching at either
side. Then came the colors borne
by Willis A. Cote. John Romeo and
! Eddie Brown, with Joseph Roy,
George Moreau and j. Bushey as
guards. A detail of eX-service men
in command of Ii. +. T. Hill, COM
mander of George n. Bourque Post
came next with automobiles contain
ing the relatives and friends last.
The impressive service over, the
cortege moved slowly through = the
streets with the band playing o flu
neral march. to the lot in the ceme-
| terry where the committal was said
by Rev. Father Kalen, the salute to
the dead was fred, taps sounded
and over three years after Perley o.
Butler. gave up his life on the battle
field of Chateau Theirry, his body
found resting place among those
he loved.
Perley o. Butler was born in
Shawmut. June Is. 1898. The fam
lily came to this city when he was a
public schools here He was en-
ployed at the Waterville Iron Works
when war was declared and was
planning on taking business
course. He was already a member
of Company H, having joined soon
after their return from the Mexican
border. He met his death from a
German bullet on July II, 1913, Just
a little over a month after his Goth
birthday. Owing to confusion OF
names. there being another Perley
Butler in the company from this
i city. 1t was some time before the
young soldiers parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Butler were sure that il
was their son who was dead. Since
his sons death, Mr.. Butler has also
passed away. The survivors of the
dead soldier are his mother, Mrs.
Julia Butler. two sisters. Mrs Mabel
Toppan and Miss Minnie Butler sand
a brother ouiS all of this c;ty