Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-05
Solemn Military
Funeral Sunday of
Late Corp. Boynton

Service Men, Elk Service Men ard
Civilians Pay Tribute to Corporal
Emmons eoynton, late Of Head
quarters Company, to3d U. s. inf,
Who Was Killed in Franee-Ser-
vice According to Ritual Of Ameri-
can Legion
A most impressive and solemn
military funeral to do honors to the
remains of Corporal Emmons Boyn-
ton. late 103rd L. S. Infantry, was
held in Augusta, Sunday. July Srd IL
the afternoon. The services were
conducted according to the ritual of
the American Legion of which body
Corp. Boynton was a charter mem
! Der. &
Promptly at 100 in the afternoon
the cortege was assembled in front
of the Legion hall by Frank f.
Southland commander Of the Angus
ia Post Of the American Legion. In
/ line were the following organizations
in order Commander Frank E.
Southland. Togus Military band, Co. F.
Sd Maine Inf. Capt. r. N. Swift;
armed escort, w. Fl. Doyle, COM
maQding; past commanders of the
Augusta Post Sturgis Randall and
Donald c. Metcalf, then came the
colors under command of Color Ser
geant William III. Peavey, the Angus
! ia Post. Paul A. Cyr, commanding,
! large delegation from the Sons OF
Veterans, Mayor Fogg representing
the city, delegation from the G. A.
| r.
| From the hall the procession
marched to City hall where the body
had been lying in state under a
! guard from the @. M. Corps, Ser
geant Floyd A. Chase commanding.
Here the body was placed on the
caisson by six pail bearers. all for
mer members of Corp. Boynton's
company. The march was resumed
to the Penney Memorial church where
after prayer by Rev. H. Fl. Brown,
/ the euloGy was pronounced by Frank
| L. Southard's as follows: 1T is
glorious to die for ones country, for
if the body mingles with the clods
and dust the soul goes marching on.
The price of liberty is the pain and
sacrifice and the reward of sacrifice
is the happiness of endless genera
i tons. Thrice blessed is he who smiles
at fear when the destinies of free
people hang in the balance. Out of
| heroes and service comes the health
of nations.
| Speech cannot utter the sub
stances of what was done by the de-
/ parted. 1t remains for us to take in
creased devotion from that for which
| he died. 1t remains for us to weave
! the countless souls of the coming
! generation to the valiant deeds of the
honored dead so that there may be
guaranteed forever the lasting tenet
of freedoms faith, the fullest good
for each in the betterment of all"
With the escort of the armed guard
under 1t. w. II. Doyle and Co. +. Bird
Maine, standing at present arms the
body was again placed on the caisson
and the procession marched to For
est Grove cemetery for the interment
/ There in the presence of 4 large num-
Der of friends. Commander Southland
said the last rites and 1T. Doyle or
! Gered fired salute of three rounds.
after which Bugler Morton sounded
taps.
The military function was very
splendidly carried out and floral Of
ferings profuse. Corp Bovnton's
body is the first of those died over
seas to arrive in this city and the
solemnity Of the occasion touched the
people greatly, particularly when the
church bells began to toll at 145, and
the procession Wended its way
through the streets