The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
CAPTAIN B. |. RICE BECOMES COMMAND.
Err OF SIMON PETERS POST
Past Year Very Successful for Local Association
Final Arrangements for Reunion

Tie largest meeting of the year Of
the members of Simon Peters Post
Monday night heard the annual re-
ports of the outgoing officers of the
Post. and then elected the new officers
for the coming year. The past year
has been the most successful one since
he return OF the veterans of the
World War and their organization and
afliliation with the great national fra
ternity of soldiers and sailors. At the
beginning of the year. the post was
in debt and its rooms unattractiye and
very poorly fitted out. The out going
administration is leaving its duties
with every bill paid. nearly one hun
dred dollars in the bank for current
expenses and a trust fund in the
Skowhegan Savings Bank OF eleven
hundred dollars. which 1t is proposed
to increase from year to year until 1t
is large enough for a real memorial
10 the soldiers and sailors of Skowhe-
gan who fought in the World War.
1t is the ambition of the members of
the post that some day commodipus
community house may be built where
in not only veterans organizations
and affiliated womens' societies may
have suitable quarters, but where
here may be Accommodations for all
he public betterment organizations OF
the town. Including an assembly hall
large enough to take care of the ur-
gent needs for exhibition purposes,
fairs, conventions, indoor sports and
large social assemblages. Such u
building would be not only splendid
memorial to the sons Of Skowhegan
who have gone forth in the defense
of their country in every war. but
would serve wonderfully well the very
urgent needs of this community.
The Post Adjutant. Harold {. Wood
bury. read a most interesting and sat
isfactory report of the activities of the
post during the past year. Chief per-
haps of the activities have been the
conducting by the post of funeral SER
vices of the comrades who gave their
lives overseas and whose bodies were
brought to the homeland by grateful
government Twelve of our twenty
four dead have been laid to rest here
the past year and the Legion has had
the privilege OF doing them such hon
ors as comrades can give to one an
other. Only three cities in Maine have
had more military funerals. The
graves of the veterans of the Revolu-
tionary War. of the War of 1912. of
the Mexican War, of the Civil War
and of the Spanish war in the several
cemetaries have all been chartered
for the convenience of the decorating
committees OF the post for the Memo
rial Days of the future. The national
holidays have been appropriately OBJ
served, and this year the new great
day, Armistcc Day, was fittingly OBJ
served. A strong and active Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary has been organ
lied among the war women Of the
town which will mean more and more
rs the years go by. The numbers of
the post have been maintained. and
he places made vacant by departing
members have been taken by new
members. AID in addition some ten
additional have Joined. II is hoped
that the membership may be increased
to ut least $50 during the next year.
The report of the Post Finance on
Ger Walter G. Lessard. showed most
satisfactory conditions. The net re-
turns from dues after paying the posts
national and state dues. leaves about
S165.00. and as the absolutely neces-
sarv expenses NJ the post arc about
s@ri DO it heeoWcs reepSs3rF for n