Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-31
TWO PARApES With attendant
EXERCISES WATERv|LLE'S PART
IN MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE

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tional church, the monument was dec
Grated with a large wreath by George
Wilson of the Grand Army assisted
by e. y. Keen of the Sons of Veterans
and Clarence Proctor of the American
! Legion. The roll of honor was then
read by Capt. Silas Adams. after
which the parade moved to the City
Opera house, where the various COM
panies were dismissed and the Grand
! Army and the public entered the
! Opera House for the services.
/ At the Opera House. the members
of the Grand Army, the speaker OF
the day, DIR. E. c. Whittemore. and
guests of the. occasion occupied the
stage.
| Capt. William III. Murray was chair
man of the occasion. The Waterville
military band. located in tho upper
gallery opened the program. Prayer
was then offered by Rev. Benjamin
| Beatty. A feature of the services to
! be deplored. was the fact that few at
tended them.
At the close Of the prayer Captain
Murray turned over his duties to
Commander Fred c. Lunt of, w. S.
! Heath Post who announced singing by
the school children. This feature was
one of the most attractive of all and
was carried out in perfect manner.
The children We're from the seventh
and eighth grades of the city schools.
They filed onto the stage and took
their places without a hitch and sang
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Eva Towne. superintendent of music
Of the schools.
The general orders for the day were
read by Capt. Silas Adams. adjutant
of w. S. Heath Post after which brief
remarks were made by Commander
Lunt.
The first general orders of General
-. A. Logan. who founded the Memoir
ial Day were read by Charles Mon
bleau of the Waterville High school.
A second selection was given by the
school children, the song being ac-
companied in the chorus by Hillard
Sawyer on the cornet At the CLOSE
of the song, Frederick Bradlee Lunt,
grandson of Commander Lunt, appear
ed dressed in white and carrying the
flag, to which all the children turned
repeating the salute to the flag. This
was a surprise to Commander Lunt,
currence.
Lincoln's Gettysburg sreech was
then given by Raymond McKechnie of
the High school.
After a selection by the band Capt.
Silas Adams spoke to the audience
saying, This is our Memorial Lay and
don't 60 out. but stay and hear the
thing through" At this the audience
applauded.
DR.. E. c. Whittemore, orator of the
day was then introduced and gave Il
fine address which awakened a sense of
appreciation in the minds of his hear
erS of the service done for the coun-
try by the Grand Army veterans. He
said that he had been sympathized with
since the great honor had come to him
OF being invited to deliver the Me
mortal address for the veterans be-
cause there was nothing more to be
said that he counted this a holy day
and in connection with Lincoln's Get
tysburg address, he thought !. would
be a good plan to read Kiplings re-
cessonal. Lest We Forget" I'm the
hour any country forgets the services
OF those delivered her then that coun-
try's doom is sealed" said the speaker.
He said that he was glad that the law
passed by the last Legislature pro-
ia1
at that he thought there was more
picnicing than patriotism.
"Fifty-siX years have passed since
the CLOSE of the war and every year
you have held services which have
been extension work in patriotism, I"
said DR.. Whittemore to the Veterans
who occupied the stage. He spoke of
the United States Constitution and I'M
der what opposing forces 1T was made
and referred with feeling to Elijan
Lovejoy, Colby's martyr in the cause
OF right. He reviewed the condition
OF the country when Lincoln was
President and also the sufferings of
the Civil War soldiers with their in
adequate means of giving the wound
ed and sick attention and then spoke
OF the terrible sufferings Of the young
soldiers in the late war. He said that
the Civil War provided a nation that
was able to meet the great crises that
occurred among the nations Of the
world at large
The speaker took strong ground in
favor of disarmament and said that
the duty to the soldiers was virtually
to end war. He paid tribute to the
men of other nations who went into
the war for America and especially to
the French people of this city. He
closed with reference to the Amer
lean advance in the Argonne which
was so great factor in the close of
the war. 1--WE shall go forth tn a re-
deemed America and redeemed
world. not only of peace but we shall
learn to war no more"
DR.. Whittemore's remarks were es-
pecially pleasing to the veterans who
heaped words of praise upon him at
the close of his address.
w. j. Worrell of Augusta. former