Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-21

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The post prandial exercises were then
opened by Col Frank NJ Hume of
Houlton
Col. Frank NJ. Hume
I Il don't have to get up and tell
YOU and the people OF Maine about
you boys; YOUR records speak for
you" said Cot. Hume The grand
old man came to tell about YOU and
/ want to tell YOU that YOU have no
better friend of the 10;}rd than Cen.
eral Edwards.
He stated that this was the first
reunion. MAY if be the fore-run-
ner OF many" said he. and he spoke
of the probability of the holding of
the next reunion in New Hampshire
and urged the boys to turn out
strong to the next set-together.
+ Col. John G. Towne
/ Are we downhearted ?" asked
Col, John G.. Towne in opening his
address as the second speaker on the
program. And the question was an
swered by hearty No" from five
hundred boys Of the 1O3rd.
Cot Towne spoke Of the impor-
lance at this first reunion Of re-
membering those boys over there
who made the supreme sacrifice, and
he asked General Edwards to pay q
tribute TO the boys who made this
great sacrifice.
4 Memorial Services
s General Edwards then made the
suggestion that the men bow the
heads and keep silent one minute
and that every mans mind go back
to the buddy he lost and the sa-
critice that was made;
After this brief and silent tribute,
General Edwards said
Alright YOU men. that is the per
sonal and concrete tribute of men
who fought and who gained mans
estate and as | tell all the mothers.
you lads in France have been nearer
God than ever before since YOU left
your mothers knees" He then
spoke OF the clean lives of the Ameri-
can boys in France in contradiction
to the stories OF pollution which had
been circulated He then asked
Chaplain James f. Cochrane TO lead
in prayer in memory OF the dead of
the 1O3rd Infantry.
Prayer was then offered by Chap
lain Cochrane.
103d Association Organized
The organization OF the 1O3rd In
fantry Association was then com
fn1 ipSr ali
as committee on nominations: Ma
jor Newcomb. Major Bisbee and c.
Ashworth. The report OF this com
mittee was accepted. the officers be
fore mentioned being elected for the
first year of the association
Adjutant General Hadley
The next speaker introduced was
Adjutant General John 4. Hadley of
Rumford formerly commanding of
ficer of the LIST Battalion. He point
ed out that for the first time in hiss
| tory of the country had esta biished
definite military policy. the future
army to be composed of the regular
army. the national guard. and the
organized reserves. He referred to
the cutting uOWn Oh the regular ar
my to 100000 men, a comparatively
small matter. and he stated that it
seemed that the backbo of the
country must rest on the national
guard and the organized reserves
lie spoke of the necessity of recruit
ing for these two organizations and
asked the men to boost and get be-
hind the national guard and push it
for all it was worth.
Col. Towne also added a word re-
garding the getting behind the ma
tional guard. for he said that the
question had been decided that the
; national guard is no longer tin SOL
dlerY, but that it needs the co-opera-
ton of men who know. And we are
the men who know, he said. Col.