The Republican journal., 1922-07-06
Waldo County Veterans Meeting
in Belfast.

,tertained the WI diuo Couhty 'cteiahs
san.ociation Thursday and regardless OF
,he dull and dreary skies, thick log and
srsouent showers, thirty-iour veterans
md thirty one of their ladies' were pres,
, sn. The session was generally conceded
en-. ore of the most entertaining of the
uy nlsasant times in Belfast, where
% nlan' fssI at home in G.. A. r. Hall.
'hS the morning session with President
,.hnson F. Trask of Newburg presiding
- onIv business transacted was the time
VI. VIZ nlace of the next meeting, which will
snN ~ Monroe the first Thursday in Au-
VI The forenoon was spent with the
s's,,sI smoker and "reminiscences Many
sss';l;ar faces and voices were missing.
7, ,yas a source of qualification to all
.,at there were no deaths of members OF
shs Association since the last meeting to
be reported.
delicious picnic dinner was served at
-, under the direction of Thomas II.
Marsbali Circle with Mrs. Emery .. Pen
Ms,on chairman of the committee. The
C;,cIe furnished beans, meats, bread and
agss while the well filled lunch baskets
ss.nv;ded the rest of the menu. Covers
.,.,e laid for about 200 people at tables
Sscorsted with garden roses and sprays
-, m. fragrant red clover at each plate.
Th. latter was generally used later as
bSuttonneres.
A. the afternoon session extra seats
yvere brought in to accommodate the
.ud;ence. including many of the towns
asonle President Trask presided and
ibe opening prayer was made by Kew. W.
y Abbott of Liberty. The address of
wscome was by Rev. Thomas B. Gregory
ofNew York, who is spending the sum-
mer in Belfast. After most cordial
greeting and friendly chat with the
snecial visitors of the Association he
took for his subject of clear, concise
and scholarly discourse, The Meaning
of the Victory That was Won by the
Bows in Blue" He said the vital issue
nf the Civil War in which the Boys in
Blue won their victory was shall the
Renublic live, not wholly shall the North
or the South win, or shall the negro be
made Free" The speaker at that time
w,sa Southern youth and he made the
stat ment that many men from the South
wore the blue and fought to save our Re-
nublic with the men from the North. 1t
was then that America had its real birth.
This age is most thrilling, interesting and
solemn. The world knows what the re-
suit has been for the Civil War struggle;
hut what shall the harvest be from the
World WARP What will America do? 1t
all depends on her. From overseas came
the call. "Come over and help u.s." Ameri-
ca went to save France and England and
thereby saved the world. If General Lee
had not surrendered the Kaiser of Ger
many would now be supreme. The world
is on the dead level, exhausted, bewilder-
ed and demoralized. America will again
come to the lead of the world. The great
est slogan on earth today is: 81 am an
American Citizen" That slogan could
not be used now but for the Boys in Blue.
victory like that was necessary only
once and for all time. They saved the
Anglo Saxon race ana hence the world.
He was frequently applauded.
Mrs. Evelyn c. Frost sang the solo,
with Mrs. Bessie keyes Mckeen accom-
panist, Sweet Miss Mary" and re-
sponded with the catchy Irish song of
Nora.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott responded to the ad-
dress OF welcome in brief speech that
showed the visitors appreciated to the
hull the courtesies offered them. He be-
came reminiscent and spoke of the heart
ache, torture and sorrow of the mothers
and sweethearts left at home when the
Boys in Blue. went to the front. He
closed by cautioning the veterans and
others not to forget the part the women
took in that great struggle.
Miss Vida Savery was graceful and
pleasing in reading a bright selection
entitled The Girl Left Behind Me
Miss Dorothy Spear, with Miss Mar
earet Eaton, accompanist, sang Ireland
Must be Heaven for My Mother Came
tlom There, and responded with NAM
nays Lullaby.
Remarks were made by Comrade Mann
Bangor, a guest of Mrs. Eta Harris
Beebe of this citv.
Mrs. Basil Allen, with Mrs. McKeen
accompanying, sang, Our God, Our
Country and Our Flag and responded
with lighter but pretty song, Two
Eyes of Blue
A quartet of pupils from the Mcclellan
school under the direction of Miss NADIA
line Coombs, little Misses Lillian Orchard
ana Clarlssa Hartman, Masters Norman
wood and Orin Salisbury surprised all
1y singing The Spring Song and Mother S
Lullaby.
Miss Edna Hopkins sang two patriotic
selections, The Stars and Stripes; and
Wewnl Never Let the Old Flag Fall.
remarks were interspersed by Comrade
ana NM Charles Wellman of Belmont,
%n .. owen of Morrill,. Comrades
= =. Morse of Liberty and Henry Davis,
MH Julia G. Ferguson and City Marshal
MR. Knowlton.
Aduet, Riddles, was sung by the little