Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-13
ARM|ST|CE DAY IN AUGUSTA
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Continued t
side by side allowing them to be-
come better acquainted.
Mattresses, twenty-four strong.
from the Augustus Girls Community
Club. did their bit to help toward the
success Of the dinner. Attractively
arayed in white. with Sam Brown
belts Of red. white and blue, the girls
marched together into the hall as the
dinner began.
Those who performed this service
were: Mrs. Alice Lovett, Susan Pen
ney. Elsie p. Briggs. Mary Bowling.
Blanche Yeaton, Flora Brann. Mil
dred Humphrey. Dorothy Rundlett.
Dorothea McVickar, Katherine Hol-
way, Madeline Tobey, Marion Ellin-
wood, Margaret Coffin. Armorel
Hanks, Bernice Parker. Louise Fol-
som, Ethel Hall, Jennie Lyon, Alice
Weston. Harriet Eastman, Estelle
Weber. Lucienne Tartre, Melissa
Farnham. and Marjorie Farnham,
head waitress.
An orchestra composed Of some Of
the leading musicians of the city
opened the program with a most excel
lent concert. Ernest A. Gray. presi-
dent of the Augusta Chamber of Com
merce. then spoke briefly and intro
duced a. the postmaster Of the occa-
sion Hon. Benedict r. Maher, who call
ed for moment of complete silence
and prayer for those who gave up their
lives in the great conflict. AS the as
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| orchestra softly took up the strains
Of the national anthem, playing it
through 10 the end. Rev. Stuart B.
Furves. d. T., rector Of st. Marks Epis-
copal church of this city, then offered
the invocation.
Judge Maher expressed the regrets
Of all that Hon. William r. Pattangall.
who was to have spoken, was confined
to his home by the orders Of his ply
stefan. Judge Maher then delivered a
| most eloquent address comparing the
past. the present and the future of
the Legion and s.ressing the great part
tire organization has played as a lev
cling force against false social stand
ards.
He then introduced Commander
George +. Gay. department command
er of the Maine G. A. r.. who held
the close attention of his auditors
from start tc finish.
Commander George E. Gay
"Our ranks are growing thin like
as the leaves that fall from the
trees. The days are nearly here when
the G. A. r. will be no longer. 1t is
source of great qualification to us
that there will still exist body of
men to stand for the things we have
always stood for" said Commander
Gay. in part.
you saved the country in war
you should be interested in saving the
government in times Of peace. Use
your influence in everyWay possible
to get every eX-service man in as a
Legion member
Your loyalty to the flag will al
! ways be supreme, and you will never
let any class of men. rich or poor dis
honor it: no red flag will ever SUI
percede it. When our work is done
we will leave happy in the thoughts
that you will continue our ideals.
ION our way back from the Ma
tionul convention at Des Moines, we
saw in every city in which we visited
evidences Of great prosperity and
wealth. They say the country is too
poor to give you men adjusted COM
pCnsation. l cannot believe it. If it
had not been for your services, there
would be no prosperity, we would be
Of c1a 1,ndor a x-olyo 0f
a foreign government. Compensa =
ton should be given the World War
veterans-it ought to be done. and
sincerely believe that the American
people will see that it will be done"
Col. Joha A. Hadley. former adiutant
general of Maine and now governor Of
the National Soldiers Home at Togus,
was the final speaker. Col. Hadley de-
livered in a straightforward, soldierly
manner an address that will long be re-
membered By those present far its uni
versal appeal and soundncss of logic.
The meeting closed with the singing of
america
Col. John A. Hadley
Col John A. Hadlcy, governor Of the
National Soldiers Home at Togus.
spoke of the Legion as community
asset. He outlined the real benefits
that every ex-service man had received
by the training and discipline of war
times.
To-day l claim these men are far
above the average class of citizens.
During the war they demonstrated be-
yond question of Il doubt that their
citizenship. their Americanism was of
the 100 per cent. variety. They were
handed big job to do. They did their.
full duty as soldiers and when the
war was at an end came back to take
up their work as citizens. better
trained. better disciplined. better citi-
zens. and better men in every way.
with the exception of those who. by
wounds or sickness. were physically
disabled"
In answer to the question What
does the Legion stand for?" Col. Had
ley read the preamble to the constitu-
ton Of the body, characterizing it,
from patriotic standpoint, one of the
finest things that has ever been writ
ten.
The legion means to the communi-