Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-09
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making the affair a success by clos
ing their stores during the hours of
the reception at City hall, thereby
releasing a large number who helped
to swell the audience that filled the
entire seating capacity of the house.
And Hartford MacNider was touched
by the genuineness of his reception.
Being a big man himself. he appre-
ciated the really big thing that had
been done by Waterville to show MIN
honor. 1t revealed to him that Water
willie stands Solidly back of the Ameri-
can Legion. of which he is the hon
ored head in the nation. This is a high
compliment to the Legion as an or
ganization and could not fail to be a
qualification to their leader.
Waterville welcomed Commander
MacNider most heartily and she liked
him without any reservations. He is 4
fine virilc type of American manhood.
clean. clear cut conscientious. of COM
polling personality, fearless, the type
of which the defenders of civilization
in the World War were constituted
and of the kind that will lead thu
hosts of the American Legion along the
paths of soldicrly duty and civic
righteousness.
Commander MacNider arrived in
Waterville at 1910 from Portland. He
was accompanied by Department Com
mander Edward S. Anthoine of Port
land, Department Adjutant James l..
Boyle of this city, Department Chap
lain James Carey of Portland. Carl
Helm of New York, director of the
Legion news service: Wilbur Roberts
and John Burke, commander and IL
nance officer respectively, of Benjamin
E. Smith Post, No. 4. of Gardiner.
At the station to meet the party
were DR.. F. T. Hill. chairman of she
committee of arrangements: Thoma :
y. Weeks. commander of George \.
Bourque Post: Alfred Castonguay. vice
commander; Cyril Jolly. adjutant: l..
Fl. Dixon. financial officer. DR.. j, q
Towne, past commander and William
H. Murray. all from the post; Hon ora
A. Meader, vice president of the Eo-
tary Club: Leon O. Tebbctts. president
OF 1ne I manner tl NblliltT'', 1 II
dent Arthur ]. Roberts of Colby Col
lege: Dr. ]. +. Hin. president Of tho
Country Club; Department President
Lillian NJ. Towne of the Ladies Aux
iliary to the American Legion: Mis- :
Ethel Parlin of Augusta. department
secretary: Mrs. Edythc Murray prcs1-
dent of the local Auxiliary.
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new Studebaker ears offered for the
occasion by the Watervillc Motor CO.,
and at the wheel OF each car was an
cx-service man in uniform. In charge
of the cars was Enrol Taylor in navy
uniform. the other drivers being Ai>
thur Mason. Ninton Hussoy. Arthur
Huff and William King, in army uni
form.
A quick run was made to the Elm
wood Hotel and after short stay 'h1
party went TO the Legion hall. whcr"
Commander MacNider met the cX-scrv-
ice boys and members of the auxiliary.
The affair was entirely informal, Inc
boys coming in as they could and
there was very good number out Cor
the time of day. Among the pleasant
features of the hour was the meeting
with Commander MaCNidcr by Eob"rt
II. Perkins. who was in an officers
school in LanSres. France. with the
commander. who was at that time Il
second lieutenant commanding the
third platoon of the first company III
the school Mr. Perkins is from Mai-
rose. Mass. and is taking course N
cational training at the Lockwood
mills.
AS the automobiles moved slowly
through Main street. the party noted
the large number of flags out and the
exceptionally fine decorations in the
window of the Emery Brown store.
Commander MacNider visited the
auxiliary in their quarters on the same
floor. where he was received by M"s
Lillian Townc. department president
OF the auxiliary; Miss Ethel Parlin #
Augusta. department secretary; Mrs.
Edythe Murray. president of tho local
auxiliary: Mrs. Ada Strout. treasurer
of the local auxiliary; and Mrs. kath-
crime Taylor. Here. too, two of tho
gold star mothers of the city had the
plea sure Of greeting the guest of the
occa sion. They were Mrs. Celino
Bourquc. mother of Lieut.. George y.
Bourque. for whom the post is named.
and Mrs. Bertha Moore of BuriciSh
street. who son was a VICTIM Of tic
war. While calling on the ladies. CD.
MacNider said that he considered ne
auxiliary boosters for the Legion.
At IL o'clock a luncheon was ten
dered to Commander MacNider at the
E.Imwood hotel by the Rotary club.
1t was attended by about 100 Rotar-
ians and eX-service men and was a
most pleasurable and successful af-
fair. The luncheon was held in the
main dining room of the hotel where
the American flag and the banners of
the Rotary club were conspicuously
displayed on the walls. Barney's
orchestra furnished music.
At the head table sat the distin-
gushed guest at the right of ]. How
ard Welch. the president of the Rot
AIRY club: Department Commander
Edward S. Anthoine. Department Ad-
iutant James l.. Boyle, Department
Chaplain Father James Carey of
Portland; Mayor f. +. Finnimore
Rev. Charles A. Knickerbocker and
President Arthur ]. Roberts. 1t was
a time of jolly good fellowship and
as Commander MacNider is himself
Rotarian, it was doubly pleasant for
him.
When the time came for the guests
to be introduced. President WEIGH
gave Commander MacNider the task
Of introducing himself. as is the Gus
tom of Rotarians. He said that he
r-as Lack MacNider of Mason City