Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-14
Simon Peters Post Observes Armis-
tce Day

On Saturday evening the Simon
Peters Post Of the American Legion
observed Armistice Day with giving
banquet at the. Grange hall. The
march to the hall was lead by the
SkoWhegan Citizens Band. A deli
ciouS banquet was served by Caterer
Mrs. Kate s. Simpson. The toastmas-
ter was Col Ray J.. Marston Of the
entertaining legion. who presided in
an impressive and cordial manner,
making apt and pleasing introduce
tons and coments after the speeches.
The grace was said by the Rev.
George l.. Thurlow, pastor of the
Federated church who is past
chaplain in the late war.
Mr.. Marston at the first of the pro-
gram gave a brief address in which
he spoke of the subject of Armistice
day and of the REVENGE which it is,
observed in loving memory of those
who gave their lives in service for
their country and that it is also a
day of JOY because it was the day
when the war terminated. At the
close Of his remarks at the request
Of Mr.. Marston tho company rose
and with bowed heads gave thanks
Tor the twenty-five men from Show
W. IN Who gave ~ ruprcme sacri-
fee.
The first speaker was the Rev.
Charles Mcllheney, formerly pastor
of the Island Avenue Congregational
church in SkowheTan, now pastor OF
the Congregational church in Madi-
son, whom Mr.. Marston introduced
as a splendid father of 2 er'"n7id son.
Mr.. McIlheney represents the Gold
Star Fathers. Mr.. McIlheney stated
that there was nothing of which he
was SO proud or ever could be so
proud as that he was q Gold Star
father. Major John w. Fogler, Of the
Russell Post of the Grand Army of
the Republic spoke eloquently of the
patriotic work begun by the veterans
Of the Civil war and which work the
boys Of the Amc~'~nn Legion contin-
ued in the late war and urged them
to carry on in peace as in war and
that they should use their influence
with the young to promote the love
and REVENGE Of country and the flag.
Hon. George w. Cover represented
the Sons of Veterans who said that
tie body which he represented was
not organized because of any service
which they themselves had rendered.
but rather in memory of what their
fathers had given to the country at
q time of great need for service and
to tighten and make pleasant the
remaining years of the lives of the
veterans of the Civil war and to in
culate the spirit Of partisan in the
lives of the young. Mr.. Cover
spoke in a most earnest and interest
ing manner Col. Sherman Shurn-
way spoke of the first Armstice day
from the standpoint of the men in
eoIvice at the tire the Armstice was
declared and what it meant to the
men of the 103rd Infantry, who since
the preceding July had been work
iIlS on that drive which really ended
The war Mr.. Shumway's address
vas of the real first hand experience.
he memory of which will always be
fresh in the hearts and minds of all
the men in service during those last
few months of the World War.
Clyde Fl. Smith, Skowhegan's first
selectman. spoke 70. the town and
mentioned the pride of the Skowhe-
IN citizens in the boys of Company
z. and their appreciation of the
splendid service which they render
cd.
Charles c. Cleveland, the worthy
master of the Skowhegan grange,
represented this order which Mr..
Marston in introducing Mr.. Cleveland
said was the: first body to- greet the
~F upon tl:eir return g. which had
rot forgotten to show it's apprecia-
ton, and each year entertain them
and their ladies serving a delicious