Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-06
LOCAL DICTIONARIES
TO HEAR COMMANDER
0WSLEY, WATERvIlLE
.July2d1mo

SoiiAiduueT II. ~. barney OF the
James Fitzgerald Post. American
Legion has just received Official
notification from Department Ad-
Owsley, National Commander OF the
American Legion, will deliver an
address at City Opera House, Wa
terville. Sunday evening, July 8, at
o'clock. Waterville il the only
city in central Maine where Col.
Owsley Is scheduled to speak during
his flying visit to Maine.
Commander Owsley will arrive at
Wells Beach Friday afternoon at
3.46 and will be met at the train by
a delegation Of Legionaires, includ-
ing Department Commander Perley
j.. Ford, Past Commanders Albert
Greenlaw and Edward S. Anthoine
and others prominent in the State
Department.
From Wells Beach Commander
Owsley will be escorted to Sanford,
Department Commander Ford's home
town, where the most impressive
welcome ceremony of the State will
be carried out. The entire popula-
ton of Names largest and richest
town will unite in showing the Ma
tional commander that the home of
the department commander is with
the Legion 100 per cent. A huge
parade Of military, civic and fraternal
organizations will be held at 5, a
dinner will be served at 6, and Com
mander Owsley will address a big
mass meeting at in the town hall.
From Sanford Commander Owsley
will go to Portland Friday evening
and will be guest at the Congress
Square Hotel Friday night On Sat
urday he will be taken in charge
by a local committee and entertained
during the forenoon. While the affair
is in the hands of the Legion and
Auxiliary members, its scope Will be
far greater than that, for the event
will have a civic significance with
prominent officials of the State and
City, members of the Kiwanis, Lions,
Rotary Clubs and Chamber Of Com
merce participating.
Saturday afternoon Commander
Owsiey will again take to the road
and visit Lewiston where he will be
entertained at dinner and will adj
dress big meeting in Lewiston City
Hall. Remaining in the Androscoggin
city Saturday night Commander
Owsiey and his party will leave over
the road for Bangor early Sunday
morning, arriving III TINE W Hoiu
an afternoon meeting.
From Bangor the party will motor
back to Waterville where the final
meeting of the State tour will be held
Sunday evening and the distinguish
ed guest will leave Maine after a
most strenuous tour covering more
than 400 miles by road and deliver
ing at least FIVE speeches in three
days.
When director of the Legion's
Americanism campaign two years
ago Commander Owsley made a visit
to Maine and deeply impressed not
only the members of the Legion but
the public in general with his mag
netic personality and his marked
ability as a public speaker. To the
members of the Maine delegation to
the 1922 National Legion convention
at New Orleans, Commander Owsley
has a decidedly personal appeal, for
ne was at his best before that gigant :
ic gathering and his brief address OF
acceptance of the position of Ma
tional commander was a stirring BIT
of oratory.
The Augusta Legionaires and MEM
bers of the Auxiliary will attend the
meeting at Waterville.. leaving IN
automobiles at o'clock Sunday at
ternoon, from Commercial street.