Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-03
NATIONAL HOME


Louis G. Pattcn of Gambia, N. H.,
late Co. X. !, n. II. Inf, has been adj
mitted to the Home.
Thomas Robinson, has resigned his
position in the Quartermaster's de-
partment and left on a furlough to
Boston.
Miss Muriel Cooper of Windsor
has returned home after visiting her
brother T.. l.. Copper. Home farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard T.. Varnum,
left Friday for Portland to attend the
Governors ball, being the special
guests of Senator Albert ID. Morneau.
The funeral of the late Albion S.
Allen will be held from the Home
chapel at 1890 Saturday, Rev. +. l..
Phalen ofliciatin.
Passes have been granted to Will
bur 0. Allen to Gardiner; Dennie f..
Collins to lewiston; George w.
Wakefield to Augusta and Phillip L.
FRAZIER to Boston.
Thomas i. Fitzgerald Of Boston,
late headquarters detachment 10th
Machine Gun Battalion l.. S. A. and
Richard Condor of Lawrence, late
Co. X, SO. L. S. Inf, have reported
for admission to the Home.
Napoleon Bona
The death of Napoleon Bona &C.
CURED in the hospital here Friday
morning after short illness. lie was
taken With n cold last Sunday which
grew worse and then he suffered Il
shock. from which he steadily failed
until the end. He was employed as
teamster here for several years and
was a faithful worker. He was born
in Hinesburg, VT, 20 years ago. He
enlisted in 60. ., II, Vt. Inf. ut East
Berkshire. Sept. 16. 1868 and was
discharged at James River, Va. Aug.
25. 1865. He was admitted to the
Home from Concord, Sept. %, 1912. y
wife survives.
Religious services at the Home
chapel Sunday morning will be held
as follows: Mass and sermon by Rev.
f'r. McGoWan at $50 and Protestant
services by Rev. +. l.. Phalen at
1910. Sunday school class ut l1.30.
The fire detail for Sunday will be,
Eugene Bailey, John A. Gross. Harry
NJ. Gould. George s. Gates. Henry NJ.
Wood. John A. Mccormick. Wilfred
Gour, John Mcdonald. Edward Gull
ment. George Stevens. Edward
W - ~ Jcl tIIiIatiI lazy, lAIlli1' l'u =
mais, Samuel l.. Newcomb, j. Patrick
Levins and Carl Pfeifer.
Sundays Concert Program
March-"Campin' on the Ole Swance"
Smith
Overture-"Silvcr Wedding
Schlepcgrel
Theme ct Var "rhc Rose" Missud
Clarinet solo by John BarretU
Selection-"Ncry Good Eddie" Kern
Waltz-"Under the Palm Trees"
Sinnhold
Medley-"Forty-fve Minutes from
Broadway" ................C ohan
A delegation consisting Of J. v.
Department, Commander, Odelon
Nalcour; past commander. Philip s.
Malloy; Q. NJ. William G.. Standish
and Past j. V. commander, Walter
Lee of the Ensign Worth Bagley
Post No. .. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. attended the hearing befol e
the committee on legal aqairs, al the
State House. Thursday. March ], to
make November II a legal holiday in
this state.
Past Department Commander J.
Sullivan of New York: Department
Chaplain VIM. ODonnell and Post J.
Y. Commander J. Reilly. both Of
Portland. Me. members of the Neter-
ans of Foreign Wars. were calling on
]. V. Department Commander Odelon
NalcOur. Thursday.
The unwilling and presentation Of
the photograph of Ensign Worth
Bagley. to the Post of Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. took place in G.. 4. r.
hall. Thursday night. March |. Past
Commander Philip S. Malloy. made
the presentation speech. in the abb
sence of !. V. Department Comman-
der Odelon Nalcour. who was unable
to attend. The original photograph
of Worth Bagley. was presented to
the Post by Comrade Bernard j. Nc
Mahon, who saw service in co. ID,
9Th Mass. Vol. Inf. in tho Spanish
American War. The excellent work
of this photograph was done by
Samuel Ncwcomb, member Of the
Home band.