Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-12

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V!aterville Armistice
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sent the hospital with a flag and
flag pole and to hold a flag raising.
The parade began at 1880 and 1t
was the largest and most splendid
showing that Waterville citizens
ever made on such an occasion in
the opinion of many. At II O'Clock
the exercises were held at the me-
mortal bridge with Mayor Leon o.
Tebbetts presiding and DIR. Herbert
c. Libby the principal speaker.
IN the evening 1900 people wit
gion Follies for 1924 and this annual
Armistice day ball closed the festivi-
ties and ceremonies of the day.
The celebration opened yesterday
morning at $50, when Company G..
accompanied by members Of the
George N. Bourque Post, American
Legion, and the Waterville High
School Band left Castonguay square
Un special cars for the Sisters hos
pital. The cars stopped at Green
wood street and formed the line of
march as follows: Second Lieut.. Ray
mond Swift in command, followed
by the High School Boys Band;
Company G, led by Captain S. Par
ker Foss, members of the American
Legion.
The parade marched up the State
read to the hospital, when it came
to rest, it formed a square about
the new fiagpole, which had just
been set in its concrete base in
front of the hospital. The presenta-
ton exercises opened with music by
the band and prayer by Rev. Leo
rold Hass of the First Baptist
church.
The scene of the ceremony was
very impressive. and inspiring. Com
rany G stood at attention on the
cast, while the American Legion
stood on the south. The Sisters of
Charity and visitors were formed at
the west and the band formed a line
at the north. The flag pole. which
was in the center, stood high and
glistening white in the morning sun
and bore the inscription of brass
rlate near the bottom as follows:
Presented to the
Sisters of Charity
American Legion
Nov. II. 1924
Commander Cyril NJ. Jolly Of the
American Legion presented the pole
to the Sisters of Charity in behalf
Ct the American Legion and spoke
in part as follows:
Our gift to you is the flag of our
country, the glorious stars and
stripes. emblematic of freedom and
tolerance, and the constant reminder
of the guarantees Of happiness. AS
this flag was the hope and insp1ra-
ton in the days of 1917 and 1918 to
the BOYS now organized IN the Amer
lean Legion, so may 1t ever serve In
that same role on the grounds OF this
hospital, an inspiration to you, Sis
tiers of Charity, in the fuller realiza-
ton of your worthy lives and hope
of life and better days to the patients
ing in the breeze.
The American Legion, organized
and existing for the service Of hu-
mainly, takes pleasure in presenting
to you, Sisters of Charity, most
worthy eXemplars Of that service to
which we aspire-this flag. May it
ever wave over a land made better
and nobler by your endeavors.
At the conclusion Of his address the
band played The Star Spangled Ban
ner and the new flag was raised by
Captain Foss, Lindon Randall, Ben
jamin Steele and Lyle Stanley.
DIR. F. T. Hill accepted the flag
-, ,>oIo II, Ioha1f of Siafpra nj
Charity with few words. This con-
cluded the exercises.
The committee in charge Of the
exercises at the hospital from the
Legion included DIR. Blinn o. Good
rich, chairman, DIR. John G. Towne,
DIR. F. T. Hill. Howard WEIGH. L. w.
Hopkins.
More than 5000 waterville citizens,
5000 of whom marched in the Arm
istice Day parade, went to the new
Emerson Memorial bridge at the low
er end of Silver street at 1890 yes
terday morning. where the memorial
tablet and honor roll containing the
names Of 901 ex-service men and
women was dedicated and the bridge
formally opened with appropriate ex-
erciseS.
Beneath a cloudless sky, with a
slight breeze stirring, the ceremonies
began just before IL O'Clock when
the blare of the leading band an
nounced the arrival Of the parade by
way of Grove street. The leading
band formed at the left Of the speak,
ers' stand and played while the divi-
sions of the parade marched up and
formed about the stand. At about IL
o'clock, Mayor Leon o. Tebbetts, pre-
siding officer Of the exercises an
nounced that the tablet would be I'M
yelled and four members Of the hon
orary guard, Joseph Roy and Thomas
George representing the Army and
W. G.. Morrisette and r. E. Timmins
representing the Navy, carefully re-
moved the American flag yelling the
beautiful bronze tablet.
A two minute period Of silence was
observed. at the end Of which taps
were blown. During the period of
silence. George Maxim piloted his air.
plane just above the crowd and scat
tered roses about the bridge as q tri-
butte to the heroes who gave their
lives in the Great war.
During the entire service the Am
erican Legion color guard including
Alpine J. Caron, John Grenier. Joseph
Hurd. William Holmes, George II,
Butler Jr., and Odias Couture stood
with the American flag and the col.
ors of the George N. Bourque Post,
American Legion before the memoir
ial tablet.
The singing of the first stanza Of
america" followed with Captain
John F. Choate leading. Prayer was