Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-30

A HAFhnR
s.sss Of the Bursum pension bill
expressed at the meeting OF the
w. w. Maine Regimental Association
uIc ,snd Army Hall in this city
49, There was but one dis
ffIasr voice among the speakers at
sshuIa VERNON meeting TO the passage
m hill through the national con-
mat would increase the pen
n the soldiers, Of the Civil
am' their widows and the nurses.
w. ccarrade George w. Goulding of
.'Eiand when called upon to speak
o Laced that ne had never needed
e's.nsion and probably never would
pha knew that the large percent
~. TIE Civil War were in need of
he pension; ~. .,
.rn vol think for a moment that
.,.,bam Lincoln who gave his
i..miae that he would take care of
+. soldiers widows and orphans or
-. civil War would have vetoed the
sn,snm bill? Theodore Roosevelt
"a woodrow Wilson? DO you think
80, thew would have vetoed THAI
an, | voted for Calvin Coolidge in
.,s last election and probably will in
IA. coming election but ! think that
81, yetoing Of that bill was an ig-
.nbI. and unjustifiable act"
Another speaker in favor Of the
,."age OF a bill increasing the. pen
,rr, was Past Department Com
lander George f.. Gay of Augusta.
The 62nd annual reunion Of the
mn Maine Regimental Association
tr.ped yesterday morning at 1890 in
n, council rooms at City hall with
p.,.Ident James l.. Merrick OF Wat
,ryiIle presiding. President Merrick
,,A few words of greeting. Prayer
vas offered by past department com
lander George r. Gay. The necrol-
nv report showed that five deaths
Id occurred during the past year.
M members then stood for two
minutes in silent prayer for the
memory Of the dead.
sas Adams of Waterville, secre
ury read letters from John Day
Smith of Minneapolis. and Henry NJ
ysy Of Fort Worth, Tex, members of
No 10Th Maine. Both letters were
interesting and showed loyalty to tic
on regiment. Greetings and best
wishes for all were expressed In the
letters. The meeting then adjourned
and everyone went to the G. A. l.,
hall, where dinner was served by
tbs ladies' Of tho G.. A. r..
Following the dinner the afternoon
Meeting was opened by President
Nsrrick. Mayor Leon .. Tebbetts
IF tG-n1rnpon IN
which he extended the greetings IL
The citizens and expressed greet
rlasure that they has chosen Wat
sville as their meeting place.
The same resolutions passed at the
meeting q year ago were approved
again this year. It was voted e.
hold the meeting in Waterville next
wear after the fair. Mayor Tebbetts
assured the members that If he were
alive and able he would see that a
spsclal entertainment be provided for
them next year. Captain Adams re-
,ponded.
Then came the election of officers
and Captain Silas Adams read off
the following slate: President. James
L. Merrick Of Watorville, vice presl =
dent, o. ?. Smart of Augusta, secre-
tary Silas Adams of Waterville, ana
chaplain. George r. Palmer.
President Merrick made n few re-
marks concerning the future of tho
orsan!zatlon and urged that the chill
dren OF the members he taken in in
order to perpetuate the association
and In order that one member re-
NAMED alive that there would be
someone to visit him once ycat
even II he lived in California.
Comrades Davis and l. +. Kendall
Of Belfast and +. C. Ward of China
we're made honorary members OF the
association.
With the business Of the meeting
ever short program was carried OFT
follows: Singing, Marching
Through Georgia" by everyone
readings. Mrs. Eva Jackson: singing
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys
Are Marching" by everyone; recitt-
ton Of two poems, Miss Nella McI-
rick
Past Department Commander
George F. Gay OF A Eusta said that
he wished that he had words to OK
press the appreciation that he felt
FOR being invited to the reunion He
related some of the happenings at
me recent National convention of
NE Grand Army of the Republic in
Boston. He spoke of the Bursum
Pension bill and the difficulty with
winch 1t could be discussed at the
rational convention on account Of
INC size OF the assembly hall. He
A'd that he was member of the
resolutions committee and that out
" the numerous resolutions on PEN
Sons that were submitted one was
.otmed that favored pensions for
Naerans of 81 a month, for widows.
Married prior to 1910, $50 n month
saa TO nurses $50 an month; Slc5 a
month for total disability and 500
: month for partial disability such
@ me loss Of an arm or les.
eomrade Benson expressed the be-
nel ,hai only the old soldiers should
we've pension and not the Wild
vNs that is the widows who had
ended.
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