Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-06

Waldo County Veterans
Resume Monthly Meetings
After Winter Vacations
(Special 10 Kennebec JournaO

Especial to Kennebec JournAD
Belfast, Me-, May SIT is six
months since there has been a gath
ering of the Waldo County Veterans
Association, the boys of Sixty-one,
and when 25 of them gathered in
Belfast for the May meeting, many
familiar faces were missing from the
ranks. The winter has taken its
toll and many of the old comrades
have been mustered out.
Those who were present. however,
were as full Of fun, Of fight and as
brave as in those days when they
marched away singing I'VE are
coming Father Abraham. Three
Hundred Thousand Strong"
The oldest comrade present was
Gardner Hatch, Co. d, 10Th Maine.
He has a close second in /. f. KIM
dali, Co. d. 30th Maine, who will be
80 in June.
The youngest was Is. J. A. Hart
shorn, Co. f. 18th Me. 1t was voted
at the meeting to take the name
command and age of each veteran
present and the list is as follows:
Henry A. Rogers, Co. G. 18th Me.
rs years; II. A. Hartshorn, Co. E.
14th Me. "a; Collins Mccarthy. Co. A
Emery O. PendletonSCTHwaR CIV,
18th Me. 81; Emery o. Pendleton,
Co. /. 18th Me, 70. Capt. +. S. Nc
Donald, L. S. n, IS Mendoza, 10;
L. L. Davis, Co. A, 4th Me. So.
Gardner Hatch. Co. d. 18th Me. 80
years mos; r. B. Smith, Co. l, 18th
Me. rs; Byron A. Hart. Co. + End
Me Cal. 50; David M. Dickey, Co. D..
26th Me. so; A. Z. Marden. Co. II
End Me. Cal. 50; A. r. Kendell, Co. A,
18th Me. 70; II. w. Abbott. Co. X, list
Me. rs.
Johnson G. Trask. Co. A, 18th Me.
50; Henry NJ. Briggs, Co. II, 4th Me.
rs. A. l.. Clark, Co. E, 14th Me. 70;
A. X. Fletcher, LIST Me. Heavy Art. SO;
Alonzo White, Co. I list Massachu-
sets, So. S. X. Richard, Co. b LIST Me.
Cal. "a. DIR. G.. Lombard, Co. c,
21st Me, so; r. A. Gilbert, Co. D,
10th Me. rs; l.. c. Morse, Co. B. 26th.
70: l. +. Kendall, Co D, 30th Me. 90;
j. S. Keller, Co. f, Goth Me. 81.
While a complete list of those who
have passed on since the last meeting
was not available, the following were
reported: James Whitman, Waldo:
Briggs Turner; Wilbur Chapman,
Monroe; John Small. Belfast: Thorn
as Rice, Belfast; Charles Thurston,
Belfast; Thomas Burleigh Quincy,
Washington; James Wentworth.
Waldo; Dr./A. o. Stoddard, Belfast.
1t is believed that there were others.
Thomas II. Marshall Post, G. A. r.,
with it's allied bodies were hosts for
this May meeting and the welcome
accorded the veterans was cordial in
the extreme. A delicious dinner was
served at IL o'clock. In the afternoon
the meeting was called to order by
President johnson G. Trask of New
burg. The singing Of America was
followed by prayer by the chaplain.
ii. w. Abbott of Liberty. The presi-
dent then announced that the next
meeting would be held in Morrill, in
June, the first Thursday.
Commander X. B. Smith OF Thomas
II. Marshall Post then introduced
Hon. II. G. Buzzell. State senator
from Waldo county, who made the
address of welcome, and in no uncer-
tain terms made every visitor feel
that the welcome was genuine and
that it was an honor conferred upon
Belfast, this meeting of the Waldo
County Veterans Association. He
told of a visit to the Lincoln Memoir
ial, and his eulogy to that great
American was received with rounds
of applause by the veterans. Later
on Mr. Buzzell when called upon for
remarks, spoke extemporaneously up