Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-05
ORGANIZE VETERANS
OF FOREIGN WARS
SOCIETY SUNDAY

The Forest j. Pare Post, No. 1885,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, was organized in this
city yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing held in the City Council rooms.
About so charter members were en-
rolled. Theodore Olsen Of Portland,
department commander, took charge
of the meeting. instituting the post.
Carl Dubord was unanimously
elected the first commander of the
Pare Post. Other officers elected
We're. Senior service officer, j. Angus
tus Marshall: junior service officer,
w. /. Sterling; quartermaster, John
l.. Lessard; chaplain, Sargie l.. War
rem: officer of the day, Thomas J.
Campbell. The offices Of color bear
err, sergeant at arms and trustees will
be filled at a later meeting. Com
mander Dubord appointed Hector j.
Cyr as adjutant following the meet
ing.
After a few preliminary words,
Department Commander Olsen asked
each man who had applied for men,
berShip to stand to take the oath of
allegiance. The next business after
the obligation had been taken was
the election of officers. officers were
nominated as proposed by various
members and as there was only one
candidate presented for each office,
Deputy Chief Ernest l.. Simpson of
Waterville of the staff of the depart
mcnt commander as secretary pro
ten cast one ballot for each officer
and Commander Olsen declared them
elected.
State Chaplain Amos Ingham of
Tosus offered prayer at this time.
Greetings were brought by Com
! rade 1ngham from the post at the
Soldiers Home at Togus, where there
are LAT members. State Inspector
Joseph II. Boivin OF Portland brought
the greetings Of the Philip Z. Froth-
| ingham Post of Portland.
Commander Olsen then gave the
oath of office to the newly elected
officers and decorated Comrade Du-
Office.
Commander Dubord declared that
he thought the post would be a good
thing for the community and for the
boys who had served in war on for
eign soil.
| State Chaplain Ingham was called
upon to speak and he said that the
post was not organized to nntag onize
any other organization but to keeI
alive the spirit and memories of SER
vice rendered by the members fol
their country.
State Inspector Boivin spoke
briefly, telling the members that the!
had come into an organization OF
true comradeship and that no one
knows the meaning of true COM
radeship better than the boys who
went through the Hell over across
Comrade Boivin said that he want
ed the Pare Post represented in the
State department as was every other
post in the state and he appointed
| Edward Poulin as deputy inspector
He predicted that in year the pos
| would be two or three times It's
present size.
| State Quartermaster Edwin I
Simmons of Portland spoke for fe"
moments, coNgratulating the mem
: bers of the new post on their organ
| ization.
| Junior Vice Commander l. w
| Sterling invited the post to meet
next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
in A. 0. L. w. hall and the offer was
gladly accepted.
| The remainder OF the meeting was
taken up with the instruction of new
officers in their duties by the State
department officers.
| 1t was announced that the charter
! would be kept open for some time and
| those eligible to the organization are
invited to apply for membership.