Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-30
UNIQUE DISPLAY
WAR RELICS AT
LOCAL STORE

A very complete and interesting
collection of war relics is being dis
prayed this week in the show win
DOW OF the Dubord Clothing store
on Main street. The collection was
gotten together by the Forrest !.
rare Post of the Veterans of For
eign Wars of this city as part of
the drive for new members that is
being carried on.
A life-Size portrait of Forrest J.
Pare, who lost his life while in ac-
tive service in France and for whom
the local post is named, occupies
the center of the window, attractive
ly draped with the American flag.
Conspicuously displayed also is a
picture of Woodrow Wilson, the war
President.
All the articles in the collection
were brought to this country by
members of the post when they
were in the American forces and the
weapons and other soldiers para
phanalia were brought from the bat
tie fields.
One of the things that attracts
the greatest attention from the many
people who have stopped to exam
inc the collection is an American
Distinguished Service cross awarded
to Eddie Carey of this city when he
was a corporal in Co. II of the 103rd
Infantry. Beside the cross is laid
the citation which accompanied it,
telling how, on a day in September,
1918, Carey crawled forward in the
face of machine gun fire, killed five
of the enemy and silenced a ma
chine gun nest which had held up
In Ivra I
There is also French Croix de
war crosses.
World war are a German officers
helmet; rifles used by the various
armies during the hostilities: a
large German Mauser revolver; a
key to one of the Kaiser's castles
on the Rhine: German and French
money and cafe checks; one pound
shell; silk parachute, rocket and a
clay drinking vase. There are a
number of wooden shoes such as are
worn by the peasants of France and
one of them, painted black, is easily
a size 10.
An interesting phase of the COL
lection are the pictures and relics
! having to do with the Spanish-Am
lean, supplied for the most part by
Sargie l.. Warren and w. l. Sterling.
or the most interesting pictures is
one showing the battleShip Maine
just after she had been sunk and
another showing a CHASTITY Cuban
bone yard.
! The Waterville post Of the vet
| Grams was formed in the first part
of January with a membership of
about 40 and the membership has
| increased so that now there are be-
, tween so and 100. 1t is hoped that
, the number will be much larger be-
J fore the week is out and the charter
of the post will remain open until
! the first of June.
Robert L. Timmins heads the COM
J mittee in charge fothe drive and
, he has as his adjutant. Ernest Du-
| bray. The members of the post have
/ been divided into teams to seek
members, the captains of which are
! Ernest Dubray. Robert f. Timmins,
| George H. Butler, Jr., and w. J..
| Sterling.
! On the evening of April 9 de-
| gree team will come to the city from
| Togus to initiate the large class of
| candidates. The initiation will be
| followed by supper, at which the
new members will have opportunity
to become acquainted with the other
veterans.
Officers of the local post are: Carl
A. Dubord, commander: Augustus
! Marshall, senior vice commander;
William r. Sterling, junior vice
commander: Sargie L. Warren,
chaplain: John l.. Lessard. quarter
/ master; Hector ]. Cyr, adjutant:
Louis d. Marchetti, sergeant major;
Robert f. Timmins, Quartermaster
sergeant: and Edward Marquis, Of
! ficer of the day.