Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17

~ TIC Military Crder OF the
WorId war was perfected following
the regular monthly supner sessios,
OF the kennebec Reserve Officers as
ISOLATION, held Tuesday ewing ar
the Worsetr House. HallowelI az
which Major General Mary L. Her
sey, U. s. A.. retired, commander of
the national society. Military Older
OF the World War, was the special
guest ana speaker. Officers of the
newly formed chapter were elected
| and tn charter list will be left open
Until the next meeting, when it is ex-
| pected that a large majority of the
| oHicers who held commissions in the
world war, now residing in this Sec
| tlon of the state will have affiliated
with the society.
general Hersey, who last week re-
signed as purchasing agent of the
| city or Boston, came on to Augusta.
TO explain the purposes and ideals of
the great association of which he is
the national head, and after leaving
augusta today will shortly return to
washington. d. c., to actively enter
into the work of that body.
Officers Elected
| The organization meeting of the
| World War officers followed that of
the Reserve Officers association, and
at the election of officers, Brieadier
General Albert Greenlaw of Augusta
was named as commander. The other
ofncers elected were as follows: Vice
commander. Brigadier General James
i w. Hanson; adjutant, Major Roy L..
i Decker; treasurer, Lieutenant Col
onel Waldemar P. Adams; judge ad-
vocate, Lieutenant Exerett Fl. Max
cy; surgeon. Colonel J. w. Louglin.
| Colonel John G. Towne of Water
! vile president of the Kennebec chap
ter u. o. A., presided at tn meeting
last evening. assisted by the vice
president, Col. Keith Ryan of the Ma
tional Home.
Supports Organized Reserve
! In differentiating between the OBJ
| Jectives and purposes of the Eeserve
| Officers Association and Military Or
! der of the World War, General Her
| sey took occasion to state that the
| latter order, backs up and supports
the idea and work of the reserves
| Il am strong proponent of the
! Organized Reserve" said the gener-
nj, land | believe that it means the
safety of our country"
| During the World War; General
Jersey commanded the Fourth Di-
vision in France, and he recalled
most wildly an incident of those
! days of service overseas. when he
/ was on visit TO General Headquar-
/ ters at Chaumont. At that time Cen
/ eral McAndrew was Chief of Staff
under General Pershing. Gen. Her
sey asked for THE Chief and Gen
! eral McAndrew informed him that he
was seldom at headquarters as he
/ passed most of his time in the lines.
I. The Chief of Staff, devout Cath
Ole, turned to General Hersey and
said, do you know that General
/ Pershing has come to be almost a re-
ligion with me? 1 believe that when
! Pershing was given to the world at
this time it was the Divine Provi-
dence of Almighty God"
! General Hersey continued, telling
| his hearers that he too believed Il at
General Pershing was inspired when
| he conceived the scheme of national
| defense as made effective by the De-
Tense Act of 1920. Instead of being
in O. state of almost total helpless
ness as we were in 1917" sfid the
| speaker, Eve could almost overnight
| place twenty divisions in the field.
| We stand prepared to meet tn, world
! in our hour of need.
| Like IOydI Legion
| The special guest explained the
ideals of the Military Order of the
World War of which he is the pres
! ent National Commander. as an or
/ ganization inspired by the Order of
| the Cincinnati following the 3evolu
| ton and by the Loyal Legion which
resulted from the Civil War. Off
GERS who held commissions in the
! United States Army during the World
War are eligible to membership, and
/ the effort is to have local chapters in
| towns and communities throughout
| the country.
General Hersey in presenting the
purposes of the organization read
from the preamble of the national
constitution of the MO. w. w. as
| follows:
ITO cherish the memories and as
social tons of the World War waged
| for humanity; to inculcate and slim
ulate love of our country and the
flag; ever to maintain law and order
and to defend the honor, integrity
and supremacy of our National Gov
eminent and the Constitution OF the
! United States; to foster fraternal re-
! lations between all branches of the
Military and Naval services; to pro-
mote the cultivation of Military ana
| Naval science and the adoption of
consistent and suitable Military ana
Naval policy for the United states;
! to ACQUIRE and preserve records OF
individual services; to encourage and
assist in the holding of commemora-
lions and the establishment CT mem
orials of the World War; and to
transmit all of these ideals to poster
ity, we unite to establish the Mill
itary order of the World War
Recalling the history of the Loyal
! Legion. the speaker described a
meeting of<hat organization held in
| Boston. which he attended when he
was still a young lieutenant in the