ican republic, unified by the blood 
et these hundred thousand slain 
bound together by a common 
brotherhood, is sweeping irresistibly 
on to greater educational, commer- 
cial and political achievements.” 
After a vocal solo by Fred K. Swett, 
Mr. Brewster gave a brief history of 
the camp, in which he traced its 
progress from the time it was organ- 
ized, March 28, 1892, till the present. 
He paid glowing tribute to the late 
Col. Henry Pickett Woodbury of 
Beverly, for whom the camp was 
named. He read a list of the charter 
members, who, he said, are still in 
large measure the sinew of the organ- 
ization. 
“The charitable record of the camp 
is a most gratifying one,’ he said. 
“During the 13 years now gone it 
has expended $704.69. When you 
realize the fact that this has been 
earned by the individual efforts of the 
brothers of the camp, you begin to 
understand the character of the men 
who have made ‘ 149’ what it is to- 
day.” 
He spoke also of the relations be- 
tween the camp and the G.A R. The 
total gain in membership since its 
organization is 99 members, while the 
losses by death and otherwise is 23, 
_ leaving the present membership 76. 
“ Brothers, may our future years be 
our best,” he said in closing. ‘ May 
our numerical growth be appreciable ; 
may our reputation for a zealous camp 
be wafted far; may our field of service 
be enlarged, but chiefly in our hearts 
_ may there abide an inextinguishable 
love for the patriots of ’61, and may 
our hands be ever vigilant to light 
_ tapers at their shrines.”’ 
“The Massachusetts  Division,”’ 
was responded to by the division com- 
mander, Everett H. Lynds, who said 
that it was with a great deal of pleas- 
ure he stood before the gathering, re- 
_ presenting the Massachusetts division, 
which numbers 4,300 strong. He 
spoke for the red letter week for which 
_ he is working, set for the early part of 
May, when he urges every camp to 
make an object to gain one or more 
members. 
Miss Harriet P. Brewster followed 
_ with a reading, in her usual delight- 
fully interesting manner. She read 
“Little Jack Two Sticks,” and by re- 
quest “‘When the minister comes to 
Tea,” as an encore. 
Senior Vice-Commander Kirchgass- 
her responded to the toast “ The Op- 
‘portunity of the Sons of Veterans.” 
_He spoke of the work for the Sons of 
5 Veterans, their place in aiding the 
veterans, and “ the priceless heritage 
which they enjoy.” ‘We are bound 
together with a mission to fulfill,” he 
said, ‘and we must so conduct this 
7 
stand.”’ 
Miss Olive B. Cook sang very pleas- 
ingly, ‘‘ Bashful Betsey Brown,” and 
she was followed by Walter Penney, 
the division inspector, who spoke on 
““The responsibility of the Sons of 
Veterans.” 
“We are living in a growing age,”’ 
he said, ‘‘a moving age. The respon- 
sibility of the Sons of Veterans is 
LYMAN W. FLOYD, 
Commander of Camp 149. 
growing. It is growing every day. 
It grows as the G.A.R. veterans de- 
crease. If our realization of the 
responsibility does not increase with 
the responsibility we ought to get on 
the shelf. 
“We have three degrees of respon- 
sibility, to our country, to the G.A.R. 
and to our order. The citizens have 
a right to expect more from the Sons 
of Veterans than from anyone else 
because we have the blood of patriots 
running through our veins. We must 
be exceedingly strong lovers of that 
flag. 
‘‘Our responsibility to these, our 
fathers, is growing. Not with the 
feeling of charity, but of the biblical 
meaning, — love.”’ 
‘‘ Walking Abreast of Our Fathers,” 
was responded to by Hon. W. R. 
Ramsdell of Lynn, who said by way 
of introduction that he felt like the 
young man who wanted to propose but 
didn’t know quite how to get at it. 
After a great deal of nervous twisting 
he said to the girl he loved: ‘ Sally, if 
you love me, say so; if you don’t love 
me, say so, if you love me and can’t 
speak, squeeze my hand.” 
Mr. Ramsdell spoke eloquently of 
the famous painting ‘‘ Boy’s of ’76,” 
which, he declared, symbolized the 
spirit of the boys ’61 and 1905. “I 
have looked upon that picture,’ he 
said, ‘‘and I have said let that be our 
inspiration. Let us walk abreast of 
these veteran fathers of ours as we 
walk abreast of the fathers of our re- 
public’ There is always something to 
do. We can ‘fall in’ anywhere and 
we shall find good fighting all along 
the line,’ 
P. H. Boyle read an extract from a 
speech by President Roosevelt at a 
meeting of ‘‘ The Friendly Society of 
St. Patrick,’”’ in New York recently, 
and he read a poem, ‘‘ The Strains of — 
Bucky O’Neil,” read on that occasion 
also. 
Former Senator Charles O. Bailey 
of Newbury was the last speaker, the 
topic being ‘“‘ The Loyalty of the Sons 
of Veterans.” He said in part : 
“Much has been said here this even- 
ing about patriotism — ‘the passion 
which aims to serve one’s country, 
the characteristic of a good citizen.’ 
There is not a land where there are so 
many memorial shafts to remind us of 
the heroes who have fought and died 
on the field of battle. And it is well 
this is so. There never was a time in 
the history of the country when we 
had more to hope for, and more to be 
grateful for than now. What more 
can be given us than this magnificent 
empire — given us by the sacrifice of 
our fathers. 
‘‘Peace has its victories. It must 
be our duty to inculcate loyalty and 
duty into the growing generation. 
Let us teach the boys and girls, as 
they gather around the American fire- 
side to learn from the lips of brave 
men who gave their lives, how they 
determined to die, that this country 
with its cherished institutons might 
live.” 
The program was concluded with 
a vocal solo by Miss Emma Prest, 
after which all joined in singing 
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