When Philander Meader was born on 2 February 1908, in Rome, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, William Benjamin Meader, was 46 and his mother, Clara Delia Gray, was 39.
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Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
The legislature of Maine dedicated approximately $1 million towards World War I at the time that US involvement began. By the time armistice would be declared in 1918, Maine contributed roughly 35,000 men and $116 million.
English: occupational name from Middle English meder ‘maker or seller of mead’. Compare Mead 2.
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