The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-27

FIFTH REGIMENT REUNION.-As we write
this paragraph, the elements threaten to inter-
fere with the QUITO door festivities of the Fifth
Maine Regiment reunion; but we hope that
the skies will brighten and give a favorable
day. The literary exercises took place last
evening at the Army and Navy Hall, and it
was cheerful to witness the greetings of com
rades, many of them had come from distance
to be present on this pleasant occasion. The
hall was well flied, many ladies being in the
audience, friends and relatives of the living and
dead, who were welcomed with soldiers
heartiness. The hall was elegantly decorated
for the event. Bright streamers of the nationa,
colors swept from the centre of the ceiling TO
the cOrnice and draped the walls. Military
emblems, formed of Shields flags and small
arms were on the front of the gallery over the
platform and on either hand. Series of corps
badges hung overhead, and the sides of the
room bore the red Greek Gross, the badge of the
first division Of the Sixth Corps, to which the
Fifth belonged, emblazoned with the names of
dead comrades: Brown, Chadbourn, Bumpus,
Foss, Pratt, Goldthwaite, Norton, Leavitt,
French, Lemont, Stevens, Seaman, Heath,
Clark, Lyon, Bean, Paradis, Chaplain Adams
Mitchell. Tubbs, Bailey and Stinson. Promi-
nent in the display was the national flag car
ried by the regiment through a large part OF
the campaign-a stained and worn banner.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain G. w. Bick-
nell; then j. o. Winship, the presiding officer.
called out Shaw's Quartette, who gave
memorial song to tho soldiers. Music by the
Portland Band followed, and Mr.. Winship
spoke briefly and eloquently upon the remem-
brances of army experiences, paying a tribute
to the heroism of dead comrades, and referring
to the legacy which they had left behind; their
widows and orphans, who are entitled to the
sympathy and consolation of the living. The
comrade to whom was assigned the duty of pre-
pairing poem vas detained by sickness in his
family, and Chaplain Bicknell was drafted at
late hour to supply the place. He read Barry's
poem entitled, Wounded Unto Death, with
much tenderness and pathos, and many eyes
were moistened by the thrilling description so
familiar to many of the Association. Lieut.
+. G. Patterson, in his Grafton, confined him
self chiefly to review of the history of the
regiment, recalling many of the humorous as
well as the sorrowful recollections of their long
campaign. 1t was not an ornate or studied
production, but a hearty, familiar talk with
men endeared to each other by participation in
a common danger. This morning at o'clock
1t is proposed to assemble at the Hall and
march directly to the steamer for sail down
the harbor and a clam-bake on one OF the
islands. The regiment will carry the colors
borne by them in the battles of the Wilderness
and the Portland Band will accompany them.
The ROCHESTER, ExcURs1oNIsrs.- meet
ing of the Board Of Trade was held yesterday
afternoon at which A. X. ShuItleff, ESQ.,, in
behalf of the Portland & Rochester Railroad
Company, extended an invitation to the men,
beers of the Board of Trade and Merchants Ex-
change to unite with the party that proposes to
visit this city on Friday from Rochester, N. H.,
and the towns along the line of The road. 1t is
expect that the excursion train will arrive at
945 a. NJ, and it was arranged that the visi-
tors shall be welcomed at the depot by His
Honor the Mayor. Thence the procession will
move to the Merchants Exchange where w.
8. Dana, Esq, President of the Board of Trade
will receive them in behalf of the Merchants of
Portland. At that time tickets will be dis
tribnted to members of the Board and Mer-
chants Exchange, for the harbor excursion
The John Brooks will leave Atlantic wharf
and return in time to give the excursionists
time to see something of the city before return
ing home.