Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-10
Encampment on Chebeague Island in
Portland HarbOr-.GIand Camp
Fire..IOasts, Speeches
and Fun.

Portland, August g. The city IS beginning to
fill up with soldiers who propose joining the vet
GRAMS reunion which commences to. night. The
delegations from abroad will arrive about five
O'Clock and will be received by the old army
CARNATIONS here, which will turn out in large
numbers. Yaes mammoth tent. and hundred
and fifty smaller ones are pitched on Chebeague
Island and every preparation is made for large
number and a great time.
LATER.
The city has been in a hum of expectation all
day with the preparation for the grand soldiers
reunion-the gathering Of veterans and the as
scmbling to welcome them. A large delegation
has been at Chebegue Island all day pitching tents
and arranging the camps.
At :l5 the first delegation from abroad arrived
from Bangor, numbering forty Of different regi-
ments. Thirty others arrived by Grand Trunk.
They were all escorted by committees to Grand
Army Hall, which was filled with veterans,
as well as several other halls in the vicinity.
At 80 the Maine Veteran Association of Mas
sachusetts, numbering $50 men, with the Medford
Band arrived. They were under command Of
Col. NJ. B. Lakeman, 1t. Col Charles T. King
and Msjor John II. Roberts. With them were
Major General Ward, Rear Admiral Thatcher,
Chaplain J. F. Lowering, Quartermaster Geo. NJ.
Atwood, colonel oath Maine regiment and form
erly Adjutant General of Maipe. Collector Sim
mons is expected to arrive from the mountains to
join them They were received by the frst-tenth
twenty ninth Maine, Gen. George l.. Beale, COM
mander, 200 strong, and the seventeenth Maine,
Col. T. A. Roberts, commanding, 100 strong, and
escorted to City Hall, where they were welcomed
informally to collation., by Gen. Frank Fessen-
sender, Mayor Of Portland.
Gen. Geo. F. Shepley was present; he enter
tanned the officers at his residence on State street
on their way down. Gov. Conner had received
despatch of an accident having happened to his
father, which called him home. He is represented
by Col. Horace H. Burbank of his staff.
AT o'clock the Bangor boat arrived, bringing
100 of various organ cations. They were received
by the 9Th Maine, 100 strong, under Chaplain G.
w. Bicknell, and escorted to City Hall to supper
The First Me. Cavalry are present, l25 strong,
under Gen. j. p Cilley.
Second Cavalry, 40 strong, under Maj Eben
Hutchinson of Boston.
Second Infantry, so, under Gen. Chas. W. Rob-
erts.
Third Infantry, so, under Gen. Joseph S. Smith,
Bangor.
Fifth Infantry, 100, under Chaplain Geo. W.
Bicknell. President of the Association.
Eleventh Infantry, 20, under Gen. J. A. Hill Of
Boston.
Twelfth Infantry, TO- under Capt. A. II Puring
ton.
Nineteenth Infantry, Is, under Gen. l. w. Star
bird of Portland.
Twentieth Infantry, 20. under Maj. A. w.
Clark.
First Heavy Artillery, %, under Col 4. A.
Smith Of Portland
The Seventh, Thirty first, Thirty second and
several others not yet ascertained in the line
including the Naval Brigade. 80, under Capt. W.
f. Dennison.
At 7 o'clock the line took up its march for Port
land Pier, to take the boat for Chebeague
Island The boat will return at midnight, when
a report of the proceedings will be given. The
procession was very long and composed of q very
fine looking set of men.
The steamers, of which there were four, arrived
at the island at 9l4 and promptly disembarking
aiched to the encampment where Yale man.
fifteen hundred guests, camp fire fare being served
consisting of baked beans, brown bread, crackers.
cheese, &C flee, tea, &c. with clay pipes and tobac-
co for desert.
This camp fire entertainment was given by Post
Bosworth, G. A. r., and was admirably managed
After the supper before meeting could be regn-
larry organized, impromptu chorus singing was
started in various parts of the tent
Finally at 1915 space was cleared and Gen.
Chamberlain mounted table and called the meet
ing to order.
lie was received with enthusiasm and welcomed
his comrades behalf of the soldiers of Portland.
He introduced John o. Winship Of Portland as
toast master, who announced that any man speak
ing over five minutes would be shot, and then
called for three cheers for the old flag, which
were given with will.
First toast To President Grant Respondtd
to by Hon Chas. w. Goddard.
Second toast-To the State of Maine. Respond
ed to by Gen. Geo. f. Shepley.
Third toast-The Old Commonwealth of Massa-
chusets. Responded to by C. C. Emery of Bos-
ton.
Fourth toast-The Grand Army of the Repub-
Hill of Massachusetts.
Lieut.. Col. Nichols, of the Second Cavalry, was
called upon to sing "Marching through Georgia,"
he being the composer. 1t was given with tre-
mendous chorus, though the composer modestly
declined TO lead
Captain Jack Adams OF Mass. was called upon.
He responded in a humorous speech, which car
ried the audience with him enthusiastically.
Fifth toast-Thc Soldiers Honor more sacred
to him than his life. Responded to by Chaplain
Lowering of Mass.
Sixth tosst-Our Navy. Not responded to.
Seventh toast--The Ladies. Responded to by
Gen. G. w. Roberts of Bangor.
At midnight portion Of the company returned
to the city, leaving the meeting still open. Big
camp fires were blazing all the evening and fire
works and cannon salutes were constantly fired.
Weather Probabilities for To-day.
For the New England and the Middle States,
falling barometer and partially warmer and clear