The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-30
REUNION OF VETERANS.
Second Day i'm Camp-EIection of Ulcers
and Grand Campfire.

| AT $50 a. m. the line was formed In front o.
Grand Army Hall and marched to Army and
Navy Hall, where the 9Th Maine was received
and thence the procession continued TO the
wharf, in the following order, Gen. George L.
| Beal officiating as commander:
Chambers Band.
1-10-29th, Gen. George L. Beal, Portland.
| 18th and LIST Veterans, Major Nickerson, Portland
9th, Adjutant g. W. Mitchell, Haverhill.
25-SOth, Capt. L. NJ Prince, Portland.
| There were about eighty men in line and tht
| 1-20-29th, 9TH and 9TH carried their old BATH
flags.
The procession made fine appearance, and
| the 10th regiment, Gel. Wildes, paid them
salute as they passed the Preble House. The
| 10th Maine took the steamer at o'clock.
Upon their arrival on the island the veterans
| marched to the camp ground and there rehears
| ed many an old army tale of merry camp days
tedious marches, fierce conflicts and gloomy
| prison life. After the arrival of the afternoon
boat the various regimental associations met
and transacted the following business. The
| 1-10-29th Association elected the following off
| GERS:
President-Gen. George L. Beal Norway.
Vice Presidents-Capt. Hartwell S. French,
LyuuJ Odpt. h6uTy h. NllleIt, NORWAY. Odpt
Almon l.. Goss, Auburn Capt. Herbert II. Sar
gent and VIM II. Pennell, Portland.
Surgeon-Josiah f. Day, Fall River.
Quartermaster-EZekiel II. Hanson, Port
land.
Commissary-Albert S. Spauldng, Portland
Chaplain-Rev. Leonard G. Jordan, Port.
Historian and Secretary-John M Gould,
Portland.
Executive Committee-Albert Ball, Ezekiel
Hanson, Albert S. Spulding, Hartwell S.
French, Elijah M. Shaw.
The 9TH Maine Battery elected the following
officers:
President-Charles o. Hunt, Portland.
=, Vice President-J. L. Loomis, Colebrook, N.
Secretary-T. B. Mennealy, Lewiston.
Executive Committee-Charles o. Hunt, j.
L.. LOOMS. T. b. Mennealy.
The 9th Maine Regiment Association held a
meeting which was more largely attended than
any association meeting held during the day.
1t was voted to hold the next annual e-union
on the LIST of August.
The sympathies of the association were ten
dered to their much esteemed chaplaip, Rev
Geo. w. Bicknell, in his late domestic bereave-
ment Regrets were freely expressed at the
absence of Miss Lula Spiller, the daugh-
ter of the regiment, who was obliged to
remain away on account of Illness Letters
were received from Major Generals Upton and
Slocum, expressing their regret at not being
able to be present on account of pressing bust
ness engagements. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Mrs. f. G. Patterson for her courtesy
and kindness in furnishing the members of the
regiment with button.hole boquets The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuip g
year:
President-Geo. P. Sherwood, Portland
Vice Presidents-E. M. Robinson, Philips,
Me-, j. A. A. Packard. Springfield, Mass,
Crawford Dunn, Portland.
Secretary and Treasurer. G. Sanborn.
Chapain-Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell.
Quartermaster-Ge e. Brown.
Executive Committee-F. G. Patterson, G.
L. Sherwood, Geo. E. BrowD, G. p. Berry.
After the return Of the regiment to the city
prominent member who had been prevented by
business from attending made the executive
committee the generous offer of tending the
members and their ladies of the Fifth Maine
Regiment an excursion on the P. & o. R. r.
to the Notch of the White Mountains from
Portland and return, st his own expense, as his
part towards the reunion of 1878. The exec
utive committee will take the responsibility
therefore of accepting this splendid programme
in place of the one adopted at the business
meeting.
The 10th Regiment Association reelected the
following officers:
President-Col. A. W. Wildes,, Skowhegan.
Vice Presidents-Brig. Gen. Chas w. Til
den, Castne;. fit. Col. A. B. Farnham, Bangor.
Secretary and Treasurer-Adj. G. f. Lothrop,
Chesterville
Board of Directors-Col A. w. Wildes
Skowhegan; Capt. w. H. Waldron, Lewiston;
Lieut.. Jas. U. Childes. Pennington; Lieut. G.
+. Lothrop, Chesterville; Sergt. Maj w. F.
Lombard, Lewiston.
Historisn-Maj A. r. Small, Wateryille,
Poet-J. d. Maxfeld, Dexter.
The following officers were elected by the
25th and 30th Regimental Associations:
President-Geo. W. Randall, Richmond,
Va.
Vice Presidential E. Cram, East Baldwin;
Howard B. Chase, Portland.
Secretary-G. Fl. Abbott Portland.
=, Executive Committee-Capt E. N. Greeley,
ley, Jr., F. 7. Merrill.
Itwas voted TO hold their next annual reun-
ion on the Sd of next August.
A committee was appointed to solicit mem
bership..
The 9th Regiment Association elected the
following officers:
.President-Adj. j. E. Shepherd, Lawrence
Mass
Vice Presidents-Caps. G, B. Brown. Set.
son; Lieut.. Van B. Bray, Stevens Plains.
Secretary and Treasurer-Lieut. e. W. Rob.
cts, Alfred.
observation-disclosures E. Shepherd
Orator-L. +. @. Howle, Norway.
Executive Committee-James E. Shepherd,
Capt. r. j. Hill.
The 9Th Regiment Association elected the
following officers:
Pfesident-George W. Mitchell.
Secretary and Treasurer-B. f. Strickland.
Vice Presdents-John HemmiBgway, w. L.
Keller and Ell. B. Sawyer
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e. Marshall.
CHAPLAIN. e. M. Wright.
Surgeon-H. @. Levenseller
Executive Committee-B f. Strickland,
Casper E. Marshall.
1t was voted to take into consi deratfon the
subject Of amalgamation with the 9th Maine
Regiment rext year, and j. e. Shepherd and
r. j. Hill were elected by the 9th to consult
with committee of the Sth. Nineteen pres-
emit.
The 18th Regiment Association voted to CO.
operate with the 9Th and 9th regiments in h Id
lug their next annual reunion in Bangor next
August.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Gen Fl. M. Plaisted, Bangor.
Vice Presdent-Capt. R. D. Nash, Nat:ck,
Mass.
Secretary-E P. Morton, Dexter, Mass.
Executive Committee-W. Fl. Kalor, Frank
Freedom, Concord, Mass, Thomas Taber, Ban
gor.
At 430 p. m. the different regiments under
command of Gen. Beal gave a dress parade on
the camp-ground. The soldiers went through
the evolutions in very creditable manner, al.
though it must be confessed that neither the
discipline nor soldierly conduct of the men were
such as to call forth any special comment. The
orders of the General were deemed rather diff
cult to execute.
The rife practice was kept up all day. The
distance war 165 yards. Capt. E. G. Bolton of
this city took the first prize, VIM. Adams the
second, and George H. Gill of this city the
third.