The National tribune., 1883-09-06
reanioa ors.A, 9th, 1rth and lsta Haine Rssimenss

The Reunion of the Eighth Ninth Eleventh
and Sixteenth Maine regiments was held az
Augusta, Me-, August 29th The business meet
ing of the a. sociation was called to order at II
o'clock by General J. L. Shepard, its president.
The following officers were elected: President,
Hon Joseph D. Smith, Augusta; Secretary and
Treasurer, Il. Il. Hopkins, Augusta; Vice-preSi-
dents, +. A. Wood, OF the Eighth; CIV Brown,
Ninth; c. ID. Starbird, Eleventh. Executives
committee, Capt. I'll. Smith, Eighth Adjt. j. Z.
Shepard. Ninth; L. 4. Tabor, Eleventh. Mean
while the members OF the Sixteenth regiment
assembled in Y. NJ C. A Hall and held a business
meeting The following officers were elected:
President, J. o. Lord, Biddelord Secretary and
Treasurer, Luther Bradford. WOodf0rds; Vice
presidents. Geo. d. BiSbee, BuekieId A. q.
Adams, Wilton. Voted 10 hold their next Re-
union at Castine, August II. 1851. AT 1:30 p.
~, the Association OF Ex-PwisOuers Of War OF
Maine, which was organized az MaranOe00k as
the time of the g. A. Il. Reunion met in G.. A.
T. Hall. About 15U ex-prisOaers were in at
tendance. The meeting was called TO erder by
its president, t. T. Tabor. The following
officers were elected: President, Geo. D. Bisbee,
Buekheld; Recording Secretary, VI. Z. Kicker,
Portland Treasurer Chas W. Tilden, HALO
well. Those desiring to Join the ASSOCIATION
are requested to send their names to the secre-
tary, NJ. F. Kicker, OF Portland. At 2:S0 o'clock
the cOnrodes fled down into the street and
formed in line in front Of the COny House,
From there, 800 strong, they marched to the
State House to the music of fife and drum.
Arriving at the State House. they formed IN
line on the east side of the rOtunda before their
SCARED and battle-worn flags. so dear to tha
soldiers heart. As they gazed reyerentIy upon
these relics of the great c0nEics, Comrade Til
den, of the Eleventh regiment, Augusta. offered
feryent prayer. Following, President Shepard
made few stirring and eloquent remarks
which touched the heart of every eomrade pre-
sent. This ended the services. Ranks were
then broken. At 4:S0 the Eleventh Maine regi-
ment met at Granite Hail and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Sewell Pctting5l,
Wayne; Secretary and Treasurer, Capt. S. w.
Lane, Augusta. The Ninth regiment also elected
officers at g. A. Z. Hall as follows: President,
VIM. 4. Babeock, Holyoke. Mass; Yiee-pEesi-
dent, John III. Sewen. HallOwell; Secretary and
Treasury, Harry Hopkins, Augusta. Voted TO
hold the next Reunion nc Lake Auburn. Tbs
Eighth regiment elected AS officers: President,
Hillman Smith. Auburn Secretary and Treas
ureg 3. I. Strickland Portland; Vice-psesidenta
Henry Boynton, Augusta; B. Williams, Rock
land; +. A. Wood, Dover, n. II. Chaplain, j.
z. NJ. Wright; Surgeon, DIR. LevanSeller. Aa
$50 the association held meeting and voted
TO hold its next Reunion ~ Lake Auburn tia
fourth Thursday of August. 1854 At 7:3d
o'clock the members of the association sat down
to banquet in Granite Hall. -Four long tablaa
were filed The ball was very prettiiy deco
rated and the panels on the gallery frvnts wers
faced with cards on which were names of en-
gagements in which the regiments had borne
an honorable part. After the feast came ths
post praadial exercises. A Isrge number wers
present, many citizens coming In.