The National tribune., 1883-06-14
WAY DOWN IL MAINE.

The following pleasant account of flag
presentation and an entertainment, introduce
ing some novel features may afford some use
ful hints to societies elsewhere:
WIxrHRoP, Ms, May IS. 1859.
DEAR Mrs SHERWOOD: Seeing yonr kind in
y1tation in TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for correspond
enee. thought would like TO tell you about the
Ladies Relief Corps connected with A. II. Frost
fost, 70 = g. A. r., Department of Maine. We
organized March Z, 1853, under very uIlfaVorsb!e
circumstances. Out Of q list of twenty names as
charter members we had only seven who pre-
scented themselves. We have now Twenty-Five
menbeFs aid al are earnest workers. From our
own contributions wholly we have presented the
Post with pretty flag.
The members of Post 81 are scattered in VIM
tfrop, Wayne, Readdeld and Monmouth and not
as much interest taken there ought 10 be. Still
the interest Is Improving for they have added
lately some twelve fifteen members The Post
numbers seventy members and among them are
gentlemen of marked ability, such as E. T. Carl
ton, Esq, one OF the most talented lawyers prac-
tclnS at ths I>enEebec bar. His wife is certainly
an earnest worker IN the Relief Corps Our next
work Is to be the foundation OF soldiers nonu-
ment.
The flag presentation was truly pleasant oeca-
sion, connected with Que of the most successful
entertainments ever given at Town and Academy
hall After the Winthrop band had played fine
selection the president of the Relief Corps called
the meeting to order, when America - was sung
by n quartette, consisting of Aiessrs. Webb and
Esty, Mrs Henry Brigham and Mrs. B. c. Torsey,
MIS- brtdSham presiding at the organ after which
an appropriate prayer YVES offered by Rev. W. f.
Obear. Mrs. Wood then introduced the orator of
the evening, Rev. Fl. w. Tlden, of Augusta who
made, in behalf OF the ladies, most excellent and
efft Give address, IN the course of which touch
ing reference made to the wife of Major
Boothby, who having rescued the coors of her
fallen husbands regiment from the hospital at
Fort Pickering, presented them to the fourteen
sole survivors thcreof-the rest having fallen at
the Fort Pillow massacre-with her husbands
dying words: Never surrender the flag to
traitors"
Commander Wood received the flag and called
,,,flar
IN behalf of the Post, which he did in q few elo-
quent remarks. The qusrtette then rendered - The
star Spansled Banner Mrs Torsey favored the
audience with fine solo, and the Misses Flora
and Minnie Cross of Augusta, with duet Mrs
Iliden presiding at the organ. The band closed
with = Hail Columbia" and sll repaired to the
banquet hail, which seated several hundred
There followed the pleasant excitement of voting
on n handsome cake, TO be given to the member of
the band receiving the most votes. At the close
OF the voting the numbers stood PA for A. H.
Young, Familiarity known as Z!b," and lis fer L.
q, Cobb. A guess cake won by j. G.. Yeaton
Other cakes We're sold at auction. The result of
the evenings entertainment was rs follows:
Tickets, S22.9l band cake, $40; guess cake, $3.50;
auction cakes, S225; ice cream $3.50; total S52 &c.
MIS-. ANN E. WOOD
President Relief Corps