The Portland daily press., 1884-08-21
REGIMENTAL REUNIONS.
The A-1O29fh at Long Island Dedicat
Their New HalI-A Successful Meeting


The I-IO-29th at Long Island Dedicate
Their New HalI-A Successful Meeting.
This famous regiment held its reunion yes
terday in their new hall at Long Island. AS
far as is known this is the first successful fort
yet made by a volunteer regiment outside of
the militia of state, to have place of their
own for social purposes They have built the
past spling and summer upon the acre of land
given to them by Mr.. Chas M. G. Woodman.
a hall % by 30 feet, fourteen feet post, with
dormitory in the second story. There is q wide
piazza on three sides and large kitchen in
the rear. This hall was built expressly for re-
union purposes, with the intention of having
place where the members of the regiment can
meet, eat and sleep at trifling expense. There
were 10 members present and rather more of
their relatives or nearly 400 in all
At the business meeting the secretary report-
ed that he had the post office address of 500
members and he thought that there were 1900
more alive, whose post office address he had
not yet learned.
The trustees reported that they had received
S767 and expended same in the hall and in
clearing the land. They proposed that the
hall be painted and roof to the piazza be
built. $l06 was collected on the spot for this
purpose.
The proposal for the association to organize
40 JoAHt ctOCk CUnpdUy was VOL6Q GOWN and
instead, the trustees were directed to organize
as legal body and to hold and manage prop
erty hereafter.
The proposition to hold the reunion of next
year with the meeting of the Grand Army was
not favorably received. The association will
hold its own reunion on Wednesday in the
third week of August, and the members will
also come TO the G. A. r. festival with their
several posts
Speeches were made by Judge Peabody.
Can NVQ and Othera Mr. az.
donor OF the land was also called upon and
received with rousing cheers but initiated Gen.
Grant in not making speech.
photograph of the members as taken BY
LamsoD.
The following were chosen officers for the
coming year:
President-Alfred L. Turner Portland
Vice Presidents-Geo. h. Nye. Laurel Md; AL.
pheqs L. Greene, Providence, R. L.; James Tarr,
Biddeford; Albert E. Kingsley, Saccarappa; Gran
vile Blake, Auburn; Henry r. Milett, Norway.
Surgeon-Josiah +. Day, Alfred.
historian, Secretary and Treasurer-John M.
Quartermaster and Commissary-Alexander Bell,
Portland.
OhaplaiD-Gustavus W. Jones. Scarboro.
Executive Committee Ezekiel H. Hanson Her
bert H. Sargent and Leroy HI. Tobie.
The members parted with the promise to
come again and bring the sbsentess with them
next year.
Quartermaster and Commissary Bell provided
SP'SnNAo AOPocoos OuO d DE0akld5b 3Qu bHS
other shore dinner.
The 17th Maine at Peaks island.
The association started at a. m yesterday
for Greenwood Garden So strong, esoor,ing
the LIST 10th and 18th Regiments to the boat.
headed by Chandler's baud Arriving at
Jones' landing they were met by the Green
wood band and marched to the garden, salute
being fred by Captain Knowlton in their
honor.
The first thing was the annual meeting,
President G. A. Parker called the meeting TO
order and the report of the secretary and treas
1rer was read. Letters were received from
Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Gen. j. L. Chamber
lain, Col. Bachelor, Mayor King and others.
regretting that they were unable to attend the
reunion. The following officers were then
elected for the coming year:
President-W. S. Waterhouse, Portland
Vice Presidents John G. Perry Portland: Isaac
S. Faunce, Lewiston.
Sc rotary and Treasurer-H s. Tricky. Portland
Necrologist-G. W. Verril, Portland
Drectors-C. W. Roberts, G. o. D. SouIe. Samuel
81. Cannon. all of Portland.
A very handsome silver badge was presented
10 the association by one of its members as
prize for target shooting, the winner thereof to
hold 1t for two successive years before being
MS property; we are sorry that the comrade
should be so reticent about having his name
given. The target was set up by the kind per-
mission OF DIR. TorriDgton near his cottage.
At o'clock comrade James Bracket an
nouuced that dinner was ready, the tables be-
ing spread on the piazza of the skating rink,
and Judging from the manner in which the
veterans pitched in, it is unnecessary to saw
that is was very nice lay out, and did com.
rade Bracket credit After the report the
meeting was again called to order to hear the
report of the necrologist for the last year. Pr
reported the death of two members, andi
honorary member, the late Samuel e. Spi
As there were three ties at the target pra | 4s4
it had to be shot off, and Captain Sumnt qll
Richards was the winner making eleven | M
of possible fifteen. The directors werI Nv
s!ructed to see about getting piece of Ia
put building on and report at the nexi
nuai meeting.
At Is the boys fell into line and the ba
were presented to the winners. The first
to Captain Richards, aud the second to q
hickey, which was very appropriate b
oasis from good sole leather.
After efyfnss three cheers for IL aver
lar Captain Knowlton, and also for the ca,
comrade Bracket, the veterans marched tt
boat with parting salute from the gar
Arriving in Portland they marched to G.
Il. Hall with Chambers band at their b
where they babe one another good bye.
voted it to have been one of the best, if not
best reunion they have had.