The Republican journal., 1884-08-21
Maine Matters,
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
REL MONS OF MAINE VETERANS.

hf-' NioNo VIZ MAINE ElfhaNS.
The annual reunion of the First Maine Heavy |
Artillery and the Maine Veteran Association of |
Massachusetts was held at Bangor Auc 10Th |
A grand campfire in the evening was presided |
over by Hon. Hannibal UamIin. Sneeches |
were made by Geo III. patch. GEORGE $ Evans
s. c. Small John ID. Billings. prominent mem
beers of the Massachusetts Grand Army. and hv
Gen. Charles Hamlin of Bangor. The second
dav 18th. was rainy, preventing all ont of door
exercises
The association of the 2nd Maine Cavalry
18th 2lst. 2ad Odd 2Sth. and 3lst regiments
held A meeting i'm NoremheuY Hall and elected
their officers for the ensuing wear. President.
VIM. Gillespie 81 Cavalry: Nice Presidents
DR. Elisha Hopkins I4th: Hiram Wymap. 2lst
Can't John r. Gilman ood. Col W w Niroin
I'D: Col. g. NJ Atwood 9th H. : Archer
9sth: Geo 5. Randlett. ID Cavalry: r.. G. Rol-
lin> 3lst. Secretary s. e. Small end Cavalry:
Treasurer, f. l.. Simpson
The lst Maine heavy artillery held "A meeting
at Mapewo0d Park with ahout 300 present
The officers elected were as follows: President.
Jas A Dole R.nror. Nira Presidents Uar
rison G smith Columbia Fails Holm NJ R4trh-
elder. Boston: Secretary, Henry r. sellers.
Bangor; Treasurer. John F. Montgomery. Ban
gor: Executive committee of five.
The Eastern Division of the G.. A, II. of
Maine, elected. Colonel Levi &. Flint. Munson:
Lieutenant Colonel. Wainwright cushing. Fox
croft. Majors W. G. NvDonald Ellsworth O.
V. Crossinan. Bangor: b. l.. Fowler. Bovd
r..
Thomas p Elliot M0nson. Ouar1erma>ttr
Geo g. Downing Fovcroft. Voted to hold the
next annual muster AT Noosehead Lake. in
September 1850
The banquet at Citv Hall in the afternoon.
given by the Grand ARMY 10 the Maine Nater-
an Association of Massachusetts WAS presided
over by COL A. C. Hamlin who also 4etf, As
toastmaster. Prominent among those present
were Department Commander of Nassachu-
settS. John ID Killings. p.st Commander Geo
II
dent and : q small secretary Of the Maine
Veteran Association of Na.sarh lsrtts cen.
Atwood and others The tables were hand
SOmcly SCI and filled with veterans and the
summons repa>t served mn. The member, of
The ladies relief corn> served etti,e.,tv As wait
ers. The galleries were filled by ladies and The
NanIewood Rand and R.uoor Rand furnished
music from the balcony A. = o-rlock Mr.
blaine entered in romn1nv with senator Ham
lin amid thunder. of annIiuse and cheers The
banouet beiuu over t'ol Uamliu annnunred
the toasts which. and tbr Gentlemen rt,,mud-
ing were is follows:
our Uonorpd Gunsts-Serretarv : G. Small
Dnr Country- IJ,,, J.n,a. q HI.in.
Grand Army of the Rrpublir- Drn1rfmcut
Commander John H. Billings. of Massachusetts
STATE of NHine-CoI Geo H Patch
Charles Russell Lowell. Post No. :. of Bo,-
to1-Georgc : Evans
An the RESPONSES were. br;af hut htn,y
When MIR. Blaine arose 10 rc.pond. The cheers
AMI .n,,aI,sa wore n.fni,,er MA I,,,r .ontip,,
e. When ouiet WAS rostored he saiJ tb4f rn1l-
siaarinq fine fact thaf our country i ahout three
mil ions and n half SQUARE miles in 4ytrnI ne
tho. chi he was Given laroe Territory II, re-
,ponI to and would rontiue himself to The nor
ion we are most nearly connected with New
England. lie did MOI know fhat there was in
Element of .c stnry Stock az h ram bi
the people of Massachusetts descended The
pilgrim fathers have now twelve millions of
deScendents who IRE a,nono fine very hest al
our citizens and the stock mad LOST nothing in
trausplauting 10 Maine
We have been in the habit of hearing that
this stock has deoeuerated. that public men of
England reach a greater noe and show more
vigor. He denied il and iu.taucpd Ex-senator
Hamlin. who SAT AT hi, rigbt. \, a proof of its
falsitv. This stock does not rot at he ton. He
therefore congratulated them ON the or..,t and
noble ancestry. Himself heinay born in The
middle secr1,u of fine country he ruuld moi
clam tbi, ancestry and did NOT rropoSe TO prlise
them to the extent of giving himself away.
His people came from The Scotrh-Irish stock
that peOnled the Middle States and had nro,Iur-
ed a strong vigorous people whose enterprjse
had done much in DEVELOPING the resources of
the country The history of the country is be-
fore Us what its future will be with over fifty
millions of Inhabitants at fine present time he
would NOT yent1lre Ia urorhary lie rnnrlnlrd
bv thanking the association for the Great kind
ness aud cordiAiitv with which he had been re-
ceived.
At the close of Mr. Rlain,.'> remarks The
cheering was renewedald bidding the veterans
farewell he left the han TO take The cars for
Bar Uarbor. The hanouet wa. Greatly enioyed
Massachusetts Association in Zorembeca HtIJ.
and WAS well attended
Can't j O. Lord President Iicut Gr, u
Bi,bee. Nice-Pre>i,ltnt. col. {. W. TiltIen. col
A. b. Faruhstn. Iieut. u. : Warren. col. 4.
W. Wilde>. Capt. r. +. Davis. Directors.