The Portland daily press., 1884-06-25
SEVENTY SEVENTH.
THE PORTLAND MECHANIC RLUEs
ANNIVERSARY.
A Fine Day and Happy Company.

The Portland Mechanic Blues celebrated
their seventy-seventh anniversary at Sebago
Lake yesterday. The Blues. with the Cum
berland Band, received their honoraries and
invited guests at the Preble House in the
morning shortly after s o'clock, and the pro-
cession, formed as follows, proceeded to the
Portland & Ogdensburg depot to take the 825
o'clock train for the Lake:
Drum Major c. W. Bean.
Cumberland Band-25 men.
Portland Mechanic Blues. Captain c. W. Davis-32
HonoraIies Captain j. NJ. Black--20 men.
Arriving at the Lake, the companies, head
ed by the band, formed in lice and marched to
the new pavilion and broke ranks. Then fol-
lowed the shooting matches, the honoraries
using the field in the rear of the pavilion, and
the actives we'll selected range near the rail-
road station.
The following are the winning scores of the
actives: Sergt. F. P. Bailey, 10, LIST prize;
Corp. F. W. Webster, second class, 10, I'd
prize; Priv. Philip O'Brion, third class, II, Sd
prize. The prizes won by the actiyes were
handsome gold badges with a silver target;
and around the bulls eye of the target were
enameled rings.
The winning scores of the honoraries were:
Adjt. E. G. Milliken, 10, LIST prize; ex-Lieut.
j. 81. Feehan, 8, I'd prize The prizes of the
honoraries were an elegant silver cake basket
and pickle jar, both prettily engraved.
Immediately after the shoot the excursion
party took the steamer Sebago for a two
hours sail on the lake, during which Homer
aries Milliken and Welch entertained the
guests by songs in the upper cabin, and the
band also finely rendered several selections.
The day, though partially cloudy at times dur
ing the sail,wss accompanied by a fresh breeze,
and as the steamer sped on her way the officers
of the line, Capt Abram Shaw and Clerk l.
R. Gibbs, spared no pains in making it pleas.
ant trip for all on board.
Returning from the sail the company and
friends took dinner at the popular restaurant
of Mr.. A. Heald at the depot. The tables
were lavishly spread with the choicest viands
| of the season, and a very efficient corps oi
| walters attended to the wants of all. After
the dinner foot ball, base ball and other games
took place, the game of ball between a team
from the actives and team from the honor
dAAOo OoAHS luboE66tluS1 duQ T6BuillOE
| % to IL in favor of the latter.
The hours passed away pleasantly, and short
| ly before o'clock the party took a specia
train for the city. During the ride home il
the cars the prize badges were presented to thu
| winning active members by Adjt. E. G. Mill
ken, while Captain Black presented those O
| the honoraries. The procession as it marched
from the depot to the armory in old City Hal
made an imposing appearance, and was wit
messed by crowds of people from the side
/ walks.
Just before the company broke ranks at th,
| armory Adjt Milliken, much to the surprise o
Capt. Dabis, presented the latter with bean
tiful cake basket in behalf of the company as
slight token of their regard. Captain Davi
responded with much feeling to this unexpect
| ed gift, after which cheers were given fol
Captain Davis, the Blues, their honoraries ani
| the Cumberland Band and the 77th anniver
sary, said to be one of the best ever held b,
this company, was a thing of the past
The following composed the committee ap
pointed for the occasion, and they are to b.
congratulated upon the success of the affair
Capt G. w. Davis, Sergt. f. E. Dow, Corps
j. b. Marsh, Corps. f. w. Webster, and Priv
W. FL. Murch.
Amang the honoraries accompanying tn
Blues on this occasion were Mr.. Chas. With
ington, who has attended 46 of the anniver
ssries, Mr.. John N. Lord, of the firm OF Lord
Haskell & Co. of this city, Deputy Marshal j
M. Black, Adit. e. G. Milliken, sx-Lieuts ]
n. Feehan IAN overseer of the Maine Stat
PRISON., and W. H. H. Pettingill, officers Geo
III. Harmon. Thomas Towle, J. Fl. Mcfarland
Zenas Bowen, E. Ponce, Jere Illsley, Edwin
Clements, Gen. R. M. Richardson, and ex
Lieut.. Young. Letters of regrets were receiv
ed from Hon. j. G. Blaine, Congressman
Reed, Gov. Robie, Capt G. j. Pennell an,
| others.