The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-23

heighten the brilliancy of the occasion.
THE BANNER POST.
Thatcher Posts ReceptIonto John A.
Andrew Post of Massachusetts.
The members of Thatcher Post and honor
ary members, upon the arrival of the steam
er John Brooks, at $50 p. M, escorted John
A. Andrew Post to Thatcher Hall, taking up
their line of march as follows: Commercial
to India, India to Federal, Federal to Pearl,
Pearl to Cumberland, Cumberland to High,
High to Congress, and thence to Hall. Upon
their arrival Hon. Nathan Cleayes, Mayor
Deering absent, extended an address Of well
come in the following words: Gentlemen
members of the John A. Andrew Post: In
the absence of the Mayor of the city, have
been requested to welcome you, and | do it
with pleasure, because we remember that he
whose hOnOred name you bear was native
of the Pine Tree State. John A. Andrew
was born in neighboring town, but few
miles distant from this city. He received
his early education at Gorham and BowdOin
college, and spent his younger days with us,
while he gave his maturer years to the Com
mOnwealth of Massachusetts,.
Maine Is always proud Of her sons, and
none of them is dearer to the hearts of the
people of Maine, than the great war Cover
friends, not only on account of the name you
bear, but because of your own heri0c deeds
in the service of your country. None bore
more glOri0usly the triumphs OF the war than
you; none are dearer to the people OF the
country than the brave and noble sons Of
Massachusetts, (applausel. | welcome you,
not only as friends, but as relatives, for we
remember that Massachusetts, Is the mother
OF Maine, and every mothers son OF us re
veres his ancient and venerable mother,
Massachusetts (applauSe). We hope that
your stay among us will be a pleasant one
We have generous sons and as beautiful
daughters as there are in the world (applause).
We hope that You will return refreshed and
invigorated by our cool breezes and by our
pure sebago, daughter and applause) which
cheers but does not inebriate, and we hope
that you will ever bear in happy remem-
berance the Forest City Of Maine, which our
own Longfellow termed that beautiful city
which is seated by the sea.
Prolonged cheers and applause followed the
welcoming words of Mr.. Cleaves.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. Mr..
CrOsley.
At the conclusion of the prayer, by invita-
tiOn Of the chairman of the committee on re-
ception, Mr.. George I'll. Blake, both posts
partook of the excellent collation. furnished
by the committee, doing ample justie thereto.
At the conclusion of the entertainment pro-
vided for their guests, Commander John A.
Keefe of the John A. Andrew Post, respon-
ded to the address OF welcome in the follow
ing terms:
Commander and Comrades Of Thatcher
Post-It gives me extreme pleasure to extend
to you the thanks of the John 4. Andrew
Post, of Boston, for your cordial greeting
and your kind collation., provided for us tired
strangers. say strangers because we come
from Massachusetts. Many of us, however,
belong in Maine, as you have already heard.
We have been told you have have handsome
women in Maine, and looking at the men in
the John A Andrew Post who descended
from thncp have IN
doubt reinstatement Applause). We come
here, comrades, not only upon pleasure, but
also business, and that business will be
known later. Now we have but to eat sleep,
and enjoy ourselves all we can, but we as
sure you we did not come here to drink,
laughter and applausel and wish to say
as the reason why we did not come to Port
land to drink, we were informed before COM
ing here that there was nothing here to
drink. [Applause
Thanking you again, commander and COM
radeS of Thatcher Post on behalf OF Post l5,
take pleasure, as | have been requested by
the commander of your Post, in introducing
one of our comrades who will say few
words, comrade E. B.. Loring. applausel
Mr.. f. b. Loring then addressed the Posts,
saying that it was hardly fair that o private
from the ranks should be called upon so sud
denly to address so large and excited body
of soldiers, that they came here to have
good time, and that the speaking was to take
place later on. lGoOd, good. He added, l
| 1eel more particularly at nome mere, pTODa-
| bly, because my regiment was the Second
Maine, with Colonel Jameson at the head.
| Since that time, this beautiful old place has
| suffered by fire and accident; yet still,
| though Scared as many a veteran in this
| hall is, we love it who came from it. [Cheers.
| At the conclusion of these addresses, under
| escort of the Thatcher Post Ill, the John A.
| Andrew Post Is took up the line of march
to their headquarters, at the corner Of Tenn
| pie and Congress streets, in Congress Hall.
| The roster of the John A. Andrew Post
| No. 10, is as follows:
| Commander-John A. Keefe.
| Senior Vice Commander-.Iames r. Reid.
Junior Vice-CommandeT-Olive DOuney.
| Adjt.-Ed. f. Rollins.
Quartermaster-S. b. Clapp.
Officer Of the Day-GeOrge b. White.
Officer of the Guard-E +. GOssOm.
Remarks were to have been made by other
| honorary members Of Thatcher Post which
would have doubtless found responses from
| Post Is, had not the delay in landing made
| the hour somewhat late.
Thatcher Post has, through its efficient
| committees and under the management Of
| its officers, contributed not little to the
| comfort and pleasure of their guests.
The committee of arrangements of the
| Thatcher Post consist of comrades Blake,
| chairman, Hadlock, Rounds, Googins, and
| Jewett. The committee on decorations con-
sisted Of George II. Blake, II. t. Hadlock,
and j. Z. Day.