Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-05
INCEPTION OF THE REUNION.
The ltmtnary Meeting nd
Election OF Oficers-WOrk OF the xec-
utive COmmi and Other Committees
"A Large Amount OF Work Performed

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A Large Amount OF Work Performed.
To Hon Fred Atwood, Winterport Me,
the reunion owes its existence. and from the
beginning, he together with the other gentle
men concerned, have labored untiringly for its
successful contamination which is row
reached. Mr. Atwood was the sole originator
and protector of the reunion. In its first in
ception Mr.. Atwood contemplated holding a
reunion of ex-members of single legislature,
but after due consideration this plan was not
deemed an advisable one and it was decided
to have
REUNION OF ALL
the ex.members and members of all the leg
islatures. together with the ex-Governors
Councillors and ex- Councillors. and heads of
departments But no direct steps were taken
in the matter without first obtaining the
opinions of prominent ex-members. Mr..
Atwood, early in the fall wrote to one or two
well known gentlemen and ascert ,ined their
minds as to the feasibility of the proposed
reunion. Their answers were favorable, and
then 10 still further test the matter he COM
municsted with twenty-five more gentlemen
who were all highly pleased with the scheme.
Mr.. Atwood then took a decided course and
wrote to five hundred ex-members inviting
them to attend a preliminary meeting at the
Augusta House to be held on Thursday, Nov
9Th.
Agreeably to this notice there was well
attended meeting at the Augusta House on
that day, commencing at 10 80 A. M.
1t was voted to hold the reunion at Angus
ia, four DAYS, commencing the first Tue sdav
in January. 1886
The following officers of the reunion as
ISOLATION were elected:
REUNION OFFICERS.
President-Hon. Bion Bradbury. Portland.
Vice Presidents Co.. Hon. S. S.
Marble, Waldoboro. Hon Henry ingalls,.
Wiscasset Aroostook, Hon. Eben Wood
bury. Houlton. Hon VIM. Dickey, Fl Kent;
Washington, Hon. F. A. Pike, Calais, Hon.
John c. Talbot, East Madison; Penobscot,
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor. Nath'l G..
Wilson, Orono; Waldo, DR.. J. G. Brooks,
Belfast. John T. Rowe. Frankfort; Knox.
Hon John S Case, Rockland, Edmund Will
son, Thomaston; Kennebec, Hon. Joshua
Gray, Gardiner, Hon. Jos. II. Williams. Au
gasta; Somerset, Hon. r. b. Shepherd.
Skowhegan, Hon. Albert Moore, No. Anson;
Sagadahoc, Hon. VIM. Rogers, Bath, Wash
ington Gilbert, Bath; Androscoggin, Jere
Dingey, Jr Auburn. II A. Osgood Lewis
ton; Cumberland, William w. Thomas. Port
land, John NJ Adams, Portland; York,
Mark F. Wentworth, Kittery; William A.
Cromwell So. Berwick Oxford. Sidney
Perham. Paris, w. A. rockingham, SO.
Paris; Hancock S T. Hincks. Bucksport.
Charles s. Spoford, Deer Isle; Franklin, J.
w. Porter, Strong. J. J. Linscott, Farming
ton: Piscstaquis, Ephraim Flynt, Dover, A
NJ Robinson. Dover.
Secretary, Oramandel Smith, Augusta.
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Executive Committee, Fred Atwood, Win
terport, J. NJ Haynes, Augusta. w. G.
Davis, Portland, VIM. d. Penneh Lewiston,
VIM. H. Strickland. Bangor.
The Vice Presidents are nearly equally d.
vided between both political parties.
large number Of favorable letters from
ex-me mbers were produced.
The meeting adjourned to the following
week.
The work of arranging and preparing for
the reunion devolved, of course, upon the ex-
ecutive committee and they at once entered
upon their arduous abors. Hon. Fred At
wood. as the head of the committee exer:ing
himself together with the other members
with energy and perseverance.
The FIRST MEETING
of the committee was held at the Augusta
House, Nov. 10th, when program was de-
cided on. Measures were taken to Obtain the
addresses of all ex-members as far as possible
and invitations were prepared aud sem out 10
all. special invitations being toward t. the
ex- governors. At this meeting arrangements
were made with the hotels in this city. Halo
we'll and Gardiner to accommodate guests
The matter of sending out invitations and re-
ceving correspondence was placed in charge
of Mr.. Atwood. in relation to matters per-
! Il,
Penobscot. Piscataquis, Waldo, Kennebec,
and Somerset counties, and Mr. Pennell,
Lewiston, Me-, in relation to matters pertain
ing to York. Cumberland. Androscoggin,
Oxford, Franklin, Ssgadahoc. Knox and
Lincoln counties. Several thousand invita-
tions were placed in the mails and all
acceptances were sent to Treasurer Burleish
who has kept record of each name as fast as
received. The sum of So was charged each
ex-member attending the reunion, SO per
plate, banquet; IS for a gentleman and
ladies, ball.
The next meeting of the committee was
held at the Augusta House, Dec lst
The following named citizens were appointed
as a committee to provide entertainment dur
ing reunion week: Col. Elias Milliken. NJ.
V. B. Chase. Geo. E. Brickett. w. Lap
ham. John w Chase. p. o. Vickery, Geo
>. baliaru. GeO. r.. weeks. He.Oert NJ.
Heath. Ira H. Randall. o. D. Baker and
Leslie Cornish.
Messrs. Haynes and Strickland of the exc
cutive committee were placed in charge of
the hall; Haynes and Pennell, banquet;
Hon. W. G. Davis, transportation. All have
attended to their duties in a thorough man
ner.
Another meeting of the committee oc-
Cured at Portland. Dec. 16, when the
following committee on mock session was ap-