The Portland daily press., 1888-09-22
THE AMosKEAc VETERANS.
The Details of the Pro snosed Trip to
Portland

The Manchester Mirror saws: Mai. f.. f.
Irow, Capt. Moses Wadleigh, DR.. CIV.
Clement and Sergt. Charles Howard of the
committee Of arrangements, appointed by
the Amoskeag Veterans at a recent meeting
to visit Portland, with view to ascertain
what facilities the city possessed
Tor the battalion to pass its annual field day
and outing therein, returned last evening
most sensibly impressed that the Forest
City possesses advantages which the yeter-
ans cannot afford to overlook in selecting
place of visitation for field day The COM
mittee headquartered at the FalmouthHouse
and had scarcely commenced their inquiries
before 1t became known to the city officials
and others that they were in the city, togeth-
er with the object of their visit. His Honor,
Mayor Charles j. Chapman, sent for the
visiting delegation to come to his residence,
and the hospitality which he and his asso-
ciate officials, together with representative
citizens, rendered the committee, was of tie
most cordial and generous type. and the
committee returned with one mind as to
what the battalion should do. A largely at
tended meeting Of the organization was held
the evening Immediately upon return of the
committee, and their report of recommended
tions met with unanimous acceptance and
adoption. 1t was fixed that the annual
field days should be on Monday and
Tuesday, October and 2. 1t is designed to
leave this city, accompanied by full militia
ry band, Gov. Charles III. Sawyer and staff,
his honor, Mayor Hosley and a large num-
Der of honorary members, on the morning Of
October l, at S.25 a. m. the committee being
assigned to three special cars one of which
will be dining room car In which a spread
| will be served en-route. The trip will be
made over the Portsmouth railroad to New
Maine to Portland, the latter city being
reached at $780, immediately following the
| arrival of march of three e-fourths of mile
will be made to the City Hall, at which point
| the battalion will be photographed. From
| this point the line of march will lead direct
| ly to the Falmouth House, two squares dis
tant where the command will be headquarter
and recuperate from the f. tigue of the jour-
ney until p. M, when grand banquet will
be served in City Hall, at which the
the Governor and staff of Maine,
| Mayor Chapman and members of the Board
Of Aldermen, representative military gentle
| men, and other notables. Following the
banquet the veterans return to their hotel,
and the evening" programme remains to be
| promulgated. For the second day a sail
down the harbor, a clam bake and other
pleasures are proposed, although these plans
| as yet lack definite shape. The start for
home will be made at $3.50. and barring acci-
DENTS Manchester will be reached at 715.
There is every anticipation of enjoyment in
| the proposed trip. and that generous and
| royal welcome awaits the battalion from the
| people of Portland is beyond question. The
| occasion is bound to be red-letter event in
| the history of this renowned corps, and the
| feeling now is that every man who is able
will be in line. At last evenings meeting,
could be depended on to go. Messrs. Park
| a. Kelley, Percy G. Laselle, and G. M.
Leavitt, the latter of Pittsfeld were voted
in as new members, and will be in line on
the coming occasion. The general orders of
Major Trow will be issued within few days.