Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-21
Governor Burleieh Visits the
Newport Encampment.
Bearded Veterans and Girls Of the Red
White and Blue
Unite In Extending Welcome.
dents OF the Days Pleasures.

Governor Burleigh, accompanied by
Private Secretary Stevens and Deputy Set
retary OF State Chadbourne, WAS the guest
of the Camp Renson Association at the camp
today The party was met here by detail
consisting of Col. Abel Davis. Col. HiliikeE
president of the Camp Benson Association,
Col. B. L. Fowles of Boyd Lake, ex-senator
Philip Wilson and W. NJ. Stuart, both Of
Newport. The party took the Dexter ard
Newport train for Camp Benson station,
where it was received by Col. Harris, COM
mander Of the camp. with 100 veterans,
headed by the Corinna cornet band, and
escorted To the camp where \ salute Of IL
guns was fired. On arriving at the entrance
Of the gr ,und the G A. X. escort opened to
the right and left, the governor and party
passing through.
The prettiest feature Of the whole greet
ing vas the reception which the party re-
celyed from three companies of young ladies',
each company composed OF 35 of the fair
sex gaily attirei. They were called "wnite
caps" all Of the companies wearing white
hea,i-dresses. The dresses Of one company
were red, of another blue, while the thirl
was attired in white, thus representing the
national colors, red white and blue. They
carried wooden muskets painted in exact
imitation of genuine firearms and surmounted
with bayonets gilded, looking rs bright As
steel. The young ladies' were the cynosure
of all eyes aid excited general admiration.
The Governor was conducted to the pavilion
where he was introduced to the people by
Col Davis in neat speech to which Gov.
Burlegh responded. The crowd was so
large that not tenth part of them could get
into the hall, accordingly an adjournment
was had to the balcony OF the hilhker Cot
tage Here line was formed and for two
hours the Governor shook hands with the
veterans aud with the immense concourse OF
people present, the humber OF which was es-
timzted at 5000. W NJ Stuart, Esq, of
New port, took the Governor, Private Secretary
Stevens, and Col Davis for sale Oh Lake
Sebas.icook The party went down the lake
as far As Maplewood Poiat where quite
number of cottages have been erected.
The day was fine and the scenery of TIL
beautiful sheet of water, unsurpassed by any,
was seen To its b, ct sivantage. II was evi-
dent that the Governor ~as delighted with
h VISIT and hy his remarks he showed that
he fully appr GATED the wisdom aud good
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