The Portland daily press., 1891-08-13
FIFTH MAINE REUNION.
A delightful Time at the Building In
Portland harbor.

The twenty-foulth annual reunion OF the
| Fifth Maine Regiment Association TOOK
| place Yesterday at Memorial Hall, PEAKS
Island, The reunion of this regiment
| brought together one Of the largest gamer
jnes they have ever had. Among those pres
| ant were noticed General III. G. Thomas, U.
| s A.. Colonel Clark !. Edwards. Colonel ID.
r. Millett. Major A. S. Daggett, U. S. A.,
| Cantsin n. II, Bucknam, Captain George K.
Brown. Captain S. Fl. Pillsbury, Kittery
navy ward, Captain r. M. Stevens, General
S. Il. Manning and other we'll known off.
GERS. The members and their wives went
down on the Casco Bay boats, and proceed
ed at once to the memorial building. The
day was oppressively hot In the city, but on
the veranda of the Fifth Maine building
there was delightfully."- cool breeze. After
spending some time in social conversation.
the members gathered In the hall fer their
business session.
The meeting was called to order by Vice
President Fernald.
committee to nominate officers was chos-
en-, consisting of d. w. Scribner, r. NJ. Ste
vens, w. 5. Noyes, James Hayes and Will
liam Stevens.
tus
Of the Sixth Maine Battery. captured by
Major McGilvery. The thanks Of the asso-
citation were voted.
picture was presented by Superinten-
dent j. W. Peters, Of the Portland & Roch-
ester railroad, representing characteristic
darkey scene. The thanks of the associa-
tion were voted.
Thanks were voted to Thomas r. Harris
of New York for hard tack for the reunion.
Thanks were rendered Samuel johnson
for knapsack and canteen.
The committee ON nominations reported
the following list of officers. and they were
duly elected:
President James nj. Fernald.
Secretary and Treasurer George F. Brown.
Committee OF ArraDgements-D. w. ScribneT,
j. Z. Hayes, George E. Brown, j. H. Shannon
| and j. G. Sanborn.
Letters were read from the secretary of
the 121st New York, from Rev. George w.
Bicknell and others.
The following resolutions were adopted
Whereas, This association have learned with
much pleasure of The appointment of our friend
ana comrade, Colonel Richard G. Shannon, TO the
important np and honorable position Of minister
from thls country to the Central American Repub-
lies: therefore,
ResolUed That we most heartily extend to him
MN our congratulations Tor this recognition of
Republic.
Resolved That this vote be forwarded to Colonel
shannon by the secretary.
After other less important business the
association adjourned for dinner, which was
served with great success, and full justice
was done to the repasr. Only small dele
CATION was present from Boston.
1t was voted that memorial book be pro-
cured, and the military history of each men,
Der of the regiment be placed in it. A COM
mittee OF one from each company, and one
from the band, with the secretary, was elect
ed the committee to attend to the work. AS
member dies his name is added to those
who are mustered out. ~
Notwithstanding the extreme heat, this
was one Of the most successful reunions
ever held. About $50 were present. Next
year will be the 18th anniversary of the as
ISOLATION. and special effort will be made to
bring home every living member.