The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-22
Reunion of the Goth Maine in Liberty.

AACuhIOH VI Cuc AOCH NdlHt Ill
The Goth Regiment Maine Volunteers held
| their annual reunion III Liberty Sept. 18th,
and we do not care to say that it was the
largest crowd of people ever gathered in this
village without any exceptions but they
came into town in crowds from every town
IN the county, from every county in the
State, and from several States in the Union.
They came in single teams, double teams,
spike teams and four-horSe teams, and hun
dreds came on foot. The great problem be-
fore the committee in charge, the Ladies'
Relief Corps and the people of the village,
was: How can we feed this vast crowd ?
But we found ourselves equal to the occa-
sion. Though we gave dinner to over 400
persons and supper to half as many more,
the supply was not exhausted. Thirty pots
of beans (and they We're not small ones)
We're consumed, as one item, at dinner SO
far as we can learn 10 person Went away
dissatisfied, and the committee of arrange
ments take this occasion to most heartily
thank the ladies of Weston Clark Relief
Corps and the ladies of Liberty village and
its environments for the very liberal manner,
in winch they came to our rescue, and also
to Can't. Baker, of Belfast, for taking up a
collection to pay the expenses of the band
rent of hall, etc, which would have been
rather hard for the few members of the regi-
ment in this vicinity. Besides the large
number fed at the hall, both hotels We're
full to overtiowing, and many of the citizens
of the village had their homes full of invited
guests. Every nook was filled with horses.
With all this crowd there was no sign of
rowdyiSm on the part of any visiting COM
rade. The department of all was that of
gentlemen.
The programme was carried out to the let
ter, with two exceptions, which We're I'M
aVoidable and in no way the fault of the
committee: First, the orator of the dav,
Comradt j. w. Black, of Searsport was
sick and unable to be present and other
speakers had to be substituted Secondly, the
address, etc, We're to have been given in Hail
st. George but owing to the large number of
persons present (not more than one-fourth
could get into the halD the Baptist society
kindly offered use OF their church, and That
was full and the chapel was full and a large
number We're unable to get in and hundred
or two did not care to. The veterans
fell into line at 11.30, about 100 in number,
and We're photographed by Howe. Then,
under the command of the President of the
association, l.. G. Morse, Esq, and led bv
the Eureka Band, they paradeh the streets
foG about halt hour. At L. o'clock the
line filed into the dining hall to dinner
The tables seated % and were filled three
times with veterans and three times with
the ladies of veterans, invited guests. and
once with persons not invited, who always
hang around for a dinner on such occasions
which is something of nuisance for they
always demand more attention than those
invited.
AT 2o'clorll p. IN. business meeting was
held in Hall St. George, and the following
officers We're elected for the ensuing year
President Isaac Cook Of Monroe Vice Pres
idents, ID. o. Bowen, Morrill,, c. l.. Allen
Montvile, Lewis A. Morse, Searsmont;
Secretary, ID. W. Billings, Swanville
Treasurer, A E. Clark, Belfast 1t was
voted to hold our next annual meeting at
Monroe on the 2nd Wednesday of Septem-
Der, 1898. Adjourned to the Church where
they listened to some fine music from the
Band and from the Liberty rlor-which
las something more than a local reputation
and to remarks from conraie NJ. Milliken,
of Washington, ID. G., ID. O. Bowen of Nor
rill, Capt. Baker. of Belfast w. H. Moody.
of Liberty, DR., Williams. of Rockland and
f. 5. Walls, of Ninalhaven. The meeting
closed at O'Clock u. IN, On motion Of Com
rade Walls Vote of thanks was extended
to the people of Liberty, to the Ladies of the
Relief Corps, to the choir, to f. H Brad
street Post and to the Band for the hand
some manner in which they had been enter
tanned. At the close Of the meeting many
comrades and their ladies returned t. their
homes. but quite a number from a distance
remained over night and took part IN tile
social dance. This also WAS a very eniov-
able affair. The ninble manner in which
some of the old vets trppe,i the light fantas-
tic toe astonshed the Youngsters. This was
particularly the case with Comrades Young
of Camden, and Sam Morse, of Belfast who
showed the boys that they "were still in it.
Comrade Shaw, and others from Troy, Sher-
man and Conant, from Camden L. {. Morse
and w. H. Moody, of this town, and Com
rades from Winterport, took active parts
and cried.
con with the dance
Let 10y be uncontined +"
Even your scribe, with his % lbs avoirdu-
pos and his tifty-eight summers resting
heavily upon him. bohbed up sereney in the
Boston fancy and was highly complimented
by the young ladies present for his agility
and grace The dance closed at II O'clock,
and all expressed themselves delighted with
the evenings enjoyment J.O.J
At previous reunions company historians
have been appointed from each company,
four of whom have reported their work com
pleted to date. Others have their histories
we'll in hand and as soon as these are finished
they will he printed. They will make his
tory of the Regiment from its formation to
the uay it was mustered out. A roster
giving the address of all living members,
with date of death of those deceased, will
also he published. This will be a work of