The Portland daily press., 1892-08-24
TURN OUT THE GUARD.
Cry Of Seventh Regiment Veterans
on Long Island.
THE GUARD WAS READY AND GAVE
A SOLDIERS WELCOME.

Reunion of the Boys Who Wore the Blue
in the Seventh Maine at Their Head
quarters-A Lovely Spot on Which to
Talk of the Old Days-Those Who
Were There Yesterday-AIore Coming
Today.
There may be more commodious regi-
mental headquarters in Casco Bay than
those of the Seventh, but there is none
more comfortably and costly arranged,
or none more beautifully situated. Upon
leaving the landing and passing by what
was formerly known as the Gushing
House, you follow a well beaten path
through the field by a farmhouse well
kept, yet aged enough to be picturesque,
until you come to row of cottages, all
of the same design. The thought sug-
gests itself that person of convivial
and bibulous nature might encounter
some embarrassing situations if he in
habited one of these cottages and came
home in the sswee sma' hours. Fortu
natetely nothing of an Intoxicating nature
can be found on the island, except the
invigorating breezes that blow in from
the sea and balsam laden odors from the
pines.
There is a little red-roofed cottage
perched down below this prominence on
small bluff. 1t stands alone. A broad
veranda extends nearly around it and it
is an idyllic spot There is a fair sized
dining room, kitchen and sleeping rooms,
and other accommodations Incidental to
a well appointed cottage. Upon the walls
are hung flags, allegorical pictures and
illustrations of battlefelds; a portrait of
a general here, photograph of colonel
there. They all serve as reminder to
these
cold Boys" Who Wore the Blue
of the days when they we're called and
consequentially "reminiscences are ripe
when they gather around the long dining
table and send the smoke from their Ken
lucky meerschaums curling toward the
ceiling.
The view from the veranda is magnifi-
cent. A wonderful panorama is spread
before, impressing you in a marked
degree with the grandeur and the beauty
of nature. The ocean stretches away in
the distance, blending the sea and sky,
with tiny white sail here and there,
and curl of smoke from some passing
steamer, miles and miles away.
1t was in this beautiful spot that the
veterans of the old Seventh Maine met
yesterday afternoon for their annual re-
union, one of the happiest events that
can befall these men in their afternoon
of life. A detachment of the veterans,
some accompanied by their wives and
children left the city on the 1890 a. m.
boat for Long Island. They came from
different parts of the state and nearly all
wore the blue and badge and few had
pinned upon their breasts their corps
badges as symbolical of
valor and Sentiment.
as the medals, decorations and costly
jewels bestowed by soverigns.
On the trip down small band of
strolling musicians played the latest pop
ular airs of the day, and the leader see
ing the old soldiers on board displayed
excellent tact by giving the musicians
the cue to play Comrades" thereby
reaplng considerable revenue.
yu1,ox, H., MOO ~, al Tho hill Oh
the west end of the island they saw the
stars and stripes waving from the flag
pole near the headquarters, and beneath
it was the white cross on the blue back
ground, the insignia of the gallant old
second division of the sixth army corps.
AS the flag was discerned one old vet
eran waved his hat in the air and called
out across the fields ''turn out the
guard" There was scurrying about
the camp and when the party arrived the
guard was out and on the alert ready to
give the invaders warm reception. They
did so. There were happy greetings, a
bountiful lunch ready and the days of
Aud Lang Syne had come again. The
following members were present yester-
day:
General Selden Conner.
President W. D. Hatch, Portland.
w. H. Motley, Deering.
Eben True East Deering
Henry I. Lord, Biddeford.
A. Stevens, Deering.
O. D. Jaquith, Gardiner.
Simeon Walton, South Portland.
Thomas Foster Westbrook.
Chauncey Berry, Deering.
+. l.. Cakes, Portland.
Melvin Curtis, south Abingdon, Mass.
A. S. Clark South Arlington, Mass.
James Cass, Brooklne. Mass.
W. H. Hammond, Cumberland Mills.
George f. Hunt Cumberland Mills.
John Hart, Togus.
Hiram Ellis, South Portland.
John Oaks. Portland
W. II. Motley, Portland.
l.. l.. Thurston, Portland.
John Mullen, Portland
Major A. A. NickerSOn. Portland.
President Woodbury. D. Hatch presid-
IL ~ +Ia b,c;rnoc of tho R11i1d-