The Portland daily press., 1894-08-23
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
Business Meeting Yesterday of the Seventh
Maine Reginental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Were There.

Maine Regimentai Association-Who
| Were There.
| The white cross flag Of the Sixth Ar
NV Corps. and the flag of the associa-
ton showed to old soldiers yesterday
that the veterans Of the Seventh Maine
| Regimental Association were in session.
| There are but few of the veterans of
| that association left, but they gathered
fairly we'll, considering the Circumstance
| ces, and when Secretary W. D. Hatch
| called the roll at the business meeting
| yesterday afternoon, over which Presi-
dent Waterhouse presided, the following
answered to their names: George f.
| Hunt of Westbrook, W.D. Hatch Of Port
land, C. Fl. Warehouse OF Cape Eliza
! beth, John Cakes of Portland Eben
/ True of East Deering George r. Boyer
! of Somerville Mass, j. E. Foster of
! Portland, william Pool, U. S.N.. Lynn,
Mass, Melvin Curtis of Whitman, Mass,
f. L. Cakes of Portland, John Curtis of
Whitman, Mass, Lieutenant,Willi H.
Motley of Deering, James S. Conner Of
Fairfield, Nathaniel Young of West Par
is, Charles Jones of Barre, VT, James
| III. rGoss of Brookline Mass, William j.
Rowe of Vsssalboro, james Williams of
South Paris, Hiram Elliot of South
Portland, Dr. S. &C Norcross of Lewis
ton, John Mullen Of Portland, Jabez
Eveleth of Portland, Lieutenant John
H. Fogg of Portland, "A. A. Stevens OF
Deering, Robert A. Downing of Bruins
| lex, DR.. J. H. Syphers of Cape BEliza-
beth. Samuel Morrison of Mount Pleas
ant, Mich, sIieutenant George 3.
Knight of Portland, Frank Haynes BIT
| Passadunlkeag, l.. e. Thurston Of
| Portland.
| Other comrades are expected tomorrow
and it is more than probable that the
! attendance will be much better than
| the average.
! The thanks of the association were re-
| turned to Mrs. A. Fl. Lindsey of Port
land for copy of the large engraving
"Sherman'a March to the Sea- now in
the hall of the association.
Remarks were then made by DR.. Nor
cross of Lewiston and Charles U. Jones
of Vermont, and John H. Fogg, Esq, Of
Portland talked in an interesting way
of war times, and referred feelingly to
the. comrades who will no more answer
! to their names.
Letters were then read from several
mem bers of the association swho were
| unable to be present.
Brevet Brigader general Edwin C.
Mason, colonel of the Third Infantry,
u. S. A., with headquarters at Fort
| Smell ling, Mimi, regretted that he was
unable to visit Maine this year, and ex-
| pressed his continued interest in the as
sociation, and in all the members of the
old regiment General Mason was for
merly colonel of the Seventh Maine.
| DR.. H. P. Fernald wrote from Cheles-
then, England. where he is now in bust
ness as a dentist, aand John R. Anthoine
of New York sentsa pleasant note of re-
greet at being unable TO be present at
| the annual meeting.
| The following were then elected offic.
| ers OF the association:
President-Dr. Sc Norcross of Lew
| iston. Z.
Vice Presidents--George r. Boyer of
/
--..Secretary and Treasurer-W. b. Hatch
| of Portland.
Quartermaster-Geo IF. Hunt of
| Westbrook.
-Chaplain-A. A. ssNickerson of Port
| land. 49,
surgeon-Dr. J. H. syphers of Cape
| Elizabeth.
Poet and Historian-W. D. Hatch Of
| Portland.
| President WateEhouse, then gracefully
returned thanks TO the association for
the manner he had been supported while
discharging the duties of his office, an
asking for the same cordial support for
his successor, D II. Norcross.
A meeting of the building association,
having in charge the building and other
| property of the ASSOCIATION, was then
held, and the following officers were
| elected:
Treasurer-A. A. Stevens. A
| Secretary Hiram Ellis.
Directors-W. d. Hatch, .Eben True.
John Cakes and George F. Hunt.
A president Of the association will be
| chosen by the directors.
Today.will be the real campfiren of
| the reunion. The ladies will be present
/ and speeches will be in order after din
ner. The poet of the association, Mr..
| W d. Hatch, has written, ard all pres
| ent will unite in singing the annual
hymn, never omitted feature of the
| reunion.