The Portland daily press., 1894-09-19

Galley is POSTMASTER and Where Much
Hard Tack and Coffee is Consumed
Mr. e. G. SWEET Talks Little Pleasant
Politics.
There was much old-time joviality, COM
radeship and enthusiasm yesterday at Long
island in the beautiful evergreen grove.
where stands the building of the First
nth-Twenty -Ninth Regimental associa-
ton. Smarts Post. 80. of Cam bridge, Mass,
and Bosworth Post of Portland, G. A. R..
were renew ing old time associations and
frien dships. The first meeting of these two
posts was in 1884. when Smart Post, Samuel
Hall. commander. visited Portland. In 1885.
when r. K. Galley was commander, Bos-
worth Post returned the visit. There has
always been a warm feeling between the
two posts, anG the Bosworth boys looked
forward with great anticipations to yester-
days visit.
Smart Post arrived on the boat yesterday
morning, fifty comrades, under Commander
George Henry and Senior Vice Commander
Edward F. Chase. A band accompanied
them. Arrangements on their part had
been made by the following committee:
John W. Walker, Eben W. Pike, Horace ].
Gray, Edward f. Chase. George Dietz.
Charles Cox, Eldorado Osborne, George S.
Evans and B. O. Richards.
On the part of Bosworth Post arrange
ments were made by the following commit
tee: F. A. Motley. Whitman Sawyer, R. K
Galley, II. P. ingalls,, ". S. Dunn. Caleb
N. Lang and Charles IA. Frost.
At Bosworth Post hall the ladies Of the
Relief Corps provided a breakfast for the
visitors. after which Bosworth Post, Com
mander Tobie, headed by the American
Cadet band escorted their, guests through
the streets to the boat.
At Long island hospitable preparations
had been made at the l-l0-29 building. Roast
CLANS were set out for luncheon, prelimi-
nary to the main dinner of beans, hard
tack chowder. coffee, fruit, etc. About two
hundred sat down to the dinner.
At it's close Post Commander Motley in
troduced Comrade Richard X. Galley, the
prince of campfire toastmasters, as toast
master. The first sentiment. he gave was
1.-THE Department of Massachusetts,. the
Strong Right Arm of the National G. A. r.
Our Mother of Old, Our Sister of Today
and to respond to it he introduced Assist
ant Adjutant General Hubert Moore of the
Massachusetts Department., who said that
the Depar tment of Massachusetts, was hand
and glove with that of Maine. OF old the
blood of Maine and Massachusetts, had COM
mingled in defence of the nation; and they
would be found doing the same in the
future. After some pleasant references to
the experience of the day, he thanked
cordially Bosworth Post for their entertain
ment, and said that theysshould carry home
very pleasant memories. He then told how
they had just returned from the Pittsburg
encampment, where Illinois had scooped all
the Offices. AS he rehearsed the various
offices that Illinois had taken there was
much laughter, and shouts of GOOD for
Illinois," But for the modesty of your
Maine Comrade Southland. he might have
become chaplain-in-chief. Massachusetts,
had thirty-four votes already to cast for
him, when he withdrew.
Adjutant Moore's speech was loudly ap-
plauded, and at its close Bosworth Post
gave three cheers for the Department of
Massachusetts, which the VIM. H. Smart
Pos: returned.
Commander George A. Henry of Smart
Post, responded appropriately for that or
ganization.
THE City of Cambria ge, Forest City of
the Old Bay State" was responded to by
Alderman Rouke, of thatscity.
Chairman J. W. Walker of Smart Post
committee, recalled pleasant recolleotions
of the visit.of his Post ten yers ago to Port
land.
ComIade E. G. SWEET of Bosworth Post,
was next called. He said that in the
division of labor in Bosworth Post he was
sometimes detailed for duty in the speaking
relief. 1t was a pleasure and honor to speak
for the g. A. R.. an organization that had
no predecessor in the world and could
have no successor. (Applause.) Speaking
of Bosworth Postshe recalled that among its
members were representatives of every
organization among the $4,000 soldiers whom
Maine sent to the war. From its ranks it
had furnished two mayors of Portland;
(applause) it had given to the First Con-
gressional district the most distinguished
man in the National House. Qoud applause
two honored judges of the Supreme court
were among its comrades; it : had given to
the state it's respected and popular COVER
nor, cloud applause.) and finally it was pre-
pared to detail from its membership one of
the ablest, moststrusted and best beloved
citizens of New England for the Presidency
of this Republic, cloud cheers and applause, }
Thomas B. Reed. More cheers) Mr..
SWEET recalled that more years ago than he
would wish to accuse Mr.. Reed of, or than
he would con fess to himself, he with many
others had been boys in the Portland High
school under Mr.. Reeds teaching. Under
such circumstances he thought he might be
excused for talking little politics. ZAP
plause.)
Alderman Charles F. Dam of Portland
expressed his pleasure of being present and
extended the welcome of the city of sPort-
land.
The exercises concluded with the singing
of:
Should Aud Acquaintance be Forgot
A special boat brought the comrades to
the city in time for the visitors to take the
Boston boat.
A Lively Runaway.
Yesterday morning the: horses at
tached to S. A. Maddox's oil team ran
from in front of house on the upper