The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-30

Bosworth Post Aglow Last Night-speeef'
| es by Distinguished Comrades and q
Good Time For All.
There was very bright campfire
kindled at Bosworth Post hall last eve
ming. Supper was served and was much
enjoyed by all. Commander Edward
G.. SWEET presided, and did the honors
gracefully as ever and always. He in.
PRODUCED as the first speaker, their honored
comrade,
GOVERNOR CLEAVES,
who was greeted with loud applause
| Governor Cleaves said it was the first
time he was ever called upon to make
speech before he had got through his
dinner He spoke of the invited guests,
men loyal to Bosworth post and the q.
| A. r. 1.-THE Governor said he was like the
| minister who never wrote out his sermon
| because while he was writing it out the
desil was getting ready his reply. "When
get up to speak, he said, "the devil
dot know what I'm going to say
The Governor said he was glad to adj
dress the young men present, that is, the
young men who responded to the call OF
President Lincoln. He spoke Of meeting
down in Washington county an old
soldier, now man of SO, who was A
when he went to the war, and who said
Cover nor. look out for yourself, there's
| only few of as left now.
This State of Maize was always loyal
! to the soldiers and to the soldiers fami-
charge OF every soldier of Maine will be
| cherished with the greatest interest by
those 10 come
! have here by my side representa-
tive of picturesque Maine, loyal state,
the best state in Ji.e Union, "a state that
| lean repubiio; n state with IA wide, sweep
| ING coast, noblo Ian bors, extcr sjve rail
reads; a state of public schools; state
where every citizen has AL opportunity
| for advancement; a state you SO much
| love, and there is no man who is more
capable of describing Maine than Edward
c. SWEET, your honored commander, and
! let me lurge upon you the necessity Of
supporting him in his work of making
known to our countrymen the beauties
| and advantages of Maine.
1t is but natural that every old soldier
should desire to do all that he can to sup,
port the great principles Of. the republic
in defence of which he donned the blue,
and it is a great pleasure for me to meet
you, and thank you for this opportu-
nifty to address you and regret that it is
not in my power to more adequately re-.
spond.
4 Commander SWEET read letters from
Hon. John W. Deering EandaP Postmaster
Small. He then. introduced His Honor,
MAYOR BAXTER.
The Mayor said that for 50 years he hat
not been in the house Bosworth Post now
occupies, but so years ago as boy, he
lived there. He spoke of his interest il
the post and of the Grand Army of tn,
Republic. He said that like Governo
Cleaves heshad not thought Of speaking
and had no speech prepared, and ther
the Governor had one advantage, being
more experienced speaker and more
used to talking. Before he left home il
struck him that the members of the pos
might prefer to listen to what others hat
said, and so he read Little Griffin q
Tennessee. and can Quiet Along the
Potomac" The reading was listened tt
with close attention and was applaudee
at the close.
Commander SWEET read letters of regret
from Rev. f. G. Rogers and Louis A.
Cloudy. In his letter Mr.. Cloudy spoke Of
the events of the opening days Of The
war when the feeling of loyalty to the
flag was SO great. What greatly H..
pressed him. boy though he was at the
time, was che the enlistment of the EN-.
tire crew of a fisherman, all ready to sail,
an act of the purest patriotism, as il
now seems to him. Mr.. Cloudy gave q
graphic description of the scene whsr
the students of an academy enlisted and
went to the front.
GEORGE S. HUNT
thanked the post for the honor of being
present, but while expressing deep inter
est in the post, declined to speak.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER GREEN
was given brilliant receipt on. He sale
that Governor Cleaves sent the blood fly
ing through his veins when he spoke o.
the Maine troops in the war. We all fee
great pride in the soldiers of Maine He
spoke of the great three days battle Of
Gettysburg, and how the boys of the 25tI
Maine scaled Littls Round Top with a
shout We remember that the 10th Maine