The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
Celebrated Their 25th Anniversary
By a Trip to Bath.
JOLLY SPEECHES AND STORIES
FOLLOWED THE BANQUET.
The Appearance of the Company With Its
Complimented BY the Citizens-Diuner
Was Served at the Alameda-It Was a
Glorious Occasion for All.
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Bath, Me-, January 4.-There arrived
here on special train this afternoon the
Portland Cadets, with their officers,
band and large number of honorary
mem bers. At the depot they formed in
line and marched up Front street, and
were atly..admired by the citizens for
ing. They marched to the big Alameda.
where the ranks were broken and the
men given liberty to go where they
chose, the only instructions being to le-
turn to the big hall by $50 O'Clock.
Some OF them visited the Iron Works to
see the ram Katahdin. while others in
spected the new armory of the hyde
Light Guards, Company c. Second Reg
iment. They were loud IN their praise
of the fine new quarters of the Bath
Company.
At O'clock the soldier boys, in their
nobby uniforms, again gathered at the
Alameda, and seated themselves at the
long tables covered with white cloths
and loaded down with tempting viands,
served by Caterer Robinson of the
Forest City. The guns were stacked
upon the stage, behind which was the
American Cadet Band, which dlscoursed
most pleasing msic all the evening, and
who received many compliments not
only for the music at the hall, but al
so on the street. Besides the members
of the Portland companies and their
honorary mem bers there were also pres
ent Colonel Philbrook of the Second
Regiment, Captain James 3. Hill, Lieu
tenants KIM ball and Wakefield of the
Hyde Light Guards, Captain Peterson
Of Co. K, of Brunswick, and several
Others The soldier boys and their
friends attacked the bountiful spread
in true soldier style, and the food grace
fully succum bed to the attack. After
the banquet, cigars were lighted, and as
the fragrant smoke rolled upw ards,
Toastmaster A. E. Chase, Principal of
the Portland high School, arose and
made very pleasing opening address,
its close. Arthur W. Laughlin then fol-
lowed, giving very interesting history
of the company, from its organization to
the present day. He described all of the
principal events in the companys his
tory, and many times brought in bright
hits that were loudly cheered. 1t was
most excellent history, and will pre-
valuable document in future yeal
well as it is today, when the company
celebrating it's twenty-ffth birthday.
Colonel Philbrook, of the Second Regi-
ment, W. then called upon. He spoke
highly of the Portland company, and
extended in behalf of the officers and
m en- of his regiment his greeting and
good wishes. He said that he congratu-
lated Captain Baker of the Cadets on
his splendid company, and said that in
rifle practice the company was doing
most excellently, and that with such
large number of honorary mem bers COM
prising the leading men of Portland,
that there was no doubt but what they
could obtain such Improvements as they
might desire. Hon. William FL. Looney
was introduced He spoke we'll of the
company, and was loudly applauded.
CAPTAIN JAMES B. HILL.
of the Hyde Light Guards.as called up
on, being introduced as the captain of
the company that had the finest armory
in the state. Captain Hill responded in
few we'll chosen remarks. John j
Lynch WAS the next speaker, ana in
very pleasant way he told number of
stories regarding the past history of the
company, which revived the memory OF
some of the older members to such a
state that laugh after laugh resounded
through the hall. He said that in his
estimation the old Portland Cadets were
the best drilled company that the State
of Name ever saw, and the best drilled
officer or individual tina the company
ever had was its former captain. John
Anderson. Cheer after cheer greeted
his remarks, which he closed with a
story told as only he can tell one. Cap
tain Peterson, Company K. of Bruins
wick, was the next speaker, and after
alludingto the kindness which his COM
pany had received at muster from the
Portland boys, concluded by telling an
amusing story. Robert Somers followed
Captain Peterson, and made brief re-
marks regarding the company and the
great times that it had enjoyed in the
past. Then came music by the band
and more stories and sociability. The
Cadets seemed to enjoy themselves, and
certainly had all that could be desired to
make their 25th anniversary a pleasant
one. They made very favorable i'm
preston here, and Bath people hope that
the Portland Cadets will again visit the
city of ships.