The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-28
TWELFTH MAINE VETS.
The Reunion at Long Island on Tues
day.
About Sixty-Five Were Present-An Enjoy
able Occasion.

About Sixty-Five Were Present-An Enjoy
able Occasion.
The reuniongof the Twelfth Maine Reg
iment veterans was held at Long Island
yesterday. The dinner was served at
Cushing's, the Illness of Mr.. r. Greeley
preventing the use OF the 1-10-29th build
ing, Of which he is custodian.
After an enjoyable repast Capt. Thomp-
son was called upon by President Towle
and responded briefly. He embellished
his speech with an amusing sketch and
expressedithe feeling of all by remarking,
81 am glad to see so many present. - He
concluded with remarks on their good
fellowship, their former deeds and ex-
pressed the desire that all might remain
true to their regiment and flag until
death.
After Capt. Thompson speech, the bus
mess meeting took place, President
ToWle presiding. AS the regiment had
had no regular historian up to this time,
it was strongly advocated that one should
be chosen from those present, but finally
on motion Of Mr.. Thompson, a committee
| to add members. and to choose historian
| from their number. Lieut.. George E.
| Andrews was at once voted member OF
| the commit ee.
Next the report of the treasurer, Mr.. AL
bert5H. Purington. was read and accept
ed. Mr. Purington, as secretary, then
read letters OF regret from comrades and
those unable to astend. Mr. burlington,
as chairman OF the banquet committee,
reported the sum on hand insufficient to
cover expenses and collection was taken
up, enough to make up the deficiency,
with a large surplus.
After some business had boon transact
| ed the following officers were elected for
| 1S95-96: NJ
President-W. P. Hodsdon.
Vice Presidential. E. McCann.
| Secretary-Albert &. Purington
Treasurer-George E. Andrews.
Executive Commmittee-E. A. Hast
| ings, Westbrook; j. M. Thompson, New
Gloucester; ii. j. Milliken, West Scar
boro; Jesse Allen, Portland, and Kendall
| Pollard, Swampscott.
! After all the other business had been
| transacted considerable discussion arose
about the timeand place of tho next meet
| ing. Some were in favor Of not bringing
| the matter up at all The 10Th of Sep
tembar was approved by many as the an
| niversary of the battle of Winchester, IN
which many were wounded.
kimbal1 Post of South Paris extended
an invitation to the regiment to hold
their next meeting with them, but it was
| thought inadvisble to accept, South Paris
| " DECIDE to hold the next reunion at
Long Island next August, the 27th The
meeting Then adjourned.
| Everything passed off smoothly and
the comrades broke mp declaring it to be
one Of the best of their meetings. They
will doubtless look forward to the next
| one with considerable anticipation.
There were about 65 at dinner and at
the meeting, among whom were the fol-
lowing people: W. @. Towle, John Null
vey, Hiram Berry, Clarence 6. Libby.
Joseph W. Libby, M. ". Smart, %. M.
Thomas, George Goft. Thomas O.. Pratt,
George e. Andrews, Ira u JORDAN, U
son, New Gloucester; Marshall Emery,
Auburn; John Haskell, East Dixmont;
George p. Underwood, Saco; James
Brown, North Waterford Nathaniel
Harding, Everett, Mass. S. Libby,
Portland; II. G. johnson, South Bridg-
George E. Andrews, N: Warren Webb,
W. P. Hodsdon, A. 81. burlington, M. S.
Merrill. William " Watson, South Wat
erford J. B.. Allen, Portland; VIM. E.
| Hanson, Portland; d. E. Mccain, L. E.
Redlon, Portland; Peter Lane, Free
port; &. W. Elder, Lewiston N. W. Ken
dali. East Biddeford E. G. Bolton, Port
land George Alord, vassalboro; N. J.
Mill;ken, West Scarboro; J. III. DAILY,
Boston; Alyah johnson, South Bridg-
ton; W. H. Thomas, sNerrimac, Mass. !;
| G. A. Hastings, Bethel; Kendall Pollard
and wife, Swampsoott; s; L. Houghton,
Auburn; Lewis FL. Bradbury, Chelsea;
Samuel Butterfeld, 80 Green street, Port
land Eben Patterson, Freeport; Frank
lin Martin, Rumford Point; j. D. Wood,
Biddeford W. H. n. Roberts, 81 Winter
street, Auburn; G.. II. Townsend, "A
Graham street, Biudeford; S. II. Park,
Mapleton: VIM. 7 Greenleaf, Auburn.