The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-21

OF 1912. He was lucky enough 10 geb d
bullet in his leg at the battle OF Lundy
Lane and was easily fiatterea theaeasi ioe
by an allusion to his military serti t.
His opinion of the Importance OF tnae
battle was supreme, and he reruseu W
purchase 'sCressey's Thirteen decisive
Battles because it contained no men
tion of it. Now he had pretty daaghuer
with innumerable adorers. one OF oheln
seeking. to ingratiate himself tn 10 G ~,
Colonel's favor, but ignorant OF ms IA,
nocent hobby, one morning aGtoS Is.
the limping veteran with a pollIe m
quiry as to his rheumatism. Anu Gnis
was his reply: rheumatism be d
sir. Go read your country's history SIT: -.
In my orphanage l sympathize WIN
! the old fellow.
Motives are generally OF COMPOUND
character; they are rarely single LII 'iiis
| instance find them so.
Among the sincere sources OF pleasure
| in your reunion l count Jhap oi IeneW-
| ing acquaintance with many OF the sur
viyors of your regiment: ana eApiesssins
my high appreciation OF lts piace ~ nlso
tory for its magnificent record OF Nope
service The esprit de corps when ex-
lists among your rank and Tile nave new
| er failed to observe and commend l
am glad it exists, fresh strong ana en-,
during, because it is the natural ana
| logical emanation of those terrible ana
awful ordeals through which you passed
with credit and glory to yourselves ana
the state, and of which, on one crucial
hour can bear testimony. On the after
noon of July I'd at Gettysburg. did not
we who wore the white ulamonu
know that our left was protected by the
''red diamond?" and that was where the
18th was.
Then l would enjoy the good time it
self as another motive. Good fellows aud
good CLANS. For them both have I'M
bounded dmiration-especially the CLAIMS
of old Casco Bay. Before the glories of
a clambake down in Portland harbor,
all other edibles including the fried
chicken in the army, the Georgia water
melon and the fruits of California. bow
PROSTATE. Statesmen, heroes and sages
admit after having swallowed his Tooth
clam that the poor devil who has lived
and died in Ignorance of the lucious joys
of clambake has merely existed and
nothing more.
In England they have little things
coppery tasting stuff which they imagine
to be oysters In New York there are
the uninviting auohogs which they vain
~ call CLAIMS. In Maryland and the
South people think themselves happy In
feasting on soft-shell crabs; but they are
all fruit of the Dead Sea- mere ashes
beside the tender, juicy clam OF Casco
Bay when that treasure OF the rich bed
of the implanted sea has been served
up a la grand Isle de Diamond. Cleve-
land may come and go; thrones may rise
and fall planets born and die, but so
long as the glorious 18th rejuvenates an
nually with clam bake it's claim to i'm
mortality rests assured.
AS ever, Yours truly,
CHAS. HAMLIN..
At the close of the business meeting
Hon. Henry B. Clcaves Names popular
soldier governor and his gallant Adjutant
Gen. Selden Common, appeared and were
given an grafton by the veterans.
THE DINNER.
Over three hundred people sat down to
the bountiful dinner provided by Caterer
Irish and served by Head Waiter Delantey
and his able assistant. At the head table
sat with their ladies Gov. CIeaves,
Adiutant General Conner, Gen. Elijah
Walker Fourth Maine Major H. S.
Melcher, Surgeon W. E. Elwell, Adjt. g.
W. Roberts, Gen. George Warren West,
Major W. H. Greene, Col. Edward Moore
and Captain George W. Verrill and COM
pletely filing the dining hall and piazzas
were the members of the regiment and
ladies' 1t was a day full of enjoyment
from beginning to end, and the invigor-
ating air, the fine music, the delicious
food. the sucoulent clans, and the good
fellowship made the boys feel young
again.
NOTES.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Han
scomb of Boston, was among the late
arrivals. He is popular comrade OF the
18th.
Commander Green of the Maine u. A.
R., was presented with touching
memento to take to the National En-
campment. 1t was study in black and
white-mostly black.
Comrades Stafford and Cannon deserve
great praise for their conduct OF the COM
missary department..
Col. Moore, Major Greon and Captain
Verrill, were untiring in their efforts.
Gen. West, one Of the most popular OF
the old commanders of the 18th, was
warmly greeted by the boys.
Among those present were: John y.
Scott, Westbrook, r. T. Rideout. John
M. Croker, Boothbay; Abram Dean, Ok
ford John S. Frank, South Windham;
c. II. Greeley, Cumberland Centre; ;.
C. Donald, Portland; G. c. Pratt, South
Paris; Isaac Rounds, South Paris; New
ton Written, Washington. ID. Z. ;. +.
Haskell, Auburn Manual Thomas, North
Gorham; E. H. Brown. Norway; Robert
Hamilton, Portland; William France,
Oxford; T. H. Merrill, Portland; Q. r.
Gallison, Westbrook; j. P. Babb, Port
land; James G. Elder, Windham; Clifton
S. Plaisted New York City; Mark II.
Sawyer. Portland; Colonel e. Walker,
late of the Fourth Maine, now OF Somer-
Vile, Mass. Orren Davis, Mechanic
Falls; E. E. Hanson and I. Z. Osgood OF
East Hiram; W. G. Osborne, Portland;
Col. Edw. Moore. Deering; James M.
Stafford, Portland; William M. DENLY,
Hyde Park, Mass. Samuel Cannon,
Portland; G. W. Whitman, Norway; ).
B. Bishop, Cape Elizabeth, q. IL. dyer,
Cape Elizabeth; J. H. Dyer. Westbrook;
7. W. Emerson, Westbrook; J. II. Bean,
H.