The Portland daily press., 1896-08-06
FOURTEENTH MAINE.
Annual Reunion at Their Long Island
Home.

nesday was the day Of their annual bust
ness meeting, and an inter ested company
of veterans were assem- bled. The talk and
the speakers were cheerful: although a
tinge of sadness for the comrades who
have been mustered out, ana are being
mustered out more rapidly year by
year, pervsded the spirit of the meeting.
Those present. were:
S. j. Gallagher, Togus.
Augustus Eldridgs, Etna Center.
VIM. NJ. Cobb, Deering
John S. Maxfeld, Edes Halls.
IT. K. Holbrook, Waltham, Mass.
Rufus D. Kilgore, Melrose Highlands,
Mass.
George Blodgett, Bucksport.
J. W. Day, Berwi OK.
E. Fl. Wing.
Willard Carver, I. c. Whitney, Au-
burn.
L. I. Mason. Rowland.
R. W. Pitts, Vassalboro.
T. D. Mixer, North Auburn.
A. e. Keene, Whitman. Mass.
George A. Pollard, Pawtucket, R. I.
John A. Spear, Gardiner.
G. L. Douglass, South birmingham,
Mass.
Arthur Wight, East Poland.
E. A. Loud, Rnxbury, Mass.
Irving Morse, Chelsea, Mass.
George f. W. Tibbetts, Berwick.
Thomas e. Goodwin, Berwick.
VI Go+ae Noo5ba,s, Mouo
Thomas J. O'Neil, Portland.
John W. Foley, Norway.
C.S. Gordon, Roslindale.
L.W. Stearns, Augusta,
Officers were elected as follos:
President-E. S. Gordon, Roslindale,
Mass.
Vice Presidents-Captain George Blod.
gett of Bucksport, f. A. Noble of Nor
way and A. H. Keene of Whitman, Mass.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. j. Gallah-
ger. Togus.
Z Finance oommittee-W. A. Gates,
Needham, Mass, John P. Maxfeld, W.
Carver, Auburn.
Executive Committee-Thomas j.
O'Nei II of Portland, G. L. CLARK Of Chel-
sea and Stewart Wooster OF Woodfords.
A lie tier as received from Mrs. Thomas
A. Jones OF Bangor, announcing the
death of her husband since the last re-
union. The letter bore touching :, testi-
mony to the love of the deceased soldier
for the old regiment. Resolutions of
respect for the memory of Comrade Jones
were adopted.
The recent death Of Col. T. w. Porter
was the subject Of much heartfelt regret.
Ga plain George Blodgett of Bucksport,
said: ] remember in particular one night
1t was the very night before. He came
to ms at midnight awakened me-, AMI
said: "Blodgett, let us go to the rear.
I want to talk with you" remember
thu the moon was shining brightly as
W. walked back. He told me that he had
just returned from q council of war where
it had been determined to assault on the
morrow. Ea expressed to me his opinion
that the assault would be useless; but he
wanted the Fourteenth Maine to give q
good account of itself. No man was more
CAREFUL of the honor OF the regiment
than he.
Comratie Noble Of Norway, expressed
his feelings OF sadness at the death of
Colonel Porter. He was blunt man,
who seemed rough at first, but he wore
well.
Lieutenant A. 81. Keene of Whitman,
Mass, recalled how, one day during a
campaign, he came across very nice
Billie in an abandoned Southern house
He took this Bible to his quarters.
When he got there hs met Col. Porter
and the latter exclaimed: "Well, Keene,
you are the most pious thief ever saw. "
After the business had been transacted
there was general debate on the subject
of inviting the wives of members to at
tend the reunions. sSeveral comrades ex-
pressed regret that they had not brought
their wives. They should certainly have
done go had they known what beautiful
place it was.
The date Of the annual meeting was
discussed briefly. It seemed to be the
soneih4 oS3IA1oA DA6ss pHo "ooA Al "hioh
the fifth of August comes is the best time
This is the anniversary Of the battle OF
Baton Rouge, in 1862. the regiments
baptism of lcod" So they adjourned to
the week Of August 8, 1897.
The mem bers will generally remain
through this week, some net going until
Saturday.
Commissary O'Neill is present as usual,
looking after the proper entertainment
of his old comrades
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