The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-24
Sd CORPS REUNION.
Programme For Entertainment of
Guests.

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Orders Issued by Bosworth and Thatcher
Post.-CaIl From The 18th Maine
Gen. Milesand Party VIII Arrive at Mid
night.-Gen. Siclsles and Others Arriy e
at 6p. m. Tonight.
The reunion of the Third Army Corps
union, the veteran organization of the
officers and men who wore the diamond
badge in the '60s will begin in this city
today and the arrangement made by the
local committee gives promise of sue
cessfnl and enjoyable gathering. The
occasion will be made memorable by the
presence OF number of distinguished
mon including Gen. Miles, the command
or of the army. Gen. Sickles. Gen. Mar
tin. Gen. Tremaine, Gen. Cham berlain
and others. General Miles and party will
arrive about IL O'Clock tonight on the
Boston q Mime. The party, which will
occupy the private car of Hon. Chauncey
M. Depew, consists besides Gen. Miles,
Mrs. Miles and Miss Miles. Col. Gregory
and Capt. Miohler of Gen. Miles's staff
Owing to the late hour at which Gen.
Miles will arrive the party will probably
stay on the Car tonight, going to the Fal-
mouth botel where they will stay while
In the city. early tomorrow morning.
During the afternoon today the mem
bers Of the union will be given carriage
drive along the shore by the local CON-
mittee, leaving the Falmouth at 2
O'Clock. The committee would appre-
ciate the courtesy If subscribers and
other citizens owning teams would join
this drive, taking in their carriages mem
bers Of the union. All intending so to
do are requested to notify the committee
at the Fa lmouth hotel.
About 6 p. m. today Bosworth and
Thatcher posts and the Sons of Veterans.
with music, will march to the wharf of
the Maine Steamship company to receive
Gen. Siokles, Gen. Tremaine and other
guests who are to come from New York
by steamer. The guests will be escorted
to the Falmouth hotel. A business meet
ing of the union win be held at Bosworth
post hall at s p. IN. and the members of
the Third Corps and the third and fourth
divisions of the Second Corps are invit-
ed to be present and improve this oppor-
tunity of meeting Gen. Sickles and other
prominent officers of the corps.
Tomorrow will be a busy day for the
veterans. The members of the union with
their ladies and guests will take steam
or at Portland pier at 9. 40 a. m. for a
sail down Casco bay, returning about
p N. During the day stop will be
made at one Of the islands where shore
dinner will be served.
From to there will be a public re-
oeption in the mayors rooms and the al
derman's chamber when the citizens of
Portland will be afforded an opportuni-
ty of meeting Gen. Miles, Gen. Sickles
and the other distinguished guests. The
banquet at the Sea Shore house, Old Or
chard will occur tomorrow evening. A
special train will leave the union station
for Old Orchard at 1875, returning after
the dinner, for the accom- mediation of the
members of the union. the subscribers
to the banquet aud their ladies. Covers
win be laid for 400. At tho post prandial
exercises Gov. Cleaves and Mayor Baxter
will welcome tho visitors to the state and
then toasts will be responded to as fol-
lows. Our Country, by Hon. Thomas B.
Reed, if Mr.. Reed arrives home In time;
The Volunteer Soldier, Gen. Miles; The
Army of the Potomac, Gen. Chamber
lain; The Third Army Corps, Gen. Sick
les; The Artillery, Gen. Augustus B.
Martin of Massachusetts; The Ladies,
Rev. Father Boyle of Massachusetts; Gen.
| Berry, responded to by Gen. Charles
Hamlin and e. K. Gould, Esq.,; Our
| Friends, Gen. Tremaine of New York !;
Our Guests, Col. Evans of Massachusetts, !;
Our Departed Comrades, Gen. Belrna of
New York. Gems. Miles. Chamberlain,
Martin and other prominent officers come
to Portland rs the guests Of the union.
Bosworth Post will keep open house
all day after IL o'clock to members of the
Third Corps and their own members.
The committee Of en- tertain ment will be
A. M. Sawyer, chairman, S.H. Cannon,
Maj. W. II. Green, Gen. G. 2. Mattocks
and Col. Edward Moore
These orders have been issued:
Headquarters Chief Marshal Third Ar
my Corps Parade,
Portland, Me-, Juns 23. 1898.
Having been appointed as chief mar
shall of the several bodies to receive and
escort Gen. Siokles and other distin-
g uished guests of the Third Army Corps
from the NewYo boat to the Falmouth
hot el, ] hereby assume command and
make the following announcement:
/. Commander George o. d. Soule Of
Thatcher post No. III, g. A. r. is here
by appointed adiutant, and Capt. A. M.
Soule OF Shepley camp No. 4, S. OF ", as
chief of staff and they will be obeyed and
respected accordingly.
II. The posts of the g. A. R., Bos-
worth and Thatcher and Shepley camp,
S. of ", will meet in their respective
halls in seasons to form and report to the
chief masrhal at 6,,p. IN. sharp as the line
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