The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-19
SEVENTEENTH MAINE.
Soldier Boys of the Famous Regiment OBJ
serve Their Thirty-fourth Reunion.


Yesterday was the day of interest for
the old comrades of the 18th Maine Reg
iment who were to hold their 34th re-un-
ion and business meeting.
The comrades of the Association assem-
bled at Bosworth Post hall at an early
hour when the lines were formed and the
officers and veterans, led by C. ". Rich-
ardson as marshal, and Chambers band,
wer0 escorted to Portland Pier, where
the steamer Sebascodegan was taken for
Long Island.
There were present as invited guests OF
the association, Col. Elgin Walker OF
Somerville, Mass, who commanded the
Fourth Maine Regiment, and E. q.
SWEET of Portland. Past Commander OF
Bosworth Post, g. A. r. Other officers
and prominent members Of other regi-
ments as well as the various public Off
cials of the city and state had been invit-
ed. but were unable to attend.
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
party at the island they proceeded to
Ponoe's cafe where light breakfast was
in readiness.
At about II O'Clock the business meet.
ing of the Association was aheld at
which time the reports Of the various
officers were read and approved.
A committee consisting Of Col. Edward
Moore, Captains Verrill and Faunce,
was then appointed to prepare resolu-
{o1i nj fho ell
ture to appropriate a sufficient fund to
guaran tee the erection of a monument to
the memory Of the late Major General
Hiram 6. Berry.
Following this came the election of
officers as follows:
President-Capt. I. S. Faunoe. Lewis
ton.
Vice Presidents - Sergeant Geo. T.
Small, South Portland; Sergeant G..
Warren Richardson, Portland.
4 Secretary and Treasurer-Geo. o. d.
Soule, Portland.
Neorologist-Capt.G 6. ". Verrill, Port
land.
Directors-Major W. n. Green, Ser
geant John Doughty and John o. Rice,
Portland.
At the dinner Rev. NJ. K. Mabry was
called upon and offered brief prayer.
Among those noted in the party were
the following from Portland: q. W..
Roberts and wife, CIV. Richardson and
wife, Geo. W. Verrill, Geo. O. D. Soulo
and wife, Isaiah Daniels, Col. Charles
P. Mattooks, Edward G. SWEET. VIM. Il.
Green, John Doughty. A. W. Sawyer and
wife. Geo. Jordan, j. c. Perry and wife,
]. NJ. Stafford, Edwin g. Thorne, Robert
Hamilton, Geo. A. Pennell, wife and
daughter, L. W. Lombard and wife, Ed
ward E. Waite, s. H. Cannon and wife,
H. ]. Skillings, Mrs. Lizzie Staples
Capt. Geo. Colby, Mrs. E. L. Clement,
Mark H. Sawyer. David D. Hannegan,
Jabez Mariner and Geo. B. Small of
South Portland; Col. Edward Moore and
wife. Deoring; Rev. M. K. Mabry, East
North Yarmouth; I. S. Faunoe, Lewis
ton; S. +. Haskell, wife and SOD, Au-
burn; o. ". Junkins, P. Sta pies, North
Berwick; Manual Th omas, North Cor
ham, Thomas H. Jordan, Lewiston; W.
81. Downs, East Sumner N. L. Babb,
Westbrook; Andrew Leighton and J. H..
Doughty, Yarmouth; Silas Skille, Fall
mouth; W. P. Gatchell, Auburn; G. h.
Greedy, Cumberland Centre; L. B..
Brown, Norway; J. E. Mitchell, Var.
mouth; j. M. Brown, Bowery Beach
Mary E. Wood, Lawrence, Mass; Harry
Colby and wife, Holyoke, Mass; Elijah
Walker, Somerville, Mass. Alfred King,
New York city; Mr.. and Mrs. G. d.
Lewis, Meriden, Conn; W. c. Jefferds,
and the following whose addresses were
not given: s. B. Dsane and wife, r. I.
Rideout. j. W. Flint. Owen Stacy, Mat
thew Mckenzie, Minnie Mckenzie, S. L.
Blanchard, M. R. Chandler, A. E. Grow
or, j. Fl. Kimball and wife and sons,
Mrs. W. F. Huntington. Miss Irene
Huntington, Newton Written.
Dinner being conclude remarks were
made by Gen. Mattocks, Col. Elijah
Walker, e. q. SWEET. The ladies of the
auxiliary held their meeting during the
morning and elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs. s. 81. Cannon, Port
land.
Vice President-Mr Geo. o. D. Soule,
Portland.
Secretarv-Mrs r E Doe Portland