The Portland daily press., 1896-05-07

4 Autograph letter of Maj. Gen. Daniel E.
Sickles. From Companion Col. Edward
| Moore.
Autograph letter pf Maj. Gen. v. B.
l'cis A. Walker.
Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign, by
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood, V. q, with
plans and illustrations. From Compan-
ion Maj. Sidney W. Thaxter.
Twenty Fifth Reunion Society of the
Army OF tho Cumberland, September,
1895, From the Society of the Army OF
the Cum berland.
Tie o1liial report of building the cred
River DAM at Alexandria, La, May,
664. From Companion Bvt. Brig. Gen.
u. B. Pearsall, U. S. V.
South Historical Society Papers, Vol.
20. BY purchase
CLUB OF le47, to their hopored president,
Major Gen. Robert Patterson, at nelmo-
nico's, in New York. January 6, 1880.
From MIR. VIM. II. Patterson.
After the business meeting the COM
mandery adjourned to the large dining
| hall of the hotel where the BANQUET
tables presented most attractive appear
anoe, with the handsome ware and floral
decorations.
The newly elected commander, W. Fl.
Anderson, sat at the centre table with
the speaker of the evening, Gen. Conner,
on his left, and Collector Deering on
his right.
The following gentlemen were seated
at the tablesi j. W. Deering, Walter G.
Emerson, I. S. Bangs, John T. Ander-
son, Robert NJ. Rogers, alfred Mitchell,
| Geo. Varney, John Marshall Brown.
Geo. W. West, S. Fl. Allen, J. Il. G.
Hewett, James E. Hewey, S. S.Andrews,
f. Rowell, E. B. Mallet Jr., E. G.
Mitchell, Harry R. Virgin, Edward D.
Noyes. HiIand L. Fairbanks, Henry N.
fairbanks, Atwell W. SWEET, Charles G.
Graham. f. II. Dyer, A. L. Turner,
| Hebron Mayhem. W. ". Withmarsh, Geo.
ID. Bisbee, Henry S. Burrage, Francis
Fessenden, E. e. Boothby, Thomas P.
Shaw, Selden Conner, W. H. Anderson,
Nelson Howard, Edward A. Butler,
John o. Shaw, H.A. Philbrook, Charles
Il. Littlefield, Calvin L. Hayes, Charles
W. Roberts, 6. e. Wingate, Thomas j.
Little. S. C. Gordon, Sidney W. Thaxter,
John Fl. Clifford, H. S. n. Harris, Angus
tus G. Hamlin, A. e. Fernald, Samuel
l.. Miller, Ira Berry, Jr., Thomas 2.
| Beals, Charles Harrod Boyd, r. L.
Howard, j. a. Knight. Geo. f. French,
Chas. Q. Hunt, Geo. L. Beal. Frederick
Robbie, VIM. II. Spencer, G. J. House,
G. ". Tilton; Francis e. Heath, Geo.
W. Verrill, H. S. Meloher, Geo. E.
Brown, H, r. Millett, J. D. Anderson,
Charles Walker, E. f. Davies, A. B.
Farnham. Chas. Hamlin, Chas. P. Mat
tocks. H. H. Burbank.
The banquet was most appetizing one
and served in the Falmouths best style.
When cigars were lighted Gen. Selden
Common was presented to read paper
which was some OF the personal remlnis-
| cences of "The Boys of '61''
| 4 General Connor said he would tell some
thing of his personal experience as one
OF the boys of 81, because that was the
story he knew best, and because be be-
lleyed his experience but typical of thou
sands of other boys of the time who
went to the front. At the outbreak of
| the war he was law student in the quiet
| little town of Woodstock, VT. where he
cast his maiden vote. The exciting politi-
cal history of the timo which led up to
the election of Lincoln, was graphically
described and the stirring events which
followed and eliminated in the secession.
the firing on Sumpter and the call for
troops pictured. The speaker told how
the Woodstock Light Infantry was en-
listed, he going as private, and the CON-
pany under Capt. Washburn, q noted
lawyer and after wards Governor of the
state. His own URINARY motives for
enlistment were, he believed, those of
most OF the volunteer soldiers, desire to
avenge the insult to the flag, and help
maintain the, integrity of the nation.
The hope of glory and military renown
would not have been of itself sufficient.
The experienceslof the 1st Vermont, their
home leaving, amid the tears and cheers
ofss the homo folk, the journey to New
York, the grand and inspiring march up
Broadway Of the great metropolis, the
subsequent service at Fort Monroe and
the variousiphases of duty through which
this first three months recruit passed,
were most entertainingly told.
The whole paper was replete with an
ecdote and story, wit and pathos that it ia
| impossible to report in a brief abstract
which cannot do anything approaching
justice to story of intense interest, de.
lightful rhetoric and charming word
painting. In closing, the speaker paid
glowing tribute to the first great army
who responded to the three months call.
inspired by patriotism and love of coun.
try and that equally loyal army that
succeeded. carrying on its rolls large
percentage Of the three months men,
to follow Old Glory to the end, to die for
it or to share in its ultimate triumph.
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