The Portland daily press., 1897-08-13
FIFTH MAINE DAY.
Iie't'on of Oficers at headquarters at
Peaks Island.


yesterday was the day for the annual
BUSINESS meeting and election of officers
anu 'he closing day Of the reunion of the
rllon Maine regiment. The meeting of
'he BOARD Of directors was held in the
nlorI'ng followed by the business session
Oh ohe association. Dinner was served at
l O'CLOCK to which the following men,
oers OF the regiment and their wives and
guests We're in attendance: F.. f. Goss,
Auburn; John Kelly, Somerville, Mass.
Lieut.. II. B. Kendall Boston; Capt. j.
.. Hammond. New Gloucester Geo. F. 4
lrue' Auburn; Walter Dockendorff, Deer
ing; Capt. John Mcclellan, Casco; Capt.
deo. II. Brown, Portland; A. B. Hutch.
lnson, Bethel; Capt. II. G. Buchanan,
Mechanic Falls; John F. Nesbitt, Cornell,
n. r.; N. R. Lougee, Nashua, N. H.;
Joseph q. BENNETT, Saco; Thomas Ward,
Lewiston; Gen. G. S. Edwards, Bethel;
Col. II. R. Millett, Gorham; Lieut..
william Merrill, Gorham; Lieut.. J. G.
oummerside, Gorham; J. @. Edmunds,
North Auburn; Nathaniel Haskell, Au-
purnrJ. E. Hayes, South Portland; Mr..
and Mrs. Colby Sampson, Auburn; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank f. Goss, Auburn; Mr..
and Mrs. E. Ripley, Lynn, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. II. A. Edwards, Auburn;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Strout, Brook
Ign; J. l.. Dresser, Deering; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. P. Harmon, Portland; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. S. Hannaford and son, Gorham;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ross, South Portland;
W. r. Ripley, Canton.
At the meeting of the board Of directors
the reports of the several officers were
read and accepted.
The officers of the directors association
were elected as follows:
President Capt FL. B. Buchanan, Me-
chanic Falls.
Secretary-N. R. Lougee, Nashua, NH.
Ireasurer-F. II. Goss, Auburn.
Directors-Walter M. Dockendorff,
Deering; Capt. J. B. Hammond, New
Gloucester; William B. Adams, Auburn;
John Kelly, Boston; James Sanborn,
Portland.
Three comrades were reported having
cied during the year, Gen. Henry G.
Thomas, Co. G, Thomas Hayes, Co. H,
and Alvin B. Tufts, Co. A.
The matter Of admitting sons of the
comrades to membership in the associa-
tion was discussed at considerable length
and it was finally decided to admit them.
Comrades N. r. Lougee, James Sanborn
and Thomas Ward were appointed to re-
ceive applications during the year of any
eligible SONS desiring membership and to
report them at the next annual meeting.
The officers of the association elected for
the following year were as follows:
President-Ellis Ripley, Lynn, Mass.
Vice President-Capt J. B. Hammond,
New Gloucester; William Stevens, Lewis
ton; III. G.. o. Perkins, Oxford.
Secretary-N. r. Lougee, Nashua, NH.
Treasurer-Frank +. Goss, Auburn.
Directors-Th Ward, Lewiston; J.
L. Edmunds, No. Auburn; N. H. Has
land; james Shannon, Saco.
The retiring secretary George E. Brown
has served in that capacity over 10 years
and has given good satisfaction, but was
dropped from service this year at his own
request.
The association voted their unanimous
thanks to Capt. Brown for his valuable
services as secretary.
The association reported at their meet
ing that every obligation of a financial
nature had been met and the association
was once more free from debt, a record of
which the boys are proud as they have
been under heavy expense and it as been
by much personal sacrifice that the result
of clearing the debt has been accom-
plished.