The Portland daily press., 1897-08-11
18TH MAINE REGIMENT.
Reunion and Dinner at Willard
Beach.

Election OF Officers and After Dinner
Speeches-W. ii. Mccain of Lewiston
Elected as President-The Regiment to
Meet in Portland, August, 1898.
The reunion of the 18th Maine Regi-
ment association was held yesterday at
| Willard with over a hundred Of the mem
bers. of the regiment including their
| wives and families in attendance.
There were present several members OF
| the regiment now residents of Massachu-
sets and other states of the west.
Upon the arrival of the OUT of town
members, these with the Portland
veterans ard their families gathered in
Thatcher. Post hall where the formation
was completed prior to embarking on the
cars for Willard, the scene of their re.
union. Special cars leaving Monument
square took the party at 9 o'clock to
Willard where the morning hours were
enjoyed in the renewal of old friendships
and in strolling about the beach and
grounds in the vicinity of Willard. At 10
o'clock the annual business meeting was
called to order in the casino by the. presi-
dent, Isaiah Kendall of Portland. The
records of the previous annual meeting
were read and approved after which the
association proceeded to the election of
officers which resulted as follows:
President-W. II. Mccain, Lewiston.
First Vice President-George r. An
drews, Biddeford.
Second Vice President-Edwin W.
Tobey, Norridgewock.
| Secretary and treaSurer-W. K. Gribbin,
| Portland, reelected.
Rallying committee-C. H. Herrick, J.
| f. Lamb, W. II. GRAHAM, E. W. Tobey,
| It. Wood, John Staples, Thomas Pine,
W. ii. Mccain, Isaiah Rendalll Capt. R.
| Jordan, Roxbury, Mass, Comrade Stinch-
| field, Iowa.
Executive committee-G. f. Mariner,
| Westbrook; W. r. Gribbin, H. S. Thrash
| er, Winslow Lawton, Eben S. Burns, DR..
| S. G. Gordon, Portland; George Andrews,
| S. S. Andrews, Biddeford.
| After the election of officers the roll call
of the officers of the field and staff, and
the roll of members by company was
called and showed the following number
present: Field and staff. 2; Cos. B, /; c,
2; D, 5; E, II; f, z; G, 10; H, A; I, 5;
K, z. There were present of the Ladies'
| Auxiliary of the regiment 80 members.
Mr.. Horace Holman of Boston, Mass,
was elected to honorary membership.
The veterans then entered into an ami
mated discussion as to the advisability of
admitting Sons of Veterans to member
ship in the association. Some of the com
rades were in favor of admitting their
sons to membership while others were of
| the opinion that their sons had definite
work in their organization of Sons Of
Veterans, and as no request had been
made by any OF the sons to become men,
bers of the association 1t was finally de-
cided that the sons should not be taken
into active membership, but that they
might become honorary members upon
application to the association for election
as such.
Letters of regret on account of inability
to attend were read from Major II. A..
Shorey of Bridgton and Levi L. Hayes of
Bangor.
Before the business meeting had ad-
journed the comrades were honored by the
prese nee of Judge Enoch Foster of the
supreme judicial court, who is a member
of the regiment having gone into the SER
vice as q lieutenant in Co. II. The judge
was greeted by round of applause and
was given seat of honor at the right of
the president of the association.
At the conclusion of the business session
the association voted to adjourn to meet
the Sd Tuesday in August, 1898, at Port
land, the exact location to be decided up
on by the executive committee.
The association then adjourned to
Wizards restaurant where the annual
banquet was enjoyed. The dinner was
well cooked and was served in sufficient
quantity to appease the hunger of the
comrades and their guests, all expressing
the opinion that the dinner arrangements
had been faithfully carried out.
The following were seated at the tables:
Isaiah Kendall Mr.. and Mrs. Eben S.
Burns. Minnie Maybery, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winslow Lawton, Portland; Otis Wyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pennell, G. f.
Mariner, Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Banks,
Westbrook; j. S. Sawyer, Mortified; c..
|
H. s. Thrasher and daughter, Portland;
6. G. Wagg. Lewiston; Samuel Coles,
Portland; W. Stuart, South Paris; John
H. Gray, Maiden. Mass; Thomas Ellis,
Charlestown, Mass; A. S. Bisbee, Cor
ham, N. H.; G. R. Sleeper, Auburn;
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos G. Goodwin, Bidde-
ford; Thomas H. Flaherty, Portland; c..
| B. Adams, Gorham, N. FL. n. A. Smith,
Falmouth; William A. Cotton, Lynn,
Mass; N. K. Sharckley, Mechanic Falls !;
II. M. Crockett, Everett, Mass. r. T.
Jordan, Boston; DR.. j. A. M. Bates,
Yarmouth; Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Twitchell,
Flora A. Angel, Master Harry Angel,
Master Twitchell, Willard; Miss Emily
Degnio, Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Bragdon, Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Wood,
Boston; Adelbert T. Clark, Greene Cor
ner; Capt. 1. f. Quimby, Westbrook !;
Nelson Howard T,ewistoD. Mr. and Nfro