Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-16

tend this reunion and meet again
after many, years." They had beer
chums during the war. They drew of
into the ante room. Shall / disturb
them?"
Alderman Lunt of this city, was
prominent feature in the End Maine
during the war and has always been q
member of the association. Today he
has his hands full arranging for the re-
ception Of his old comrades and he has
done his work well. In the forenoon
an informal meeting was held In G. A.
II. hall at which there were addresses
for the good of the order" by Presi-
dent M. d. Moore Of Philadelphia, Capt.
Moses French. and others
In the afternoon the principal bust
ness was the election of officers which
resulted as follows:
M. D. Moore. Philadelphia; s. C.
Small. Boston, historian; Geo. r. Smith.
Augusta, secretary and treasurer; w
S. Gillispie, Boston, first vice president;
c. S. Crowell. Lewiston, second vice
president; ]. L. Burns, Washington,
third vice president
Charles E. Dow of this city. son of
Capt. J. E. Dow, formerly of the regi-
ment. and Mrs. Viola Smith, daughter
of Capt Moses French, were elected to
honorary membership in the associa-
ton.
The next meeting will be held at Ban
gor. The time will be left with the
president to designate in his call.
In the evening. the ladies of w. $.
Heath Relief Corps, No. 13. had their
inning. We all know what they can
do when they set out to entertain
strangers. They hold the fame of fair
Waterville dear to their hearts and
when duty call" is sounded they rally
like heroines. Thayer hall was be p
seiged. stormed and captured. Decks
were cleared for second action and that
action consisted Of setting tables that
would accommodate $50 people: trim
ming the hall with bunting of cavalry
yellow, (even the napkins were yell
low and spreading on those tables
beautiful bouquets, baked beans and
brown bread, white bread and dough-
nuts. cookies and pickles. cold meats
and fruit. Perhaps some of the above
things don't jibe. the way I have put
them together. but they were all there.
AZ ! u NipSh thC NVlNpIiSu tiN
comrades and their guests with open
arms, and soon the tables were filled.
The ladies of the corps present We're
President, Mrs. Mason. Mrs. Keyes.
Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Pollard. Mrs. Gar
land. Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Gilpatrick,
Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Emery. Miss Lura
Emery. Miss Lottie Emery Mrs. Bar
ton, Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Goodwin.
Mrs. Eldridge, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. Dear
born, Miss Dearborn, Mrs. John Flagg.
Mrs. William Flagg, Mrs. Alice vose.
Mrs. Slower, Mrs. Young. Mrs. Rock
wood.
All the comrades wanted to get up
and make a speech of thanks to the
ladies but the time had to be taken
otherwise. But 1t was an elegant
spread and there was lot of it. -st
At 1.45 President Moore called the
noisy boys to order and proceeded with
the post prandial exercises. the presi-
dent acting as toastmaster. He said
as wandering son of Maine. he had
always taken an interest in prominent
men of the State and he called upon
Attorney General W. r. Haines.
General Haines said that he had been
asked by an alderman to come in and
welcome the I'd Maine Cavalry. If the
men who had been here all day had not
found out by this time that they We're
welcome it was their own fault.
Mr.. Haines spoke of the well-known
hospitality of the city of Waterville
particularly to Grand Army comrades.
''All there is to it, what we have you
are welcome to it. II you don't see Ii,
ask for it and it is yours" (Applause)
1t is a great pleasure to Waterville citi-
Zens to meet comradeSo of the Civil War.
1t is surprise to all that now after 81
years of peace, the body of men present
appear with such remarkable vigor.
Welcome in Waterville, welcome in
Maine. any of you and all of you, of the
years from 81 to '65." (Applause.)
President Moore responded in a tell
ing speech of a few words, the most of
which was difficult to hear because the
ladies insisted on removing the dishes
and talking loudly in the adjacent
kitchen. This is not a personal well
come that we have received from the
honored attorney general. but because
we represent the greatest country the
sun shines upon." In behalf of my
comrades, in behalf of the I'd Maine to
return to the citizens of Waterville and
to the attorney general our warmest
thanks. And l want to say that have
Travelled this country over from the
East to the margin Of the great
Pacific and l have never seen a more
beautiful city than 1 have found in the
beautiful Queen City of Waterville." :"
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plause.)
Charles E. Dow representing the Sons
of Veterans. was the next speaker. Mr..
Dow was very glad to be present and he
thanked the association for his election
as an honorary member. The I'd Maine
was the regiment in which the speaker S
father served in the war. Mr.. Dow
spoke earnestly of the unselfsh patriot
ism of Maine men generally at the break
ing out of the war. He spoke for the
| Sons of Veterans. whom. he said, on such
occasions as this liked to keep still. The
| Sons of Veterans recognize that the
Grand Army has made its record and its
work is done. The Sons of Veterans have
| yet to make their record and their work
| lies in the future. The relations of the
veterans to the Sons of Veterans are for
mutual benefit What the fathers have
| preserved it will be the duty of the sons
| to perpetuate."
| Captain Silas Adams came next He re-
buked the nerry-makerS in the rear of