The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-19
REGiMENTAL REUNIONS.
The Veterans of the 18th and 23rd Maine
Fight Their Battles Over.

| The veterans of the 18th Maine Regi-
ment held their reunion at Long island
Yesterday. The veterans met at Bos-
worth Post hall and marched to the
steamboat landing at S.45, headed by the
they took the steamer Auoociso for the
island. Most of them were accompanied
by their wives. AS the steamer approached
the White Squadron, Mr.. John Doughty,
with the oorps.flag in hand, stepped to
the starboardEEside and saluted the fleet.
The New York responded by drawing
the marines up on The deck. Arrived at
the island the veterans were served a
lunch at Caterer Cushing's building. The
business meeting was held at l o'clock
| The report of the treasurer showed all
bills to be paid. The memorial fund
showed receipts of ss2.63, with expendi-
lures of $40
The necrologist reported the following
deaths: John Charlton, Portland; Ed
ward n Coolbroth, Cambridge, Mass.
Luther B. Freemon, Livermore Falls;
Wilbur Rowe, Hiram; Alonzo W.Sawyer,
Portland; Sidney 6. Norton, Virginia,
Josiah H Sturtevant, Massachusetts,.
Letters of regret were read from ex-
Gov. Sidney Perham, Paris; Major HI. S.
Melcher, Portland; Frank L. Berry, Gar
diner; S. G. Paine, New Sharon.
Capt. G. W. Verrin, Adjutant G. W.
Roberts and John c. Perry of Portland,
the comm ittee on resolutions. presented
resolutions on the death of the comrades
reported during the year.
| The following officers were elected:
observation-disclosures c. Pratt, South
| Paris.
Vice-Presidents-C W. Richardson.
| Portland; John II. Kimball, Montreal
| Secretary and Treasurer-Geo. o. D.
Soule, Portland.
Neutrality-suspicious.. W. Verrill, Portland.
Directors-Edward Moore, Deering; G.
W. Roberts, Portland; o. M. Hanscom,
Boston.
The business meeting was then adj
journed and the annual dinner followed.
The following were seated at the tables
John Doughty and wife, Portland; T.
H. Merrill, Stroudwater; S. O. Currier,
W. Leister, Mass; Major W. H. Green,
Portland; D. G. Saunders, Bridgton
Daniel D. flanagan, Portland; Samuel
II. Seaman and wife, Portland; Hiram
Skillings, Portland; Reuben Rideout,
Cumberland Centre; Edward F. Waite,
Portland; Geo. F. Small. Willard; Robert
| Hamilton, Portland; Coca. Pennell and
wife, Portland; John G. Perry, Portland
E. G. Thorn, Portland; Miss Nellie Pen
nell, Portland; Miss Nancy Pike, Law
renee, Mass; Miss Nellie Thomas, Miss
Rosa Lubee, North Gorham; Mrs. e. P.
Bryant, Miss Maragret Bryant, Lowell,
Mass; Mrs. Samuel Bishop, Cape Eliza
beth; N. n. Pillsbury and wife, Bidde-
ford; F. G. Adams, Saco; II. n. Nevells,
Cumberland Mills; G. W. Richardson and
| wife, Portland; Col. Edward Moore, Deer
ing; Orlando Hooper, North Arson ;
Tobias Pillsbury, South Portland; Adju-
tant G. W. Roberts, Portland; John P
Frink and wife, South Windham; Samuel
Bishop, Cape Elizabeth; E. H. Hanson,
Portland; Capt. G. W. Verrill, Portland !;
Lewis W. Lombard, Portland; Mark H.
Sawyer, Portland; Rev. Charles J. Hol-
yoke, North Edgecomb; Charles H. Gree
ly and wife, Cumberland Centre; Hollis
True and wife, Cumberland Centre; 1.
S. Faunce, Lewiston; Charles A. Chute
| and wife, Lowell, Mass. Jabez Mariner,
Cape Elizabeth; Charles A. Beals, Port
land; Newton Whittier, Washington, D.
c.; Joseph S. Deoovin. Brunswick; w.
| d Gotcbo1I nTirraonoIic. Coz n
| Soule, Portland M. L. Bahb, Cumberland
Mills; Cyrus Chaplin and wife, WEIGH
vile; Cyrus Wardwell, Oxford; Allen M
Thatcher, Mechanic Falls; G. P. White
house, North Bridgton; Henry GRAHAM,
| Welchville; Lieut.. j. S. Hobbs, Fal-
| mouth Miss Maud Stewart, Oxford; Col.
Orrington Hanscom, Boston; s. w. Pills,
bury and wife. Biddeford Mrs. J. E.
| Pillsbury, Clinton, Iowa. Geo. F. Pills
bury, Clinton, Iowa; G. W. Whitman,
Paris S. H. Cannon and wife, Port
land; j. W. Walker and wife, Cambridge,
Mass; Miss J. Alice Holcomb, Mrs. j..
P. Holcomb, Portland; Mrs. S. P. Stew
art, Welchville; Mrs. Frank E. Morse,
Otisfeld; Geo. W. Rackliffe, Standish;
Helen M. Rackliffe, Standish; Gen. Elijah
Walker, Somerville, Mass; John II.
Kimball, Montreal; S. L. Blanchard.
Cumberland Mills; George G.. Whelden,
Melrose, Mass; Owen Stacy, Saco; M.
Thomas, North Gorham; W. f. Harding,
North Woodstock; Dr. Isaac Rounds,
South Paris; G.S Jordan and wife, South
Portland; Capt. R. Lewis and wife, Port
land; Capt Walter Rounds, West Scar
boro; Capt G. G. Pratt, South Paris; L.
W. Lombard and wife, Portland; c. A.
Chute and wife, Lowell, Mass.
Dinner over, remarks of an informal
nature were made by Col. Moore and Capt.
Geo. W. Verrill. The remainder of the
afternoon was spent in an informal man.
ner and at $50 the veterans returned to
the city.
| The cad Maine.
| The annual meeting and reunion of the
member of the 23d Maine Regiment as
ISOLATION, was held yesterday at Peaks