The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-05
THE PORTLAND CADETS.
Annual Banquet of the City's Crack
Military Company last Evening.


For the past twenty eight years the an
niversary Of the organization OF the Fort
land Cadets has been fittingly observed,
notably SO during the last ten years, when
the day has been marked by a banquet,
and that given last night at Odd Fellows
hall in Harrington block, will long be re-
membered as one of the most enjoyable i'll
the social annals OF the company Ihls
crack military body, which has always
maintained the highest standard of ex-
ceIlence in drill, and has been credit to
the city, has on its rolls the names of
some of our foremost citizens, who have
been identified not only with this COM
pany, bit with the military history of the
state at large. The latter were numbered
among the specially invited honorary
guests last night who were: Gen. S. j..
Anderson, Major John Anderson G. o.
Bayley, Col. 4. E. Boothby, Captain
George G. Barrons, Albro E. Chase,
Hon. c. J.s Chapman, E. H. Daniels,
Capt. II. G. Eaton, Capt. H. 6. East
man, J. NJ. S. Hunter of Pennington,
Gen. G. P. Mattocks, Hon. Charles Nc
Carthy, Jr., Judge F. W. Robinson.
Payson Tucker, Capt. N. D. Winslow,
Capt. Fred A. York, Capt. T. L. Moody
Joseph Il. Dow, Major Charles Collins,
E. P. True, Major A. G. Rollins, H.
N. Pinkham, Capt. G. e. Morton of the
regular army.
of rrar my fhf
anniversary banquet were Sergt. K. Z.
Parkes, Corp. George H. Tucker, Private
G. G. Sanborn and in connection il
should be mentioned that the Portland
Cadets at their meeting on Monday eve
ming chose the following officers: Presi.
dent. A. W. Laughlin; treasurer, Sergt.
r. G. Parker; clerk, Priv. FL. G. Tewks'
bury; board of government, Captain
Baker, Sergt. Lang, Corp. Tucker, Priv.
Stevens and Priv. Tewksbury; Investigate
ing committee Lieut.. Chaplin, Sergt.
Way and Priv. Cummings; armorer,
Priv. Dyer.
At the same meeting, Lieut.. Chaplin.
the retiring treasurer, read the report fol
the past year which showed the company
to be in good financial standing notwitn
standing the large amount expended
during the past year. and vote of thanks
was extended to Major A. g. Rollins fol
q magnificent gift to the company.
At eight O'Clock last evening the officers
and rank and file OF the company, in neat
I untlress uniforms assembled at the
armory, nearly one hundred in number
and after an hour spent in social inter.
course, play ing cards, ETC., all proceeded
IA body to Odd Fellows hall where a
banquet specially prepared by Caterer
Charles g. Sanbarn of the Imperial Cafe,
was in store for them.
The menu was prepared to the more
substantial needs of the "inner man." II
was in fact we'll ordered dinner, and
deliciously cooked at that, with blue
points as an appetizer and other courses
on to the hot roast turkey.
At the head of the first table sat A. W.
Laughlin, president OF the association
with Captains Morton and Baker on his
left and right respectively; next in order
were Capt. G. A. Dow Lieuts. Davis,
McGillicuddy, Weleh, jerks and T. J,
Shelby, the remaining seats at the three
long tables were occupied by the frank
and Ale'' of the company. With the ut
most jollity and with IN abandon most
refreshing, full Justice was done to the
savory roast and digestion must have
been aided by the animated conversation
which was carried on during the service
of the eatables.
In the smoke of cigars President
Laughlin raped for order and made q
few remarks, taking retrospective view
of the company's history for twenty eight
years, and contrasted the changed con.
ditions when the drill was had in an old
room with the thermometer thirty below
zero to those of the present commodious
armory.
'For years. said the speaker, the Port.
land Cadets have been recognized as one
Of the best companies-a banner one''-
and appealed to it's members to sustain
tho record which had been made by q
long list of its honorary members.
Captain Morton of the regular army
was introduced as ga man who would