The Portland daily press., 1898-08-27
THezTWENTIETH MAINE.
Reunion Of Gen. Chsmberlain's Old Kcgi =
ment at Riverton.

The reunion of the 2Oth Maine reglnenb
was held yesterday at Riverton PARK anu
was well attended. Among tne Wen
known members of the regiment In az
tendance were Gen. Joshua L. Chamber
lain, General Ellis Spear, Washington
D. c.; Major II. S. Melcher, Portland.
The dinner was served at 1870 at the
Casino under the the direction Of D. b.
Smith, the manager of the cafe. After
dinner the veterans adjourned to the as
sembly hall, where the annual business
meeting was held.
The report of the secretary and treasurer
was spread and accepted
The report Of the necroIogist showed
thesfollowing deaths since the reunion OF
two years ago: Alfred P. Bateman,
Lowell, Mass. Major P. M. Folger, Au-
gusta; Elijah d. Gusheee, Appleton
Lieut.. Hezekial Long, Stoughton, Mass.
Henry S. Matthew'S Thomaston; DR..
Lewis W. Pendleton, Portland; Theodore
Rensen, Rockland; Lieut.. James H.
Stanwood, Waldoboro; DR.. W. H. True,
Portland; Hiram Trundy, Belfast.
Eulogistio remarks on the death OF
these comrades were made by General
Ellis Spear, General J. L. Chamberlain
and S. l.. Miller.
A letter was received from General
Adelbert Ames, who went out as the Col.
of the Goth Maine, but who is now q
brigadier general in the United States
army at Santiago. A letter was also read
from Roy L. Fernald, graduate of the
class of '96, University Of Maine, who ID
serving in the 18th U. S. regulars In
Cuba, and is the son of veteran Of the
Goth Maine.
Another letter from Paul Prince of the
United States navy, son of II. L. Prince
of Washington, of this regiment, was re-
ceived. The letters were received with
much pleaure by the veterans
General Ellis Spear of Washington, D.
c., then offered the following resolution,
which received unanimous passage:
Resolved. Thatsthis association welcome
of the veterans of the Goth Maine, extends
it welcome to the soldiers of the First
Maine now returning home and welcomes
them to the ranks of those who have
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The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: A
President-Major H. s. Melcher, Port
land.
land. y.sas -
Secretary and Treasurer Samuel l..
Miller, Waldoborc. I = so
The choice of Major Melcher as presi-
dent, and Lieut.. Miller as secretary, Is
marked compliment to their ability and
interest in the welfare of the association
as they have held these positions for ~
wears. or ever since the association was
organized.
The following is list of the names OF
those present: DR.. S. A. Bennett, Nor
way; Major VIM. q. Green, Portland;
Joseph e. Dewitt, Natick. Mass; jesse
M. Stone, Boston; Frank M. Rogers,
Melrose Mass. G. P. Huff, z. Pepperill,
Mass. W. L. Freese, Cape Elizabeth; A
E. Fernald, Winterpcrt; S. L. Lowell.
Alma; Cyrus Osborn, Richmond; Edward
P. Merrill, Portland; Ruel Thomas, No.
Cambridge, Mass. G. M. Chase. Free,
port; S. B. Libby, Durham; G. J.. Buck,
So. Paris; George W. Reynolds, Water
vile; G. R. Shorey, Waterville; ]. b
| Wescott, Bath; A. o. Shaw, Portland
B. W. Burnham, Saratoga Springs. No.
Y; j. W. Morris, Westbrook; I. A.
Macurda, Wiscasset; A. G. Munsey, Lis
bon Falls; Ira NJ. Field, Woodfords
VIM. II. Stahl, Waldoboro; George B.
Caswell, Rye, N. H.; Gen. Joshua l.
Chamberlain, Brunswick; Ellis Spear
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. A. 0. Shaw
Portland; Fl. S. Melcher and wife, Port
land; H. L. Prince, Washington, D. G.
c. W. Richardson, president 18th Main'
regiment, Portland; Samuel L. Miller
Waldoboro; Joseph Tyler, Woodfords
Jennie G. Tyler, Woodfords; g. T. Buck
Shows Falls; Mrs. Jennie S. Prince,
Washington, D. c.: l. B. Head, Eas
Sumner; A. B. Latham. Auburn; L. j
Folsom, Old Orchard; W. S. Morse. Bid
deford; 81. M. Reed, Freeport; Joseph T.
Hawkes., Sioax Falls, South Dakota.
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