The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-07
SEVENTH MA lNE BATTERY.
Reunion Yesterday At
Long Island.
Many Letters Read From Absent
Comrades.
Proposed Consolidation of Maine
Battery Ass OciatiOns.

The annual reunion of the Seventh
Maine Battery association was held yes
terday at Mariners hall, Long Island,
and was we'll attended by the veteran
members of the famous old battery, with
their wives, sons and daughters as in
vited guests.
The veterans began to arrive on the
island during the forenoon, and devoted
their time to the renewal of old friend
ships and general sociabilty.
At one o'clock tine shore dinner was
served under the direction of Mr.. @. III.
Smith, a Portland caterer. The follow
ing were seated at the tables: General
A. S. Twitchell, Gorham, N. H.; Major
A. B. Twitchen, Newark, N. j.; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M Hobbs, Mr.. and Mrs. III. e.
Hale, Miss Musette Hale, Norridgewock;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lothrop, Miss Gladys
Lothrop, Auburn; Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Carney, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Kenney,
Howard Gould, Arthur FL. Gould, Albert
Billings, w. G. g Carney. Miss Abbie
Dennett, Master Harold d. Carney, Mrs,
Lewis Gilman, Miss Mabel Kenney, Fred
E. Kenney, Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
A Lothrop, Mrs. Carrie Snow, Pine
Point; Z. S. Simms, ST. Johns, N. B. );
Jessie d. Bisbee, Chicago, Ill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lapham, Lewiston; Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Lapham, Ernest M. Lapham,
Litchtield; Miss Annie Belle Cloudy:
Bristol; A S. Trueman, Miss Rita M.
Twitchell, Gorham, N. H; Winfield S.
Starbird, South Paris; A, S. Chapman,
Bethel; I'll. G. Mason, Mason, Me-. Miss
Gladys Lothrop, Auburn; Miss Alice
Latham, lewiston; Mrs. Annie e. VIII
son, Miss Julia Wilson, Lancaster, N. H. !;
Mrs. Eloira Staples, Gorham, N. H.;
VIM. Martin, r. v Farnum, Rumford;
A. A. Libby, M. F. Libby, West New.
ton, Mass; w. Fl. Thompson, Auburn
Mrs. Lewis Gilman, Portland; John Il.
Savage, Rockford Ill.
After the dinner the business meeting
was called to order by President
Twitchell.
1t is always customary to have letters
from members of the veteran association
read at the annual reunion, but this year
through the efforts OF the secretary of the
association replies were received from an
unusually large number of comrades.
Many of those received were read, and
were much enjoyed, while the others for
want of time were placed on file without
reading.
Letters were received from the follow
ing: Captain Frank Thorpe 9th Artil-
lery, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Samuel
Fessenden, Stamford, Conn; Benjamin
F. Snow, Big Lake, Mimi. A. S. Per
ham, Washington, ID. c.; John Il.
Savage, Rockford, ILL.,; Harvey H. Web
Der, New York city; Perry Russell, West
Paris; Sergt. y. j. Pierce, Chicago, Ill. !;
John Q. Quinby, Cheboygan. Wisconsin;
Samuel Y. Reed, Franklin, Mass. How
ard 2. Todd, Caribou; Lyman Carter,
Dixmont, Aurelia S. Cole, Albany, Me. !;
Simon Piper, Jr., Brunswick; e. L.
Hardin, Kennebunk; Ellery G. Harris,
Littleton, N. H.. j. B.. Mason, Mechanic
Falls; James S. Lowell, Boston, Mass. !;
Harris Jordan, New Gloucester; j. H.
Anthoine Wakefield, Mass; A. B.
Wyman, Webster, Me-; DIR. G. v. Rich
ards, Skowhegan; Fred C.Fuller, Somer-
vile, Mass. John M. Brier, South Wood
stock.
A nominating committee of five mem
bers of the association retired and pre-
pared the following list of officers which
were declared unanimously elected by
vote of the association:
Observation-Disclosures Gould, Portland.
Vice President-Elias A. Lothrop, A u
burn.
ecretary-GeneraI A. S. Twitch ell,
Gorham, N. H.
Executive Comm1ttee-C. G. Ksnn ey,
Portland; Jessie ID. Bisbee, Chicago, 1 IL. !;
AlgernOn S. Chapman, Bethel; Rufus V.
Farnham, Rumford; Herbert e. Hale,
NOrrid gewock.
The thanks of the association were
voted to the Il. P. Beals Furniture COM
pany for the free use of cots, mattresses,
ETC., for use during the reunion.
The association also Instructed the ex-
ecutive committee to confer with the
other Maine Battery associations with a
view to consolidation at the annual meet
ings at as early date as possible, in
view of the rapidly depicting ranks of the
old veteran associations.
1t was also unanimously voted to admit
the wives, sons and daughters of mem
bers, to honorary membership in the as
sociati on,
Interesting remarks were made by the
retiring president, Major A. B. Twitohell
and several others. A supper W as served
in the hall at six O'Clock.
Many of the veterans and their wives
remained on the island last evening, and
are to attend the Old Home week ceIebra.
ton in the city today.
The reunion was well attended and was
a very successful affair and reflects much