The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-03
Thu LOYAL LEGION.
Annual Meeting Maine
Commandery.
Paper by Gen. Joshua /. Chamber
lain.
Officers Elected For En-
sueing Year.
Next Meeting To Be ut Merry.
meeting Park.

The annual meeting Of the Maine Com
mandery Of the Military ordsr Of IN G
Loyal Legion OF the United States WA
held last evening al Rissrton Casino.
The party numbering about 90 persons,
wers conveyed to the PARK IN special
ears. On arrival at the park the annual
business meeting was held.
Silas Adams Of Watsrvilis. privats
In Co. II, 1e,h Maine Volunteer Infantry.
and Isaac Strickland, first lisutenant and
regimsntnl auartermaster 9Th Maine
voiuntscr infantry, were slsctsd mem.
bsrs Of the first class, and Staulsy Blsbes
Of Rumford Falls, eldest son of Com.
panion Lieut.. George ID. Bisbee. was
elected TO membership In the second
class.
The annual election of ofiosrs resulted
as follows:
comm.nssr-Msjor sidney ". Thax-
Senior Vice COMMUNICATIVE Col.
Augustus B. Farnham, u. 5. v.
Junior Vice Com mander--Brevet Brig.
Cen. Charles p. Mattocks, U. b. ",
Reoorder-Brsvst Major Henry :. Bur-
Reeistrar-Brsyet Major Holman s.
Melchsr, u. 8. V.
Trsas1rsr-Capt. Thomas j. Little. o.
8. v.
Chanosiior--Lisut. Charles W. Roberts.
u. s. ".
Chspisin-Msjor William II. Spencer.
Connoil-Lieut. Col. Augustus g. Ham
lin, u. ). W; Assistant Surgeon Alfred
Mitchell, u. 5. ": Brsret Major Ira
Berry, Jr, u, 8. "; Capt. BsDjsmin
]. Hin, U. s.v.; Acting Ensign wiIiiana
Rogers, U. S. N.
Al the oonoluslen OF the business meet
ing the msmb ers Of the oommandsry and
Invited guests filed into the banquet hall
where ssats were taken and the BAN
quet served under the direction Of Man
aver d. b. Smith Of the casino.
Commander S. w. Thsxtsr called ON
Rev. J. L. Jenkins. u. D., pastor Of the
State Street Congregational church, to
invoke the divine blessing. after which
the guests were seated and the banqust
served.
The sniiewins were seated ct the tables
Lieut.. Samuel l.. Miller, Hon. William
L. Putnam. Major Holman S. Msloher.
Gen. John Marshall Brown, Major Hen
~ 5. Burrage. Rev. DIR. j. l.. jenkins.
Sidney W. Thaxter. Joshua L. Cham.
berlAin, Seldsn Common. james K. Hswsy,
Caleb II. Cushing, Capt. Thos. J. Little.
Capt. ]. K. Cogswell. Lieut.. Edward
N. Rand, Alfred Mitchell, Howard Gould.
ChAs. W. Littlsneld. VIM. II. Anderson.
Edwin A. Dunran, William Il. Green.
Charles p. MAttocks. 6eorge W. Vsrrill,
Charles II. Boyd, Charlie, X. Listletsld,
S. II. Allen. A. II. Piaistsd, Edward
d. Noyes, James NJ. Thompson, @. Il.
Marshall, II. B. Sawyer, B. j. Hill.
Hebron Mayhem. S. h. Manning, W. W.
WhitmsTsh, Capt. A. l.. Turner, Thos.
p. Btals, Iieut. Horatio Staples, AdJu-
tant Charles W. Roberts. A. N. Soule.
W. O. Jefferds. Hugh h. Chaplin, Aug.
B. Farnham, A. r. Small. ID. N. Fair
HANKS, d. e. Parsons, b. n. Mullen, L.
b. Mallst, Wainwright Gushing. John
o. Shaw, n. II. Drew. Frederick Robie,
Joseph 0. Smith, Fred N. Dow. Ira Berry.
John Dsnnett. II. Il. virgin, Nelson
Howard, Silas Adams, II. A. Philbrook,
DAnville b. Stevens. II. II. Shaw,
Charles walker.
The banquet over, cigars were lighted
and Commander s. W. Thaxtsr briefly
introduced Companion Brevet Major
General ]. l.. ChAmteIlsin as the speak
er of the evening, who was received with
. generous round Of applause. The sub
jsot of Gen. Chamberlain paper was
"The Battle OF Five Forks"
At the side Of the hall against the wall
Was placed o map Of the location and
points OF interest In oonnso ton with
the battle.
Gen. Cham berlain, in opening his
remarks. said that his address would
largely be Of q personal nature. the no.es
being made during the year of 1866 from
observations and experiences In the Unit
ed States army.
Gen. Chamberlain presented very
comp rehsnsive as well as interest
ing paper of the scenes and events con-
neoted with the Battle Of Five Forks.
which was listened to with the closest
attention, and at the conclusion Of it,
reading, Gen. Cham bsrIsiu was given q
round OF hearty applause for the able
manner in which he presented the topic.
On motion Of Companion S. l.. Miller
Of Waldoboro unanimous vote Of thanks
was extended to Gen. Chamberlain fol
his eloquent and Instructive paper.
Gen. @. P. Mattooks announced that
| an Invitation had been extended BY
members Of the commAndery residing
In Brunswick for the commandery to
hold Its next meeting In AeErymeetinR
park.
1t was voted that the matter Of the 40
oeptanoe Of ths'invitation be referred &c
the oommittse on arrangements.
The members Of the oommandsry left
the casino ut 1890 In special cars, having
had one Of the pleasantest and most pro-
ntAbls meetings In the history Of the or.
ganization In this state.