The Portland daily press., 1900-02-23

worth Chapter Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution also being present
Hon. Augustus n. Moulton, senior vios
president OF the society, presided. Pray
OF was offered By the pastor Of the church,
Rev. John Carroll Perkins Tue opening
address By Mr.. Moulton. calling stsen-
ton to the significance OF the day. wal
followed by an address By the chaplain
Of the soslety, Kew. George M. Howe Of
Lew istop, who spoke OF Washington the
mao, the general and the statesman.
Both Of these addresses were forceful ut
terances and In every way worthy Of the
occasion. A very full report Of this SER
vice was given In the Portland PRESS.
and copy was mailed to members Of
tie society not resident In Portland.
Tbs annual report OF the secretary Q
year ago contsiEed list OF the memhers
Of the Maine Society who served In the
srmy or navy during the recent Span
isA-Americnn war. One Dsme that vi
Nsjor william q. Msnnine, has since been
added to this list AT the Detroit NEST
ing of the National Society n ,lution
wss adopted providing for tbs gift Of u
medal to all members OF ths society who
served in this war. The medal, thus
AWARDED to MON bers OF this society are
for the (, II wing: Ensign Wal or Trum-
b. II Camp, Lieut. william Henry { ford,
Jr., Corporal samuel Clirk Dillingham;,
Lieut. Joseph Wsrrsn Glddsn, Lieut..
Franhln Aunyan L-ny. Maj. william
Cheney Manning, Major Eve ard hlmer
Nswoornb. Lieut. Mervyn APP Rics. Lieut..
Gel Marshsll Silllam Wood.
..Csrtlft atss for each accompany the
,nedsl, and arrangements have bsen
made for the pre-; 1tation OF these medals
aud certidf afss hers today.
have received from mem bers Of the
society for annual does, etc., from Febru-
AIRY l6, 1899. to February 10, 1900, incl l.
sive, $36I.OO This amount have paid to
thu tree lrsr of the society and 1 hcl hia
ieoeipts for he same.
The secretary's accounts wire audited
by a committee o. the board Of managers
February 81, 1900, and their certificate of
that date that the accounts were found
correcs was entered upon the society IS
books
The following officers were elsoted for
the ensuing year:
Presidential. Il. Moulson. Portland.
Senior Vice President-Col ii. Ii. Bur
bank, Ssoo
Vice rrss,dents-Irving II. Ffisbee,
lewiston; Ctauolr e. Harvey, Fort
Fairl,li; Everett b. Norton. Farming
ton; Major G. j. House, Augusta; Capt
J. NJ. Tukey, Newcastle; Parker M.
Reed, Bath; Gen. Everard b. Newoomb.
bastpoit; John W. Penny, Me ,hanie Falls;
Henry Deering. Portland; CO. Rurrell
llswoIth; Hon. Albert W. Butler, Rock
land; Prof. Francis b. DEMO. Bangor;
Hon. Joseph williamson, Bel asst; DIR.
". j. May berry, Saco.
Seorefary-Henry s. Burraye. Portland.
Treasurer-Eben Corey, Port and.
Registrar-Josiah II. Drummond. Port
land.
Litrarian-Hubl ard W. Bryant, Port.
land,
Historian Nathan Gooli, Portland.
ChaI ltin-Rev. George NJ. Howe, Lew
iston.
Counc' II ,rs-Hon. Warren II. Vinton,
Grey; Major ChaIl g IL. lloyd, Per- and |;
Marquis + King. Pm p F.Turner, Fred
srio trunil Per land.
Mr.. Moul on presented the bEouze med
els, a Gift from the National Socisty OF
the Sons OF the American Revolution 10
thcss members of the Maine Society
who served In the war with Spain.
Major Eversri Hlner Newoomb of
Eas.pprs was the only one to whom q
medal was presented who was in atten-
dance to receive It In person. Major New
comb served with the Eirst Ea talon OF
Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillsry. He
is now colonel of the Second Infantry. N.
q. S. Nj. Ihs others were:
Walter Trumbrl Camp Of Port
LARD, Ensigh, U. ). N. who
served on the U. S. S. Montauk dur
ing the war and who Is now assistant
paymastsr in the U. S. navy. His medal
was given to Frederick S. Vail to be
sent to Mr.. Camp.
william Henry Clifford, Jr., lieutenant,
u. S. navy, served on the u S. 5. Mon
tauk during the war and who Is row q
lieutenant In the u. S. marine corps
william II. Clifford accepted the medal
for his son.
SAMUEL Clark Dillingham;. corpora
Birst Maine Volunteer Infantry. Maj.
Burrsge accepted the medsl for him.
Fransli lin Runyan Lang of Portland,
lieutenant First Maine Infantry, accept.
ed for him by Major Boyd. Lieut.. Lang
Is now lieutenant In the regular infan
try.
Joseph Warren Glidden, Newcastls, frs!
lieutenant Fourth U. S. infantry. HI
is cow IN the regular service. Mrs
Frank d. Marshall accepted the mednl
| for him.
William Cheney Manning of Detroit.
Mich, who served as q major Of the 2Sd
| U. S. Infantry. Tho medal WAS accept
ed by his brother. Prentice Manning.
Mervyn APP hice of Rooklsnd, first lieu
tenant, First Maine Volunteer Infantry
The medal was accepted for him b!
Hon. Il. A. Butler.
Marshall William Wood, Jefferson Bar
racks, No, bvt lieut.. colonel and sur
geon, u. S. A. Ths medal was accepted
for him by Capt. Thomas J. Little.
| A banquet was served ct O'Clock II