Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-15
Reunions Of Maine Regiments
in Various Places.
2lst Maine Boys Shake Hands With
Each Other at WaterviIIe.
The 81 Maine Members Exchange Greetings
Nearby in Fairfield.

OF entertaining veterans Of the Civil
waI in one Of their reunions. Wednes-
Ggv. and was very proud of the priv
iiece 1t was the 21st Maine this year,
ami the veterans We're present in the
" in good numbers through the day.
4 Letter day than Wednesday could
ha rdly have been selected. The veter-
;::iS began to crIive on the afternoon
ara evening trains. Tuesday, and went
In tn" headquarters which had been
established at the Elmwood. Many
more came. Wednesday. So that by
noon there We're veterans everywhere.
The Sd Maine was holding its reunion
in Fairfield ana the veterans passed
back and forth ON The cIec;licS 50 that
it was really q double reunion.
Tho city is always pleased to wei
come the veterans and every ilIr was
Out. Wednesday. Many az the stores
Were beautifully decorated with hunt
ing and flags in honor Of the little
bi"nze badges. The first part If the
forenoon was chiefly devoted to getting
together ana getting hold Of each 9TH
er's hands. Some of the veterans. To bc
they make ii do double duty Little
groups of thu blue uniforms could bc
seen AL over the street ana the "hoys''
had splendid time. The &. \. X. hail
was open al day and was a favoritc
meeting plaC" fer a smoke and n talk.
Then in the afternoon. there was the
laying Of the corner stone OF the City
building. and most of the members of
! he regiment present attended the GER
emonies. Trolley rides. meetings and
greetings made the time pass al too
quickly. and before anyone realized il
il was time for supper.
\ good number of ladicS were pres
ent to help make the occasion more
pleasant ana the ladies Of the w. s.
Heath Post We're everywhere looking
ndt for some ones comfort. Then an
occasional Philippine soldier was roped
IN by the older veterans and great
were the yarns that went back and
forth. If there is anything that is
more pleasing than anything else or
the top of the earth. not only to those
taking part but to the outsiders. It IS a
reunion of veterans. They're the boys
who have earned their outing if anyone
has and they're just the ones who
know how 10 make the most of it,
There is of course a tinge Of sadness
in the thought that before many wears
the reunions will.be, Impossible. but yet
many of the veterans look hale and
hearty enough to serve through an
other war. In fact some of them are
veterans of two wars.
The business meeting was held in
City hall at about II O'Clock in the
forenoon. There was large attendance
at this of both the veterans ard ladies.
When the roll was called at this
meeting it was found that there were
something like 100 members of the as
ISOLATION present These with their
wives and children brought the num-
Der present up TO about 800 so that the
attendance was remarkably good.
The meeting was called to order by
President Smith of Togus. The fol-
lowing officers We're then elected:
President. Hon. George A. Wilson. |
South Paris: LIST vice president II. f. |
Webster. Damariscotta: % vice presi- |
dent w. Bornheimer. Waldoboro. ID !
vice president. Gilman p. Lombard. |
Belfast: secretary and historian, |
Joseph r. Woodward. Sidney; treas |
urer, Norman II. Fossett. Nassalboro: |
chaplain, Charles II. Matson, Groton, |
Conn. |
The first five of these officers We're |
made an executive committee. The |
following members of the association |
has died during the past year.
Private Otis Sprague, Co. a, at Waldo !
boro. Maine. June 20 1891.
Private Hiram Brown. Co. \. at Waldo
boro. Maine. August .. 1899
Lieut. Benjamin Libby, Co b, at Beloit.
X ansaS. July y. 1900
Wagner William II. Gilman, co. G, n
Bath. Maine, September =. 1900.
Private syyann .n, 9; D "a ,,ao Co. G. at
Bath Maint sep'SWW'f M,1b -, ly". a. Z o,|
Mass. January l.. 1901
Private William NJ. rihhetts, Go. c. nj
East Corinth. Maine. Jaly 1, 1901. |
Private Jar3el stevens 20. II, nj w ool |
wicli Maine. MAY IL, iSH
Private Daniel Norris. CO. f. a, South
Gardiner Maine. July $, 1899.
Private Richard c. Dnsrnorc. Go. G., at
Thomaston, Maine; August :. 1890.
Sergeant James +. Thompson, Co VI, ut
Pittston. Maine. May a. 1899
Private William Bennett. co. II, at Bos-
Private Nathaniel l.. Baker. Go. /. at
Dimariscotta. Maine. December -. 1850.
Sergeant Henry H. BiXby. Los Angeles.
Private winfield S. Adams Go. X. At
Blue iIill, Maine. August Il, 1895.
Appropriate resolutions on these |
deaths were passed. Letters from
members all over the country were
read. Members from all over the State |
and New England. where they have
scattered since the war were present
One. Fred L. Wales. came all the way |
from Columbus. Ohio. to attend the re-
union.
Resolutions of thanks were rendered |
the transportation companies for re-
duced rates and also to the mayor and
city government for the use of the hall
for tho meeting. The meeting was en- !
Iivened by selections by the National
Home quartet of Togus and especially |
at the close when it sang some of the
old war songs so dear to the veter- 4,
ans heart. Didn't they get an ovation
,houph, It was as enthusiastic as in
tho old DAYS when a battalion sang
..Th, prawn'S Body.