Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
2ND NE. CAVALRY.
Held a Pleasant Reunion in
This City, Yesterday.
Business Meeting, Trip to Togus and
Banquet on Days itinerary.
IN; Record Of The Regiment Was One Of
Daring Deeds.

| veterans present gave promise that tho
attendance would be unusually largo
| ana the expectation was fully iusti
| hed. rms large attendance undouht
cdly resulted from combination cr
circumstances. The date contribute ,
ITS snare, coming as it did when the
! farmers had finished their summer
4 work and could leave home. The do
lishtful autumn day alone was in
4 oentive enough to bring out an es
| pcCialiy large number.
/ Tie day was opened by a bushes s
meeting in G.. \. Il. hall 1t was called
3tc order by the president Of the as
! socia ton, Lieut.. William II. Moody Of
iLibertv.
J. First the members rose and unit
lwith Capt. Moses French of Scion. i,
an Invocation to the Deity. after whic 1
the body proceeded u the transat ito 4
| of routine business.
The secretary's minutes Of the pre-
| Nious reunion were read and approve
and the report of the treasurer show
! ing q balance of s66.19 was d-socs.d Of
! IN tho same manner
! The secretary of the ass ociatiJn. Hon.
| George X. Smith of this city. then ar
! nounced that arrangements had been
made for free ride over the A. H. *
q. railroad to Togus in the afternoon.
/ The expense of this trip was defraye
| by Mr.. Smith and the members passed
vote of appreciation.
1t was voted that the president b,
! empowered TO appoint committee or
> to retire and bring in a list of office, S
| for the ensuing year. President Mood :
| appointed Messrs. s. {. Small. Bos
| ton; y. S. Strout. Guilford; John =.
| Perkins. Haverhill. Mass J. l..
Burns, Washington; Sumner Pollard
! Montville. They retired and after du ,
| consideration reported the following
list of officers: President. Matthew c.
Morrill,. Gray; 1st vice president. c. T.
| Wing. Wayne: End -presiden
Judge James Morrison. Phillip ::
3rd vice-president. DR.. A. r. G. Smith.
| Whitefield; secretary and treasure.
Hon. George r. Smith, Augusta; his
torian, s. G. Small. The officers rec
commended by the committee were
| unanimously elected by the associa :
| ton.
While the committee on officers weIc
out considering the matter several
| members made remarks which enliV-
ered the proceedings. Among the
the speakers was President Moody who
said that what expressed his senti
ments the best was little story whic |
he had heard. He said that the frs {
| time Adam saw Eve he remarked t.
her, Il am glad you have come :
| Those We're the sentiments which h .
| wished to express TO each and every
member Of the association present.
Historian Small brought up TIL
| matter of the regimental history vita
Il view of ascertaininE what per cent.
NJ the regiment would purchase ccpie F;
| at S. each. a long discussion followed.
| the speakers seeming to agree that it
was great undertaking to attempt to
get uot such a book. but that they
| would be willing to take copy. N
vote was then taken and - per cent. .
| those present agreed to take one and
some of them pledged themselves t
TAX" two copies. 1t was then voted
| to instruct the secretary to send out
circulars to all the living members a
the regiment asking for their sub
| scription and if the returns Warrante
it that the historian should proceed
with the work.
The final business to come UP va
Ike selection OF a place of meeting 70
next year. Almost every city o. tow |
IN the State of any Importance, seeme-t
to have its supporters. Alter 2
lengthy discussion it was voted tina
the association should go 10 Portland,
| the selection Of the date being lett WITH
the officers.
The meeting then adjourned
| In tha afternoon. through the invita- :
tiGn Of Hon. George r. Smith. TIE par
" to the number of 100 went to IoSuS'
The trip was made over the A., H. {;
G.. Electric Road and was very much
enjoyed by all. At Togus an Inspection
| ot the buildings and grounds OF IN"
| National Soldiers Home was mad"
and later the party listened TO the con :
cert given by the National Home Band
4. At $50 the party returned to Augusta
In the erening. a banquet was mel
| in the spacious dining nail at Ho'e
North. The room was apprOprlatei'
decorated for the occasion. the natioi'a
colors being displayed on all SUI ;
Nusic was furnished by Dennis or
chestra. -, =
After the menu had been discussed
I,arpth the veterans turned tnei
thoughts toward other days when tE'
southern sky furnished the GOVERN
under which they partook Oh lie'
scanty repast. The speaking was MAN
" done by members of the asso la'ioh
President Moody presided ana lntro
duced the speakers.
Hon. Lendall Titcomb, mayor Oh Au
ousta. made an address of welcome Z
which President Moody responded
behaif of the association. other au
Dire sses we're made by Messrs. hem
D. Moore. Capt. Moses French. jung
lanes Morrison and S. c. Small.
Capt. French confined his renalh
mainly to thanking his comrades ~
tho memorial window which tneE I'd
erected in his honor in the church d
bis home town of Solon- me receh
assassination of President Mchlhie
came in for it's share of attention lion
Ia the speakers. Judge Morrison salo INA
n. be looked forward to the tlne WIZ
>. ,bere should be a closed season .
o. presidents and an open season on AN
orcbists a there is in the game laws
/ Maine with the various ANIMALS ina
- roam the forests. Z
G A letter was read from 'harles