Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-13
VETERANS UNITED.
The Third Maine Regiment
Association Has Reunion.
Royalty Treated and Entertained by
People Of Winthrop.
And Were Banqueted by the Womens
Relief Corps.

Winthrop, NC, Aug. l2.-(Speclal).-l
IN every way the most enjoyable re-
union we have ever had" Such was
the expression of the members of the
81 Regiment Association, when they
left this town, tonight, at the close of
the session. And it certainly was an
enjoyable occasion. Every person in
Winthrop did his or her best to make
the reunion a success. They wanted to
| have the members of the kennebec reg
iment go home feeling that they had
| been welcome and that their hosts
would be pleased to have them call
lagain. 1t was this effort on the part of
| the toWnspeople which made the day a
success and which caused all the old
comrades to leave for home, tonight,
| with smiling, happy faces.
The forenoon was given over to the
business session of the association. In
order that the afternoon might be de-
voted to pleasure and enjoyment.
President George H. Benson of Oakland,
presided, and upon the calling of the
roll by DR.. William McDavid of Au-
| SuSld, II NcS SIlON IL lilctl lilCIC was 80
members in attendance.
| The usual reports of committees and
officers were read and accepted and
| then the election of officers took place,
| resulting in the choosing of the follow
ing:
| President, A. S. Boswell, Quincy,
| Mass: vice presidents, Charles Landau
| Auburn and II. j. Goulding, Oa1land;
secretary, William McDavid, Augusta;
| corresponding secretary, Louis Selbing;
| Augusta: treasurer, Mr.. Fuller, Halo
we'll; chaplain, j. Edwin Nye, Auburn;
committee on resolutions, ID. w. Emery,
Augusta; j. e. Nye,. Auburn, Capt. FL.
| N. Fairbanks, Bangor
| BY this time the members were will
ing to take an adjournment and at
| tend to the banquet which the ladies'
OF the A. H. Frost Corps, No. 2 Ma
| tional Woman's Relief Corps, had pre-
| pared for them 1t was q dinner such
as only the ladies of the w. r. c..
| know how to get up, and such as men,
| especially the old comrades of the
G. A. r., have full appreciation of.
1t was complete in any way that you
| were to look at it or taste it, and that
is abou as much as can be said about
any such an event. The ladies had put
their very best efforts into preparing u
banquet which should ever remain i'll
the memory of those who partooh of it
and there is no reason for doubling
that they succeeded.
| Certain it is that if one takes the
words of the soldier boys as they came
out of the banquet hall. Each and
| every one expressed his satisfaction
and was unstinted in praise of the gool
things which the ladies had set be-
fore them.
After dinner there was a gather
ing in the Town hail for the entertain
mcnt which had been arranged to take
place there for the benefit of the Vctcr-
ans. Hon. l.. r. Carleton presided at
the meeting in the hall and delivered
an eloquent address of welcome, which
was responded to by the retiring presi-
dent George II. Benson of Oakland,
after which the following program was
carried out:
Duct, Misses Torrey ana Cochran
o' d. w Emery
Song, Fred Osborn
song. Mrs f. J. Moore Quincy, Mass.
Poem dedicated to the Third Maine,
Fannie Putnam
At the conclusion of this program there
were remarks by Howard Owen, Eol, II
G. staples, T.. S. Emerson, Augusta Capt
II. N. Fairbanks, Bangor: The meetins
closed with the singing Of America,
During the afternoon Mrs. y w; EN-
cry Of Augusta. presented Mrs Sarah
Sampson matron e the regiment, with q
handsome bouquet. saying in 50 doing:
Mrs Sampson, in behalf Of the ladies