Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-11
DAY At CAMP COBB
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The business meeting of the associ-
alton was the first thing on the program
and it was voted to have the present
officers of the association reelected to
serve another term; President. Hon.
William T. Cobb. executive committee,
Col. D. Frank D. Pullen of Bangor Col.
F. C. Thayer of Waterville, Col. f. +.
Boothbay of Portland. Col. A. c. Blunt
of Skowhegan. Gen. John ]. Lynch of
Portland, secretary and treasurer, Fran
els keefe of Portland.
Governor William T. Cobb of Rockland.
and the former Governors were present
as follows: Gen. Seldom Conner of Au-
gusta, Hon. Frederick Robe of Gorham,
Hon. Henry B. Cleaves of Portland, Hon.
Llewellyn Powers of Houlton. Hon. Ed
win c. Burleigh Of Augusta and Hon
John Fremont He'll Of Augusta
1t was voted to hold the next reunion
on Governors day at the next encamp-
ment.
The following members of the associ-
alton were present. in addition to the
former Governors and the officers: Gen.
c. w. Tilden, Hallowell; Col. Frederick
H. Parkhurst. Bangor: Gen. Hannibal
E. Hamln. Ellsworth; Col. George l..
Thompson. Brunswick; Major B. ]. Hill.
Auburn; Col. G. p Lombard. Belfast;
Cen John r. Richards, Gardiner: Gen.
John Harper, Lewiston; Major G. T.
Stevens. Augusta; Col. Harry F. Ross,
Bangor; Col. William B. Shelton, Lewis
ton; Major John j. Dooley. Portland;
Col. H. E. Mcdonald. Belfast Col. Fred
Atwood. Winterport; Col E. C. Earring
ton, Augusta; Col John d. Printable,
Portland; Col. Everard E. Newcomb.
Eastport; Col. Charles II. Prescott.
Biddeford; Gen. ]. Manchester Haynes,
Augusta; Gen. Frank l.. Hoyt. Lewis
ton; Col Herman NJ. Cashier, Port
land; Col. Stanley Plummer, Dexter;
Col. Robert H. Crockett Rocltland: Col
Francis Keefe. Eliot; George d. Bisbee,
Rumford Falls.
Following the business meeting the
members of the association held an in
formal reunion, all enjoying an ample
repast in the officers mess room. Later
they enjoyed the review and evening
parade and all returned home having
passed one of the most delightful of re-
unions.
Yesterday was the last full day in
camp for the boys of the I'd Regiment
| and they made the most of their time,
showing up extremely well in the drills
| and many of them showing up we'll in
the sports in the different company
streets following parade. These sports
consisted of everything that goes to
| make up the excitement of the regular
soldiers such as tossing a comrade In
| blanket, and once in awhile letting 1t
| slip and the occupant falls on the cold
| cold ground. Boxing had the second call
and the best men of several companies
| were pitted against one another and
| the victor joyfully carried back to his
| quarters on the shoulders of his COM
rades. Then there was wrestling and
| the eXpertness that developed in some
| OF these bouts was surprising, Co. NJ OF
| the I'd Battalion coming out at the tor
| of the heap. inasmuch as they chal-
lenged the hest man in the regiment
| and he was dOwned In four minutes %
actual wrestling. Private Ballard was
the man that did the trick and was
watched by a gathering roughly csti
mated at about 300 people.
Several of the combatantS will bcal
marks of the encounters probably fol
some time to come, but none are of E
serious nature and many of the boy:
think that they had d great time
| watching the bouts, etc.
The I'd Regiment will break camp 81
| about $50, this morning, the regiment
| marching in Il body to the State House
| where the usual salute will be giver
| the returned battle flags in the rotun'
| da of the Capitol. after which the mer
| from up-river will leave on 4 specia
train at 11.30. The remainder of the
| companies will leave during the after
| noon, and tonight there will be but few
| occupants of the camp grounds with
| the exception of the advance guard oi
| the ist Regiment, which will come into
| camp during Saturday afternoon. anc
| the encampment of the I'd Regiment
| will pass into memory as one of the
best encampments of late years, al
though 1t must be admitted that some
of the men have had what might be
called the limit of endurance.
Adjutant of the Sd Battalion. Thomas
| Enright of Augusta, has made Il grand
| good impression upon the officers of the
| regiment by his work of the past week
and Furthermore has been personally
| COmrlimented upon his work by Col
Newcomb for the efficient way i'm which
he has carried out orders and the thor.