Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-07
Annual Reunion Held in
Augusta, "Wednesday.
70 Survivors Of the Regiment
Answer the Roll Call.
Dinner Served BY Relief cerps...Prssidsnrs
Address, Resolutions ...0ttjesrs.

| Wednesday, ana ABOUT 80 of the sur.
vivors Of this regiment. together witt
their families to the humber of 200
were here for the day The business
meeting was held at City Hall in the
room of the board of aldermen at 10 A
M. with George A. Russell of Readfield
president of the association in the chair
AT noon Il dinner was enjoyed at G.. A
r. hall. This was served by the mem.
bers of the local Relief Corns and re.
fected much credit upon them. It was
a feature of the day much appreciated
by the veterans. After the dinner there
We're speeches and the singing of old
war songs by quartet from Togus.
| The 21st Maine was recruited in the
kennebec valley from Skowheean to
Bath and in the counties Of Lincoln and
| Knox. 1t was assigned to the Banks
| expedition and served in Louisiana and
Texas. 1t was mustered out at Au-
| gusta at the expiration of its term OF
| service in 1863
A roll call at the business meeting,
Yesterday forenoon, showed the follow
ing members of the regiment present:
Field and staff: Adjt. Jos. T. Wood
III, L.
Surg. David P. Bolster
Co. A: Washington Bornheimer.
Co. B: Allen c. Goodwin, Edward
Frye. Milford Bickford, Alfred X. Mel
son. Everett A. Penney, Joel Richard
son. Samuel T. Thayar, Horace r. Tib-
belts. Humphrey E. Webster, Hiram
Wyman.
Co c: Roswell c. Harris, H. Angus
tus Huse, Charles H. Matson, James
Batchelder. John H. Brown. James F.
Cox. Leonard Flint. Nelson Gould, john
T. Haley. Timothy Leighton. William
8. Melcher. Seth B. Taylor, Martin v.
White.
Co. D: Joseph P. Garland, Alfred b
Perkins. George w. Cushman. Norman
H. Fossett. Joseph E. Fossett Will
liam A. Austin. Andrew ]. Blaisdell,
Richard O. Emery, John Il. Flagg, Ed
ward P. Head. Charles E. Low. Albert
p. Plummer. John r. Pollard, Homer c.
Proctor. Oliver p. Robbins, Orrin
Bragg.
Co. E: Augustus l.. Smith. Granville
Godding. George l.. Leeman. Melville
Merrill. Nathaniel s. Purinton, William
H. H. Ware.
Co. F: George A. Russell. Charles H.
Duntop, John M. Williams. William H.
Hunt. William A. Rhoades.
Co. G.: Charles c. Hartwell.
Co. II: Henry Thompson. Simon g.
Hastings, Granville r. Sibley, John r
Rlodgett. Austin Bragg. Charles H. Da-
Wis. Cyrus w. Foster. Alonzo McNeer.
Justin A. Sawtelle. David F. Shea, AL
den a. Sherman. Leavitt Thayer.
Co. 1: George. w. Hubbard. William
H. Mari, Thomas N. Aver. William
Nash. John Walk.
Co. X: Howard Burgess. John G.
Drake. Edmond Gould. Albert c. Heald,
James H. Haynes. Mark l.. Rollins.
Henry Varney. Frank S. Wade.
Letters were read from the following
absent comrades: Isaac w. Comery,
Waldoboro. Me-; Marcus l.. Hewett.
Saluda, Virginia: John =. Hubbard of
East Douglass. Mass: Sullivan Ellis.
Pennington. Me-: James E. Nichols,
Round Pond. Me-; Robert Hanley.
Damarascotta. Me-; Elijah S. Stevens.
Brooks. Me-; Dennis McGaffigan. Flor
enceville. New Brunswick; Nathaniel
Webb. Somerville. Mass: James NJ.
Cothrar. Redgranitn. Wisconsin,; and
Albert A. Melvin. Lowell. Mass. These
letters were cordially received and ex-
pressed continued interest in the asso-
citation and regrets that for the various
reasons given they would not be able
20 be present. coupled with good wishes
for their comrades and the success of
the reunion. A telegram vas also re-
ceived during the meeting from Orlando
Lincoln. now post master of Santa
Cruz. California. with greetings to tn.
comrades and regrets at not being able
to be with them.
The following officers were elected fer
the coming year: President. Hiram
Wyman. Oakland: LIST vice president,
A. b. Perkins. Augusta; I'd vice presi-
dent. Win. S. Brown. Waldoboro; Sd
vice president. Homer Proctor, Water
vile; secretary and historian. Joseph T.
woodward. Sidney; treasurer. Norman
II. Fossett. Riverside: chaplain, Ed
mond Gould. Madison.
The report of the secretary. Joseph
7. Woodward. was subst antially as fol-
lows:
The receipts of the Reunion year.
from September list. 1904 to September
list. 1905. for dues was $500: for badges
sold. s1.25. Total. $685. The total ex-
penditures during the year were s71.49
The principal items of expenditure.
were: Expenses of Home quartet and
transportation. $50: 400 copies Oak
land Enterprise containing report of re-
union, $500; postal wrappers. s4.24; pa
per for roster work. $3.50; annual
badges. $l2S5: receipt books, 60 cents;
printing. s11.45: postage $3.50. The
balance of 1876 as been paid the treas
urer. who has received vouchers for all
cash paid OUT. OF the business of his
once the secretary reports that It has
bcen carried on as usual and has been
increased in volume during the year by
vigorous effort to secure for the ros.
Ter committee information blanks and
1acts essential to the perfection of their
work. Dues blanks have been sent TO
each living comrade whose address ia
known and receipts mailed promptly to
-ach comrade for his dues when re-
cel.ed- Accounts have Teen kept with
each comrade showing accurately each
payment made. The facts as n Tbs
decease OF comrades secured and -