Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-25
HEARTY WELCOME
Given Members Of b0S-
ton Grand Army Posts
By Veterans Of Heath Post, as
They Arrive in Gardiner.
Varied Program Arranged for Their Enter
taiment.--Visit National Home.

with the OOOm OF drums ana the
fanfare of trumpets, the Boston Grand
Army Posts, Veterans Associations and
guests 10 the number of 200 arrived
in this city, yesterday morning, on the
steamer Ransom B. Fuller. The big
party came up from Bath. where they
passed the day, Wednesday, in sight
seeing in the Shipping City, and they
were afforded a rousing welcome here
by the members of Heath Post No. 6,
G.. A. r. and other organizations. Ac-
companying the Bostonians is The Wo-
burn Brass Band of Woburn, Mass.
and with this big party of 80 musicians
at it's head, the Gardiner soldiers and
their guests marched up Water street
to G.. A r. hall on Brunswick avenue.
Here the body broke ranks, and the en-.
tertainment committee took the visitors
in charge and located them in their
hotels and boarding houses.
At the Johnson House, 30 We're ac
commodated, including the members of
Charles Russell Lowell Post. No. Z,
of Boston, the ladies accompanying the
members of that post. and a number
OF invited guests from Boston and
other cities. Commander John Nc
DOIlOuSH VI ISuSScll IOSl lOOhcuf dlttl
his big party, and after breakfast was
served in the hotel dining rooms, all
was reported we'll with the post MEM
berS.
The members of the Woburn Band
We're quartered in the Johnson Opera
house where cots and other accommo-
dations have been provided by Mr..
Johnson, proprietor OF the Johnson
House The band men take their meals
in the hotel, next door. The band is
under the leadership of Capt. Thomas
MarrinOn, and is one of the finest or
CARNATIONS of the kind that has ever
visited Gardiner. ranking with Reeves
American Band of Providence. which
played here during the Centennial cele-
bration.
Another party of the visitors, to the
number Of 80, is being housed and
mealei in the Depot Square hotel, and
they include the members of the 9th
Regiment. Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia Veterans Association, the LIST
Battalion, Fusileer Veterans, and the
National Lancers, all of which are rep
resented, together with the Sons of
Veterans. Camp 50.
| Inc pal " is accompanied Dy d SlSol
number Of ladies and other invited
guests. and they are quartered as fol-
lows:
At the Johnson House: Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip McDavitt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
McMahon, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Monta-
que, MI and Mrs. J. B. Durham, Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Edgeworth. Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Robertson. Mrs. ]. W.
| Dolliver, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Pike,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Quinn. Jere S.
Lambert and son, William Norcott, d.
| J. Keefe. William Souther Daniel W.
Bugbee, NJ. O'Donnell, Thomas Max
well, L. II. Rines, T. J. Simons, Peter
Thurbet j. Kendall. George E. Bald
win, George w. Hartford, John j. Houl-
| ton, L. @. Morton, P. a. Bruce, II. X.
| Chapman, C. P. Harrington, and James
Martin.
At the Depot Square-Major George
A. ]. Colgan. 9th Reg, NJ. V. NJ, Mr..
and Mrs. P T. Sullivan. Mr.. and Mrs.
James ?. Roach, John ]. Sullivan. John
A. johnson, John Keegan, Hugh Nc
Donagle, Thomas Sanford, D. j. Sex
ton, ]. ]. NcCarty. f. ]. Bowling. Rich
f, ard Shalley. A. A. Leary, ]. ]. Cunning
ham, j. H. Finnerty Walter H. Rowe.
The entire forenoon was given over
to the visitors that they might have
an opportunity to rest after an early
morning rising in Bath, and the fatigue
of their trip, and all were comfortably
settled by noon.
| An early dinner was served at the
hotels. and at 1915. the line of march
was taken up, and after paradng from
Water street to the Randolph station
of the Kennebec Central r. r., spec
ial train conveyed the visitors and the
| Gardiner organizations to T'ogus, where
| the afternoon was given over to an
| inspection of the National Home.