Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-08-22
Twelfth Maine At South Paris.
A WELL ATTENDED AND ENJOYABLE
REUNION ON THURSDAY.

Twelfth Maine at South Paris.
A WELL ATTENDED AND ENJOYABLE
REUNION ON THURSDAY.
August is the month of regimenta
reunions, when those who are draw
together by the strong tie CT having
served in the same organization dur
ing the war for the Union assemble
to greet each other once more, reviv'
old memories, and take a new lease o
life, Only few of these reunions hav,
been held in South Paris, and it is some
years since the last one.
Last Thursday the old Twelfth Maine
held its annual reunion here, and unless
appearances deceive, it was certainly il
all respects very successful affair. A
good number of the survivors OF the
regiment and several ladies connected
with the association were here, and al
seemed to enjoy the occasion highly.
The visitors were the guests for the day
of VIM. K. Kimball Post, G. A. R., and
the Ladies of the G. A. R., who en-.
deavored to show the veterans every
attention and make their stay pleasant.
The weather, after ten days of mix
ture of all sorts of extremes, had got
settled down to its normal condition
so that the day was perfect.
Some of the veterans, who came from
Massachusetts, or distant towns, had
come in Wednesday afternoon; but
most of them came on the forenoon
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train had arrived and there had been a
general hand-shaking, the veterans fell
in and marched to Grand Army Hall,
which was open to receive them. Odd
Fellows Hall was also opened for their
use, and the formal meetings were held
there.
At II O'Clock the business meeting Of
the Twelfth Maine Regiment Association
was called to order by President l.. II.
Bradbury of Chelsea, Mass. Capt. II.
n. Bolster welcomed the visitors, and
President Bradbury responded appro-
priately, after which the business of the
session was transacted. The following
are the officers elected:
President-T. L. Eastman. Fryeburg.
lst Vice. resident-s. Knight. BridgtOn.
81 Vice. President-Marshall Emery. Lewis
ton.
Secretary and Treasurer-George Z. Andrews,
7st Congress ST.. Portland,
land; George 4. Andrews, Portland; N. w.
Kendall, Biddeford.
A dinner prepared and served by the
Ladies of the G.. A. r. was spread in
Grand Army Hall at noon, at which
every soldier did his full duty, and an
hour of smoke and informalities followed.
An afternoon session opened in Odd
Fellows Hall about o'clock, with the
retiring president, Comrade Bradbury,
in the chair. The first business was the
passage of vote of thanks, emphasized
with three cheers, to VIM. K. Kimball
Post and the Ladies of the G. A. R., for
the entertainment given the visitors;
also a vote of thanks to the Odd Eel
lows for the use of the hall. Capt.
Bolster took occasion to assure the
visitors that as between the post and
the ladies, the larger credit was due the
ladies.
A selection was played on violin and
piano, by Mr.. and Mrs. Davee, who
gave several more during the session.
The chairman then stated that there
was no fixed programme, but that any
one who wished was ut liberty to ad
dress the assembly, and that he wished
the comrades would speak without
being called upon.
Such suggestion is apt to be pro-
ductive of a prolonged if not painful
silence, but it was not so in this case.
There was almost always somebody
ready to speak, and though two or three
did have to have their names called be-
fore they rose, they had something to
say then, and things were kept moving.
o. A. Maxim read a letter of regret
from Capt. W. W. Kimball, U. s. N,
son of Col. w. K. Kimball of the
Twelfth, who had been given special
invitation to the reunion. The speakers
of the afternoon included Marshall
Emery of Lewiston, II. II. Maxim of
South Paris, VIM. D. Randall of Farm
ington, Ira C.. Jordan of Bethel, Mrs.
Sarah Putnam of Bethel, Sylvanus Bean
of Minot, X. Pollard of Swampscott,
Mass, l.. H. Bradbury of Chelsea,
Mass, and George f. Andrews of Port
land.
There were no studied speeches,
merely informal talks, largely reminiS.
cent in their character. Only one dis
cordant note was struck, which was by
Mr.. Bean of Minot. He pointed out the
greater material progress that in his
opinion the country might have made,
if the troubles could have been settled
in some way without engaging in a
costly war. He invited any of the
comrades to visit him at his home in
Minot, but said that he had never joined
the Grand Army, nor attended many
reunions, as he had not seen the advan-
tage of such action. No direct reference
to what he said was made in the meet
ing, though later speakers confined their
remarks largely to the results accom-
plished by the war and the advantages
of Grand Army membership, but criti-
cism of his remarks was freely expressed
in private.
The meeting was closed in time to
allow the visitors to take the afternoon
trains.
1t was appropriate that the Twelfth
Maine should be entertained by VIM. X.
Kimball Post. The regiment was mus
tered in under Col. George +. Shepley,
and VIM. K. Kimball, for whom the post
was named, was lieutenant-colonel and
afterward became colonel of the regi-
ment.
The following members of the regi-
ment were recorded as being present at
this reunion, and there were probably
some who did not register:
T.. II. Bradbury. Chelsea, Mass.
K. Pollard, Swampscott. Mass.
Marshall Emery. Lewiston.
nj. /. Milliken, Scarb0ro.
NJ. 8. Merrill, Saugus. Mass.
James S. Wood, Dover, N. II.
William d. Randall. Pennington.
D.. p. York, Dover, n. II.
J.F. Pmmmer, South Paris.
o. A. Maxim, Paris.
ii. n Bolster, South Paris.
Alvin Pike. Harrison.
James Z. Cole, Paris.
Henry II. Maxin South Paris.
10 Mason, North Lowell.
M. w. Andrews. Bangor.
T. l.. Eastman, Fryeburg.
NJ NJ. SWEET, Fryeburg.
Stephen H. Park. Presque Isle.
Milton +. Holt. Wilmington, Mass.
Charles n. Cobb, New Gloucester.
Martin A. Stowell, Bethel.
John Van Buskirk, Westbr0ok.
James III. Thompson, Portland.
Charles II. Piper, Somerville. Mass.
William II. Stiles. South Paris.
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