Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-06
Hp|ds Regular Quarterly
Meeting at Bangor,
p,per Of Evening by Col. John
c, Cobb Of Portland.
e.r chamberIain's Tribute to Late
J. Marshall Brown.

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bangor Ne. Sept. 5.-The regular
quarterly meeting of the Maine Com
pardarv of the Loyal Legion was held
"Wednesday night at the Bangor House,
onening with 4 business session at $50
.o,oek and closing with a banquet ana
,ost nrandial exercises which lasted
in midnight About so members of
a. commandery from all parts Of the
c,.ta were present and the occasion
-, ono of the most successful that
{ ,.s been held in recent years.
A. the business session affairs of in
,srest to members Of the commandery
81 ware transacted and following the rou-
zinc matters a tribute to the late Gen.
4 s51oh, Marshall Brown of Portland was
IA by Hon. Joshua l.. Chamberlain OF
& brunswick. 1t was a fitting memorial
Il man whose life was an honor to
bis state and il was received with deep
i annrecation by the gathering
A. 9 o'clock a banquet was served
I'm the main dining room of the hotel,
/ The occasion by flags, pottcd plants aad
flowers. Tie dinner itself was one of
h landlord Chapmans best which as "v-
srvone knows cannot be cXc,.ll,I any
where
After an enjoyable hour at table eli
gars were lighted and Grn. $. II. Mar
ming Of Lewiston was introduced as
u,
was read BY Col John &. cobb Of Port
land whose subject was "Onc Year If
Nv More Than Tire" Years Service
With the Army Of the Gulf"
Col Cobb commanded Il brigade in
the Gulf department during the war
ard was tcr some time engaged in The
construction of forts along the coast.
He tod of the difficulties encountered
and surm"unted ana paid high COM
plnent to the faithfulHcss of tn"
Southern negro Ia the Federal cause.
This was made the subject of remarks
IRON several other members during the
evening.
Cen Chamberlain moved that Ill"
thanks Of the commanders hc EXTENDED
Incidents connected with the COlored
troops, tending to show their character
as soldiers and as mon. Gen. Seld6n
ConnOr also spoke of the fidelity of the
negro troops ard II. II. Shaw Of Port
land gave picture. finely word"d. Of
the present conditions III the South
with regard "a the negro problem fi'
sdfrw the Inference that the tim" was
&rnming when large sections 81 IN
South would have to yield to negro
control
Aany Anecdotes Of the war were tnld.
Oh. Seth G. Gordon related stores "l
Gen. Francis FeSsenden and Cen. e.
W. Tilden of Hallowell. the gallant
Nnmander of the 18th Maine. sp"k" OF
Barring escape from Libby prison
y how he and his two companions
Mere befrended by the negroes in max
Nme their way to Yorktown. where they
found the Union troops. He said that
they were conducted on their way ny
relays of cnlnred men. no less than -
having a hand in aiding them.
| Gen. Charles Tamlin spoke interest
| nely and brought forth applauS" ny
The suggestion that Il tablet To the mem
Dry of Gen. Brown be erected by the
commandery. The suggestion was
timely one and found instant FAVOR,
Capt H. ~ Fairbanks spoke ais" ana
seconded Gen. Hamlin in his idea.
It was midnight when the exercises
were over and all the members present
declared the session Of the CommanderS
IN this city most profitable and ENJOY
aole occasion.
The following members were present:
Seiden Connor, Augusta: Seth {. Gord"h'
Portland; John l.. Crosby, Bangor
IeoTge Varncy. Bangor: Augustus t.
fafnham, Augusta: John A. Davis. l-ii-
'ee; Wainwright Gushing. FoNcroft. Al
ieNdhder b. Sumner, Luhec; a. +. NlrKer-
Nn Swanville: V. l.. Coffin, Harrington:
n l.. Fairbanks, Bangor; Isaac Dyer
sAowhegan: H. n Fairbanks. Bangor,
IL Il. SHAY. Portland: T.. Hopkins. Sears
rVrC Atwell w SWEET. Bangor: Frank a.
uafhSey. Bangor: John G. Cobb. Port
.a'u; Henry s. Burrage. Togus. :. ii.
.'ahhing, Lewiston: Joshua l.. Chamber
'h Brunswick; John 7. Richards. To-
s4'' Edward \. Butler, Rocklani: Rev
ava Roy Scott. Bangor: Frederic T.
ne'hsey Mexico City; Charles Ilamlin'
'ilSor; F. II. Appleton. Bangor; Joseph
:, smith. Massachusetts Commandery;
""fles W. Roberts, Portland; 7. w. Til
~, Hallowell: Edward Il. Buck. Fox
WI William u Clayton. S. II. Benson.
rsof' A f. Fernald. Winterport: John
= uliman. Brewer. Charles A. Coffin.
r3,linSton: F.. II. Carpenter. Castine; F..
r. Davis. Castine: X. r. Brown. Castine:
"e0rge A. Wheeler, Castine: Fred G. Low.
I ~ Commandery, Bangor;
'OAn s. Sewall, Bangor.