Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-15

General Dyer, Who is over 80 years
Of age. made a short speech which
was received with applause.
Howard Wheeler. son OF John a.
Wheeler. presented a gavel to the as
ISOLATION, which was made of oak
taken from the battleship Constitution.
The association voted to accept the
gift and gave rising vote Of thanks
The newt reunion will be held in
Skowhegan at about the same time
as this one was held.
One If the pleasures Of the meeting
was To have General DYER Of SHOW
hogan present. He was formerly the
colonel of the regiment. and one as a
member exressed it, who was loved
and respected by every member of the
regiment. He is old. but as the love
CT comrades for each other grows as
their number decrease, it was a pleas
ure for him to be present as 1t was
for them to have him.
Major Shorey of Bridgton was also
present. He is the secretary of the as
sociation. and has been ever since it
was organized. ard it is safe to say
he will be at every meeting as Ions
as he is able to attend.
The ladies of Heath Relief Corps
gave a supper between 6 and o'clock
i'll the evening, and the committee in
charge was composed of Mrs. George
l.. Hathaway, Mrs. George Bowie,
Mrs. D. NJ. Dale. Mrs. Daniel Green
leaf, Mrs. Georgia Littlefeld, Mrs. y.
Keene and Mrs. d. Noyes. The wait
ers were Miss Ethel Swift, Mrs. Liz
zie Peasley, Mrs. Carrie Dunn and
Mrs. Della Fogg. The reception COM
mittee was Mrs. c. Ellis and Mrs.
Alice Nickerson.
Among those who answered AZ the
roll call We're: Kendall S. Jackins,
Houlton Me-. Daniel Morang, Co. A,
Rawley, Mass; NJ. Kearney. Augusta;
j. C. S. Dawes; John A. Wheeler, Co.
A.: r. r. Mcfarland; Rev. c. f.
Emery: Mr.. aud Mrs. Franklin b
1Tiskey: Mr.. and Mrs. s. V. Gilmore;
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Haynes; Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph L. iced. National
| Home; William A. Caswell, Is swan
place, Melrose, Mass; Johnson G.
Trask. Hampden Heights, Me-: Mr.
and Mrs. Grin a True. Litchfield
Me-; Nathan Beecher, Lisbon, n. Y;
Mrs. j. V. Martin, Buxton. Me-; a. p
Martin. Buxton. Me; Mr.. and Mrs. ]
T.. Alexander Brunswick, Me; Elsie
d Tibbetts. and Melvin ribbetts. Ban
| gor: Mr. and Mrs Jasper Fisher. BAN
gor; Benz. r. Chalesta. r. L.: Mrs. w
II. Megguir, GIenburn Mr., and Mrs
! Simeon Small, Raymond. Me; A. p
Bennett, Linneus. Me-; w II Meg
guir, Mrs. Bessie Megguir, s. G. Muir
ply, Fort Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs
Thomas II. Wentworth. Bradford, Me-.
Walter G. Ross, Brunswick: Ira o.
Allen, Vinalhaven; Mrs. p A. Cannon
Bowdoinham, Me-; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
| ton Lancaster. Bowdoinham; Mr.. and
Mrs o. j. Winslow, Portland, Me-: F.
l.. Wells. Vinalhaven; T. Nj. Skillen
Auburn, Me-: Il FL. Pushard, Wiscas-
set. Me-: a. f. Dyer, Sl1owhegan Me-;
Mrs. ]. w Skillins, Bangor, and 9th
ers.
j. w. p. Johnson presided at the
campfire in the evening and called the
meeting to order. Prayer was said by
Rev. Malry Kearney of Augusta; Hon.
| o. E. Clason addressed the veterans
! as the representative of Mayor b. T..
Lamb and extended cordial welcome
| to the regiment in this city. Mr. Cla-
| son made most excellent and con-
vincing speech, touching on the
strenuous days of the Civil War and
the bravery Skill and daring of the
members of the 18th Maine in that
long struggle. (which ended in victory
! for the North.d saAfats t4s3 IS