The Republican journal., 1911-09-28
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Regimental Reunions.

| Civil mo, ei1,S org anlzatlOn in the
Der 18th, with about one hnndre o9p.elh-
ent:: The morning was spent in s pbe
seeing, and after dinner. served in e ~
". "A: II. hall under the direction Of az
M ,moers OF Seth Williams Relief cor r,,s
OF augusta, business meeting was bngd
ana the following officers were cbosau
M I1r tne ensuing year: Frank B. Lowe
W. Waterviiie, president; N. S. Emery
" aSerVilie, secretary and treasurer. 4
y. oIrout, Ihomaston, recording score.
tary. 1t was decided to hold The naSt
annual reunion, September ID 1910 a.
Waterville. Resolutions of thanks Ior az
passed to all who assisted in maxine ~
auth annual reunion of the regiment q
success. Some 20 members Of the 10
dies Auxiliary connected with the rari.
mental reunion were present and they
also held business session. CHOOSING
the following officers: Mrs. George
uunIyng, Waterville, president; MRS. G.
". 1h0mas, Augusta, vice president.
MRS. John Emery, Hampden, secretary
ana treasurer. The afternoon was spent
at the National Home, Togus. Supner =
was served IN q. A. R. hall, Augusta bv
the LADIES OF Seth Williams corps, and as
many OF the members wished to return
nome by the early evening train the
camp fire was dispensed with Among
those present were Gen. Jonathan ,ot 3
Cilly of Rockland; Corydon o. Stone
Charlestown, Mass. Edwin M H;oo coins
Sound; E. F. Getchell, Durham: Fred red
y. Lynn, L. B. Hill, Augusta: Rodney
Jones, Waterville; A. o. Stoddard. Rel,
fast; John Morrow, Skowhegan; Lew
ellyn Copeland, Dexter; Milton M
Branch, Waterville; William Morano
Brunswick; Volney H. Goss. Bangor.
Henry G. Reynolds, Bangor: Charles r.
Tuck, Lee; Charles Smith, Skowhegan:
George W. Barney, Waterville: Daniel
M. Foster, Canaan; Samuel M. Bragg.
North Vassalboro; E. S. Tozier. Milford.
W. M: Sanborn, Detroit; Daniel W
Gage, Cambridge; Orlando Kelley. Car
mel; Hanson Hitchings, Augusta: R. %.
Burrows, Thomaston: W. R. Merrill
Manchester; l.. H. Howe, Gardiner: c.
W.. Shaw, Winthrop; F. j. SAWYER.
Fairfield; Gideon Andrew, A. J. Kimball.
Hermon; G. A. Savage, Fairfield: D. O.
French, Waltham; Eldridge Burton,
dhomaston; Albert L. Sylvester, Pitts
held; w. L. Holmes, Fairfield; Baptiste
Lizotte, Milford; S. K. Richards, Bel
fast, W. H. Lombard, Ripley; E. Gay,
brooks; John Emery, Hampden; R. b.
Orcutt, st. Louis, Mo-. James Edgar,
Por.l;nd; James L. Knowlton, Liberty;
Joseph Coffin, National Home; B. +.
Russell Dexter; Granger H. Libby, Mil
ford, Mass; Charles E. Moulton, Orr's
Island; Alfred l.. Hilton, Samuel Bur
rows, Waldoboro; Charles O. Knox, Gar
diner; Thomas A. Davis, Bangor; M. B.
Cook, Brldgton; D. P. Hanson, Augusta;
Edward Jordan, Bangor; John E. Hart,
Burnham; M. W. Farr, Lewiston: c. A.
Coleman, Benton Falls; H. A. Henry,
Turner; W. K. Kennard, Bangor;
Thomas J. Long, Albert Edgecomb, Bos
ton; J. P. Thompson, Northampton,
Mass; A. R. Devereaux, Lamoine; T.
M. Brown, Hampden Center.
COMPANY D., FIRST MAINE CAVALRY.
Company D., of the fighting lst Maine
cavalry. held its annual reunion in Els
worth, Sept. 10Th. This small company
Of veterans, mostly from Washington
and Hancock counties, have preserved
their organization and each year get to-
gether for reunion. There were only
eight of the old members of the com
pany present on this occasion, others
being kept away by the rain. Those
present were W. H. Ayers, Charlotte;
w. B. Grant, Orland; Edwin NJ Higgins, |
Mt. Desert; Isaac L. Richardson, Bucks
port; A. R. Devereux, Lamoine; Ma
thaniel Bowden. Bluehill; Samuel E.
Griffin, West Pembroke; Joseph N. Har-
riman, Orland. Mrs. Devereux, Mrs.
Higgins and Mrs. Bowden accompanied |
their husbands. Dinner was served by
e. r. Chrome at his hotel at noon. In ad-
dition to the eight members of the COM
pany present and the three ladies, four
honorary members were at the dinner
A. W. Curtis, B. F. Gray, William Small
and Irving Osgood. In the afternoon a
business meeting was held at Grand |
lows: President, W. H. Ayers; first |
vice president, W. B. Grant; second vice
president, Edwin M. Higgins; secretary,
A. R. Devereux; treasurer, Isaac l.. |
Richardson. The death during the year
of one member of the ompany-Benja- |
min c. Morrill,, of Hampton Station, N. |
B., was reported. Comrade Devereux
gave an interesting report of the regi-
mental reunion at Augusta, which he at
tended. 1t was voted to hold the COM
pany reunion in Ellsworth again in Sep
TENDER, 1912. Comrade Hartman had his
battle cards showing the 107 skirmishes
and battles in which the company parti-
cipated during the war. Co D. enlist
ments during the war were 246, while
the regiment enlistments aggregated 3d.
226.
SECOND MAINE CAVALRY. The an
nual reunion of the End Maine Cavalry
Association took place in G. A. R. hall,
Lewiston, September 18th, with large
attendance. At business meeting in
the forenoon the following officers were
elected: Pres, Asher St. Clair of Calais;
Senior Vice Pres, Samuel Daggett of
Waterville; Cd Senior Vice Pres, Sewall
Reed of Augusta; Sd Senior Vice Pres,
A. D. Strout of Middleboro, Mass. Sec
Treas, Geo. R. Smith of Vassalboro;
historian, A. Austin of Cross Hill. The
afternoon was spent in ways that pleas
ed the individual fancy of the veterans,
and in the evening campfire was held
at the hall, at which they were welcom-
ed to the city by Mayor Morey. Ad-
dresses also wee made by Pres. ST. Clair
and by Comrades Wing of Wynne and
Irish Of Camden. The following mem
bers Of the association were present.
Byron Lowell, Hyde Park, Mass; G. H.
Jenkins, Temple; R. j. McDuff, La
Grange; A. S. Prescott, Pennington; J.
F. Fogg, Togus; William Plummer,
Lewiston; G. W. Storer, New Sharon; C.
F. Gray, Gardiner; E. Peacock, Gardi-