Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-20
!49th Annual Reunion Of
I'd Maine Cavalry
Held Here, Thursday, With 70
Members Present.
Halloweli Wins 9 to 4 at Polo from
Gardiner Five Team.

lie banquet in the evening. Inc colh-
nittee in charge Of the supper from
the corps was: Mrs. George Hathaway.
chairman Mrs. George Dale, Mrs
Mary swift, Miss Ethel Swift, Mrs
Addie Berry. Mrs. Daniel Moves, MIS-.
Franz, Nick@rson, Mrs Ella GiazleI
ard Mrs. Henry Bates.
The basiness meeting was called te
order at 2 f. AZ. with president ASH
ley StClair of Vassalporo in TIE chair.
and lasted greater part of the aft
ernoon. Comrade Crowell offered
PRAYER. The reports of the secretary
and treasurer We're read and accept
ed. Officers were elected as follows.
President, George w. Cross, Gardiner:
1st vice president, T.. n. small Lewis
ton, I'd vice president, T. V. Carey.
Dresden; Sd vice president, z. V.
Strout. Dresden Mills; secretary.
George r. smith. Vassalboro; histo-
lian, W. 4. Austin. Nassalboro.
Plans were discussed 10 observe the
seth anniversary of the regiment in a
fitting manner in Augusta and the
following committee was appointed
to have charge OF the. affair: James
L. Burns. Washington, chairman;
Ashley stellar. Calais; !. George w.
Cross, Gardiner; Chas, a. Lindsey.
Roxbufy; Charles McNea1, Medford.
c. II. Glidden. Togas; e. =. Strout.
Garland: " II. Austin, Vassalboro.
Henry ID. Moore. Pa. The next meet
ing will also be held in Augusta.
About 400 out of 1900 men who went
TO the war of 81 are now living. Those
who lave died in the past year are:
Peter Donahue. Bangor; Enoch Mer-
riil. Augusta: David F. Hyson, RAN
dolph; Joseph b. Skillings. Togus;
Milton Il. Walker, Co. NJ, Togus.
james II. Pickett, A. S. Strout, Alon-
20 Blanchard, Benz. C. Powers, G. II.
Jenkins and Noah Jewett.
Among those present We're: Co. A.
Sergeant Augustus Thomas; Co. E.
Stephen Miller. Peter Breen, John A.
Nutting. VIM. IT. Lyon, g. w. Storer:
Co. G, c. q. Fenox, il, II. Merrill, NJ.
a. Merrill. 4. w. Dunlap. Daniel
Noyes. L. Mariner. +. Andrews. r.
knight, G. A Brown; Co. +, p. Gid
den Charles McNear, Wilder Irish.
Benz. Bartlett, Ashley stellar, r.
Robbins. Ed Farren, f. Turner, o. p.
Brann, j. A. Burns; Co. F. L. S.
Prescott, L. d. Davies; Co. G. w r.
Mclaughlin, r. j. McDuff, E. e.
Str6ut. c. A. Iindsley. VIM. Plummer.
Henry Moore. r. V. Carey, ", A. Aus
tin. JOHN Fogs. VIM. McAndrews; Co.
II, r. A. Barrows. George f. Hissler.
r. b. Billings; Co. |, \. ID. Grant; Co.
j, g. w. Cross. w. +. Philbrook,
Charles Gray. Chas. Lawrence, j. r.
Dill. ]. F. Rolfe, Ed Peacock; Co. J..
Il. d. Lunt, Samuel Daggett; Co. NJ,
T.. NJ. Small. C. S. Crowell, f. B. Has
keI. c. E. Wing.
Augustus l.. Smith was elected an
honorary member of the association.
Col John T. Richards Of the National
Home. who is an honorary member.
could not be present. but sent his re-
grets. Three members of the original
band are living as follows: VIM.
NJ. Plummer, Lewiston: A. s. Sanborn,
Steep Falls; George Towle. Canton.
Five died in the war. The oldest MEM
Der present was Robert McDutf, aged
81 years. Ephriam w. Woodman was
colonel of the regiment in the war. He
is deceased. c. L. Wing of Wayne was
appointed a committee to draw up a
resolution ON the death of George II.
Jenkins of Temple. Five commissioned
officers are left in the association, out
of the large number that went to the
war.
More than 100 sat down to the banquet
at =. NJ, and all enjoyed themselves
as could be seen by the happy smiling
faces of the men and women gathered
there. The tables were handsomely dec
GRATED with flowers. Jokes We're passed
and the supper was in every way a sue
cess. The ladies of Heath Relief Corps
were congratulated in the way in which
they carried out the affair and for the
excellence of the food displayed so at
tractively and daintily on the tables. \
After supper cigars were lighted and
the members of the I'd Maine Cavalry
adjourned to the hall above. where a
smoke talk was the order until 7.3o. 1t
would do one good to see and hear the
old gray-haired veterans of many a hard
fought battle tell of their experiences in
the war Swapping yarns was feature
and the hall rang with merriment and
good nature, which only these battle
SCARED heroes can make There We're
men of all ages eagerly talking to each
other, renewing old acquaintance and
going over once more the sorrow and
the Joys of the Rebellion, some telling
of the mother, the brothers and sisters,
the sweethearts and the gray haired
fathers left at home, while they went to
the front. many comrades giving UP their
lives that this country might live, that
the nation might be free and that peace
and good will should reign among the
men of the North and the South alike.
The camp fire and entertainment COM
menced at 7.30. The first on the program
was music on the piano by Miss Florence
Hill. comrade T. II. Merrill of this city
Offered prayer. ! SdG-Mayor John w. Ber-
ry gave the address of welcome to the
visiting coHEddes. He said!
You. members of the I'd Maine Cav
airy arErendered a wide, wide welcome
to thu 9fy of Gardiner. Your welcome to
our Fifty comes from more than 5000 peo-
pie, both young and old. Every Maine
boy that went to the front in the war of
81 was peer of any sent from any
other state. 1t must be great satisfac-
ton for you to know what you did in
that war, and that all, the nation adj
mires and respects you for the bravery
shown in that great war. President