Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-15
Annual Reunion of
10th Me. Regiment

Portland, Me, Aug. 1.-THE 26t'1
annual reunion of the 18th Maine
Regimental Association was held in
this city, Wednesday, The following
were chosen officers for the ensuing
year: President, George w Patten OF
Pittsfield; vice presidents, William II
Chamberlain of Wilton and William
&c. Foster of Burnham; secretary and
treasrer, G. O. Wadsworth of Card
Fner, executive committee, Francis
Wigsin of Portland Amasy Gregory
of Madison, Rise Brown of Vienna
Erastus Hayes Of Richmond, r. 3
Farrar of Lisbon and Seth Baldwin
of Liyermore.
Gen. c. w. Tilden came from Halo
well and was given "a great recep-
ton.
The union was held in the hall o!
the Bosworth Post building, and din
ner was served in the dining room in
the basement Blessing was invoked
by Rev John w. Webster, past de-
partment commander of the Depart :
mcnt of Maine. The dinner was III
charge of the following members Of
Annie a. Gould Tent, Daughters of
Veterans: Mrs. Sadie Z. bolt, chair
man. man; Mrs. Nellie q. Allen, Mrs.
Matte Riley. Miss Addie Mccain.
Miss Eugenia Wilson, Miss Eta Lit
tlefeld Miss Nellie Holmberg, Miss
Nellie Kelley. Miss Mabel Cash. Miss;
Ethel Mortenscn. Miss Nellie Gam
age, Miss Cora Robertson, Miss An
ME Dow, Miss Helen Wish, Mrs. Susie
Thompson
The reports of the officers and COM
mittees for the year were read and
accepted and the secretary reported
the names of the following who have
died. during the past year: Melvin $.
Brown, Lieut.. Nathan Fowler. Abel s.
Holbrook, Alvardo Averill. Charles \.
Horton. Elisha y. Seavey, Everett A.
Ford, Augustus w. McCaus1and. Ricn-
ard y. Porter, Cyrus Emery. Calvin
Boa1, Charles Il. BeSse, Ehenezer Cur
lis, George II. Pease, John Arki.,
James p. HambIin, David f. Blunt,
Aaron Fl. Dyer, Amasa p Libby. Levi
NJ. Moore. Daniel b. Snow, James
Wright, Wilbur T. Chase. John II
Everett, William I5ennells. Timothy
Ford, 0rson Abbott, President Roscoe
Robie, Andrew J. Jarvis, Daniel W.
Moulton, Rufus T. Paige, Chaplain
Charles Bullen.
Resolutions on the death of the mem.
bers were adopted and the members rost
and stood in silence for moment WITH
bowed heads as tribute of respect tc
the memory of the deceased
Gen. c. W. Tilden spoke tenderry OF
those who had died. speaking in partie.
ular of the death of Past Department
Commander Augustus W. McCausland o.
the Maine G. A. r., member of tbs
18th Maine, and by Lieut.. George D. Bis
bee of Rumford, who spoke of the dealt
of several of the prominent members o.
the regiment who had died during tn,
year
An interesting feature of the afternoon
meeting was the reading of a paper pre-
pared by Lieut.. Francis Wiggin of thr
city, who told of the trip of the 1etl
Maine Regiment to Gettysburg. 10 il
number to attend the 5oth anniversar,
exercises of that famous battle las
month.
me lOIONiHS were present at the am
ner; Gen. and Mrs. G. ". Tilden. J. ]
Monk, George W. Jordan \. y Porter
b. L. Farrar Alden Turner, Fred l.
Ladd {. g. Geing. L. f. Kimball. II. C.
Crockett Frank Rhodes, Joel &. Hurd
Charles Q, Wadsworth. Albert Hoyt. Al
bion Bailey T.. G. Baker, Roderiek Pow
ers George w. Patten, George H. Fisher
+. f. Saunders, l.. T. Clifford, Georg,
Smith, y. Strout, Francis \. Wildes. Rev
John w. Webster. G. NJ Tucker d. e
Averil, Mr. and Mrs b. +. Watson. NJ
+. Quimby, Mr. and Mrs r A. Das
comb. Seth II. Allen, r. Fairbanks. s. 4
Pratt, Frank II. Hurd, G. B. Potter. Mrs
Roderick Powers, Mr.. and Mrs Franci
Wiggin, Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Bispee
Mrs. Everett r. Josselyn. Mrs. A. Il
Adams. Martha II. Tucker. Mrs. Alder
Turner, NJ a. Stafford. n. r. Lougee. NJ
Tarbox. Mrs. Luther Bradford, Mrs. l.
o. Mekeen, Raleigh, " c.: Mrs. Henri,
A Ever and Mrs. J. O Lord.
supper was served, at o'clock, by tn,
Daughters of Veterans and in the eve
ming campfire was held.