Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-14
18th REUNION
OF THE FIGHTING
18TH MAINE REG.
Madison Throws Wide Open Her
Doors to Entertain About
60 of the Veterans

| ABOUT on ola soldiers, together WIN the
excellent work of the committee of ar
rangements all combined to make the
39th reunion of the famous fighting
10th Maine Regiment, held Wednesday
in Madison, an occasion long to be re-
membered by all who had the privilege
of attending the exercises. The vet
Grams began to arrive Tuesday night,
but the main body arrived on the
forenoon train and after greetings were
exchanged at the railroad station a
line was formed and the veterans
marched to Union hall where head
quarters were established. Flags and
4 bunting were displayed everywhere
| along the business section of Main
street and the village surrendered
with the best of grace to the visitors.
The hour before dinner was spent in
| renewing old acquaintance and telling
stories. At noon the entire company
| adjourned to the Weston House. where
Landlord Washburn gave a fine menu.
A note of sadness was felt among the
| veterans at the absence of the familiar
figure of General Tilden, who with one
exception had attended every reunion
of the Regiment up to this year.
The afternoon session was called to
order at o'clock by President G. w.
! Patten of Pittsfield and was opened
with prayer by Rev. E. w. Weber.
! Next came the annual report of the
secretary and treasurer by Miss Mil
| dred B. Wordsworth of Gardiner. Tele-
grams and letters of greeting were. read
from absent members in other states.
Comrades Wiggin, Taylor and Powers
were appointed committee on resolu-
tons; and Comrades Bisbee, Greeley,
| and Adams committee on nominal
tions.
Thirty-five deaths were reported
since the last reunion, this being the
largest number in the history of the
association. The deceased: Col, Charles
w. Tilden, Sergeant Francis w. Ides,
Edward S. Bragg, Samuel C. Starrett,
Isaac Meader, Joseph T. Emery,
Charles Gatchell, Reuben B. Pierce,
| Eugene NJ. Ryder, Osborne Allen. John
W. Labe, A. A. Switzerland Charles C.
Lyons, Joseph D. Mansfield, Reuel
Phillips, w. B. Munroe Robert Bethel
David H. Thorpe, Franklin Buck
George F. Dearbon, 1. w. Ward, George
H. F'iscger, Christopher McCurdy.
Daniel Curtis, Otis F. Mitchell, Daniel
Mcneil, Charles w. Allen, Rev. John
w. Webster. Henry l. Smith, Reuben C.
Martin. John NJ. Foster, James C.
Bishop, Joseph T. Arnold. c. o. Wards
worth. Honorary members deceased
since the last meeting are James W.
Welch. Mrs. ]. P. Parker and Mrs.
Martha r. Hubbard.
ADnroDria ta raSOl,ItioOs vpar,a
ed, and special tributes to the memory
of Comrades Wordsworth and Webster
were read by Mr.. Wiggin.
At this time came an address of well
I come to the town by Rev e. w. Web
Der; vocal solo, Just Before the Bat
tie, Mother" Col. F. E. Gould who also
gave an address of welcome for y. A.
Weston Post G. a. R.
Officers were elected: President, AL
bion Bailey of Portland: first vice
president W. H. Chamberlain of
Pennington; second vice, Seth Alden
/ of Livermore: Sec. Treas, Miss Mil
bred B. Wordsworth of Gardiner; d.
rectors, C. E. Deering of Gardiner; Joel
B. Hurd of Worcester, Mass; Rice
Brown of Vienna: Roderick Powers of
Fort Fairfield: Isaac j. Monk of South
Paris. 1t was voted to hold the next
reunion in Pittsf1eld in August, 1915.
The afternoon session closed with the
company joining in singing several
| war songs under the leadership of Col.
Gould.
At 4 o'clock the visitors and veterans
were given an automobile ride around
the village. At 6 o'clock banquet
I was served to the veterans and their
ladies, and the business and profess
sional men, by the women of Marcellus
S. Perkins G. A. r. Circle in the I. o.
o. F. banquet hall. The hall was very
prettily decorated in the national
colors and on the tables were large
bouquets of cut flowers.
At o'clock came a campfire in
Union hall to which the public were
invited. Albion Thompson, the newly
elected president, acted as master of
ceremonies and the order of exercises
was: Short speech by Mr.. Thompson;
singing Columbia" by chorus of
male voices; remarks by Charles K.
Tilden of Hallowell. Mr.. Tilden re-
lated several interesting incidents
about the capture and escape of his
father Gen. C. w. Tilden; brief speech
music by chorus; interesting stories
about the closing incidents of the war
by George B. Bisbee of Rumford: vocal
solo by Miss Florence Walker Of An
son; Miss Walker was vigorously ap-
plauded and responded with an encore.
Mr.. Wiggin told Of the part taken by
the regiment in the battle of Gettys-
burg, the story of the Rose Tunnel,
and then paid an eloquent tribute to
the memory of General Tilden; music
by the chorus; brief speech by Rev. R.
A. Rich; vocal solo by Miss Arlen Nc
Kenney of the Boston Conservatory of
Music. Miss McKenney captured the
audience by storm and responded with
Annie Laurie" as an encore. The
program closed with the audience join
ing in singing America after which
three rousing cheers were given for the
18th Maine. Mrs. Grace Head and
Mrs. D. H. Randall acted as accom-
panists for the evening, and practical
Iy every seat in the hall was filled. A