Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-13
4OTH REUNION
OF Bird Maine Regiment AssO'n-
At National Soldiers
Home, TOgus-Fine
Program
OFFICERS ELECTED AND
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED

The Third Maine Regiment Associa-
ton held it's 10th annual reunion here
Tuesday and it is a safe bet that they
had a most enjoyable time. The dy
was perfect. They kere met at the 10
A NJ. electric car by the Home Band.
Cutler Post, No. As, G. A. r., and the
United Spanish War Veterans, and es-
cortcd to headquarters, where Capt.
William j. Gillespie, commissary of
subsistence, in behalf og Col. John T.
Richards, delivered a short address of
welcome in a very eloquent and pleas
ing manner. This was responded to by
the president of the association,
Charles A. Coombs. in a few we'll
chosen words, and then the party re-
sumed their march to the old Canteen
building.
The meeting was called to order by
the president and the time until noon
was devoted to speechmakine and
singing by a quartet. The prominent
speakers wee: Col. Francis S. Hesel-
tine; Capt. William ]. Gillespie, DR..
w. O. Cobb Gen. Patrick Hayes;
General Joseph @. Smith and Howard
owen.
After dinner at the Home hotel the
meeting was resumed and as the pre-
siding officer, Charles A. Coombs. was
called away, Mrs. William McDavid.
the nrst vice president, filled the chair
for the balance Of the afternoon. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, +. S. Heseltine, Boston; vice
president, w. H. Weston, Skowhegan
second vice president, Howard Owen
secretary treasurer William McDavid,
Augusta; corresponding secretary, AL
Ian Partridge, Augusta; chaplain, J.
E. Nye, Auburn.
Communications were received from
Ex-Governor Selden Connor, Mrs. A.
S. Boswell, Ray p Eaton. Comman-
der Department of Maine, G. A. r.,
d. V Plummer; Miss Florence S. Full
Ter: II. c. Thomas and w. H. Stur-
tevant.
-Comrade Hubbard moved a vote of
thanks to the retiring president, Capt.
Charles A. COMBS. The association
extends a vote Of thanks to Louis S.
Jones. The giver, and to the Lumen
Bearing Co, brass founders, of Buff
falo. who made very handsome tab
let with the following inscribed: This
tablet is dedicate din loving memory
to Sarah S. Sampson by the Third
Maine Regiment Association" This
tablet will be taken this winter to the
Arlington cemetery at Washington, D.
c., by Gen. Joseph S. Smith and plac-
ed on the monument there.
The following is a list of the deaths
during the year: George S. Fuller. Co.
E; William H. Lyon, Co. b; Allan Nc
Kenna. Co. d; II. n. Fairbanks, band;
A. $. Buswell, Co. E; Orrison Warren,
Co. I; Allen Frazier. Co. A. Howard
smith, Co. H; Edward P. Shaw. Co.
A; William Fl. Durgin. Co. A; George
H. Dearborn, Co. E, and r. w. Stew
art. Co. x.
The following, members were pres
emit:
c. A. Coombs, H. A. Turner, Co A;
William McDavid, Frank White, Chas.
NJ. Stevens, George NJ. Bean, Ruel
Merrill, Allan Partridge, Co. B; Thos.
]. Moves, Frank Trask, George B.
Babb, Co. C; Joseph Sewall Smith.
Co. d; j. Edwin Nye, T. B. Turner,
Frank B. Williams, r. A. Wentworth.
Rodney Crosby, William laughter.
George w. Hubbard, H. NJ. Packard
John E. True, Charles B. Russell, Co.
E; William H. Weston. Jefferson Saw
age, Co. f; Calvin C. Griffin, Simon
Grover, C. c. Grover, A. NJ. Sawtelle,
Co. G; G. w. Robinson, A. B. Wood
man, Albert c. Ballard, John Pratt Co.
H; John A. Mann. Co. l. Stephen AL
len. S. H. Thomas, Co. K.