The Republican journal., 1915-09-02

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Regimental Reunions.
| THE 7th MAINE. The annual business
meeting of the 18th Maine Regimental
A ,sociation was held Aug. 25th at Long
Island, Portland harbor, and the follow
ing were chosen officers: R. H. Dun
ming, Brunswick, president; Hiram Ellis
and Willis McGlaufln, Portland, vice
presidents; A. A. Nickerson, Norridge-
wock, secretary-treasurer. During the
year 10 members of the association died,
The 9th MAINE. With a large at
tendance of members, the 33rd annual
reunion of the 9th Maine regiment was
held at Kennebunkport Aug. 18th. At
II o'clock the business meeting was
held and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Thatcher W. Burnham of Parsons
field; vice presidents, George H. Libby
OF Buxton and Reuben Bennett of Ber-
wick; secretary and treasurer, Winfield
S. Hasty of Portland; executive COM
mittee, Woodbury. Smith, South Ber-
wick; L. N. Fairfield, Dorchester, Mass,
S. W. H. Garbin, Springvale. 1t was
voted to hold the 1916 reunion at the
same place IN Aug. goth.
The 2lst MAINE. Nearly 100 comrades
attended the annual reunion of the 21st
Maine Regiment Association in Bath
Aug. 26th. Henry Grover of Lynn,
| Mass, presided and these officers for
the ensuing year were elected: A. b.
Perkins, Hsllowell, president; W. H.
Hunt, Readfcld, and Everett A. Penney.
Oakland, vice presidents; J. T. Wood
yard, Sidney, secretary; Mrs. Mertie A.
PERKINS, Halowell, assistant secretary;
Norman H. Fossett, Riverside, treas
urer; j. M. Williams, Readfield, chap
lain. Ut nearly 1000 comrades eligible
Tor membership half century ago, the
association now numbers but 1888 men,
oers. Last year ID deaths were record
ed.
The goth MAINE. At the annual re-
union of the goth Maine Regiment in
Togus, August 9th, Thomas S. Benson
OF Waterville was elected president, and
O. P. Martin of Foxcroft, secretary
treasurer. Eight have died during the
year. A letter was read from Adelbert
Ames of Rockland, colonel of the regi-
ment, who was unable to attend, also
one from Maj. Elias Spear of West
Washington. Edward Hearin of Brooks,
aged 80, was the oldest member present.
Joseph 7. Woodward of Sidney, ex-State
librarian, was one of the guests. Miss
Rose M. Tyler of New London, Conn.,,
daughter of the vice president, sang.
DR.. W. 0. Cobb of Gardiner, ex -divis-
lon commander of the Maine Sons of
Veterans, gave an address. 1t was
voted to hold the next reunion IN Togus.
FIRST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY. Over
81 veterans of the First Maine Heavy
Artillery Regimental Association, ladies
and invited guests to the number of 140,
gathered in Kenduskeag Aug 18th for
the 39th annual reunion of that famous
Maine organization of the Civil war. A
special car brought many from Ban
gor. returning after the close of the
exercises. The president of the associa-
ton, William 7. Temple of Hampden,
was indisposed, and called Andrew C.
Sawyer of Bangor to the cha to preside.
The officers elected were: President,
John F. Ames, Kenduskeag; vice presi-
dent and chairman of executive commit
tee, Fred T. Hall, Bangor; secretary and
treasurer, Maj, Charles j. House, Au-
'gusta; chaplain, Rev. S. C. Whitcomb,
Bangor; executive committee, Melville
i. Stevenson, Hampden Highlands; Viii
liam j. Temple, Hampden. The necroIo-
gy for the past year included private
Horace Howes, Co. l., who died in T oy,
Oct. 10, 1914.
THE 18th MAINE. The 43rd reunion of
the 10Th Maine regiment, was held at
the City Hall, Waterville, Aug. 23rd,
with 35 present. This was considerably
fewer than that of last year, which was
IS, but the uncertainty of the weather
was regarded as the reason of the loss.
Col. J. w. Spaulding of Boston was
among those present, and was welcomed
with great deal of enthusiasm as he is
the only surviving officer out of the %
who started out with the regiment. The
others present were:
Company B: John Bachelor, Belfast;
Lieut.. Col. J. W. Spaulding, Boston.
Company G.: S. A. Maxim, James L.
Merrick, Oscar F. Mayo, Ezra F. McIn-
tire, Fairfield; Reuben Rhodes, Troy;
Mayo Blckmore, Troy; Alphonse Nichols,
Lewiston; Oliver Bess Fairfield.
Company D: Levi M Poor, Augusta;
Joseph W Wilbur, Lisbon Falls; F K
Prescott, Belfast; ] H Cunningham,
Waldo.
Company E: Henry George, Norridge-
wock; A E Nickerson, Belfast; O B Pat
terson, Belfast; A H Nickerson, East
Corinth.
Company F: Silas adams, Waterville;
Rufus Maxwell, Arson Turner, Thomas
Rose, A Cunningham.
Company G: John F Cowan, Roxbury,
Mass: C H Jackson, South China; Albert
Longley, Skowhegan; Henry A Rogers,
Morrill,.
Company H: James Phillips, North
Vassalboro; William Learned, Albion;
Refine Weber. Clinton; Jackson Cay
ford, Oakland.
Company L: George R Palmer, Port