Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-20

The 49th annual reunion Of the VAL
liant Fifth Maine Battery was held
Thursday at G. A. r. hall, good at
tendance Of members, friends and
their families being present. President
William 3. Weber of Brookline.
Mass presided and Comrade George
W. Gardiner gave an address of well
come following which came the silen:
tribute TO departed comrades. Sec. J.
". White then read the minutes and
reports Of the last meeting which
we're accepted. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Robert s. Pinkham, pastor OF the
First Baptist church Of this city.
Election Of Officers
At the election Of officers the fol-
McNealley of Lewiston; vice presi
dent. J W LOOMS Of Colbrook. n. H.
and secretary and treasurer, J. ".
White of Augusta. Remarks We're
made by Major Stevens, who COM
nanded the battery, 6. ". Gardner,
! Mr. Meaneally and others. After de-
Gliding that the next meeting should
be held in Lewiston on Aug. 90. 1916.
I and adjournment was taken for din
ner
! Among the members present We're:
Major Greenleaf T. Stevens. augusta;
Henry Turner, Mercer; Geo. ". Pei
ton. West Gardiner. J. W. White Au-
susta, w. 3. Meneally of Lewiston,
I Coll II
Francis J. Spiller, Nebb's Mills Geo.
| W Gardiner. Gardiner; 6. T. WHOA
Sidney; F. H Butler, Norridgeuock;
w 2. Weber. Brookline, Mass,
! Afternoon Session
After the bountiful dinner, which
the ladies' Of Heath Relief Corps had
provided had been disposed Of the
comrades gathered in the hall and
passed an hour of social enjoyment
Some were engaged III playing check
I ers in which several of the comrades
were interested and others conversed
! on the topics q. The day or reminis-
Gently Of the days the gathering so
vividlv recalled. After the afternoon
session had been called to order vote
of thanks TO Heath Post for the &C
! conlmodation Of the hall ana 70 the
ladies' Of the Relief Corps for the
I splendid dinner were unanimously
passed. A collection for defra wing the
( expenses incident to the reunion was
taken and responded to in such
manner that not only was the neces-
sarv amount raised but small bal
lance left over Co1nrade George w
Gardiner passed the hat and alter ne
! had placed the funds in the hands OF
the treasurer Comrade Pelton sug-
eas+eF that his brother shake the hat.
Cou1rade did so when low q coin
dropped 10 the table. The laugh that
went around, in which Conrade Gar
diner Joined in as heartily as ever
showed that the sturdy warriors loved
i good joke as dearly as in their
youthful days.
Remarks from Comrades
/ President Menealey then called for
remarks by the comrades present and
nearly all called upon responded in
/ pithv and interesting manner. Fol-
| lowing the remarks, Past Division
| Comma nder Dr. William o. Cobb, gave
delightful address of welcome IL be-
| i1ais OF the Sons Of Veterans Of the
Maine Division,
Pref. f. y. Tubbs, professor Of ge-
1 ology and astronomy al Bates College,
was the speaker of the day. His ad-
dress was highly interesting, his elo-
uuent delivery giving il an added
charm Prof. Tubbs has been deep
student Of the Civil War and spoke
very understandingly Of the conditions
that existed. The present European and
the Mexican situation held the atten-
ton of his auditors until the close. He
said that he had walked 800 miles on
Southern battlehelds to see where the
boys in Blue had been and that. after
that journey he had availed himself Of
every opportunity to speak a wor1 Of
appreciation of the boys and their
work. Long before he came into Maine
he said, he knew the story Of the 10Th
Maine and 18th Maine Regiments and
Of the 5th Maine Battery for The deeds
they had accomplished had made them
a part of our national history. lie told
of the position Of the 18th Maine at
Charlottesville when they came Upon
the Confederate battery alreadv 10
cate6 hut a quarter " 2 mile away.
Modern Fighting
America should awake to her duty,
said Prof Tubbs. for we are to face
bloodler wars in the future than we
have IL the past. He compares the
fighting al Gettysburg and Chancellors-
Vile with that on the European battle
fields III the present var. In the lat
ter it has become q question of math-
ematics in locating and finding the
range Of the masked batteries OF the
enemy. If America were to battle to-
day with the forces Of France. Ger
many or Russia, q foe technically ed
ucated we should be as lambs LED to the
slaughter. for the raising and training
Of soldiers is a question of years. II
has already been commenced on
small scale at Plattsburg, he was glad
to note.
He cited as an illustration the value
Of military training the fac. that in
the war OF 1872 England 7ad but $500
trained men in the field against them
obliged to put IN the field against them