Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-18


lment was held at Grand Army hall on
Thursday, Pres. Charles E. Deering OF
this city presiding. There was a good
attendance, although the roll showed
that there had been % deaths during the
past year, the largest number of any
year since the war. This leaves the pres
ent enrolment 81. an exceptionally large
number, due to the fact that there were
several enrollments Of volunteers during
the war
The afternoon was devoted to business
Comrade NJ. c. Wadsworth invoking tor
Divine blessing. The report of the secre-
tary-treasurer showed the association &c
be in flourishing financial condition. She
read several interesting letters from com
rades who were unable to be present
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. A. H. Pal
mer of Pembroke: vice presidents. Charlie
Gilman Of Brunswick and G. F. Farrel
of Lisbon Sec.-Treas.. Miss Mildred B
Wadsworth of Gardiner; directors. Col. A
Farnum of Bangor. Lieut.. George Bis
bee of Brunswick, Charles II. George OF
Hebron, c. n. Adams Of East Wilton
Seth Alden Of Livermore, John L. Haley
Of Cherryfield.
One Of the interesting features of the
reunion was the exhibition of the portra1,
of the late Charles w. Tilden. colonel OF
the regiment. This portrait is the WORK
of Joseph B. Kahill, the we'll known arr.
list and portrait painter. and is the result
of an unanimous vote passed at the last
reunion. The painting will be given {
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State Capitol. Lieut.. Francis Wiggin OF
Portland was commissioned in charge OF
having the work done and to carry ou'
the wishes of the association.
The portrait was presented for the &C
ceptance of the comrades by Lieut.. Fran
els Wiggin in we'll chosen words. The
financial report showed that they were
about $50 short of paying for the por
trait as it was to be paid for outside
of the regular funds of the association
A collection for the purpose was called
for and resulted in obtaining more thar
enough for the purpose. BY vote of the
association the portrait was accepted.
The portrait is half length figure
turned slightly to the left. The count
enance is active and open, being mod
oled with a free touch. The lips are
closed and firmly curved. The lighting
of the portrait is excellent, the light
shades falling on the face and the
darker ones on the uniform Of blue. 1t
is pure type OF a fearless military
leader Of determined will, remorseless
in war and magnanimous in peace.
Charles X Tilden Of Hallowell. son of
the general. has pronounced the por-
trait a fine likeness. Mrs. Tilden has
likewise given the picture the seal of
her approval.
The authoritative value Of the work
is assured from the fact that the por-
trait was painted from photographs
painted in 1868, when as colonel he was
leading the regiment in the decisive
battle in the Civil War in which he was
taken prisoner and his command al
most annihilated The association men,
bers are much pleased with the work.
The presentation of the painting will
probably be made by Gen. A. B. Farm
ham sometime during the winter.
A few words concerning the distin-
guished commander would not be amiss
here Charles w. Tilden was born at
Castine, May 7, 1882. and died at his
home in Hallowell March II. 1914, be-
ing in his SD year at the time of his
decease. In a genealogical sketch which
was presented before the Loyal Legion
of the United States az a tribute to the
memory of the late colonel it was
shown that he was descended on both
his maternal and paternal side from
distinguished ancestry and that the
blood of fighters ran in his veins. He
was educated In the public schools OF
Castine and at North Yarmouth Acad-
envy and prior to the war was associat-
ed with his father in business.
At the outbreak of the Civil War in
81 he Joined the End Maine Regiment
as lieutenant of Co. B. Three months
later he was promoted to the captain
cy of the company. He participated in
the Battle of Bull Run and was in the
Peninsula campaign under Mcclellan.
He was in all of the seven days bat
tie near Richmond which resulted in
the falling back Of McLellan's COM
mand to Harrison'S Landing on the
James river.
About the first Of July, after being