Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-25
21stAnnual Reunion
of 21st Maine Assn
Thursday at Togus
Regimental Organization Has Day of Business
and Entertainment at National
Soldiers H ome

oath, 1916 at Grand Army Hall, Ma
tional Home, (Togus), Maine. in &C
cordance with notice of the President
Alfred B. Perkins, mailed in time to
allow the comrades who are scattered
widely over many states to arrive III
season for the reunion. Most Of these
however, when their service was over,
returned to their former homes, or to
nearby places and arranged to make
their future homes among the scenes
and friends of youth where with the
passing years they have made good
place as citizens in times Of peace, as
they gained credit for themselves and
their state under its colors and the flag
of the Union in the field in time Of war.
The 21st Regiment Maine Infantry
was raised principally from the Coun-
ties of Kennebec, Somerset, Sagada-
hoe. Lincoln and Knox of the Third
Congressional District Of Maine. as
then established, and some additional
townships from adjoining counties, so
that the Homes to which they returned
and established were located largely
In central portions Of the state in the
valley of the Kennebec river and con-
tinued along the coast from the mouth
Of that river to Rockland. So far as it
has been possible, it has been the effort
of the Association to hold reunions in
turn at such points in the territory
referred to as would equalize the ex-
pense Of attendance to the comrades
as far as train service would permit,
and as near the central points of
Brunswick in the southern. Augusta IN
the central. and Waterville in the
northern portions of this territory Of
the comrades homes, the annual re-
unions have been held varied by an
occasional visit to that part Of the ter
ritory eastward of the Kennebec val
ley, where much of the time trains die
not serve to attend a reunion, hold
business meeting, and return the same
day. which was all the time that many
81 the comrades were willing to spare
for this purpose Thus the comrades
have met and welcomed those who have
located in other states and kept up the
kindly and cordial relations founded
in camps and field than which there
are few more binding in human life.
While to host comrades a single day
in each year, which has been made an
annual excursion in which the wives
and families Of the comrades have
cordially joined as part of the regi-
mental family some Of the comrades
have found leisure to be at the place
Of reunion on the evening before it, and
very pleasant informal meetings have
occurred at headquarters where some
CT the officers Of the Association are
accustomed to meet to attend to any
details that might have been omitted
in preparation for the occasion.
In the absence Of the chaplain, prayer
was offered by Comrade G. w. Cush-
man of Winslow.
After the singing Of Nearer My God
to Thee" with Miss Frances Emery at
the organ. Comrade Sawtelle made a
motion, which was duly seconded, that
committee be appointed by the chair
to report resolutions relating to de-
ceased comrades who had passed away
during the past year. The appointment
was as follows: G. w. Cushman, o. P.
Robbins, G. w. Pye
GERS was appointed as follows: George
Younk, Frank Wade and Thomas Aver
Comrades Present
The committees retired and in the
meantime by means of checking list
previously prepared and placed in the
hands of a member of each company,
an accurate list Of all comrades pres
ant
association and is as follows:
Adjutant Joseph T. Woodward, Sid
ney: Co. A. Washington Bonnheimer
Waldoboro, Frederick W. Young,
Fitchburg. Ambrose Hoch, Sylvester
L. Hoch, Waldoboro, and Franklin
Sprague. Jefferson; Co. B, John H.
Avery, Fairfield, Joel Richardson and
Henry H. Bowden, Oakland, and Am
brose Morrow, Waterville; Co. c, Mar
tin V. White. Bath. and Timothy
Leighton; Co. D, Alfred B. Perkins,
Hallowell. George w. Cushman, Wa
terville, Charles E. Collins. East Vas
salboro. Oliver p. Robbins, Augusta,
Richmond P. Emery, West George
town, Norman H. F'ossett Riverside,
Albert p. Plummer, North Vassalboro
and George Pye, Small Point; Co. f,
Abram Choate, Melville Merrill and w.
H. Ware, Augusta Co. F, A. n. Lin
scott, Thomaston, o. F. Glidden, Togus.
Charles Fl. Dunton, Augusta A. W.
Boynton, Whitefeld, Samuel j. Brook
ings. Shediac. n. B., William H. Hunt
Augusta, George B. Putnam, Gardiner
and William A. Rhodes, Augusta; Co.
G, William B. Taylor, Augusta; Co. H,
Simon c. Hastings and Charles H. Da-
Wis, Augusta, Ambrose Freeman, East
Winthrop, Albert McNeer Bath, Aus
tin Bragg. Waterville, Justin A. Saw
telle, Oakland, and David A. Shea, Gar
diner; Co. I, John NJ. Bryant, Bristol,
Thomas N. Aver. Alma. r. E. Hum
phrey, Round Pond. William Nash,
Portland. George w. Prentice, Round
Pond, Samuel F. Tarr, Bristol, and
Everett H. Wentworth, Cherryfield;
Co. K, Ozeas E. Bartlett. Winthrop,
Mass, Trueman E. Bigelow. Mercer
Frank S. Longley, Cornwell Landing
N. Y, Mark L. Rollins, Augusta, and