The Republican journal., 1916-09-07
REGlMENTAL REUNIONS,

SECOND MAINE Plans for the fifth
annual reunion of the Second Maine
Regiment Association, to be held in Ban
gor, Wednesday, Sept. Goth, are now
being made by the local committee, and
Capt. Frank A. Garnsey, president of
the association, is In charge of the ar
engagements. Headquarters will be in
the G. A. R. building or Columbia street.
II enough members are present it is
hoped to march down Main street, es-
not been definitely decided upon. None
Maine, which was the first regiment to
leave the State FOR the front in 1861,
and which fought in some of the blood
living. Of the commissioned officers,
the five who are now alive are expected
to be at the reunion, Capt Garnsey,
Gen. A B. Farnham, Bangor; Lieut..
Horatio Staples, Portland; Frank S.
Trickey, Lieut.. S. Dean Benson, Bangor
TWENTY SEVENTH MAINE. The 34th
annual reunion of the 9th Maine Regi-
ment Association met at Farmers Hall
kennebunkport, Aug. 18th with so vet
Grams present. There have been 10
deaths the past year, leaving $50 sur
vivors out of the original 1000 men,
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows: S. H. Garvin of Spring.
vale, president; David H. Bracke EFT of
North Berwick, first vice president; Enos
L. Foss of Hollis, second vice president;
w. G. Hasty of Portland, secretary and
treasurer; Woodbury. Smith of South
Berwick, l.. H. Fairfield of Dorchester
Mass, Howard G. Fall of North Ber-
wick, executive committee. Dinner was
served by Arundel Grange. The speak
ers were Rev. T. P. Baker of Kenne-
bunkport, Rev. W. S. Post of Bidde-
ford, Rev. John M. Chambers of Kenne-
bunkport, W. S. Hasty of Portland, Rev.
Mr.. Ridlon of Portland and Simon S.
Andrews, department commander of
Maine, G. A. R.
TWENTIETH MAINE. The goth Maine
Association neld its 41st annual reunion
in Augusta, Aug. 29th, in Grand Army
hall. President Thomas S. Benson called
the meeting to order. Rev. C. H. Tenn
pie, the Home chaplain, offered prayer.
Comrade O. P. Martin, the secretary
and treasurer, then read his reports,
which were accepted. The following
members have passed away during the
past year: William Lunt, Hardwick,
Mass. 7. F. Hodgdon, Milo; George H.
Bickford, Lisbon, Falls; E. e. Allen,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Sullivan johnson,
st. Adams; John Thorn, Brunswick, and
Daniel Stevens. Letters from the fol-
lowing absent members were read: D. S.
Baker, Arlington, Wash. w. H. Wharf,
Berkeley, Calf; Elbridge Huston, Dam
ariscotta Mills; E. S. WethereIl, Spring
field; Gen. Ellis Spear, Washington, D.
c.; Martin Simpson, Merrill, Wis. Chas
H. Nero, Minneapolis, MINI. Comrade
Nero composed poem, entitled Days
Gone By" which Mrs. Martin read, and
a vote of thanks was extended to Gen.
Spear for his financial help. Edward
Hearin of Brooks was the oldest men,
Der present, he being 80 years of age
Sept. LIST. The old board of officers was
continued another year and given vote
of thanks for their earnest work. 1t
was voted to meet in the same place
next year. Among those present were
G. w. Cobb of Brunswick; G. F. Sted-
man, Sebec; A. B. Latham, Auburn; S.
B. Libby, Lisbon Falls; G. A. Reynolds,
WatervilIe; S. M. Pratt, Turner; Amos |
Roberts, Branford, Conn. L. B. Head,
East Sumner; G. A. Stone, Leominster,
Mass. G. W. Leathers, Lewist on; Eek
lei Bean, Hopefield; T. H. Benson, Sid
ney; /. M. Field, Freeport; James Burns,
Cooper's Mills; ]. D. Morse, Thomaston;
C. M. Chase, Freeport; o. L. Soule, Pitts
field; John Turck, West Harpswell; o.
w. Lincoln, Franklin; o. P. Martin, Fox
croft; A. L. Hutchins, Freedom; C. H.
Bartlett, Oakland;E. Mccoy, Vsssalboro;
J. H. Jameson, Warren; E. B. Kelleran,
Cushing; A. l. Mather, Rockland; Eben
Rowe, Rangeley; Edwin Hearin, Brooks; |
F. A. Bracket, New Harbor; William
Stevens, Oakland; and Eugene Sweeney,
Boston.
President Benson had in his possession
piece of tree with bullet embedded
in it, that stood in front of the Goth Maine
in the battle of Gettysburg, on Little