The Republican journal., 1917-08-16
The 10Th Maine Regiment Asso-
ciation
In its 32nd Annual Reunion in Belfast with
Col. Philo Hersey the Guest of Honor.

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Col. Philo Hersey the Guest Of Honor.
Early Tuesday morning, August 14th,
the few remaining members of one of
Names most honorable regiments, the
Twenty-Sixth, began to assemble at
Grand Army Hall in Belfast for their 32nd
annual reunion.
At the morning session the following
officers were elected: President, Lucius
G. Morse of Liberty; secretary, H. M.
Chase of Swanville; committee on reso-
lutions, John w. Ferguson, Frederick S.
Walls, Philip S. Holmes.
When the roll of the regiment was
called the following deaths were reported
George Tracey, VIM. F. Cook and Alfred
l., Heagan of Franklin, Chandler j.
Webb of Stockton Springs, Benjamin
Emerson of Winterport, Francis M. Sta
pies OF Stockton Springs, Henry F. Over
lock, James H. Wise, L. D. Woodward of
Belfast, Henry ]. Kneeland of Searsport,
Nahum E. Clary of Brooks, Daniel O.
Bowen of Morrill,.
Those present were L. c. Morse of Lib
erty, the president, H. M. Chase of Swan
vile, the secretary, Colonel Philo Hersey
OF San Jose, Calf, the guest of honor,
L. S. Ford of Swanviile, Joseph L. Keller
OF West Rockport, John w. Ferguson of
Belfast, Fred L. Burnham of Greenfield,
Mass, Fred S. Walls of Vinalhaven, John
5. Gilmore of Belfast, A. w. Hassan of
Belfast, Fitz w. Patterson of Belfast,
Isaac E. Cook of Monroe, Fairfield Cole
of Winterport, l. A. Conant of Belfast,
A. w. Ellis of Belfast, Forest Grant of
Monroe, John F. Thomas of Morrill,.
Eight honorary members were received
into the Association, Francis A. Gilbreth
OF North Belfast, Enos Hatch and Gardi-
ner L. Hatch of Citypoint, Alfred Stin-
son of North Searsport, Francis Mayo,
Robert F. Russ, R. A Hollis and j. C.
Clark of Belfast.
The noon hour was spent in the hall,
where dinner was served by the ladies
of Thomas H. Marshall Circle, assisted
by the gentlemen of the Post, when
covers were laid for 94-members of the
Association and their guests.
The afternoon session was called to or
der by president Morse, with l. A. Con-
ant in charge of the program. The OPEN
ing prayer was by Rev. j. Wilbor Rich
ardson of the Baptist church; the address
of welcome by Capt. E. S. Mcdonald,
commander of Thomas H. Marshall Post,
and the response by Frederick S. Walls
OF Vinalhaven and Northport, corporal
in Company D. He said that these meet
ings were source of the greatest pleas
ure to the boys of the 10th, that they
prolonged their lives. All feel at home
in Belfast, the permanent meeting place,
and each and all appreciate the eff
forts of the resident members in caring
for the association. Mrs. w. E. HOFFMAN
of New York and Northport rendered two
soprano solos-A Song of Peace by Julian
Jordan, and When Johnny Comes March
ing Home. Miss Amy E. Stoddard was
her accompanist. The audience sang
Rally Round the Flag, with Mrs. Bessie
Keyes at the piano. Later Mrs. S. A.
Parker read The Things that Make a Sol
dier Great and A Tribute to the Flag.
The committee on resolutions reported:
Resolved that in the death of Comrades
Tracey, Cook, Heagan, Webb, Emerson,
Staples, Kneeland, Overlook, Wise, Wood
ward, Clary and Bowen, members of this
association, we feel a personal loss, we
certainly will miss their genial smiles
and the grip of fellowship that made us
all comrades, indeed; and be it further re-
solved that we express to their bereaved
relatives our heartfelt sympathy in thei1
great bereavement.
After few remarks on by-gone days
President Morse introduced the guest OF
honor, Col. Philo Hersey of San Jose,
Calf, formerly of Belfast. For some time
there was an impressive quiet as tears
were filling the eyes of the beloved colonel
and of the comrades he had not met
in the thirty-tWo years of the life of the
association. After three rousing cheers
with all standing Col. Hersey came to the
front and addressed his audience He
said his purpose in coming to Belfast this
| time was to attend this reunion and tC
see if the bond of confidence and trust
| that had held them as boys was still in
tact and he fully realized that it was still
as strong as ever. He left his home June
5th and came by the southern route
through Arizona, Texas, visited the noted
Roosevelt dam, where he stopped to catch
bass, visited the home of the Cliff dwell
ers, of prehistoric times; then to the bat
tlefield at Irish Bend, La, where he tried
to make the place seem as it did in the
sixties, but failed. Asking an old gentle
man, who lived near the place, a few
questions the changes were explained
and an officer from the ranks of the Blue
met a cavalryman of the army of the
Gray in friendly conversation. Col. Her
sey brought with him from this field OF
battle three bullets he picked up and pre-
sented them to his regiment with the re-
| mark that thew ShouId he thank fuI th al