Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-01
BELGRADE YOUNG MAN
Wins 500 Prize for Best
List Maine Names for
Milliken Re G i m e n t
Guns

George Evans Minot of Belgrade and
Junior at Bowdoin college, has been
awarded the 800 prize offered by Hon.
James c. Hamlen for the best list of
Maine names for the Milliken Regiment
(Which is strictly a Maine affair
guns.
The names for the Milliken Regiment
guns OF "a of Names greatest men
have now been chosen and the list in
GUIDES generals, colonies, governors-in
fact, fighters and military men from
the length and breadth of Maine from
Aroostook county to York county.
short time ago Hon. James C.
Hamlen of Portland offered a prize Of
800 for the best list of "a names Of
Maine people for the "a guns in the
Milliken Regiment, now known as the
First CMilliken) Regiment, Maine
Heavy Field Artillery. During the
time Of the contest a number of pa
pers were submitted to the Judges.
Hon. Nathan Clifford Of Cape Eliza
beth and Hon. Charles Sumner Cook
Of Portland, and the names that these
papers represented were carefully con-
sidered. In the lists submitted were
names of famous sons and DAUGHTERS
Of Maine, including Emma Eanes. An
ma Louise Carey, Lillian Nordica
Maxine Elliott. Henry w. Longfellow
etc, but 1t was decided that the names
OF hghters and military men would be
the most appropriate Moreover, It
was decided TO use the names of no
living men. Thus the official list was
chosen and the competitor including in
his list the greatest number Of names
on the official list was awarded the.
slCJ prize. This paper, in point Of ac-
cufacy, neatness and conciseness. was
also noteworthy.
The names Of the conn etitors uera
pasted over with paper before +heY
reached. the judges hands and there
Iore' until the decision was made, none
OF the names were known to the
judges.
Although all the names on the off,
elal list We're not included on tho
Prize list most Of them were and each
one OF those remaining was on more
than one Of the other lists,
me names decided upon are:
'F William Perpecell Sir William
FEipps' General Henry Knox. Gov
elhor Edward Kent, General William,
NJ. Macarthur, Governor William Kim
William Pitt Fessonden, Ha,nibei
f1afnhn' Governor Israel Washburne.
Jr' General Oliver o. Howard Cen
eral Joshua L. chamberlain. Gen.-al
fieoree f. Shep!ey, General Tn,.-as W
Hyde, General Charles D, Jamoso,
Governor John ID. Long, General Hem
~ I. Merriam, Colonel Russell p
9hepherd, Colonel Daniel ChanIin
General Hiram G. Berry. Governor
John \. Andrew, Commodore Ed,.a,.,
rreole' General James A. Hall.
George Evans Minot, the winner ~
me sloo prize, was born in BELGRADE
"here his family has lived for fya
generations. He is the son of c.eor,,o
L. ana Elnora T. Minot. Al nresoa+
ne is Junior at Bowdoin col1aoa
""ese ne IS a member of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His nra~
paratory course was taken ar tho D.,
-raue hoeh school and the high scboo,
|" "atertoWn, Mass, where he lived
win his uncle, John Clair Minot who
editor of the Youths COMPANION
Ills grandfather. for whom be Voc
named, died shortly before he voc
,''rh ana his grandfather's on1v
pIo'her was Killed at Petersburg in
1905 While he was with the 1st ,fo;no
heavy Artillery and the family sirao
early colonial DAYS has been VOL, 49,,
resented In every war