, 1865-07-06
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribuae,l
JnrIFT 1Ti11 IN 1t,}v z 1861

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luis cltS VI Sata'oas 'as1, Paoilc reception
was given To atlretn1ned soldiers By the ladies
undcr the auspices OF the Soldiers Aid soclc.
tv. Ironn a,1pht,n,y FINN the caru AZ ,
~ .,.e,! r. aass,.-. ne 40 .a,s' sa.s ~
oc4tchs r. W., tA1 1trh'u1ent MAS received oy
the Mayor and Common Council, and an In
mcnsc crowd OF citizens. Forming in line
~ ses@ ~ ta.-s ~ oe .s,a.s s oauo Aua
!asee nu1npe1 o. letu1nea so.alefs belonging
to other organizations, under the direction OF
Cant, Goddard, and amidst the cheers Of the
crowd and tte artillery sa,pte fro,n saroro,
s oass.a 49, afns+.a-r 49, rs,.asaa 'ta. ~ ~"
nemoeTs oi oatNss 4 tnes '1a3caea 70 Inc
Cout House Square.
The ladies Of the Aid Society, in their sauit-
o,v Uniform. to The numbar Of one hundred
49,, as,v t,.n,ea l., - Jonh1o In. ~ 49, s,S
ane n4s5' 4o14 - "oaN4e ,'oe o41 +ne etoe'
#alI, anu as 11e bronzed and WaF.Worn SOL
dlevs marched through their rauks, received
them With cheers and waving Of haudke.-
y. ~ ccnt-a.t ~ ~ tni,ned nnss % ~ re.e a.
~ toc eena'ast VI .ae toninea saa2s Oh Tue
returned heroes, Will the march OF the one
thousand Of the brarest and best of VIII
Crnnta That three years pco rushed tn thc A.,
fsrsa ~ l. nm, sv3,,c from IN thrcot t.nea ~
toat. ~ - +ha -sl,a1a nrSer R-eon sA'ene1 w
4 t,,nm1,h.i ~ a,ch heonii;ni,v aecor,,ea
\ - hR Fcf - md h1t@a
- .ns eTectsd orcr 11,e cntranca ~ tha rnn-,s
Hanes Snna,c an5nren Il 1raa tha 5nsc-,1 ~,
i 3vii 1urntr Wo1fomes har 'r ra,nEna4 on .oi
,f,ers ;, ~' -1' 0 soA
u'TTSs Ti,s ,ravor counc,1 ona nrom,,c,t c,,.
zrns. fra1n stnnd In lie .auare. then f. far-
sad..s. s.. sss Iesnr- meae hr :Judpe Psrtcr and
,In,ice Rainfall. Lent. Col. Waterman re-
snnndc,3 m the mart ~ fbe regiment and the
linz Of march was tl,en taken for Ynnnr's
Halt where tie ladies had prepared Tor III ~,
n fine Entertainment. Which for taste and sub
stantiai me,it could scaIcciy be Improved.
The Ia}, Eas elegantly iecorated viii gars
conn finder fhe old. fo,n hatt1e-fInra nf
he soth and lO0th regiments were arranred
thc nn1t,aits Of Gals. Bartieson and ErWin
Adit. Rowe. Mat. Bowen and others Of the
ho5orcif dead n ]Ylll corntv. nj tastcf,,liy
,1eanrd and decorated with The cr.,ss ani
crown, formed Of white immortelles. Under
names @ @ Of tie ssyenteen battles il which the The
regiment has been engagcd-La Veryue, Stone
Riyer. Chickarnauaa. Miesion RfdTc Rnctv
Face. Resaca, AdaIrsyillc. Dalias. Lost
Mountain, Kenesaw Mounta.n, Pcach Trce
Greek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, LoycioY's STD
tion. Spring uill. franklin and Nashville.
Tie BODY Of the Hail was filed With rows
Of tables, S1oaning underthe weight of good
things, and ono hnadlcd ladies' in tbeir taste.
ri nniforma were Stationed ns fahie.wai.erz
The center tahle was n:esIded oyrr Nv AJrs'
1farsbali. presIdent of iho Aid Society. agsis.
led bv Mrs. ,jOhonnot. Chairruan Of tie Com
mittee, and Mrs. Mary c, Rs1l, Secretary.
Mrs, Johonnot, in behalf Of the IadIes. then
cordially welcomed the soldiers. R.y, Mr.
RgmIpGton asked the Blessing. and the f.ast
h.rnn. This bIlt-of:fnre tncinded cold heef
hai,. mutton. lamb. real. tonrue and chlck.
ems, biscuit pies, cake, pudding, tasts, toIlies,
canned truit. berries and ice cream. cotfts
&c. n'] 6upp1Icd bY The characteEtstic tibcral-
uy Or Joliet and yiclnIty-and here We wou]d
say. that there is no community any where.
that in llbefality OF this kind can sufpass
can surpass our goodly city.
During the feast the Joliet Musical Aseo-
ciatioa, under the lead of Mr. G.unly, sane
several excellent songs, patriotic, contcai
and sentimental, and two members Of the
Associa,i ion played the celebrated overture to
Atthe close, toasts were given to "fhe mem
orr Of Abraham Lincolu;b t'Thc President OF
the United States,'' responded to bY Col,
Waterman: t'The Army and Navy" respond
ed to By Col. Hammond, Of the Tooth regi-
mcnt; 1.-THE 100th Regiment" responded to
by Rev. John Kidd ;'t'rhc Joliet Soldiers
Aid Society and its hono7ed President, Mrs.
Marshall. y rcspoudci TO bY Rev. Mr. RemIur-
ton. Several other toasts had been pre-
pared, but owing to the ]atencss Of the hour
they could not Be given. One feature Of the
entertainment caused great mcrrimeut aud
excitement for few moments: Mrs. Judge
Parkes bnd prepared IN immense cake with
plain gold ring IN It, and this cake was cut up
and divided among the unmarried men Of the
regiment, with the understanding that the
ring shoilld serve the owner as 4 wedding
ring. Jamcs Murphy, OF Co. a, became the
fortunate poesessor Of the ring and was loud.
IL cbec1ed by his comrades.
After the entertainment, the boys received
the congratulations Of their friends and the
citizens pre- sent, and at IN early hour went to
their several homes, evidently impressed
eh tnf aRJn .ns aa tsc nEa.,nn. Tho rh
inSa oaoee;a., +a.saa 1T T., tTo saaa3 r,,aoS
W. 1,n1ar ~ ~ 1nra ~ - anS thsr anta1.
tsinera nartsa H4m m,tno7ir 1iaaa'd % 1r;th zach
eth.r nts nordtai 1a.s1tIon ~ nur bsara
en1S;s-. roar fSa1n tha tis'aia ~ % ~ n,ore
tha+, +hor n w 5aser1a an5 no 1ro,id aua'
.1aat fr-3,o- 4Snt nnar1, ,iti~an sha,1 ~ +so
69tn,nat ~ h;s ahf1,tv a,sfst thass n,a,, n "a.
cnrinr emnInvmert "a t1,af thev con Te.cnter
- -s,nia nf o;t;-o,s os snn,, a: ,.rss;t1a
~ Tha 49, rematns ~ ths -. Eaat 80 cpnsiat;nc If
,roro +hsn tWe1vc hoal.ten3 @ Sera I;s} ~.
.,+xad amnnr t1,e ncean fam,,ra. ~ eoIJta.s
.,,.Jar u.' fhe 5f,ccfton ~ xtfa Hardv = - and
1thn1nh shn nsrishine. -,.4a.;a1 ~ i.a.
~ -, snnd"r 10 honn "aS nnm
easG o, o. = Sa1uay oh3eeiy % 1ead Me aope ao one
~ 4he Ereaf Master r, the Phn,taces m a
IL nI 10 necos;nn ~ |.NS 'N'''A0>S' VIZ 9
1T Thn romn,,ttee excepdino,v rerret t1,ot IN