Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-21

FARIwELL SuPrkR or THE oFFIoEKs OF rHE
SIxrEENTn INDIANA The Sixteenth INDIANA
Regiment having been mustered out oil service.
TIE officers before separating determined TO have
a farewell supper. TO recall beth the peious and
pleassn. associations of the pact, and ~ pledge
a continued friendship 10 the future The enter
tainment came of last evening in the eiegln,
rooms OF M.ssrs. Florence and Welsh, corner Of
MARYLAND and Meridian streets and the table WIS
spread with all the substsntials and delicacieS of
the sc son. gotten up 10 unsurpassed style. The
supper received the encoDiums of al the con-
pany present
The officers OF this regiment, Nth their invited
guests. numbering, IN all. about fifty persons,
assembled at about 10 o'clock. We noticed the
following officers of the Sixteenth at the table,
aud others may have been present who escaped
our attention:
Col. Robert Conover, Lieut.. Col j N hill
dreth, Major J. X. 5. Cox, Adjutant John +.
Wilkins, Captains A NJ Feely, d. B. Moore,
Elijah wsddel. J. ( Macklin. George G Gar
retson, and Iisuienants James Steel. W. \ In
gold. George Williams, q NJ. John c. Ellis,
John Sins and John kenslcr.
Among The invited guests, We noticed the iol-
loving distinguished gentlemen General NJ
Cook, Colonels Fryoarger. Burgess. Stewart.
>tTegh;, Schlster, Spooner. and Case, Msjor
Terrill, Gen. Blair aud W = Smith, ESQ better
known as Pop grn" Smith
The press Was represented by Messrs. New
combe and Ha-ding, Of the Journal. and Nr
Bingham of the Sentinel
After the viands had been discussed, ample TO.
a regiment. and hs for gods terrestrial, upon ,ha
removal of the cloth. commenced the feas. oil
reason and flow of-Catawbl cool and soak
ling
Colonel Conover opened the ball by proposing
The health Of General MeCook. the foremost
al in fha Tnlia
General McCook responded in remarks com
Elementary TO the Sixteenth Cavalry, and propo
sed AS toast,
The Hosts of the eveniug-heslth nd pros
periiy TO the gallant officers Of the Sixteenth.
Col. Ryan. in few eloquen; remarks recalling
his services and many virtues, proposed.
The memory of the first Colonel of the SIX
teenth Indiana, Pleasant a. Eackleman.
Drank standing and in silence.
Col Schlater then proposed the following
The health of General Blair. Of the + sh
feeuth Indiana"
General Blair responded by remarking thai ns
was no speech msker-,he talking had been done
speeches had been made. ~ the soldiers and shs
result was the ED Of Tie rebellion. He pFo-
posed.
20 all soldier. for their arduous services and gal
lant deeds
Colonel Spooner proposed
The health Of The FIRST cavalry officer iIou
IueiAna-Colouel Robert K. Stewart
Col ) said be Was no speech maker. al,
called upon Col Ryan TO act ss substitute. Tat
Colonel declined the honor az he VAS no ssbst.
tute. but a veteran in the Hundred Days Ser
vice
Col Couo,tr noticing splendid cak
upon tie table With the motto upon IT, propose
4 TOR = sentiment:
GOV O. r. Morton. the Soldiers Friend
Cor Schlater and Hon W ) Smith ben
called upon, responded. referring briefly TO ID
ardroas and valuable services OF the Governo
during the ssr. achieving as Mt. Smith claimed
req utation unsurpassed. ifequ4led. by the Exec
utise Of any other State. and hoping that he "oal
have sti!l higher honots conferred upon BIN
Nr. Smith proposed the following sentiment:
~Coi spooner-Ths Nm who made bic mar