Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-12-03
THIRD ANNUAL REUNION OF
THE 4th O. v. L.
IFron the Marion lndependent.l

From the Marion Independent.l
we have the pleasure this week of
presenting to our readers the full pro-
csedings Of the 4th Ohio boys at their
Reunion in this place on the 9Th inst.t /
togef her with the addresses delivered |
on the occasion. Our readers viii re-
member that the Court Room was
beautifully decorated, with appro-
pirate notices wrought in evergreen, /
f1ags, the names of the battles in
which the boys had taken part the
old tattered banners that the boys had
so often followed into battle, and Ia
bles loaded with tempting viands OF
the very best. When the addresses
were delivered the tables were sur
rounded by the boys of the 4th, ana
outside Of the circle around { he tables
were ladies and other citizens of Ma
rion. The proceedings and addresses
were as follows:
MARION, o., Nov. 9, 1869.
Pursuant to adjournment the sur
viving mem bers of the 4th o. V. j. as
sembled in the City Hall at Marion, for
the purpose of holding their third an
nual reunion, Gen Jas. II. Goldman
President, presiding.
Minutes Of lst meeting read-and
4 committee Of one from each COM
pany appointed to furnish the names
of all members present, reported to
the Secretary, as follows:
Field and Sta6.-Gen. Jas. H. God
Band.-wm. NJ. Thompson, s. c.
Sapp, J. A Tilton and NJ. Barr.
CO. A.-Riehard A. Hall, E. s. Miller,
o. Paneost, B. F. Church and w. J.
Grimwood.
co. B.-Dewit Fulmer.
Co. C.-JacOb Kruck, David Howe,
Sam. Wells, David Thomas, John Bird
shall, A. NJ. Anderson, James NJ. Craw-
ford, Geo. Armstrong, L. B. Welch,
Wesley Robson, David Nash, @. W.
Sharer, VIM. Fritz, John Munson and
Aaron b. Allen.
Co. d.. L. Dickelman.
%. E.-y. II. Carr, W. II. Mcclure,
G. W. Mcclure.
90. F.-F. B. Hane.
Co. G.-Peter Grubb, John Rice,
Charles Collier, Edward SOrgen, Sam
uel Weis, Jacob Sherman and John Q.
co. H.-Levi Bair, Il. H. Diekerson,
W. T. Selanders, Jno. Grimes, J. E.
Crow, Jas. MOnnasmith, 81 ii. Wilson,
J. V. Culp G. D. Jones, Jas. Elliott,
Jacob Weber, H. II. Corey, V. I. Sc
ianders, Jno. Crawford, ". Hutehison,
p. ). Blunden, g. H. May, J. S. Brady,
W. r. Baker, Jas. Kenyon and Harvey
Wheeler.
90. L-H. W. Alexander, L. Matthias,
Fred. Welcb.
90. K.-G. F. Laird, John F. Uhler,
Frank r. Saiter, Abner Ustick, a.
White, II. II Cunningham, w. A. Ber-
rv, S. Higgins, w. 7. Higgins, A. p.
Freeman, A Benvenuti, John Hardy,
r. Morris, Fred. KOpp, Joseph Short,
Ralph Spring, w. F. Hutchison, John
Doren, NJ. @. Hoxter, W. Farnham,
VIM. Berry, David Yeager, Byron
Thomas, Thomas Trey and Lampson
/ Apt.
Total number present, s7-consider-
able larger than at any previous meet
| ing.
On motion of J. II. Carr, commit
I tee of three was appointed to select
time and place of next reunion. The
| committee consisted of Geo. T. Laird,
Jas. Crawford and j. A. Tilton.
| A motion made by J. Kruck to re-
/ consider the above, and appoint COM
/ mittee of one from each company, was
I lost.
The Constitution and Bylaws pro-
/ viding that the senior officer present
! bepresident of the meeting, no cleo
tion of officers other than the Secretary
was made J. ii. Carr. of Wooster.
| was unanimously chosen Secretary for
the ensuing year. 7l
The committee appointed on time
and place of next reunion, made re-
port that they had selected Wooster as
| the place, and the second Wednesday
in November, 1870, as the time. The
report was adopted.
Moved by Jas. Crawford, that one
man from each company, as soon as he
reaches home, report the names of all
surviving members of his company to
the Secretary. The motion was car
ried.
The following were appointed: VIM.
Grimwood, A Dewitt Fulmer, B :; d.
NJ. Howe, Q J. L. Diczelman, d; j.
II. Carr, E T. H Dickerson, H f. b.
Hane, F.; l.. Matthias, I; John F.
Uhler, K: VIM. NJ. Thompson, Band.
Motion was made and carried that a
committee of three be appointed on
-eosEsts. sEss-eraUford, J. H. Carr andi
q. f. Laird were appointed.
In view of the fact that the members
resident at Marion had prepared enter
tainments which would occupy the
whole evening. the above motion was
rescinded.
Adjourned till 81 p. NJ.
At the appointed hour the ''bOys'' re-
assembled at the City Hall and were
escorted by the Marion Brass Band to
the Court House, where a sumptuons
repast awaited them, prepared by the
ladies of the city. After an address of
welcome by Rev. S. D. Bates and re-
sponse by Gen. Goldman, the Divine
blessing was invoked by Rev. Mr..
Belt, and the "boys'' did justice to
their rations, as if Just returned from
a foraging expedition.