The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-16

banner was inscribed the name,
fs' Army Of the Cumberland. Pro
/ longed appIause,1 tits no use for me
to describe the marches We made un-
/ der his command. Ib Is no use to
| describe the sanguinary conflicts we
| fought under his command, and it is
no use to attempt to describe the
affection We have always felbstoWRrds
him. Applause.
Loud and repeated calls were made
all over the house for General Rose
Grams until he was led forward by
General Kimball, when he spoke so
low that bat little was heard at the
reporter's desk, He was Euderstood TO
say. 1 am not able to express the
qualification feel Inmeeting you here
to day. My heart is so full that !
will talk but little. Nothing would
have given me more pleasure than to
have been with you at former meet.
ings, but circumstances prevented, and
now it has been my good fortune to-
day, gentlemen. to find myself with
you. render homage to that mag
nanimity which has made the Armyiof
the Cumberland canspicuous amobg
the armies of the Union. ,
Comrades, you must excuse me from
trying TO make a. speech and let me
say that with all my heart I greet you,
and whenever [ meet member of the
Army of the Cumberland, no matter
| whether he served In the ranks or has
| the star of General, / shall greet
him most cordially. (Cheers.)
Generals Wood, Schoield and Neg
| ley were loudly called on, and made
short speeches, after which the Chair
man ANNOUNCED the regular order OF
business to be reading the Secretary s
and Treasurer reports. and hearing
reports from the various committees.
The Treas uTer s leport shoYed a bal
ance in the Treasury, after paying all
expenses for the year, of $4,000.
A letter Was- read from General
| Thomas, regretting his not being able
to be at the Fe-uBion, which was
greeted with applause, and the Presi-
dent authorized to communicate the
regrets of he-society to General
Thomas by telegraph. /.
A letter was also read from General
| Garfield. A large number OF other
letters were ln'the hands of the Sec
| F5tary, but the reading Of them was
postponed uutil after the regular
| business bad been g7ne5throagh with.
a committee, consisting of Generals
FulIerton, Gross, Scribner, Col l.. a.
Harris and Major Bridges. was ap-
pointed to report plan for the i1-
vestment of the funds of the Society,
and also to suggest means for the
further increase Of the funds.
Committees were also appointed to
select the mex place of meeting, to
provide for the next annual address,
and nominate officers for the ensuing
year, with instructions to report at
the first session Tomorrow e.
& resolution changing the Anniver-
sary to the 18th of September, was re-
ferred to the Committee to select the
next place of meeting.
Adjourned until one o'clock to-
morrow.
Gen. Negley will deliver the Annual
Address to morrow afternoon. The
banquet will be held at Washingto q
! Hall to- morrow night.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 15.--
Among the numerous letters received,
but the reading of which was post
poned, are those of the Secretary of
War. the Secretary of the Navy, Ad-
mirals Farragut aud Porter, Generals
Cox, Meade Hooker, Hancock,
Mcclellan, Pope, TerriIl and Hovey,
Vice President Coifax, Hons. o. 2.
Morton and L. A. Hendricks.