The New York herald., 1869-05-06
ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE THIRD ARMY
CORPS UNION.

The members OF this military and mutual benefit
organization, numbering 37s members, met yesterday
afternoon at Demonicos, Fourteenth street. to cee-
brate the anniversary OF the battle Of Williamsburg,
1852 General Dan Sickles presiding. The assoca-
ton dates from 1868, being organized at Sulphur
Springs in that year, and the first celebration took
place before Petersburg In 1854. General Martin
was president in 1866 and General Sickles filed
the Office last year, and Major General Mott in
1864 and 1867.
During the afternoon the members met in one Of
the parlors in social converse, and many and anus
ing the "reminiscences and anecdotes that circu.
lated from one group TO the other. At four NJ the
board OF directors. VINO had been engaged in de-
batting routine business, came IN and the meeting
called to order, when the secretary's report
read and approved The treasurers General Motif
report passed showed balance OF $2 900 IN favor
OF the association
An obituary notice on Captain 8. b. Newkirk was
read and appropriate resolutions passed on his re-
GREETED demise.
Colonel 5. Bansfron, Jr., moved that Generals G.
B. Mcclellan and G. o. Mead be elected honorary
members. This resolution. though lost, will with
out doubt be accepted as complimentary demon
straton OF the esteem which they held by the
members OF the Third Army Corps Union, c0nsti-
tutiohal restriction preventing their being chosen.
An election committee was then formed, with Cap.
/.
after short recess the members returned. and II
was found that the following gentlemen had received
me greatest number Of votes ior oa od
captain Fassiit, General Biles, OF Philadelpha cap.
tam Bowers, OF Newark, n. j.; General Ramsey OF
Clark, of Newark n. j., with the Secretary Major
L. II. welling and the treasurer. General Mott,
being members oDlc,o Of the board.
After the transaction Of some unimportant busi.
ness and the election Of Captain j. II. Demorest, Of
Paterson, N. J TO the position OF assistant secre-
tary the meeting, at tile call OF the chairman, ad-
iourned TO the dining room, where u sumptuous re-
past 70 10 na casog Dse airs arng th
dinner. The following prominent officers were pre-
sent:-Generals McAllester, Ward, Morgan, Bilcs,
Rushing and Trenaine and on the rem0val'0f the
cloth the following toast was proposed:-"The Third
tary and social organzationn which was ably re-
spondcd to by General ID. Il. Sickles, and was
followed by ,rhe day we celebrate. Wlllamspurg."
In replying regretted that the task OF responding 70
this toast had not fallen on another abler than him
self TO do justice TO it. As one Of the Oldest mem.
bers of the corps none It's honor on the field
so dear; for no one had greater desire TO see 10
procne. The speaker reviewed the eventful year in
which the battle was fought, and paid marked com.
plments 10 tne c Thra ropns. 10 Toe IooSer os
the Second; and to heroic Phil kearney OF the First,
and above all 70 the gallant % veteran. slckies; also
the star Spangicd Banner. The prlvates serving dur
in9 the terrible struggle for union were gene
ana ucscrNculy euioHtleu, huu hs tne speaker
said, ''hstory may, perhaps, show as good troops
those were but never men who went To death SO
noby and for so grand q cause.n
Our Teutonc comrades In arms and our Hbcrnian
co0perators, were both comprised In his speech,
which was frequently and loudly applaudeds
The next toast was "0ur Departed Dead,o which
was drunk with the customary honors and feeingly
replied to by General J. +. Rushing.
The toast 'Chancell0rsviller was well received
and due honor done II by General q. T.. Tremaue,
and those OF the "Army OF the Potomac" '.Gettys.
burg" and "Our invited Guestsu Jared equally well
n Gharr lot
Mr. o. H. spicr respectively, the reunion breaking up
at late hour.