The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
ARMY REUNION.


| AePning Sessioa.
| CLEVELAND, O.; Nov. 25.-The meeting
was called to order BY Gen. Roeecrans. Tn
report of the Treasurer, which was relerreC
yesterday to the Auditing Committee, wa
accepted. The report of the Committee on
Nominations Of Officers was then read. Il
recommends that the Office of President b.
left vacant one year, and that Gen. Rose
Grams be made First Vice President, with the
alienation that if it be considered necessary
to elect President, he be the choice of the
Society. A long discussion ensned on the
point that there was no authority in the
constitution for the creation of a ranking Vice
President. Finally, the motion that the
Society proceed to the election of a
President was renewed and carried.
The report Of the Nominating Com
mittee was adopted, making Gen. Rose
Grams, agreeably to stipulated alternative,
President of the Society. (Great applause. J
The General returned his thanks, and was
glad that the Society had decided to respect
their constitution, and could see no honor to
the deceased President in keeping his chair
vacant, if by so doing their written constitu-
ton was violated. He earnestly recon-
mended, however, that Gen. Thomas's chair
be perpetually kept vacant and shrOuded in
mourning, AZ feature of future reunions: the
motion was carried. The officers for the en-
suing year are, President, Maj. Gen. W. S.
Rosecrans; Vice Presidents, Ohio, Gen. j.
d. Cox; Ind, Gen. Nathan Ximball; Ky,
7. F. Wood; Tenn, Capt J. =. DrouiIlard;
Mich, W. L. StOughtOn; n. Y, Gen. Joe
Hooker; Iowa, Gen. w. H. Lane; n. j.,
Gen. &. W. Windell; Kansas, Gen. Jno.
W. Martin; ID. C., Gen. w. ID. Whipple;
Ills, Gen. P. H. Sheridan; MIMI, Gen.
Van Cleve; Penn, Col. Ramsey; Wis, J.
S. Starkweather; No., Col. Chas Van San
born; Corresponding Secretary, Col. H. NJ
Sist; Recording Secretary, Col. Jno. W.
Steele; Treasurer, Gen. j. S. Fullerton.
St. Louis and Detroit were named as places
for holding the next meeting. 1t was de-
cided to hold it al Detroit, on the 10th and
18th of November next. Gen. Craft
from the Committee appointed to report
a plan to pay some fitting tribute
to the memory of Gen. Thomas, reported
the following: On the 18th of March, 1870,
Maj. Gen. Geo. H. Thomas. the great SOL
der, who has presided over this society
since its organization, fell at his post with
all his harness on. His spirit returned |
to God who gave it. The memory of his great
ness and goodness is all that is now LETT to
US. His death was National calamity and |
an inparable loss to his comrades; therefore,
be it
Resolrsd. That it is vain by words to at
tempt to express our loss or to describe the |
grief which pervades this society. In view
Of this sad event,
Resolred, That the banners of this society
be draped in morning, and that an appro-
pirate memorial page be inscribed upon its
records.
Resolved, That some fitting monument
should be erected by his countrymen to mark
The spot where rest the remains of our be-
loved commander, and that this society
shall take the initiatOry steps for its erection,
md for that end committe be now appointed
% arrange some method to procure the nee
essary funds. and to provide design, speci-
ications and estimates therefor, and report
II the next meeting.
Resoired, That the President shall appoint
'ome comrade to prepare q biography of
General Thomas, and collate and arrange
he proceedings of the various States and as
in honor of his memory, with a
rev to their future publication by this soci-
ety.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ID, and it was determined that the committee
hould consist of one from each State. Ad-
burned till O'Clock.