The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-06
Cavalry Corps Association.
Affairs at the Capital.
FROM THE WEST.

Reunion of the Army of the Tennessee.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 6.-The Society OF the
Army OF the Tennessee met at 10 o'oloek to-day I'm
Pixies Music Hail. General w. T. Sherman In the
chair. About two hundred members were in at
tendance. The hall was handsomely decorated with
evergreens, flowers, and battle-hags. On the right
of the stage a stack OF arms, while the left
ts posgh and farming implements, and at either
side of the platform is long list of battles Begin
ming with Belmont and ending with Raleigh.
In the rear of the stage In canopy OF flags is a
adopted, being a combination of all the corps
badges In use during the war in the Army OF the
The reading Of the minutes Of the last
announced the following committee on business:-
Generals slack Ind, Macarthur, Ill, Kimball, Ind,
colonel w. 5. Jones, Ohio, also Committee on Nomi-
nation OF Of1cers.
The annual report of Colonel T. N. Dayton, THERE
cOTding Secretary, was read and adopted, and the
thanks Of the society returned to him for the
able manner in which he has discharged the duties.
General A. Hckenlooper Corresponding Secre-
tary, read his annual report which was accepted
M. F. Force, Treasurer also read his report show
bonds, and cash. s6s7 81.
Among correspondence read by General Hicken-
lonper was one from the widow of General Hicks,
of Salem, Illinois General sherman, paid hand,
some tribute to the sterling soderly, qualities of
Colonel Hicks, and spoke OF the valuable service
rendered by him nine years ago this day, when he
gave colonel HICKS In person an order to executs
q movement, which was handsomely carried out.
checking the Rebel left In this Colonel Hicks had
an arm shattered.
At Paducah he repused Forrest handsomely with
but small force. General Sherman hoped Colonel
Hicks would be remembered in some suitable way
by the society.
Letters were read from absent members including
General G. NJ. Dodge, L. n. Ross, E, H. Webster, j.
e. Hill, X. S. Tuthill, j. M. Hedrick L. H. Evarts,
X. ]. Oglesby Charles Brisbin, William f. Wheeler
p. Sharp, o. Gobrecht.
A member called for the report OF the Committee
on Monument for General Rawlins.
member of the committee said that no forma
report had been made out, and no money had been
collected.
General Sherman thought the practice OF building
expensive monuments by the society would have to
be abandoned as they cost too much. We were
dying too fast and it seemed to him that plain
tablet of moderate cost. simply to show that the
society claimed and respected its dead members,
was BETTER
No action was taken the matter. Adjourned
till ~ this evening.
Among the members OF the society and others
who are present are the following: w. w.
Belknap, r. p Buckland General Sherman. General
Pope, General Meade General Edward McCook
Admiral Porter, Commodore Porter, General
Gresham, General Strong, Colonel Markland, Gene
raj Murray, Major @. W. Schoheld General Thayer
General Wocott, and General Lew Wallace.
San Domingo Endorsed by the Ohio Legis-
lature.
COLUMBUS, April 6-In the House yesterday re-
solution endorsing Grants San Domingo policy was
taken up, and substitute adopted by party VOTE
declaring that In regard TO the extension OF our
borders and acquisition OF territory well as every
other measure Of public concern endorse as
sound political wisdom the principles embodied in
the declaration of President Grant, that no policy
should be enforced against the will OF the people.