National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-05
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
FINANCIAL RESULT OF THEIR LATE
EXCURSION,

VOTE OF THANKS TO THE PRESIDENT AND
READS OF DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR Of
FICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE FOUR
TENTH OF INTERPRETATION OF
OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR-Do-
NATION TO THE WASHINGTON NoNU-
MENT, &C.
The Veterans held their monthly meeting on
Saturday evening at l115 Pennsylvania avenue,
General ]. W. Denver in the chair and A. NJ.
Kenaday, secretary. There were about forty or
fifty members present.
The following nav members were enrolled
General Robert B. Mitchell, lieutenant In Second
Ohio volunteers in Mexico; William Anderson, Of
| Captain Oasey's company, Second United States
infantry; Hugh Masterson, of Captain Walkers
| company, Sixth infantry; Dominic Duffy, Of Cap
| tain Horace Brooks company, Second United
| States artillery; Samuel CLARK, Maryland and
| District Of Columbia volunteers; n. H. Robbins
| Texas cavalry; Samuel A. Pitts, Merchants COM
pany, Second artillery; A. Schwartz, Second dra-
gOons; Daniel Smith, Maryland and District Of
Columbia volunteers; james Ellis, sloop-oEWar
| Albany.
The finance committee Of the late excursion re-
ported payment Of all expenses attending their
| excursion the 14th Of September which
amounted to slss.25, and they have on hand a
| balance of $1l3-25 to turn over to the treasury
| with several accounts Of members yet holding
| tickets to be settled. The committee were
granted till next meeting to render final &C
The secretary made an exhibit Of the financial
affairs Of the society for the past year and half,
showing the amount Of dues paid in by each men,
| Der, and the amount standing against him on the
| books. 1t appears that $229.75 covers the whole
amount of dues since the first organization of the
society Of which SlO4.T5 only has been collected
up to September
| A motion 10 change the day Of meeting from the
| first Saturday to the first Wednesday of each
month brought out different views Of the subject,
and the motion was finally withdrawn
| A resolution passed authorizing a subscription
| of SIS to the Washington monument fund on the
plan proposed for its completion.
| The election Of officers for the ensusing year,
as provided by the constitution, resulted as fol-
| lows: President, J. W. Denver; vice presidents,
| +. T. Lally, Robert B. Mitchell; recording and
| corresponding secretary, Alex. NJ. RenadRy;
| treasurer Simpson p. Moses; marshal, A. r.
| s. N. Hoyt.
| to be recorded for the efficient services Of the
officers during the past year most Of whom have
| the city and unable to serve.
The following resolutions were read by the sec
| rotary, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this association
| and Of all the surviving veterans Of the Mexican
| war are emineDtly due to the President Of the
recognition of the I4th Of September as a day
worthy to be concentrated by the American peo-
| pie, as shown by his Executive order granting a
holiday to the officers and attaches Of the Govern
ment Departments desiring to participate in cele-
brating the event, and also by the banquet at the
| Executive manson on Lle evening OIL that day,
rendered to the Aztec Club, composed of Venera-
BILE officers Of that war; organized in the city Of
! Mexico.
ReToIued, That our thanks are also due to the
| Secretary of War and 1.-THE General of the Army
| for the honor Of o salute from the Washington
| arsenal and Fort FoOte as our excursion party
passed those points on the route to MRrshallH Hall
| where the celebration took place.
Resolved, That our thanks are also due to the
heads Of Departments generally for their kind
ness and liberality in extending leave of absence
to veterans Of Mexico in their departments prior
to the reception Of the general order Of the Presi
| dent.
| RESOLVED. That our thanks are due, and hereby
| rendered, to Comrade Albert Pike for his elO-
quent and scholastic address delivered the Oc-
casion Of our first anniversary celebration aud to
| Mrs. Gen. Henningsen for the much-admired
poem she was kind enough to dedicate to the vet
Grams Of Mexico, which was read by her young
| friend, Miss E. Justice, of this city.
ReSolVed, That we recommend TO eXcursiOnists
the eXeellent new steamer MARY washington, as
combining In her commander (Capt- N. Z.
| Gregg and efficient officers, together with the
| general appliances OF the boat, guaranty Of
The secretary also read a report Of the proceed
! ings of a reunion Of Illinois veterans of Mexico
| which took place at Monmouth, in that State on
! the I'd of September. Delegates were present
| from the counties Of McDOnough, Fulton, Han
| cock, Henderson, Warren, Knox and Rock Island.
| The report of the secretary, S. W. Smith, con-
tains a list Of one hundred and thlrty-seven
veterans enrolled by him since he entered upon
| the work, with the regiments and companies in
| which they served. Letters were read from Col.
| Ferris FOrman, Sd Illinois regiment, and Col.
VIM A. Richardson, Of the LIST Illinois, contain
ing useful information of q statistical character.
| Gen. M. S. Barnet Of Galesburg, presided, Col.
John G. Fonda, president Of the District AssOcia-
tiOn, beng absent unaYOidably. The proceed
ings Of the State convention, which called to
meet at Bloomington on the oath ult., have not
yet been received.
The New York Association of which Major
General Joseph Hooker is president, celebrated
the 14th Of September at Harlem River Park, the
arrangem ents being under the supervision Of Gen.
Thomas SWeeny, U. 5. A, Gen. ]. H. Hobart
Ward, Col. james NJ. Turner, Major Russell
Myers and other active members of the associa-
tiOn. Comrade RodmAn NJ. Price (ex-GoYernOr
Of New Jersey delivered the Grafton, which has
has been printed in pamphlet form and distributed
to kindred associations.
A letter from Major H. A. hcGlenen, contain
ing photograph likeness Of Major Edward Web
ster 1st Massachusetts, volunteers, (sOn of Daniel
Webster,) was submitted. Major Webster died
at San Angel, Mexico, in February, 1913. His
likeness will be preserved in the photograph al
bum Of the association.
The death Of COmrade John Galloway, on the
18th ultimo, was announced, and n committee ap-
pointed to draft o suitable testimonial to his
memory to be spread upon the minutes of proceed
ings.
After some further business, q grateful veteran
proposed a vote Of thanks TO the several commit
tees who managed the late excursion so success
fully. As the several committees cOmprehended
every member Of the association, the resolution
was gOOd-naturedly passed mem. con. Soon alter
on the invitation OF one Of the newly-eleeted Of
feers, the meeting adjourned for refreshments"