The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-23
REUNION OF LOUISIANA DIVISION
"A. N. v,
AT ODD FELLOWS HALL,
Tuesday, Feb. %, 1876.

teur art, to commemorate the deeds Of
the past and once more unite in the
bond OF common fellowship what re-
mains now OF the legendary heroes OF
the Army of Northern Virginia. The
organization is under the able leader
ship Of the following named and we'll
known gentlemen
| OFFICERS.
President-E. d. Willett.
| First Vice Presidential Brady.
| Second Vice President-W. NJ Owen.
Third Vice President-W. H. Man
ming.
Fourth Vice President Francis r.
| Nichols.
Fifth Vice President -Julfs Lisso.
Treasurer Kopman.
Recording Secretary. Fl. Murray.
Corresponding Secretary-John Fitz-
patrick.
Executive Committee-A. M. Levy, G.
Connell, z. Inbau, w. H. Toler, W. II.
Manning, w. M. Owen, A. Brady, JAS
Taylor.
Standard Bearer-R. G. Black.
The bill of fare we give below
BILL OF FARE.
Soups.-Chickcn gumbo. a la Potomac; oyster.
Fish-Ked snapper. a la First Louisiana Bri-
gade: red fish. a Ia Washington Artillery: red
fish, la Louisiana Guard Artillery; fried
oysters. a La Donaldsonville Artillery,
Entrees-BOned turkey with trufies, a la
Uncle Robert: boned turkey with mushrooms,
Ia Stonewall; boned turkey with fruits and
Baked Pork and BEANS a la Auld Lang Syne
Koast-Turkey, la Hays; chicken. a la
Nichols; Veal. q Ia Walton mutton. a la Madi-
son Tips boneless ham, a la Landry.
KeIcVpS- 4 Chicken salad In Virginia Division .
lobster salad. u la Hood
Vegetables. dessert. assorted fruits, coffee
Henry Goulet champagne. red wine.
The repast was most convivial one
and throughout the best harmony and
good humor prevailed. AS the boys were
warmed by repeated draughts of cham
pagne, the memories of Aud Lang
Syne grew brighter and brighter, and
many of the puns and practical jokes
of times of yore, familiar to the sturdy
troopers of that four year contest, were
re-edited to the evident delight of the
vast assembly. When the inner man
had been well provided for, President
Willet called the attention Of the MEM
bers of the Association to the fact that
as souvenier Of war times and their
former life, dish of
PORK AND BEANS, WITH CORN BREAD,
had been prepared, and that whoever
wished it could help himself to the
homely fare.
Col. Kelly, of the Eighth Louisiana
Infantry, in response to a call, made a
few remarks, thanking the assembly
for the honor intended in thus calling
him up.
Toasts being in order, President Will
let gave as the first, and in honor of the
occasion, "To the memory of George
Washington and the day we celebrate"
which was drank amidst loud applause.
President Willet then delivered the fol-
lowing address:
Comrades of the Louisiana Division Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia:
Celebrating to-day our first annual re-
union, it has been my hope and solici-
tude to have been able to secure the
services OF some one OF our old COM
rades, who, endowed with high Oratori-
cal gifts, would make it his pleasant
duty to lay before you in words full Of
burning eloquence, a theme worthy of
your attention and appropriate to the
occasion. But every endeavOr to accom-
plish that end having failed, by reason
Of circumstances over which human will
and solicitude have no control, as Presi-
dent Of your Association, though unac-
custOmed to speech making and unen-
dowed by nature to weave into the wOof
Of argument the cunning web of words,
it devolves upon me to extend to you,
on this occasion, a few words Of greet
ing.
The object Of our association, COM
rades, as you we'll knOw-and in truth
there is no other object in itr-as set
forth in the preamble to the constitu-
tion adopted by you for your guidance,
is for the purpose "Of preserving a
record of all from Louisiana who par
ticipated as officers and soldiers in the
Army of Northern Virginia, in the late
war between the United States and the
preserving the materials from which
truthful history Of Louisiana's share in
that struggle may hereafter be pre-
pared, and to cherish the ties Of friend
ship and fulfill the duties Of charity to
the survivors" OF that army who may
be in need Of help and assistance.
We come here, then, not banded to-
gether in battles magnificently stern
array" nor with the grim visaged
front OF war, as was once our wont in
those trying days OF yore, to do battle
against the nation or to fight for or per-
petuate any principle repugnant to your
duties as good citizens of this great
nation but to perpetuate the record of
deeds in which we participated, to
which we are living witnesses to
collect the material from which the
future historian may digest truthful
tale for all future reference Of what
.Louisianians did in that mighty strug-
gle; to cherish sincere friendship
amongst ourselves, and to practice q
loving charity toward the unfortunate
and the needy survivors Of that noble
band.
And looking around me, brothers,
friends, comrades, what "reminiscences
crowd upon me! What facts for the
historians pen present themselves to
memory! / behold the familiar faces Of
the few survivors Of that noble band Of
Lolisianians who stood shoulder to
shoulder, steadfast and faithful, fight
ing from the beginning even to the bitter
end, for that South which we loved so
we'll for those principles we deemed so
sacred; who braved the shock and
carnage of battle on every field from Bull
Run to Appomattox. And, comrades,
can any one gainsay it, that Louisian-
ians performed not we'll their task in
that great undertaking? Have you nc
history to perpetuate? Are there none
whose deeds are worth recording and