The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-07
Reunion Of the Army or the Potomac

Reunion OF the Army OF the Potomac
/ PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-The reunion
of the Army of the Potomac, at the
Academy of Music, was the great event
of the day, at well as OF the week. The
assembling took place ut 10 o'clock,
and previous to that hour business meet
ings of the various corps and associ-
ations constituting the society OF the
Army OF the Potomac were held and Of
ficers elected for the ensuing year. The
auditorium ofthe Academy twas seauti-
fully decorated and presented finer ap.
pearance perhaps than ever before The
stage was set 10 O. camp scene, the front,
Just behind the loot lights beng graced
with war decorations Of guns and car.
riage:, one OH each side, stacked arms
and, "a, pyramid of. drums. Z Be-
Fhind the seats for guests was
planted the headquarters flag of General
Meade, stretched by wires, TO show the
golden eagle, encircled by the wreath,
which is the insignie on the field. Three
tisld tents stood ing tte back ground.
Long before the, hour for opening, the
balcony and other parts of the house al.
signed for invited guests, were filed up
with waiting audience.
At 12 o'clock precisely the distin-
gushed civic and military gentlemen lHJ
vited ON tho stage, who had assembled
in the green room, marched out, headed
by Major General Hancock and ex.Gov-
ernor. John A.. Dix, of New York.
Then came Generals Sheridan
and Sherman, Generals Robert
Patterson and Generals Cadwallader,
Generals ANrrill, Hooker, Mcintosh,
ingalls,, Bea 9r, Parke, and Selfridge;
Colonels Al 'anreid and Whippie, OF
Sherman's ST Il, and number of other
officers OF different. grades in the regular
army. Besides these there were seated
on the stage General T.. II. 7. Collier,
General II. H. Bingham, Ex-Govern"r
Andr,w Hon. A. Curtin, Ex.Goverbor
Robinson, of New York.. Captain s. +.
Sennetskin, aide de camp to His
Imperial Highness, the Grand
Duke Constantine, of Russia, and
Captain A. Vanderhausen, OF the I'm
perisl Russian Guard Artillery.
At 1890 p. NJ. Gen. Hancock, the
President, called the meeting to order,
and made brief and fitting speech.
After prayer by Rev. VIM. McVicker,
Major Starkey was introduced and
made a speech, welcoming the assem-
blage to Philadelphia.
Ex-Governor Dix, oil New York, who
was orator OF the occasion, was next In
troduced and delivered long and elo-
auent Grafton, in which he dwelt specially y
on the principle of universal elnanci
patton, and bearing of the late war on the
practical embodiment of that principle.
| The Grafton concluded as follows:
! II part with you then in the hope and
with the prayer that there may be re
served for you many more reunions like
this, though it be with diminished mum
bers, at d that year succeeding year far
in the future may bring you again to.
gether to JOIN your graduating hands, To
freshen the remembrances of past as
sociations and to rejoice in the con-
tinued prosperity of the Union
which you contributed by your
courage your constancy and your
urconquerable endurance to save your
country and endowing it with new
tenor OF life, and giving hope and con d.
dence To the friends of freedom through.
out the civilized world.
The address WAS warmly applauded.
/. VIM. Winter, of the New York 7rib
,ns, was next introduced and read COM
memorative ode which WAS cordially
received. After the reading OF the ode
spirited addresses were delivered BY
htienerSlf Sherman, Sheridan and. Hooker
pGovernor Hartrsnft and Ex-Governor
Curtin. The addresses were heartily
cheered.i At their conclusion the audi.
ence was dismissed.
7 American Medical Association.
The txsnty seventh annual meeting oi
the American Medical Association wa.
commenced to-day, in Horticultural Hall
There. WAS large attendance of dele
gates more than five hundred being
present. i GyG ,at.g..l s-u
DR.. j.. Marion Sims, of n. Y, Presi
dent elect, occupied the chair. President
Sims delivered q long address, alter
which the society adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon.
This evening there will be promen-
ade concert and supper at Horticultural
Hail,
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