The Indiana State sentinel., 1878-11-06

from members OF the society who were ab-
sent.
ELECTION OF oFFIcEEs.
The next business was announced to be
the reports Of committees, the first being
that of the committee on nominations of
officers, who made the following report:
The committee on the nomination of officers
recommend the following for the ensuing
year:
Vice Presidents-General Green B. Raum, of
Illinois; General Theo. Jones, of Ohio; Major
of Montana; Major II. c. Macarthur, of Mis-
souri,; Colonel William $. Oliver, of Arkansas;
Colonel ). z. Stone, of Iowa; General Dwight
May, Of Michigan; General e. II. Murray, OF
Kentucky; Major Edgar T Miller, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Colonel w. p. Davis, of Indiana; Major
Recording Secretary-Colo l.. NJ. Dayton.
Corresponding Seeretary-General A. Hick-
enlooper.
Treasurer-Generas NJ. F. Force.
The report was accepted, and the officers
nominated elected.
TIME AND PACE OF MEETING.
The next report was on the selection of
time and place for the next annual meeting,
and was as follows:
Your committee on time and place Of next
meeting recommend Chicago as the place,
the Palmer House as headquarters, and the
time be designated by the president OF this
society.
This report was also accepted.
ORATOR SELECTED.
The next report was that on selecting an
orator for the next meeting, and was as fol-
lows:
Your committee to whom was referred the
duty of selecting an orator for the next an
nual reunion have the honor to report that
they have selected General Walter q. Gresham,
OF Indiana.
General Gresham accepted the appoint
ment, and the report was adopted.
CURRENT BUSINESS.
The president said that current business
was i'm order. He said: ~ have two papers
in my possession which / will have read"
One was letter from Colonel Fred
Knetier, pension agent, who said that
Colonel l.. s. Shuler was at present receiving
pension OF 5000 per annum.
On the reading of the letter General w. @.
Gresham, who offered the resolution on
Wednesday, asking congress to grant Colonel
Shuler a pension, asked that he might with
draw his resolution. as the colonel was re-
| ceiving the maximum pension. The gen.
erals request was granted.
The othe- communication was regarding a
dispute between General J. III. Wilson and
Colonel Day ton, the secretary. The matter
was referred to the following select commit
! tee: General Leggett, Major McGinnis Major
John 4. Simpson.
Admiral b ID. Porter was elected an hon.
Orary member Oh lne society. Inc
names of several other naval officers
were offered for honorary membership,
! which caused quite an animated dis
| cussioD, several members taking the ground
! that il officers OF all armies and naval officers
| were going to be made members OF the Soci
ETY. Of the Army of the Tennessee, the inter
est taken in the society by present members
| would soon die out and the society fall to
! pieces. The matter was finally laid on the
| table.
| LIEUTENANT BENNER.
| General Raum then offered the following
| preamble and resolution, wAich were unani-
| mously adopted:
| Whereas, Lieutenant Benner, formerly a
volunteer officer and lately of the regular
heroic effort to mitigate the suffering of the
people OF the south afflicted with scourgc of
! yellow fever; therefore, be 1t
| Resolved, That the members of the Society
| of the Army of the Tennessee contemplate
his heroic death with mingled feel
ings OF admiration adm ration and sorrowmad,
and sorrow, that II his character should be
] taken from the land loved fondIy and
adorned so faithfully, and from the household
/ that cherished hIm so dearly. and that while
| we can not materially lessen the anguish of
his bereayed widow and Iatherless children,
we can at least send them an assurance that
| we share In their sorrow and W their impara-
! BILE loss.
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| society, and q copy therf of be forwarded TO the
| widow of Lieutenant Benner by the corre-
| spending secretary.
General Raum paid a high tribute to the
dead brother officer, which was loudly ap-
! plauded by the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT.
A motion to ad djourn, TO meet at Chicago at
any time selected by the president, General
| w. L. Sherman, was adopted, and the menu
bers filed out Of the hall, while the band
/ played popular airs.
! THE BELT ROAD EXCURSION.
At o'clock Generals Sherman, Belknap
and nearly all of the members of the society
proceeded 10 the union depot in carriages,
and at a quarter OF O'Clock started on q "Trip
around the Belt Railroad, having General
Pease, OF the l., b. and W., General McKeen,
| Of the Vandalia, and Colonel G. c. Gale, of
The Bee Lue, as escorts Governor Williams
and Mayor Caven were also of the party
| The trip consisted of going over the entire
line of road, during which the union stock
| yards, Atlas works and q number Of other
interesting places were visited. The party
| returned to the city about O'Clock, highly
| pleased with their trip, and returned thanks
TO the company for the courtesies extended
them.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet at the Bates House was prob
| ably the grandest that has ever taken place
in the city. Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the
guests began 10 march into the hall, keeping
time with the excellent music of Beissen-
herr full reed band. The hall was decorated
in the finest style imaginable, and three
rows of tables reached its entire length. In
the center was built large mound resting
upon cannons and round shot, surmount-
ing which was q large cross made of
tube roses and immortelles and bear
ing the name Of Mcpherson in choice
flowers. The walls OF the halls were
covered with evergreens and the names of
the principal battles fought by the Army of
the Tennessee. Over the entrance at the
head of the room was the inscription, in
large letters, welcome, Grand Army of the
Tennessee" made in evergreens. Upon each
table were placed large cakes OF curious
forms. Two roast pigs, candied and sugared,
and standing upon their feet, were placed
upon each table At the head of the center
table, at which General Sherman sat, was an
artistic cake representing the headquarters
of the general. Upon IL were three silken
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