Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-11-20

swered, and 1t is a source of reore,
that the names of the veterans have
not been handed in for publication,
as 1t will not be the officers of the
Reunion alone that will be asked for
an hundred years hence, but the in.
qury will be for the rank and file as
well. Without their names. 81,
seems like Hamlet played, with Ham.
let left out" Capt. L T. Beaver read
the minutes of the previous reunion.
Chaplain Earnshaw, Capt. Dale and
Capt Westbrook were constituted a
committee to select officers for the
next term. Their report was adopted.
Offcers for the next term-Presi,
dent, Col. j. I. Stuart; Vice Presi.
dents, Col. W. Brisbane, George B.
Wills, Major j. d. Howell. Griffith
Lytle, ii. b. Minichan. G.. G. Corkle.
j. S. Gibbon, E. W. III. Kreider, O.
H. Rumberger, j. S. Stuart, W. H.
Erwin; Secretary, Rev. l. Newton
Ritner-this selection was made be-
cause Capt. Beamer was going to
Kansas, and hence could not act in
that capacity; Assistant Secretary,
W. ii. Glass; Treasurer, W. II. Brat
ton.
The afternoon session was opened
by prayer by Rev John Laird.
Major General w. 7. Smith. and
Col Theodore II. West, Adiutant of
the 5th Wisconsin, were elected hon
orary members.
Robert Work, John Stuart and
Chaplain Earnshaw were requested
to hold themselves in readiness to
read letters from absehtees that night.
Lewistown was selected as the
place at which to hold the next re-
union, two years hence.
Music-W. H. Bratton led the sing
ing, My country, It's of thee"
Ezra ID. Parker, Esq, delivered the
address of welcome.
Chaplain Earnshaw replied to the
address of welcome
Rev. L Newton Ritner, Chaplain
Earnshaw and }. L. Barton were ap-
pointed q committee to draft Consti-
tuition and Bylaws, and to report at
next meeting.
W. III. Bratton, C. B. McClenahan,
W. H. Glass and j. II. Weimer were
elected as local committee of ar
rangements for next reunion.
Major L. E. Atkinson was intro
duced and delivered an address, which
was followed by the Chronology of
the Regiment, by Rev. L Newton
Ritner.
Benediction, by Rev. j. F. Oliver.
The evening session was opened by
prayer, by Rev. E E. Berry, after
which God bless our native land
was sung.
Letters were read by Chaplain Earn
shaw from Gov j. +. Hartranft, Col.
A " Wakefield, W G Mitchell, .. S.
A, Captain Calvin Dewitt, Z. S. A,
Captain B H Sweeny, Col. Theodore
S Vest. 4 G McClenahan, John W
Kline, Major General W S Hancock,
George Parsons, j A Jacobs, j d
Armbruster, Major General " F
(Baldy) Smith, Henry C Estip, E S
Swayne, Il r Davis, " Miles Irwin,
J d W Henderson, I Y Mcdonald.
The eulogy on the death of Col. F.
W Wo1abacker was delivered by Col.
J. T. Stuart, upon the close of which
the following resolutions were read
and adopted:
Hkerezs, We have learned since our last
Reunion of the death of our comrsde, Col.
F. W Wombacker, therefore,
Resolred, That, recognizing God in this
affection, we also recognize our own loss In
a ccmrade who honored our organization in
life. and left behind him record that any
man would be proud of, and viii be remem-
be-ed by the members of the 49ta 7. v as
a natural gentleman, belo' ed comrade and
most magnificent soldier.
fssoivef, That copy of these resolu-
tiuns be printed and sent 10 the family, by
the President of our organization, with
copy of the Presidents address.
Campfire "reminiscences were read.
Charley Smith, who was drummer
boy when the regiment was in the
war, was introduced, and, with Eman-
uel Wise, rendered music on the fife.
Captain J l. Barton related his ex-
perience IN Southern prisons.
The Association rendered a vote OF
thanks to all papers that noticed the
reunion. also a vote of thanks was
rendered to tine Pennsylvania Rail-
road. the Bridge Company, the Coun-
ty Commissioners. L. ID. Parker and
L. Z. Atkinson, the different hotels,
the Juniata Cornet Band and the cit
izens of AIifflintown-
A committee, consisting of Samuel
H Irwin, Capt c Dale, c r MeClens-
han, Capt Sweeny, j d Howell, j b
Downing, Jerry Cromer, W A More
land. Adam Sibert, and I II McFar-
land were appointed to assist in get
ting up the next re union
The reunion closed with the bene-
diction at about ii o'clock p. NJ