The National tribune., 1881-10-22
REUNION NOTES.

The Iowa State Veteran Association at its last
meeting elected the following named officers for
the ensuing year: General G. H. Brock, Com
mander-in-Chef; General j. B. Stilson, Lieu
tenant Commander in Chief; Colonel James
Cammack, Adjutant General; Colonel G. J..
Stearns, Quartermaster- General: Colonel George
Welsh, Surgeon-General; Colonel d. Nicolls,
Chaplain; Colonel f. L. COndit, Judge-Advocate;
Lieutenant Colonel f. L. Sven, Officer of the
Day Captain Caspar Wore, Chief of Outposts.
The State Encampment hopes to form many
subordinate encampments during the winter.
j. w. NJ, writing from Maquoketa, Iowa, says
the recent soldiers Reunion at that place was q
grand success about 1,s00 people having been
present. Several good addresses were delivered
by prominent visitors and comrades, but the
sham battle, which closed the festivities proved
the chief attraction. There were infantry and
artillery, smoke and sound, but fortunately for
those taking part no bullets The old veterans
snutfed the suphurous smell of conflict without
danger of bodily harm without exhibiting any
signs of dissatisfaction. There was plenty to
eat and to drink, free sleeping places and the
affair was throughout pleasant one
The annual meeting OF the New York Asso-
ciated Veterans of the Mexican War was held
last week at the armOry of the Twelfth Regi-
ment, Broadway and Forty-ffth street. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President General William Linn Tidball
Vice-Presdents, General Winfield s. Hancock
Admiral Henry Wake, General H. G. Gibson
Colonel John +. Brahams, General John C. Rob
inson, ex-Mayor s. 4. H. Vance, General Francis
+ into 7
Casey, and General T. W. Sweeney; Treasurer,
William Coligan; Secretary, Colonel G. W. NJ
Leonard, Financial Secretary Major /. G. Alex
ander Marshal, Captain G. l. Murphy; Sergeant
alarms, John Eckweller; Trustee, Francis w
SeariSt.
The AssOciatiOn of the Survivors of the Seventy
sixth New York Volunteers held the Reunion
this year at Marathon, Cortland county. From
report received too late for last weeks issue we
condense as fellows: About eighty members were
present There were addresses delivered by yari-
Gus parties, after which the association adjourned
TO the basement Of the Baptist church, where
generous dinner was served by the citizens of the
village.
After satisfying the inner man the veterans
enjoyed an experience meeting relating as
Well as listening 10 anecdotes and incidents OF the
past
Next followed the election of officers, as fol-
lows: President, Lieutenant-COlo T. E. Cook;
Vice-Presidents Captain S. NJ. Byram, Captain E.
d. Van Slyck, Private c. II. Smith, Lieutenant
o. \. Burnham; Secretary, Lieutenant NJ. Edg-
comb, of Cortland, n. Y; Treasurer, Lieutenant
w II. Myers; Executive Committee, Benjamin
Taylor, y. w Smith, and p. w Chaffee The next
meeting will be held at McC1rawville N. Y.
The officers and men Of the Eighty fourth Penn
sylyania Volunteers held Reunion at Altoona on
the Goth. There was a large attendance, including
many members OF the One Hundred and tenth
regiment, to which an invitation had been extend
ed and the event was d pleasant one throughout
and Twill be long remembered by those who parties
pated therein.