Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NINTH CAVALRY.


icsburg, Cumberland Co.
Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
burg, Thursday, June 2, 1881, at 3 o'clock
by the president. Col. d. II. Kimmel, of
few appropriate remarks. Prayer was Of
The society was then welcomed to Me-
chanicsburg by Samuel A. Croft, ESQ.,, of
this city, in very happy and pleasing
the Ninth to the home of the old colonel
in we'll chosen words, and wished that
they may all live many years more to en-
Joy occasions like this.
The roll of membership was called, and
many new members were placed upon the
list.
The minutes of tho last reunion, held
at Harrisburg, were then read and ap-
proved.
Letters of regret were read from Col.
Thos. j. Jordan, Maj. E. H. Hancock,
Capt. Jas. B. Hammersly, JnO. T. Hunter,
]. II. Blain and others, expressive of their
regrets at not being able to attend the
reunion.
Members who died during the past year
were reported as follows Oscar T. Hoff-
man, Co. A George Armstrong, Co. B !;
Fred'k. Bellen. Co. B Samuel Rickett,
Co. b Simon B. Goss, Co. F, and Henry
w. Kuhn, Co. G. .
The president appointed Comrades
VIM. H. Longsdorf, d. p. Barry and B.
F. Isenberg committee to draft suitable
resolutions expressive of the sense of the
society.
The regular routine of business having
gone through with, the election Of officers
was then had and resulted as follows {:
President, Col. d. II. Kimmel !; Vice
President, Capt. Geo. A. Shuman, Capt
H. X. Myers and Lieut.. B. F. Isenburg !;
Secretary, l. D. Lands Treasurer, o.
B. Macknight Chaplain, Louis Center !;
after which the place of holding tho next
reunion was considered and Lancaster
city was, after considerable debate, Sc
lected.
A committee of arrangements for the
coming year was then announced by the
chair as follows William ROehm, S. A.
Croft, Andrew S. Wingert, Harry IL.
Nissley and Samuel Swcnk.
The committee on resolutions then made
the following report:
''WHEREAs, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in His all wise Providence to summon from
us since our last reunion, by tho hand of
death, Comrades Oscar T. Hoffman, Co.
A George Armstrong, Co. B; Frederick
Bellen, Co. B; Samuel Rickett, Co. B !;
Simon B. GOss, Co. F; and Henry w.
Kuhn, Co. G, therefore be it.
'tResolced, That by the sudden deaths of
our comrades, wo are reminded that the
fatal mandate, which all must sooner or
later obey, comes when and where the
Sovereign Master wills, and no earthly
power can stay it; and nothing can shield
or place us beyond its reach, but that VIC
must all soon follow OR comrades to the
silent city OF the dead.
''Resolred, That while we las survivors of
the 9th Pennsylvania veteran volunteer
cavalry mourn their loss as our own, we
but bear our part and tender to the be-
reayed families of our deceased comrades" F."
A vote Of thanks was rendered to the
committee Of arrangements and the citi-
Zens of Mcchanicsburg for tho kind hOspi-
talities shown to the visiting comrades.
On motion adjourned to meet in Lancas.
ter on the second Thursday of June, 1882.
Evening Exercises.
In the evening public meeting of the
Ninth cavalry, soldiers and citizens was
held in Franklin hall. At seven o'clock
the line was formed consisting of the old
vets and soldiers headed by tho Mechanics
burg band, and proceeded to the depot to
meet the Goblin Guards, of Carlisle, a crack
company Of the Penna. Nat. Guards, who
arrived ON the 7:1S p. M, train accom-
panied by the Carlisle. band, and
after marching through the sev-
eral streets they all then retired to
the above named hall where the meeting
was called to order by Col. ID. H. Kimmel,
who nominated II. II. Thomas, of Carlisle,
chairman. The motion prevailed and the
chairman made short speech appropriate
to the occasion. After which A. F. Shenck,
esq.,, of this city. was introduced and de-
livered the annual Grafton before his COM
rade soldiers and citizens of Mechanics
burg. Short addresses were made by
other comrades.