The Portland daily press., 1881-06-09
The Next Meeting to be held lin Detroit.

HARTFORD, Conn, June 8.-The weather
cleared this morning in season for the parade
and demonstration in honor of the veteran
soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, and the
streets are crowded with people from the city
and country to witness the parade The CITY
is gay with decorations, the New State House,
City Hall, Opera House and other prominent
buildings being profusely decorated. Gen.
Sherman arrived on the early morning WASH
ington express, and at - o'clock to-day re-
viewed the First Regiment, Connecticut State
Militia, Col. Barbour, on the park south of
the Capitol building, Gov. Bigelow and staff
accompanying him. The Tibbetts Corps of
Troy, N. Y, arrived on an early train this
morning, and was received by the Governors
Foot Guard. Post No. 2, G.. A. R., of Phila-
delphia, arrived two or three hours later by
boat and was received by Robert o. Tyler Post,
G. A. R., and the Governors Guard. Wilcox
Post, G. A. r., of Springfield, was received by
Nathaniel Lyon Post of this city, A procession
formed at the State Capitol soon after -
o'clock, and marched in the following order:
The Procession.
First Division-First Regiment Connecticut
National Guard, Col. Barbour; First Company
Governors Foot Guard; Tibbett's Veterans
Corps, Troy, Post No. 2, G. A. R., of Phila-
ford; Wilcox Post of Springfield, Mass; Vet
eran Soldiers and Sailors, unassigned
Second Division-Army and Navy Club of
Connecticut, Gen. VIM. B. Franklin, pres-
dent; Society Of the Army of the Potomac,
Gen. Fl. G. Wright, president.
Third Division-First Company, Governors
Horse Guard escorting Gov Bigelow and
staff. the Secretary of War and Gen. Sher-
man, Gov. Lttlefeld of Rhode Island and
staff, Governor Hoyt of Pennsylvania and
and other guests in carriages. Great crowds
of people along the route of march greeted the
veterans with cheers of hearty welcome
Members of the Army of the Potomac Soci-
ETY. as far as possible preserved their corps Or
CARNATIONS in procession, Generals Burnside,
Wright, Franklin, Devens and others marched
in the ranks with the boys" All were en-
Enthusiastically cheered by the people along the
route.
Corps Associations.
Several of the army corps associations held
meetings at Capitol Building this forenoon for
business. The officers elected were:
First Corps-President, Gen. j. c. Robinson
of New York; Vice President, j. W. Hoffman;
Secretary and Treasurer, Capt J. n Burritt
Second Corps-Col. Geo. f. Hooper, of New
York, President. A speech was made by Gen.
Miles. There was good attendance and the
following officers elected: Gen. d. 7. Couch of
Newark, President; j. D. Billings, Cambridge
port, Mass, Secretary and Treasurer; General
Francis A. Walker, New Haven, Historian;
New York, Gen. L. G. Ellis, Hartford; Colonel
Geo. f. Hopper, New York; Col. Brewer, Bel
lefonte, Pa; Capt. B Fl. Child of Providence.
Vice Presidents, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S.
a.; Col. Nathan Church, Utica; Col. j. FL.
Sleeper, Boston.
Sixth Corps-The attendance was large, Gen.
Chas. Devens presiding and delivering brief
address. Col Platt made report concerning
the right of the Twenty-third New York Reg-
ment of Brooklyn to wear the Sixth Corps
badge, and resolution was passed that copy
of the report be sent to the Colonel of the reg
iment and the Adjutant General of New York
Officers elected were President, Gen. Getty, U.
S. A; Vice Presidents, Gen. W. w. Henry,
Vermont; Gen. Francis e. Pinto, New York
Major Ivan Tate of New York; Treasurer,
Col Samuel Truesdell of Brooklyn.
Signal Corps-Lieut Thomas Fl. Feary Of
New York presiding. No business was done
but to elect a representative as Vice President
of the Army of the Potomac Society.
Fifth Corps-President, Gen. James Nc
Quade; Vice Presidents, Gen. S. w. Crawford
and Gen. J. J. Milham; Secretary and Treas
urer, F. T. Peake.
Twelfth Corps-Oficers elected: President,
George L. Beale of Tenth Maine; Vice Presi-
dent, Col. George D. Chapman of Fifth Con-
necticut; Surgeon j. H. Love of Twentieth
Connecticut.
Third Corps-Meeting of Third Corps pre-
sided over by Gen. Sickles. Gen. Bigler of
Philadelphia was elected President; Secretary,
ham L. Mott of New Jersey.
Ninth Corps-The meeting was one of the
largest held Gen. Burnside presided, and adj
dresses were made by a number of members.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President Gen. A. E. Burnside Vice Presi-
dent, Gen. A. B. r. Sprague Secretary, Gen.
c. FL. Barney; Treasurer, Col. D. r. Larned;
Vice President of Army of Potomac, Gen. F.
w. Swift.
The cavalry corps met in the Senate Cham
Der, large number being present. Gen. III.
E. Davis, Jr., President, occupied the chair. :
The following officers were elected: President,
Henry E. Davis, Jr.; Vice Presidents, Gen.
VIM. Wells, Col. J. T. B. MITCHELL Gen.