Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-03
SOLDIERS REUNION.
FishiDg Ger the Battles Of Isy-gone

FishiDg Ger the BATTLES Of By-gone Days.
A reunion of the surviving members of
Company K, 122d regiment p. ", was
held at the Golden Horse hotel Of Eugene
Bauer, in East King street, last evening.
Captain George +. Sprenger was called tn
the chair on motion of Commissary Ser
geant White, of Bedford county, aud Mr..
George W. Kendrick was chosen secle-
tary. In addition to members from VII
rious sections of this county, there were 4
numbers from Bedford and Cumberland
counties, and before proceeding with the
business that assembled them, the visitors
entertained each other with amusing and
pleasant "reminiscences of thair campaign
experience and associations during the ex.
citing days of war.
The secretary read history of the CON-
pany compiled by Captain Geo. F. Sprengcr
from his diary, and the narrative of by
gone events was listened to with the live
liest interest.
Mayor MacGonigle, who had been quar-
termastcr of the regiment, followed in a
few appropriate remarks, during the course
Of which he said that while frequently in
his official connection with the regiment
the exigcncies of the occasion may have
rendered the provisions he furnished some
what scant, he Oh the present occasion had
the opportunity of making slight amends
for past shortcomings, and proposed to
embrace it by entertaining the members.
The reply by Mr.. White, of Bedford, was
to the point when he said "Quartcr.
master, you shall not go it alone, for !
was conm;ssary sergeant aud an with
you
On motion of Col. Emlen Franklin Capt.
%,,
official list of the surviving officers and
members of the regiment, and take initial
steps looking to a general reunion Of the
regiment on the anniversary of their mus
ter into the service.
1t was further suggested that cores
pondence be opened 70: co operative meet.
ings between the officers OF the other COM
paries and the president, and both projects
were received with favor.
Captain Sprengcr, who had been orderly
sergeant of the company, read the list Of
original members, calling the roll and
those present responding just as they did
whilc in the service. AS far as could be
ascertained from the roll % OF the soldiers
of Company K sleep tho sleep that knows
no waking.
Some incidents of the campaign related
by David Hall Nauman and Colonel
Emlen Franklin were received with
laughter and applause, not unmirgled
with occasional phases of sadness as some
mournful memory of their soldering was
reviewed. Singing was next in order, and
"My Country IT'S of Thee" and "John
Browns Body" were rendered with all
the earnestness of by gore days.
1t was resolved to publish the conpany's S
history in pamphlet form, and sub
scriptions were at once taken toward de-
fraying the expenses. Captain Sprenger
was elected treasurer Of the fund. return.
ing thanks for this renewed evidence Of
confidence on the part of tho company.
Thanks were voted to Captain Sprengcr
for the active interest which he has taken
and the labor he had gone to in getting mp
this reunion, and after thanks to the sec
retary and to Mine Host Bauer, the com
pany adjourned.