The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-25
ARMY REUNION.
Meeting Of the Society Of the
Army Of the Tennessee.
An Enthusiastic Assemblaye = Bishop
FallOWs' Address.
cleveland Telegram. /


The Society Of the Army OF tho TeHnrssee
has been holding It's sixteenth annual rctifiion
here T,er' was a large attendance. Tho
business ilif,si1e %ts held Ut the Ontario
tabernacle, ana was called ~ ,rdcr ~ ien.
sherman, who expressed the deepest 9tatI-
tndc ~ the society for postponng tho re-
union frnrI D1t. At1 thc present date on his
account Letters nv tHgrtt were rcn1
from Gems. Hancock t'rsah, Prior.
Harrison ana others. A ct'Itinittcc
reported that satisfactory nrfhiiur-
nicnts had not yet been lplctcd for holding
the matter was tliaht,intttch. a motion 10
wear uniforms mt the rptitihhs Hbd badges ut
NIL times was defeated by II decisive sf,it. ~
reading mn invitation to meet III Giiclnilati
next week with tho Army Of the Cumberland
GG!!. ch,r,naii rafHrrpd to the two societies m
members went TO Lake SiH~ cemetery. where
they visited Garficld's tomb. Gen. Grant II
expected to arrive tomorrow.
lr tHg evening Hrcnt crowd assembled
nj EliClin AtGi'uo opcra-honsc, which was
deliberately dcc0fnt"d viii, ilags and shields
showing the many battles III which the army
took part. At the front of the stngr WAS q
portrait OF Gen. McPhcison. wrcnthcd With
laurel AMI jlpmOrtellcs. nnd draped with u
flag, ~ $50 tho rrvcIle was sounded behind
the sceiics. Bfter ~h,et, tho curtain was raised,
disclosing seated OIL tii" etaga Gems. sherman,
Fallows. Leggrtt, Logan, Poe, FairGhtld, Bel
KNAPP. Hickcnoopcr. Noycs Strong, Force and
Fuller. and Cows Foster, Fairchild and others.
Miss D"ra Haunlugca sung the "star-Spangled
lsnnil.r, the Ariht qunvtctte joining IN the
chorus. They also kntig .Tcntinx Tonight
on the Old Camp Ground.
Gen sherman then announced the order Of
exercises. nnd presented the Rev. Capt. John
MITCHELL vim offered Dr,lycr.
GOV. Foster welcomed the society to the
State. saying thdt la,tl viCt Urs md ynnunished
in the late war now follow tltr sainc fln.. and
arc both ready nj the drop " the hat 10 fight
together for that flag against the Who'll. world
Ii need hc. Mayor Farley next formally wei
coined the society to the city
Gen. sherman responded to the addresses.
and was about tn sit down. amid y0cifcrOus
applause, when huge carnp-knttlc IN flowers
was presented To him. and tho cheering was
renewed When he could he heard, he turned
to those on the stage. rcmnrking: :. sup
pose We must keep the pot boiling" lie
then presented Miss Alice Mitchell, OF Chica-
go. who sang 1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" n-si-ted in chorus by the Arions.
Bishop FnllOwr. Of Chicago, was introduced
as the orator OF tho evening. Gen. sherman
rcmarking That He is General, he IL q
Bishop; you can take your choice OF titles
] know he was brave and gallant in war: he
is eloquent In peace"
Bishop Fallows bdgan hia address by giving
vivid description Of the battle of Corinth,
battle In which the most splendid hcrOlsm was
displayed by the soldiers of the North and the
soldiers of the South. The reverend gentleman
did not express II very warm admiration for
JEFF Davis. He said: "a gentleman very
prominent In tho late unplcnsantness has
been cndeavoring to play the part of ghost
raiser-Mr jefferson Davis. lie has been as
unsuccessful in his combat with that illnstri-
nj, tar nd tans tNrn To-
ing friend of the Union. Judge Jcrc $. Black,
rs he was with the armies of the United
States. II Is one Of the most marvellous OK
hihitions OF the mngnanimity and assured
strength and position Of mighty nation
that II permits the leader OF the great
Confederate movement. which c0nvulscd
the continent and shook tho earth, to
write a hook In two volumes on The History
OF the GOnfcdcracy. and enjoy the profits OF
the sac-thnt II allows him to reopen the
questions which lead 10 our civil war. and
to attempt 70 prove, IN spite of tho logic OF
reason and OF the logic Of events. that
South Carolina, In the position II assumed he
fore the war. was all right, and the Govern
mcnt MI wrong. When We remember that
regiments, briyades divisions. and whole army
corps once marched along singing, .We1l
Hang JEFF Davis to Sour Apple Tree, !" and
that the only reason why the sentiment OF
the song was NOT put into execution was the
sheer inability. rs things then were, to make
the connection between the tree and the sub
ject of the song. Mr.. Davis must certainly
share in the feelings of the pious old woman
who. whenever she heard OF any one who Ind
FELT the halter draw. was wont to exclaim
most earnestly, what mercy I'm still
alive" After n lengthy yet eloquent dis
course on tho events since the war, and
present friendly feeling between North and
South, he closed amid much applause.
The regular programme was thus COM
.SsRA
would be in order to call upon those upon the
stage To make short, pithy remarks. Gen.
John A. Logan was first called out, aftcrward
Gen. Belknap Gen. Noyes, Gov. Fairchild,
Gen. Leggctt. Gov. Fletcher. and Gen. Force.
The following officers were elected: Prcsi-
dent, Gen. William 4. sherman: Vice Prcsi-
dents, Col. William u. Leach. Gen. Madison
Miller, COL II. l.. Barnnm, Capt. William :.
Burns. Col. II. $. Hutchinson. Col. H. T.
Noble. Maj. j. II. Plnnket, Col. William II.
Gibbon. Col. John McFall, Maj. John ]. Safe
~. Capt. J. ID. Mcfarland. Maj. William Z.
Clayton; Recording Secretary. Col. L. NJ.
Dayton; Corresponding Secretary. Gen. A.
HickcnloOper; Treasurer. Gen. NJ. +. Force.
Gen. Grant was elected Orator for next
year. amid prolonged. fcrvcnt applause.
1t was voted to hold next years reunion on
Aug. Is and 10, ut Lake Minnctonka, Mimi.
with headquarters At Hotel Lafayette. After
the business session II Is proposed TO make an
excursion to Yellowstone park. The follow
ing were appointed committee TO arrange
for 1t: Gems. Pope, Strong. Santorn, Logan.
Raymond and SPrague. Col. Everest and
Lieut.. Andrews.
II was resolved that the wives and daughters
of members shall hereafter be admitted to
banquets of the society.
A telegram of coincidence was sent to the
family Of Gen. Stecdman. and a hearty greet
Ing to the cx-prisoners Of war assembled at
Decatur.
The reunion closed with q grand banquet at
the skating-rink, Gen. sherman officiating az
master of ceremonies.