Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-11-01
VETERANS OF THE WEST.
Meeting of the Society OF the Army OF
the Cumberland at Cincinnati.
4 Cincinnati dispatch of Oct. 24tl


A Cincinnati dispatch of Oct. oath
says
Over $50 members OF the society of
the Army of the Cumberland, nearly
all them officers, marched up Vine
street tonight, preceded by a band.
They were ON their way to the meet
ing at Springer music-hal They
walked along the sidewalk instead of
in the middle of the street, and made
little or no effort to give military APP
pearance 10 the column. There are
about 800 members of the society in
attendance at the reunion, but fully
half of them failed to put in an APP
pearauce when the line was formed
The remainder went to the hall in
their own way during the half hour
following The Veteran Regiment and
the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteer
Infantry were to have acted as an es-
cort TO the members of the Army of
the Cumberland. but they were late in
arriving at Ike Burnett House,
and found that the column, led
by Phil Sheridan, had moved half
an hour before. Some of the
local committee did hot like the idea of
such an escort, and they are credited
with exceeding promptness IL starting
the column in order that they might
march unattended. AT music Hall
an audience of 4. 600 was gathered. 1t
was happily said that the Army of the
4 Cumberland never gathered in a no
/ bier hall, and the hall never held a
nobler audience On the stage were
such men as Sheridan, Rosecrans,
/ Logan, Pope, Opdyke, Stanley, Smith,
I Wood, Force, Ware, Barrett, Moves,
/ Atkins, and others. They were all
recognized as they came upon the
/ stage by at least some of the audience
and were greeted with hearty applause.
/ The decorations of the hall were sim
/ pie, but in entire keeping with the oc-
casion, and helped to kindle the en-
/ thusasm of the audience The meet
/ ing was protracted until n late hour
but the audience did not tire nor did
any of the speakers fail of a cordial
reception.
Gen. Atkins address was the prin
cipal one of the evening, and made q
very favorable impression. He was
/ frequently applauded, and his eulogy
/ of Thomas was received with a storm
of cheers
Capt. Willard with the help of the
Apollo Club, sang song composed
by himself for this occasion.
Inresponse to calls Gen. RosecranS
made few remarks favoring reun.
ions, saying that unless the soldier,
stuck together, the wise provision OF
the statute giving preference to sol
diers in the public service was in dan
ger of being forgotten He regarded
also, the encouragement of devotion
to the country ample reason for keep
ing alive an interest for the grea
deeds accomplished by the voluntee
army during the War.
Gen. John A. Logan was calleC
out. He said he was not membe
of the Cumberland Army, but felt a
though he was part of it owing. t,
the close relationship of the Army o
the Tennessee and Cumberland il
many trying times. He commendet
the plan of thus society in permitting
ell soldiers to become members. Ill
closed with warm eulogy on Gen
Steedman.
After the meeting adjourned tn
soldiers returned to the Burnet House
!. when a symposium, handshaking, ant
the recounting of army exploits con
tinued till after midnight. a note
worthy feature Of the gathering is tn
! presence of Capt. Conner and a mum
Der Of other Confederates who cam
up from Chattanooga to mingle in tn
exercises and assure the members o
the Army Of the Cumberland that il
these times of peace they desire to b
warm friends.
At the business meeting in the fore
noon prayer was offered by Chaplain
Earnshaw The reports of the com
mittees were heard
1t was stated in explanation of t.
absence of mention of the death 0
, Gen. Steedman that he had never be
come a member of the society.
Gen. r. d. Mussey offered a resolu
, ton, which was adopted, that ia
Committee on Memoirs take the nee
, essary steps to have a sketch of Gen
/ Steedman's military career publishes
/ i'm the Annual Record.
Gen. j. S. Fullerton, the treasurer
reported the balance at the beginning
of the year, $3.50 balance now in tn
treasury, S197. He stated that larg
: number of the members were delin
quent, many of whom cannot b
found by letters.
! After the appointment of commit
tees and the acceptance of invitation
from the Chamber Of Commerce, IN
Cuvier Club, the Duckworth Clnt
/, and the Lincoln Club the society ao
journed.
How TO Winter Bees.
! From Rurn' New Yorker