Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-18

Lieut.. Thos. Diuan. Co. B., Harrisburg,
Pa.
Lieut.. ]. G. Brubaksr, Co. c.. Union,
town, Pa.
The Meeting.
On reaching the opera house the regi-
ment was seated by company in the par
quet, the staff officers and the executive
committee occupying seats on the stage.
The parquet circle was we'll filed with
citizens, quite q number of ladies being
present. The gallery was also we'll filed.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor MacGonigle, who nominated Col.
Emler Franklin as chairman. The nomi.
nation was confirmed with great ap-
plause.
Col. Franklin made spirited speech in
acknowledgment of the honor and called
upon Chaplain Elm Kirke to lead in
prayer. The chaplain offered fervent
Invocation, and tho band followed with
the natiOual airs
X. Allen Lowell, of Huntingdon, was
then introduced and delivered an address,
recornting the early incidents of tho Rebel
lion, the advance OF the Confederates into
Maryland, their repulse by the army under
Mcclellan at South Mountain, his great
victory at Antietam, his removal from
command and the disasters that followed
under Burnside and Hooker, including tho
battles Of Fredericksburg and ChancellOrs-
vile, in both Of which the ICED was honor
ably engaged.
After a lively air by tho band, j. Davis
Duffield, esq, Of Philadelphia, was intro.
duced and made an eloquent address, in
which humOr and pathOs were happily
blended. He recalled many humorous
and some ludicrous incidents of the camp
and the march graphically detailed the
moro stirring events of the battles con
demned unstintedly the imbecility and
incompetency of the commanding officers
at Fredericksburg, Mary's Heights and
Charlottesville; paid glowing tribute to
the bravery of the troops engaged, and to
the memory of those who fell on those
bloody fields; spoke highly of the valor Of
the enemy and the military genius of their
commanders, and made a patriotic appeal
for perfect reconciliation of the North
and the South. He ended his excellent
address by recitiDg the beautiful poem
''The Blue and the Grey
DR.. ]. 8. Smith, of this city, was next
introduced and read historical sketch of
the organization aud campaigning of tho
regiment during the nine months it was
in service.
The meeting then adjourned to reas.
semble at M;annerchor hall at 8 o'clock
p. m.
The Banquet.
MpEncrchor hall was set with four rows
of tables, extending, nearly tho entire
length of the room. Shortly after o clock
the doors were opened and the regiment
filed in and took seats at the tables. The
officers and orators took position in the
northwest corner of the hall. The room
was jammed. Eating and drinking were
the order of tho evening, and the buzz Of
conversation was continuous.
Col. Franklin arose and with great ef
fort secured sufficient attention to an
nounce that Judge Ashman, of the Or
phans court of Philadelphia, was present,
and he would ask him to respond to tho
toast. The Judiciary, our protec-
tion in time of peace, AZ tho soldiers arc
time of war;
Judge Ashman mounted chair and
tried to make himself heard, but only
with Indifferent success, the noise and
confusion in the back part of the hall ren
ering his speech inaudible to those not sit
ting near him.
}. Davis Duffield followed, reiterating
his appeal for IT reconciliation Of the North
and South.
Cap. Geo. F. Springer next mounted d
chair, and read largo number Of letters
from absent members Of the regiment
regretting their inability to be present.
After which th- colonel announced the
meeting adjourned.