Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-01
THE SOLDIERS.
Closing Meeting of the Army of the
Tennessee at Cleveland.


inst. says: The reunion of the Army
of the Tennessee closed tonight, and
the next meeting will be held at Lake
Minnetonka, Mimi, in August, with
Gen. Grant as the orator.
The features of to-day were the re-
ceptions at the house of Gen. Leggett
and Col w. II. Harris. Both were
the most brilliant of society events.
The society reassembled at 1890
this morning. The platform was oc-
cupied by Gen. Sherman, President
Col. Dayton, Secretary Gems. Logan,
Force, Hickenlooper, Noyes, and Leg
gett.
Gen. Belknap, Chairman of the
Committee on Nominations, reported
the following for officers, who We're
elected: President-Gen. William T.
Sherman, Vice-President-Col. Will
lam B. Leach, Gen. Madison Miller,
Col. II. L. Barnum, Capt. William
S. Burns, Col. Fl. S Hutchinson, Col.
II. T. Noble, Maj. J. II. Plunket,
Col. William H Gibbon, Col. John
McFall, Maj. John J. Safely, Capt
J. D. Mcfarland, Mai. William G.
Clayton. Recording Secretary-Col.
L. NJ Dayton. Corresponding Sec
retary-Gen. A. Hickenlooper. Treas
urer-M E. Force
At the request of the Chicago mem
bers, Mrs George n. Eldridge was
elected to membership.
Gen. Williamson offered and advo-
Gated the following.
Resolred, That this society will
hereafter make its annual reunions
more exclusively social for its mem
bers, and to this end will hereafter
make their own arrangements for
meetings and reunions, and will admit
only SO many visitors and guests as
can conveniently he done without him
dering or impeding free social inter
course between the members and their
families.
Re8OZUed, That the arrangements
for and the conduct Of the annual re-
unions and meetings Of the society
shall hereafter be in charge of com
mittees composed only ofmembers of
the society.
ResoJUed, That this society will
hereafter admit the ladies of the fam
lies of its members to its banquets
and other social meetings.
Gems Hicklenl0Oper, Logan, War
ner, Leggett, Sanborn, and Buckiand
warmly opposed the first and second
resolutions, and they were tabled.
The third was adopted.
On motion of Gen. Hickenlooper
the names of all officers of the Army
of the Tennessee who died on the
field, were added so the roll of dead
members.
A telegram of coincidence was sent
to the family of Gen. Steedman.
The following was sent to the Union
Prisoners of War Association, in SEES
sion in Decatur, Ill: "The Society
Of the Army of the Tennessee sends
your association most hearty greet
ing. 1t remembers your terrible suf-
ferings and your exalted patriotism.
This evening there was a grand
banquet. Euclid Avenue Roller-Rink
was profusely decorated with flags,
foliage plants, battle scenes, shields,
notices, portraits and the names Of
Generals and battles. Several hun
dred were seated at long tables stump
tuously spread.
IOAOlO AMI ONOho.
After the feast Gen. Sherman, mas
ter of ceremonies, announced toasts
and fehcitously introduced the speak
ers to respond to them as follows:
''rhe Beginning and the End" re-
Spouse by Col. II. Wilson. ''What
We Fought For" Gen. Theodore @.
Fletcher. 1.-THE Western Soldier"
Gen. w. w. Belknap. 1.-THE Memoir
les of the " ar" Gen. John W. Full
Ter. THE s ate of Ohio" Gov. Eos
ter. The surgeons of the Army"
Dr. II. J. II 9rrick. The Grand Army
of the Republic" Gov Lucius Fair
child 1.-The Old Flag" Gen. William
E. Strong. ''The Citizen-Soldier,
Gen. John A. Logan. 1.-The Army of
the Potomac" Gen. Ed. S. Mayer
1.-The Loyal Women" Bishop Samuel
Fallows. 1.-The Army of the Cumber-
land" Maj. William Mckinley. "The
Volunteers, responded to by Col.
Augustus Jacobson, of Chicago, who,
after dwelling at length on the ines
Unable services in the Rebellion of
the volunteer army, said: LAS they
marched and fought their thoughts
waxed great with their deeds, and
they gathered up and put upon their
banners all the dreams and all the as
pirations for the welfare of mankind
of all the prophets and all the poets
of all the sages and all the seers, of all
the heroes and all the martyrs of every
race and of every cline to be carried
home for new amendments to the con-
stitution."
The speeches were interspersed by
military band music and singing by
the Union Quartet. The festivities
were protracted until late into the
night.
Nautical ElOquence.
Central Christian Advocate.