Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21
Army or THE TENNESSEE.
Annuai wssstng cs Lake Minnstonks-OrA.
tson by Ex-eov. G. =. cavis-osnsrA'
p~roocSaEugs-

was hold !. Lafayette Hotel, lSAs NH
ue.onka Minnesota. There were mauy prom
insnt men present among thcm oea sbcf
man. Gen. Bdknap, and Gov. Rusk Of Wiscon-
in aud Gen Chetlain Of Chicago, and a host
AZ others more or less known 70 tho pubhe
The hotel was handsomely decorated ON the
walls OF the rooms we're portraits Of Gems
sherman. Grant, Thomas and Logon, ana aiso
tba national shicld enclosed in eyergreens bear
ing the inscriptions; "Corinth,s Nash
vile savannah" Jackson" "Doneison'
belmont .sshiloiL s'Chickasaw,r "Poridib-
SON ~~Raymond,S champion Hill" "bls
Black River 'yicksburg,r 'Kenesaw, AZ
lanta, Missionary Ridge and "luks
Az the business meeting held on the nrs'
ssy Gen. sherman presided, and Col L.
NJ DAYTON acted a. recording Secretary
In calling the meeting 70 order Gen Sbef
man delivered the opening address Anu
read q letter from Gen u urAit'
stating that be was unable 70 ps PIesens - ~
count Of his recsu; injury, and conveying hls
best wishes. Gen sherman thfn stated thaiE FL
GOV c X. Davis, on short notice, had consent
81 N deliver the address. The report OF tho
treasurer was real showing the financial TRANS,
actions OF the socis,y for the past year, anu
il present financial cO3dItloa Nas Reported
pood Gen sherman explained that = NOM
nent vas being erected for Frank T.
pl.ir and one had been erecteed Tor
Gen Ransom by his friends After me
transaction Of some routine business, the guests
had an excursion on ono OF the line steamers
or the lake
In he evening. after the assembly, by the
drum oorps, Gen sherman introduced Toy,
Hubbard 81 Minnesota 10 the Audience, Who
delivered tie address u welcome IN which he
stated thsi Minnesota felt an especial pride IN
it, record, a. she regards il q part Of heT own
She had 4 naurk larger representation OF her
s~sAiwar1 patriotism IN TINS array than IN any
other sinilar organization Gen sherman
responded, and ia announcing ne Riecc,
.sNarching through Georgia" General Sher.
man said ID was a plece Which had followed
him around tbs world and he hoped the suhi-
en-e would enjoy il better than he did After
IL rendition he introduced x.GoY. G. n Dayis
70 tie audience. aud explained that Gen Grant
Lad been expected 10 deliver tho Grafton, bu'
be wac not able 70 attend o DAVIS deliy-
cred an elaborate and able address, closing a.
follows:
have endeay0red 70 show the mission Of
war in general. and this war in particular; tina
sts end Is not mere conquest, nor persona
ghs-y: that it, consequence are n~eyer-eDding
that Ia the great average OF EaDan concerns
bene6cent. hat il ~eXtirpates error; that " eh
kilal~AtH NtaA u ERtlF AAAds II man H~'
/ have said httls Of your haftles, nothing o
yonr personal glory. Tho battles arc know
TO the world; yonr glory - secure IL was
I sublime conception % the German poet Zedlitz
that before the statute Of the great NAPOLEON
in ths Place Yendome the hosts II tho empire
muster for review. While Paris sleeps, IN
I d~isemhodicd cohorts OF the dead eonqneru
! break the marble calm Of death and are mar
shaded upon the Gelds OF air. The armies o
twenty years stand embattlcd on that serla
/ plain. They come from the slime Of the Nile
from tie sands % Arabia from the SHOWS o.
Russia, from Alpine lee, from German plains
from the fields Of Italy from spanish sierras
from the waves OF Trafalgar. The imperial mar
shals are there Mugat, with his squsdrons
Davoust with tho yictors OF Auerstadt; Mas
sens, with the famine stricken defenders o
Genoa: Macdonald, sword in hand, and OF
foot at the head Of the 1890 immortalS wit
broke the Austrian confer II WagrAm; slaught
cred Ney, with the appariiion OF the despairint
| guard which broke IN vain IN bloody surge
upon the English squares at Waterloo. Tn
( specters % auxiliary kings, their brows gold
bound with phantom crowns bestowed by him
career before their shadoWy legions, and IA
OF upon the confines q the night the phaDtas
ma % vanquishcd armies in full retreat is dim
ly seen upon a hundred fields. Martial musi
is family heard beneath the starr, andnpont IN
spirit baimers Of the pallid and cyanesoon
host, as il sweeps in daik review before tn
! bronze emperor, who has also taken a ghostl
life, CLEAN the words, v ImperAtorl Mon
turf to saiutant, = aud then the armies of a los
cause melt into the air, aud the emperor be
comes bronze again
SO. now and ia all time. will the hosts O
this army defle before the genius Of History
They rise, arms In hand, from the ancIen
! riYer-beds, from the bivuuac Of the grave
from Vicksburg and kenesaw, from ever
historic battlefield, from deadly FORESTS an
noisome prison pens The living and the deaf
are there, the white man and his dusky com
rade. The great generals are in their places
Tn peans " victorious mnsic are heard again
1 The starry flag CLEANS among the c~onsteila
tions. This pageant fades from the Elysial
fields, and History, taking mp her pen, write
of that army the im~peIishable words, 81
cause was not lost, for ii was the cause o
Liberty, my best beloved child 1t fought tn
great battle Of humanity and conquered, an
il consecrated 10 the reverence of mankind
The applause which followed tn
Grafton was long and loud Miss Mic
S Mitchell, Of Chicago, sang the "Bat
tie HYMN OF the Republic and re
ceiyed round after round Of applause for IN
rendition. Following the song by Miss Mitchell
was impromptn speeches by Bishop Fellows
OF Chicago, and others, mserspersed with mu
sic
On the second day was chiefly given to pleas
ure. The breif business session in the morn
4 Xix nlIIDlN uI-INrfd u ~ LOuNAlt .bANAht-r
the most important features Of which was tn
selection OF Chicago as the next place Of meet
ing, a result fully anticipated and the electio
of officers 40 follows:
P~resident-Gen w. 7. Sherman.
Recording sccretary-CoL l. NJ Dayton
Corresponding secretary-Gen A Hicken
hooper.
Ireasurer-Gen NJ. +. Force.
Vice presidents-Col John * Lavender
Missouri; Gen. ". I. Clark, Dakota; Lieut.
Col. Rood, Iowa; Capt W. MeCrary, Minneso
"a; Zen Schuyler, Hamilton, New York: Capt
G. Riebsame, Illinois; Lieut. s. S%tllweli, Ran
sas; Capt George IL Heaford, Wisconsin
Maj Edgar 4. Miller, Pennsyivania; Capt
Josiah Barber, Ohio; Capt Logan H Roots
! Arkansas.
After the business had been disposed o
nearly one hundred accepted Col McCroryl
invitation, and went 10 Minneapolis via IN
motor line, viewed in that city tho chief point
Of interest, and returned in the afternoon
Another excursion on the lake, with the sue
eossful regatta as a primo object OF interes
occupied the remainder OF the day.
In the evening there was a grand banquet
Four long tables filed the hall These wcr
| spread simply with the cut glass and silver
Tropical plants and blooming flowers wer,
center pieces in each table, and the snowy linel
was strewn with smilsx and cut flowers. A
the table atthe bead OF the room, on an elevate,
platform, was seated the master OF ceremonies
Gen w. L. Sherman; on his night Gov. l. r
Hubbard on hrs left ex-senator Ramsey
Mayor @. d. OBricn, Col TAYLOR, senator b
NJ. Sabin, Leut Col Plunkett, Gen ]. n. Ham
mond, Mai John G. Smith occupied seats AZ III,
table, which was faced with q bank OF Gu
flowers.
The feast was ended at half pastten, at which
hour the hall was ordered cleared OF the ser
wants and the speaking was commenced. Gen
sherman Introducing each speaker in a pleas
ant and characteristic way. The follnwinl
were the toasts, and the names of speakers:
First Toast-~The President OF the Unite.
States.p Response by Colonel O p. Dyer. l,
the absence OF Gen Gresham, p. NJ General
Thirmew said the committee was obliged 10 tax,
the most good natured man they could find
Gen Dyer from Pike, Mo, and OF course Al Oh
soldiers knew Of that locality.
Second Toast-ssTbe State Of Minnesota ;
Response by Governor Z. L. Hubbard
The third toast was the state of WISCONSIN ;
70 which Gov. J. NJ Rusk was to have respond
ed, but was not present In lieu thereof Gen
sherman expressed his regret at his absence
and bore testimony 70 the gallantry of Ia,
soldiers OF Wisconsin, many of ahom were
members or tho Army OF the Tennessee.
teSrth Ioast-'thir Country y R.cstsoa,, b,
GeEer@l A. l. Chetiain, OF Chicago.
Fifth Toast--"The men OF 's6-their spiri
inspired the men OF 81" Response by Gener
si Schuyler Hamilton.
Sixth Toast-"The Victories OF Peach,
ie-s renowned than those OF war; Teaspoons.
by Mgr. CspeL
Seventh Toast-"The Army OF the Tennessee ,
Response by General w. W. Belkaap.