The Dickinson press., 1884-08-23
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE.
Annual Meeting at Lake l1innstonka-ora
taon by Hx-oov. o. Z. Davis-osnsra:
3rooAadinas

A0PhoeoAtuS Iuo army Oh CQ0 tennessee
was held at Lafayette Hotel, Lake Min.
netonka. Minnesota. There were many prom
inent men present, among them Gen. sher
man, Gen. Belknap, and Gov. Rusk of wiscon.
sin, and Gen. Chetlain Of Chicago, and a host
OF others more or less known to the public
The hotel was handsomely decorated. On til,
walls of the rooms were portraits of Gems
Sherman, Grant, Thomas and Logon, and also
tho national shield enclosed in evergreens bear.
ing tho Inscriptions: "Corinth," "Nash.
ville," Savannah" Jackson" sDonelson,'
"Bolmont, +" ''shiloh, J" s'Chickasaw," sPortG Glib.
son." raymond" champion Hin," 'Bie
Black River" "vicksburg, y ssKenesaw," cat.
lanta," Missionary RIDGE" and "Iuka."
At the business meeting. held o the first
day Gen. Sherman presided. and Col. L.
In calling the meeting to order Gen sher-
man delivered the opening address aud
read a letter from Gen. U. s. Grant,
stating that he was unable to be present, on &C:
count Of his recent injury, and conveying his
best wishes. Gen. Sherman then stated that x-
Gov. c. K. Davis, on short notice, bad consent
ed to deliver the address. The report of the
treasurer was read, showing the trans
actions Of the society for the past year, and
its present financial condition was reported
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ment was being erected for Frank P.
Blair, and one had been erected for
Gen. Ransom by his friends. After the
transaction of some routine business, the guests
had an excursion on one of the fine steamers
on the Lake.
In the evening, after the assembly, by the
drum corps, Gen. Sherman introduced Gov.
Hubbard of Minnesota to tho audience, who
delivered the address of welcome in which he
stated that Minnesota felt an especial pride in
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She had a much larger representation of her
stalwart patriotism in this array than in any
other similar organization. Gen. Sherman
responded, and in announcing the piece,
Marching through Georgia. General sher:
him around the world and he hoped the audi.
ence would onjoy it better than he did. After
its rendition he introduced ex- Gov. G.. X. Davis
to the audience, and explained that Gen. Grant
had been expected to deliver the Grafton, but
he was not able to attend. Gov. Davis deliv-
cred an elaborate and able address, closing as
follows:
I have endeavored to show the mission OF
war in general, and this war in particular; that
It's end Is not mere conquest, nor personal
glory; that its consequences are never-ending;
beneticent; that it extirpates error; that it es.
tablishes what is good; that it makes nations.
L have said little of YOU battles, nothing Of
your personal glory. The battles are known
to the world; your glory is secure. It was a
sublime conception Of the German poet Zedlitz,
that before the statute of the great Napoleon
in the Place Vendome the hosts of the empire
muster for review. While Paris sleeps, the
disembodied cohorts of the dead conquerol
break the marble calm of death and are mar.
twenty years stand embattled on that aerial
plain. They come from the slime of the Nile,
from the sands Of Arabia, from the SHOWS OF
Russia, from Alpine ice. from German plains,
from the fields of Italy, from Spanish %sierras,
from the waves of Trafalgar The imperial mar,
Davoust, with the victors of Auerstadt; Mas.
sena, with the famine stricken defenders Of
Genoa; Macdonald, sword in hand, and on
foot at the head of the $4,000 immortals who
broke the Austrian center at Wagram; slaught-
cred Ney, with tho apparition of tho despairing
guard which broke in vain in bloody surgea
upon the English squares at Waterloo. Tho
specters of auxiliary kings, their brows gold.
bound with phantom crown bestowed by him,
career before their shadowy legions, and fai
ma of %vanquished armies in full retreat is dim.
ly seen upon a hundred fields Martial music
is family heard beneath the stars, and upon the
spirit banners of the pallid and evanescent
host, as it sweeps in dark review before the
life, CLEAN the words, ave Imperatori Mort
turf to salutant," and then tho armies of a lost
cause melt into the all, and the emperor be.
comes bronze again.
~, The applause which followed the
S: Mitchell, Of Chicago ,'I sang idhs Bat.
tie Hymn of the Republic,S and re.
ceived round after round of applause for tho
rendition. Following the song by Miss Mitchell
was impromptu speeches by Bishop Fellows,
OF Chicago, and others, i~nterspersed with mu.
sic.
On the second day was chiefly givento pleas.
ure. The breif business session in the morn.
ing simply disposed Of the routine business,
the most important features of which was the
selection of Chicago as thenext place of meet.
ing, a result fully anticipated and the election
of officers as follows:
President-Gen. w. T. Sherman.
Recording secretary-Col. L. M. Dayton.
Corresponding secretary-Gen. A. Hicken.
lo9per.
Vice presidents-Col. John s. Lavender.
Missouri; Gen. W. T. Clark, Dakota; Lieut.
Col Rood, Iowa; Capt. w. McCrary, Minneso.
IA; Gen. Schuyler, Hamilton, New York; Capt
c. Riebsame, Illinois; Lieut. S. Stillwell, Kan
Maj. Edgar i. Miller, Pennsyiva ns;0 Gapt'
Josiah Barber, Ohio; Capt Logan H. Roots,
After the business had been disposed OF
nearly ono hundred accepted Col. McCrory's
invitation, and went to Minneapolis via the
motor line, viewedin that city tho chief points
of interest, and returned in the afternoon.
Another excursion on the lake, with the sue.
cessful regatta as q prime object of interest
occupied the remainder of the day.
In the evening there was a grand banquet
spread simply with the cut glass and silver.
Tropical plants and blooming flowers were
center pieces in each table, and the snowy linen
was strewn with smilaX and cut flowers. At
the table at the headof the room, on an elevated
platform, was seated the mastero f ceremonies,
Cen. W.. T. Sherman; on his right, Gov. L. F.
Hubbard on his left, ex-senator Ramsey;
Mayor G. D. OBrien, Col. Taylor, Senator b.
M. Sabin, Lieut.. Col. Plunkett, Gen. ]. H. Ham.
mond, Maj. JohnC Smith occupied seats at the
table, which was faced with q bank of cut
flowers.
Tho feast was ended a thalf 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 following
were the %toasts, and the names of speakers:
First Toast-'sThe President of the United
States" Response by Colonel G. P. Dyer. In
the absence Of Gen Gresham, F. NJ. General,
Thirmew said the committee was obligedto take
Gen. Dyor from Pike, Mo-, and of course all old
soldiers knew of that locality.
Second Toast-''The State Of Minnesota
Response by Governor F. l. Hubbard.
to which Gov. J. M. Rusk was to have respond.
ed, but was not present. In lieu thereof Gen.
Sherman EXPRESSED his regret at his absence,
and bore testimony to the gallantry of the
soldiers of Wisconsin, many of whom were
members or the Army of the Tennessee.
Fourth Toast-"Our Country" Response by
General A. L. Chetlain, of Chicago.
Fifth Toast-"The men of '76-their spirit
inspired the men of '61." Response by Gener-
al Schuyler Hamilton.
Sixth Toast-"The Victories Of Peace-no
less renowned than those Of war" Response
by Mgr. Capel.
Seventh Toast-sThe Army of the Tennessee. "
Response by General w. w. Belknap.
Eight TOast-EThe TInraturninp naod