Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-07
Otsego and Crawford Counties Sol
diers and Sailors Reunion.

diers and Sailors Reunion.
We clip the following account OF
the proceedings of the Reunion al
Vanderbilt, on July Both from the
Otsego independent:
On Wednesday, July 30th, 1884, oc-
Cured at Vanderbilt the Sixth Annu.
al Reunion of the soldiers and sailors
of Otsego and Crawford counties. Ii
proved to be a gala day foe our beauti-
full little sister village, and she had the
pleasure of entertaining the largest
concourse of people ever within her
limits.
At a little after 7 o'clock the train
arrived at Vanderbilt where the Van
derbilt Social Club was in waiting to
escort the comrades to the grove, and
the procession formed in the following
order.
Band.
Vanderbilt Social Club.
j. J. Lyons Post G. A. r., Wander
bilt
Doore Post q. A. r, Gaylord.
Marvin Post q. A. r., Grayling.
Visiting comrades and citizens.
The procession marched to beau
tiful grove a short distance south of
the town hall, where ranks were brok.
en-, and the balance of the forenoon
was given over to greetings, forming
new acquaintances and renewing old
At 12 o'clock the bugle was sounded
by Comrade Hilton for pork and beans
and other delicacies. and the long ta-
bic was soon surrounded. Grace was
pronounced by Rev. VIM. Putnam.
Shortly after dinner shower came
up and il was found necessary TO ad-
journ the exercises to the town hall,
and the election of officers was pro-
ceeded with, which resulted rs follows
President-Dr. n. L. Parmeter.
Vice -President-J q. Berry.
Vice Presidents, townships, Otsego
county:
Bagley- w. III. Smith.
Corwith-T. G. Woodin.
Charton-John A. Covert.
Dover-Comrade Goslow.
Elmira -Judson Palmer.
uayes-o. .. rISiIer
Livingstop-A. j. TAYLOR.
Otsego Lake,. G.. Hooker.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
Ball-Myron Toms
Beaver Creek Martin Packard.
Center Plains-O. g. Andrews.
Fredric-F. l.. Barker.
Grayliug %. Palmer.
Grove-Thomas Lound
Maple Forrest--J. j. Coventry.
Secretary j. Jubb.
Quartermaster-O. J. Bell.
1t was voted by the association to dc
away with the Office of treasurer anc
that the quartermaster act in that ca
pacity.
1t was decided TO hold the 9TH Annu
| nj Reunion i'm Grayling, on the thirC
"Wednesday in August. 1885, and tC
continue two days.
On motion, it was voted to merg'
the executive and finance committe,
into one, to be called the executiv,
committee, and the following com
rades were appointed as such:
A. j. Taylor, Gaylord; a. j. Rose
r. p. Forbes, Grayling.
1t was decided to change the nam
of the organization to the "Nerth
Eastern Michigan Soldiers and Sail
ors' Association" taking in Cheboy
gan, Charlevoix and Montmorenc
counties, and the following vice pres
dents were elected from that section: /:
Cheboygan-A. w. Eek.
Charlie levoix-Walter Caldwell.
Montmorency Joseph Stainger
| The further exercises were i'm accord
ance with the programme published /
previous issues of the AVALANCHE
1t was an occasion ever TO be remen
bered, and we trust that the ranks {
the Veterans will long remain unbrol
en-, and that future meetings of tn
Association will bring with it renewe
pleasure and greater attendance. i
our next issue we will give the Rosie
of the Association. as near as possibl,
We would suggest TO the comrade
that they write the Secretary givin
number of regiment, letter of Co., an
where from.
JohnSton'S Extract Of SarSapaript