The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-19
A R0USING REUNION.
The Army Of the Potomac Society at
Brooklyn.

The fifteenth annual meeting of the Society
of the army of the Potomac took place at
Brooklyn on Wednesday and Thursday last.
The city was lavishly decorated i'll honor of
the veterans and most generous welcome was
accorded them. On the morning of Wednes-
day the various corps societies held meetings
and elected officers as follows:
First Army Corps.-PTesident General Alb
ner Doubleday; vice presilents, General Z. B.
Fowlerand Captain Ira n. Burritt; secretaries,
j. w. Kirkley and William III. Riley; treas
urer, Thomas Exley; historian, J. II. Slime.
Second Army Corps.-President, General w S.
Hancock; yice-presidents, General G. b. Mott,
Colonel S. A. Moore, and Captain w. Meller;
secretary and treasurer, John ID. Billings.
Fifth Army Corps.-President, General Nc
Quade; vice-president, J. II. Bellows; secre-
tary and treasurer, General f. T. Locke.
Sixth Army Corps. President General adj
am e. King; vice-prcsidents, General w. b.
French Colonel Robert l.. Orr, and General
Horatio Rodgers; secretaries, Captain George
B. Fielder and Colonel d. s. Harsinger; treas
urer, Colonel Samuel Truesdale.
Ninth Army Corps President General John
F. Hartranft; yice-president, General L. G..
Griffin; secretary ard treasurer. General c. w.
Barney.
Nineteenth Army Corps-President, General
W. II. Emory; vice president, General George
T. Beal; historian, Major w p Huxford; sec
rotary and treasurer, Captain w. ID. Jaynes
Cavalry Corps-President, General ]. B. Nc
Intosh; ee-presdents, Major e. M. Neville,
Private W. r. Bartlett, General C. IT. Smith
Colonel G. W. Manchester. Captain S. s. l..
Ward, Colonel J. P. Taylor, and Captain II. G.
Wier; treasurer, Colonel ]. Irvine Whitehead;
secretary, Charles II. Hatch.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the society for
c y IL
stage of which was set TO represent camp
scene. 1t was a clearing in a wood, in which
stood five tents-two on either side and one to
the rear To the right and left stood brass
cannon. with number of muslSets stacked,
and in the corner lowered white slab. bearing
the names in black letters of Generals George
&. Meade A. E. Burnside, Joseph Hooker, a.
4. Humphreys, Sidney Burbank and Colonel
Michael W. Burns, of the 73d New York vol
unteers with the words In Memoriam" be-
meath the plain tribute Of the society to its
dead. Over the stage series of gas jets had
| been arranged as a greeting, Welcome the
Army of the Potomac and from this depended
a fine picture of Lincoln, the head encircled
with wreath of flowers.
Among the distinguished officers present
were Brevet Major General John Newton pres
ident of the society; Breyet Major General ".
I. Mcmahon. treasurer: Brigadier-GeneralH o-
ratio {. King, recording secretary, and Brevet
Major-General George ii. Sharpe correspond
ing secretary; General Winfield Scott Han
cock, General H. A. Barnum, General McQuade,
General Alexander S. Webb, General Alexan-
| der Shaler General j. B. Mcintosh, General u.
| L. Donohue, of Boston: General J. J.. Cham
berlain, of Maine; General John T. Hartranft,
| of Pennsylvania, and General a. G.. Johnston,
| Of Utica.
General Newton called the society to order,
IN a neat speech, and General Mcmahon an
{ nounced that the treasury showed balance of
g. Oh, as compared with 81 ,I71.77 last year.
/ On motion of General Horatio G.. King the
constitution of the society was amended so as
to permit of the election 70 honorary member
/ ship of the orators and poets who appear at the
annual reunions. and then committee was
appointed. with General Locke as chairman, to
report on the place of meeting for next year
| Nominations for president being then in or
| der. General Mcmahon, in behalf OF the 9Th
corps, presented the name of General e. S.
| Grant, which was received with enthusiasm,
and seconded by representatives of several
| other corps.
/ 1t was proposed to elect him by reclamation,
| but one or two voices shouted, No, no." AZ
/ ter considerable excitement a vote was taken,
/ when there We're two votes cast against him.
/ lie vas declared elected and sent for, and when
he walked in on his.crutches he was received
| with unbounded enthusiasm. His short speech
/ VI tIdAf>S htlS iOEuiS dpplduucu
GENERAL GRANTS SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
He said
Comrades of the Society of the Army of the Po-
| tomac, accept the trust put in me to-day, and
feel highly fiattered that you should have selected
! me- one who has never been more than honor
airy member of your society, TO preside over YOU.
But after all, twenty years ago our relations were
Intimate and close. Cheers. My hearty wishes
were with you then, and although was not your
immediate commander, | had an opportunity OF
| seeing what the Army OF the Potomac did so no.
| bly,, as good as though had been your immediate
| commander. followed your president-General
/ Newton-just one year from the Military Academy,
/ and glad and proud to follow him now as
| then in accepting the trust you have placed upon
| me, in the same order. tCheers | snail not be
able to join you to-day and tomorrow in your fes-
tival, but if secure my health again, as hope
| shall, will be with you next year wherever you
may go.
! Treasurer Mcmahon, Recording Secretary
/ King, and Corresponding Secretary Sharpe
were reelected to their respective offices, and
| the following were named by the several corps
as vice-presidents list, General Isaac II. Itch
| enor; 3D. General SeIwyn Conner; 3D. Major
/ j. b. Fessenden; 4th, General Day; 5th Major
! F. w. Simon 9th, General William H. Brown
/ 9th. General III. T. Donohue; 18th, General o.
1 o. Howard 18th, Colonel W. S. Cogswell: 18th,
/ General E. G. Ford; 18th, General George L.
/ Beal; cavalry, General John B. Mcintosh; ar
tillery, General FL. J. Hunt; general staff, Col
/ oneI Il. AmcS. AT this point General ii. a.
/ Barnum pointed to General W. S. Hancock
who had risen from his seat and was appar-
emily about to leave the hall. Three cheers
for General Hancock T" he shouted, and they
were given and three more on top Of them. Gen
eral Hancock acknowledged the salute by a
brief address, calling attention to the royal hos
pitality which Brooklyn was extending to the
society, and thanking it for its compliment to
! him.
All that remained to be done by the society
was to choose the place for the Reunion next
/ year. There was lively competition between
Baltimore, Richmond, and Portland, Me-, for
the honor Of entertaining the members, and
these three cities were named by the committee
from which selection must be made. Balti-
more was finally chosen, receiving $50 votes to
sixty for Richmond and eight for Portland
and the society adjourned to take part in the
| grand parade.
THE PARADE.
The procession, which was the feature of the
day for the general public, was one of the finest
/ ever given in Brooklyn. 1t was under com
mand of Grand Marshal Brigadier- General c.
| I. Christensen, and comprised the I'd division
| of the National Guard, under Brigadier- Gen
| eral William H. Brownell comprising the 23d
SD, 18th, 30th, 18th, and 18th regiments, and
Tibbitt's Veteran Corps, of Troy; the Society
of the Army of the Potomac in carriages and
ON foot, the veteran associations of the 18th
10th, 42d, I'D, 139th, 159th, and 165th regi-
ments, and Grand Army Posts, comprising Kit
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