The National tribune., 1885-10-15
REUNIONS.

| Tyler at the Reunion of the 12lst N. 7. at Lit
| tie Falls Sept 30.
"a Friend" Orbisonia, Pa: The third Re-
union of the 10th Pa. was held at Orbisonia,
| Huntingdon Co, Pa, on the 1st and I'd OF DC
to5cr, 1885 This Reunion we believe to be
the cap-sheaf of all Reunions since the war.
| This meeting was at the home and also around
| the grave of the much lamented Col. Isaac Rog-
ers, who fell, while leading this gallant regi-
ment, at Spottsylvania on the 18th of May. 1854,
| mo ftally wounded, aud died on the 23d of May,
1864 On arriving at Orbisonia, the old de-
| Tenders were met at the depot by citizens and
soldiers of the place. headed by the Orbisonia
| Band, and were escorted to the town hall, where
| hand shaking and hugging took place, such as
| has not been witnessed in that community for
many long years. Capt. c. Copelin, OF Altoona,
| called the meeting to order and DR.. j. q. Ham
| ilton. of Tyrone, was called to the Secretarys
| chair. An address of welcome, in behalf of the
| citizens of the town and vicinity, was deilv-
cred by DR.. Taylor. Next in order was the
| partaking of grand dinner, which the noble
hearted people of Orb!sona and vicinity had
prepared in the grove for the soldiers. The
afternoon was spent in visiting the grave of
| Col. Rogers. A Campfire was held in the hall
| at night, which was attended by not less than
600 people.
| Geo. Z. Lowry, Indianapolis, Ind: The
| third annual Reunion of the 18th Ind was
held in indianapolis on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
| mere was u Fargo present. Sobii"uSo
| were there from Tennessee, Ohio, Kansas and
Illinois. Serg't Armstrong, LIST n. Y. MID
| Rifles, remembered the boys, and sent his re-
| CARDS in form of a box of bareback and can
teen of pure Blackwater apple jack, which
proved TO be one of the many pleasant features
of the Reunion. Col. E. l.. Walrath, OF the
115th N. Y; Lieut.. A. b. Cobb, 112th N. Y;
Adj't Challis, 4th N. H, and several others
wrote very interesting letters. The next Re-
| union will he held at indianapolis on Wednes-
day of State Fair week in 1885, date not yet
fixed. The officers elected for present year are as
follows: Pres, T. NJ. Kirkpatrick; V.-P., ID. G..
Scull: Sec, Geo. E. Lowry Treas, VIM. A.
Ketchan. Executive Committe, President and
Vice President, S. NJ. Gent, John W. Linck and
Gen r. S Foster. A new roster and the Con-
stitution and Bylaws of the Association will
soon be published. Comrades desiring further
information should address the Secretary, Geo.
E. Lowry, indianapolis, Ind.
L. G. Campbell, Greensburg, Pa: A grand
| Reunion of the soldiers and sailors OF West
morcand County Pa, will be held at Green's
burg, Oct Is.
H. r. Howard, Point Pleasant, W. Va: A Re
| union of the 18th Ohio was held at Dayton,
Sept. "a. Col. NJ. p. Nolan made an address,
which was enthusiastically received by the
veterans. The following officers were elected {:
Pres, p. P. Lane, CINCINNATI; V.-P., II: 4. How
ard Point Pleasant, w. Va; Sec. and Treas, j..
II. Horton, 233 West Fourth ST., Cincinnati.
Will L. WEIGH, Boston, Mass: The Odd rcgi-
ment held its annual Reunion at Gloucester,
Mass, on the oath ult., about $50 veterans be-
ing present. Music was furnished by the Salem
Cadet Band, and the following officers were
elected: Pres, JnO.W. Raymond; Adj't, Henry
b. Pierce; q. NJ Will L. WEIGH, and the usual
corps of Vice Presidents, and Executive Com
mittee. 1t was voted to hold the next annual
Reunion in Lynn. After dinner President j.
w. Raymond, of Beverly, introduced Col f. III.
Haskell, of Gloucester, as POSTMASTER OF the
day, and some two hours of speaking followed.
| Among those present at the Reunion was Edw.
ID. Cohota of Santa Fe, n. NJ. This comrade, a
native of China, was a member of Co. |, 23d
regiment, and afterwards was several years in
the Regular Army He came to Gloucester
when quite young, and enlisted from there at
the age of IL years. Were there any other ma
tives Of China iii the Union army as privates
J. L. Buchanan, Belle River, H.: During a
Reunion of the soldiers of Southern Illinois,
held recently at Centralia, the 22d Ill. organ
lied new association and chose the following
officers: Pres, Maj. E. Probst, of Centralia;
| V.-P., Maj. Samuel Johnson, of Henry; Cor.
Sec Capt. J. l.. Buchanan, of Belle River;
Rec. Sec, o. B. Ormsby, NJ. D., of Murphysboro.
NJ "A. Ewing Neoga, H.: The Reunion of the
21st ILL.,, held here Sept. p and 3D. called to-
gethcr a large number of the veterans of the
late war; One of the features of the meeting
was the presence of Col. Fred Grant, the eldest
son of the first and most honored Colonels of
the regiment. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Pres, Capt. Ed.
Harlan, Marshall, ILL.,; V.-P., Capt. Phil We'll
SINNER Neoga; Rec. Sec, l. S. Taylor, Contra
lia Cor. Sec, NJ. A. Ewing, Neoga.
Charles R. B. Thomas, st. Joseph, Mo-: The
soldiers Reunion held at this place Sept %, "a
and % was largely attended and great success in
every particular. The streets were handsomely
decorated with arches, flags and evergreens.
The procession was very imposing, and took us
back to the days of '61-5.
j. W. Shroyer, Fairmont, w. Va: There will
be a Reunion of the old soldiers of Marion and
adjoining Counties Oct. 8.
The soldiers of the old eighth district held a
general Reunion at Lebanon, Ind, Sept. II and
Is, 1885, the largest Reunion the city has ever
had. The following Indiana regiments were
represented, officers of whom responded 10 calls
for short speeches in the order named: 18th,
Col. Cook, of Nebraska; 10th, Capt Joe Smith,
Frankfort, Ind; 10th, Capt. Dewitt Wallace,
La Fayette; I'D, Rev. Mr.. Cassel, Williams
port; 10th, Conrad Cassel, Williamsport, and
18th. When the 11th Ind. Cav. was called
j. L. Saunders, of Boone County, responded in
q very neat and appreciative speech.
The annual meeting of Co. NJ I'd o. III. A.,
was held at Chestnut Grove, Geneva, O., Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of last week.
III. H. Atwood, Ill.,: The 10Th lii. held a
oath of September.
T. N. Hammer, Wethersfeld, Conn: The Re-
union of the 22d Conn. was held at Hartford
Conn, on the I'd inst, it being the 23d ami
versary of their marching from Hartford.
There were present some 125 members, among
them being Charles II. Grey, the youngest man
that enlisted from Connecticut who was but
13 years months and 10 days old at time of
enlistment. Col. Burnham addressed the COM
rades, calling their attention to the fact that he
was the first man to enlist in Connecticut. At
the business meeting the following officers were
elected: President, Col. George S. Burnham !;
V.-P., Capt. John G. Root; Sec. and Treas, Ii.
II. Morley. Executive Committee. +. Curry,
Co. A; Il. n. Hammer, Co. b; G. III. Cooley, Co.
C.; Lester Wilton, Co. d; William o. Buckley
Co. E; f. E. Bridge, Co. F; John Sherwood
Co. G.; Jacob Barchfeld, Co. Ii Charles Tar
box, Co. /; Z. G. Sheldon, Co. X.
N. c. Beck, Lockport, N. Y: The Goth an
nual Reunion of the 18th n. Y. l.. A. will be
held at the Niagara House, Lockport, on the
9th inst.
w. K. Johnston Robella, Pa: The first Re-
union of the 149th Pa, known as the I'd Buck
tails, was held at Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 7. Among
the survivors present were Col. Jno. Irwin,
Lieut.. Jas. Glenn, Maj. f. S. Osborne Capts
Slagle, Rowe, Warmer, Licuts. Barkley, Snod-
grass and Darlington. Col Glenn called the
meeting to order, and Capt Slagle made the
welcoming address A permanent organization
was effected by electing Col. Irwin President,
Col Glenn Vice-President, W. K. Johnston Sec