The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-15
HONORED TN War.
Nineteenth Annual Meet
ing of the Army of the
Tennessee.
Gathering of Distinguished
Men in Rock Island
Last Nights Arrivals.
Gen. Logan at MOline---Gen. Sher-
man-The Business Meeting
this Morning.
The Sociefy's History who are
Present---OT for Vandru.r's
Island.
OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

any occasion. The nineteenth an
nnal reunion of the Society of the Army
OF the Tennessee convened this morning
and lis members will be the city's guests
until Friday. The arrangements of the
local committees indicate successful and
pleasant meeting, and although the socie'
tv does not comprise an extensive list Of
members, to use well worn expression
ii makes up in quality what is lacking IN
quantity. The
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS
commenced last evening when the follow;
ing notables came in on the c., NJ. & st
P. road at 1880 and registered at the Har
per, the headquarters of the society
during the reunion:
Gen A L Chetlain, wife and daughter
Col and Mrs + s TuthiIl, Gen JOS Stock
ton. DR. Nixon. Gen John E Smith, u s
A; Gen and Mrs MARYLAND, Gen & NJ
Dodge and daughter, New York; Gen w
W Belknap, Gen Macarthur and daugh>
ter, Col and Mrs w l. Barnum, Capt aud
Mrs q A Bushe, Maj and Mrs Fitch, Miss
Hallet, Boston; Capt and Mrs c
Towne, Capt A T Andres, Col w L B
Jenney, Col A J jacobson, Capt W G
Meade, Capt C Nicely, John T McAu>
ley, J G Everest, Gen r N Pearson, Col
J B Keller, Capt j L Bennett, and Capt
E d Audrus.
A train on the C, R. l. & P. road ar
lived few minutes later and brought
Gen. W. I. Sherman. of New York City,
aud Judge W. Q. Gresham, of Chicago
Gen. Logan and his private secretary, A
B. Hall, who were on the same train,
stopped of
AT MOLINE,
where they were met by Mr.. e. Ii. Deere
and others and escorted to the keatoI
house, where he informally received sew
eral friends. Later he was accompanied
10 Masonic hall, where banquet was in
progress given by Graham Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, the Sons of Vet
Grams. and the Ladies' Relief corps In
answer TO earnest calls. Gen. Logan adj
dressed the veterans for nearly an hour
He traced the causes of the war, the out
come of the rebellion and the industrial
development of the country since the
clash of arms had ceased He commend
ed highly the organization of posts of the
G. A r and spoke elOqucntIy of their
influence He alluded to the necessity of
increased pensions for the manned sol
diers, and declared that they should he
placed beyond the reach of want The
address evoked repeated applause.
AT the Harper house, in this city, Gen.
erals Sherman. Belknap. Cheltain and
Gresham, Col Dayton and others were
the subjects of the admiration of mus
titude of people, which moved about the
corridor anxious TO catch glimpse of
them or in s0ne way do them honor
The old soldiers crowded about General
Sherman, 9rasped his hand, patted him on
the shoulder, and in other ways showed
their love and regard for their old com
mander. The famous general had q cor
dial hand shake and a pleasant word
for all, and though he was kept busy
with the operation greater part of the
evening he seemed to enjoy it as II part OF
his ordinary life.
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS
This morning from s o'clock until IL
was devoted to registration, payment of
dues etc, at the Harper house. the fol.
lowing having enrolled as members of the
society:
Captain A 7 Andres, Chicago; Major
W E Ware. St Louis; Captain NJ A Higs>
by, Captain c E Putnam, Captain W E
Leach. Cedar Rapids; Captain Martin
Been, Chicago; Captain john Schenk, 81
Louis; Captain T Y HeaIey. Bunker,
Till; Surgeon G GOodrake Clinton. III;
Major r A Evens. Bloomington; General
A l. Chetl,.in, Chicago; Captain Rieb,
some, Bloomington; General John Nc
Arthur, Chicago; Major o C Towne, Chi.
cago; General Thos C Fletcher, Col ] F
Howe. st Louis; Lieutenant A w Will
hanson, Rock Island; Adjutant C V
Chandler, Macomb. i'll; Col Mtlo Smith,
Clinton. La; Captain J DTegOr, Clinton.
Iowa; General A Carr, Washington. d
G. Col w r Keller, Chicago; Major Geo
Mason, Chicago; General W w BelKnap,
Chicago; Col c Z Lonslrum, Gales
burg; Lieutenant II s Tuthill, Chi
cago; Lieutenant W G Mead, Chicago;
Major Charles II Smith, Cleveland, o;
Captain w S Williams, Canton, o; Col
W L Barnum. Chicago; Captain p Me
Grath, Chicago; Major S d Atkins, Free.
port, H.; Captain J G Everett, Chicago;
Captain John A Fitch, Chicago: Captain
j C NeiIes, Chicago; Col Jos Suffers,
Chicago; Gen G NJ Dodge. Council
Bluffs, Iowa; Col l. + Alice, Jr. Block
ton, Ala; Major C W Smith, Belvidere,
III Lieutenant William Balm, st. Louis,
Mo-; Col G o Patier; Surgeon g NJ Sta
pies, Dubuque; General A II Marklund;
General j W Sprague, Tacoma, W T;
Gen " T Sherman, New York City;
Captain j L Bennett, Chicago; Col E ID
Kittoe; Major A Wilson; Captain
j W McElvavy; Col Fl T Noble;
Surgeon A E Heighway, Cincinnati;
Col. Augustus Jacobson, Chicago;
Captain G. o Margridge, Muscatine;
Col. L Nj Dayton, Cincinnati; Gen. L
Kass. Iowa City, Iowa; Gen. Aug Holan
der. Jacksonville, Ill Captain A Jmith,
jacksonville Ill; Major p NJ McConley,
Des Moines Iowa; Major E S johnson,
Springfield III; Surgeon S G Plummer,
Rock Island Ill, Col. r NJ Pearson d
Clogh, Chicago; Captain G A Busse;
Captain ID G Reed, Moline; Captain V
Warner, Clinton Iowa; Lieutenant S r
Brush. Carbondale Ill; Gen. John A Lo-
gan, Chicago; Gen. w Q Gresham. Indi-
annapolis; Col Gilbert A Pierce, Bismsrk
D T; Major Samuel Mahon, ottumwa
Iowa; Gen D E Coon, Davenport Iowa
Major A A Perkins, Burlington Iowa
Col. W E Stevens, Moline.
At 10 o'clock the society formed 10
line, and proceeded by Bleuer's band,
and headed by Gen. Sherman and DIR. s.
G. Plummer chairman of the local ex,
ecu.ivc committee. marched down SeG,
pnd avenue tr Hsfpet's theatre -ArFisi