The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-07
The REUNION
A GREAT SUCCESS!
The Bands Piayed-The Cannon
Raared-The Camp-Fires Gleam-
ed-The Veterans Marehed-
And Everybody Was
Happy.
BY GENERAL CONSENT He WILL
New BE KNOWN As
General John Wolff.

, The re union of eX-soldiers an
: sailors in this city last week Wa
; notable meeting, and far sui
passed what was generally e,
pected. Ii was one of the larges
! gatherings ever held in the towr
Il and was distinguished by ,h
Il: very excellent order that va
observed during the three day
+ Of the session.
+ Early Thursday morning tn
D town and surrounding countr,
was aroused by the firing of can
on, and long before the sun ha,
i driven the mists from The Val
e lev, every one realized that th'
9 Ire union had opened up.
Ky ten o'clock The town wa
literally dressed in flags, bunt'
in. and evergreen. The bushes
houses especially were elaborate
IL decorated, while hundreds O
private residences we're decket
Out in a very handsome anC
tasteful manner.
1t would be too tedious to de.
tail. but the people one aud ali
deserve the highest compliment!
| for tie hearty and generous way
they contributed to The success ul
The re union.
During tEes:day the visiting
csmrades w,ra rie' i,y innlnhcrs
ii he ). i. ;,ec;ieSi.-r Post. ;:..i
Service Pension Association, Capt
w e. Dc~ep, o!ii:'er of Tie ,;ay
A; y p. e Camp fire was
held i'll he CouIj -:,e,!sr, i,iirt-s-
es being made by Col. WeIdy,
Capt. Bowen, Col. G. f. Steele
Comrades Halter. Weaver, Gage,
and Gen Robson. Capt. G. ".
Ciows was Chairman.
The >nco:l,I dag or the lie union,
Friday, wes Il delightful day
Tie skies were cioualess and The
| weather cool. At ill early hour
il became evident that the crowd
would be very large. The Morn
ing trains were load ed down with
visiting comrades and sight -seeTs.
The Carbon Hill, New Plymoutb
and South BlGomingville Posts
attended in a body, while there
were representatives from the
pos!s at Nelsonvii;e, Bucil;eI,
Millville. Lancaster. S'isar Grove,
Shawnee, New Straitsviiie, Canal
Winchester and Columbus. :.
A general reception was held
oa the Market square at l0a
O'Clock, Capt. S. II. Bright aching
as Chairman, and Capt. John
Hansen as officer of the day
Capt. ". 81. Bowen delivered &
very happy Address Of Welcome.
At neon forage dinner was
held al the peoples rink. in charge
Of Quarlermas;er Joe Halter and
mis- able assistant, Z. l.. McLsugh-
lin. These gentlemen were es-
pecially fitted Tor The Office. They
were brave soldiers at the front,
they are gallant gentlemen at
home, and were watcilful Of The
comrades who called for ra;ioBs
Oh this occasion. 1t was our
pleasure, IN company with Col. |
Weldy and 0. W. Il. Wright, TO
take dinner with Joe Halter. 1t
was elegant, it was bountiful and |
i God send 10 us three old ve;er |
ans. u { received every aiten-
ton from The ladies i'll charge of
/ he ;atIe. Mrs ,Ioe iianpr NJ 20
jacob Weaver. Mrs Sammy Rem |
pei and Miss Lo;ta Criler.
The qnar.ermas,ers were ably |
assisted OH this Occasion by the
fniiowi'ig ladies' besides those
above:
Mesdames Sam'l Crow, John Tritsch.
Phil Slisher, C. l.. Smith, f. NJ. West,
John Stren.z, A. Palmer, Joel Kits
miller, Dave Phillips, Henry Gompf. DR.
Finney, VIM. Waner, Samuel S,rad,ey,
Wash Nyman, John B. Stedem, Frank
John Rochester, Z. L. Me-
- Donaldson. j ohm Deish-
ley, DR.. Pullen, Otho Kauode, Mary
Geo. Alley. Isaiah Polling,
Milt Myers; and the Misses Moliie
Smock, Lizzie Fox, Katie kinlie, Anna
Mollie Tanner and Annie
Kelly.
We haven't the space 10 de
scribe the arrangement OF the Ia
bile. 1t was an elegant, substan-
Iiai spread and the highest COM
pliment that could have been paid
the ladies was the praise received
from the soldiers. And there
were about 1000 persons drew
rations there that day.
Tie parade at 2 o'clock was one
Of The grandest military and civic
displays iii the history Of the
own.
At 3 o'clock The meeting on
Market square was called TO Or
ier 10y S. Ii. Bright, who intro
iucd Maj. Chas. Townsend. The
Major received the closest aiten-
ion from the very large crowd and
spoke eioQuently. He was fol ,
owed by General Robson, who
spoke principally of the remin-
SCIENCES Of the late war. Col.
Jacob Kemple, of West Va, then
the closing address
The speeches were warmly re
.eived.
The CamD-fire at the Rink, {