St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-01
THE VETERANS MEET.
Gathering of the Surviving Members Of tho
Minnesota Regiments in St.
Paul.
Preparations Made for the Entertainment
Of the Gallant Boys in
Blue.
Gen. Losan's Arrival To-Day From
the West--His Attendance at the
Mass Meeting.
The Camp on the State Fair Grounds
--Gen. Fatrch1ld's Stirring
Address.
The Second Regiment.

Nearly one hundred soldierly looking men
gathered in the basement of the chamber OF
commerce building yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was the annual reunion of the
Second Minnesota regiment, and the scene
just before Gen. j. w. Bishop called the
assembly to order was an interesting one.
In different parts of the room were groups
of three or four gray-haired and gray
bearded men shaking hands with each other
in n way that left no doubt that there was
a world of feeling prompting the simple
expressions, ''HOw are you Joe?" "Char-
lev. old man, I'm glad to see you" This
puts me in mind Of old times" and Ike
greetings.
The first business of the meeting was the
calling of the roll and the alterations III the
addresses of the members, which was pre-
faced with short speech by Gen. Bishop.
president of the association. While the
roll was progressing, EX-GOv Falrchlld OF
Wisconsin and commander-in-chlet OF the
q. A. R., entered the room with A: ID.
Reed of Glencoe. The veterans welcomed
him with cheers, and in response to calls
for a speech, he said:
Comrades of the state of Minnesota, 1t az
fords me much pleasure to make bow to the
veterans of the Second Minnesota regiment.
Almost any regiment in the Union army can
well bow TO the Second Minnesota, as it was
scarcely exceled by any regiment in the
army. We of Wisconsin take pride in Mime
sofa, regarding her with fatherly interest, SO
many of our children have located within its
borders. Numerous reunions are being held
this year by army veterans, but to my idea
they cannot bee too numerous. wish every
one Of you could have been with me at San
Francisco at the recent encampment just to
realize what your services were worth IN the
ox-lliF
around il is hard to realize what grea
country we have and how proud we ought t a
be 10 be able 10 say we did something, y
matter how weak, for such grand country
AT the fair grounds to-day 1 met a soldier
who served in the rebel army and he told
me that he thanked God for the preservation
of the Union.
The result of the war was undoubtedly of
vast benefit to the South, and am glad with
you that we have lived twenty-five years
after the rebellion to see the grand and good
results of the bitter struggle. My recent
election as commauder-1u- chief of the 6. A.
r. makes me feel proud, and wear the four
stars with feeling that cannot be expressed
in words I would not change my position
for any Office in the gift of the people. AS
your commander and citizen of the United
States, L feel thankful to you for your gallant
services in the period from 81 to IS.
The speaker closed his remarks by allud-
my 10 Iu6 dCIlOu VI ll6 Os ~ H. pOSI az
San Francisco. Notwithstanding the fact
that wine flowed like water and was much
easier to get than water, he did not see a
member of the order under the influence of
liquor. The Is, 900 men behaved like old
soldiers. and everybody knows well that If
they behaved that way they behaved like
gentlemen.
Three cheers were given for the COM
mander-in-chief and Gov. Fairchild retail
ated by ordering the company. as their
commander, to imagine for moment they
were his old Wisconsin regiment and to give
three cheers for the Second Mime
sofa. They were given with will, and
the governor left. explaining that while he
wished to stay to the reunion Wednesday
night he was under promise to be in attend
ance at the reunion of the Iron brigade at
Oshkosh at the same time, and this must be
his excuse.
kilograms were read from absent men,
bers, and the election of officers resulted in
the following being chosen: ]. w. Bishop,
st. Paul, president; John West, Minneap-
oils, yice-preSident; A. r. Klefer, St Paul,
secretary.
IICapt. Reed urged the necessity of a
history of the regiment and offered reso-
luton that committee of five with Gen.
Bishop as chairman, be appointed for the
compilation Of the work. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.