The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-01
REUNIONS.

The 10th N. Y. Veteran Volunteer Associa-
ton held their annual Reunion at Canarsie, ~,
T., last week. Col. E. J. Riley, who took the
regiment to the front from YOnkers. July A,
1861, occupied the chair. and Col. NJ NJ Gam
non, who brought the survivors hons. occupied
a prominent seat ut the banquet table. The
battle-hag of the Third Corps, under which
Phil Kearny died. was presented to the asso-
citation by Ccmrade X. X. Sneden, of ROekland
CO., who has had it in keeping for many years.
After Joseph Murphy was elected President, q.
;. Schuman Secretary and Joseph Robins
Treasurer, % men sat down to dinner, and the
President told his comrades that Of the men
who went TO the war with the regiment or who
were sent to il at the front he could account
for but 80 who were living. The majority Of
those present will 20 to Gettysburg July 20
participate IN the Reunion of the Third Corps
on the battlefield the following day.
,. j. Hines, Capt. Co. A, 1SSth Pa. Moosic,
Pa: The Sd Pa. r. A. and the 1S5th Pa viii
hold their first Reunion Sept % and 80, ss
Sunbury, Pa.
P; B. Munger, Warsaw. N. Y; The 18th an
nual Reunion of the 1st N. Y. Dragons Will
be held at Portageyille, N. ", Aug. %.
+. r. Mantz, Lodi, o.. The Reunion
of the 42d Ohio. Gardeld's old rsgi-
ment, viii be held at Lodi, Medina Co, on
the w. & L. E. r. r, Wednesday, Aug %.
1856. The citizens of Lodi will spare no pains
to make this the best Reunion ever held by
the regiment.
III. J. Knapp, Fayetteville " Y: The sixth
Reunion of the 81 ". Y. Cav. was held at Roeh-
ester, June 8.
/ The next annual Reunion of the I26th Ohio
/ will be held at ThOrnville, Perry CO., o., Aug.
/ %, 1886.
/ A meeting of survivors of the I5Oth Pa. was
held last week in the town hall, Germantown,
Pa. Capt Pine, of Co. K, presided, and
/ VIM. Ramsey acted as Secretary Letters q
regret at not being able to attend were read
/ from Col. LanghOrne Wistar, the first COM
handing officer Of the regiment, and Gen. III.
S. HuidekOper, one of the Colonies. Col Thos
Chamberlain, Maj. G. w. Jones and Capt III.
/ w. krotzer, OF Co. b, were present and deliv-
cred addresses. The object Of the association
/ is TO raise a monumental fund 70 place two
tablets on phe Gettysburg battlefield to mark
the lines occupied by the regiment on the lss
and Sd Of July. COmrade Ramsey stated the
amount received to have been SlS5.50 During
the evening Sl5 additional was received. Tha
regiment was one Of the four included in the
g" Bucktail Brigade" Cos. A and were from
Germantown, and Z and Z were raised In
Philadelphia. The other six companies repre-
sented the interior Of the State.
Gideon Ditto, Secretary, Lima o.: The 3lst
Ohio will hold Reunion at this place July 81
and %, 1855. If any comrade finds il ;mpOssi-
/ bic to attend he is requested to write TO me-
giving his company and present pOst-ofice adj
dress, and his communication viii DO handed
TO the member of the Reunion Committee rep
resenting bis company. information of the
whereabouts or of the death Of other comrades
is solicited.
Matt Marvin, WinOna, Mimi: The LIST MINI.
Infantry Association held its 18th annual Re-
union at Winona June 3D.
The first annual Reunion of the Sd Pa. r. A.
and the lsSth Pa. will be held at SunburY
Sept. % and 80.
DIR. A. Morris, Goshen, o.: A Reunion Of the
I'd Ohio viii be held at Goshen. ClermOnt Co.,
o., Sept. Is and II. / will be glad if comrades
who see this, and especially those residing ous
Of this State will send me their post-oftice adj
dresses at once.
Thee. Van Hague, DeIavan, H. The resi-
dent members of Co. III, 115th IL. will hold n
Reunion at DeIavan Sept 13 and IA next. in
connection with the Tazewell Co. Veteran As
ISOLATION, and on the first and second days Of
the Tazewell Co. fair All members Of the
aforementioned company or regiment and
their families are cordially invited to be pres
ent. They viii be entertained by the resident
members free Of charge. The Fair AssOcia-
ton will admit all old soldiers to the fair
grounds on the 18th and 18th free. All nom
resident members Of Co. III. who may see this
notice are requested to forward their presents
address to 5. &. Hatfield, Secretary, DelaVan,
III.
s. G. McLain, Paw Paw, Mich: Co. O, 4th
Mich. Cav, held their 11th annual Reunion az
FOur-Mile Lake, Van Buren, CO., on the 18th
and 18th nit. About 20 of the old boys were
on hand, but their families sweLed the attend .
ance to about 60
A. @. Sawyer. Secretary, Bangor, Me-: Re
union of the 1st Me. III. A. viii be held an
Oldtown Aug. 81.
j. s. Robinson, Columbus, o.. The 61st and
sod Ohio viii hold their Reunion at Kenton
July 20 the 22d anniversary of the battle OK
Peach Tree Creek.
N. d. Brown, Columbiaville, Mich: Co. g,
18th Wis, held its first Reunion at Grand
Rapids, Wis, June IA, Is and Is. Col. Bryant,
Capt LangwOrthy and Orderly Sergt. TickDor
were present, the Colonel as an invited guest
and the Captain and Orderly to perform the
duties Of their respective offices. The local
Post, under Commander Carey, with aid Of
friends, treated the visitors TO an old time
campfire supper of bareback, coffee, beans, etc.
The 18th and 18th were spent in comparing
notes, correcting memories reading letters
from absent ones and visiting homes of residents
companions. After rOusing cheers of thanks TO
Col. Bryant, Capt. Langworthy, George Z. Lang
and Commander Carey, the visitors tried in
vain to pay their bills, but no one would accept
money from u.s. Thus we parted, wondering
what kind of Reunion we could get up In 21
years from now and where would be the twenty
odd members, who will never forget their hrss
Reunion at Camp Bryant in 1886.
The Veteran Z0uave Association Of New
York City has been Incorporated. It is q mu-
tual benefit society, to be composed Of persons
of good moral character who served at least one
year in the war. The trustees for the first year
are Thomas r. Sheehan. Robert B. Moss DIR.
Edward r. Duffy, John Van Deursen, Frederick
l. Schaefer, John Miller and Charles L. Earl.
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