The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-08-30
A FINE AFFAIR.
The ll5th Regiment Nicely Enter
tanned Ry Colonel Conger.
AT His Residence in Akron, Wednesday
"A Large Attendance--Fine Speeches
and Music--About seventy-five Canton
Veterans Attend and Enjoy Themselves.

Veterans Attend and Enjoy Themselves.
About seventy five of the survivors
of the ll5th regiment left on the val
lev road Wednesday for the annual re-
union of the regiment at Akron. A
hearty welcome was extended the visit
ors by the local committee and com
rades already arrived. Carriages were
furnished for the ladies and the Eighth
Regiment band headed the procession
that marched to "Irving Lawn" Col
onel Congers home. Here tents and
platfofms were already arranged and
the grounds were decorated profusely
with flags, banners and bright colors.
Colonel Conger, as president of the as
sociation, called the meeting to order.
Shermans battery fired salute and the
hand rendered "Recollections of the
War,'which consisted of all The calls OF
one day, dress parade, BATTALION arlll,
the charge, etc, Inc erect
was greatly added to by the firing OF a
SQUAD of the Sons of Veterans III the
battle scene, and this was interspersed
with patriotic airs.
Rev. w. &. March, the old regimental
chaplain, invoked blessing and j. >.
Clark. as a substitute for Major A. u.
Marvin. who was absent owing to
death in the family, in the name OF
Colonel and Mrs. Conger, welcomed the
comrades and their families to their
home and hospitality, Colonel Boone
responded in one of those telling short
speeches for which he is noted, and
then Colonel II. r. Hill delivered the
address of the occasion, 1t was an un
usually fine one. After short address
nv the major surgeon of the regiment,
DR.. II. B. johnson, the meeting ad-
iourned and procession OF hVe nun
dred men, women and chldreh TOOK up
is line of march to a large rink near by,
where a bounte0us dinner was served.
In the business meeting the commit
tee on officers reported the following
names: President, II, r. Hill; wee
president, j. j. Clark; secretary, W. *.
Elicit: treasurer, Q. Fred Sease; chap
lain. Rev. w. g. March. They were
elected unanimously. Salem was the
ulace decided upon as the place for
holding the next reunion, and the time
the W ednesday nearest the 22nd OF
August. The newly elected president
appointed as his executive committee,
John II. Sharer, E. ID. Keplinger and
Homer Laughlin. Major James X.
Willets, late of the 1st q, s. Veteran
Volunteer Engineers, and Captain
A. G. Kemper, of Cincinnati
we're elected honorary members.
The following resolution was offered by
J.J. Clark and carried with burst OF
enthusiasm:
WHEREAS, We the survivors OF the
115 Regiment, o. V. /, at this our
eighth annual reunion, have been most
royalty entertained by Col. Conger and
his most worthy wife; and
WHEREAS, We fully appreciate and
recognize the cordial hospitality we
enjoyed and the deep sense of obligation
under which they placed us. A hospi-
tality which has been open handed and
bOunteous in measure commensurate
to their own generous unselishness,
and a sense of obligation which brings
only pleasure to US who experience 1t,
Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we will ever hold
in tender remembrance the pleasure OF
this occasion, and will always look back
to it with gIadness from every stage OF
our future journey through life.
RESOLVED, That we tender to Col.
Conger and to Mrs. Conger our hearty
thanks for their entertainment Of us
this day; and we beg that they will
believe that we will, one and all, while
life lasts with us, hold them in grateful
remembrance.
Mai. Willis, who had charge of the
line of defences manned by the regl-
ment in 1964-5, was called out and
spoke in great praise of the efficiency
of the regiment while under his COM
mand. The festivities continued until
evening, when, amid warm congratula-
tions and expressions Of graft
tude for the hospitality extended
there was a general dispersion
The badge furnished by Col, Conger fol
the occasion, was beautiful bronze
medallion suspended to bar pin by a
tri-colored ribbon. The bar pin was
Inscribed "115th o. V. L" the medal
lion had block-house on its face sur
rounded by the legend: Railroad de
fense-block- house, 1864, army of the
Cumberland" On the reverse side
were the words: Compliments OF Col
and Mrs. A. L. Conger, Irving Lawn
Akron, o., August q, 1888; annual re
union" Each comrade received one Of
these beautiful souvenirs, and many
will be sent to interested comrads wht
were so situated that they could not at
tend.
The occasion was the most enjoyable
in all its parts the regiment has expe
! rienced since its muster out.
The rosters showed 1S1 of the mem
bers of the regiment present.