Telegram-herald., 1888-01-13

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Of a. tbs bE4Fs bsFs Vac eeaned ne
eDas Of blae shoal3srsi the aas2st and
marehsd % ne asld of o@ltle. aons were
more brave thaa tns TxsBty dfst Aichissn
Iniantrv. TAs bonds Of frisndshie formed
og tbs soldiers 81 ths ate sar I'll never 20
0roxeu a. .ong A. the seaiF-nrsE esn nna
a quorum u 1aeeE t8EsiasE and tatk ofsr
seeaes 4sd incidents u the tait4sns-a And
camD-iifs. fneir aaBaal Feuni3ns EAien
Sas held o. tas crave luenLJ -nEss yesler-
Cav. seen 10 sfFs1 1gtnen those ties ~aich q
ths Aeas x the battle nlzis al naen ototh
ers u arms. fns day Opened quite ofisnt
14t during ths afternoon the greatest BIZ
zsfd Of the season came sad prevented
lG aay tr0m going 10 the evenings banquet.
Is W.s a pleasuF4Die sight 70 see 'Fhe soys
Tenesing Old ac.i IA atances.zt Metropolitan
Hall where the afternoon exercises were
beld. The quarter Of a sentUFy that has IN
terVsned since The febs ilion seesnet only as
yesterday 10 the boys A. they graspsd their
comraies hand.
The meeting wss called TO order by Wee
Presirss.at G. l.. Belknap. Who IL fss ap-
pfOpriase remarks welcomed The veterans
again 70 Grand Rapids and hoped their re-
unions might be continued TOR years 10
come.
Cornrade E5er Rice then read his report.
showing the financial condition OF the
company, a. follows. Indebtedness ~ last
mes1ng. s53; receipts a. the last meeting,
s93 thus balancing the account
This wear oar EXPENSES are great deal
lighter. owing ~ the fact that good saf-
per awaits Us tonight at the Bridge Street
Honse. which costs Us only hity cents per
plate. The items OF expense known at
present are as follows. The Michigan sol
die friend. a paper called the Re'sslo1s. Tor
printing the roster and mailing the same,
sG postage 81. railroad certificates, si 20
use OF this hall. So music, SO, printing
notices, IS, printing 5oJ supper tckets,
81 50. envelopes, etc. sloo making to.
ial OF sij.25. a. near as can be aseertained
At present There may be some other
small items. bat the total will not exceed
SO, which. owing 10 the fact that the mem
oers have come here at -eineed rates. can
be easily raised.
During the past year and the latter part
OF last year. death has visited our IanSs,
and 50 far ss has come - my knowledge or
been reported, I'VE members of the organi-
zati0n have answefei 10 their last roll call,
as follows John Ball, Of Co. G., oiet at
Kalamazoo. January Is. 1857; Josias DE
krsker OF co. h, no date; Capt. Baroth. OF
Co. X a, Grand Rapids. December ), 1887,
aud was buried oy Cnamp!in Post, OF this
city; Nelson A. Ferguson, of Co. A. at
Sears. OsceOla county, Decenl her Is, 1887;
and William J. Wright, Co. ID, December
Is. iss6.
During the past year have written over
one hundred letters and postal cards I'd
different members OF the organization, or
OF bus ness pertaining thereto, furni he'd
al the names for the publication OF the
Roster ana addressed aud mailed 40
circulars 20 the different members of tue
Regiment that being the number on my
books. In behalf OF the organization |
wish % return thanks TO Capt. @. w.
Eaton Tor furnishing free OF charge two
years in succession, our badges. As the
years roll by I sincerely hope that every
member here present viii aid and assist me
by ali means in their power, TO keep the
names and proper adtressss Of the members
cf the Regiment A litJle effort and a
postal card 10 me is all that is required. |
have received letters of regret frosA Capt. g.
w. WoodArt, OF his inability 20 the present,
from sickness. a0d from L C.. Reed. OF
SIOUX Fails, Dakota. and also a long letter
from Ere a. Johnson, Littieton, Buchanan
county, Iowa. who has been an invalid for
the past six years, from paralysis of his
lover limbs, and has TO be wheeled around
IN a chair
The report was well received and
adopted.
Hon. Cornelius Van Loo, of Iceland, the
orator Of the day. then delivered stir
ring address, of which the following is a
substance.
FSssads aud Fsllor Soldiers On April 27,
1851. that famous Abolitionist, Gen ritt
Smith, in a speech at Peterboro, y. Y.
said. 1t viii not survive the Summer
months. How can il? The cause OF
the traitors is as bad as il can be. Our
cause. on the contrary. is just, and is bach ed
by the loyal North, with its 20.OOO,00O peO-
pie"
Like Seward and others be prophesied
only his hope. The Summer months of
1861 mellowed into Autumn and died out
iato cheerless Winter. repeated four sue
cessive times and still that bloody war
went on. Went on until il had drawn into
the vOrtOx the brave and true from all
over the land. Oar own beautiful Penin-
sula Slats furnished % 747 men, 1855 Of
whom laid down their lives for the Union
and the dag
The organization holding another re-
nnIon here today, aud 10 which We,
friends. bad the honor and privilege to
belong. carried on its rolls from first 10
AGst A.tHf AAr1f Oto va ~ nun
made the last full sacritice that Freedom
demanded. made IL willingly, completely,
w0r,hiiy.
Welcome. friends and fellow soldiers, 20
this reunion Of the Treniy-first Regiment
Michigan infantry Volunteers. We meet
sgsin from hither and you TO recount the
days Of yOre.
We are here TO renew acquaintance,
cement friudship. feel again tne thrill Of
a common patriotism and rejoice in the
common hope OF Freedoms perpetual
sovereignty.
Long did The issue Of the war tremble in
The balance. uatil treason and crimins
servituds. and fsvuing. aud long years OF
brutal oppression hal eli been paid for ia
blood then the God OF Battles decided for
liberty snd Nationality. guaranteeing tree
dem. home and protection 20 al VINO love
these resting plSces Of The soul.
What did Sc cost' Billions OF treasure
wasted, tender ties ruthisssly severed, homes
broken sp. blsstsd lives, rivsn hearts,
manned and bleeding msn, crushed and
moaning mothers. ssdfensd wives mourn
ing children-bs'f million of dead Are
we nof compelled 70 ackn0sisdgs srfai
rostf W bile We slso Acknowledge thst there
IS still manhood that has iost nothing Of
The oil heroic cast a vslO- which l. virtue.
sturdy Danish boy Who lived north
~ ereenville, joins C0nspsny r and
marches to the front with the Twenty.
frst, ard on September II, 1862 leaves
he State for the scenes OF rebellion and
strife. He hrsvsiy did bis duty. gees
ihfouSh Perryville and Stone River an
harmed. bat AZ Chicksmsuzs - taken
prisoner auc moved tO AndsrOnvilis. The
slow process of starvatla n begins ard he
finally dies that swf4l death without q
mnrwEr.
The boys Of sic fsui5e Of 1851 -s5 are
resting q graves of Slory al over TIE land
Almost every man, woman snd child
brought an Cffe log IN the stFueg'e
i'eruit me story 10 Puritan Ns~ EnT-
land 3weif q widowed mother With SIX
sfslrart sons Who al responded % The cal