The National tribune., 1888-01-12
REUNIONS.
TLLINoIs,

ILLINOIS
H. II. Bowers Yuma: At Reunion Of the
survivors Of the 65th I'll. held at st. Louis dur
ing the Encampment, fund was raised-but
not enough for the purpose-to get a complete
roster of comrades printed, to be seat to each
cOmrade, with their correct pOstofiee address.
/ have % list of over 175 names and would call
on comrades attending the ST. Louis Reunion
to contribute in such sums as they see fit so
the roster can be printed by April next. I would
request that comrades in each company report
all the commissioned and nOn-commissiOned
officers known TO them, and all who have
changed their residences within the last Is
months, also all who have died within the same
time.
]. F. Chapman, Moline, Kan: At the State
Encampment, held at Emporia, KAN October,
1886, the Illinois soldiers residing in Kansas
organized an Illinois Association, and elected
the following officers: President J. T. Chap
man, Moline, Kan; V.-P., Isaac A. Taylor,
Hartford, Kan: Sec, @. G. Cox, Paola, Kan;
Cor. Sec. and Treas, j. L. COvaTt, Hartford,
Kan. The object of this association is to CON-
pile the names Of all Illinois soldiers residing
in Kansas and publish them ia book form, and
to secure proper registers to use at future En-
campments. By request of the Board of Officers
elected, l undertook the work Of compiling the
names and preparing them for publication. By
the kindness of the different Posts in the State
and the Adjutant-G General, / have been able to
complete this work, and now have about $4,000
Names company, regiment and address, that
are now ready Tor the printer. To print this
roster as it should be it will cost some money;
and it will be necessary for comrades who wants
copy to send me theirnames. To mako the book
attractive and useful, it will have to be bound.
1t will make about 400 pages 40 names to the
page, and as book of reference will be inTalu-
able, The soldiers of all the States residing in
Kansas have similar organizations. This is
Gfofa
in Kansas than any other State, it is meet that
her boys should be up with any other State;
but many other States have a much less num-
Der OF men, and can print their rosters in PAM
phlet form at a very trifiing expense. We can
not do this Hence we must look to the COM
rsdes for help. We ought to print five or six
thousands copies, and if the comrades will send
me their names at once we will be able to de-
liver the roster at an early day.
William Godfrey, 1917 North Ninth street,
st. Louis Mo-. would like the names and adj
dresses of all surviving members of the 47th
Ill, in order to complete roster of the regi-
ment.
MAINE.
j. B. Parsons, late Sergeant, Co. a, 1st Ne. II.
a., Dwight, H., desires the address of all men,
bers of that regiment living in the West, in
order to complete roster OF the Western Asso-
citation of the regiment
NEW YORK.
James Henderson, 159 Newark Ave, Jersey
City, N. j. wants the names and addresses of
the survivors of the Goth n. Y, in order to COM
plete roster of the regiment.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The annual meeting of the survivors of the
106th Pa was held in Philadelphia on Tuesday
evening, Dec 13, with DIR. III. d. Mclean pre-
siding A committee was appointed to make
necessary arrangements for the erection of a
| Gettysburg Monument, and these officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, j. z.
c. Ward; Y.-P., James Thompson; Sec, VIM. B.
| Rose; Treas q. j. 4. Miller. Member of Bri-
| gade Association, Capt. ]. ID. G. Tyler; Mem
| bers of the Advisory Board, VIM. II. heller,
| James Thompson, William B. Rose. The next
meeting will be held in March.
| Halsey Lathrop, Arehbold The fourth an
nual Reunion of the survivors of the 9Th Pa.
| Reserves was held at Hinesdale Tuesday Dec
20. Co. G, which went from Hinesdale, were
| the hosts. Five companies were represented,
| viz: A, of Bloomsbury, by seven comrades; G,
| of Hinesdale, by 10 members, one of whom
| had como all the way from Michigan to attend
| the Reunion E, F and G by one member each.
| The meeting was held in the Courthouse, and
consisted of addresses Of welcome by VIM. II.
| Ham, Chief Burgess of the Town, and Hon. c.
| S. Minor. The addresses of welcome were re-
sponded to by Capt. Conner, of Co. A, and Hal
| sey Lathrop Of Co. G. After the preliminary
| exercises the veterans were photographed in a
| group A business meeting of the regimental
association was then held, when the following
| officers were elected for the ensuing year :
President, Halsey Lathrop, Co. G.; V.-P., Capt.
John Horn, E Sec, Milt Mcfarland, G Treas,
! VIM. KelloW, G. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting at Gettysburg n July, 1883, on
| the date of the meeting of the Department of
| Pennsylvania, GAR, when it is expected the
arrangements for putting up our monument on
that historic field will be completed. Capt.
Connor, of the Monument Committee, reported
progress, and the same committee was contiuu-
ed. The Reunion wound up with banquet
and Campfire at the Allen House in the even
| ing. A heavy snowstorm on the 18th prevented
| many of the comrades from being present.
| Those who were there pronounced it the hap
pest day of their life. The occasion was the
occasion was the anniversary of the battle OF
| Drainsville. which was the first in which the
| regiment was engaged, and where they won a
glorious victory. The time and place of hold
ing the next annual meeting viii be decided
upon at Gettysburg.
RHODE ISLAND.
Frank Eaton, Westminster, Mass, says, in
| reply to Comrade Luther Andrews's inquiry
as to whether or not the survivors of the 5th
r. /. II. A. ever held Reunion, that that regi-
ment holds a Reunion every year the last Fri
day in July. The last one was held at Silver
Springs. L. L. Burden, Providence, is Secre-
| tary of the association.