The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-01


81 Michigan cavalry, held at South
Haven on Wednesday and Thursday
last, in conjunction with Co. I'D" 10Th
Michigan infantry, was great success
in all respects.
The weather was all that could have
been wished and ample preparations
had been made by the South Haven
comrades for the entertainment and
accommodation of their visitors. Tables
and seats and sleeping accommoda-
tions had been provided at the commo-
dious genealogical hall, and those who
preferred not TO "camp OUT were hos
pitably entertained at private residen-
ces There are but three Co. &C" com
rades residing at that village, Capt. Il.
III. Dyckman, Lieut.. Henry Chatfield
and Comrade j. G.. Van Dyke; but they
had spared no pains To make the reun-
ion an enjoyable one. 1t was the good
fortune of ourself and wife to be among
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chatfield,
and it goes without saying that we were
treated with most generous hospital
ity. Comrades who put up with the
Capt. and Mrs. Dyckman and at other
places were equally well entertained,
while those who occupied the tents that
were pitched in the beautiful grove or
camped in the hall thought they had
the post enjoyable time of all.
No formal programme had been pre-
pared for the occasion, the "boys" car
ing more for social visit with each
other and with each others families
than for speech making. An informal
campfire, however, was held in the
evening ut which letter was read from
the president of the village, j. III. John
son, regretting that temporary illness
kept him from being present, extending
hearty welcome To the association
and rendering the visitors the freedom of
the town.
Brief addresses were made by Hon.
A. s. Dyckman, Chaplain Smith of
Bangor, and by comrades of the two
companies. The exercises were emil
vened by the singing of patriotic songs
accompanied by the music of an elegant
parlor organ generously furnished for
the occasion from Easton's music store.
At ten o'clock IA. m. of the second
day, business meeting was held at
which it was determined to hold the
next joint reunion of the two compan-
les at the village of Lawrence.
The following is list of the newly
elected officers of Co. "C": Frank
Branch of Lawrence, Capt; r. G. Ny
man of Bangor, LIST Lieut.. L. 5. Rus
sell of Bangor, I'd Lieut.; Henry A.
Wells of Lawrence, 1st Sergt.; Julius
III. Kelly of Lawrence, q. M. Sergt.
Our reporter inadvertently omitted to
obtain the names of the officers of
Co. SD"
At the close of the business meeting,
Mr.. l.. III. Bailey of South Haven, who
manifested much interest in the meet
ing, exhibited an old flint lock musket
which his grandfather captured at the
battle of Bunker Hill and carried dur
ing the entire seven years of the revo-
lutionary war Capt. Rowland then
read such portions of regimental his
tory prepared by him soon after the
close of the war, as time would permit.
He was strongly urged by many of the
comrades to publish the history i'm book
form so that they might obtain "A copy
of it. The remainder of the day, until
the time of separation arrived, was
spent in social converse, or, as the boys
facetiously term it, in swapping lies y
Those who were present will not be apt
TO miss future reunions if possible to be
present and those who were absent lost
a most enjoyable opportunity of meet.
ing with their old comrades in arms
Quite number of comrades from dis
tant parts of the country sent letters OF
regret and wished tn be remembered 10
| the "bOys."
The following is list of those who
were in attendance:
COMPANY &C"
Capt. b. III. Dyckman and wife, Capt
o. w. Rowland and wife, Lieut. Henry
Chattield wife and four children, q. NJ
Sergt. Henry A. Wells, LIST Sergt. 5. p
Harvey, wife and two children, Sergt
q. A. Cross, wife and three children
Sergt. NJ. H. Hogmire, wife and child
Wagner Nj. A. Howe, wife and two
children, Privates Cornelius Buys, wifi,
and four children, G.. w. Bridges ano
wife, o. M. Baker, Andrew Cochran
and wife, Andrew Donovan, j. II. Goss
wife and two children, James Gilbert
A. f. Hurlbut G.. w. billiard, wife anC
two children, f. 5. Hogmire and wife
Frank Kelly, wife and three children
j. III. Kelly and wife, l.. +. Lamphear
Truman Lamphear and wife, Fore
Murch, wife and child, O. ID. Martin
and wife, X. &. Nyman, X. b. Norton
+. G. Rhodes and wife, Nj. u. Richard
son, l.. - Russell, wife and four child
rem, II. ID. Smith, Augustus Voorhee
and wife, j. e. Van Dyke, wife and
child, ID. M. Ward, wife and two child
rem, III. X. Wells and wife, Richard
Weston, Chas Brott, o. ). Hoag an,
wife, Frank Branch, wife and foui
children. Among the honored guests
was Mr.. A. Lewis of Goldthwaite, Tex
as, whose son, member of the com
pany, died in the service of his countr,
at Corinth, Miss.
COMPANY %"
Thos. Horton, wife, child and father
5. belong and wife, Jas. Hughes,
III. Lewis, wife and two children, T. M
Harvey, wife and child, Gilmore Todd
Allen Olds and wife, Orange Hutchins
G.. w. Butterheld, VIM. II. Cook an
wife, Osmer Lctson, Andrew SHAFT
John Rpa i Nyman