The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-07-06
The Reserve Reunion.

The frat day Of the Pennsylvania Reserve
picnic, June 90 and 81 at Oak Grove,
Bloomsbnrg, Pa, did not bring out very
large attendance, but the second day
brought good turnout OF Reserves, and
other old soldiers as well as citizens. All
appeared to enjoy themselves and the bean
soup and coffee under the good manage
ment of Comrade Fornwald was praised on
all sides:
There was no set program OF speech MAX
ing or brass band music, but everything
went pleasantly and smoothly In greetings
and companionship of those who are so
closely bound In the comradeshIp OF the
past.
However, Rev. VIM. Keith of Shickshin.
ny, comrsde of the 7th Md. Vol. being
present was invited by the President to
give talk In the pavilion. And stirring
talk it was too. The right of soldier to a
pension and the great value of his services
to the country were eloquently portrayed.
1t is impossible TO do justice to the speaker
by any attempt at synopsis. 1t is enough
to say that frequent outbursts OF applause
and the interest of those who didn't care to
hear speeches fully show the power OF the
earnest and thoroughly patriotic gentleman.
The business meeting of the Association
was called to order at p. NJ, on Wednes.
day and In the absence of Or. M. b. Hughes
Pres. and G. l.. Baldwin, Sec'y. who had
been called home, the meeting organized
oy the selection OF J. Boyd Robson as,
Pres. pro. TEN. and b. F. sharpless as Sec.
pro. tenn.
The association passed resolution that
when this meeting aGjourns 1t be to meet
at Bloomsbury on next Grand Army Day,
Sept. Q, 1888. 1t was further resolved that
the regular meetings Of the association
should hereafter be at the same time and
place as Grand Army day. for this section
of the state.
The following officers werel elected to
serve until Grand Army Day 1889:
President j. Boyd Robson Vice Presi-
dents, Hudson Allen, A. Il. Brown and
Nelson Bruner secretary, B. F. Sharpless;
Treasurer. G. s. Furman.
Letters were read from various comrades
including Genl. y. W. Crawford, Gov.
Beaver, Senator Quay, Gen. Sickle, N. s.
Falconer, b. F. Hothkins and others.
The following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved That we recognize the fact that
the Penn'a Res. Vol. Corps. went into the
service as complete, consolidated, organi-
zation, as much so as any independent
regiment or company and continued as such
through its service. The fact that any regi-
ment or portion of the Command should In
the exigencies Of the service be on detached
duty on one time or another does not
change the status and the organization as
a body is entitled to be considered in its
entirety In all its operations. Therefore it
is meet and proper that the memorials at
Gettysburg should be a united memorial
for the entire organization,-a this asso-
citation endorses the action of the General
Committee in its efforts to procure the
erection of memorial hall from the Joint
appropriations to which the several regi-
ments would be entitled and if further
legislation is needed, requests all Pennsyl-
vania Reserves to urge upon the several
members OF the legislature the Justice OF
our claims.
The meeting was enlivened by Comrade
Fornwald reading the chronicles and by ex-
celent singing on the part of Comrades
Brown, Mills, Mellen, Miller and others.
Among the Penn. Reserves present were
the following:
First Reg't. Brinton J. Park third, Dam
iel w. Filbert and VIM. Burbank; fifth,
VIM. II. Hayman sixth, G. s. Fornwald,
Nelson Bruner, ii. j. Conner, G. S. Fur
man, Geo. Whltesides, John Coleman, Sam.
uel Knorr, George w. M,ars, B. F. Sharp
less, William Coffman, II. G. Bowman,
Randolph Hayman, A. H. Brown, o. G.
Mellin, S, A. Mills, Theodore Mendenhall,
T. j. Barton, Jas. Bowman, F. p. Drinker,
II. B. Lewis, j. W. Chamberlain and
George G. Williams; seventh, Jno. Jameson,
X. G. Buckalew, G. L. Baldwin, Hudson
Alien, Alex Dodson and E. B. Dodson
eleventh, s. L. Potter; twelfth, w. s.
Harding; artillery, Al. Herbine, Eli Sher.
wood and DR.. M. B. Hughes.
There were also large number of visit.
ing comrades representing thirty three diff
ferent regiments besides the Reserves.
The success of the Penna. Reserve Asso
ciatlon for Central Pennsylvania is assured
and no doubt a much larger attendance will
greet us in September. The thanks of the
| veterans aie extended to those liberia
friends of Bloomsbury who so fully sub
scribed all necessary funds for the expenses