Telegram-herald., 1888-01-13

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0f1e.sly si0rned.
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erlminale pensions. out l Go believe that
ben the peoples representatives provide
for tie wants OF some crippled Dnion sol
1iers. Or his paapesed sidOs, no man
shoui1 intsrpose bis viii, though soen pre-
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A large number Of letters OF regret were
read aud viii be placed on Die sith The
0.hsF documents Of value 70 The Regiment
msmbers-
Tbs officers OF the Twsnty-hr.t are:
Pses.dent, Col. VIM. Is. AcCreary, Flinii
First ee-President, Z. NJ. Dickinson;
Secretary and Treasurer, Eber Rice, city
other Vice Presidents. Capt 4. a. steven
son, lonia county; Geo. Z. Peck Ottawa
county. Richard Gibson, A0ntcalm county
A. W. DillenOeek, Barry county James
Csvsnaugh, Muskegon county, Lyman X
Aeeker, Newsyg0 county.
A subscription was then taken up TO aid
in the erection OF q monument over the
grave Of General Little who was commander
VI tue brigade and killed during the war
The meeting tnen adjourned, and al
O'Clock the veterans assembled at the
Bri5ge-st House where supper was served.
Toe Vets were somewhat eager 20 fall IN
ani attack the elegant repast which was
spread. and after the order 10 charge Was
given ths knife and fork battery kept mp a
continual fusilade. The spread" was an
unususlly line one, and all present did am
pie justice TO the choice visnds. flavor To
which was added by the charming young
misses, VINO gave every attention 70 tue
wants OF the guests. Hon. Cornelius Van
Loo acted a. toastmaster, and after cessa-
ton of ho.tilities the Joys in blue were
called TO halt. and the intelligent portion
OF the programme carried out. as follows
The toast master read the following tele-
gram:
WAsHTNGToS. Jan. li.-Cdpt. q i. Bel
knGD. | regret exceedingly that | cannot
the gallant members of the Twenty first.
May their reunion be happy one.
Fraternaily yours,
GEN Z. H. SHERIDAN.
A dispatch was also read from Hon. w.
B. McCreary, of Flint, regre;ting that he
was delayed somewhere in Pennsylvania.
by a railroad accident and was therefore
unable 10 attend.
The toasts were then announced and
answered to briefly and in an appropriate
manner as follows:
Our F F.ag-Maj. A. B. Morse, OF Ionia.
Reunion Surgeon Goodale, of East
Tawas.
Volunteer Soldiers-Aibert Jackson. of
Lowell.
The Ladies. Our Guests-This was TO
have been replied TO By NJ sj. I. G. Steven
son form erly OF the Ionia Sentinel, but who
is now in Decatur, Ala. but being unable to
attend he sent very interesting letter
which was read in answer to the toast.
Then and Now-Marcus w. Bates.
Oar Comrades-Dsyid II. English. OF
Saranac.
The Johnnies-Charles n. Dickinson, of
Grand Haven.
The Mothers Wives. Daughters and Sis
ters. They Could not Fight, but They Could
Suffer, Work aud Prav-Chsplain s. w.
Earle. of Jonesvills.
The floor of the dining hall was then
cleared. and dancing was participated in
until late hour.