The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-06-20
ARMY OF TIE POTOMAC.
The goth Annual Reunion and Election Of Officers
of the uifferpnf Cnrns

The goth Annual Reunion and Election of Officers
OF the Different Corps.
The Goth annual Reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Potomac opened on Wednesday,
June IL, with meetings of the various corps.
The following was the result of the elections
in the various corps:
First Corps-Gen. R. R. Dawes, President;
Charles J. Chatfeld, Vice President of First Di-
vision; Secretary of War Redfeld Proctor, Vice.
President of Second Division; Charles L. Coon,
Vice President of Third Division Gen. VAIN
J. NJ. Andrews, Recording Secretary III. o.
Clark, Corresponding Secretary; Florence Dom
ahue, Treasurer; J. II. Slime, Historian.
Second Corps-President John d. Billings;
Vice Presidents, o. ID. Thatcher, Minnesota;
DR.. VIM. Carroll, Philadelphia; II. G. Duryee,
Goshen, NY; Secretary and Treasurer. Thomas
II. MallOn, New York. Executive Committee,
George w. Hopper, New York; John Finn,
Ohio; G. W. Wright, New York; w. D. Robin
son. New Jersey.
Fifth Corps-President, Gen. Fitz-John Por-
ter; Vice-Presideut, Gen. P. A. Oliver; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Gen. F. T. Locke.
General Butterfeld presented Gen. Porter
with solid gold corps badge, set with dia-
monds, as mark of appreciation of his vindt-
cation in his late unpleasantness.
Sixth Corps-President, Gen. Frank Wheaton;
Vice-P Presidents, Col.W. B. French, Col. William
McKellip, Capt. F. Kaufman; Treasurer, Col.
Samuel Truesdell Recording Secretary, Capt.
George B. Fielder; Corresponding Secretary,
Lieut. F. Buckalew.
Ninth Corps-President, Col R. H. I. God
dard, of Rhode Island President Maj. l..
Bracket, of New York; Secretary and Treas
| urer; Gen. G. III. Barney, of New York.
Twelfth Corps-President,W w. T. Fox; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, DIR. ]. ]. 81. Love; Vice
Presidents, Gen. Lewis r. Stegman and Capt.
A. NJ. Mathews.
Nineteenth Corps-President, Col. Richard
B. Irwin: First Vice President, Gen. George L.
Andrews; Second Vice President, Col. o. w.
Leonard Third Vice President, Capt John W..
Handren; Fourth Vice President Maj. j. Lang
don Ward; Secretary, Thomas Odell; Treas
| urer, William II. Jewell.
| Cavalry Corps-President, Gen. 8. E. Cham
berlain; Vice President, Brig Gen. L. G. Este
Secretary, L. A. Barley; Treasurer, 6. /. White
| head
The public meeting of the society took place
| jim the Park Rink at 1:30 p. m. Nearly 5000
! people were present when the society, headed by
! Voss's military band, marched into the build
ing. There were hearty cheers and waving of
| flags as the veterans took their seats. Buglers
/ stationed at different parts of the building
sounded the assembly, and the band respond
| ed with John Browns Body" Marching
| Through Georgia" and other wartime songs,
the audience joining in the chorus with en-
| thusiasm.
| At2 o'clock Maj.-Gen Joshua L. Chamber
lain called the meeting to order. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. DR.. Henry F. Hickok, Of
Brick Church, and then Mayor George II.
Hartford, of Orange, welcomed the society in
| the name of the citizens of Orange.
| Governor Green, of New Jersey, then rose
and said: GAS the Chief Magistrate of the State
| of New Jersey and in its name | welcome you,
| nf ha atxyo Of fha Arm Of he
Potomac, within its borders. l welcome you
to these hills, where your great commander
| lived and died. l welcome you to the State
which made him its Chief Magistrate"
| Gen. Chamberlain, in response, expressed
the thanks of the society for the welcome it
| had received, and recalled the fact that when
the skies were dark the newspapers full OF
| gloomy forebodings, and even the prominent
members of the war party in Washington were
showing signs of fear, it was the loyalty and
| courage and devotion of the Army of the Pot0-
mac that made it the savior of the country.
The speaker of the day. Cortlandt Parker,
| of Newark, N. j., then delivered the grafton.
He held the attention of the large audience for
an hour and half.
The business session of the society followed.
| Portland, Me-, was selected as the place for
holding the next years Reunion. Gen. John
| G. Parke was elected President, and the follow
| ing list of Vice-Presidents were chosen: First
Corps, Gen. E. B. Fowler; Second Corps, Gen.
Joseph w. Kay; Third Corps, Gen. c. H. T.
Coils; Fifth Corps, Maj. B. F. Rittenhouse,
| o. s. a.; Eighth Corps, Col. George A. Bernard
Ninth Corps, Maj ]. B. Horner; Tenth Corps,
| Gen. Alfred II. Terry; Eleventh Corps Gen. o.
| o. Howard Twelfth Corps, Capt A. NJ. Mat
thews; Eighteenth Corps, Gen. Geo. NJ Guion
| Nineteenth Corps, Gen. E. L. Molineux; Signal
Corps, Capt o. E. Boetticher; Cavalry Corps,
Gen. Russell a. Alger. The other officers chosen
were: Recording Secretary, Gen. Horatio G.
/ King, Corresponding Secretary, Gen. George Fl.
| Sharpe; Treasurer, Col. Samuel Truesdell.
| The parade of the First Brigade N. G. N J..
| through the principal streets of Orange and
East Orange followed. They We're reviewed
| by Gov. Green, of New Jersey and nearly all
| the prominent officers and ex-oficers were
| present. and made fine display.
In the evening there was splendid banquet
given the veterans by the citizens of Orange at
the new Armory, which was tastefully decorated
for the occasion. 1t was jolly affair, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by the old soldiers The
toasts We're of patriotic nature, and many fine
responses were made.
On Thursday the society visited West Point,
N. Y, on the steamer Sirius. There was an en-
thusastic meeting on the boat, and reception
was held at the Point by Gen. Parke, the newly
elected President of the society. The meeting
was one of the most successful and enjoyable
ever held by the Society of the Army of the
Potomac.