The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

To SECRETARIES: Secretaries will greatly favor
by sending brief accounts OF the Reunions of
their respective organizations for publication in
this column Immediately after the occurrence OF
the Also copies OF rosters for file and future
reference.-EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
CONNECTICUT.
Charles H. Brown, Stamford, Conn: The an
nual Reunion of the 28th Conn. will be held
at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, on Wednesday,
Aug. 20.
John P. Simpson, New Haven: The 18th
Conn. will hold Reunion ut West Haven Aug.
20.
Edward Griswold, Guilford: The Reunion of
the LIST Conn. Light Battery will be held at
Guliord Sept. 49,
John G. Taylor, Room 45, State House, Hart
ford: Reunion of Co.'S !, B and the band of the
LIST Conn. ii. A. will be held in Waterbury Aug.
%. Please notify me If you will be present,
and how many of your family will accompany
you.
ILLINOIS.
8. G. Hague, Monmouth: The Reunion of tho
63d H. will be held at Kirkwood Sept. and 4.
G. II. T. Thomas, Seneca Falls: The SD Ill.
will hold Reunion at Ottawa Sept. IL.
F. L. Barry, Nashville: The 18th Ill. will
hold Reunion at Quincy Sept. 10 and 90
John S. Wilcox, Elgin: The sd Ill. will hold
. Reunion at Elgn Sept. 4.
w. ID. Haiglip, Vandalia: The 9th I'll. will
hold Reunion at Charleston Oct and 3.
INDIANA.
X. Wiselart, New Castle: Tho Reunion of
the 57th Ind. will be held at New Castle Sept
10 aud IL.
A Reunion of the Bath Ind will DO held at
Hartford Sept. o. Comrades of the regiment
who cannot attend will please write to George
Harter, Ossian. Ind.
Simpson O'Hair, Brick Chapel: Co. G, 9th
Ind. Cav. will hold its second annual Reunion
ut Terre HRute In conjunction with the Regi-
mental Reunion at that place Sept 10 and 20.
Now that one cent per mile fare has been
secured over the Louisville e Nashvill route to
Chattanooga, which will make the cost from
indianapolis to Chattanooga for the round trip
$50. 10 has been decided by the Regmentai
Committee of the 18th Ind. TO change the time
and place OF holding the Reunion, and instead
of holding it at Franklin Oct. 8. as proposed, 1t
will be held at indianapolis on Sept. is, pre-
paratory to starting to the Wilder's Brigade
Reunion, which will be held at Chattanooga
Sept. 10. 10 and 90 A special train has been
provided for the boys, which will leave Indian
Rpois on the afternoon of Sept. 10, and arrive
at Chattanooga on the evening of the 18th.
Gen. Wilder has leased large hotel in Chatta-
nooga and proposes TO make the veterans his
guests while there,
Tho third annual Reunion Of the 23d
Ind l.. A. will DO held at Fort Wayne on
Oct. 8. All members of the battery are cor
daily invited TO no present. Anyone wishing
further information will DO accommodated by
writing to ID. Burket, River, Ind.
IOWA.
The Reunion of the fst Iowa Cav. will be
held at Ottumwa Sept. ii and IL.
The Benton County Veteran Association will
hold Reunion at Vinton Sept. IS and 10, in
conjunction with the 9Th Iowa.
KENTUCKY.
Samuel J. Gates, Central City: The 18th KY.
will hold Reunion at Central City Sept. 5.
MAINE.
Louis selbing. Augusta: The Reunion Of the
I'd NE. will be held at Fort Popham Sept. IL.
g. +. Strickland, Old Orchard: The Reunion
of the 9Th Me. will BIO held at Old Orchard Aug
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MARYLAND.
Thomas L. Matthews, Is Z. Fayette street,
Baltimore: The annual Reunion of the I'd Md.
will be held in Wilson Post Hall. Baltimore
Sept. IL.
ID. J. Weaver, Cherrytree. Grant r. o., Pa:
The Sd Md. win hold its first Reunion On the
battlefield Of Gettysburg Sept. 10, at the time
of the Encampment of the GAR. of Pennsyl-
vania.
MASSACHUSETTS.
David Boyden, Worcester: The Reunion Of
the 18th Mass viii be- held at Worcester Sept. 2.
The list Mass. II. A. held Reunion at Salem
Willows Aug. g. about I50 members Of the regi-
ment being present. At the business meeting,
presided over By President VIM. Holmes, of
Lawrence. resolutions were offered and adopted
iHaorsing the application Of Comrade Downing
for the Collectorship of Corpus Christi, where
he lost leg while engaged In defending the
position during the war; and asking for a PEN
sion or other relief for Comrade Shattuck, who
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tho 4th of July. Twenty-three members were
reported deceased since the last Reunion.
Speeches were made by Comrades Peters and
Bradley, and vote of thanks was passed 10
members Of Post for tho kind consideration
with which they had treated Comrade Peters.
Letters were read from the following members
who were unable TO DO present: Comrade J. w.
Hart, OF tho Cadets; Caleb Saunders, of Law
renee; VIM. Tracy, of Illinois; Prof. William
Moran. of Ohio; Charles l. Brown, Of Michi-
gan Roger S. Littleield, of Empire City, Ore;
james Downey, of Corpus Christi, Tex. The
following officers were elected: President STAN
ley r. Dearborn. of Wakefield; First V.-P., w.
N. Shattuck, of Lawrence; Second V.-P., j. b.
Osborn, of Salem; Sec, w. II. Gwinn, of Bev-
eriy; Treas. Benz. Day, Of Marblehead, and an
Executive Committee of ono from each COM
pany.
Samuel Coffin, Newburyport: The Reunion
Of the 4eth Mass. will be held at Centennial
Grove, Essex, Sept. 2.
MICHIGAN.
ID. D. Rose, Dodge City, Kan: The cath an
nual Reunion of the 18th Mich and 4th Mich.
battery will DO held at Bronson Aug. "a
ID. ii. Warren, Clayton: The Reunion OF the
18th Mich. will be hold at Milan on Aug. %.
The lst Mich. Sharpshooters will hold their
fifth annual Reunion at Battle Creek Tuesday,
Oct. i,
MINNESOTA.
w. A. Spaniding. sos Nieoilet avenue, Min
neapolis: There will be q Reunion of tho Cd
| Mimi. battery at Minneapolis Wednesday, Sept
! IL. st 10 a. m. An invitation has been received
| from the 4th MINI. TO unite with them in the
afternoon of the same day.
John ii. Thurston, Pennington: Tho seventh
annual Reunion of the 4th Mimi. will take
| place In the hall of the Chamber of Commerce
at st. Paul OH Wednesday, Sept. IL, at 10 a. m
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The New Hampshire Veteran Association
| Berdan's u. s. Sharpshooters, will hold Re-
| union ut Weirs Aug. 20, at 1880 a. IN.
/ The surviving veterans of the LIST N. II. are
/ requested to meet ut the Association Building
Weirs, Ang % ut o'clock a. M, to transact
| important business connected with the history
| of the regiment.
NEW YORK.
| The 18th N. Y. Cav. held Reunion at SYRIA.
| cuse Aug. g. about 200 members of the regiment
being present The address of welcome was
| deliyered by President c. r. SLurdeyant The