Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-29
REGIMENTAL MEETING.

REGIMENTAL MEETING.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENEH AN
NUAL REUNION OF THE FIFTHTEEN-
TIL INFANTRY REGIMENTAL AS
SOCIATION HELD ON AUGUST
%, 1889.
The Chairman of the Organization be
ing absent, on motion of Comrade Il. H
Cochran, Capt. Amos Glover was elected
Temporary Chairman, and Capt. Au
gustuS L. Smith was chosen Temporary
Secretary.
COmrade Glover on taking the chair
thanked the Association for the honor
conferred upon him, and made some very
appropriate remarks in reference to the
future welfare of the Association, and
urged the necessity of more thorough
organization of all the old comrades OF
the 18th.
On motion of Comrade Carroll, Com
rade Glover was made Permanent Chair
man, Comrade Welker Treasurer, and
Comrade Nathan Holloway Recording
Secretary for the ensuing year.
Treasurer Welker made the following
report:
Amount on hand last report S55 90
Paid for publishing etc. proceedings for 1888 SIS 90
Paid out for relief sent Hugh Thompson. 10 90
Publishing Reunion OF 1885. ............. 80
Total. $50 so
Balance on hand. and....................S25 SIS 42
Which, on motion, was accepted and ap-
proved
On motion, r. H. Cochran, w. J. Vance,
and Jacob Boyer were appointed Com
mittee ON Resolutions, who reported the
following:
Your Committee beg leave to report
the following deaths since our last Re-
union:
Capt. Joseph r. UpdegrOye of Co. III,
from Van Vert county; Comrade Nathan
Downs of Co. F, Belmont county; August
Ruthermond of Co. &, and John Bum
garner of Co. B, Kimbolton. s
ResOlued, That as the years pass and one by one
our comrades are mustered out, memories and ties
grow tender, and we should cling together more
closely and fraternally; we cherish warmly and
tenderly the memory of the lives and services of
our dead and tender TO their families our fraterna
sympathy; Let US renew our pledges of devotion
to each other and each strive to be worthy of the
love and esteem of all good people, and try to leave
to poSterity not only reputation as good soldiers
but also good citizens.
ResOIred That the very cordial thanks of this
Association are rendered to retiring Secretary,
John NJ. Ewing, for his long, faithful, and intelli
gent services, and while we regret his absence
from this meeting our best wishes go with him
wherever he goes, and "may he live long and
prosper.
Res0lUed, That to the Local Committee, and to
the Comrades and Citizens of st. Clarsyille and
vicinity our warmeSt ackL OwledgementS and
taken to provide for our comfort and pleasure,
and we hereby thank them with old soldier y,
thanks for the hOspitable and loyal greeting We
have received, and for the pleasant memories re-
Yived and memories created at this Reunion.
W. j. VANCE,
J. BOGER,
r. H. COCHRAN,
Committee,
The Secretary read letter from retir-
ing Secretary Ewing, which was accom-
panied by relics donated by Comrade
Richie from the battlefield of Chicka-
mauga, and on motion were put in the
care of Treasurer Welker for safe deposit.
On motion committee consisting of
Morris Cope and Crawford E. Welsh was
appointed to investigate the truth of a
report about sword being captured from
General Willich at Chickamauga.
On motion of Col. Danford the officers
of this Association were made special
to select place for holding
the next Annual Reunion.
The following Vice-Presidents were
named for the ensuing year:
Company A-W. W. Mckinney, New Concord, o. |
B-JOhn Selders, Cambridge, o.
C-ThOmas C. Davis, GALLON, o.
oh. E. Stevens, Upper Sandusky, o. |
E-Sylvester Brown, Cope, o.
F-Augustus Brast, POwhatan, o.
Cd. X. Bennett, Oivesburg, o.
Holm H. Barr, Florida, o.
IA. C. Cummins, Mansfield, o.
K-JOhn J. Rennard, st. Clarsyille, o.
Field and Staff. n. Welker, Cleveland, o.
On motion the Secretary was instructed
TO use his best efforts to procure the
names and addresses of all the surviving
of the 18th o. vi.
COmrade w. A. Hunt, editor of THE
BELMONT CHRONICLE, kindly proposed
to publish the proceedings of this Associ-
alton free of charge, and forward copy
If the same to each comrada which was
., Al, -
P'O "teii wy 'ih"tiAP VI 'li0 hooo0io
lion.
On motion of COmrade Cochran it was
looIora6 +bo .onso oe +hi, sooio.;o,
'OElhiOu eip H0heo VI IlllS AooocldIloh
hat the presence of any rebel flap dis
played at any gathering or parade of old
,oI5iarc of +ba JTn;o,, o,,,,r ,,,oe, ;,,o,,,,r,
VI lho Ollloll dI iily WIS lhdppro-
1riata and offensive
ii''o "'ie Oii0io''o'
Letters OF regret were received from
l,o eollo,,,;,,c. o>,,,,,,1o,
ne IOllOWlng comrades:
President R r. Rrovn zopaSviua
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secretary Johh NJ. Ewing, cleveland, East Tenn
General Frank Askew, Kansas City, Mo-
IIistoria,, Cont AIax;s Co CI,,I,. n,.;
N"i''- -AiSNio NolNi NOi'iihnuos Ohio.