The National tribune., 1890-09-25
ARMYoF THE CUMBERLAND
The sist Annual Reunion Of the Society st To-
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Inc zist Annual Reunion or the society 81 10
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| On Wednesday, Sept. II, tho veterans of the
| Army of tho Cumberland began their 21st an
Dual Reunion at Toledo, o. The weather was
| delightful and the city was handsomely deco
rated with flags and bunting. At 10 o'clock in
| the morning the members of tho society were
escorted from the Body House to Memorial
| Hall, where the society was called to order by
Judge Il. II. Cochran, and Rev. Z. s. Slevin,
| Chaplain of Forsyth Post, GAR, of Toledo
delivered short and appropriate prayer.
| Gen. w. s. Rosecrans, President of the So
| ciety, then took the chair, and tho regular
business of the society was transacted. Upon
taking the chair Gen. ROsecrans was greeted
with a burst of applause Ho spoke briefly,
aud said he was happy TO meet all bis old com
rades at this time. IL was year since they had
met and many things had happened, and the
society, be was happy to say, was in a prosper
Gus and flourishing condition.
On motion of Z. II. bowling Department
Commander of the GAR. of Ohio, the follow
ing telegram was ordered forwared TO the So
ciety of the Army of West Virginia, in session
at Parkersburg:
Gen. II. u. HAYES, Pnrkersburg, w. Va:
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland,
to the Society of the Army of West Virginia.
Gen. Fullerton, Treasurer of the society, re-
ported the financial condition as follows: Re
ceipts for the year, 81 246.24; disbursements,
S2,OS6.11; balance on hand, 50 1908.
The next report called for was that of tho
Publication Committee, of which Gen. Cist is
Chairman. His report was very brief, and he
rendered the excuses of the committee for the
delay in getting out tho annual report, but said
that now that it was out. no hoped and believed
that it would be satisfactory to the society.
The report was formally accepted.
The Committee of Memoir reported the
deaths for the year. Among the dead are Gen.
John A. Martin, Col. Leonard A. Harris, Col.
John G. Read, Gen. Julius White Among the
deaths Of former members of the society is that
of Gen. Il. II. Mlroy, and the society decided
that his memoir be written and added to tho
book,
In the afternoon the members OF the society
and their wives were invited to take carriages
and drive about the city. The members visited
the new Public Library, tho Manual Training
School and other points of interest in Toledo.
In the evening a few minutes after O'clock
the local military organizations of Toledo drew
up in front of the Body House, and little
while later the members Of the Society formed
in line and were escorted by the military to
Memorial Hall. The hall was handsomely
decorated with National color5 arranged in the
most artistic designs, and it was packed as
closely as sardines in a box. An excellent pro-
gram had been arranged. Tho front seats had
been reserved for the members of the Society,
and as thoy marched up the aisle, headed by
Gen. Rosecrans, they were applauded, and as
soon as all were seated the assembly and reyeille
were sounded Tho band stationed in the rear
of tho hall began playing a medley Of Ma
tonal airs. Judge Cochran then delivered the
address of welcome to the visitors, which was
briefly responded TO by Gen. Rosecrans on be-
half the Society. Gen. Gates p. Thurston, of
Nashville, Tenn, the orator Of the occasion,
was then introduced and he held the audience
for three quarters of an hour with a mastery
address, in which he rccounted the glorious and
heroic deeds accomplished by the Army of the
Cumberland. A Campfire was then organized,
and telegram was read from President r. Il.
Hayes, in which the Society of the Army of
West Virginia cordially reciprocated the greet
ing of the Army Of the Cumberland. Brief
speeches were then in order, Gems. Morgan,
Wood, Barnett, Fullerton and Yandeyer re-
spending.
At tho business meeting the following officers
for the ensuing year were elected: President
Gen. W. S. Rosecrans aud one Vice President
from each State represented In it's membership;
Corresponding Secretary, Gen. Henry NJ Cist !;
Recording Secretary, Col. j. ii. Steele; Treas
| urer, Gen. J. S. Fullerton.
Columbus, o., was chosen as the next place
for tho meeting OF the Society of the Army OF
| the Cumberland.
The closing event of the Reunion of the
society OF lHo army OF the CumDeg laDQ was
the banquet which was given at the Body
House on the last day of the meeting AS
early as o o'clock p, III. the guests began to a.
| semblc aud in q short time the parlors and
corridors of the hotel were filed with the old
veterans aud their wives, and goOdly number
OF citizens and their wives and daughters, who
had been hidden to the feast. At 10 o'clock
the bugle sounded the call, and tho company,
headed by Gen. Rosecraus and Judge Cochran,
| entered the spacious banquet hall. The room
bad been handsomely decorated with tropical
plantsand National colOrs and the tables which
Ind been arranged in three rows. were a mass
of cut howors. The seat of honor was given
Gen. ROsecrans, who. with Gems. Alger, Cist
and Barnett, Col. Wickersham and Judge
Cochran occupied table on one side and in
the center OF the long hall, while the other
guests TO the number Of about $50 were seated in
groups of six at the other tables. After menu
Of several courses had been thoroughly dis
cussed and a few glasses of Pomcry Sec bad
been partaken Of Gen. Rosecrans called the
assembly 10 order announced the intellectual
feast aud introduced Judge Cochran rs toast
master. Our Country" was responded 10 by
Col. Wickersham; Tho Army of the Cumber-
land" by Gen. 7. J. Ward; "The Navy" by
Col. Henry Stone; "The Press" by Col. Dom
Piatt, aud The Grand Army OF the Republic"
by Gen, Alger. The exercises were nterspersed
with patriotic songs and recitations. About
O'clock Il. IN. the exercises closed by the singing
When Johnnie Comes Marching Home" the
chorus being Joined in by the entire assembly.