Telegram-herald., 1890-08-28
MISREPRESENTATION
annual Meet c. the Famous Fanh
Nsehigzn Infantry
THEIR TBBn-FlgST GATHERING
% Cers. psersse oia ? satiux Rsos-
s-Fssal osaefrs ans the nSps AttE ~
tss ssss aasnt ar srut A4siess "a
tlS Day .slt - tns kisia4

The announcement Of the twenty
rs sanaAl seau.oa - the Ffth MieU-
s4a lataasfy lac ''flgatlns Fftn
tsaughs tozesntfS glo4H eompany OF
veterans AID thelf ~4,es yesterday
In ad1lt.oa 10 nsen4lers 81 ghs s.asen-
tsl ss.alauon, many O. rae lerans
81 u.e ~O.d Iaad,f which tetu-ed 20
csc s4me corp mlnglea IA yesteraay :
fe-uyi,.es.
1ne exercises were held il Elks Han
on Ion.a ST., ana after morning OF
nana,aak and Renaissance ex-
changing tie company Eat dowa 10 =
bounuful repast. served the h4I by
tine ladies Of the relief corps OF Champ
hn Post.
Among the faces present were those
OF Gen. John Pul.ord, Of Detroit.
the colonel of the regiment dur
INK tie war and his vile, MAJ
and Mrs. r. Il. shook, Anna EiAerlage,
better known as "Gentle Anna" Of
Washington, Col. Matihews, Capt. For
ter, Capt Lyon aad Capt. Lennon.
..he toru and tattercd hags, both req
mentai auu state, carried through Tie
war, are still held and displayed WITH
PRIDE by the Fighting IFlitn.' The
officers of the ASSOCIATION whose terms
expired Yesterday were President, Len
non Of LeIlnon; first vice president
Hiram Madden OF the city; second wee
,.~a,ttapr Va Nst, nvl-a al anefufr-
lnird vice president, O. +. Bu.lrd OF
Nassar; secretary, W. A. kowley OF Mt
Clemens; historian, A. f.. sweet.
The following officers were elected;
President, Maj. L. IL. Shook,
Washington; vice presidents, Anna
Etherldge- Hook, Washington; Dan
owen, Pennington; DAVID Halsey,
saginaw; SECRETARY and treasurer,
A. u. Berry, Detroit.
After lengthy and enjoyable dinner
hour the ASSOCIATION was Welcomed 10y
Mayor Uhl, 10 which President Lennon
made respolse p. Capt. ;. L. Lyon, OF
Howell, the orator OF the association,
then spoke as follows:
time, the untiresome former OF
events, has been at work, anu as we
now compare the present with the past,
we note today the mighty changes that
have been made. Thirty years ago We
were in the midst of the most exciting
and nomentous political campaign THAI
was known IN ancient or modern
/ times. Grave questions that moved
/ heaven and earth were there At issue,
I ana for long and continuous months,
! were ably discussed from the stump,
pulpit and press. The wisest men OF
the Nation were employed BY one or
another of the four political parties OF
that day to instruct the people from
/ their respective political platforms, and
as time for election drew near the heat
/ Of discussion and bitterness engendered
I became more and more intensified until
i passion dethrOned reason, and de-
J nunciations were the rule and practice
from every quarter.
"As the result OF that great contest
I fraught with snch fearful and wonder
ful consequence, Abraham Lincoln, oi
Illinois, was made the elected choice OF
the people, and in due time, was by
Vice-presldent John c. Breckenridge
one Of his competitors IN that race
| officially declared duly and cOnsttu
! tiOnallv elected 10 the Presidency OF the
United States of America for the tern
of four years, as the successor OF Pres
dent James Buchanan. Mr.. Lincoln
was inaugurated on the Attn o. March
1861, delivering that often referred &
address, able, lmpassson9te ana full ol
union, love and loyalty, and com
meuced his arduous and patriotic work
that history records o. hlnl.
.'Bnt before and subsequent TO thai
event, threatening political signs, thlcl
and fast, gathered on, tne nation.
horizon, forebod.Dg by It's distant muir
murings, a fearful storm approaching
and Ike a whrlwInd % destruction, on
on. il came, contrasting in rs appalling
effect the glowing brightness Of torme
days"
( Capt. Lyon closed the above portion
Of ms address bv recitiug the factors
winch led TO the wa, and a description
of the scenes of those time, and after
paying tribute 20 the patriotism OF I'd,
country generally and ms own STATE
and regiment IN particular, BIS lsuda
ton OF the Michigan veterans took the
form of eXcellenty written verse. auC
he also recitcd "a original poem, en-
titled "A Tribute TO LOYAL Women,
which closed with an appreciatve re
membrance to the daughter of to-
regiment" Anna Etheridge. To 81.
comrades he SAID:
"CoMRADEs OF Ny REsnfTSr: Ate
the lapse Of twenty-five years. separat
ed from field and camp and the hatil
grounds made historic on the biOod'
soil OF Old Virginia, ne meet one
more, a few remaining. lingering repre-
sentstves of that grand old regiment
which for the Union was baptized y
blood, and FOR her heroic deeds of valo
was chustened the 'Fightng Fifth
regiment sacrificing more men for ou
cause. killed N action and dled o
wounds received IN battle than an
other Of ali the Union forces combined
save three. and whose percentage o
such loss was czCelled hv mono from a
the Northern Ststes. OF the 1880 rae.
borne upon the rolls Of ths regimen.
{ during is four wears q actIve service
but few nov remain 70 enjoy the pro.
perity Of a land they helped g. cav
and the fruits of that for 81 Cn tae
( fought on three score battle fields. q
{ fingered and cruelty foTtured p South
ern prisons. The larger number hav
gone t. answer r0i cali beyond fh
river II death. and today are here VT
us only BE- memory.
les. OFT rrr rafss baFs fa7lsn. yet death cs
nos uof.e a-aot'ans that me sou ever ftfr
Tie grave hsta 10 confnes their szrfs :
wh.is bses to a. tossy thsy as. q unfs,d.
Fresh. t1en. ever be fhs'r ueasr4ss. a.
gree fFf caves
saers ere Vsaafs. r. Taieh - IRE bonss
II, - $780, - .ssr vita tse etef-szs ,