The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-08-27

Dear Vetrans you my peice have heard,
And pardon yet another word,
Remember now you boys IN blue,
Twill be u compliment to you,
Your weary feet did never lag,
Till you brought in triumph,
The dear old flag,
You've bought each STAR, each strip so true
With the precious blood of our own tru
lblue
Now you're growing fcwer, fewer.
And soon no more reunions will there b
But you're sti II almost as handsome,
As when young in sixty-three,
Come young men, and sons Of Vetrans,
Don't offended be pray,
Considering what they've passed through
You'll never need TO,
No, Thank God, the smoke has cleared
Iaway
Armv Bean was spendidly san.
bv little Frank Waller. a boy only
about six years old and son of /
soldier. Song by choir with audi
ence joining in chorus. Music b,
Italian baud. after which, o. W
Wright made very able and ap
propriaie speech. Next. the stir
ring and paliioiIc recitation ell.
titled Barbary Fritcl,ey. was rem.
dered by Miss Gerlie Warner. q
our town, in a verv exceIlen
manner. Then came music anc
singing; some very appropriate
remarks we're made by President
Maynard; also eloquent spe eche,
by Judge Bright aud Col. Fries
ner. both Of the Ssh Regt., or a.
Judge Bright called il, The dntci
singing Regt. After more sing.
ing by choir and audience. meet
ing adjourned 10 meet again al
Harlman's Hall. Thursday morn.
ing al 8 O'Clock.
THUR-DAY MORNING.
Association met at headquar-
ters al 8 O'Clock, for the lransac
tiOn of business; arrangements
were made whereby the Secretary
will see that minutes of tins re
union be published AMI ii copy
semi each member whose address
he has or may ASCERTAIN. Motion
by cnmrade GiSt to select Wash-
ington City as The next place lol
the reunion. and Circleville f0i
two years from this ilme. motion
lost. Invitation from Circieville
Pickway Co, comrades 10 hold
The reunion IN their city next
year, lime to be decided by them
accepted unanimously.
A very high tribute was paid
by members of This Association
10 the memory of their first Adju.
tant j. Z. Toole, also to his widow
and family.
The fclluwing officers were
elected for The ensuing year;
President. Col. Ii 3. MAYNARD,
re elected; First Vice President,
NJ. b. Radcliff; Second Vice Presi
dent, Capt, Bruner; Adjulant and
Treasurer, MA, Sweelman; Quar-
termaster, G. Weller: Commis
sary, JAS. A. Graham. Motion
carried unanimously and with a
view extending tile earnest thanks
OF The survivors present at this
reunion TO The citizens of Logan,
for their kind lrea, ment AMI AS
sistance in making this pleasant
time to all. Business now being
ended, all formed in line, preced
ed bv the band. and marched Ia
Cemetery TO visit graves of COM
rades who have preceded them 10
that other land. Col. Maynard.
Rev. Montgomery, Capts.. Bru
ner and StolIZ, Comrade Boestler
and others, made some very af-
feciing anu appropriate remarks.
while comrades were surrounding
The graves; after prayer by Rev.
Montgomery, all marched over in
front of school house and were
photographed in a group by John
McLain, then msrched 10 Nam
Street and dlsbanded. Owing 10
the trains on The G. H. V. & T
and G. & M. ", not connecting
at Lancaster in the evening, the
President and a great many of
the comrades had To leave in the
IN order 10 reach their
homes that evening, and others
getting scattered viewing our
town, II was impossible to gel
them together again, so had TO
The afternoon exercises.
Through some means or AS he
claims a mistake in date of bis
notice, Capt. Il. S. Beery, of
Cameron. Mo-. did net arrive un-
til Thursday evening, when his
comrades had nearly all left Tor
their homes; but after supper a
of ex soldiers and cili
zens gathered at IIartman's Hall
and continued our reu Mon until
pretty lale hour in the night.
Among the exercises OF he even
ing was singing by the audience,
led by one ofihe greatest leaders
of patriotic songs in this country.
r. 0 KittsmIller of the 3lsl Resl
U. Y. |. and who is always ready
to help entertain q soldier or 10
take part in anything connected
with the soldiers. Appropriate
were made by Capt.
John Hansen of the dutch singing
Regt. (5Srh); also by Capt<.
Brnner and Beery and song by
comrade Re,cheIderfer. all>tf the
Hath. Capt. Beery being on thu
programme for an address and
not getting here in time 10 deliver
it,motion by Capt. Bruner carried
TO have he address delivered by
Capt: Beerv. this evening and
hen copy il in full on The min
ntes of tins reunion, the following
is the address in full:
Comrades again at the close OF
thi happy reunion. we are about
10 part and were II not for the
a bsent comrades who have re-
sponded TO the heavenly reveillee
aud gone. from battle 10 banquet.
,nr joys would be unbounded.
Bnt they are gone. holding reun
ions on the other side OF the river.
But oh. how unlike the present
was The parting, when after years
)f war, we came a molly crew 10
be mustered oui. nothing perfect
Or as il was when we entered The
.eryice save. ;he old flo Tie