The National tribune., 1891-10-15
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS,
The 5Ith m. met at Decatur. with 50 members
present. All the old officers reelected: Pres
DIR. w. ID. Matney. Of sorrento; V.-P. II. A. Comp
ton, Of Burton; Sec, j. II. Record. Of Decatur:
Chap, j. A. Palmer, Of Mattoou; q. NJ. Henni
Chambers, of Charleston. The time and place Of
the next meeting was left 80 the Executive Com
mittee
AT tie sixth annual Reunion Of the I-Gh H.. held
mt POri Byron the 18th aud 18th ult the follow
ing officers were elected: Pres, Capt. X. T. Me-
Pheeters sullivan; N.-P'=, Denis Drop y N0konli-
aud A. B. T.. Adams, Rapid City; Rec. See. Hon.
w. g. Cochran, sullivan; Cor sec, J. III. Cleland,
Rock Island; Chap. J. III. CrOwdeT, Bethel; q NJ,
Ii. i. q. HHgermAn. Sullivan.
The seventh annual Reunion OF the fist Ill was
held NJ Pnna ILL.,, Sept % and * There were - Of
the old boys present 10 greet each other. great
Campfire held at HaywRrds Opera House.
Mayor Martin welcomed Tie veterans to the city
Addresses were delivered by Capt. NJ. L. Turney,
Comrade Dias Butts Col. T. r. Lee Hon. w. g.
Cochran, Col. J. q. MCQugg and others. A grand
banquet WAS served al tile European Hotel Cant
Turnry was elected President. Isaac Yantis Vice
President ". T. Powell Secretary The next
meeting will be held at Sh.lbyvillc. III. Miss
Maud Gessford, Of DeIand Ill, was adopted as the
daughter Of the regiment.
The Reunion OF the sgth M. was held on the
beautiful Fair Grounds Of Kendall County, near
Y0Tkyille Sept. p. large number Of veterans
members of the gallant old regiment aud about
200 citizens aud visiting comrades ia attend
Ruce HOrkvlle WAS proudly clothed Ia bunting
aud the old starry banner floating Ia the breeze
from many hOusctOp. Bristol school Of three or
four hundred scholars greeted the old regiment
on it, march from tie city to the fair grounds. At
the grounds business meeting Of the regiment
selected the following comrades officers: Pre-
Jason Wallace; N-P., W. J.. Ward; Sec Isaac
Young, Bristol; Treas, w. g. Gillian Next Re-
union will be located at Aurora, III. A sumptuOus
and magnificent banquet was served by the ladies
aithe w.IsG. The nssembl age then gathered ia and
about the amphitheatcr. where Rev. J. q. Haigh
pastor of tile First Congregational Church, Bristol
H., delivered the address Of welcome. H. H.
Douglass, President 81 the Day. responded on be-
half Of the soldiers in "a magnificent and fittinf,
tribute. II. .. White. OF Aurora, Ill., then responded
10 the toast, Col Sas Miller late Colonel Of the
3G,h H." In the course Of the exercises Gen. W. H.
Gibson. Of Thin. o.. was announced, and stepped
forward amid cyclone Of applause. His speech
was the attraction 81 the day; maguiicently grand
aud unapproachably eloquent. hi- sOidieTy mien
his steHtGTian voice. his burning eloquence. were
never put 10 the test with better results than on
this Reunion occasion Of the 9th aud sJth III.
The 10Th ILL., met at Kansas Sept. Is The
meeting was called 10 order by ii. g. Beyies after
which very effective prayer WAS offered 10y W. II.
ATmeHtTOut. One hundred and twenty answered
Ia roll call. The officers chosen were: Pres, II. e..
Bcylc-. Paris N.-P., ". II. Bas-eti. Arcula Treas
John skinner. Newman; sec, George w. Patton.
The boys will never forget the noble citizens Of
Kansas aud tie royal treatment at their hands
The annual meeting of the l23th III. was held at
Aurora Sept. 3, II members being present A bust
ncss meeting was held in the forenoon at g. a. r.
Han nj which the old officers were reelected
They are Frank Richmond, Of Chicago. President, /;
O. A. Cummings. Of chicago, Vice President; Geo.
ii. Knott. of E!gtn, Secretary and Treasurer aud
Frank Noangs, Of Sandwich. Assistant Secretary.
About 100 clock the veterans marched to tile
Peoples Church, headed by drum corps. Tables
there loaded with good things To eat and
decorated with beautiful flowers, furnished by A.
Lincoln Circle, 2. Ladies' OF the GAR. Various
/ toAsis responded To. Rachel. the co!Orcd
woman who was with the regiment during the
war was warmly greeted by the old soldiers many
Of whom remembered her.