The National tribune., 1891-06-18
FROM THE BAY STATE.
What Is Going on Among the Veterans OF that
Section.

What ia Going on Among the Veterans OF that
Section.
EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune Imet Gen. John NJ
Corse the other day coming out Of the Boston Post
Office, looking a. genial and ooutened a. II be was
stu holding HAT stone fort At the urgent request Of
Rev. Mark Taylor, Commander Of Revere Post, 81
Canton, lac visited that town few evenings since,
and in the Post hall, before the veterans 81 Can
ton aud Stought0n aud many prominent citizens
told the stirring story Of his defense Of AllRtOonH
Commander Taylor, himselfan officer in that battle
IN introducing him stated that, 10 the best Of his
knowledge, tie General and himself were the only
men now Ia New England who bad hand in that
momcniUus and bloody fray. For nearly or quite
two hours Gen C0rsc held the close attention Of his
hearers while he narrated, ia plain, straight
forward way, hrri the general movement, which
lHfOiNci TIE eutre army, and then his own par
icular story ~ holding the fort. This was supple
mented by comradc Taylors recoIlections, after
which refreshments were served.
The vote recently passed by T. W. Kinsley Post.
49, oi Boston, % have the National Gag display ed
mast head nigh SHOULD receive favorable cOusid-
Grafton. Memorial Day established az a day
on which 10 honor iiie memory u the men who
died ln the war. That war ended ~ years ago. n
u ever was a day OF mourning a. has certainly
ceased % be one now May Il not with greater
prOprlCty to-day be made day OF rejoicing for tile
good accomplished by these mcH2 III ID IL said We
should still mourn, when will the time come 10
throw of the mourning Dof il now, and cease
- leRis.ate iu National, Department aud Post Eu-
equipments against Dissertation o. Cfthe day. The
old vet loses by d every time.
The veterans ~ the 1T Mass Cav. Association 20
10 Aide Va, the 18th, % dedicate a monument
they have erected 10 mark the field where the
regiment Saw its hardest fight and suffered its
greatest loss 81 any battle IN which Il engaged.
IL tl.is famous hgu % June T. 1903 tho let Mass
Cav. hnd eight companies including III officers and
277 men, total ~ 2gi aud lost Ia Killed wounded
and missing ~, leaving but SO. MAJ. ChHTles q.
Davis, ihe President ~ tic Association will deliver
the address The party 80 TO Washington, thence
/ 20 Leesburg, where they take carriages for the
battlefield. Several 81 the JOhnuies are to meet
I them there in friendly way. The monument IN
design Dr. similar Ia the one the Association has
] erected "a Gettysburg. The Tegimental history
viii be Issued In Tie Fall aud IL 10 be amply ius-
J tratcd with nups and portraits.
The delegates 10 the National FnoRmpmcnt met
~ Department Headquarters the 4th and voted ta
go 10 Detroit via the Fitchburg line. The fare
round trp ti5i sleeper S. extra. They will leave
\ Boston on special train Saturday, Aug l. al
4 =.
/ Post % n WaltlHm, give q complimentary din.
ner 10 MAJ IL, g. Hall, their Past Commander the
2sth inst on the eve 81 hs departure for Europe
/ WHITTIER hc goes FOR "a few weeks.
i The POsts - Franklin County gave Department
] Commander smith ruusiuR reception RHd Camp.
] fire Ht Greenfield Junc9 Senior Vice COMMANDER
! in-Chici lnucs WIS present, as were also Junior
] Vice Department Commander Hall Inspector
+ Meiherbce, Past Department Commander John
! w. Hcrsey and OtHeIs-B.. Boston.