Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Election Of Onhcers by Representatives Of til,
Different Corps

Election Of Onicers by Representatives Of the
Different Corps.
The twenty-second.annnal reunion of the So
ciety Of the Army of the Potomac is being held
in Buffalo. Between 800 and 1000 veterans are
on hand, and among them are many Of the most
distinguished generals of the late war; The
Inequalities are being extended to the visitors
in a most generous manner. There were STIR
ring scenes at Music Hall yesterday. when the
several corps of the Army Of the Potomac held
reunions simultaneously.
FIRST CORPS
Col Henry o. Clark of Milton, Vt, in the
absence Of Secretary Of War Proctor, called
the first army corps to order. The election
OF officers resulted as follows: President, Col.
Ira NJ. Hodges of Haverstraw, NY; vice presi.
dents, Gen. Adrian r. Root of Buffalo, Mai.
Wight OF Cleveland, Ohio; Gen. W. +. Rogers.
Buffalo: Col Henry o: Clark, East Orange,
Joseph Dickinson, Washington: recording sec
rotary, Capt. J. NJ. Andrews Saratoga, n. Y;
corresponding secretary, Thos. NJ. Cutting,
Buffalo; treasurer, Capt. A. H. Van Duesen,
Washington; historian, Maj. ]. H. Slime. WASH
ington. After a complimentary vote in favor
of Gen. Abner Doubleday of Midway, M,
Gen. Butterfield was made the choice of the
corps for president of the Society Of the Army
of the Potomac.
SECOND CORPS.
The second corps elected the following Off
GERS: President Orville d. Thatcher, sergeant
company E, first Minnesota, of Washington, d.
c.; first vice president, Col John Byrnes, one
hundred and ffty-fifth New York, Of Buffalo;
second vice president, c. J. r. Miller, one hum
dred and sixth Pennsylvania, of Philadelphia;
third vice president, Capt. Willard Lincoln,
nineteenth Maine. of Boston, Mass. fourth vice
president, Col. J. H. Horton, one hundred and
forty first Pennsylvania, of Buffalo: secretary
and treasurer, DIR. Chas. w. Scott, reelected,
OF the twenty eighth Massachusetts, of Boston.
Executive committee: DR.. W. W. Potter of
Buffalo; Capt W. L. Ross, sixty-fourth New
York volunteers, Of Boston; H. L. Fassett, lieu
tenant colonel sixty-fourth New York, of Frank
lin, Pa. Gen. Daniel Butterfeld was selected
as the choice of the corps as secretary Of the
Society of the Army Of the Potomac.
FIFTH CORPS.
Gen. Butterield presided at the meeting and
Gen. Locke was secretary. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Gen. Fitz John
Porter Of New York; first vice president, Col.
A. NJ. Clarke Of New York; second vice presi-
dent, Maj. Fred W. Simon Of Baltimore; treas
urer and secretary, Gen. Fred L. Locke Of New
York. Executive committee: Gen. ]. L. Cham
berlain Of New York, Capt. Nathan Appleton
of Boston, Burnett Wright of New York.
The Society Of the Sixth Army Corps met.
Gen. Martin A. Mcmahon of New York city pre-
sided in the absence of the president. Gen. L.
A. Grant of Washington. The following officers
were elected President, Col. Redfeld Proctor,
Secretary Of War; vice presidents, Sergeant
Thomas d. Imam, twenty-first New Jersey vol
unteers, Jersey City; Judson E. Andrews as
! sistant surgeon, second Z. b. A, Buffalo: Col
George H. Selkirk, Buffalo; recording SECRETARY.
Capt George II. Fielder Jersey CITY. forre.
spending secretary. Lieut.. F. l.. Buckalew.
Jamesburg, N. j.; treasurer. Col Samuel Trues-
dell, New York; for vice president of the So
ciety of the Army Of the Potomac, Sergeant II.
C. Larrove, New York.
NINTH CORPS.
The ninth corps also elected officers as fol.
lows: President, Gen. C. B. Wilcox; vice presi-
dent, Capt. Henry Plat. treasurer OF the Michi-
gan Central railroad; recording secretary and
treasurer, Gen. G. H. Barney; corresponding
secretary, Col. w. H. Harris, Cleveland
ELEVENTH CORPS.
The eleventh corps elected the following:
President, Gen. Carl Schurz Of New York:
vice presidents, Col. F. W. Osborne of New
York, Capt. ]. Alexander of New York, Col. T..
A. Dodge OF Boston; corresponding secretary,
Gen. I. A. Lockman Of New York; recording
secretary, Francis lrsch OF New York; treas
urer, William Balzer Of New York; historian,
Col. A. Hamlin, Bangor, Me.
TWELFTH CORPS.
The twelfth corps elected the following:
President, Col. VIM. Reikcrts, Franklin. Pa;
first vice president, C. W. Royce, Buffalo; sec
ond vice president, Gen. George K. Collins,
Syracuse; secretary and treasurer John ]. H.
Love, Mont Clair. N. j.
The tenth aud nineteenth corps and Q cavalry
corps met, but did not elect officers.