Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

ex-Prisoner- OF War has spent more or less time
In confinement as n prisoner of war, and
knows exactly what the realities of the are.
HISTORY OF rHy ORGANIZATION.
From the ending of the wa- of the rebellion
until 1874 there we're numerous efforts made to
organize the Union e1-prisoners Of war into a
national association. all of which failed, al
though here were many lOcalassociatiOns cstab-
hshsd throughout the cO1n:rv. the first one Of
which was in WashiuC;au in the Gpring of 1866.
This association has been in continuous exist
ence from that time to the present.. and now
hR- several members who participated in the
Ars, meeting. among whom are capt. jas. p.
ferl"y. now It's secrsia-y. Capt Louis Woiser
and Maj. l.. L. Williams, nov secretary of the
national association.
On TIC OH d.y of April. 1874. convention
@. eN-prlscners wa he'd at WOrce ter, Mess,
which was OrCG1iZ ell into ns5Oci1tiOl. under
the tile Of the National Union Of anderson
vile survivors,. Warren Lee GOss Of Nor
wich. Conn. vas elected president. and Chas.
T. Shaw Of Boston. Mass. secretary. Two
hundred names we're enrolled Gs members.
Jhe objects OF the association were announced
- follows:
"rHE OBJECTS.
The Cbjectsof the Union Prisoners of War
Association are to strengthen he ties of fra
ternal fellowship and sympathy, formed by
eomPanionship in arms during the war for the
Union, among the survivors Of rebel military
prisons: to perpetu=te tho name and fame Of
those who have fallen in the prison pens of the
south and IN the line Of dl.y: to bind together
n the most friendly ties Tie survivors OF tho
above prisons by joint action Of it, members in
aay direction which viii Secure justice to the
living and honor 30 the dead and TO assist such
OF our fellow-pri- onc-s Gs need help and pro-
lection and to extend needful aid TO the widows
and orphans OF those who have fallen; To- cor
rect false statements concerning rebel prisons
ia order that historical justice may be done
ourselves and the subjects"
At annual meetings held in Boston Mass,
1875, aad Norwich. Conn. 1876, Warren Lee
GOss was reelected president. AT the annual
meeting held az Hartford, Conn. April 70. 1877.
the tile 81 the association was changed to Ma
tional Union Of Survivors Of Andersonville and
Other Solthetn Military Prisons" and Ccmrade
Ezra H. Ripple Of Scranton. Pa. WAS elected
president and W. y. OsgOOd of Hartford, Conn,
secretary.
The annual meeting for 1873 was held o.
Wlkesbarre. Pa. on July 2, and Robert II. KEEL
logg o: south Manchester. Conn, Wac elected
president; l. J. Curtis, Kingston, Pa. secre-
tAry.
The next meeting Of which record was kept
was held IN the city Of New York September 6,
lSs2. when i. T. Biakeslee OF Hartford. Conn,
was elected president. A badge to be worn by
the members OF he association adopted.
C. e. Franklin of Cleveland was elected presi-
dent at a meeting held in Cleveland, Ohio, Sep
ismber -. lSs3. The title Of the association
was then changed to that of the National Asso-
citation OF e1- c uion Prisoners Of War
The meeting for 1884 was helm at Detroit,
Jich-. commencing on the 18th of August. G..
c sharklin Was reelected president, ard vari-
Gus amendments were made to the constitution