Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-22

cavalry DR.. W. W. Granger, assistant surgeon,
| third Missouri cavalry, read O poem on the
assembling Of the Union army. their deeds and
their days Of peaceful honor. Col. J. Brownlow
Of Tennessee, Capt McElroy, George Spinney
and DR.. G. A. Gotwald, captain company E,
fourth Ohio, delivered brief addresses, and A.
| Keghthinger, ninty-sixth Ohio volunteer in
fantry. recited poem Of military achievement,
about how the brave boys In blue whipped the
| brave boys in gray. Later he recit0d another
! OF his own about how tho devil was afraid to let
jeff Davis into hell lest he raise rebellion.
ARMY OF THE KANAwHA.
A Patriotic Letter From whiteisw Reid
Read.
The reunion Of the Army Of the Kanawha in
the Sherman tent, Grand Army Place, last night
was not largely attended, probably on account
of the rain. This army was composed OF troops
which operated in Virginia and Kentucky
during the early months of the war and was
under tho command Of ex- President Rutherford
B. Hayes Gen. Hayes had promised to be
present at the reunion last evening and deliver
an address, but he was unable to attend, owing
| to pressure Of other engagements.
About fifty men who had served in the Army
of the Kanawha brayed the rain storm and
were in attendance. The number present was
30 sn1all, however. tQat no attomDt vas made
to make formal speeches and the evening was
spent in sG:.l:.ing yarns and renewing old
acGuantances.
There were a number Of the thirty-fourth
Ohio, n 1onsve regiment. present. This regi-
rncnt was organized and taken into the field by
Col A. Sanders P.att and experienced hard
service. Gen. Piatt ia in the city, but was not
present at the reunion last night Among
those Of the thirtyfourth OhIv present were A.
s. Corbly, Harry Blackburn, VIM. III. Leavell,
r. C. Corbly, VIM. L. Luark and z. NJ. Zines.
/ The thirty-fourth Ohio will hold a regimental
| reunion and supper this evening at 500 14th
street northwest. There are about forty sur
vivors of this regiment in the city and it is
pected that Col. Piatt and other officers will be
present.
Col. Theo. F. Lang of the sixth West vir-
| ginia read letter from Mr.. Whitelnw Reid
responding to a notification of resolution
| adopted at recent ming of the eighth
CORPS electing him -. honorary member OF the
! eorps and inviting Mr.. Reid to be present at
tie reunion. Mr.. Reds letter is as follows:
OPHIR FARM, NEW YORK. Sept. o.
Col. Theo. F. Lang, Eighth Corps and Armies
OF West Virginia, Committee on Reunion,
! am honored by the resolutions Of the re-
unie-. .Inittce. reuresenting the eighth army
! corps, and of the armies Of West Virginia,
| inviting me to attend your meeting on Wednes-
day evening. The letter reaches mo only this
1
i eral days and At too late {, date to permit me
to postpone other engagements male fo- .nat
evening.
| 1t was nv -; yilege = zae some of the cam
,==iCri::.. =; :; est virginia and it would be q
great pleasure to join in your meeting: to
particip pate in the revival of memories now too
precious and to greet old comrades among the
survivors of those who made the movements
against Garnett at Phillips, Laurel Hill and
Carrick's Ford and at those who subsequently
encountered Floyd and Wise at GarEsiifen Ferry.
| Tho were tE- ,ounS Romantic days of the
w,r before we had realized its magnitude or
| dreamed OF the full measure of its horrors.
! No subsequent event. however much more
momentou9. can obliterate their interest, and
no friendships, however dear, can replace those
made under range of the enemys guns
| Wishing you the pleasantcst Of al possible
reunion. i am IN renewed thanks and
cordial greetings,
wHIrELAw REID
Mr.. Reid. in addition to being an active news
paper correspondent, served a volunteer aid
| upon the stats OF Gems. Schenck, Bayley and
| Schuyler.
| Gen. jas. PotsFord c';grtormaster general of
| Ohio accompa.. ed BY ais wife and son. was
present, as were also d. w. Classic of Classic 8
battery; H. G. Hopkins, second Virginia; C. W.
Atkinson, twenty-third Ohio; A. Stew
art. twenty-third Ohio; W. Christopher,
second West Virginia cavalry: T. S. Dewar,
twelfth Ohio; Jas Have, twenty-third Ohio;
Chas. @. Davis ara H. Parsons, thirty-sixth
Ohio; c. +. Nander, ninety-first Ohio; q. E.
Zim,iorman, thirty ty-seventh Ohio; John Mitch
ell, first New York zouayes; L. A. Abbott,
| twenty-third Ohio; C. b. Lower, first Pennsyl-
vauia rifles; A. T. Moore, twelfth Ohio; J. c.
Kiefaber, eleventh Ohio, and others.
1t was unanimously decided that ex-Presi-
dent Hayes Gems. Powell and Piatt were unable
to be present last night that the survivors oi
the Army Of the Kanawha hold another reunion
in Grant tent this affarpna,, at q pfctcHi-
ENTHUSIASTIC ziRsT CORPS MEN.
Speeches by Ge-... Dudley. Fairch,id, How
ard and Others.
No amount Of rain ;could interfere with the
first corps reunion in the Grant tent last night
The fear of mud and wet grass could not keeE
away the crowd About two thousand 1ve hun
dred or three thousand people were present
and they had great reunion
The rain dripped down through the cracks
IN the canvas on the hats and shoulders Of th
veterans and made puddles here and there fol
them to stand in, but no attention whatever
was paid to that. The speeches, music ans
recitations were in the spirit Of the meeting
and that was the spirit Of reunion AID goo.
fellowship.
Before the meeting was cal'cs &c order 81
Dana6 Mllltary Band q, tiF N uslcei -iisttuts
, Of Warren, Ohio, save O concert. Col w. s.
; Odell called the meeting to order, and ther
was prayer by Rev. Mason Gallagher, chaplain
, Of tho twenty-fourth New York volunteers vs.
was the first chaplain appointed by his ~a.t
and was known as the fighting psrson.
L ayS. FAIRcHILD.
Gen. W. Il. Dudley reported the program 0
tAe evening, which was quite extensive and ful
of interesting features. He then introduce
Gen. Lucius Fairchiid, who was chosen to pre-
side. Gen. Fairchild made O patriotic speech
in the course Of which he told the veterans tia
Q no soldiers in the world had ever been n
!. waried as they had for their services to the,
t country. They had the greatest reward tbs
any noble and patriotic citizen could receive i
!. the firm establishment Of this nation and Ii
preservation of the integrity Of its institution
i and in the gratitude Of this and after aees. In
8 man who thought he could be pe.a In none
: for such services, the mar ~no wanted none
/ as a suitable rewn-a alongside OF these nobl
: and higher things, was not worthy the homo
. given him. These sentiments were loudly az
: plaudcd and cries Of "Hear! hear!' "Gc on.
q ''Thst's right! were sounded through u
. crowd
o GEE. .. o. HOWARD.
Gen. Fairoaild introduced Gen. o. o. How
: ard, who followed him. telling how he came :
8 be colonel and to be ct Gettysburg to tAl
eonnand vasp csA Rsynolds wss killsd =,