Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-08-26
THE VETERANS BREAK CAMP
Close of the Reunion -Yesterday's Pro-


gram-List of Veterans Present
The reunion of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' association closed yesterday. The
attendance of veterans was much larger
than on the preceding day and the en-
rollment ran up to 2l2. Many soldiers
in attendance failed to register, and the
number present, though larger than at
any preceding reunion, did not com
prise half the veterans residing i'm the
county.
The association formed at the corner
of Thirteenth and e. streets at o'clock
yesterday morning and, headed by the
North star band, Of Blaine marched to
the encampment grounds. lmmedi-
ately after the arrival of the procession
IA b~siness meeting was held for the
election of officers. The following were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-H. b. Williams.
Vice President Captain :. Z. Con-
ner, of Sumas.
Secretary-M. NJ. Clothier, of Goshen.
Commissary Sergeant-John Broyles,
Of New WhatcOm.
Quartermaster-E. Sturgeon, of New
Whatcom.
Chaplain-W. A. Mackey.
The association decided to make New
WhatcOm the place for holding the
annual reunions. The date of the re-
union next year was set for the last
Wednesday and Thursday of August.
"A vote of thanks was rendered the
citizens of New Whatcom, the ladies
relief corps, James B. Steedman post
and the Germania society for efforts
contributing TO the success of the re-
union. The following was also
adopted:
WHEREAS, Our comade, Moses
Younkin, late of Company l., llth
Kansas Volunteers, was murdered
while on his return TO his home with
brutality almost unequaled in the
annals of crime; and,
WHEREAS, COmrade G.. =. Vanlan-
ingham, late of Company +, Gath In
diana; Comrade Thomas Broyles, late
of Company {, Gath Missouri, cavalry;
Comrade Z. II. McCauley, and Com
rade Alfred Confer have passed into
eternity since our last meeting; there
fore,
RESOLVED, That we deplore the
the death of COmrade Moses YOunkin
as loss to our association and to the
community. That we extend our sym
pathy to his widow and family and we
denOunce IA "A monstrous injustice the
infamous verdict which liberated his
guilty murderer.
RESOLVED, That we regret the deaths
of our Comrades &. =. Vanlaningham,
T. Broyles, y. McCauley and Alfred
Confer, and will ever cherish the mem
Ory Of each AS friend, citizen, IA sol
dier and patriot.
RESOLVED, That in the first muster
of our comrades we bow TO the decree
Of the Sovereign Being, who doeth all
things well, though His dispensations
may seem to us mysterious.
The teachers institute adjourned
shortly after o'clock in the afternoon
and marched TO the camp grounds in a
body, headed by the band.
The skirmish drill advertised to be
given by Company +, at 10 o'clock did
not come off as announced as il was
| found that il would interfere with the
afternoon program.
The exercises commenced at 80
O'Clock, Judge Williams presiding.
After music by the band Comrade
Axton made a brief address and Mrs.
Beavers, Of Lynden, read an excellent
puem. "Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean" was then rendered by the choir
after which Major A. ). Cole responded
to the toast "Our Old Campaigns
with an interesting and forcible ad.
dress. NJ. M. Clothier made briei
speech OH the sentiment "Our Old
| Boys.p "One Thousand Years, My
Own Columbia was effectively rem.
dered by the choir. J ii. Shiyely then
delivered u beautifully worded and
feeling address. Colonel Will L.
Visscher was then called TO respond tc
the sentiment "Our Dead Comrades
and the few words he said were TO the
point and full of feeling. At its closs
he was called upon for a recitation and
rendered his well-known poem "Rhoda
Raglon" in his own lnimitable style
The benedlction was the pronounced
by J. II. Shively and the reunion wa
ended.
The SONS of soldiers and sailor,
held meeting In the afternoon and
formed "The Whatcom County Asso