Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-20
The Reunion He'd AZ the Eagle and
Ended IA . Bsneuet,

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The Reunion He'd AZ the Eagle and
Ended N = Banquet.
Between the Sixteenth veteran vol
unteer and the Seventh Michigan cav
ally the city Was pretty well tilied With
old soldiers yesterday ali day. Iae
>xteeDth volunteers established head
quarters al the Eagle hotel and called
q business meeting al 10 O'Clock, bui
the number present al that tine wzs 50
small mat Il was deemed b, st "a ad-
journ tue meeting until o'clock IN the
evening when II MAS hoped larger
crowd would be present. In the after
noon all VINO had arrived visited the
soldiers home aud North park. They
were Kindly received by the veterans
al tie home aud q very pleasant
afternoon Was enjoyed. Those
VII registered III the fegi-
mental book are here given:
James l.. Gotten. Detroit; Lorenzo
BOYLE, Lapeer; James W. Bigelow. La
peer; Frank Wilson. Indianapolis;
Jacob Baker, Indianapolis James
Granger, Otsco; VA am shaffer,
Lansing; Jesse Psrmeter, Wabash; Rob
ert b. Clark, Hope, Mich; o. +. SHOW
er, Fowlervlile; III. III. Aipn, West
Bay CITY; w. IL. {. Hall, Bancroft; j.
W. Howarth, Palo, Mich; h. Broford,
Sand Lake; .. w. Greene, Greenvllle;
w. 5. Cowan. Ionis; l.. w. Liscomoe.
Onseos John Larkins, Soldiers
home; w. III. Chandler, Soldiers
nome; Joseph soften, Kent City;
stephen NJ. Kent, city; Marshall Tan
ner, Sarsnac; Edward b. Seeley.
Byron Center; V. +. WEIGH, Soldiers
home; +. b. Abbott. Fowlervllle; Cnes-
ter Ashley. Soldiers home; A. Monroe,
Yausey Springs; William Herman,
Byron; Alfred Cooley, Benzonia; I'll
bridge Potter, Nashville; 5. +. Phillips,
Hastings; Maj. X. w. Jackiln, 5. Lyle.
Cascade; j. &. Lake, Muskegon; A. H..
Apted, city; c. w. Dickinson, city;
James Vance, Ithaca; l.. Chapman,
Sparta; Ct. w. Reed, Stanwood; James
Parker, Saginaw; Charles r. Buttrick
Cascade; A. c. Cummings, Marion;
George j. Price, Mason; 5. L. Durham,
Howard City.
At q O'Clock the regiment assembled
IN the reading room OF the Eagle, with
Maj. K. w. Jacklln IN the char. The
| following officers were selected:
The regiment met at $50 last even
ing and transacted business. Many
matters of interest IT, the members OF
| the ASSOCIATION were attended to aud
| the following officers were elected:
| President, Stephen NJ. Kent, city: vice
president, Jesse Parmenter, Wabash,
Ind; secretary and treasurer, Alfred
NJ. Apted, city; chaplain, Reuben Ii.
| Terrell, Chicago; executive, Hiram
Johnson, Owosso; Marenzo Swartz,
| Flint; Alexander Cameron, Lansing.
At s O'Clock the dining room OF the
| Eagle was thrown open. The room
was prettlly decorated with flags and
| with the pictures of Grant, Custer and
| other generals. AS the guests entered
the room they were gree,ed by the
| sweet tones OF two ZltheTs IN the hands
of Peter Meayer and John Hermes.
The Rev. j. L. Hustled said grace. AT.
ter discussing a fine repast the exer'
cses were opened by song, "The
| Owl and the Pussy Cat" by the
following quartet: A. Ed Robinson
| Francis Campbell, James Grant and
Phin X. Miller. So we'll pleased were
the veterans that they enthusiastically
| demanded an encore. The qartet gave
them Rally Round the Flag"
President Jacklin gave an address, in
| which he told OF the exploits of the
| regiment in the ur years of the war
| The regiment WAS IN tifty-three engage.
ments, and was almost constantly
| under fire. The regiment was present
at the first firing Il Yorktown, and al
| the last firing at Appomatox Court
| III Juse. He told of me battle where
| the Sixteenth rescued the Fort, fourth
| New York, Of winch Judge A. c. Adsll
| was member.
| The quartet gave another selection
ana a vote OF thanks was given them
| from the regiment. Letters of regret
| from A. G.. Conklln, 4. Z. Schwlndon
| b. w. Allison, w. +. Bricke, w. G.
johnson and Col. Edward Hill were
read. Miss Mary Kent gave recita
ton describing the difficulties of talk
my over a telephone.
Judge Adsit was called for and a.
the veteran of the Fourty-fourth New
| York arose to speak he was greeted
with cheers from the boys OF tn.
Sixteenth. Judge Adsit said: awe
have met before though personally W,
are strangers. We first met October q
at Halls Hill IN Virginia, and We were
together most of the time from tina
day 10 the close of the war. Ii is
great day for me when / can NEE
with the boys of the Sixteenth
We belonged TO the same brigade an,
fought side by side, and why should w,
not be friends?
Frances Compton gave a recitation
"How Ruby Played" She WAS warml,
applauded. The quartet gave selec
ton, the Rev. j. +. Hustled made
short speech, Jesse Parmeter o
Wabash. Ind, made q few remarks anC
the company dispersed.