The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-06
FROM THE BAY STATE.
Doines of Interest to Veterans and Their
Friends.


Friends.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: at wns dandy
time, and old Massachusetts was in IT," Such is
the eist of the remarks made by the veterans from,
this Department on their return from the greatest
assembage old soldiers and sailors since the war
The Grand Army man who not in that SPLEEN.
did parade of the 10Th will regret il all the remain
ing years of his life. Taken in all ills bearings 1t
was simply magnificent and unprecedented. Its
grandeur grows upon as he sits in contempla-
ton of all that comprised in the weeks enter
tanment.
How much of the great success is due TO you, Mr..
Editor, only those know who visited Grand Army
Place and saw there preparations Tor the veterans
enjoyment made an,pler scale than were
ever made al any Encampmcnt before. IL was
n great conception carried out with marvellous
completeness. There were particulars in which il
did not equal Boston: there were particulars IN
which 1t far surpassed Boston. We shall never see
its like again.
The 10Th annual Reunion of the 23d Mass.
held in Cambridge the 2Sth ult the 3lst anniversary
of the organization OF that regiment. The local
committee made arrangements by which the vet
Grams. about SO in number, were carried about the
city in carriages a tour OF Sightseeing. Al l
o'clock p. IN. they came together in Central Hall
for business, electing Col. John w. Raymond
Presidents George W. Mason ,, o n,,
pany: Capt Henry b. PIERCE was elected Adju-
tant. w. L. WEIGH Quariermaster and John 3 u;
Clark Chaplain After rations had been packed
away, Col. A. w. Muzzey was introduced as
Toastmaser who announced these toasts: The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts," responded to
-.
bridge" responded to by Maj. Alger; 90 The Pat
riotic Citizens Of Cambridge" response by Alder
man E r. Champlin: The Grand Army of the
Republic" response by Past Department Com.
naRnder George s. Evans; The Regimental As
sociation" by Chaplain Clark; Hard-tack and
Coffee" by John ID. Billings; Army History"
John Gray. Other speeches were made by Capt.
Samuel Hart. Capt Carlos Hart, Capt. Kent. Corpl
Fails Tom Swasey, and others. The meeting was
/ n very enjoyable one but was more smy attended
than usual owing TO its following so closely upon
/ the heels OF the National Encampment. The next
| meeting will be held in Salem.
Here lie extract from a letter recently written
| me from Appomatiox Courthouse by an old Con-
federate soldier who followed Bobby Lees varying
fortunes for -four years. IT will hardly stand the
literary test of Bos;ons culture, but il stamps its
author as n Republican In politics as are SO many
of the ex-Confederates: " Mr.. b. how is politics
out there? The Democrats Is persuing every way
! they can to low Cleveland will stand. want
/ you TO write me word what you think aboute Free
tarrffe or Protected tsrriffe. think we aught TO
Protec our manu- Factures and our Country"
Some time in August early inquired through
| this correspondence for some who knew a
! Connecticut soldier of the name of Ames. who
took part in Wilson's raid in the Summer of 1864.
| The inquiry met the eye of member OF his regi-
! ment. the Ist Conn. Cav, through whom full de-
tails of the place and manner Of Auess death have
been conveyed 10 his friends. 1t is source OF
great qualification 10 me that my rambles over the
old fields have been the means of taking two names
from the list of unknown dead.-B.. Boston.