The National tribune., 1893-11-09
REUNIONS,
Annual Meetings and Other Matters
Pertaining to Various Organizations.
ILLINOIS.

Perlalnlng 10 various ORGANIZATIONS
ILLINOIS.
| The 10Th Reunion of the 21st Ill was held as
/ NATION. st the Headquarters of GAR Hall.
| The following officers were elected. Pres,
Capt. j. A. Mitchell; Y.-P., Lieut.. A.W. SOnger;
| Treas, G. F. Ii. Welshimer; Sec N. A. Ewing
of Neoga; Chap. J. NJ. WiekOf. Addresses
were made by Judge Clark. Hon. John F. Dom
ovan. and old comrades of the regiment. There
| were SO members present Who answered TO roll
| call. A Campfire was held at night. and all
had quite an enjoyable time. The Reunion
will be held at Kinmundy next year, the date
to be fixed in the near future.
INDIANA.
Gil r. Stormont, Secretary, Princeton: Rs
union 55th Ind, Oakland City, Nov. % and
"a.
| MASSACHUSETTS.
The 26th Mass. held its 10Th Reunion at Aver
junction. The regiment was the offspring Of
the old 9th Mass which received its baptism
in the streets of Baltimore in April, 1861. On
its return from three months service il reOr-
ganized as the 18th. and was mustered in for
three years with the same Colonel (E. F. Jonss)
commanding. At the Reunion Mai. Clark's
widow and two daughters held an informal
| reception, and DIR. B. Fl. HsrtweIl, husband Of
one of the daughters. made some interesting and
appropriate remarks. Mrs. Clark was made an
honorary member OF the association. The
officers elected TO serve for the ensuing year
were follows: Pres. s. p Blo&gett; Y.-P's,
Z. T. Peterson. Gilbert Cook Sec, James f.
Upham, Boston; Treas, ID. II. Hall. The next
Reunion will be held at Lowell, Oct. Is, 1894.
MICHIGAN.
We have received the souvenir of the 18th
Reunion of the 18th Mich. held at Owasso,
Oct. Is, with the compliments of Comrade John
g. Berry. The souvenir is very artistieally
gotten up. and starts out with poem, dedi-
Gated to the regiment. Excellent halEtone
illustrations of the State officers are given.
We have received the Proceedings Of the
11th Reunion of the 26th Wis, held at Mul-
wonago June 81 and %, with roster of the sur
vivors. The proceedings are printed in PAM
phIet form, occupying nearly 100 pages. s. z.
Bell, Milwaukee, Wis, is the Secretary.
NEW JERSEY.
The LIST N J. Cav held its 14th Reunion &C
Camden, n. J. About go members of the regis
meut were present The next Reunion will be-
held at Red Bank, N. j. All surviving COM
rades will please send their names and COM
psnies to Secretary c. F. CroseImire. $50 Null
| berry street, Newark, N. j., 80 that he may
complete his list of surviving members.
NEW YORK.
The Reunion of Battery D, 1st n. 7. L. A.,
was held at GouVerneur. After lunch short
business meeting was held. Here resolutions
were adopted regarding the death of several
comrades. The new officers are: Pres, Geo. II.
Tallett; V.-P.'s, L. J. Richardson, q. w. Free
man, II. t. Carol: Treas, Jos. Clinton. ST.; Sec.
S. NJ. Thayer; Historian, G. s. COnger. Hon.
George &. MaibJ made the address of the day,
and when concluding he called Stephen Thayer
forward and pinned upon his breast medal
from the State, commemorate We of the battery's
work at Gettysburg. The medal is handsome
bronze one. and is made from a cannon capt
urad by our troops. Mr.. Malby gave Mr..
Thayer box of similar medals for the other
members of the battery, and he completed the
distribution. After some light refreshments
the members of the battery and few outsiders
returned to GAR. Hall, where arousiBg Camp
fire was held.
OHIO.
The representatives of the various Ohio
regiments that took part in the battle Of
Chickamauga selected the following designs
recently: 2d Ohio large acorn on ornamental
pedestal; 3d. stacked arms, prominently dis
played; Gath, large minie-bullet on rectan-
gular pedestal; 21se, large star on top Of ped
estal; 51st bronze and granite design; 9th
Guthrie Graysl, statue Of soldier on guard,
mounted on PEDESTAL; 18th, Twenty-6rss
Corps badge; 4th Cav, mounted rider; 41ss
Inf, heavy granite monument with wreath
prominently displayed; 10th, heavy granite
monument with tablet; 18th, no selection;
31st, crossed guns displayed on large column;
18th, knapsacks and blankets on top of columus
SD, large acorn, mounted on pedestal, having
crossed arms for prominent ornament; 49th,
large monument with crossed guns; 10th, Tag
and drum surmounting ornamental pedestal;
18th, picket-gua on duty; 18th, bronze and
granite design; 9th, standard-bearer Both.
massive monument, with horseshoe medallion:
LIST, soldier on guard; I1th, acorn surrounding
8 cylindrical shaft The designs were exhibited
in the hall of the House of Representatives.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The 47th Pa. held their Reunion at Catasaqua
and had grand time in recalling old times.
Col ]. P. s. Goblin gave a grand speech on our
duties as soldiers and citizens to the country.
The Secretary is Chas. w. Abbott, Allentown,
Pa The next Reunion will be held at Bethle-
hem Oct %, '94.
The 77th Pa. Cav. captured Pottsville re-
Gently. The OCCASION was the 10Th Reunion Of
the survivors. The business session was opened
liz Gowen Posts room. The room was comfort
ably filled. and there was hearty applause when
the President of the Association, Capt Heber
S. Thompson, called the meeting to order. The
following officers were elected: Pres, William
Hayes; First UP. John ID. Schuyler; Second
V.-P, III. d. LOveland; Sec, Capt. George +.
Steahlin, of Orwigsburg (re-eleeted); Treas
Joseph 81. Denning. The next meeting will DO
held at Lock Haven Oct. 23 and "a, 1894. Sec
reta-y Steahlin presented q set OF resolutions
in favor of the erection OF a monument on the
battlefield of Chickamaugs. The proposition
was heartily received, and many members Of
the Association spoke enthusiastically of the
project. Capt. Steahlin also announced that he
had received a number of letters from members
of the regiment who heartily Endorsed the
monument and offered il substan tiai assistance.
Maj. Thompson appointed the following Com
mittee on Monument: Staff. Maj. c. G. Davis,
Harrisburg; Capt. j. F. Steahlin. OrwigsbuTg;
Lieut.. Thomas FL. Riekert. POttsyille; Co. A,
r Job VI I'm
Co. C, u n Yerbech Co. d, Jacob Wagner; Co.
E. Fl. d. Loyeland; Co. F, Joseph II. Denning5
Co. G, Hon. A. F. Thompson; Co. b. Capt. G.
W. Boone; Co. /. Lieut.. /. s. Keith; Co. K,
Daniel Paul; Co. L, Otis G. Gerold; Co. n,
Capt. Joseph G. Vale.
The Victoria Court-MartiaI
The minutes of the English Admiralty in the
Victoria Camperdown court-martial confirm
the findings of the court. Capt. Charles john
stone, of the CamPerdown is criticised some
what severely by the Admiralty. The report
closes thus: