The National tribune., 1893-07-06
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The Annual Meeting of the Association a
Boston was Very Successful.

The Annual Meeting of the Association at
Boston was Very Successful.
Welcomed by salute from the guns of Light
Battery A, the members Of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac gathered in Convention
at Faneuil Hall. Boston, Mass June 81. The
meeting was opened by Gen. Horace Porter.
In opening the proceedings of the oath ami
versary," said he. lin return for your kind
ness, l might better say your partially, in Sc
lecting me az your presiding officer, shall GER
tainly not at this time ineict upon you any
extended remarks. | am set down to say q
little something this evening and tomorrow
evening, and soft were to extend my remarks
now, j should be like the woman in the play !;
there would be too much of me in the coming
by-and-by. can only congratulate you all on
the success of this Reunion, as / know it will
be success from what know of the arrange
ments of the Boston committee, aud from what
l can see of the large attendance present"
The reports Of the Secretary and Treasurer
were then read and approved. The Treasurer
reported surplus of 81 1927.
When the question Of selecting place for the
holding of the next annual meeting came up
the Secretary read communication from the
Mayor of Fredericksburg, Va, containing a
very cordial invitation to visitthat place next
season. The City Conaeil directed the Mayor
to send the Invitations The reading of the in
vitation was warmly applauded. A motion
was made to accept the invitation, but under
the rules of the Society committee must be
appointed to bring in list of at least three
places, the choice to be made by ballot in the
Convention. Concord, N. H., New London,
Conn, and Saratoga, N. Y, were suggested by
members as appropriate places for holding the
Aext Reunion.
The Secretary of the Society had sent out
a circular suggesting that it would be good
thing to enable members to become life MEM
bers at an expense of $40. When action was
taken on this proposition it was the general
opinion that the amount had been set too high.
1t was finally fixed at $40.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the Com
mOnwealth of Massachusetts and the City of
Boston for favors and kindnesses extended to
the Society.
Gen. Porter called for nominations for Presi-
dent for the ensuing year, and the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Corps
nominated Gen. Nelson A. Miles, u. S. Army.
The Fourth Corps nominated Col. VIM. Moore,
of Walpole, Mass, and the Sixth Gen. Calvin
E. Pratt. The names of Col. Moore and Gen.
Pratt were subsequently withdrawn in favor
of Gen. Miles, who was then unanimously
elected.
Gen. Fl. c. Kind, Gen. Samuel Truesdel,
and Gen. George III. Sharpe were reelected
Secretary, Treasurer, and Corresponding Secre-
tary, respectively.
The committee to report places for holding
the next Reunion reported in favor of Con-
cord, New London, and Saratoga. Concord was
unanimously selected, after the friends of the
other places had withdrawn them from con-
sideration. A vote Of thanks was passed
for the courtesy of the authorities of the city
of Fredericksburg.
The dissertation Of the Gettysburg battlefield
by trolley road was brought up before the
meeting Resolutions were introduced de-
nounclng the movement, but the speech of one
member of the society called attention to the
fact that the railroad runs OH private property,
and that no amount of resolutions would be
effective in changing the condition of affairs.
The proper thing to do would be to amend the
resolution and request Congress to purchase the
property and make it Government park. This
was done, and the resolution will be presented
at the next session of Congress.
Gen. Miles took the chair and was called
upon for speech. He stated that it was
new experience for him to be a candidate for an
office, and he greatly appreciated the conf
dence reposed in him. 1t was in that historic
hall that he first learned the ideas of patriotism
aud devotion to his country. At the conclu-
sion of his address he was given three cheers,
after which the meeting dissolved for pleasure
trips
Previous to the general meeting of the
society the annual meetings of the different
corps were held in the anterooms of the upper
hall, kindly loaned by the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery Company. The following are the
result of the elections:
First Corps-Maj G.. F. Stein, President;
Capt. =. DeLacy, J. F. Chase, VIM. A. Rogers
5. ii. Leonard and Jacob +. Stag Vice-pr
dents; Capt o. +. Vaughn, Treasurer; Mai.
George w. Spier Corresponding Secretary;
Maj. C. K. Campbell, Recording Secretary
Second Corps-Capt. VIM. L. Ross, President;
Capt. A. d. Hoyt, Maj. John NJ. Dean, COL J.
Q. Lakin, Vice-Presidents; Gen. Francis A.
Walker, Historian; DIR. Chas. w. Scott, Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
8. Third Corps-Capt. BENZ. Murphy, of New
Jersey, President, aud also Vice-President Army
of Potomac; Col. yelling, of New Jersey, Vice
President; Maj. w. p. Shreve Boston, Secre-
tary. Maj. Shreve presided.
Fifth Corps-President. Gen. Fitz-John Por-
ter; Vice-President Army of Potomac, VIM. III.
Mills; Vice-Presidents, Gen. Chas. S. Pearson,
Maj. Fred Simonds. Executive Committee,
Capt. l.. N. Tucker, Capt. J. c. White, Private
J. A. Swain; Secretary and Treasurer, Col. A.
M. Clark.
Sixth Corps-Capt George B. Fields Presi-
dent; Maj. A. B. Valentine, Col. ]. B. Parsons
and L. A. Upson. Vice Presidents Sergt H. C.
Lavour, Secretary; Col. Samuel Trusdel. Treas
urer; Gen. Hazard Stevens, Vice-Presdent,
Army of the Potomac.
Ninth Corps-Gen. A. d. Baird, President;
Gen. NJ. II. Donahue, Vice President: Col