The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-10-19
REUNIONS.
Annual Meetings and Other Matters
Pertaining to Various Organizations.
ILLINOIS,


Bement. A general good time was bad, al
though the attendance was snail. welcome
address was delivered by T. NJ. Shonkwiler.
who in the course of his remarks said: God
bless the old soldiers There will not be
many more years left for them to meet In he
union, for the trials and fatignes OF the cam
paign have too early set their impress upon
their brows and though their memories will
endure forever our country's TO morrow Will
see the last old soldier laid in his grave, and
that grave strewn with flowers, / hope But
the Stars and Stripes will continue to wave and
float over AZ United States, lasting, price
less and a triumphant bequeathment from the
Grand Army of the Republic" The meeting
next year will be at Bushnell. Major J. X.
Herring of Canton was elected President, and
Lewis Sperling, Corresponding Secretary.
The 39th Ill.,, we'll known as "Yates's Pha-
lanx," held its 18th Reunion in the Illinois
Building at the Worlds Fair, Chicago, with an
unusually large number in attendance. The
meeting was called to order at noon, but there
was no controlling the boys, for they had
come to see the Fair, so a business meeting
was quite out of order No speeches were al
lowed, save a short address from DICK
Yates son of the idoliZed war Governor. The
officers elected for the coming year are: George
Riddle. President; William Morley, Chicago,
Secretary; Mr.. Sweetzey, Past Department
Commander OF the State of Illinois, Treasurer
Charlie McGregor, President. The next
Reunion will be held at Leroy, at which Rich
ard Yates will be the orator.
The Reunion at Centralia, taken altogether.
was grand success. A much larger attendance
than for several years. Eminent speakers pres
ent and addressed the veterans amongst others
Gov Chase, of Indiana; Gen. James s. Martin,
and Gen. C. w. Pavey. of Illinois. The 61st
III. held its annual Reunion during the after
noon, a goOdy Rumber of the organization
being in attendance. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year Rev. j. II.
Carney, President and Capt. VIM. Mcneil, Sec
rotary. They both reside at Pnkneyville
Carney was formerly Chaplain Of the regi-
ment
IOWA.
f. H. Thomas, Secretary, Ottumwa: Re-
union 18th Iowa, Oct. Is and 10, Fort Madison.
The 18th Iowa held their sixth annual Re-
union at Osceola with about 70 members pres
ent. The men had very enjoyable time, sew
eral of the members having their wives wi til
them. The greatest disappointment to the
boys was the absence of the musicians of the
regiment, there only being one ffer present
Thanks are owing to Judge l.. NJ. Temple and
Comrade Harper, of Osceola, for helping to
make the Reunion pleasant. The next meet
ing will be held at Sigonrney, commencing the
last Wednesday in September and lasting three
days All the old officers of the Association
were reelected viz Pres Judge J. W. Har-
Vey; w, i, +. mardlS; Sec, RoDert Den-
bow, Albion; Treas, ]. NJ. Doan.
The 36th Iowa held their annual Reunion at
Morayia. The Reunion formally inaugu-
rated on Wednesday afternoon III the public
park, Capt. T. NJ. Fell, responding to the well
come address on behalf Of the veterans The
boys present formed in line and the people
present gave them good, old-fashioned
welcome by shaking hands. At night the
G. A. K. Hall was filed with audience of IN
faIligaut cit NIL in ri W with
the old veterans. Old war songs were sung and
Gen. i. NJ. Drake, Maj. A. III. Hamilton, Capts.
+. N. Fee w. L. Vermilion, John w. Shaw,
w. ID. Kinser Josiah L. Young and William
Young delivered addresses. Capt. Vermilion's
tribute to the memory of his deceased comrade,
Capt Joseph B. Gedney was a worthy cOmpli-
ment to a noble soldier and model citizen. On
Thursday the regular business meeting was
held. At noon everybody was invited TO a
feast of good things. The Reunion closed with
music, speeches, and singing by the glee club.
Not q thing occurred to mar the pleasure OF the
occasion, and the veterans voted the comrades
and citizens of Morayia and vicinity their warm
est praise for the hearty manner i'll which they
had been received and entertained. The asso-
citation will hold their Reunion next year at
Eddyyille Mai, A. Ii. Hamilton, of Ottumwa,
Iowa, is the President.
MAINE.
The meeting of the Me. Cav at Augusta
was we'll attended. In the afternoon the vet
Grams were entertained at the home of their
old Surgeon, Or. George w. Martin. A Camp
Ere was held at the Augusta House in the even
ing and was addressed by III. M. Heath, L. /.
Carleton, and Others. The following officers
were elected: Pres, s. G. Small; Sec. and
Treas, George X. Smith, Augusta; V.-P's, f.
w. Farrar, G. L. Wing, George ID. Huntoon.
MARYLAND.
The third annual Reunion of the Association
of the lst Md. eastern Shore) was held in
Cambridge. There are about 300 survivors of
the regimen scattered over the County, aud
about 20 of these met. The visitors were well
coined to the town in a speech by Thomas w.
Simmons, of the Cambridge bar. Chap. Thos.
l.. Poulson, of New York, made historic
address on the conduct of the war, and L.
Stanley Davis, of New York, made suitable
remarks. Lieut.. -Col.W. II. Comegys was elected
President of the Association; l.. Stanley Davis
and Col. J. c. Muliikin, Vice-Presidents and G..
NJ Davis, of fredericksburg, Secretary. The
Association adjourned to meet on the first
Thursday of next September at fredericksburg.
A pleasant incident of the day was the enter
tainment of the visitors at luncheon by Mrs.
Annie L. Wallace, widow Of Col. Jas. Wallace,
the Colonel OF the regiment.
MASSACHUSETTS.
E. A. Smith, Secretary, Oakland avenue,
SonervilIe: Reunion LIST Mass Cav Lancers
Armory, Boston, Oct. %.
The 9th Mass. held their 21st Reunion at
Springfield, with $50 members present. Ex-
Mayor Dwight, Of Hartford, presided. The
following officers were elected Pres, II. &.
Dwight; V.-P's, 2. S. Bailey and Il. K. Me-
Gregor; Sec. and Treas. w. Ii. Derby Spring
field Chap, C.. L. Woodwork; Color Bearer,
G, Ii. Rust.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Washington County Association of Union
Ex-Prisoners of War met with the 18th Ohio
in Lowell where they found the I" latch string
hanging out" of the hospitable homes of the
loyal people of that beautiful village, and shared
the grand banquet on the eth. The great
contrast Of treatment in rebel prisOn-pens to
such banquet as loving wives and daughters
of the veterans of Lowell and vicinity pro-
vided. brought tears to the eyes of the -pris-
ers, especially as they listened to the words of
wisdom from Chaplain VIM Pearce, of Mari
eta, ex- Chaplain of the Nth Ohio, who is past
81 years of age, and who was present to invoke
the divine blessing at the banquet. The next
Reunion will DO held in Dexter City, o., with
the Nth Ohio survivors. time to be named by
the Executive Committee. The officers for the
ensuing year are: Pres, Col. /. Il. Rose; W
P.'s Capt L. J. Cutter and J. G. Goldsmith
Sec, John w. Brabham, Lowell, O.; Treas, K.
S. Mason.
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