Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-14
ARE ALL BRAVE MEN
Member Of the Old TAird In
ianty Nest Again
WAS ONE or nlcHleAN's sEsT



Aichigan 'infaatry sod shsir wives mel
yesterday Ct tns Bridss oteps< houss "a
thsir annual onnion- Anone the faces
Of thoee preseut we're ooon soch brave
soidisu - Cleo. Byros r Pisrca Gen A.
A. Stevsnsl Col r s. Pierce. Cart
George = Judd and others Who wsrs a
the froat during the great sfrurgls b.
tween north and donth and psrticipste
Y the bloody battles n which the Old
Third agursd - gioFiously. Ths buoi-
nsss meeting a. the rsginsst vss held
10 the pariofp a IL BrIdee Street.
house st O'Clock. nltDr which the han
qust and sntertsinment uas held IN The
dining ROOM AZ Tie buoineao meeting
Il vas decided 10 sppolnt committee
consisting q one msn hon sach con-
pany. . prepare = list q thoss Who
have died eince the nsoociation vs. o.
ganized. The psesidsnt eppointed the
committees - folIovs: Company A.
Capt Gsosge + Judd; B. William Will
isms; 2, q faengen; D, n b Hough.
ton: y. u. O. Crawford; r, Stephen
Ihcmpsce; q. r 6haftuck; II. Major
walter; !. J. Brennan; X. George Blain.
E3ectton Of OmcerA
omceu we're elected - follows: Presi-
dent. GeCrge Powero; 6sst vice president,
Ben Gllden; second vice president, w.
Il Williams; third rice president Lemon
Brennan; fourth vice president John
Broad; fifth vice-prsxident. G. Wool
pert; sixth vice-presidsnt George Blain;
secretary, Capt 0eorge> T. Judi; treas
urcr. Capt Fred Shrivor.
There was one peculiar incident In
connection with the meeting that 4
worthy OF mention- IL W. thirty years
ego yesterday, Deceubsr Is, 1853, that
Byron Pierce was promoted to the
leadership Of tho regiment At that
time the old Third regiment was in the
third brigade Of the third division Of
the third army corpA
AZ the BanQuse Board
At 7:30 the veterans filed into the din
ing room and eat down to one Of Lacd.
lord Rice's excellently served banq usts.
After the inner man had been Rrafified.
General Pierce called the association 10
order and announced that g tosstmss-
Ter he had no regular program 10 follow.
but 1t was always in order to call on TIE
regimentsl historian for brief chapter
OF the history Of the regiment Histor.
ian Shattuck spent half hour In reIat-
ing the story Of the work OF the reri-
ment at Gettysburg. He criticized the
for not moro specifically men,
tioning by name q regiment which did
some Of the best fighting and held Z
position In the face Of deadly fire. and |
probably gained tbs day Tor the union.
Letters OF Regret
Secretary Judd read iettens Of regret |
from Mayor Stuaxf and number OF |
absent members Of the regiment Gen. |
Dral Pierce announced the receipt Of the |
annual contributes Of $50 from the un-
known friend Of the regiment. Captain
Judd proposed three cheers for the /
1onor and they wers given heartily. /
Some one then proposed three cbeers |
or General Pierce and they were given
NTH q viii. Comrdde Len Remington
rave recitation. Colonel Rood Of the
smous -Iron Brigade Of Wisconsin,
Who was guest ct the meeting. was
JAILED on He responded briefiy. stating
hat he never saw any Of the faces then
before him. but II they were among
hose who fought at Gettysburg and the
'ther places mentioned. be felt that he
vas an old acquaintance OF them all.
De did not expect TO meet them again
Until the final reveiille wheu he hoped
" would meet again.
Col NJ A. Aldrich responded to q
cast, Tho Volunteer Soldier," In his
style. The txbles were
leared and the band struck up lively |
ir and all hands joined ia dance for
be balance Of the evening.
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