The National tribune., 1894-05-10

ment was ready for service on April 81. and
some of the officers and men were sworn in.
| but owing to the conditions as they then ex-
listed in Missouri. and the refusal Of Gen.
Harvey, commanding the Department. TO srn
volunteers, the regiment was not accepted until
the 9th, making this date the Both anniversary
OF their organization. First, the business mees.
ing was held. The roll, containing 327 names,
was called of which IA were reported as having
answered their last CALL Letters Of regret were
received from comrades residing in eight differ.
ent States and one from Canada. Hon. George
w. Fishback, the orator, delivered q mastery
address, taking the comrades back to the days
OF 81, the taking of Camp Jackson. the mag
netic power of Lyon and Blair and commend
ing the regiment upon its part of the glorious
victory of that day.
Gen. Madison Miller, Col Nelson Cole, Col.
David Murphy, Capt. J. W. MacMurray, Michael
Doyle and August Cronenburg made remarks,
The banquet set by Comrade Mollencott wa
of the best, to which all did ample justice
The memory of Grant was drank while stand
ing, and pure water was our beverage. The
old officers were reelected: Pres, George 81
Stone; V.-P.'s. Lawrence Bruce, III. A Ham
mill ]. J. Scharr; Treas, R. Molleneott; Sec,
B. Seaman. Comrades of the 1st No. reading
this are requested to send their name, address
and company to B. Seaman, 2715A Sheridan
avenue, st. Louis.
NEW YORK.
G. Van Colder Forbes Secretary, Ill Wavsrly
Place, N. Y: The 33d anniversary of the de-
parture for the seat of war of the 5sh N. Y.
Duryea's Zouaves) will be celebrated by Re-
union, held under the auspices of the Veteran
Association of our regiment, at Morello's, West
Twenty-ninth street, on Wednesday evening,
May %. The address of every member of the
regiment is desired by the Secretary.
NEW JERSEY.
On Nav ba of he hiatt ~
Salem Church, the survivors of the 23d n. J.
met at the residence of Gen. E. Burd Grub,
Burlington, n. J. Many ladies. the wives and
daughters of veterans, and invited guests were
present. The following officers were electeds
Pres, Gen. E. Burd Grub; V.-P.'s, Alfred
Inglin, 8. E. Brannon, Samuel Brown, A. J.
Herbert, A.W. Grobler. E. II. Kirkbride, Henry
Risdon, /. Fl. Shivers, John S. Risley; Sec-
Samuel Brown; Cor. Sec, A. w. Grobler;
Treas, DR.. w. B. E. Miller; Chap. William I.
Abbott: Executive Committee, John P Jones,
1. H. Shiyers, B. S. Shreve, M. Dobbins, ].
Bates.
PENNSYLVANIA
The First Defenders Association held It's Re
union at Pottsville on April 18 The date was
the 33d anniversary of the departure to Wash
ington, ID. C., in response to President Lincoln's
call for troops. The following new officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Pres, George q.
Boyer of the National Light Infantry; V.-P's,
Samuel r. Russell, of the Washington Artil-
lery; E. w. Eisenbise, of the Logan Guards
jeremiah Soldiers. of the Ringgold Light Artil-
lery; w. H Kress, of the Allen Infantry; 81.
Yeager, of the National Light Infantry; Treas,
]. Hester Mcknight; Sec, II. G. Russell. Potts
vile. Several letters of regret from comrades
who could not be present were read, among
them one from Peter II. FRAZIER, of Fort Madi-
son, Iowa, which was written in Pennsylvanis
Dutch. Resolutions of coincidence on the death
of the late Col. Sawyer. of Cape May City, were
presented at the meeting and adopted. A very
cordial invitation was rendered the Association
by the Logan Guards, of Lewistown, to meets
there next April, which was unanimously
accepted.
The Reunion of the 2OSth Pa. will be held at
Newport on May Is. Gen. James A. Beaver,
Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania; Col. Thomas J.
Stewart, Secretary of Internal Affairs. and his
Deputy. Maj Isaac B. Brown, have already sig
nifed their intentions of being present.