The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-26

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COLONEL f. H. RIPPLE,
Secretary Of the ex-Prisoners of the War
Association.
the minutes Of the last meeting, held
on Oct. 26, 1898, which were confirmed.
The following applications for member
ship were approved and recorded:
Jonathan Shapley, of Weymart; C. w.
Hubbard, of Keyser's, Lackawanna
county; George w. Conrad, of Glen
wood w. W. Zimmerman, of Ply
mouth; Alfred Klotz, of 4O7 Chestnut
street; W. j. Hand, of Dunmore; Jo-
seph Krezy, of Scranton; Theodore
freyland, of Great Bend; Evan d.
Hughes, of 1906 Dickson avenue, John
w. Bidwell, of Arlington, and Joseph
Kresge, of Miners Mills.
Letters were read from the following
members, who were unable to attend
the meeting: H. Croker, jr, of Mon
trose; James X. Spry, Miles Ross, of
Wilkes-Barre, and Josiah Trumphar.
Letters Of Regret.
Secretary Ripple reported the deaths
OF the following members, which had
occurred since the last meeting: w. H.
Davies, of Scranton; Joseph Davies,
who died out west; Charles Gabel, of
Wilkes-Barre; r. S. Ostrander, of West
Pittston. The president referred in
sympathetic terms to the decrease of
their membership year after year. On
the suggestion of Colonel Ripple cor
dial vote of thanks Yves rendered to the
Ezra Griffin post for the use of their
rooms.
The officers were elected as follows:
President, Halsley Lathrop, Peckville;
vice presidents, Charles B. Metzgar of
Wilkes-Barre, and N. S. Harrison, of
Montrose; secretary, Ezra II. Ripple,
Scranton; treasurer, c. L. Mercereau,
Scranton; standard bearers, o. A. Par
sons, of Parsons, and Milton McFar-
land, Scranton; executive committee,
Captain G. w. Simpson, Nanticoke; B.
P. Tewksbury, New Milford chaplain,
Rev. S. G. Logan. D. d. The following
were elected delegates to the national
convention to be held at Louisville,
KY: o. A. Parsons, E. w. Pearce, b.
p. Tewksbury, Charles B. Metzgar,
Milton Mcfarland.
Purchase of Tent.
Colnrade e. w. Pearce advocated the
purchase of tent to be used as head
quarters at the different reunions, and
suggested that information relating to
the association be inscribed thereon so
that the rising generation would have
an opportunity of learning the history
OF the Union prisoners. The suggestion
was heartily approved of, and the fol-
lowing were appointed a committee to
carry out the matter: Captain Pearce,
Comrades Armstrong, Parsons, Harri-
son and Lathrop.
c. b. Metzgar reported upon the ma
tional convention held at Pittsburg and
described 1t at the driest upon record
"reminiscences were given by many
OF the ex-prisoners, and Rev. S. c..
Logan suggested that the association
should consider the question of tracing
the names of the prisoners whose lives
were not perpetuated on any tomb
stone. He had assisted in forming a
regiment which absorbed all the male
members Of his choir at the time, and
1t was source of grief to him that he
could not find q trace of their death
upon the battlefield of Gettysburg.
The difficulty of this course was, how
ever, demonstrated by Mr.. Campbell,
who stated that John e. Kelly, of Com
pany G, Of the Nineteenth Pennsylva-
MIA regiment, while in action left his
canteen with dying comrade, who
was subsequently buried under the
name of John Il. Kelly the name found
on the canteen. Mr. Kelly is still alive
and decorates the grave, under his own
name each Decoration Day.
Banquet at Hanley's.
At o'clock the ex-prisoners and their
wives and daughters sat down to a
banquet at Hanley's dining room,
where a fine repast was served. After
the bill of fare had been subdued, Hal
sey Lathrop, president of the associa-
ton, delivered what was down on the
programme as "The Presidents Mes
sage He congratulated his comrades
upon meeting once more, and trusted
that, although the most of them had
passed the halfway mile stone of life,
they would meet for many years to
come. Mr.. Lathrop amused his audi
ence with humorous allusions to the ex-
periences of the members
The Richmond, Weisenflue and Wild
mayer party gave splendid rendition
of Der Kalif Won Bagdad," and were
followed by Rev. s. c. Logan, ID. d.,
who spoke upon "The Blue and Gray,
with the Black Between" The blue
and grey had made chapter in the his
tory of the world, but they only re-
peated the history of the world since
the days of Nebuchadnezar to the
present time. The issue raised between
the two was the black, but 1t was
deeper than complexion or race, the
true issue being liberty and real man.
hood upon earth.
Marks, the Renegade.
Comrade N. s. Harrison gave a few
reasons explaining why anti-fat RENE
dies were not popular in Andersonville.
p. H. Campbell, of Wilkes-Barre, gave
a brief sketch of the life of Sergeant
Marks the Renegade" Marks was re-
ported to be still alive and Mr. Camp
bells acquaintance was compulsory.
Marks enlisted In Massachusetts regi-
ment, and after receiving punishment for
minor offense he escaped over the
lines and subsequently turned up as a
confederate officer at Belle Island,
where the speaker saw him. Marks
was we'll known as a cruel and brutal
officer, especially to his former COM
rades. Mr.. Campbell related many hor-
rible incidents which occurred while
he was prisoner at Belle Island and
were instigated, ,or carried out, by
Marks. ~
Captain q. w. Pearce spoke upon his