The National tribune., 1894-09-27
REUNIONS.
Meetings and Other Matters Pertaining
to Various Organizations.

ILLINOIS.
CIV Colby, Vice President, Butler: Reunion
| 9th H., Oct. and 5. at Nokomis.
At the 1Ith annual Reunion of the Seth Ill.
| western Sharpshooters), held in Sheffield Aug.
| Is, 16 and II, T. II. McCard of Paris, ILL.,, was
elected President, and John NJ. Moody was
! chosen Secretary. The address of welcome
was made by Rev. J. A. Afford. of Sheffield,
| and was responded to by the Regimenta AdJu-
tant, Wm Wilson, followed by p. NJ. Hatch and
| w. c. Boyden Rev. c. F. Smith, of Neponset,
| ILL.,; Rev. o. o. Smith, of Moline Ill, and
Rev. Frank McApin. of Peris, Ill. Campfire
speeches were made by Comrades j. h. Aeginn,
Eph Wood, j. c. Cutler p. p Ellis, and others.
| All were enjoyable talks, and made the boys
think of 81 to '65 All comrades who have
| not contributed toward the expenses OF next
| years Reunion, and wish to, can send such
| amounts they like to the Secretary, john M.
! Moody, Paris, ILL.,, who will acknowledge the
| same.
INDIANA.
C. f. Briant, Colonel, Huntington: Reunion
| s8th Ind. at Fort Wayne, Oct 10. Regimental
| and company meeting at 10 o'clock a. m. Re
union at 2 o'clock. Campfire at o'clock p. m.
On Sept. and 6 the Doth Ind. held its Re-
| union in Plymouth. There are only about 500
of the 2, 100 original members of the Goth, and
gether each year, but these meetings have
| proven to be not only enjoyable, but of real
| benefit to the members. The meeting was
called to order by w. a. Reyes. President of
the Association. Mayor Joseph Swindell in
brief speech heartily welcomed the visiting
| veterans to the city, and in behalf of her citi-
zens rendered them the best within her Dor
ders. President Reyes responded in his hap
| piest vein, touching briefly on the experiences
of the 29th, citing the different important en-
| gagements of the regiment. DR.. j. ii. wilson
spoke on 1.-THE Disabilities of the Old Soldiers"
| Notwithstanding the effort to establish the fact
| that the many pensioners were drawing pen
| sions unlawfuly and by fraudulent means, the
Doctor declared that during his experience OF
| IS months examining hundreds Of cases. not
one fraudulent case had been found. The
| election resulted as follows: Pres, 1sam G.
New, Green Oak, Ind; V.-P's, d. T. shew-
maker, Walter Lightcap John Traub; Treas,
| d. Redding; Sec, J. Z. Houghton. 1t is re-
| auested by the organization that every men,
| Der of the regiment send his name, company,
| and address to J. E. Houghton, Secretary,
| Plymouth, Ind, for the purpose of enrolling
him. to compile complete roster of those now
| living.
At the Reunion of the 18th Ind. Cav. at Mon
tezuma. Sept. Z, these officers were chosen:
| Pres, ID. NJ. Burns; V.-P., Capt T. b. Springer;
| Treas, ID. N. Burns; Sec E. w. Collis Pendle-
ton Historian, J. e. Saunders.
The Reunion of the 68th Ind at Elwood last
| month was one of the most enjoyable ever
| given by the association. Although many of
the comrades lived over 100 miles from where
| the Reunion was held, yet over 140 were pres
| ent at rOil-call. Many of them brought their
| wives and daughters with them. The COM
| Iades upon their arrival in the city were
! escorted to the Opera House by citizens and
| the military band. The address of welcome
was delivered by the Mayor. After briet
session all adjourned to the Boston House for
! dinner. After dinner hundred carriages car
ried the veterans about the city, visiting the
| great Diamond Plate-glass Works, the Amer
| lean Tin Plate Works, and other OF Elwood's
| great factories, where natural gas furnishes the
| fuel, and where thousands of people arc daily
| employed. short business meeting was held
| in the Opera House in the evening, and the
| association quite unanimous y resolved to hold
| the next annual Reunion at Chickamauga
| Park. A display Of the city Fire Department
! at $50 p. M, where thousands of citizens gath
| cred in the gaily-decOrated streets in honor of
the occasion, was the last of the city's contri-
| button TO pleasure of the visiting veterans
an official capacity. At $50 the guests to
| the number of 200 sat down to a banquet in
j halls of the Boston House, with Capt. Lesson,
| the enterprising merchant Of Elwood, acting
mine host" with a hearty welcome seldom
| equaled and never surpassed in entertaining
| the comrades. The glassware and china were
| beautifully engraved in honor of the 68th Ind,
| and on each cup was produced picture of Col.
| Z. 4. King, Colonel of the regiment, who fell
| at Chckamauga at the head OF his brigade.
| All the guests were requested to take home
souvenir of bounty and generosity of Capt.
| Lesson. The most interesting incident of the
banquet was when Col. Shaw led the pretty
| daughter of the host, Miss Mana Lesson, to the
| center of the long hall and amid the rattle of
the crockery commanded, Attention, battal.
| ion!" and presented the young lady to the
| NInk
association adopt the young lady standing be-
| fore them as the Daughter of the Association"
which was received with great applause. and
| every throat in that assembly sent out thun-
| dering AYE" that shook the old hotel The
] Glee Club sang an appropriate song, and Miss
Leeson became the adopted daughter of the
| association amid continued and enthusiastic
applause Then Capt J. II. Mauzy of Rush
| Vile, tosstmaster, called the regular toasts of
| the evening, which were responded to enthusi-
| astically by comrades present, and at l o'clock
| in the morning the whole audience sang Aud
Lang Syne," and soon after the banquet hall
! was deserted, ending the most successful Re-
| union that association of veterans, or any
other, ever held, all resolving, if life endured,
| to meet at Chickamauga, where the regiment
| composed part of Thomas's rock line, and was
among the last regiments that left the field,
| where $50 of its members were left dead or
wounded. But they mould not move at all
/
| remains of their dead Colonel, Edward A. King,
| who they all loved so much.
IOWA.
p McCusker, Adjutant, DEBORAH: Reunion
| 38th Iowa at DEBORAH, Oct. 3 and 4.
| b. F. Warfel, Secretary, Washington: 25th
| Iowa, at Washington, Oct. 10. Campfire at
night. Old soldiers and their wives cordially
invited. A good program and good time
| guaranteed.
| w. c. Newton, President, Winterset: Reunion
| Sd Iowa at Winterset Oct. 10 and IL. We have
| made arrangements for reduced fare on the GER
tifcate plan, provided the requisite number
| through tickets to Winterset and get certificate
| from local agent; otherwise you will not get
! the benefit of reduced rates.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
The annual Reunion of Co. /, 18th Mass. was
| held in Whitman Sept. II. After dinner III. II.
| Waugh the President gave an interesting ac-
| count of the movements of the regiment in the
| battle of Antietam which took place 80 years
ago. Speeches were made by Col. Franklin p.
Harlow, John w. Sprague, James Shaw, ]. s.
Addington, and others. These officers
elected: Pres, III. H. Waugh V.-P James
Shaw; Sec, Horace Baker, Campello; Treas,
| Horace Wood, Stoughton. 1t was voted that
the company's flag, now in the hands of the
State Treasurer, be placed in charge of the off,
GERS of the company.
MICHIGAN.
The Calhoun County Veterans at their meet
ing at Battle Creek, Aug. %, elected officers as
| I'll 81 Nor