The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-08
REUNIONS.
Meetings and Other Matters Pertaining
to Various Organizations.
ILLINOIS,,

as follows: Pres, Capt. j. X. Norton V.-P.
Capt Charles Smiley; Sec. Lieut.. Frank Vel
ton; Treas. Serg't G. B. Lunt. Executive Com
mittee Serg't.- Maj o. d. Bassett, Lieut.. Frank
Weton. Col. @. Northrup, Capt. E. s. Church
The next annual meeting will be held at Oneida
Knox County, the time to be fixed by the Exc
cutive Committee.
p. Tracy Secretary: Reunion seth Ill. M'td
Inf. at Olney, Nov. l5
Capt George S. Durfee, President Taylor.
vile: Reunion 9Th Ill. at Decatur Nov. 10.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Co. +. 53d Mass, held its annual Reunion in
Petersham Oct. "a Between go and 20 sat
down to the banquet at the company's meeting
l.. ID. Robinson. of Springfield, was chosen Pres
ident, and l.. Spooner, OF Barre. Secretary. 1t
was voted to hold the next Reunion at the same
place, Oct. 10, 1895.
MICHIGAN.
The 9TH Mich. held successful meeting in
Lansing Oct. 10. Speeches were made by Col.
w. d. Mann, of New York, editor of Town
Topics. who commanded the regiment; Con-
gresham Fl. F. Thomas, Lieut. Anthony, of
Sturgis. and others. Col. Mann presented each
veteran present with a handsome y-printed
history of the regiment. A special feature of
the history is roll of honor" prepared by
Capt. Sessions, giving the names of all who lost
their lives in the war belonging to this regi-
ment and canse of death, time and place. The
following officers were elected: Pres, Mai.
Robert Sprout Sec and Treas, J. O. A. Ses-
sions, Ann Arbor. Executive Committee, Chas.
II. Holmes, Arthur Longman and w. II. Fisher.
The next Reunion will be held at Saginaw,
Sept. IL. 1885, the anniversary of the battle of
Brandy Station.
NEW YORK.
The 169th N. Y. at its Reunion in Troy
elected these officers: Pres Mai. E. r. Smith :;
First V.-P., Chas. Z. Mercy; Second V.-P,
Albert Tompkins Third V.-P., ID. J. Carey !;
| Fourth V.-P., S.W. Snyder; Fifth V-P., Edwin
Van Derzee; Treas, Allen s. Andrews Sec,
George Campbell; Fin. Sec. FL. w. Tooe; Surg
John Knowlson. Executive Committee II. r.
| LethDgwell, Chairman; James Smith, ID. J.
Cary, Albert Tompkins, A. J. Moss. William
| Swartout, William Godfrey, James c. Moore
George A. Willis, and Edwin Van Derzee.
On the evening of Oct 81 the Association of
the saith N. Y. (Schwartze Jaeger held its 33d
annual Reunion at Headquarters, 62 East
Fourth street, New York City. Among the
banners aud drapery with which the hall WAS
| appropriately decorated their old war-worn
battlefags were conspicuously displayed The
| entertainment was opened by battle song
| finely rendered by the Theodor KOerner Lie
dertafe, singing society organized in the
regiment in 1864 as they lay encamped at Folly
Island, s. c., In front of the enemy's batteries.
The cooperation of this Society in all the
| festivities SORROWS of the mother regiment
has always been hearty and loyal, and their
presence on this occasion was potent factor in
| its unqualified success The President Of the
Association, Capt. Francis g. Werneck made
| the welcoming address, which he ended with
an eulogium on Gen. Franz Sigel, the hero of
Pea Ridge, who, on being introduced TO his adj
| miring audience, made spirited and patriotic
| address, which, with its "reminiscences and old
war stories, aroused the veterans to enthusiasm,
and was greeted with the applause it merited.
ha hunn tph lnh foil caA
| the good things provided for them. and when
the pleasures oft the table began to pail President
Werneck called them to attention" and gave
them resume of the happenings of the past
year, speaking feelngly of the comrades who
had, since their last banquet, Joined the Grand
Army above. The after-dinner eloquent and
telling speech was delivered by Commissioner
of Accounts G. 6. T. Wahle a son of one of the
oldest aud most respected Captains in tho reg-'
ment. The 54th ". Y has military record
| second to none. From October, 1861, TO April,
1866. IL served its adopted country bravely and
well. 1t was with Blencker in defense of
| Washington; under Fremont in West Virginia;
| with the First Corps of West Virginia. under
Gen. SiRel; with the Eleventh Corps, under Gen.
q. .. Howard, aud with the Tenth Corps in
front OF Charleston. 1t took part in the battles
Of Strasburg Cross Keys, Sulphur Springs,
Groveton, Second Bull Run, Waterloo Bridge,
Charlottesville, Gettysburg. Siege of Battery
islands in front of Charleston, S. G. Death is
slowly but surely depicting the ranks of tho
| Association as the years roll by, but the old
vets only cling closer together as gap after gap
opens in their ranks. and, as in the heyday of
theiryouth and vigori they will march shoulder
to shoulder so long as there are enough left to
| carry comrsde TO his last resting place.
The SD annual Reunion of the 10Th n. Y.
Cav. was held At the Vanderbilt House, Syracuse,
n. Y, Oct. is, II aud IL. About 70 were pres
ent and an enjoyable time was had. Mai. J.
NJ. Reynolds, of Alameda, Cal. was with the
comrades for the first time since the war;
others came from long distances; some from
Chicago, Washington, Massachusetts,, Ohio,
Michigan, and other distant points. a business
meeting was held the 10TH followed by Camp
fire in the evening. On the 18th a continuation
OF the business meeting, and an elaborate ban
quet in the evening. The Headquarters flag
OF the Third Brigade, Second Cavalry Division,
carried at the dedication of the New York
State Monument at Gettysburg, July l. and
3, 1893 donated to this organization
through Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, and was ac-
cepted with enthusiasm. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Col, L. H.
Weed; Lieut. Col, Mark Brownell; Mai list
battaiion), Jno III. Kemper; Maj. I'D battalion)
Theo Bull; Mai. I'D battalionl Il. NJ. luton:
AdJ,t, l.. p. Norton, Homer, N. Y; Serg't-Maj
W. e. Phelps; q. NJ, Maj. L. l.. Barney; Chap,
j. ii. Bradley; q. S., G. ii. Spauldng. Thus
ended three days Reunion, and ali voted that
1t was none too long. large numner of ladies
were present with the comrades, and enjoyed
the stories of days past.
The fifth annual Reunion of the Ohio Vet
Grams Association of Illinois was held in Deca-
tur, ILL.,. Oct. and A. The sessions were held
IN the Opera House. The veterans were well
coined to the city by comrade w. T. Calhoun,
In very cordial address, which was responded
to by President III. 8. Clark. The afternoon
OF the Sd was spent in selecting Vice Presi-
dents one being chosen to represent each
County III the State of Illinois. The principal
speaker at tho Cam pfre iii the evening was Past
department Commander Mack, of Ohio who
spoke on the pension system and the objects of
the GAR Department Commander Mcdowell
OF Illinois next addressed the comrades. Other
speakers were President Clark ". G. Cochran.
and Rev. Horace Reed. The officers are: Pres,
5. Clark. Mattoon, H.; First UP, Mai f. c.
Moderwell; Sec, Maj. NJ. H. Peters, Watseka,
Ill.,; Surg, DR.. L. II. Montgomery; Treas. N.
Patterson; Chap, Rev. II. Reed.
OHIO.
The Reunion of the 57th Pa was held at
Sharpsville Oct. 1S. The business meeting was
held al 2 p. M; Ga members of the regiment
were present. A. 7. PEW was elected Presi-
dent; Sec. X. G.. Madge; Treas, NJ. G. Zahniser
II was decided TO hold the next Reunion at
Mercer on Oct. IL, 1895. The Campfire in the
evening was attended by large crowd of peo-
pie. Col. Strohecker. j.. NJ. Martin, r. G..
Madge, and George Byerly were among the
speakers. Capt Strouso and b. +. Smith, of
Meadvllle, sang comic songs Ii was thu host