The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-10-17
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REUNIONS.
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
The ninth annual Reunion Of survivors Of
the I'D Ill. was held at Chattanooga, Tenn,
Wednesday. Sept. is. 1895. and at Chickamauga
Battlefield. Ga. Thursday, and ended with
meeting at Bragg's Headquarters on Missionary
Ridge on Friday. Fifty-one comrades were
registered as being in attendance. though one
comrade left Chattanooga before the date of first
meeting mentioned. Seventeen wives of COM
rsdes accompanied them to this Reunion. Six
daughters five sons and two neices of comrades
were also present. Chaplain j. n. Jaquess was
unable TO attend, but his wife was in Chat
tanooga, but owing to the pressure, or some mis-
understanding as to the hour and place of meet
ing, failed to attend. The son of Joseph NJ.
Garrett, late Adjutant of the I'D, aud Mrs. P.
b. Few, widow of Comrade p. Il. Few, were also
present at the meeting, making So-odd persons
in all. including comrades and connections
present The officers elected for the ensuing
year Pres. VIA. K. Lawrence; N.-P., Jos.
O. JOY; Sec. and Treas, William h. Newlin,
Springfield, H.; Surg, George o. Pond; Chap
J. n. .bsquess. VIM. r Lawrence was selected
TO deliver the annual address at next meeting.
Committee of Three on Monuments was ap-
pointed, consisting Of Comrades Z. J. lngersoil,
Samuel b. Carver and r. K. Randall. This
committee was appointed with view to the
erection Of monument 10 the I'D at Bragg's
Headquarters on Missionary Ridge. Minutes
OF the proceedings OF lne heubloR III luu VIII
soon be issued in pamphlet form. All persons
interested, net members of the Association. who
desire copies Of minutes are requested to send
10 cents in stamps; supply OF 300 extra copies
of last years minutes of proceedings has cen
long since exhausted. The next annual Re-
union viii be held at Springfield H., at a date
to be fixed by the Executive Committee. Dur
ing the past year four comrades of the I'D Ill.
are reported TO have died. Addresses of two
comrades have been obtained, whose names
have not heretofore been on the roster, viz:
Samuel Hewitt Aspen, Colo, and n. l.. tergu-
son, Benson. Mimi. There are others yet whose
addresses the Secretary does not have. Send
all letters to w. II. Newlin, Secretary, Spring
field, i'll.
MAINE.
The 18th Me-, at its annual Reunion, elected
the following officers: Pres, Lient Judson J..
Young; First V.-P., Serg't George Phillips;
Second V.-P, Sergt w. E. Feeley; Sec. and
Treas, First serg't Thos. T. Tabor, Bangor;
Chap, Caleb II. Ellis; Musical Director. Brooks
ID. Stewart.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Eli A. Smith, Secretary. z Oakland avenue,
Somerville-Reunion LIST Mass Cav. at Lincoln
House Worcester, Oct 3. The Secretary de-
sires the j. o. address of every surviving men,
Der of the regiment
James F. Upham. Secretary, rs North street,
Decentralization 26th Mass. at Lawrence Oct.
L.
Members of the LIST Mass. Battery Association
met at the Crawford House, Boston, this year.
Short speeches were made by Comrades Ezra
Baxter, Henry Jenkins, and Maj. Milbury
Green. The following officers were elected:
Pres, Robert J.. Sawin; V.-P.'s, j. w. b.
Wright, II. NJ. Warren, and VIM. Ham; Sec.
and Treas, Otis S. Nesle.
OHIO.
The survivors OF the 1st Ohio II. A. met in
Portsmouth, Sept. "a. The following officers
were elected: Pres, r. S. Mathews; V.-P. A.
u. Cole; Sec, II. G. Miller Jackson; Asst Sec,
p. b. Hays; Treas, Lot Davis; Chap, C. b.
Taylor; Historian. ii. c. Miller. Waverly was
chosen ms the place Of meeting in 1896
The fifth RenDion of the survivors of the
Both Ohio was held at Portsmouth last week,
about 100 being present. The business meet
ing was held in the morning and big banquet
was served at p. m, after which the time un-
Ill o'clock was occupied by an interesting
program Of toasts and music The next Re-
union will be held at Mt. Healthy. Cincinnati.
The officers elected were: Pres. Alexis Brown,
Cincinnati; N.-P, James Walker; Sec, q. j.
stathem; Treas, Robert Armstrong; Chap, DIR.
Nixon. The following resolution, which will
be Of public interest, was adopted with a hur-
rah: We, the veterans of the 18th Ohio. as
sembled in Reunion at Portsmouth, o., send
greeting and good cheer 20 the struggling pa
triots on the island of Cuba. Honor TO the
brave who have died in freedoms cause, and
honor 20 those who still live to brave the ty-
rants power. In the name Of humanity, in the
sacred name of freedom, which our fathers won
IN 70, and which WAS preserved for us by pa
triotic blood in 'Gl, we call upon our Govern
ment to extend TO these brave men the rights
OF belligerents that they and the world may
be spared the atrocities which the vengeance
of bloodthirsty Spain has in store for them"
PENNSYLVANIA.
J. w. Johnston, Secretary, New Castle-Re-
union 10th Pa. at GAR. Hall, Gettysburg,
Oct. %.