New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-24
TIE THIRD ARMY CORPS REUNION
AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED OUT

AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME TO BE CARRIED OUT
AT HocKER's BIRTHPLACE. HAD1EY MASS.
Boston, April q (speciaD.-The Third Army Corps
Union will hold its next reunion on May and at
Hadlcy Mass. The birthplace OF Ma)or-1eneraI
zoe" Hooker. and his home until he went to west
Point as & cadet The reunion Is usually held Oh
MAY 3. the anniversary OF the battle Of Williams
burr Va but this year that date falls on sunday
Tho s2ecia interest attached having the reunion
at Hadey les I'm the fact that Joe Hookers al
vision was known as the fighting division OF the
Third Corps Badley is an interesting and historic
old town and on its famous West-st. which is OF
perfectly level grade and mile long. % feet vide
and bordcred by double of ancient Gins
stands the house in which General Hooker was
born HOPKINS Academy. whore he received MS
early education. - also there. one Of the inter-
est:ns features of the reunion Will he the presenta-
ton of the portrait of General Hooker row being
painted by ). Harvey Young OF this city TO the
Gown of Hadley.
on the first day OF the reunion. May G. there
Will be a grand campfire in the evening AT the
Northampton opera House, arranged for 10y
Joint committee OF the citizens and members OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic Of NORTHAMPTON
ard at which Mayor Kimba will preside. As a
matter of course. the eagle will scream" on This
occasion. and 1t is promised that every comrade
will feel at least ten years younger az the close
Of Inc ovenirc than at the beginning The follow
ing are aIaone those who have Informed the com
Dntterle;d Coils. S.ckca Dickinson. Patterson.
RuslinE Durham. Tremane. sharpe, Dalton.
OBe!rnc and MCKecver: Coloncls CCYnc. Ncygant,
Jones Shotwell Potter AMI sloane. and Chaplairs
Chambrc. Twtchell and Eastman. Early on the
morning OF Tuesday. May I. parade will tax"
place at Northampton. under the escort OF Com,
pany |. ID Massachusetts Militia, and the Grand
Army posts OF Northampton and Amherst In a1-
dition to full OF division and brigade battle
flags TO be carried there will also he the old flags
OF regiments ctc in :hc lDe. After the parade the
comrades Will proceed to Hadley by special train.
where 10 O'Clock the principal exercises will be
held There will be addresses by Governor Green
halge. Major William Pmley president of the
corps: Chairman O. w. Branty. OF Hadley General
Henry f. Tromaine and Or. F Bonncy The Dor-
trait OF General Hooker will be presented 20 the
town of Hadlcy with address by General Daniel
f. Sickes a bronze tablet will also be placed on
the house where General Hooker was born. In
the evening the annual banquet Of the corps Will
take place in the city Hall. Northampton. The Soc
rotary OF the Committee Of arrangements is Ed
ward l.. yelling. Pennington. y. j.
The original corps was organized March ~.
1852. and composed OF three divisions under
Major-General Joseph Hooker. and Brlcadicr-t Gen
erals Fitz John Porter and Charles $ Hamilton.
At Gettysburg the corps commanded by Gen
cral Sickles. In the reorganization Of tho Army
OF the Potomac. March o. 1854 the Third Army
Corps discontinued two Of the divisions be
ing assigned to the Second Corps and the other %
the sixth Corps. The First and Second divisions
HoOker's ard POrters) allowed to retain
their Third Corps badges and battefacs, but the
Third Division ordered TO assume the blue
OF the Sixth Corps.