The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-07
.ARnrY ooRPs MEETING.
Three Hundred Members Attend the
 Meeting Held Last Night.

Three Hundred Members Attend th'
 Meeting Held Last Night.
 Northampton, Mass, May 6.-Abou
 300 members of the Third Army corps
 were on hand tonight to attend the
 camp fire preliminary to the reunion al
 Hadley tomorrow. The veterans were
 the guests of Northampton and no lit.
 tie pride was taken in their entertain. ment. The principal business blocks were decorated, and when the veterans
 were escorted to the Academy of Music
 fireworks were burned alongside of the procession. Over 200 members of w. L. Baker post, G. A. R., occupied seats with the army corps, and seats were
 also reserved for the Womans Relief
 corps. Mayor Kimbal1 called the gath l ering to order and introduced President L. Clark Seelye of Smith college, who spoke eloquently. He said that in view of the kindness of Northampton to him
 in the recent death of his son, it would not be fitting to decline the invitation | to participate in this occasion, although l he might not be in the spirit of it. He l delivered brief eulogy on General 1 Hooker who was a brave commander. He was peculiarly our hero, in whom we take aSlocal as well as a national pride. He attained the highest military rank accorded to any citizen of Massa- chusetts in the late war. He spoke of Rockers birthplace, and said that as long as the quiet country towns contin- ue to produce such citizens the safety of the country is assured.
 General Dalton conveyed the regrets of Governor Greenhalge. General J. w. Kimball, state auditor, spoke for Massa- chusetts. When General Sickels rose he was received with tremendous cheers On account of his one leg he was obliged to sit while speaking. He said he came against the advice of his physicians. He knew little of Hadley or Northamp- ton, except what Hooker had told him, He knew Hooker intimately and was closely associated with him through all his war services. Hooker was as thor oughly imbued with the spirit of Mas sachusetts as any of her sons. I met him in the great struggle and recall the pleasure and satisfaction with which he looked upon his own Massachusetts regiments, the Eleventh and Sixteenth General Sickels closed with several war "reminiscences.
 General William Plimley, president of the Third Army Corps association, made a brief address. Rev. J. H. Twitchell of Hartford, Conn, chaplain of the corps, in the war, was given a rousing reception as he rose to speak. There are no fellowships, he said, like those of war. The Army of the Poto- mac developed into a fraternity. These occasions take us back into the glorious days of youth. He never could forget the feelings inspired by the superb man whose memory is now celebrated and the same might be said of the gallant hero, General Sickles.
 MT Twitchell brought son with him named Joe Hooker and called the lad forward to be greeted with warm ap- plause from the audience. General ames B. Rusing of New Jersey brought greeting from the historic scenes of Trenton and Yorktown. He praised the old soldiers and said the Third Corps was an army of lions led by a Mon.
 The chairman introduced Stuart | grandson of the first com mander of the Third Corps, and three cheers were given for the commander | and three more for his grandson.