The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22
COMPANY B.
The Old Battalion Boys Get
Together at Congress
Lake.
FIRST ANNUAL RU MON.

Picnic and a General Good Time
Topped off with a Grand Banquet
Eloquent Speech Making-Ofiicers
Elected For the Coming Year-The
Roster.
Company b, Canton Independent Bat
TALON, which in former years was the
military company of Canton, held their
first annual reunion yesterday at Congress
lake. Twenty-one members of the COM
pany met in the parlors of the Hurford
House between $3.50 and $3.50 yesterday
morning and proceeded from there to the
G. @. & S. depot and took the 10 o'clock
north bound train for the lake which be-
longs to the Canton Outing Club. Upon
arrival at the lake the company was
formed and marched to lunch under COM
mand of its last officers. The lunch was
served under the supervision of Quarter
master L. A. Loichot and Q NJ. Sgt. p.
J.. Bernower. After lunch, and while en-
| ioying cigars, the famous quartette of
Company b, consisting of Borrower,
Martin, Reed and Blum, "a substitute in
Blum pace, he being absent), enter
tain ed their comrades and the many visi-
tors at the lake as in years gone by
| Sargent Major Sam j. Roberts, of Lex
ington, KY, told about Company B. eX-
periences at "Cinch' and Pedro and
funny circumstances in connection there
with. "reminiscences of soldiers life in
the company were elaborated upon by
nearly all the members present
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows President, Captain Tom
S. Bolton first vice-president, Sam j.
Roberts; second vice-president George
e. Cook; secretary and treasurer, Robert
Tonner; sargeant, DR.. Young; historian,
Il. S. Bolton.
Photographer Courtney then took the
picture of those present.
THE BANQUET.
At 5 o'cock the banquet began. With
that over, G. @. Bow, as substitute for
Major George A. Barnes, spoke upon
Canton Independent Battalion" Cap
tain w. A. Shanafelt, also absent, W. A.
Rank, of old Company A, took his place
and told about the company to which he
b longed. Sergeant 5. j. Roberts deliv-
cred an address upon Company b., Q. l.
b." Captain r. S. Bolton, followed,
speaking upon " Our Deceased Comrades "
They are George McCurdy, Paul +.
Young John G. Kuhrt, viii G. Heingart
ner, william NJ. Workman, Henry Leh-
masn and william A. jackson. Also,
member of the Company. The commit
tee which made arrangements for the
most enjoyable occasion were: L. S Boil
ton, G. E. Cook, l.. A. Lcichot, r. Il.
. Tonner, and p. j. Borrower
, GUESTS PRESENT.
A reunion will hereafter be held each
year. The time and place of the next
one has not yet been fixed.
| Enntaiu ~ =
Bolton, First Lieutenant George Il. Cook,
Second Lieutenant X. Il. Tonner, First
} Lieutenant l.. A. IL ichot Q. M Ser
gent p. j. Bernower, q. NJ. sergeant
Corporal H. n. Slusser; Privates-H
Bahney, e. Biechele, K. S. Ball, N. II.
Chance, E. DeVille, @. A. Dougherty, A.
: Heingartner, Charles Martin, Il. j. Phil
! lips j. Piper, VIM. r Reed S. j. Rob-
erts, NJ. j. Welch, Tom Webber, and DR..
Q r. II. Young.
! THE COMPANY ROSTER.
Those composing the last roster OF
Company b, besides those present and
those dead, mentioned above were: Ser.
: geant r. H. Lindsay, Corporals Il. c.
Nighman, r. Crevoise, and l.. j. Wernet
Privates A. Ashbrook, A. Aston, K. Bar
re, G. Bechel, A. @. Brown, G, Blum
Ray Bour f. II. Burger NJ Bucher, H.
Blum, +. l.. Camp, A. g. Cassidy j. II
Crowley George Doll, Alvin Douds
Frank Evans Max Fedder, H. Ginther
r. Gleichman, George Hammond, Fred
Heman, H. Keefauver, A. G. Kannoberg
Fred Lied, Isaac Lowenstein, Horace Mil
ler Ernst Mossgrove, Joe Myers, L. Il
Nelson, j. Oppenheimer, c. l., Paar II.
Ruckenbrod, r. l.. Rider, Paul Rider, #
W. Shutthelm, @. Schaefer, L. E. Shull
Harry Smith, Frank Shively, Georg'
Sanderson, Harry Thomas W. +. Voges
E, j. Welty James Workman, j. A
Wann, L. r. collars and Charles Miller
company porter.