San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-05
ARMY REUNION.
IT WILL BE A RED LETTER DAY.

HADLEY, Mass, May 1.-The an
nusl meeting aud reunion OF the
Third Army Corps Union" will
open Monday evening with a
campfire at the Town Hall, in
Northampton, rendered by the
corps of the Grand Army and citi-
zens' committee. 1t will be the
red-letter day in the history Of the
Third Army Corps, when the com.
rades will fall in line behind their
old brigade and division battle
flags. The columns will march
to the railroad, whore a special
train will await them to convey
the corps and their guests to this
place. The selection OF Hadley 20
hold the reunion Is eminently fit
ting, 1t being not only the birth
place OF one Of the most distin-
guished commanders of that IA
nous corps, General "Joe" Hooker,
but Is one Of the oldest towns of
the country,snd is full of legendary
lore as we'll as remarkable early
history In military matters. Had.
ley Is situated on the Connecticut
river, and adjoins the city Of
Northampton. It is an interesting
aud historic old town, having been
settled in 1859. The house in
which General Hooker was born Is
on West street. This street is a
mile long, perfectly level, and over
200 feet wide, being the widest
street in the country. Each side
OF West street is bordered by a
double row Of ancient elms. Hop
kins Academy, where General
Hooker received his early educa-
ton, is still standing in this street.
The ceremony will take place
underneath a large tent directly
in front OF General Fighting Joe"
Hooker's birthplace. The corps
will be welcomed here by o. w.
Prouty, chairman of the Select
men. Major William Plimley
will respond, and then Governor
Greenhaige will welcome the visi-
tors to Massachusetts,. The address
Of the day will be given by Gen.
eral III. E. Tremaine, OF New York,
and an original poem will be read
by J. Howard Jewett. Major. Gen.
eral d. E. Sickles will then present
to the town, on behalf of the corps,
an oil portrait OF General Hooker,
which will be placed in Hopkins
Academy. DR.. Franklin Bonney,
who remembers General Hooker,
when a boy, and who has gathered
many interesting "reminiscences,
will give sketch OF the General
touching on his early life at Had
ley. After these ceremonies the
corps will place bronze tablet on
the house in which General Hooker
was born. The citizens of this
town have been working hard to
give the guests hearty welcome,
and have prepared a lunch, to be
served after the morning exercise.
In the evening banquet will be
held at the City Hall in Northamp-
ton. Many speeches on General
Hooker Hill be made by the pro-
minent officials, historians and
men of the corps.
General Hooker's fame rests
chiefly on his dramatic victory on
the summit Of Lookout Mountain
where among the clouds he defeat
ed the Confederates while Grant,
with the Union Army, lay below
at Chattanooga listening to the
roar of his guns whose smoke was
indistinguishably blended with
the vapor OF the clouds.
Among the generals who will
probably attend the reunion are
Daniel E. Sickles, Dan Butterfield,
Joseph Dickinson, Charles G. H. S.
Coils, II. E. Tremaine, James r.
O'Beirne, Thomas H. Durham,
Samuel Dalton and Major John B.
Fassett, Major A. Judson Clarke,
Major Jonas f. Capelle, Major
Joseph f. Deniston, Major III.
Genet, Mrjor Lorell Purdy, Colonel
Charles H. Wegant, Colonel Thos.
r. Matthews and Colonel F.
Tobias.