Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-15
COMPANY G.. REUNION.
Survivors of a Gallant Company Hold
Their Annual Meeting.

~. DN. MtCniRhh 0dNhNA WIS muSttItu III
TO service. The company was recruited
chiefly from the vicinity Of NhitcmorC
lake M .WasiIienaw county 'rm the far
mer lad, and gallant company II was
f The tive month, previous tu enrolment
q comuauy bad b,cn drlli0 AMI when
mustered ia The company Nc ia better
shape than many. The history Of the
comnany j. loL IA Michigan 100 tho
War They fought CALAMITY and well
aud were only mustered out when tie re-
bcllion was over For five years past. the
company has held reunion al OWo,sO
and Mhitcmure Iake alternately The
present reuuion was held 40 the Like and
an invitation was extended 10 The editor
OF HE journal 10 .e present as the guest
Of the company AN invitation. II IS need
less 10 say. which was accepted The
Clifton llosse was the headquarters and
Mine Host - +. smith proved himself a
mo- 50 hosplable host Co G.. had well
canned reputation for fighting but the at
tack made by HE survivors on the tooth
some chjcoel PIE provided for dinner
proved that they must .haye achieved "a
reputation as eaters
Prior TO the business meeting the time
was spent in visiting and refreshing mem
ili ttS. ltIilU2 -i'l les anu tluI kIilI ] ktN Ai
the expense Of some Of the other fellows.
A ! Brown and + = LcnuoX came in
for their share The boy. are pretty stand
fellows here at home, bat according 10
what some of their comrades told of them
they must have held their own with the
best one character present WAS Bull,
as the boys called him "A negro. block rs
the ace Of spades. bu' With reputation
Ia, 81
Henry Clay and back i'm the COS ran from
slavery ana sought freedom within the
ranks of CO. G. He came home with the
The business meeting was held i'm the
blll room and was opened by an address
10y the president T. Y Quackenbush. The
captain, by the way organized the com
panv led II through the war, and has been
its only president since He congratulated
them on So many being present partcu
larry 50 many ladies, and reminded them
that succeeding years should bind the Ties
of comradship closer. The past year was
the first that the company ranks had been
broken since the organization of the assO-
ClqtiOn, and there was reason for their cul
livating more closely the fraternal spirit
The idea was advanced and adopted
that everything pertaining TO the company
and its annual meetings be made, as n.uch
as possible matter of record. The idea
is good one and ii would be well if other
organization of veterans would adopt it,
Such records would prove invaluable 70
generations.
CAPTAIN Quackenbush asked permission
10 present 10 The company "A relic which
he felt they would appreciate They had
followed il, be sand, m,ny mile and then
uuloidcd the The attered guidun The
cClorS had faded and Inc winds had sadly
frayed the edges hut the flag was reycr
entity received, and vote of thanks gwen
10 the captain The election resulted As
follows: President Capt + V Quack-
enbush. secretary ) H. Allerton; toast
master, \. j. Brown The names Of the
vice president and executive committee
were lost, hence the failure to put them in.
The afternoon session closed and the com
pany adjourned to meet after the banquet
The roll-call showed the following II EN-
hers and their wives present O. Il
Curricr, I J Smedley W, A. LennoX
Lieut., Ellis OFT ID. l.. Smith, Capt II j.
Pinckney, Capt. r. V Quacbenbush, John
j. Barlow, Warn Churchill and wife
John Kelley and wife, ). IL. Allerton.
Lieut. w. \. Clark and WIFE A. j. Saw
yer and wife, Thos Lound and wife. JOS.
Todd and WIFE, John d Gurnee, f.. ].
Placeway, Henry Clay Bulb, \. J. Brown
and wife, :. a. Smith and wife ii NJ.
Discover, u p. Lennox, Thos. Featherly
and wife. II discover and wife, Il, f Pat
terson. Major w c. Stevens and wife,
Geo. Sentherman and wife, Marshal Bor
den, j. Barlow, f. Dolkey.
The banquet was something to be re
membered. 1t was one that would suit
any man, There Were oysters and chicken
in the greatest variety and abundance and
many other things, tempting to the eye
and palate but it came to an end as all
good things are apt, and the company adj
journed to the ball room for the evening
meeting.
The exercises of the evening were
opened by Toastmaster Brown announcing
the first toast, why should we keep up
these reunionsY" responded 10 by Capt
T. Y Quackenbush. The captain began
by remarking that it showed what littlc
brief authority would do. Years ago. II
was he who ordered and Brown Obeycd
now Brown ordered and he obeycd.
THESE reunions should be kept up
They taught PATRIOTISM If possible,
there seemed 10 be more patriotism in
Michigan now than in 81. Old Glory"
floats over nearly every school house 1t
should float over every house in holidays.
Much was due 10 the loyal women of the
north, who by word and deed inspired us
At the front Much honor must be given
10 the older men who left wife and family
and marched to the support of the flag.
1t is our duty to meet in annual reuI ion
'Our FIRST Year in the War" was to
have been responded to by w a. LeDnoX.
now sheriff of Tuscola county. Com.
rade LennOX asked to be excused as he |
was too full for utterance. All urging
failed to make him respond. Toastmastcr
Brown said that if Leunox wouldn't !
speak. he should and he said that he had
never seen him in that condition before
Love for our old Comrades" was re
sponded to by Thomas Loundes. There
IS love between old comrades fostered |
by the trials and privations of war. bred !
IN battle, watered with blood aud increas-
ing as years go by. Patriotism was its
and the desire that this country
be a unit, one country with one flag
After a selection of music by the orches |