The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-29
REUNIONS.
Meetings and Other Matters Pertaining
to Various Organizations.

to Various Organizations.
ARKANSAS.
The seventh annual Reunion Of the Veterans
Association was held at HUNTSVILLE, Sept. "a, "a
and 26. Over so veterans answered to roii-ca.i.
The following officers were elected: COL, w. Il
Gabbard +; Lieut. Col, Peter Leinergar; Majors,
John 3. Morris and w. II. Briggs; y. d., Geo.
w. Ledbetten Adjt, Wiley McElhany; Chap,
K. A, Moses. So far the organization has met
with great success, and is increasing in men,
bership. A comrade writing of the Reunion
says that most of the veterans are In favor OF
Mckinley and Sound Money.
ILLINOIS.
II. Calkins, Secretary, Union, Mo.-Reunion
18th Ill. Cav. in Room 321, American Express
Building, Monroe ST., Chicago, Nov. g aud z.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The survivors of Co. F, SD Mass, hold their
animal Reunion at Hotel Barre Barre. Oct. IA
Comrade l.. D. Robinson, of Springfield, was
chosen President. Lieut.. p. H. Rabbit, tile only
living commissioned officer of the company
who is now 70 years old. was elected vice.
President Other officers we're chosen, as ioi'
lows: Second V.-P., j. A. Rogers; Sec, L.
Spooner, Barre. The next meeting Will be Ia
Barre in 1897. About so members and friends
ton, the adopted daughter of the company, wa;
present. Lieut. Rabbit was presented with q
gold headed cane.
About 100 survivors of the 38th Mass. gath
cred in annual Reunion at the Quincy House
Boston, the other day. This regiment was
raised in the eastern part OF the State, Gam
bridge, Arlington, Plymouth. Lynn, New Bed
ford, Boston, Marshfeld, and contributed COM
panies. or parts of companies. 1t left the state
90 IN nInIQ
ana, and North Carolina, participating IN the
engagements at Cane River, Mansnra. FOR
Hudson, Opequan, Fishers Hill, and Cedar
Creek 1t was mustered out at GAiiops lslano
June 80, 1866. President Charles Young called
the meeting to order. and the reports o.
Secretary Henry l.. Mitchell and treasurer
George O. Noyes were read and approved. hest
officers were chosen for the ensuing year
Pres, Thomas p. Redman First W., Her
man Bird Second V.-P.. d. A. Clark; Treas.
George O. Noyes Historian, Geo. w. Powers
Sec, Henry L. Mitchell. Executive Committee
A. E. A. Hammond, Co. A; w. E. Beedel, 20
b: John E. Bickford, Co. C.; 5. T. Gurney
Co. d; c. B. Smith, Go. E; Nathan Russell
Co. F. c. E. Barnes Co. G. A. w. Davis, 20
II E. Palmer Co. J.; A. Hodges, Co. *. State
Auditor Kimball aud the Rev. Perry Bush
of Chelsea, were guests at the dinner tnat ioi
lowed the business meeting.
MICHIGAN.
Fifty survivors of the 4th Mich. Cav. met al
Wyandotte the other day. The address of wei
come was delivered by Mr.. John s. Van Alstyn
and replied to By Gen. B. d. Pritchard. Letters
were read from absent comrades. The follow
ing comrades were reported to have died since
the last meeting: VIM. II. Leech, VIM. Dreg
Mai. Horace Gray. Winfield S. Trip, Charlie:
T. Cowden, John Steele, Ira j. StOckweli Jos
Corbet, Lieut.. Daniel West. Lewis b. Perrine
Return l.. Anderson; Franklin Roundy, Thos
II. Goodrich Reuben Palmenter, POmeroJ
Prince. Norman Eastman, Henry c. Rowe
Thomas Davis, John c. Rapp, Oscar Wilbur
Zenas G. Clancy Robert S. Stewart A. C. Fish
Fl. c. Brayman, Charles Marsh. Timothy Shep
herd, George Gum, and Wm.W West. Resolution
of sympathy and regret were formulated b,
a committee and adopted and copy ordered
sent to each family. Kalamazoo was selected
as the next place of meeting. James L. Hun
was chosen President, Z. A. Crane Vice-Presi
dent. H. A. Backus, Wyandotte, Secretary
Reunion closed with banquet rendered by thu
ladies. Gov. John T. Rich, Gen. b. ID. Pritch
ard, Col. r. 3. Robbins E. A. Crane and
number of citizens of Wyandotte made ad
dresses at the close of the banquet, an audience
of 500 being in attendance.
The 14th annual Reunion OF Battery 6, Is
Mich. J.. A., was held at the home OF Conrad
S. s. Leland. Quincy, Oct 8. About 20 mem
y,
wives, were in attendance. Officers wer
chosen were as follows: Pres, William Thur
Der: V.-P's Daniel Douglas, SOmers Leland
George Van Tyne; Sec, E. E. Lewis, Coldwater
Tres, William Hurst. Executive and Financ
Committee, Alonzo Moore, A. Ryker, DAME
Cook, X. Cornell.
NEW YORK.
The Association of 10th N. Y. Cav Veteran
| held its annual Reunion in the Colonial Parlors
Genesee Hotel, Buffalo, Oct. g. 7and 8. Durin
| the regiments service, from 1861 to the close O
| the war, there were 2, 161 enlistments. Ofthes
| $50 are known to be living. The meeting wa
| attended by 70 veterans many OF whom wer
| accompanied bv their wives aud children
| which brought the number in attendance q
| to ITO. A telegram from Col. John 8. Pratt, O
| Chicago, announcing his inability to be present
| on account of sickness, occasioned much regret
| The business sessions were presided over b.
| Lieut. Col. E. NJ. luton of Bently Creek, Pa
| In the absence of the Chaplain, Adjt Morton
| opened the meeting with prayer. C0mrade 1
S. Barney, Quartermaster, was not present, AM
| his report was read by Adj't Norton. Speeche
were made by q number of comrades. The ST.
| Ohio Cav, which was brigaded with the lot
] N. Y, was holding its Reunion at Warren, O
and the following telegram was sent to the AS
| sociation: "The survivors of the 10th N.
| Cav in Reunion assembled, send hearty con
| gratulatiOns to their old comrades OF the 6t
Ohio Cav. May they live long and prosper. I
| P. Norton, Adjutant." On motion of d.
Springstien. of Cleveland. o., this telegram wa
sent to Maj. William Mckinley, of Canton, O..
1.-THE surviving comrades of the fighting lot
N, Y. Cav, now in Reunion, extend to you thei
hearty congratulations, and pledge to You thei
| unanimous support" The following officer
were elected for the ensuing year: Col, E. N
luton Lieut.-Col., Enos Hubbard 1st bal
talon, Maj. John T. White; I'd battalion, Ma
Theodore Bull; Sd battalion, Maj. Mar
Brownel; Adj't, l.. P. Norton, Homer; @. NJ
L. L. Barney; Surg. Henry Z. Clark; Chap
Joseph II. Bradley; Serg' Maj, VIM. =. Phelps
C. b., Warren Irish; Bugler, q. M. Whitmer.
WISCONSIN.
At the Reunion Of the Sd Wis. held at Dal
lington, the following officers were chosen
Buchner Treas, William G. Mefert; Sec
William f. Goodhue, Milwaukee.