The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-24

,vera elected officers: Pres. Samuel J. Ford;
y..P.'s. James Smith. George w. Fisher, PAM
A. Perkins: Sec. and Treas, Joseph I. hich-
ardson, Newburyport.
union in HaverhiIi Sep. z. and had fine time.
IL was voted to meet in Georgetown next year.
The following officers were elected: ftes.' y.
o. Moves: V-P, w. T. Whittier; Sec, James
Howe; Treas, o. q. Hubbard
About 100 me n, bers OF the 4th Mass. IL. A.
Association gathered in Reunion at the ocean
View House, Nantasket, Sept. z. These OH
GERS were elected during the business meeting
Pres. Capt c. p Wnslow V.-P, Eli V. HUNT;
Sec. d. A. Abbott; Treas, J. II. Blaney.
Co. g, 1st Mass. II. A. held its animal Re-
union at Marbiehead Sept. 7, and these oihcers
we're elected: Pres. Lieut.. William Stacey.
/ Marblehead; Sec, Horace B. Usher; Treas,
Josiah b. Osborn.
CO. C, 1st Mass. Fl. A., held its 10th annuai
Reunion at Hotel Nahsnt, Nahant Beach, LABOR
Day. Twenty members of the company were
| present. The first business was the election Oh
| officers: Pres. James Bellows; WIS Ihos
| Twisden, Solomon N. Bray; Sec. and Treas,
| Tbomas E. Bowen Executive Committee.
Horace Parker Henry Masec, c. II. Atherton:
| After the business meeting the President called
| OH Comrade Frank b. Chaplin for remarks, the
! latter having come sll tho way from Detroit
| City Mimi. some l, 600 miles. Mr.. Chapin, ior
| q number Of years, has been County SupeIih-
4
| larger in area than the State Of Massachusetts.
/ He spoke very Interestingly OF his work IN that
! field of labor, emphasizing particularly the ioea
of instilling patriotism into the chidren's minds
| by furnishing patriotic music. realizing the tact
| that large proportion of the children were
| children OF foreign parents.
| C. w. Putnam, Secretary. Worcester-ke-
| union 18th Mass at Worcester, Oct. T.
The SD Mass. Regimsntal Association held
| its annual Reunion in Fitchburg, Sept II.
There was q very large attendance OF members.
| These officers were elected: Pres. Gen. >. w.
Kimball; V. p, Capt Aaron ID. Fessenden:
| Treas, John f. Bruce, Of Royalston. The next
Reunion will be held at Gardner, Sept. 2, 1897.
Some excellent after. dinner speeches followed
the banquet. Several company Reunions were
held and Presidents chosen, as follows: 20. a,
e. A. Alyord; Co. b. Richard Tucker; Co. Z,
A. D. Fessenden; Co. +, G. A. Tyler; 20. W.
Lieut. J. d. Edgsll; Co. n. Lieut.. Geo. Priest !;
Co. /. Edwin Sawtell; Co. K, 2. I. *. Burpee:
The 18th unattached company OF infantry neld
it's first Reunion since the war, at Salem Will
lows last week. An organization was perfected
and these officers elected: Pres, +. r. Wiides
V.P.'s, j. s. Walsh, John Fl. Scates, Marcus b.
Emery, N. d. Pierce; Sec. aud Treas, J. How
ell, of Boston.
MICHIGAN.
E.E Lewis, Secretary, Coldwater-Rcunion
Battery g, 1st Mich. l.. A.. at Quincy, Oct. ..
| II a. y,
Detroit-Reunion 4th Mich. Cav, at Wyan'
dotte, Oct. 8.
MINNESOTA.
The 5th MINI. met in the basement Of
the City Hall. st. Paul. during the Nationa
Encampment. Perhaps 30 members, inciud
ing Capts. Rice and SheehaD, aud Lieuts
) Fobes and Gere, were present, The meeting
was presided over by Lieut. Thomas r Gere
. who was First Lieutenant OF Co. B. and AdJu
fa,e EAtIa
, of Co. G, is the Secretary OF the Regimenta
; Association. Lieut.. Gere, then only IS years
. of age, now of Sioux City. was defender o
Fort Ridgely and in command Of the post a!te
: the death of Capt Marsh and until the arrival o
!. Lieut. Sheehan. Col. L. F. Hubbard, the foruie
commander Of the 5th MIMI, attended sh.
Eucam pment, but was called to Chicago, ant
: | was unable to meet with the boys in the after
: noon.
Q The 4th Minu. met in Room No. 3, st
J. | Paul, during the National Encampmenf
: Gen. John B. Sanborn President of tho Kegi
J. mental Association, and the first Colonel OF tn
!, regiment, was in the chair. Gen. M. I. Thomas
It who was Lieutenant-Colonel OF the 4th' am
d subsequently, Colonel Of the Stb. was also pres
Q ent, and he received formal greeting an
II hearty handshaking. Capts. Brown and MeI
+ ril and other officers and members of the regi
8 ment we're in attendance The old officers Q
% the association we're reelected. during IN
meeting about SO members OF the 18TH WIS
n which regiment was brigaded with the 4th an
q fought with it at Vcksburg and Allatoona, cam
is into the room with loud and hearty cheers 10
0. their old comrades, and wero joyously we
r, coined and cheered in turn.
D. MISCELLANEOUS.
% Aaron GIadhart, Findlay, O.-Reunion Sci
Ell ond Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Corp
e. at Findiay, Oct IA and Is. Members of til
g. 3fth, 9Th, 47tb, SD, 54th. and 57th Ohio
|
l. Ath w. Va; 9Th aud 9Th Mo-; 18th U. 8; Ba
y teries A, B. II, 1st III. L. A.. and Ce. c, lot
Mo. Cav, are entitled to participate.
~ NEBRAsKA.
:. The 18th annual State Reunion was held
= Lincoln from Aug. "a to %. Conservative est
in mates placed the attendance at 10000. II
10 Encampment was held OF the old State fa
- - Grounds All parties Joined in commend
g. tion of the camp as being one OF the finest ev
ii | occupied by any Reunion. The weather 4
:. the entire week was perfect. Tuesday, utit
- had been set apart as Shiloh Day, Gen. Pref
~ -. tiss was the orator and the hero OF the da
~ Department Comm ander ]. H. Culver prov
no himself to be "the right man for the place
10 and contributed much toward making the
IT, union one long to be remembered by the col
Id rades The next annual Reunion meets at t
W. same place.
ng NEW JERSEY.
d The 14th annual Reunion of Kearny's FIJI
nd New Jersey Brigade Society WAS held on &
A. anniversary of the battle of Champions Pa
I'd, Nd, Sept ii, at Masonic Hall, near Brur
hs wick, NJ. There were present about 1SO
80. the members of the society. The regul
III, routine business was dispatched quickly,
Of enable members, gathered from all parts OF t
by State. to exchange greetings. A banquet v
ue served on the upper floor of the hall, a numb
er, of ladies being present rs guests OF the soce
es. A most eloquent address was made by the Il
ar, Geo. B. Wight, Lieutenant in Co. G, 1st N.
ho The officers elected for the ensuing year 81
ere Pres. John Lawrence, New Brunswick Tres
ex- Lieut. Col Geo. C. Brown, Elizabeth; Cor. Sc
md s. D. Aspinwall, Newark Rec. Sec, Cami
its Baauet, Elizabeth Chap, h. N. Vanarsda
fiji Hackensack; V.-P.'s Thos. T. Tillon. Jose
es; Donovan, Joseph Seal, John d. Cooper, Jo
[rs. Stevenson, John Hiler. A. A. Meserole, 10
IN; F. Terry, A. Froelich A. Bode. The Committ'
Z. on Neurology, History of Brigade, and Revisi
rye of Muster Rolls of Regiments were continu
trs. new committee, one member from ca
lat- County of the State, to hunt up members OF
[rs. brigade who have not enrolled in the socie
J. and keep q record of the deaths of meube
was appointed. After a most successful
eir union, which every one enjoyed to the utmo
An. the society adjourned to meet at Trenton, Se
an ID, 1897.
ing VIC. HursF, Layton-Rsunion 1st N. J.
're. at Newton, Oct. 8. A number Of promin'
ion speakers will make addresses.
en- en- NEW YORK.
Col. James Gutchess, Secretary, Port Byron
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