The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-16
REUNIONS,
Meetings and Other Matters Pertaining
to Various Organizations.
ILLINOIS,,

uottCO tudb TIE lhcuuiOU OF bu5 lOtu ILL., WHICH
was to have been held at Chicago this year, has
been postponed until May "a, 1897, when 10
will convene at Belyidere.
INDIANA.
A. w. Jones, Mitchell. Ind: Soldiers Re-
union at Mitchell, Aug. IL, 10, and IA.
KANSAS.
mittee. Topeka; Reunion Kansas State GAR
at Topeka, Sept. % to Oct. 3.
MAINE.
Thomas r. Tabor, Secretary, Bangor: Re-
union nth Me. at VIM. Aug. H. ~, and Is.
Headquarters will DO at the Katahdin HOUSE,.
The history Of the regiment will be ready for
delivery IN August, price 81; if sent by mail.
70 cents extra to pay postage; if by express, =
small sum to pay for packing and shipping.
MASSACHUSETTS.
At the Reunion of the seth Mass. RegimensaI
Association the following officers were elsctedt
Pres, A. j. FarnswOrth; V-P., ". w. Bunker;
Sec. and Treas, Eben w. Pike, Cambridge.
Executive Committee, field and staff Gen.
s. NJ. Weld, Maj z. b. Adams; Co. A, George
=. Griffin; b. J. l.. Burgess; Co. G., w. II. III.
Wheelers; Co. ID, Capt w. w. Fay; Co. z, @. 8.
Russell; Co. +, j. J. Gilman; Co. G., James F..
White; Co. H. Z. A. Dixon; Co. /. George 9.
Evans; Co. K, Q. w. Ellis; band, L. B. Morse.
MICHIGAN
Survivors of the 7th Mich. Cav. observed the
anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg by
holding Reunion at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sixty members of the regiment were present.
at the business meeting. Col. b. VI. Thompson,
Of Co. ID. presided, and j. @ A. Sessions acted
as Secretary. Behind the speaker and &C the
side OF the desk were old flags of the regiment,
the nag Of Co. @ being filed with holes and
torn in tatters by bullets. The election Of off.
GERS resulted in the choice of Hon. Henry +,
Thomas, Of Aliegap, as President, and of j. O. A.
Sessions, Of Ann ArbOr, as Secretary and
Treasurer. Vice Presidents were also nomi-
mated. one for each company of the regiment.
Oct. 10, 1897, and Kalamazoo were chosen by
ballot as the time aud place for the eighth
annual Reunion
hundred more battle-scarred veterans
OF the 9Th Mich. Cav. were gathered in annual
Reunion at Worthwhile. July 4, as guests of Co.
ID of that regiment. The business places and
large number of private houses were gsily deco
rated in honor Of the visitors. local COM
mittee met the guests at the incoming trains
and escorted them to the home Of Comrada
James <. LandeD, where the forenoon exercises
were to take place. The assembly spent little
time in social chat, and then listened to a paper
on What We Did Thirty three Years Ago
day at Gettysburg" by the Historian, ]. K.
Landeu. Other exercises followed in the after
noon.
MISSOURI.
NJ. o. BedelI, Secretary, Hickory Barrens;
Reunion 9Th Mo. Cav. at Zoo Park, Springfield,
Aug. 10 and 20. Write the Secretary.
NEW YORK.
The survivors Of the 22d N. Y. held their
ninth annual Reunion at Cohoes. The vet
Grams had jolly time. Officers were elected
as follows: Pres, Robert Hamilton; V-P.,
II. Ellis; Sec, Van OLinda Gordon, Cohoes;
Treas, Malachi Weidman.
The annual Reunion of the survivors of the
9Th N. Y. Duryea's Zouaves) was held at the
OF the Veteran Association of the
149 Sixteenth street New York City,
on Thursday evening, June 20. There have
been many Reunions of the regiment since its
return home il May, 1868, but it would be-
difficult to imagine a more interesting or q
more thoroughly enjoyable or successful event
than this last home coming of the 5th. There
were present 100 of the members of the regi-
ment, aud the large number of invited guests
swelled the attendance TO such proportions that
the committee found it most difficult to provide
for all. At an early hour the committee an
nouneed their readiness to proceed. President
Edward NJ. Law, formerly of Co. @, called the
to order, and made an interesting
address of welcome, which was loudly sp-
plauded. Letters of regret from distant COM
rades and telegram from Comrades Pierce and
Myers, of Chicago, were read. The President
then called upon the Secretary of the AssOea-
ton. Comrade Jas. B. Fiske, formerly of Co. K,
who responded with a short address. Col. A.
NJ. Clark Secretary of the Society of the Fifth
Corps, then made q neat address and recited
poem entitled " The Fifth Corps" Mr. Robert
c. Tucker, jr., sang The Blue and Gray" and
be was followed by the Rev. Charles +. Hull,
formerly of Co. A, who made brilliant speech,
which was received with approval and loud APP
plsuse. Comrsde Hull in conclusion presented
.Lo Aago ion III. ,,cC TLo1
Csrtright Prof. Carl Prseger sang "Our
Flag" and was followed by Hon. George L.
Iatlin, ex- United States Consul to Zurich,
formerly Sergeant, Co. Z, who
made some interesting remarks and concluded
BY presenting the Association with an auto
graph letter from the late Compile de Paris, in
which that celebrity of France accepts with
pleasure the prolfered honorary membership in
he Veteran Association Of the 9Th N. Y. (Dur-
yes's Zouavesl. Comrade Catlin also presented
he picture of COmTade Joseph Dauphin, of Co.
<. Comrade Nicholas Babcocls, Of James O..
Rice Post %, at once delighted the boys with
his flow of elOquence and humor. Maj. Andrew
Coats formerly of Co. E of the 5th, and after
ward commissioned in another regiment, in
which he served until the close of the war at
his point assumed the difficult role of Toast
master. He called upon Comrade Larry
,Iarmion, formerly of Co. If, who favored us
With a song entitled THE Old Farm Gate"
md who in turn was followed by Mr.. Warren
3. Haughworc, who sang delightfully."-. Com
ade Coats then requested the assemblage
o retire to the banquet hall, where the
theodore Catering Co. had prepared q
umptuous repast not easily to be forgotten.
After full Justice had been done to the yiands,
md proper respect paid Mr.. Theodore, the
aterer. the company again returned to the
Headquarters of the Association. Prof. Carl
oraeger sang America, Our Dearest Land"
,oI. Abram G. Mills delighted all present with
ne of his earnest and eloquent speeches. Com
ade Johnnie Carroll awoke the echoes with
The Soldiers Tear" Poor Mrs. Wood, ""Paro-
" on Just Before the Battle, Mother" and The
Wake of Teddy Roe" Commodore David
<ohn, of the Pavonia Yateh Club, made a few
appropriate remarks and was followed by Com
ade William J. Kent, formerly of Co. II, who
poke briefly. Comrade w. FL. Horton sang
The Little Tailor" The hour for departure
lad at length arrived; reluctantly the Red
DEVILS separated, each to go his way, not, how
ver without voting the Reunion of 1896 a
erfect success in every particular.
William Clowminzer, Secretary, P. o. Box
900, New York City Reunion Nth N. Y. II. A,
{ Corning, Aug. 10 and 20.
)HIO,
L. F. Becker, Clinton: Reunion 104th Ohio al
fashion, Aug. IL aud Is.
Isaac Kindle, Secretary, Springfield: Re-
Mon LIST and I'd Ohio Regimental Association
t Geological Garden, Cincinnati, July 81.
John T. Hudson, President. Millersburg:
eunion 102d Ohio at Millersburg, Aug. 20
nd 81. Comrades are requested to send their
ddresses to the President.