Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-17
MEET OF THE VETS.
Reunion Of the Ninth Illinois
Volunteers.
DISTINGUISHED MEN IN TIE CITY.

DISTINGUISHED MEN IN THE CITY.
Survivors OF tue Civil War Belonging to
the Cavalry Association Gather In Rock
island From All Sections of the state to
spend Two Days With Comrades.
Members Of the Ninth Illinois Vol
unteer Cavalry Veterans association
are holding theie eleventh annual re-
union in Rock Island. The old sol
diers are arriving all day from
different sections OF the county to re-
new old acquaintances and pass a
few ca, with the gray haired men
who were their boyhOod companions
of the battlefield.
The reunion will conclude tomor-
row evening. TIE meetings ARE be-
ing held in the Young Mems Chris
tian ssociation building. Up to
noon the following members of the
ass ociation had registered:
p. s. Fitzpatrick, Chicago, ser
geant major; f A. Davenport. Chi
caga, commissary; Company A, Sam
X. Van SAINT, Winona; Fred J. Wells.
Kewanee; Phil Siegrist, S. d. c c.
land, P. J. Hcverling. John Levey,
Fred Heverling. G. q. Dack, c. NJ.
BLY, the. Rock Island; W. +. Craw-
ford, Taylor Ridge; n. d. Vau SAINT.
Sterling. Company b. Albert A.
Scdgsly, Gene.eo; Ezra Wclcher,
Rock Island. Company c, Lawrence
Cherry. Geneseo; Joseph Hickson,
Big Rock. Iowa. Company E, .,
Devore, Rock Island; S. w. Eaton,
Chicago. Company +. Louis Sands,
Moline. Company c, Sam F. Lewis,
Chicago.
Afternoon arrivals were: Com
pany A, Charles Titterington. Edg.
ington; Thomas Carney, Moline.
Company b, S. S. Champion, Moline
Company c. Clement Cushman
Sears; NJ. W. Bristol. Cambridge; F.
II. Woodward, CISCO. Company II,
James +. Murray, Galva. Company
X. W. F. Foster, Bradford; Is G.
Wilmot, Tina, Mo. Company l.,
Joshua Bell. Joliet; +. X. Price,
Chicago; w. w. Andrew. Cambr idge
Quite number OF the veterans
are attended by their ladies, " HON the
old soldiers are happy to have present
at all the sessions.
Visitors Welcomed.
The veterans were welcome d il
an address by Capt. A. Nj. Blakes
ley at association hall this af
ternoon. Col. A. II. Mock, of Cam
bridge, responded in behalf OF tn
visiting soldiers. Then came greet
ings from the Second Iowa caviar
by Col. Egbert, Of Davenport; Col
e. &. Horton, OF Muscatine, an,
Capt. II. b. Sudlow, Of Rock Island
and response by Private Rev. +. G
Bruner, OF Chicago. Greetings wer'
also delivered by W. Il. Bruner. 126tl
Illinois volunteer infantry, the old
est son Of a veteran in the state.
The response was made by Gran
Van Ssnt, of Winoua. Mimi, one o
the youngest Sons of Veterans
This evening occurs a grand ca
Ere, "reminiscences by old soldier.
with musical program contribute
by friends Of the "boys" of 1s61j
The campfire will also be held at tn
hall. an excellent program. ha
been arranged and the eteran
want their friends to come and e.
joy it.
An Old Rock leland Boy.
Among the prominent men at tn
reunion is Sam L. Van SAINT, an oil
\ Rock Island boy who has ascende
the ladder of fortune and fame at
rapid rate. He was born in this cit
in 1S4i. He is extensively intereste
:. in river business, one of his boat.
the j. w. Van SAINT, being frequel
visitor in this vicinity. MIR. Va
SAINT is also speaker of the house {
esentatives of Minnesota and
candidate for the United States sci
ate. He is accompanied by Mrs. vs.
SAINT and his son Grant.
The Ninth Illinois cavalry was o
= ganiaed by Col. II. b. Burgh. To-
4 merly OF this city, and many fon
inquiries were made for him toda,
. There was no more gallant compan
u during the war.
.. E. A. Davenport, of Chicag
. asked about Quincy McNeill. wi
was a dear friend Of his during tt
war, as soon as he arrived in tt
city. and he was very much grievt
to hear that he had died. He hs
rot seen Maj. Mcneil since the wa
@ Sergeant MAJOR p. V. Fitzpatris
y is a member OF the state senate fro
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