The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-21
AMONG THE TROJANS
AX1HLEY ATTENDS THE Army OF
TIE POTOMAC REUNION.

the Railway Station - Visits . Cola
Factory and . Gun Shop, and Comment
Cpon the Busy Look of Things ut Troy
Lat Of Omcsrs of Corps Organizations
The Reunion Exercises.
Troy, n. T., Aug. 20.-Great prepara-
tons were made to entertain the 300
visiting members and friends of the
Army Of the Potomac vino gathered here
| today for their twenty-eighth annual re-
union. The city was ablaze with deco
rations and every available space had
been turned 20 account for the accomo-
dadon OF the welcome guests. The ARR
val early in the day Of President Nc
Kinley was the first feature that attract
ed attention
ger arrived in the city at 800 on Presi-
dent ELEPHANTS private car, attached to
the regular train, which left Plattsburg
last night. AT the station he was met
by Adjutant General Tnlinghast and
Governor Blacks military secretary, Col
one. Treadwell. There was crowd and
plenty Of cheering, but the president re-
fused to speak and entered the carriage
and was driven to the Royal House.
At 10 o'clock he was taken with his
party 10 see a great collar factory, where
over 1000 girls and women employees
work Senator Edmund Murphy accom-
panied the president and Secretary Alger
10 the factory and showed them through.
! Every one OF the 1000 employees was
| decorated with a flag and many OF the
machines were also adorned with the
national colors. In each room except the
laundry and machinery rooms. the OPP
orators stood up when the president; ap-
peared and cheered vociferousy.
| The president and escorts went across
! the river to the Wateryille arsenal. where
the work Of shrinking gun JACKIE. upon
| a gun was witnessed. The nationa4 sa-
| tue was fired and the guard turned OUT
! and President Mckinley expressed sat-
| isfaction at the busy condition Of things.
AS the party crossed the river every boat
within mile OF thecity water front blew
| a salute
Following closely upon the arrival OF
! corps composing the Army OF the Poto-
mac met independently at headquarters
established for them and held their meet
ings. The corps comprising the Army OF
the Potomac were the Third, Second.
Twelfth, Fifth, Eleventh and Sixth. Off
GERS as follows:
Third corp-President, Captain Isaac
P. Gragg. Boston; vice president, Coo
mel L. Lewellyn, Pennington, n. j.; trea-
surer, Major William Schrive. Boston.
Second corps-President, General john
r. Brooke, L. S. A; vice presidents,
General r. NJ. Batcheider, L. S. A; Cen
eral John Gibbon and Colonel Thomas f.
Bard; secretary and treasurer, Colonel
Charles W. Scott; historian, General
Francis A. Walter; executive committee,
Captain Gustave Maginnis. Captain A.
Sieverny, Major F. c. Love and Colonel
S. P. Cor.iss.
Twelfth corps-Captain Walker. Bos-
ton, president; c. Boyce. Buffalo. vice
president; John j. ]. Lowe, Mont Clair,
N. j., secretary an dtreasurer.
Eleventh-General Louis P. Di Cesnoii.
New York, president; Captain Herbert
Digger, Luray, Va; Captain A. Searies,
Pawtucket. r. l., and Captain Charles
A. Paddock. New York city, vice presi-
dents: Captain Francis Irsoh, New York,
secretary; Colonel A. C. Hamlin, Bangor.
Me-, historian
Sixth-Major A. r. Valentine. Ben
nington, VT, president; Captain A. NJ.
Reattie Lancaster, n. H.: Captain Jas.
II. Love, Jersey City, and Colonel Rooert
l.. Orr, philadelphia, vice presidents
Sargent Henry La Roe, Brooklyn, record
ing secretary; Captain George E. Brown,
Portland, Me, corresponding secretary;
Colonel Samuel Truesdell, Brooklyn, trea-
surer.
The parade in honor OF the president
and the Army of the Potomac, was one
Of thel argest ever seen in Troy; nearly
]. 500 guardsmen were in line and about
], 900 survivors of the late war. The three
national guard captains acted as an e.
cort 10 the presidential party and Gov
ernor Frank s. Black and staff.
Tonignt's and tomorTow's programs in
clude meetings of the various corps rep
resenting the divisions Of the Army OF
the Potomac, for the election OF officers
and the transaction OF other business.
The various army corps he'd their
elections today and selected the follow
ing officers:
Eleventh army corps-Presiden;. A. Z.
Chamberlain: vice president. Major l. NJ.
Jewett, Captain James Alexander, Cap
tain A. B. Searie; secretary. Francis l.
Rich; treasurer. Captain j. F Wer-
mock: historian. Colonel a. s. Mamblin-
Sixth army corps-Presidsnt, eneral w
French. Saratoga, y. Y: vice pyesi-
dents. Captain John A. Hochts and r.
G.. Ruggle: secretary. Colone. William
law: executive committee. Major General
A. W. Webb. Colonel William Jay. Cen
eral George r. Ruggle. William Riddle
and General Batchelder.
Eighteenth corps-President, Captain
James l.. Sherman; first vice president.
Colonel j. L. Cunningham; second vice
president. James 6. Hudson; third vice
president, vans.eenoergh: secretary and
treasurer, George ". Lane.
Twelfth ccrp-Presden:, e E MAJ
win. Hartford. Conn: vice presidents
to- Society OF the Army % the Potomac,
c. W. Boyce. Bufa,o. y. Y.
MKINLEY'S PART IN IT.
The only active par; tha; tie president
took in the proceedings Of ne reunion
was IN visit 10 the ninth corps, OF yhsca !
he il a member. The corps gave hin an
ovation, and finally elected him honorary
president. TIE president. in few words, /
accepted the honor. signed MS name % !
the register. and LEI; ne room Win he +
corps badge upon MS b-eass- he sta;ed
east he was a sergeant in he Twenty .
third Ohio -egimznt OF the Nin,a co-ps -.