The record-union., 1897-09-11
THE CALIFORNIA VETERANS.
SEVENTH REUNION AT BUFTA.
LO LAST MONTH.
Where Some Of the Volunteers
From This State May Now
be Found.

At the seventh reunion of the Cali
fornia Volunteer Veteran Association
at Buffalo, N. Y. on August Goth, Vice
President Lyman Mason called the
meeting to order. There were present:
Second Vice President Lyman Mason;
Third Vice-President d. H. Gram; Sec
retary Geo. H. Pettis, Assistant Secre-
tary John NJ Nelson; W. F. r. Schin-
dler, A. V. Corson, John M Kerr, JOS
eph p. Gribben, D. D. Cole, Jacob j.
Reese, William H. Hanback,, George
F. Porter. AlOnzo Young, Joseph Ring,
William H. Fuller, Joseph G. Whidden,
A. c. Mullen, Ozne S. Perry, Surgeon
George S. Courtrfght, J. F. Black, Da-
vid Burns, Thomas Miner, Edward
Goggin, John d. Haywood, William
Tillapaugh, James Gregory, Edwin c.
Arnold, Henry o. Viles, Charles Irving,
William A. Whitney and c. L. Beman.
Letters were read from the following
named comrades who were absent, ex-
pressing their regrets at not being able
to be present, and good will towards
the association: President Edward e.
Aver, Captain H. A. Gorley, James
Bradley, George K. Swan, John H.
Liening, E. B. Beers, ed Evans,) P. H.
Kelly Joseph Mics, u. c. Hamilton,
John NJ Bernhardt, A. McGivney, NJ. E.
Pearce, James P. Alsover, James Full
lerton, Ellery j. Burt, David A. Now
ry. Captain H. A. Messenger, T. s.
Brown, John Boyd and H. C. Ward
leigh.
The deaths of the following named
comrades were announced: B. M. Will
liams, F., First Infantry; Hosea 3.
Truman, K. Eighth Infantry; ]. Crock
er Brown, B., Fifth Infantry; Warren
S. Coolidge, c., Seventh Infantry; P. C.
Somerville, l., Fourth Infantry; F. L.
Simmons, L., First Cavalry; Jasper n.
Winant, K First Cavalry; John c..
Dresser, l., First Infantry; Cyrus J..
Brown, E., Eighth Infantry; Thomas
w. Jones, A. and L., First Cavalry; j.
A. Kelland, G., Second Infantry; Albert
Brewster, B., Sixth Infantry; j. P. Les
senring, K, Third Infantry; Frank J.
Gould, E.. First Infantry; Leander
Spear, l.. Third Infantry
The following named comrades were
elected as officers of the association for
the ensuing year: President, Lyman
Tillapaugh; Second Vice President,
Thomas Miner; Third Vice-P President,
W. F. R. SCHNEIDER; Secretary and
Treasurer, Captain Geo. H. Pettis; AS
sistant Secretary and Treasurer, John
NJ. Nelson; Historian, Joseph P. Crib
ben; Assistant Historian, Joseph De-
Cola.
After the newly elected officers had
been installed. remarks We're made by
Comrades Tillapaugh, Haywood, Crib
ben, Miner, Pettis and Mrs. Haywood.
The association adjourned to meet at
Cincinnati, in 1898.
Every officer and soldier who served
in any California regiment during the
rebellion, and had an honorable dis
charge, may become a member of this
association by notifying the Secretary
that he desires to do so.
The badge of this association, which
consists of a Seventh Army Corps
badge, with a gilt grizzly bear pendant,
may be obtained by any member, by
inclosing one dollar to the Secretary.
The following are new members: JOS
eph Ring, Company z. Second Infantry,
Boston, Mass. David Burns, Compa-
nies K. and NJ, Big Rapids, Mich; Jno.
D. Haywood, Company K. Third Infan-
try, Salem, Mich; William Tillapaugh,
Company G.. First Cavalry, Mexico, n.
Y; James Gregory, Company c. Fourth
Infantry, Seneca Falls, N. Y.