The National tribune., 1897-11-18

felt safe. and after waiting awhile some OF them
laid down their guns. climbed n pecan tree
near by and began loading up with the nuts.
The commanding officer Col. Glasgow, of tho
23d Iowa, came riding back on inspection, and
seeing them out Of line, spoke sharply to Maj.
Van Anda about il. " am At the 'front.' sir. F."
he said, land / won't have that regiment doing
that way"
why, Colonel" drawei ont Van Anda II
knew there was no danger if you were at tho
front"
Glasgow said years afterwards he never
knew whether to take tho remark "a COM
pliment not. The next Reunion will he at
Dnhnque in 1899. New officers were elected
follows: Pres Col. Nnrthey, of Dubuque !;
N.-P.. George Andrews, of Anamosa: Sec, b.
G. Hosher, of Dubuque. rising vote Of
thanks WAS given TO the outgoing officers and
as we'll to Can't. Merry, who did much TO enter
tain The visitors. An informal reception
was rendered tho regiment by Mrs. S. q. Van
huda. widow of the larncnted Col Van Anda.
A photograph of the members present was
taken in front of Capt. Merry's office.
Massachusetts.
Nearly 100 meiubcrs of the 1st Mass. Cav.
Association held their annual Reunion and
banquet at Boston the other day. This Asso-
citation was organized in February. 1866 and
now has connected with it an auxiliary OrgaDi-
cation of ladies. having as its object philan-
ihropic work President Charles a. Tegg pre-
SIZED at the Reunion. Officers were elected as
follows: Pres. A. A. Sherman V.-P. At large.
George Kendall. Vice. Presidents by corn-
panies-Cc A. J. b. Swift Co. b, Joseph GAY !;
Go. G. F. {. Chick 90. d. j. II. George; Co. L.
Scion Walton Co. +. VIM. Il. Saith: Co. g.
Warren J. Ball; Go. II. J. H. B..ai- Co. l. s.
NJ. Addams; Co. X. Icopolh Bariell Co. L.
~ w. Cram Co NJ. Samuel W. Miller; Trus-
tees. Charlie. c. Divis Ell a. Smith, d. H. L.
the deaths reported during the year were Col.
Greedy :. Curtis Char. ". G. Patterson, Capt
Caspar Crowinsshield, Lient. I. i. Lyman, aud
Lieut.. W. II. Forbes.
Michigan.
What was lacking III numbers at the 9th
Mich. Reunion Mt Codwatcr WAS made up in
the enthusiasm OF the survivors. Headed by
"A band the boys marched to the home of Gen.
J. q. Pafkhurst their former Colonel, and
were photographed. Mayor Sherman well
coined tho veterans. Col. II. NJ Duifield re-
spondcd. L. NJ. Boyd read "A paper on Per
sonai "reminiscences Of the Secret Service"
Briof and humorous speeches by Marc Merri-
field. S. b. kitcheI, II. g. Rankin, and Capt f.
Marble were highly enjoyed. Gen. w w. Duff
field WAS elected Honorary Life President.
Other officers Pres, j. q. patkhurst; "
P.s, Capt. H. NJ. Duiieli and Capt l.. Marble :;
Sec Treas, Capt. A. NJ. Dobbeiaere, Lansing
The present roster of the regiment is worth
less. and Capt. Dobbclaere requests that com
rades assist him in getting names and ad-
dresses of all 9th Mich. boys.
Miscellaneous.
A pleasant Reunion of Federal soldiers was
held 1T Sardis Tenn, recently. Calvin Hanna
presided. II. c. Ruth acted as Secretary The
next meeting will he held at Huntington. in
September, 1898 Capt. J. NJ Tate was elected
President and 5. A. Brown Secretary.
A very successful Reunion Of the survivors
Of the 10th Pa. was held at iPhillipsburg with
q large attendance. Half a.dozen members of
the old Sith Pa. were present, and with men
from other Pennsylvania regiments brought
the number up to nearly a hundred. Col Bar
rett. OF Clarified, was one Of the principal
speakers. New officers elected were: Pres,
George w. Buck; V..P.'s. George W. Waite
and Simon Xephart; Sec, J.. G. Hageriy, Kip.
ple Chap A. J. Hail.. The 10th Pa. met
heavy loss at Strawberry Plains where seven
were killed and - wounded. Its total loss in
the service was seven officers and Ill mon
killed and rs men diod from disease and other
causes.
New Jersey.
very neat roster Of the 18th N. j.. which
also contains tho proceedings of the annual
Reunion At Eagle Rock last September has
been published by the Regimental Association.
The officers for 1897 are: Pres, john c. STAINS.
field; V.-P., q. A. Wheeler; Treas, J. L. Cara
brant; Rec. Sec, A. Deano; Cor Sec S. NJ.
Hnlin. Bloomfield; Chap. A. NJ. Harris.
New York.
| The proceedings of the Reunion Of the l53d
| n. Y, At Buffalo, have been published in PAM
| phlet form. VIM. NJ. Harris, Gioversville, N.
! T., Is Secretary of the Association.