The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-10-07

selected, and the meetings were enlivened by
songs by Mrs. Maud GessfOrd Johnson, the
adopted daughter of the 41st I'll. Capt. ID.
Lowry was elected President; jeff Doyle.
President; Henry Funk, Secretary. and
L. II. Ennis, Treasurer. The next Reunion
will be at Farmer City.
larger number Of survivors were present
at Goth annual Reunion of the 10Th ILL.,, at
Ridge Farm, than ever before attended its
meetings. At rol-cal 81 answered present,
while nearly 600 veterans of other regiments
helped to make the meeting success. Col.
Allen Buckner, feeble on account of wounds.
addressed his old command His vivid de-
scriptions OF the battlefield brought back recol-
lec,ions of third of century ago. Among
the old officers present were Lient.-Col. II. c.
REEVES, Lieut. Col. Terrence Clark, Adj't w.
II. Lamb. Serg't Daniel Schenck, Capt. w. H.
Folke, Capt. ii. c. Boylcs, and Capt. Bassett.
The new officers are Pres N Auteburn; "
p, w. J. Hester; Sec. Geo. w. Patten, Paris,
H.; Treas, John Skinner.
Reunion 18th Ill., Cav, Room 32l, American
Express Building, Monroe street. Chicago Oct.
10 and 16. ii. Calkins, Secretary.
Indiana.
The 10Th annual Reunion of the 9th Ind.
Cav, at indianapolis, was attended by 20 sur
vivors. Col Eli Lilly was unable TO be present
OH account of sickness. The Association. which
had not met for two years, was reorganized by
the election of-Pres.. Col. Eli Lilly; V.-p., ID.
w. Constock; Sec. aud Treas. John G.. Holt,
Spiceland, Ind; Chap, James G. Heavey.
The 18th Ind. Cav. Association met Mt In
dianapoiis, with President John l.. Kessler in
the chair. Comrade Kessler was buglcr of the
regiment, and entertained the boys wi an
account of his recent visit to the old BATTLE
fields Adj't Harry J. Fctns was one of the
principal speakers. New officers: Pres. J. K.
p Sonner; V.-P., Amos A. Covat; Sec. and
Treas, Orange ID. Reeves, indianapolis. 1t is
purposed to issue roster of the regiment and
Secretary Reeves requests that the names and
address of survivors be sent him. The next
meeting will be at the Indiana State Fair, 1893
The 10th annual Reunion of the Persimmon
Brigade. composed Of veterans of the 115th,
10th. 1l7th. and 18th Ind. met at Indian.
| apolis with about 115 members present. A. O.
Ward, of indianapolis was chosen President
]. NJ. Cossel, of Indianapolis. was elected Secre.
tary for the seventh consecutive term Dinner
was served by resident members of the Asso-
citation. Campfire was held in the evening
The next Reunion will be held during the In.
| diana State Fair.
| The 18th annual Reunion Of the 18th Ind.
WAS held at indianapolis, Sept. Is. In the
| afternoon the comrades and their families
went to Camp Sullivan for basket dinner.
| James NJ. Alpha, of Kansas: Can't. O. N.
Smith, of the United States Army; d. ID.
Anthony, Of Illinois; and Jno S. Buband. of
Michigan, were among those present. The
Sscretary's report showed IL deaths since last
| year. The Association will meet on We'd mes.
day of State Fair week, 1893 The following
were elected: Pres, Capt. w. r. Clinton; V..P
Benjamin Clifton; Sec. and Treas, George
E. Lowry. 40 S. Fenna. St.. indianapolis. Ex.
ecutive Committee: Geo. C. Bennett. Wallace
Foster, aud Peter Franzman. The Secretary
wants the addresses of all survivors
The Morton Rifles Oath Ind.) met at Green.
town, Sept. l6. with an attendance Of 60 sur.
vivors, many of whom were accompanied BY
their families At . joint meeting with the
Goth Ind, in the Opera House, Comrade ]. B
Butcher. Co. II, 34th Ind, presided. Rev. Bar
man welcomed the veterans and Hon. bar
Waugh. of Upton, responded A Campfr.
was held in the evening. At business meet
ing the Bath elected: Pres, Lee L. Martz
| V.-P., J. w. Poland; Sec., G. b. Porter, Lin
louisville, Ind. The next meeting of the 34tl
| will be at Frankton.
Sixty of the veterans of the 9th lava met a
Abba. Sept l and 2. A camp wss pitched
near the business part Of town, and the mem
bers of Co. ran mess in a large dining tent
The Campfire meeting was held in the Oper.
House. Hon. N. Z. Kendall delivered an clio
auent address of welcome, responded 10 b,