The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
FROM GENERAL STEWART.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Harrisburg, Sept. 20, 1897.
lionel Ezra II Rinnlp

Adjutant Generals Office,
Harrisburg, Sept. 20, 1897.
Colonel Ezra H. Ripple,
Scranton, Pa.
My Dear Colonel: | telegraphed you
today expressing my regret at being un-
able to be with you tomorrow. There are
number of matters here that l cannot
leave, and among other things we want
TO determine tomorrow whether or not
we can relieve some of the troops at
Hazleton l regret being prevented at
tending your reunion very much indeed
for l looked forward to a most ENJOYABLE
time and considered 1t an opportunity to
reciprocate to limited extent the many
personal favors l have been the recipient
of at your hands. i hope that the boys
of the old command may have a good
time and very successful reunion. l
wish you would present my regrets at
being unable to meet with them and my
best wishes for their success individually
and as an organization,
Very sincerely yours,
Thomas J. Stewart.
Colonel Dodge made a brief state
ment in response to Captain E. A..
Rush, of New York city, a veteran of
Company G., of the Fifty-second, and
later captain of the Sixteenth Penn
sylvania cavalry. The latter had to
catch train for home and wished just
word from Colonel Dodge, who said
that while he was prepared to only
speak at the banquet, the reception he
had received was enough to make a
dumb man speak, but he would resist
the temptation to do other than rise
and acknowledge Captain Rush's re-
quest. A moment later Captain Rush
was called upon, but he had left the
hall.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, George r. Lennard,
of Wilkes Barre; first Vice-president,
William McClave, of Scranton; second
vce-president, r. A. Edwards, of Ed
wardsville; secretary and treasurer H.
C. Miller, of Kingston; chaplain, Rev.
NJ. d. Fuller, Of Orange, N. Y.
WILKES-BARRE NEXT YEAR
Wilkes-Barre and Berwick were
nominated as the places for holding
next years meeting. Wilkes Barre
was selected by a majority of over
three to one, the exact count not being
made when the preponderance of opin-
ion was recognized as favoring the Luz
zerne capital.
Honorary members were elected as
follows, they being voted on separate
ly: C. A. Battenberg, Scranton; AL
bert Maxfield eleventh Maine in
fantry), New York city; Captain j. e.
Knapp eighth New York battery, OF
New York city, and Charles Klein, OF
the Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry.
Mr. MaXfield, one of the newly
elected honorary members, was given
the privilege of the floor and related
the compilation and publication of the
history of the Eleventh Maine regi-
ment. He suggested the propriety and
benefits to be derived in the publish
ing of such a history of the Fifty
second Pennsylvania. Mr.. Maxfields
suggestions We're received with much
favor and was discussed by Secretary
Miller, Comrade McClave and others.
A motion that an historical commit
tee be appointed prevailed, along with
amendments that 1t consist of -four
members and that they be privileged
to select the regimental historian. The
committee was named as follows:
Colonel E. II. Ripple, Major John b.
Fish, William McClave and Smith b.
Mott, all of this city.
c. A. Battenberg was called on for
a speech and responded briefly and per.
tnently in relation to his respect and
! love for the veterans and the honor