The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-08
OLD GUARD REUNITE
SIXTY-THREE MEMBERS OF TENTH
MINNESOTA MEET AT THE
STATE CAPITOL
ELEVEN COMRADES ARE DEAD

ORGANIZATION of Cavalry Veterans
Formed, with Col. William Pfaen-
der as President - Forty-Five
Members of Various Cavalry Reg
ed by Mr.. Child.
Sixty-three members of the Tenth Min
nesota infantry held reunion in room 10
Of the state house. Letters Of regret were
read by Secretary HI. A. Mcconnell from
many who were unable to be present.
President Charles Kittelson, OF M1nneap-
oils, occupied the chair. Eleven veterans
were reported to have died during the
year.
Comrade-F. o. Stevens opened the meet
ing with prayer, followed by an address
of greeting by President kittelson.
The proposition to form a state organi-
zation to embrace all Of the army and
naval veterans of the state and to SO
arrange the regimentar reunions that
they may all occur on the same day and
in the same city were discussed with some
earnestness.
M. r. Prendergast introduced a reso-
luton requesting the officers to confer
with the committees from other reg1-
ments, with a view to having all of the
reunions on the same day and at the same
place.
This aroused some opposition from
members who felt that such an organlza-
ton would do away with the regtInental
reunions This, Mr.. Prendergast explain
ed need not be, as the regiments stlll
might hold their own reunions in the
morning and meet with the state organi-
"a ton in the afternoon. Z. w. Hackett
suggested that as the resolution proVio-
ed merely for holding all reunions on the
sume Gay, it need not be Objectionable.
The matter of a state organization could
be considered later Another member
thought that if the regiments all gather
I ed on the same day more members OF the
Tenth might attend. The resolution was
passed, with but few dissenting votes.
| Comrades Hackett, Burke, OBrien and
futile were appointed a committee to
propose names for election to the offices
for the ensuing year. They reported for
president, Capt. c. L. Davis; for vice
president, Lieut.. T. ]. Hunt: for secre-
tary-treasurer, H. A. McConnell; for
| members of the executive committee, M.
] O'Connor, Burke OBrien, M. r. Prem
| dergast, James OGorman, James O'Brien,
| Charles Kittleson. Their report was
adopted and the members went in body
to the Metropolitan hotel to dinner.
Col. William Pfaender was yesterday
elected president of state organization
of cavalry veterans, which was formed
at the state house yesterday, as result
of the reunion of the First and Second
Minnesota regiments. Maj. E. A. Rice,
of Willmar was elected vice president,
and S. P. Child, of st. Paul, secretary
and treasurer.
Forty five members of various cavalry
organizations were present and the prop
osition to organize state association
met with immediate favor and resulted
in the election of the above officers.
Mr.. Child addressed the melting, speak
ing touchingly of the rapidity with which
death was thinning the ranks OF the vet
! Grams of the Civil war. He spoke of
this nation as the only government of the
world that had demonstrated that its best
citizens could be made its best soldiers,
| and that its best soldiers were Its best
| citizens
| The question of a state organization of
unions of all Minnesota regiments on the
same day and in the same city, which has
| been agitated to some extent among the
other regiments that have held reunions
recently, was brought UP and received
! with much favor The president was
| authorized to appoint a committee to con-
! fer with committees from other regiments
| to that end.