The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-20
VETERANS COME AGAIN
ANNUAL REUNION OF THE SEVENTH
INDIANA VOLUNTEERS.
Survivors of the 123d Also Shake
Hands-ReuniOn OF the 10th In
diana. Held Yesterday.

The twenty-second annual reunion of the
Seventh Indiana Volunteers was held yes
terday at Memorial Presbyterian Church
with a fair attendance, there being eighty
elk present, including members wives from
out of town. The session began in the
morning, when Mr.. Ryan, a member of the
F~ifty-ninth Indiana Volunteers, made a
welcome address in behalf of Memorial
Church.; in response w. L. Dunlap, of
Franklin, made a few appropriate remarks
In behalf of the visiting comrades, and the
meeting adjourned for dinner. which was
served at the residence of Mrs. Cunning
ham, on Ash street. In the afternoon the
welcome address was made by Judge Gavin.
whose father was colonel of the Seventh
Indiana Mr.. Gavin expressed great pleas
ure in welcoming his fathers comrades,
and he was. followed by j. NJ. Dunlap. of
Franklin, who spoke briefly in behalf of
the Seventh Indiana Regiment. The sec
rotary of the association, Capt. F. NJ. Hay,
read a report of the last reunion of the
regiment at Aurora. and reported the asso-
citation in a frst-class financial condition,
with money in the treasury.
AT the last meeting a motion was made
to fix the permanent place of meeting of the
regiment at Indianapolis during State fair
week, which was set aside at the meeting
yesterday, In view of the fact that there
were 400 many attractions in indianapolis
and the members of the regiment do not
take the interest in the reunion they would
Il Ii met in a smaller city, and Franklin
was decided upon as the place for the next
reunion. Officers were elected for the en-
suing year as follows: President, Depart
ment Commander w. l.. Dunlap, of Frank
I'm I'm; secretary ana treasurer; Joseph M; Dun Dun
appointed, with Judge j. V. Hadley as
chairman. W; l. Dunlap. Of franklin. and
Dyer Elder. OF Greensburg. After the meet
ing adjourned there was a social hour, and
the visiting comrades revived old times,
while the women talked Of the changes
members and their wives marched from
Memorial Church in a body to the home of
Mrs. cunningham where, supper was also
served. In the evening there was a camp
fire, which was well attended, and the men,
bers of the Seventh Indiana lived over again
the victories of the civil war. Judge Hadley
opened the evening entertainment with a
talk on The Soldier in Camp" which was
followed by impromptu speeches by w. l..
the Ninty-sixth New York, brigaded with
the Seventh indians for eighteen months:
II. c. Adams, a member of the Fifth Cav
talked on Our Mothers from 1861 to 1865
and a colored quartet sang plantation songs.
while an orchestra filled in the programme
with old-fashioned and familiar tunes.
THE Observation-Disclosures
THIRD.
The ninth annual reunion of the One-hun-
MISUNDERSTANDING Indiana commenced
yesterday at the Statehouse. An informal
meeting was held in the morning and the
first regular meeting was held in the after
noon. A number of addresses were made.
Last evening the campfire was held, which
was participated in by the children and
grandchildren of the veterans of the regi-
ment. Miss Clara Shum extended the greet
given by Evan Dunn. The Bald-headed Glee
Club furnished the music for the evening,
and many were the addresses by the boys
and girls" "Rations" were served by the
ladies, and they were not of the character
which the members of the regiment were
accustomed to In the days Of the war. The
when officers will be elected. The commit
tee on arrangements consists of Irwin Rob-
bins; Ben b. Jearl. Wilbur F. Hit and ].
of Mrs. Jearl. Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Hit, Mrs.
Cravens, Mrs. Hollis, Mrs. Woodward and
Mrs. Shum.
SIXTEENTH INDIANA REGIMENT.
Members of the old Sixteenth Indiana
Regiment, which was mustered in at Rich
mond, Ind, held a reunion yesterday in the
Circuit Court room, where about 10 mem
bers of the organization gathered. The first
service Of the regiment was at Shenandoah
valley. where it participated I'm many en-
| gagements, coming home at the end of the
year. 1t was then ~reorganized. and went
South. The first engagement of the reor-
ganized regiment was at Richmond, XIV,
where II Is said the regiment lost more men.
in killed, wounded and missing, than any
other one regiment doing service during the
war. About 2,4O0 men served In the regi.
ment. and of these about $50 are now living.
| A campfire was held last evening. The
following officers were elected for the en-.
suing year: President, T. J.. Lucas, Law
renceburg. Ind vice president, Captain Tim
Dougherty, st. Paul, Mimi; secretary,
Thomas NJ. Hard, Pendleton. Ind: treasur-
er, Judge Henry Clay Allen, Indianapolis.
The yearly death roll, on which there were
thirteen names, was read, and memorial adj
dresses were delivered by Rev. Mr.. Akin
son, of Wabash, Ind, and Judge Robinson,
of Minneapolis, Mimi.
During the day and evening the war with
Spain and the conflict now wagfng in the
philippines were the subjects of considera-
Bile discussion, and last night, after the con-
cluslon OF the campfire, ex-Judge Stubs
of this city, said: II think IT would be a
gracious thing TO pass a resolution In sup
port of the government for its course in
the Philippines. Many of us have sons and
friends there, and those of us who served
In the civil war are in favor Of the Ameri-
can army, no matter who stands against it
and / move We adopt a resolution ex.
pressing our feelings In support of the ac-
tons Of the government in the same spirit
as we showed our feelings thirty-odd years
ago." Tn resolution was prepared and
adopted without a dissenting vote. The
next regimental reunion will be held in this
city.