The National tribune., 1899-11-16
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
It's 30th Annual Meeting One OF Great Good
| Feeling and Patriotism.

The 30th Annual Reunion of the Societ.
OF the Army of the Potomac at PittSburg
| IA, recently. was Il thorough success
although marked by a smaller attendanc
| than usual
The business meeting of the Societ,
| was preceded by meeting Of the varlou
corps societies of the Army of the Poto
mac. That was more matter of compli
| lnent IMAM OF urgency, as the officers ar
| frequently elected from one year to another
| The Fifth Corps, besides clecting Gen
| t1tz-lohn Porter, retired army officer. 70
| President for life, appropriated 500, which
VIII be given TO the fund for the erection o
a monument to Gen. George B. Mcclellan
| The Memorial Committee having tn,
matter IN charge reported nearly SS,Oot
subscribed, with prospects Of at least 81 ,OOt
more by Jan. /.
Each corps elected its officers as fol
| lows:
First Capt J. H. Cooper, Battery b
1st Pa. l.. A., President: Lieut.. James H
| Garner, Secretary. Second W. l.. Price
| 9th Conn, President; Col. W. $. Scott
Secretary and Treasurer. Third Gen
Thomas r. Matthews. Boston, President
Capt. Mason, Newark, n. J., Secretary
dent; Gen. a. l.. Pearson. President
Col. A. NJ. Clark, Secretary and Treasurer
Sixth Maj. J. Ford Kent, President
II. c. Larona, Recording Secretary
Ninth Maj. James B. Horner, New York
President; L.. G. Bracket, New York, Sec
rotary and Treasurer. Nineteenth
j. >. McNutt, Secretary.
The members of the Society assembled
i'll the banquet hall of the Schenley Hotel
a committee composed of Gen. Fl. f.
Tremain. Col. C. ID. Baird, Gen. ]. NJ
Hedges, Capt. J. NJ. Day, and Col. X. b
Beath was appointed 10 consider the place
of next years meeting. They presented
.iti i,l,
and Chattanooga. Fredericksburg ap-
pealed to the sympathies Of the veterans
and by unanimous vote it was selected as
the meeting place of the 31st Reunion.
1t will be the first time in the history OF the
organization that a meeting has been held
south of Mason and DiXon'S line.
At the election of the SOciety'S officers
for the ensuing year, Gen. David Mem.
Gregg, of Reading, was made President.
There was no spirited opposition. the names
of Gen. j. Sewell, of New jersey, and Gen.
John r. Brooke being withdrawn from
nomination. The other officers We're
continued, Gen. King being elected again
Treasurer, and DIR. Charles w. Scott, of
Kansas City, Corresponding Secretary.
Among the resolutions adopted was the
following presented by Maj. W. II. Mills:
"RcSoircd, That the Society of the Army
of the Potomac, assembled at its business
Ul"ttlllB- III I dTNegie Library ftaii, W eGneS-
day, Oct. II, 1899, heartily indorses the
policy of our comrade, Maj. William Nc
Kiniey, President of the United States, in his
determination TO send sufficient naval vessels
and army reinforcements to the Philippines
TO speedily subdue the rebellion against the
just Government of the United States Of
North America, only suggesting that Com
rade Maj.-Gen. Nelson a. Miles, the Com
manding General Of the Army, be sent to
exercise supreme command of the troops
and naval forces and supervision over the
civil government"
At Carnegie Music Hall the Society met
in the evening and greetings were received
from the State OF Pennsylvania in the per-
sons Of Gov. William A. Stone; in behalf
Of the veteran associations by Hon. F.
II. Cclli"r, Common Pleas Judge OF Allie
gheny County, and Brevet Brigadier-
General Of United States Volunteers, con-
ferred on him for gallant conduct in action
while serving as a Colonel in the Army
of the Potomac; in behalf Of the city by its
Chief Executive, Mayor VIM. J. Diehl and
in behalf Of the industries of Pittsburg by
George a. Kelly, Nicc-President of the
Chamber of Commerce, and representing
that body. Gen. Orlando Smith, Presi-
dent Of the Society, presided, and responded
to the welcoming speeches.
a banquet closed the events Of the Re
union