The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-28

The twelfth annual reunion of the
Fifty-second regiment Pennsylvania
volunteers, was held at Peckvile yesL
terday afternoon and evening. and
was a memorable event in the history
of the association. OverY fifty of the
survivors of the regiment were pres
ent and accompanying them were
many ladies'. The morning was devot-
ed to the registration of the members
and dinner and supper was served in
Wilson Hose company hall by the la-
dies of Pockville.
The afternoon was devoted to the
business of the association, when Pres
ident Leonard made his annraB ad-
dress. Secretary Miller read the report
of the past years events, and the Of
fCers were unanimously reelected.
Stirring resolutions were adopted and
the band of fellowship extended TO
many old comrades.
The evening camp fire was held in
the Methodist Episcopal church where
addresses We're delivered by Rev. $.
c. Simpkns, President Leonard Rev.
:. II. Moon and others. The associa-
| tiun decided to hold their next re-
union in Scranton in 1900.
REGISTR RATION OF MEMBERS.
The morning was devoted to the reg
| istration of members, which occurred
\ in Ledyard hall. Many of the vet.
erans responded early in the day, and
by the time the afternoon session was
half over all the comrades in attend
ance had registered as follows.
Field and Staff-Hugh r. Crawford,
Peter Alldred, Major G. r. Leonard, s. Il.
| Mott.
Regimental Band-Slas Leach.
| Company A-William Ward, l. Il. Finch,
John Huntsman, f. +. Carm0n.
| Company B-Thomas Griffith, A. Rink
er, Earl Ellis, S. Van Sikel, q. A. Kir-
lin.
Company F-Leander Overpeck, Lewis
d. Towns, Andrew Singer G. II. Knight
| Company G-E Roelle, John Swartz.
| Company H-H. G. Miller, l.. r. Walter
| T. Il. Traviss, Frank Pickering, Captain
| G. c. Battenberg, j. G. Bell, Captain J.
+. Fish, Captain Il. r. Peckins, Philetas
Snedicor, w. w. Archer, Abe Greiner
Joseph $. Sieger, Joseph r. Roberts, ST.
mon Rhodes, II. NJ. Bunting, Conrad
| Graf, John L. Hull, Stephen p. Hull, An.
thony Long, William n. Smith.
Company david Evans, William D
| Jones, S. r. Williams, Il. W. Hunter
John S. Compton, Edward w. Smith.
Company K-George w. Millard Johr
| Brennan. Harry Dimmock, J. T. Roberts
Oliver G. Sears, William Scott, Solomon
| Milard.
After registration the members ad
| journed to take lunch at the Wilson
| Fire companY's hall which was servet
by the lady friends OF the iircmen.
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The business meeting of the associ
alton was called to order at els o'clocl
by President Leonard. Attorney C. A
Battenburg was appointed as assist
ant to Secretary Miller and made ;
full report OF the proceedings. PTaye'
was offered by Comrade A. A Ayres
and the annual address of the presi
dent followed, which is here present
ed in full;
Eleven years have elapsed since tn
organization of the Survivors association
Of the Fifty-second regiment, Prior L
that date, 1883, Secretary Miller by cor
respondence and otherwise, obtained tn
names of nearly 400 surviving comrades
of whom 164 answered roll call, many O
them meeting for the first time sine
muster out in 1865. OF that glad da!
many of YOU have a vivid Remembrance
of the 400 above mentioned.
| The record shows that up to this dat
more than one hundred have passed tn
dark river and await our reunion on TIL
| other shore. Nine of our comrades hav
answered the final roll call since our las
reunion. We miss them all and sincerel
sympathiZe with their afflicted famlle
and friends. Aside from this We tn
survivors of the old regiment. assemble
today happy in the thought that ou
lives have been spared TO once more gras
the hand of our old comrades and t
have the opportunity of peacefully fight
ing our battles over again, recalling tn
days when we wore the blue and shoulde
to shoulder marched beneath old glor
from 81 to '65.
None other than those who participate
in that great struggle to reunite an
save our beloved country, can fully real
ize the horrors of that time. We ar
proud OF the results obtained, and ais
that we, the survivors of the old Fifty
second regiment, gave our youthful day
to help four million Of slaves TO the free
dom they now enjoy
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
The events of the past year have bee
| so fraught with momentous results
our government, which we more tina
> | a third of a century ago. in our humbl
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