The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-27
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER a.
REUNIONS.
Meetings of Survivors of the Great
Conflict.
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
Illinois Association of Union ExPrison-
ers of War, at Normal, ILL.,, Oct. II and
IS, DR.. J. Little, Secretary, Blooming
ton, ILL.,
73d ILL.,, in Supreme Court Room, Cap
tol Building, Springfield, ILL.,, Sept - and
IS at 10 o'clock p. m. d. +. Lawler, Sec
rotary, Green Valley, Ill.
The Annual Reunion of Co. G, S9th Ill.
Railroad Regimen), was held in Library
Hall, Altoona. ILL.,, Sept 1. The ladies had
deliberately decorated the hall with flags
bunting, palms and cut flowers and also
provided a dinner such as the old soldiers
never saw the like of while in Uncle
Sans service. An address of welcome by
Rev. Rowlin was responded to by DIR. W.
T. TAFT, President. Officers: DIR. w. Il.
TAFT, President, Galesburg, H.; w. e.
| Ward, Secretary ard Treasurer, Gales
burg H.; Lieut.. John W. Swickard, His
torian, Galva, Ill. The next ReUnion will
be held at Altoona.
The most largely attended Reunion of
the 121th ILL., was that held in the Real
Estate Exchange, Chicago, during the Ma
tional Encampmcnt, there being 20 pres
ent. The day was devoted to the cX-
change of greetings and relating rolninis-
censes of the great struggle i'll which the
regiment took an active part from the
commencement of the conflict to its close,
and its mortality list was among the
largest; those who were MANNED and
crippled for life also being many. Sew
| cral of the survivors wear Medals of
Honor. Capt. J. Frank Richmond pre-
cidcd, and Geo. ii. Knott acted as sec
rotary. The following deaths were re-
ported: Private Hiatt, Co. ID; Surg. Gore,
Chaplain j. q. Stoughton, Capt. Libbie,
Co. D.; Sylvester Benjiman, Co. ID; Adam
Weidner, Co. c.; John Suffer, Co. Il; G.
T.. Person, Co. +; Phil Brisbin, Co. Il;
Private Pagan, Co. G.; Geo. Eastman, Co
L: Miss Pearl Zerse, the lovely daughter
and Bugler of Kcnesaw Post, a, Dan
vile, ILL.,, rendered the buglc calls and
led the comrades on the cornGt while
they sang old camp songs. All Associa-
ton officers were reelected. Reunion of
1901 will be held at Elgin, Ill.
INDIANA.
34th Ind. CIorton Rifles, at Kokomo,
Ind, Oct. II and y. G. b. Porter, Sec
| rotary.
18th Ind. at Pleasant Lake, Ind, Oct.
| II and II Orville Il. Chamberlain, Sec
rotary, Elkhart, Ind.
MICHIGAN.
18th Mich Cav. at Battle Creek, Mich,
Oct 10. Col. Mann, publisher of Torn
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regiment at Gettysburg, will be present.
The regiment was one of the four Michi-
gan regiments which formed Clusters fam
Gus brigade-the LIST, 5th 9th and 18th
Mich. Cav. VIM. @. Gage Co. G, Chair
man of the Chill Claims Commission, will
deliver the principal address. The date is
| the anniversary of the battle of Cedar
Greek in which the regiment took a prom
inent part.-B. Griffin, Secretary, Car
rolltOn, Mich.
9th Mich. at Mt. Clemens, Mich, Oct.
16 and II.
MINNESOTA.
The 18th MINI. Vet Assn met in House
of Representatives, st. Paul, Mimi, on
Sept. 6, with President A. A. Ames in the
chair. Gov. John Lind welcomed the vet
Grams. The Secretary, Edward $. Light
bourn, reported the deaths of y since last
meeting, viz, ]. X. Horner, J. A. Bond, b.
son, A. III. ii. Dayton, Geo l.. Walker, L..
b. Finch, Anthony Feuscher, Il. F..
Wright, Geo. S. Chryslcr and G. II. Syl-
vester; making 419 deaths in the regi-
ment during and since the war. There are
514 addresses known, and BOG unknown.
members. The following officers were
elected: Pres, Daniel Goodhue. st. Paul;
First " p, l.. w. Collins, st. Cloud :;
| Second V. p, Il. ID. Eastman, Portland,
Me-; Sec.-Treas., Z. S. Lightbourn, 323
Somerset street, st. Paul, MINI.
MISSOURI.
18th Mo-, at South st. Louis, Turner
Hall, corner 10th and Carroll STREETS, St.
Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3. Members of the I'd
Mo-, 3Gth H., and 44th Inf. are invited.
The officers of the Association are: Emil
Dosenbach, President, Clayton, Mo-; +. d.
Bauer, Vice President, st. Louis, Mo-;
Gus Reimers, Secretary, Davenport, Iowa.
/ NEW YORK
154th n. Y, and Cos II and /. 9th
n. Y; at Cattaraugus, n: y, Sept. % 7.
10th n. Y, at Poughkcepsie, \. Y,
Oct. IL. Meeting hour. IL o'clock a. M,
at Smith Bros. Hall. Geo. II. Williams,
Secretary, Poughkeepsie, n. Y.
The survivors of the 153d n. Y. held
a Reunion in Gloversvile recently. The
regiment was engaged in the desperate
battle of Winchester The regiment also
rounded Washington after the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln, and was on
guard at the military court that tried the
assassins. The following We're elected:
Pres, Chaplain J. III. Enders, of Fort
Hunter; First V.-P., G. J. Kellogg, OF
Elmira; Second V. p, Seth Hitler, Por-
ters Corners; Third V.-P., Charles ii.
Powell, of GloversyiIIe; Fourth V.-P.,
Capt. J. ii. Lassells, Of Lassellsville;
Fifth V.-P., Jacob Searles of Fort Plain
Sec, William NJ. Harris, OF Glovcrsville;
Asst Secs, Capt. George G.. Potter, OF
Gloversville and j. X. Fical, of Colorado
Springs; Treas, Joseph II. Allen, of Al.
bany; Chaplain, Rev. Thomas III. Me
Clenathan, of Jonesville. The comrades
present numbered 80.
I'd Ohio and 9th Ohio Battery at War
rem, Ohio, Oct. 2. w. X. Austin, Secre-
tary, 80 Arlington St, Cleveland, o.
The 31st Ohio, at recent Reunion ut
Columbus, elected these officers: Pres, S.
+. Stewart, Evanston, ILL.,; V. Ps., G. w
Gordon, Cardington; Amos Baird, Column
bus; G. l.. Miller, Columbus; Ferd COnnor
Buchtel; Il. NJ. Cunnard, Mt. Gilead; r
w. Bault, Raymond; A. Il. ChilcOtc, Co
lumbus; J. ii. McCune, Newark; A. Il.
Crumiey, Wilmington; J. G. Walker,
Springfield; Secretary and Treasurer, S.
A. Mcneil, fleetwood.
51st Ohio at New Philadelphia, o., Oct
II. ]. A. Correll, Secretary, New Phila
delphia, o.
9sth Ohio, at Dennison, O., Oct. 10. T.
Il. Woodborne, Secretary, DenniSon, o.
About 100 survivors Of the 123d Ohio at
tended the Reunion this year, among them
Col. c. NJ. Reyes. These officers were
chosen: Pres, j. A. Burger; V. F., J. II
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