The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-10-03
First Session OF the Meeting of the
First Wisconsin Cavalry Held at
Central Music Hall.
MANY SURVIVORS ARE PRESENT.
Seventy of the Members of the Regiment
Have Already Registered and More
Are Expected This Evening.

began in this city this afternoon when
| President John w. Canes called the
first business meeting of the associa-
ton together.
The survivors of the First are a
grand body of old soldiers and the
seventy-fve of them who are here to
attend this, their last reunion, bore a
great part Of the brunt Of the struggle
for the emancipation of the slaves.
| The crowd in attendance at the re-
union is not as large as had been
anticipated, but this fact has not inter-
fered with many happy meetings of
| comrades who had not met in years.
Many of the old soldiers reached
Kenosha last evening and spent the
| evening in an informal reunion in the
par1ors of the Grant House. There
were many present who bore scars of
the great conflict.
One of the interesting members of
the cavalry here for the reunion was
Carl Rothe, who with his wife and
three daughters arrived from lakewood
last evening. Rothe was one of the
men who took part in the battle at
Barnen Station. In this battle General
| LAGRANGE was captured. Rothe was
shot through the head with mimic
bali and left for dead on the field. One
of the most interesting stories told by
the soldiers last night was the story of
the escape of the injured man.
During the informal reunion the
story of the capture of President jeff
Davis, which made the First Cavalry
famous, was reto1d and many of the
men who took part in this famous
ca pture are in the city.
The meetings of the Association are
being held at Central Music Hall and
the hall is beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting. Near the speakers
platform hangs a small portrait of
Col. w. H. Torrey, formerly of this
county, who was Colonel in the First.
Col. Torrey was captured in battle
after he had been wounded and died at
one of the prison pens of the Confed-
eracy.
At noon today the ladies of the
Woman's Relief Corps served dinner
for the members of the Cavalry and
other visitors at Central Music Hall,
and the ladies will serve all the meals
needed by the soldiers during their
stay in Kenosha.
The main business of the meeting
will be completed today and the SOL
diers will give the remainder of their
time to social reunions and reunions of
the different companies of the regi-
ment.
One of the latest arrivals this after
noon was Capt. Edward Towne of
Company B. Captain Towne was
given the heartiest of receptions and
it is evident that he is one of the great
favorites of the regiment.
Capt. Towne was soldier in every
part of the great struggle. He earned
promotion for bravery on several &C
casions and was a great favorite with
his fellow soldiers. Entering as pri-
vate in the rear rank he was mustered
out with the rank of captain.
On account of the failure of E. D.
Coe, one of the members, to arrive the
early afternoon meeting of the associ-
alton was postponed until three O'Clock
and in the meantime committee from
the local post of the G. A. r. took the
members of Sthe cavalry for sight
seeing trip about the city. The vari-
Gus places of interest were visited after
which the soldiers returned to the hall
for the meeting which began at three
O'Clock.
This evening at the Rhode opera
house the peop1eI of Kenosha vill
formally extend welcome to the I'D
veterans. The meeting will begin at
SIS and the following program will be
rendered.
Invocation. .......... Rev. H. S.
Roblee, Division Chaplain Sons of Veterans
Song-''We Are Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" ........A rion Quartette
Address of Welcome. ..... Peter Fisher, ESQ.
Response on behalf of the Regiment. ......
| Observation-Disclosures. Col. Ed. Daniels
| Recitation--"Old Glory. Miss Lille Runals
Address e. Judge E. S. Elliott, of Milwaukee
Music-Patriotic Medley 49,. Arion Quartette
Humorous recitation in German dialect
| What Did deraPrivates Do?" .,,.......
! ...... COmrade A. G. Bentley, of Milwaukee
| SOng-"ThesStar Spangled Banner.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Lille Runals
| Short tmprOmptu rapid-fre speeches.
................... Members of the Regiment
Dismiss with America. -. Miss Runals
| and the Arion QUartette, Audience joining
Tattoo ............ .................. .Buglers'
A complete list of the survivors of
the Firstaahere to attend the reunion is
as follows:
]. w. EGanes and Mrs. Canes, D,
Beaver Dam.
L. L. Blair, B, Watervi11e, Mimi.
Edward Mytton, L, Dousman, Wis.
w. P. Stewart, B, Ripon, Wis.
| Jacob Kline, H, Mukwonago.
Jeremiah Becker, D, Larabee, Iowa.
James T. Rice, F, Milwaukee.
| H. z. Gordon and Mrs. and Misses
Gordon, K, Gary, S. D.
L. G. Bacon, F, Kenosha.
| Valentine Waller, H, Green Bay.
John Wallace, A, A1gona Iowa.
G. w. Snyder, G, Oshkosh.
~ 1t