The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
ARMY OF The TENNESSEE
THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING
WILL BE HELD HERE NOV. 1914.
oldest Army Society of the War for
the Union-The Programme
of Entertainment.

The thirty-third meeting of the Society
of the Army of the Tennessee will be held
in this city Wednesday and Thursday. Nov.
IS and II. This is the oldest army society
of the war for the Union, having been or
ganized in Raleigh. N. c.. soon after the end
of the war in 1865. 1t has had but three
presidents. General Rawlins. General
Grants chief of staff, General Sherman
and General Granville NJ. Dodge. of New
York. who will be at the meeting here. 1t
has had but four secretaries, the present
one being Colonel Cornelius Cadle, of Gin
cinnati. After every meeting, a volume
containing the proceedings with all the
speeches has been printed, the set con-
tanning some of the most remarkable
speeches ever delivered on army occasions.
The printed list shows a membership of
about 400. the name of II. c. Adams, of this
city being the first. From April %, 1865. to
the present time there has been a large
meeting every year. The twenty-three
honorary mmbers are the widows of dis
tinguished soldiers, among whom are Mrs.
Julia Dent Grant, and Mrs. John A. Logan.
BY a provision of the constitution MEM
bers may designate their successor in the
organization Which insures its perpetuity.
Many of the successors thus named are
ladies. At the last banquet half the adj
dresses were made by ladies. The Army of
the Tennessee embraced the Ninth, Thlr-
teenth, Fifteenth Sixteenth and Seven
teenth Army Corps.
Twenty-three years ago. Oct. 80 and 81.
1878. the twelfth annual meeting of the So
ciety was held in this city. The business
meetings and reception were held IN the
Metropolitan Theater. The address OF wei
come was delivered by Mayor Caven, and
fbn - mol nIlrna xr~nC ~ 20
Villas, of WiSconsin-and a rare address,, 1t
was. At that time indianapolis appears TO
have had a Cecilian Glee Club. Governor
Williams spoke and General Harrison saw
an improperly in the Army of the Tonnes
see calling out "a corporal of the Army of
the Cumberland in undress Uniform Dan
MLacauley made a humorous address. OF
the twenty-nine ex-soldiers of Indiana and
distinguished citizen of indianapolis who
constituted the general committee only the
following are living: Gen. II. 5. Foster,
Gen. George F. McGinnis, John G. New,
Austin III. Brown, f.. F. Claypool, Ingram
Fletcher. III. g. Adams. Gen. John Coburn
and Joseph Cameron.
The banquet was one of the most elab-
crate ever given in this city. 1t was served
at the Bates House. General Sherman pre-
sided. Many ladies' were present. The
menu was a glory of colOrS If not a thing
of artistic beauty, judged by present stand
ards. The contents of the menu would
paralyZe a caterer to-day and must have
demoralized those who undertook TO par
take of half of it. Gen. Green b. Raum
spoke for the President; Ex-Governor Hen
bricks for Indiana; General j. ii. Wilson
for the railroad in peace and war;" Gen.
Sherman for the army; Captain Franklin
for the navy: General Leggett for the
Army of the Tennessee; General George III.
Chapman for the cavalry; Gen. jeff G.
Davis for the Army of the Cumberland;
Gen. A. A. Anger for the rank and file: and
General Harrison for 1.-The patriotic dead
But few members of the Society of the
Tennessee live in Indiana. The members in
this Ntf y = a .QT a. III Con
John r. Hawkins, L. 5. A, retired, and
Captain Henry G.. Adams. The others are
Captain T. r. Dunlap, CovingtOn: Captain
y. l.. Ogg, Greenfield; Colonel George g.
Pride. Huntington; Major II. Wardner, La
porte; w. s. Marshall, Marion; Colonel Jeff
X. Scott, Martinsville Colonel w. \. Vain
wright, Noblesville.
All of the local arrangements are in the
hands of General McGinnis. General Haw-
kins and H. c. Adams, who will also make
up the local and will assist them
in making the occasion worthy of the city,
The reception will be held either in the
English Opera House or Tomlinson Hall
Wednesday evening. At this all the Grand
Army posts and citizens will be invited to
be present. The banquet will come off
Thursday night. but the place has not yet
been announced. 1t is not known how
many members Of the society will be pres
ent. but the number will probably be well
up toward one hundred
Governor Durbin will speak the welcome
of Indiana and Mayor Bookwalter that of
Indianapolis. Quite a number of members
of the Grand Army and of the Loyal Legion
have volunteered to assist the local COM
mittee. This committee will call upon Span
iSh veterans for assistance.