Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-12-19
WAR VETERANS IN REUNION.
Boys of the Gallant Twenty
fourth We're Together in
PennsgrOye-25th in Allan
tic City.

Pennsgrove, Dec. 13.-The annual
reunion of the Reunion Society of the
Twenty fourth Regiment, New Jer-
sey Volunteers, was held in st. Paul
Methodist Episcopal Church to-day in
commemoration of the thirty ninth
anniversary of the battle of Fred
ericksburg, where the gallant regi-
ment lost 165 men. The survivors of
the regiment were met at the station
by the veterans of Acton Post, G.. A.
r., and delegation of the Sons of
Veterans, aud headed by the Twelfth
Regiment Band, paraded over the
principal streets of the borough. The
town was in gala attire in honor of
the visit of the old soldiers, and the
church was tastefully festooned with
flags and bunting.
The exercises in the church opened
with music by the band and prayer
by Rev. Isaac Fowler. The address
of welcome was made by Mayor James
d. Torton, and Joseph D. Hendrick-
son, President of the society, made
the response.
DIR. George W. Bailey, Jesse Clay
poole and E. G.. Brown were appointed
a Committee on Resolutions, and the
veterans adopted series of resolutions
offered by the committee, noting the
great sorrow and loss sustained in the
death of President Mckinley, and be-
speaking confidence in the Admins
tration of President Roosevelt.
The officers were elected as follows !:
President, Samuel S. Ledden, Com
pany D; Vice Presidents, Company A,
Isaac Ridgway Company B, A. H.
Tomlin; Company @, Joseph S. Brad
way; Company D, William Carney !;
Company E, Edward @. Cattell; Com
pany F, Theodore Felmey; Company
G, Charles Dare; Company H, David
Pedrick Company I, Charles Scott !;
Company K, Daniel Brown; Execu-
tive Committee, Company A, James
Summerill; Company B, Samuel F.
Bard; Company @, Hudson Davis !;
Company D, Thomas Simmerman
Company E, J. W. Hannold; Com
pany F, Benjamin Hancock Com
pany g., Albert Smith; Company H,
J. J. Reeves; Company I, John M.
Plum; Company K, Samuel M. Drury ;
Secretary, John M. Chester, Company
G.; Treasurer, Edward J. Riley, Com
pany F.
Clayton was unanimously selected
as the place for the next reunion.
Sergeant Bailey presented each veteran
with a button bearing the picture of
Colonel W. B. Robertson, commander
of the regiment and the first Presi-
dent of the Reunion Association.
At the noon hour the "vets''
marched to the station and received
Rev. DIR. Henry @. McCook, of Phila-
delphia, who made the principal ad-
dress of the afternoon session, arous-
ing the enthusiasm and patriotism of
the comrades.
William G. Meyer, pastor of the
church, and J. Harry Smith, County
Superintendent of Schools.
James J. Reeves presented the re-
port of the Neurological Committee,
showing the following deaths since
the last annual reunion: Alphonso L.
Durham, Company f; Christopher
Getsinger, Company F; Benjamin
Bell, Company A; Elmer Sheppard,
Company H; Jesse Mckee, Company
F.; William @. Shaw, Company B !;
Lieutenant Charles M. Peace, Com
pany c. Ezekiel Simpkins, Company
K; Frank Seaman, Company H, and
Nicholas Van SAINT, Company K.
Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. Is. The
annual meeting of the Second Bat
TALON, Twenty fifth New Jersey Civil
War Volunteers, held here to-day,
elected the following officers:
President, Major J. Kelly Brown,
of Camden; recording secretary,
James W. Trenchard, of Bridgeton !;
financial secretary, William F. Smith,
of Gold Spring; treasurer, Simon L.
Westcott, of Atlantic City.
The visitors were welcomed by
Mayor Stoy. Cape May was selected
as the next place of meeting.
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