The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-05
VETS Get TOGETHER
TAsssREGIMENTs OF THE
CIVIL WAR, UNITE IN STATE
QBGANIZATION
TO MEET YEARLY IN ST. PAUL
Proposition to Place Soldiers Home
Under board of Control Is
Turned Down by Three
Regiments.

Members of all of the various regi-
mental organizations of veterans of the
CIVIL war WhfGh have been holding re.
unions in this city this week assembled
at the capitol yesterday afternoon in the
hall of repres entatives, for the purpose
OF perfecting the organization of state
association! This project has been under
consideration for the past four years and
at certain periods of that term has been
actively agitated, but until the present
time 1t was not found possible to bring
1t to successful contamination.
Capt. J. d. Plummer, of Faribault,
called the meeting to order and stated
the purpose for which it had been called !;
after which Capt. j. B. Hunter, of Fart
man, and tAdjt.. A. p Connolly, of Chi
cago temporary Secretary.
In the formation of the association the
temporary organization was made
permanent and the presidents of all the
regimental associations represented in
the meeting We're made vice presidents
These We're as follows:
First regiment RIA German. st. Paul;
Second regiment Gen. ]. W. Bishop, ST.
Paui; Fourth regiment, Gen. j. B. San
born, St: Paul; Fifth regiment, Fl. E.
PIKE. Minneapolis Sixth regiment, Col.
ment. Capt, Aldrfch. Pennington; Ninth
regiment, J. H Abbott, ST Paul; Tenth
regiment, John w. Btrnhanl Plainview:
second cavalry William Pfaender, New
Tim; Hatchss = battalion, c. W Nash,
Minneapolis Brackets battalion, Adam
Bohland, st. Paul; Third battery of artil-
lery. William Dwelle, Lake City.
Hotchk1ss battery of artillery was not
given a vice pres dency, as it was already
represented in the person of President
Hunter
The name of. Minnesota Association of
Veterans of the Civil War was chosen.
A motion was made that the next meet
ing of the association be held in Mime
apolis, but it was lost, and it was de-
c1ded that the gathering shall be held
at st. Paul on the third day of the state
fair of next, year
The Fifth and Sixth regiments met in
the course Of yesterday morning in the
hall OF representatives at the capitol and
the Tenth regiment in the senate
chamber. TIE Fifth and Sixth regiments
were addressed by Archbishop. Ireland
and Gov. Van SAINT, who also addressed
the Tenth.
Each of the three regiments. at it's BUSH
ness meeting, Was called upon to act
upon resolutions asking the legislature
to place the Soldiers home under the
supervision of the state board of con-
troll. All of them rejected the proposition
by a conclusive vote.
OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR.
The elections Of officers for the ensuing
year resuItedoas follows:
Fifth Reghnent-President Henry B.
Dlke, Minneapolis; vice president,
charles j. -Stauft Wahasha; secretary
and treasurer, Herman Muehfbufg Car
yer.
Sixth Regiment-President Col WIZ
liam Crooks, ST. Paul; vice presidents,
H. B. Wilson. Red Wing; Robert Hutch
1nson, Faribaalt; o. c. Merriam. Mime
apolis; secretary, j. P. Leitner, st. Paul;
chaplain, l.. p. Smith, Soldiers home
Tenth Recommendations John M.
Burnham, Piainview: vice president, C.
S. Bruce, LuEerne; secretary and treas.
urer, M. r. Pendergast~St Paul; chap
lain, E. r. Lathrup, Hastings
The Fourth. Minnesota held it's twenty
first annual reunion yesterday afternoon
at the court house and about fifty mem
bers We're in attendance. Gen John B.
Sanborn, president, Z, and Capt. a. L.
Brown, secretary, were reelected