Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
THEY GET TOGETHER
MANY REUNIoNs5oF VETERANS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Sixteenth Corps Addressed by Com
mander Dodge-The1 Twentieth
Corps-other Organizations.

Many features of entertainment marked
the reunion of the 18th Army Corps in
sherman tent. Camp Roosevelt, yesterday
AFTERNOON. The program, which had been
arranged with great care by the reunion
committee, contained attractive announce
ment or music and addresses, and the large
NUMBER OF veterans and their friends who
anticipated treat were not disappointed.
The musical features included several Sc
lections by the Marine Band and songs by
the Modoc Club of Topeka, Kan. The at
traction in the musical part of the program.
however. was the singing of the war songs
OF every war In which America has partici-
pated, and unique history of these songs,
artlstlcally woven in by Miss Charlie Ru
nals late of New York, but now a resident
OF TINS city, who contributed her services to
the corps. Miss Runals began with the
songs Of the revolution. reciting their his
tory, ana then sang them; next, those of
the war of 1872, then the civil war and
nnaiy the Spanish-American war. The APP
propTlateness and the artistic manner in
which this unique feature was carried out
Won the warmest appreciation of the old
veterans.
The reunion exercises were begun with an
INVOCATION by the Rev. J. G. Butler, DID,,
after the assembly" had been sounded by
the pand The veterans and their friends
We're welcomed in cordial opening speech
by Maj. Gen. Grenville NJ Dodge COM
mander of the 10th Corps, The comman-
der was followed by Brig. Gen. Eugene A.
Carr, and by Brig. Gen. w A. Kobbe, both
OF whom made stirring addresses Then
came the pleasing work of Miss Runals.
which was followed by an address by Rep
resentative William R. Warnock of Ohio.
Representative Hepburn Of Iowa was also
speaker at the reunion, and was most
cordially received. Col. William H. Heath
made brief address, as did Col c. C. Hor-
ton and Col. D. Pat Dyer. A recitation by
Gen. j. H. Stibbs was pleasing feature,
after several other informal addresses had
been made by comrades by all joining in
America"
The 10th Army Corps, originally part of
the 18TH, was composed of troops serving
in the Mississippi valley, and was organized
December Is. 1882. with Maj. Gen. s. H.
Hurlbut In command It's regiments were
organized in 1861 and 1862. They were in
many of the important campaigns, expedi
lions and battles of the western armies,
under Grant, Sherman and Thomas. Their
service was from Missouri to the gulf and
the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic states.
They marched thousands of miles, and were
transported great distances on nearly all
the navigable streams of the south and
southwest. They were among the bayous of
Louisiana and in the Yazoo Pass Wading
neck-deep at times in that great overflow
from the Mississippi
In Sheridan Tent.
The reunion of the Doth Army Corps was
also held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
in Sheridan tent, Camp Roosevelt. There
were large number of ladies in the audi
ence when the meeting was called to order
by Capt Nathan Bickford Of the reunion
committee. In his introductory remarks
the captain referred to the efforts which
had been made among the army divisions
generally to render the reunions very pleas
ant features of the encampnent He pre-
scented Gen. George w. Balloch, chief COM
missary of the corps, who gave an enter
tanning history of the battles, marches and
campaigns in which the body had taken
part. The statements of Gen. Baloch Were
listened to with the closest attention by the
audience as he spoke of the courage, forti-.
tude and endurance displayed by the men
in the most trying scenes OF war.
1t was regretfully announced that Gen.
O. 0. Howard and Gen. John Coburn, who
We're on the list for addresses, We're unable
to be present. The invocation was offered
by Rev. Father Elliott, and others who ad-
dressed the veterans We're Col. Wickersham
of Alabama and Gen. Henry NJ. Duf1ield.
Music was rendered by band, some of the
members of which belonged to the War
Musicians Association.
Seventh and Nineteenth Corps.
About seventy-five of the surviving mem
bers of the 10Th Army Corps assembled in
Farragut tent to hold reunion at O. clock
yesterday afternoon. George w. Honey,
chairman, called the meeting to order. and
as no set program had been arranged call
ed on several members of the corps, who
recounted their various experiences while
serving for the Union cause during the
strife between the wearers of the blue and
the gray.
Chaplain Henry S. Stevens opened the re-
tent at o'clock yesterday afternoon by
prayer. The address Of welcome to the
members of the corps who were In attend
ance, about fifty In number, was delivered
by Gen. Cyrus Bussey. The response was
by Gen. John C. Black. Mrs Hattie Frear
entertained with recitation: Addresses
were also delivered by Gen. Greenville M.
Dodge and James A Frear.
Seventy First Pennsylvania Regiment
The surviving members Of the list Penn
sylvania Volunteers, known as Bakers
California Regiment" held their annual
reunion in Metzerott Hail yesterday, with
the president of the association in the
chair The committee made a report on
the progress that is being made toward the
publishing of the history of the regiment.
Two deaths were reported as having oc-
Cured since the last meeting. in April and
the total number Of survivors was reported
at 1873. out Of a total enrolment Of the reg
iment in April, 1851, Of 1890 members
The association was addressed by Com
rades VIM. Mason, Capt. Jas. N. Edgar.
Jno. T. Brady and Capt. Chas. M Hooper.
Capt. Jas. B.. Black, the president, Is the
only surviving member of a detail made
October Is. 1862, to escort the remains Of
Col E. D. Baker to Philadelphia. The de-
tail consisted Of fifteen members.
The officers of the association for this
year are Capt. Jas. B. Black. president:
Jas. L. Wilson, secretary. and VIM. Mason,
treasurer.
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