The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-21
VETERANS REUNITE.
Army of the Cumberland Holds
Its Annual

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 2O.-To
the bugle notes of assembly, which
iorty years ago was the stirring music
IN the battlefield, gray-haired veterans
oI the civil war assembled in the CLAW
pol auditorium tonight for the public
exercises which marked the closing of
the first days session of the t1Uantv-
fifth annual reunion of the Society of
the Army of the Cumberland.
Dea1en1ng cheers greeted Gen. Will
mon W. Blackmar, COMMUNICATIVE
chieI OF the g. A. R.. as he entered the
hali at the head of a column of old
comrades in their uniforms of blue.
zen. H. V. Boynton, of Washington,
~ ~ C.' president of the society, called
w We meeting to order. Judge Daniel
w. Howe welcomed the visitors. Gen.
1onn L. Wilder, of Knoxville, Tenn.
VINO, during the bloody campaigns of
the cumberland army, commanded the
famous Wilder brigade" responded.
Following the response Gen Boynton
read letters of regret from President
roosevelt, Whitelaw Reid and Judge
Alton B. Parker.
For the first time in the history Of
the society private, Orlando Somers,
Oh kokomo, Ind, delivered the annual
orauon Mr.. Somers reviewed the his
tory of the Army of the Cumberland
from 1861, when it was modified with
out uniforms or accoutrements. until
the close of the war. When he reached
the climax of his grafton, speaking Of
the battle of Missionary ridge. at which
time the whole battle front of the Cum
bertrand, two miles in length, in VIOLA
tlon of the orders of the commanding
offlcer, charged upon the ridge to a
nelght OF 600 feet and swept the Con-
federates from their intrenchments.
the applause was deafening, and the
eyes OF the old warriors were dimmed
with tears. -
The Grand Army of the Republic"
the subject of an address by Gen.
Blackmar, ELECTED great applause Gen.
=. II. Grosvenor. of Ohio, followed
Gen. Blackmar. The exercises closed
with the singing of the "Star Span
gled Banner" and as the trumpter
blew the solemn taps" the members
collected in little groups to renew old
friendships and recount old tales.
The first business meeting was call
ed to order this morning by Gen. II.
v. Boynton, who appointed Gen. James
Barnett. of Cleveland, chairman. Col.
Tweedale, of Washington, treasurer,
was not present. His report was read
by Gen. Boynton. The reports of Gen.
b. A. Carman, Of the historical COM
mittee, and Col. G. c. Kniffen, of WASH
ington, were read in their absence.
Capt ]. w. Foley, Gen Willard War
ner and Gen. Boynton were appointed
a committee on time and place for an
nual meetings. The committee re-
ported unanimously the selection Of
Chattanooga as the permanent meet
ing place of the society. The time of
annual meetings was changed to the
middle of October. The nominating
committee made its report. The fol-
lowing officers were chosen:
President, Gen. Henry v. Boynton,
Washington, D. c.; corresponding sec
rotary, Maj. John Tweedale, U. S. A.,
Washington; recording secretary, Col.
John w. Steele, Oberlin, Ohio; treas
urer, Gen. Frank G. Smith, o. S. A;
historian, Col. G. C. Kniffen. Among
the vice presidents are Gen. D. B. Hem
derson, of Iowa; Gen. J. w. Bishop of
Minnesota, and Capt. George L. Rob-
inson, of Wisconsin.