The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-10-26
WILDCATS REUNION
MANY OLD VETERANS PRESENT
AND HAD A GOOD TIME.
A Large Parade was the Feature Of the
Day.-Officefs Elected and Punxsu-
tawney Chosen for Reunion in zoos.

taWney CnoScn tor Reunion IN 1905.
The seventeenth annual reunion of
the 1O5th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
known as the "Wild Cat" regiment,
held at Reynoldsvillo last Thursday,
October 90 was, according to state
ments made by number of old veter-
ans, the most enjoyable reunion the
1O5th ever held. The weather was fine,
beautiful autumn day, the town was
elaborately decorated and the citizens
gave the old soldiers hearty and
cordial welcome. The old heroes
registered at g. O. Gibsons store and
the members of the 1O5th were given
beautiful souvenir badges. All old
soldiers were given badges by f. A.
Mcconnell There were 207 soldiers
registered, 1875 members Of the 105th
and 50 from other regiments.
AT noon the soldiers formed In line in
front OF Hotel Imperial and, headed by a
drum corps, marched to the Reynolds
Park where free and good dinner was
given TO the old soldiers and their
wives. Three hundred dinners we're
given away. Five hundred dinners
we're served. The Women's Relief
Corps had charge of the dinner.
At 200 p. m. the old eterans and
Sons Of Veterans formed in line on
Fourth street, between Main and Grant
streets. When the line was formed IL
was made up OF Keystone band, one
hundred and fifty old veterans, two
drum corps and three Sons of Veteran
Camps, Dubois, Punxsutawney and
Reynoldsville, a tally.ho and several
carriages in the rear with old soldiers
not able to stand the march. l.. J. Nc
Entire was chief marshall and George
w. Stoke, jr., assistant. These gentle
men rode on horseback 1t was nice
looking parade. Conspicuous in the
parade was the bullet riddled flag OF
the 105th that had been in many hard
fought battles. The soldiers marched
up Main street to Seventh, up Seventh
10 Grant and up Grant to public school
house where the soldiers halted and the
school children marched out OF the
building with flags in their hands. The
school children sang, "Star Spangled
Banner" 1t was a happy thought to
have the old veterans and school child
rem meet in that manner aud was very
much appreciated by the veterans.
The paraders returned over the same
route and disbanded at corner OF Main
and Fourth streets.
A business meeting was held in
Centennial hall Immediately after the
parade. The following officers were
elected for ensuing year President,
Col Levi Bird Duff, of Pittsburg: vice.
president, Thomas X. Hastings, OF
Punxsutawney recording secretary,
Captain S. A. Craig, OF Brookville (;
secretary, Mr.. Neale, OF Punxsutaw-
ney. The eighteenth reunion will be
held in Punxsutawney in October 1905.
A large crowd attended and enjoyed
the camp fire in Centennial hall in the
evening, which was presided over by
Col. Levi Bird Duff. The address OF
welcome was delivered by Rev. A. J.
Meek, Ph. D., pastor of the Reynolds
vile Baptist church, and responded to
by Col Duff on behalf OF the veterans.
Captain S. A. Craig, of Brookville, and
Lawyer w. M. Fairman, advertised
speakers, were present and performed
the duty assigned them. After these
gentlemen had acquitted themselves
creditably Col. Goheen, of New Bethle-
hem, and several other colonels and
captains tried to outdo each other in
telling "fbs." The Keystone band was
present and entertained the audience
with four or five selections.
All things considered this was a
successful and delightful reunion, for
which the committees in charge OF it
deserve credit.