Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
REUNION OF
l32ND REGIMENT

The annual reunion of the 132nd
Regiment, Pennsy ylvanIa Volunteers,
which took place in this city Monday
IN every feature was we'll rounded
success. There was good representa-
ton of Survivors present and they
were all in the happiest possible mood.
Our citizens showed their appreciation
of the event by decorating Mill street
with flags and by mingling in large
numbers with the veterans at the
camp fire at night.
The business session, which was held
i'll g. a. Il. Hall in the afternoon, was
very interesting and busy one.
Hon. James Foster. President of the
local Committee, made the address of
welcome on behalf of the Committee
and the citizens of Danville. The re-
ponse was made by Vice President
John McGovern and was most felicit-
Gus address, calling attention among
other things to the labors of Deceased
Oomrade George Lovett, a working
member of the Association. Chaplain
DeGraw, of Post No. 139, of Scranton,
then opened the meeting with prayer.
The roll was called when the fol-
lowing survivors of the regiment were
found to be present:
Field and Staff-Major +. l.. Hitch
cock. of Scranton.
Company A-James Foster, Conrad
S. Ateu, Adam Hornberger, Thomas
Jones, Samuel Lunger. r. d. Magill,
o. b. Sweitzer, Henry Vincent, S. NJ
Waite, Frank G. Blee, of Danville
j. ]. BooKmiller, Allentown John b.
Foin, Scranton Levi NJ. Miller, Wy
oming Edward w. Roderick, Canal
Dover, o. John II. Wallace, Phladel-
phta.
Company F-Captain J. d. Laoier,
Wilkes. Barre.
Company D Ellis II. Best, Danville.
Company H-Phineas Cool, Alder
son; C.. +. Harder, A. H. Sharpless,
John H. Stokes, O. S. SchmiCk. q. w.
Reifsnyder, of Catawissa; 1. ". Will
Its, r. NJ. Watkins, Bloomsbury; @.
p Mears. Newberry.
Company E-E. W. Coleman and
James f. Trump. Orangeville; Samuel
r. Johnson Nescopeck William II.
Gilmore. O. II. Hendershott, CLARK
| Cressler, John Roadarmel. George W.
Sterner, William O. Shaw, of Blooms
burg.
Company K-James II. Havenstrite,
Daleville; George NJ. Snyder, Avoca
W. d. Snyder, Gracedale; George
| ton.
Company G-John McGovorn, Mauch
Chunk.
Company B-James @. DeGraw.
Scranton; W. H. Reynolds, Factory
Vile
Company Thomas II. Allen, Thorn
as Barrowman. William II. Seeley. of
| Scranton George w. OonklIn, Sus-
quehanna Benton V. Finn, Dalton !;
Benjamin Gardner, Honesdale; Lewis
g. Reed. Taylor.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: John McGovern,
Presidents George W. Conklin, 1st
Vice President; CLARK f. Harder, End
Vice President; Daniel J. Newman,
Secretary o. b. Wright. Treasurer !;
@. DeGraw, Chaplain.
Fredericksburg, Va. was chosen as
the next place of meeting, on Septem-
ber 17th. 1906.
A committee of six were appointed
to make all the arrangements, as fol-
lows: President McGovern; Captain
Lacier; Major Hitchcock DR.. Will
let's; James Foster and Secretary d.
j. Newman.
Thirteen deaths were reported since
last meeting as follows: Joseph Pei
lam, Company K; E. d. Smith. Com
pany A; ]. O. McMahan, Company d {;
John Ludwig, Company H Ira Lind
| ley, Company @; Andrew K. Watts,
| Company G; E. II. Wells, Company b ;
George Lovett, Company A II. +.
Worden, Company b; Thomas Mussel-
man, Company F. Richard Stillwell,
ComnanY K; d. W. Smith, Company
b; n. e. Bailey, Company ID.
Among the ladies attending were
Mrs. L. G.. Reed, Tay lor; Mrs. Ben
jamin Gardner of Honesdale, Mrs. j..
f. Trump, Orangeville; Mrs. W. H..
| Gilmore, of Bloomsbury.
The camp fire, which took place in
the Court Hose at 80 last evening
and was well attended, the Court room
being learly full with interested
spectators. large proportion being
ladies.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. James Foster, Rev. 5. b. Evans
Offering tho opening prayer.
The keystone Double Quartetto rem,
dered fine selection, with Miss Ida
Sechler at the organ, after which COL
f. l.. Hitchcock. of Scranton, deliver,
ed the first address of the evening.
He outlined the important part play
cd by the regiment in the Civil Wal
and made fine address. He paid a
tribute to Company a, which was
made up mostly of DanviIle men and
2ut in a good word for the proposed
Soldiers' Monument, which he hopes
to see erected in Danville in short
time.
Tommy Allen, a high private, next
occupied the rOstrum. He rendered
with very marked effect parody
on Barbara Fritohie'
Captain J. d. Lacier, of Wilkes
Barre, delivered the next address. HI