The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-20
ARMY OF ouMBERIAsn
Captain Bone Is Vice pre.,ae,. r....
 Alabama.

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 Chattanooga, Tenn, Sent 1a ! eral Gates H. Thurston of Nasbvi,ia was today unanimously elected nrass fdent of the Army of the CumberIand | in annual reunion here The other of-
 ficers chosen were: Correspondinr
 Secretary. Major W. J. colburn: Res
 cording Secretary, Csriand A. Somers. !. c. Smith, U. s. A.; Historian, Colonel l c. c. Kniffen: Executive Committee. General James Barnett, chairman; Gen era1 C. H. Grosvenor. General J. C.. Parkhurst, Captain H. s. Chamberlain, Captain J. W. Foley, General F.. A.
 carman. General Smith D. Atkins and
 Major J. M. Farqurhar.
 J. H. Bone; California, W. R. shaf- ter; Colorado. M, H. Fitch; connecti- cut, Colonel A. W. Phillips; Delaware, General J. H. Wilson; District of Co., lumbia, General J. c. Breckenridge; Florida. George w. Johnson; Geor- gia, Major George s. Davis; Maine, General Francis Fessenden; Maryland. Lieutenant Thomas J. Cannon; Massa- chusetts, Colonel Horance M. Fisher; Michigan, General H. M. Duffield; Min nesota, General J. W. Bishop; Missouri Colonel John Conover; Nebraska, Gen eraI C. F. Manderson; New York, Gen erai Anson c. McCook; Ohio, General James Barnett; Pennsylvania, Colonel A. Biakeiy; Tennessee. General Jonn IT. Wilder.
 A letter from President Roosevelt was
 heard expressing his regret that he could not be present at the convention and Admiral Pascuel Cervera of Spain
 expressed his sorrow that he could not accept the invitation. The invitation of the Army of Tennessee to attend It's annual reunion in Cincinnati next month was accepted.
 The question of the provision of a suitable monument to the memory or General Rosecrans, who commanded the Army of the Cumberland, was discussed at length and a committee was author ized to secure an appropriation rom Congress. It was the sense Of the con vention that the monument should stand in Washington.
 The matter of a memorial service Tn memory of Gen. H. V. Boynton, late sec retary, was discussed and 1t was de- cided to devote the larger part or to" morrow's session in this manner.
 Senator J. B. Foraker of Ohio was selected as the orator of the next years convention, with Major General H. c. Corbin as an alternate.
 Tonight the annual camp ire was ,neld at the Auditorium and Chatta- nooRa witnessed the novel spectacle or the entire membership or torrest Sahip of Confederate Veterans marching be- hind an escort of the 12th cavalry to reunion of federal soldiers, General 2. P. Thurstoa, General Minor, Colonel ID. M. Stewart, Private O. A. James. all members of the society; General J. T. Wilder, commander of the celebrated wiIder's brigade. and Colonel Tomlin- son Fort. representing the Confeder- ate Veterans. The 12th cavalry band was in attendance and instrumental ana vocal musicswss rendered.
 Tomorrow morning the final business session will be held, together with memorial service. In the afternoon the veterans will review the 12th cavalry at Fort Oglethorpe and at night the annual banquet will be held.
 It was decided last year that all future reunions should be held in Chat tanooga The Wednesday nearest the middle of October was the day selected as the permanent date for the conn mencing of the reunion.