The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-15
OF 124TH
IN ANNUAL REUNION
The Thirtieth Gathering OF
Regiment Held at Center
vile Yesterday.
PICNIC AT JACKSON TODAY
OFFICERS WE'RE ELECTED FOR
THE COMING YEAR AND INDI-
ANNAPOLIS DECIDED ON AS
NEXT MEETING PLACE.
PICNIC AT JACKSON TODAY

Centerville. Ind, Aug. IA. (Spl)-I
The Stars and Stripes were displayed
today in Centerville in honor of the
veterans of the 124th Regiment who
came to celebrate the thirtieth reun-
ion and nee more to renew old com
radcship and tell the stories SO dear
to the heart of the old soldier.
The 124th regiment, commanded by
Colonel H. H. Neff of Winchester,
went into camp the latter part of
1868, at old Camp Wayne, at Rich
mond. and remained there until early
in 1864. The members of the 124th
regiment now residing in Ccnterville,
are Captain c.. B. Jackson, Company
F, William Matthews, Company F, JO-
seph Endsley, Company F, Jacob lib
belts, Company |, Charles CoOney,
Company X.
The hospitality of the citizens is eX-
tended to the veterans who are being
entertained today and tonight and
Wednesday. Tomorrow Il grand din
ner will be served at Jackson Park,
and a general social time will be in
order.
A business meeting was held this
afternoon at the town hall. The
president, Captain c. B. Jackson, re-
quested J. w. Hannah of COnnersville
to preside. The secretary, George
Coats of Winchester, was present and
at his post of duty.
indianapolis was chosen as the
place of meeting mex year, he exact
date to be fixed later. Officers were
elected as follows:
President, Captain D. D. Negley, In
dianapOlis.
FRS Vice President, ]. j. Traub, In
dianapOlis.
Second Vice President, Y. T. Craw-
ford, Indianapolis.
Recording Secretary, George Coats,
Winchester.
Corresponding Secretary, c. S. Will
son, Richmond.
Treasurer William NJ. Hunt, Will
liamsburg.
About fifty comrades had registered
this afternoon and were present at the
business meeting. Many more are eX-
pected later and tomorrow. Those
present from Richmond his after
noon were: G. S. Wilson, Company A;
John w. Stevenson, Company F, JO-
seph BetzOld, Company |; Nathan Bal
lenger, Company X, Daniel T. Parsall,
Company X; Cyrus C. SaXton, Com
pany X.
The deaths thus far reported since
the last meeting are as follows: Lew
is Phillips, Noblesville; Milton HOff-
man. Fairview; William S. Pyle,
Whitewater; Peter Robinson, Farm
land; James Payne, Packard Mills.
Ladies from a distance who were
present this afternoon, who are wives
Of soldiers in the 124th regiment:
Mrs. Fannie r. Teal, Pittsburg, Pa;
Mrs. F. j. Haughn, Indianapolis; Mrs.
J. w. Hannah, COnnersville; Mrs. L..
r. Crawford, Indianapolis; Mrs. John
Foster, Cicero; Mrs. r. A. Ruby,
Whitewater.
The program given this evening
was varied and extremely interesting
and was as follows:
The program was carried out as
follows:
Music by the Centerville Band.
Song-Quartet.
Invocation-Rev. E, B. Westhafer.
Song-Quartet.
Address of Welcome-J. c. Stevens.
Duet-Mrs. Shalley, Mrs. Bowers.
Response on behalf of the Regl-
ment-I. P Watts, of Winchester.
SOng-Ouartet.
RecitatiOn-Miss Bessie NJ. Bull.
Recitation-Miss Mary Robe.
Northumberland William Mat
thews.
RecitatiOn-Miss Bessie Bull.
Short speeches by comrades.
The meeting and the dinner at Jack
son Park tomorrow. promises to be a
great occasion. Captain c. b. Jack
son will be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
the arrangements of the dinner. With
characteristic liberality, he will fur
nish transportation on the interCban
line to all comrades, from CenteTTllle