The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-05
REMNANTS OF
BLOODY 9TH DISBAND
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ters OF Liberty. the violin solo by Mas
ter Elliot Conroy, the piano duet by Mrs.
l. l. Minard and her daughter. Mar
guerite. as well as the renditions by
Miss Frances Hamacher, and others
We're well received After the audience
had sung America" the veterans ad-
journed 10 Memorial hall where an in
formal smoker and luncheon was served
by the members of the ". R. c.
We are having one Of the best re-
unions that We have ever had. right
! here in Hammond. We are having a
fine time and we are enjoying Ham
mond's hospitality to the limit" said
one OF the members OF the Bloody
Ninth" this morning.
At this mornings meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolutions unanimously passed on
forenoon of second days session:
=, hereas as surviving companions
4 veteran volunteer infantry assembled
/ In annual reunion at the city of Ham
mond, as an appreciation Of the gra-
clous welcome accorded US by the clu-
zens of Hammond and Lake county, IL
! Is hereby resolved
First, Our sincere thanks are hereby
/ tended TO the mayor and city council
/ OF Hammond for the marked courtesy
shown the members of the old Ninth
/ regiment able to participate in the re-
\ ceptlOn given US.
Second. We acknowledge ourselves
under special obligations TO our COM
/ rades of w. II. Calkins Post No 500,
/ department of Indiana @. A. K. and TO
the Ladies Relief Corps No. PAS of
said post and all patriotic men, women
and children who in any way aided the
| Ladies Relief Corps in their untiring
| and eminently successful efforts in
! rendering our entertainment especi
ally enjoyable and pleasant And beg
/ TO assure our hospitable entertainers
that their cordial welcome will ever
be a pleasant memory.
Third, To NJ. Nj. Towle who rendered
the use of his opera house free of
charge for the holding OF our camp
fire services we hereby extend our sin
cere thanks.
Fourth, In recognition Of our full
and hearty recognition of their efforts
in rendering our camp fire a success
| full and enjoyable one, our thanks are
| hereby extended to Mayor Lawrence
| Becker Rev: T. NJ. Elliott, Commander
j. w. Dyer, d. E. Boone and Mrs. NJ. E
jackson for their words of welcome
and appreciation; likewise to Barnie
Young and his splendid orchestra, Mrs
| L. L. Minard, Mrs. Il. A. Minard anC
daughter Marguerite and Master Elliott
Conroy, we tender our thanks for the
excellent instrumental numbers on oul
camp fire program; also to Comrade c
w. harrington of Chicago for his adj
mirable rendition of "Keaney at Sever
Pines" and to Misses BueIah Dock ant
tions so excellently rendered, and also
Miss Frances Hamacher for her artis
tic rendition Of the Little Black Eyet
Rebel and to Amanda Bullock of Ho
bart Dutch characterizations; to the
Presbyterian church orchestra and boys
choir our thanks are likewise rendered
and to the girls of the w. r. c. anC
the lady who drilled them to so eX
cellently perform the charming move
ments in the beautiful flag drill thu
regiment tenders its most appreciativ'
thanks.
In addition we hereby extend on
sincere thanks to Mesdames Power an,
Hagens Of Rensselaer, for the wal
. songs sang by them.
| Fifth, To our faithful comrades o
the Ninth. L. L. Daugherty, Georg
Post, Charles Ketcham and Dan Lyme
as our efficient executive committee
the comrades extend sincere thanks
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