The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
LOCAL WOMAN
HONORED BY
VETERANS
Her Father, a Newarker,
Retires as S5th Regiment
Survivors President.
Especial to the Evening star.l

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 16.-Mrs.
Rose Gregory McHugln, of Newark.
daughter of John Gregory, of a New
ark private detective agency, was
hailed as the daughter of the regiment
at the annual convention of the Thirty
fifth Regiment in G.. A. R. Hall here
yesterday, n was presented with a
handsome badge bearing her name and
title in recognition of her great inter-
est in the regiment.
Since she was a little girl Mrs. Nc
Hugh has been attending the regi-
mental reunions with her father and
helped entertain the veterans with
solos. She Is an excellent pianist and
has a sweet soprano voice that has
charmed at various times. She seemed
to be regarded as a part of the regi-
ment, and yesterday morning after she
had sung why Can't a Girl be a
Soldicr?" the veterans old her that
| she could be the daughter of the regi-
ment, and her father, who was pre-
siding at the gathering, presented the
badge.
Mrs. McIugh sang TITS Great to be
a Soldier and "The Good U. s. A."
and several other patriotic songs often
sung at the veterans campfires.
President Gregory also presented a
handsome badge to Mrs. M. F. Vickery,
president of the Woman's Relief Corps,
inscribed with her name as Honorable
Member" 1t was the Woman's Relief
Corps that invited the regiment to hold
it's reunion here, and the regiment
showed its appreciation by the badge
to the president.
There were fifty-four members of the
regiment present at roll-call from the
following companies: A, IL; B., B; 9,
II; D, 2; e, I; F, Z; G, 1, and I, 8. The
members came from all parts of the
State, and many of them were ac-
companied by their wives and daugh-
tiers and friends, so that there was a
gathering of about 200 in the hall.
| Boggs-Janeway Post, of his city, has
seventeen members in the regiment.
Resolutions for the deceased MEM
bers were read and ordered spread in
full on the minutes of the meeting.
Past Department Commander John
Lawrence, of this city, on behalf of the
Woman's Relief Corps, welcomed the
veterans to this city. The Rev. c. Ran
dolph Keubler, of Newark, responded
with an inspiring address. He was
afterward elected a member of the regi-
ment and elevated to the office of regi-
mental chaplain, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death several years ago
! of the Rev. DIR. Jacob Cooper, of this
city, who was regimental chaplain for
many years.
After the morning business session a
| collation. was served by the Woman's
Relief Corps, with Mrs. Vickery as
chairman of the committee
At the afternoon session former
Alderman william B. Davis, of this
city, was elected president to succeed
Mr.. Gregory, who declined to accept a
third term. William Appleby, of Spots
wood, was elected secretary and Sam
uel G. Garretson. of Perth Amboy, was
reelected treasurer.
Among the guests at the convention
were Mrs. j. l.. Perwitt, of East Or
ange; Mrs. B. F. Caffrey, Mrs. John j.
Gregory, jr., Mrs. Francis ]. Gregory
and Miss Baldwin, of Newark.
This is the second annual reunion the
regiment has held at New Brunswick,
and upon the pressing invitation of
Commander Lawrence, in behalf of
Boggs-Janeway Post, it was decided to
hold the reunion e year at the same
place.