Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-11
REUNION OF COMPANY 4
Annual Gathering of Old Vet
Grams and Their Friends.
Met in K. P. Hall Last Saturday, Elect
ed Officers, Had Big Dinner and
Fine Time.


The usual custom of holding the
annual reunion of Co. 1, goth Wis
cousin regiment Vol. Inf, at the
home of one of the comrades, was
: departed from this year and it was
held, instead, at the K. P. hall In
this city. The weather was un-
favorable and the attendance, In
consequence, was lighter than usual,
but those who did attend we're well
repaid, as the meeting was full of
interest.
Grant county furnished a large
number of soldiers in the civil war
and the boys from this section did
valiant service on many bloody
battlefield of the south. The monu-
ment which stands in one corner of
the court yard in this city-the first
soldiers monument. by the way,
ever erected in the United States,
Ito those who lost their lives in that
great STRUGGLED away back in 1866
daily furnishes mute testimony of
those from this county who fought
In the internecine struggle for Ma
tional existence and gave their lives
for the preservation of their coun-
try's honor.
These reunions, like the annual
recurrence of Memorial day, en-
phasizes the sad fact that the heroes
of the war between the north and
the south are rapidly passing away
and their numbers growing fewer,
while those who yet remain and as
semble upon these occasions to fight
the old battles over are growing
more faltering in step and their
locks becoming whittier year by
year, but their hearts are just as
strong and true as when they Shout
dered their musketS and followed
Old Glory to the inspiring music of
the fife and drum in the trying days
of 1876.
Upon the occasion OF this re-
union there were only four MEM
bers of Co. present, the remainder
of the gathering being mainly old
soldiers of other Wisconsin regi-
ments, widows and daughters of
soldiers, and few invited friends.
Following is a list of those in at
tendance:
G. II. Cooley, city, John Chisholm,
city, John o. Barnes, Clark county,
James Woodhouse, city, Mrs. W.
Barlow, city, Mrs. VIM. White, Mt.
Hope. Mrs. c. 81. Cooley, city, Miss
Net Woodhouse, city, Mrs. Geo.
Gibbs, city.
Associate members and friends
B Ston and wife, r. B.. Showalter
and wife, Rev. j. Z. MorganS and
wife, Rev. w. 81. Rannaford and
wife, L. lockwood and wife, T.
Calvin and wife, L. Sawyer and
wife, of Beetown, D. Garner and
wife, A. c. Morse and wife, John
Lane, c. 81. Baxter and wife, James
Williams, B. J. Lowrey and wife,
Miss Bessie Lowrey, Mrs. T.
Bracket, Miss Matte Bracket. G.
B. VT eeler, L. g. Wheeler, Miss
Sylvia Wheeler, Miss Mamie Decker,
Miss Bessie Gibbs, Miss Elva Cooley.
Dinner was served at noon and
the spread, of which oysters and
chicken pie were prominent feat
ures, was a bounteous one.
Following the repast a business
session was held at which the off
GERS for the ensuing year were
elected, some inspiring songs render
ed, and some interesting talks made
by comrades and others. Those
who responded to calls made upon
them for remarks were: Hon. @.
III. Baxter, Capt. j. T. Lane, Rev.
j. L. Morgans, B. j. Lowrey,
Theodore Calvin, James Woodhouse,
Lyman Sawyer, Rev. w. 81. Hanna
ford, and Mrs. R. B. Showalter.
Mrs. VIM. White, of Mt. Hope, on
request sang a quaint old religious
song which used to be sung by her
mother, more than go years ago.
The officers chosen for the COM
ing year are: President, r. b.
Showalter; secretary, James Wood
house; treasurer, G. 81. Cooley.
1t was unanimously voted to &C.
cept the invitation of Comrade John
Chisholm to hold the next years
reunion at his commodious farm
home, about q mile north of the