The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-11-05
VETERANS OF
THE CIVIL WAR
Forgather in Morristown and
Continue the Memories Of
Ancient ComradeShip.
DEATHS INR0ADS ON THE ROLL


The Ihirty-third Regiment Veteran
Association held its annual reunion in
Mcrristown Thursday, having head
quarters in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association. County
Hall for such events is thing of the
past, the recent alterations so reduc-
ing the available room that dinners of
the kind formerly served there are now
impossible.
The members Of the Association
with their families and guests arrived
at about ten O'Clock and were immedi-
ately escorted to stages and taken on a
drive about town.
At twelve o'clock the business meet
ing was held in the parlor of the Asso-
citation, DIR. Stephen Pierson presid-
ing. He read a number of letters Of
regret at absence from the reunion
one of them being from Mrs. Mindil,
widow of General Mindil, the former
colonel of the regiment, who died last
June.
Officers were elected as follows !:
President, DR.. Stephen Pierson; first
vice president, William HI. Lambert,
Philadelphia second vice-president.
John j. Toffey, Jersey City third vice
president, Andrew j. Stiff, Newark /;
fourth. vice-president, j. j. Deegan,
Newark secretary and treasurer, John
G. Smith, Newark. President Pierson
announced the following executive
committee John j. Toffey, Jersey
City; A. j. Stiff, w. H. Cramer, Fred.
Lyon, j @. Smith and Henry McDon-
aid. of Newark.
About fifty of the survivors of the
regiment were present, including Geo.
W. Yates and James X. Polk, of Nor
ristown, who travelled with the regi-
ment as officers servants.
Following the business meeting, the
veterans proceeded to the hall of the
Association, where Hope League had
prepared an appetizing luncheon. Dir
Pierson presided, and the blessing was
asked by the Rev. A. M. Sherman.
After full justice had been done to the
eatables provided, DIR. Pierson called
the assent blage to order and Miss Ag-
nes Hoffman rendered piano solo.
Alfred Mills was called upon to well
come the veterans and guests, which
he did in pleasing manner, referring
feelingly to the meaning of " Volun-
teers," and to President Lincoln, then
telling somewhat of his recent trip to
Virginia.
DR.. Pierson read the roll of honor of
the year. Those who have died during
that period are General George w.
Mindil, Surgeon |. Henry Stiger, Lieu
tenant William Warner, Lieutenant
H. +. Sherwood, Sergeant Henry Z.
Hyatt, William Banta, j. III. Hopper,
Charles II. Ryerson, Sergeant W. A.
Frazer, William Dillon, John 9. Ey-
nor, Augustus Straway.
DR.. PierSon called upon Major Lam
bert, the only survivor of the field and
staff officers, to speak of General Min
dill Major Lambert told of his rela-
lions with the General in school and
army, and reviewed the life of that
young general who became brigadier
before he was twenty years of age. His
checkered career in later life was told
Of, and tribute was paid his ability
as a soldier, as well as an expression of
sorrow given that he did not live to
see himself vindicated as business
man, as the Major thought time would
have done.
Vice Chancellor Pitney told of ex-
periences in MorriStown at War time,
and was followed by the Rev. William
M. Hughes who continued much in the
same line, telling of Kentucky expert
enceS.
The speechmaking was concluded by
the telling of the Hundred Days Cam
paign by Alexander johnson. The
speeches were interspersed with sing
ing by the audience under the leader
ship Of John Burr, with Miss Hoffman
at the piano. At the close 'Auld Lang
Syne " was sung, and the veterans left