Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-16
men OF 18Th
HAVE REUNION
Veterans of Railroad Regiment
of Illinois Volunteers Con-
vene Here.
{ RECALL THE DAYS OF 81
Old Acquaintance Are Renewed AT
18th Meetin3-Reeiect Officers
and select Gaieshurg.
RECALL THE DAYS OF 81

The members OF the seth Illinois
volunteer railroad regiment gathered
1T the Memorial hall Il: the court hOu:,
this morning in their 24th annual re-
union. The visiting soldiers are the
guests of thhe members of Buford pos;
No 243. Of the G. A. r. This morning
at 10 O'Clock. business meeting was
held and after the 4 members OF the
regiment present had registered. A. ID.
French of Glenwood, Iowa. president
of the association, opened the meeting
with few fitting remarks. The Secre-
ietaray and treasurer OF the organiZl
ton. A d. CuIran of Bristol. Iowa
read his report of the meeting of the
past year and gave an account of the
business which has been transacted
since His report showed balance
of $500 in thhe treasury AMI this was
voted TO him for his services. Several
of the members OF the regiment were
unable to be present and many of them
wrote letters TO their comrades. The
secretary read the names of those VIII,
had sent letters and he also read the
names of those who had passed away
s SiHCS TIE IaSI IeuIluI
Reports of the various committees
were then submitted. Robert Pearsaii
gave the report TO the monument COM
: mittee This committee has been
working for six years to obtain permits
sion to put regimental monument on
theh field of Chickamaugua, but has
rot succeeded yet The committee
was discontinued and the president
was authorized to appoint new COM
mittee consisting of three Illinoi men
to take up the work The S9th re9i-
ment was the last one to leave the
battle field of Chickamaugua and the
members feel that it is fitting thai
theh should be allowed to put monu-
ment on the spot. A report was made
by President French on behalf of the
committee which is compiling his
tory of the regiment He stated that
so far. only two of the companies hal
responded TO his request for their his
tory. The committee was continued
Galesburg was chosen for the re-
union of 1910 theh only city offering
any opposition being Aurora.
Reflect Officers.
The next business, before the meet
ing was the election of officers. Pres
ident French, who-ilas already served
one term as president and two as.
vice president.~was unanimously re
elected L. C. Way ,,of GalesbaFg
= was elected vice president. He wiHs
be in charge of the preparations, for
sthe meeting next year. A. D. Cufran.
who mas already served Is years as
SECRETARY asd treasurer was unani-
niohsiy reelected.
After the election of officers. a pic
tufe wAs taken of The veterans and
their families who were in attend
ance. The Womeh..s Relief Corps
served dinner az the Hall for the Wis
itOrs. Z. ls.,s ss:sssss,s
! - Visit the. srseDssi.: y {. =
In order TO giyesIhe veteraifs.a<bet-
ter opportunity TO sea the interesting
things at the Rock Island arsenal, their
trip there was changed from this even
ing to this afternoon They left Rock
Island by street car at O'Clock. While
there they visited the various shops
.sand soffices and saw how the work is
.fdone. The program which was to
fave been carried out this afternoon
J, will be given after the party has re-
fntped from the trip. The program
. forsfhis evening is as follows:
Music-Mrs. Skinner
: Recftation-M Mrs. F. Stoltenberg
Music, Minute Guns" = Old Com
rades.
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At the conclusion of this program