The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-14
Men Who Fought for Old Glory
Gather at Jamesburg for
Twenty-eighth Session.
ALL PARTS OF JERSEY
ARE REPRESENTED
Joseph w. Plume, of This City,
One of Four Surviving Of
ficers of Regiment.

. The twenty eighth annual reunion Of
Kearny's First New Jersey Brigade So
ciety Is being hold at Jamesburg today.
Newark and Essex county veterans
who served in the brigade Joined COM
rades from Jersey City and Hoboken in
a special car attached to train that
started from the Market street station
of the Pennsylvania railroad at 1853
o'clock this morning. At the James
burg station the veterans from all Sec
tions of New Jersey were received by
Sumner Post No. IA. Grand Armv OF
the Republic, and local committee,
with band OF. music, and escorted to
the Presbyterian Church
The Rev. s. ]. McClenaghan, pastor
of the church. made an address of well
come in the chapel, where the brigade
society held its business meeting. Com
rade Camille Raquet, president of the
society, replied to the pastors address.
At the business meeting he delivered
his annual address. He spoke of the
fact that the brigade reunions are al
ways held on the anniversary of the
battle of Crampton's Pass, In which the
brigade made bayonet charge against
gaming nre from superior 1orce Oh
Con1ederates ana won the battle Tor the
Union army. The bayonet charge up
the heights was such a daring feat that
the New Jersey Rrioada was oraiso6
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Chaplaln Wiliiam IL. Mcdonald. OIL
Newark, made a prayer and also a
patriotic address. After Thomas t
Tillou or Elizabeth, the treasurer, gave
an account of the financial condition OF
the society, Sumner d. Aspinwall, of
Newark, read letters of regret from
comrades who were unable to go to
the. reunion. and from comrades wht
wrote interesting "reminiscences of camp
life and battle incidents. Patriotic
women of Jamesburg served dinner
to the veterans under large tent or
the church grounds, after which
speeches were told and war stories re-
lated. This afternoon officers of the
society for the ensuing twelve months
will be elected.
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