The National tribune., 1909-07-15
BLUE AND GRAY PREsBYTERIANs.
Meeting of Veterans in Connection With |
That of the 121st Presbyterian Gem
eraI Assembly, Denver, sColo., May
S0-29.

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That of the 121st Presbyterian Gem
eral Assembly, Denver sColo., May
2O-29. ~
In accordance with previous announce
ment. Commissioners to the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly who had worn
the blue or the gray met In the Christian
Church, Denver, Colo. at Sfp. M, May
"a. The meeting was called to order
by Dr. John w. Dinsmore,a OF the 9th
On motion Rear-Admiral John Crit
tenden Watson, U. S. Navy was called
to the chair.
DR.. Robt. Laird Stewart, of the 14oth
Pa, was elected as Adjutant and Com
rade II. p Carson as Assistant AdJu-
tant of the meeting.
After a brief address by Commander
Watson the roll of comrades in attend
ance was made out, and is as follows:
Rear-Admiral John Crittenden Wat
son. U. S. N; Col. A. D. Worthington,
9Th Mass: Rev. Robt. Laird Stewart,
d. D.. Co. G, 140th Pa; II. P. Carson,
1880 Ill: Rev. John w. Dinsmore, ID.
D., 9Th Pa; Rev. Samuel S. Gilson, ID.
D., 133d Pa; Rev. DIR. Duncan j. Nc
MILAN, 7th HI. M'td Inf; John w.
Brown. LIST N. Y. Battery; B. A. Jobe,
11th Pa: Jefferson Reynolds, 4th Ohio;
Rev. T. B. Anderson, d. D., 5th Pa. II.
A.: Peter Giffin, SD Ohio; Capt. W. N.
Wallace, 125th Pa. and goth Pa. cav;
7, L. Trask. 18th Mich. and 18th Ohio;
J. n. Wesser 163d Ohio; c. A. Heegard'
SD ILL.,; A. B. Martin, 14Sth Pa; s. Z.
Gray, 92d ILL.,; L. B. Stevens. l3bth
w ri. Todd. 7th Iowa; Daniel Keehl,
18th Iowa; I. NJ. Elliott, 9th Ohio; 5.
B. SAMSON, 14th Ind: w. B. Moore,
seth Ohio; Peter r. Conrad, 1st Mo.
Engineers; A. ]. Mitchell, Sth Iowa;
Theo D. Roberts. 62d Ohio; ]. A. Gill
more, 18th Pa.
The following Sons Of Veterans were
enrolled:
VIM. C. Toose, son Of James Toose.
41st Ohio; Rev. w. c. Hicks, son OF
James Hicks, Confederate. Shelby's d.
vision; w. C. Harlan, son of w. b. Har-
Ian. 18th MINI. H. A: w. A. Power,
SON of Matt Power, 31st Pa; III. N
Fletcher, son of Isaac Fletcher, I'd Colo
Cav; B. r. Willis, brother or r. n:
Willis, I'd N j.; Wolcott Evans, son OF
T., w. Evans. 7th Mimi; j. w. Harris,
son of w. b. Harris, 1st Tex. Cav.
stirring address was made by Dr-
Duncan ]. Mcmillan, an ex-Secretary
of the Board of Home Missions. 1t was
full of "reminiscences of the wartimes
and of scouting expeditions in advance
of the army of occupation. DIR. McMll-
Ian was followed by the Rev. w. c.
Hicks, of Missouri, son of Joseph
Hicks, of Shelby's command, who gave
a series of humorous and thrilling ex-
periences on the days when neighbor
was arrayed against neighbor. one
army being under Gen. Lyon and the
other under Gen. Price. The speaker
paid a glowing tribute to Gen. Lyon,
who gave his life for the Union cause,
and planted himself squarely on the
platform of the reconstructed repel'
who accepted the issues of the war,
and loved the men in blue as he did all
the heroes of the war, whether wearing
the blue or the gray.
DR.. Dinsmore was the next speaker.
He frankly stated that he was "as bad
ly scared as a good many who were
shot" DR.. Dinsmore varied the pro-
gram somewhat by relating some good
stories about Mr.. Lincoln, which were
the more interesting because he was
brought up in the section of Illinois In
which Abraham Lincoln lived and
practiced law.
w. c. Touse, son of James Touse,
gave some interesting "reminiscences of
service in connection with his fathers
regiment, the 41st Ohio.
BY request Rear-Admira1 Watson
gave a brief but intensely Interesting
account of the battle of Mobile Bay.
During this battle Commnnder Watson
served as Aid to Commodore Faragut
on the Hartford. Hx
The last speaker was DR.. T. B. An
derson, of the 5th Pa. II. A.
On motion Rear-Admiral Watson,
Adrt Stewart and DIR. D. ]. Mcmillan
were appointed as committee to ar
range for service in connection with
Memorial Day.
After this delightful interchange of
fellowship, fraternal greetings and
pleasant "reminiscences the meeting was
adjourned.-Rob Laird Stewart, Adju-
tant Pro Tenn.