The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-08-12
BREAK PELLA'SR RECORD
That is What Oskaloosa Aims to do
at 33rd Reunion.

The total registration at the reunion
of the Thirty-third Iowa two years
ago at Pella was 176, and some or the
conservative fellows about Oskaioosa
have said that the reunion at OsKa-
loosa this year will be below that
number. Captain John n. Martin,
who is secretary of the Reunion Asso-
citation. and is in close touch with the
situation, states. that he would not De
surprised if the attendance would
reach two hundred and fifty. He has
TO date received eighty-seven letters
from members of the regiment living
at a distance who have stated that
they will be on hand. Many OF these
have not attended reunion In years.
In addition to this, are the local men,
bers of the association and those IN
Mahaska county and near by places
who will swell the numbers.
The letter of "old Joe Bowers oil
Company Il is of general interest. he
writes from his home in TRINIDAD
Colorado, that he will be In OsKa-
loosa with a big majority, and ne
wants all the boys to know that old
Joe Bowers" is coming. He Is now
known by his right name OF Henry
Andrews, He enlisted with the $50
Iowa under an assumed name that FOL
lowed him through the service, so
that he could go to the front and hght'
After the war he resumed his rlght
name and Joe Bowers" was lost to
MANY Of the comrades, as they did not
know his correct name. Mr.. Andrews
saws that Sergeant II. T. Miller oil
Company F. will also be with the boys.
CAPTAIN w. A. Rankin Of Company
X is coming and that Will be slau
news for the comrades. The captain S
present residence is Tarkio, Mo. The
CAPTAIN made it a stipulation OF the
agreement to come that he was not
to be on any of the programs, but the
boys will be glad to have him among
them in the ordinary way.
w. S. Bird, of Stockton, Kan, who
also belongs to Company f, says he
will be on hands if possible. He is
in the midst of harvest operations
with no help to do work that requires
constant attention,
John G.. Morgan, of Leighton, was
not present at the last reunion but he
served notice that he will be at the
Oskaloosa meeting.
Another interesting letter comes
from w. S. McCulloch, of Company G,
now residing at Brinkley, Arkansas.
This comrade has been unfortunate.
He has never attended a reunion OF
the regiment and he greatly desires
to come to Oskaloosa for this occasion
and is almost sure of his ability to be
present this time. Mr.. McCulloch is
on the staff of the Knights of Pythias
and Ladies of Honor of the Arkansas
organization, the supreme lodge OF
which is in session soon after the
dates of the reunion. This interferes
with his attending the reunion from
arrangements, however, that will ad-
NIT of his presence in Oskaloosa.
Comrade McCulloch will make effort
to bring with him another old veter-
an who is much wanted at the reun-
ion,-Charles H. Sherman, who also
greatly desires to make the trip to
see the old guard.
These letters, arriving day after
day, breathe of the spirit of comrade-
ship that enthuses all those who have
read them, and Mr.. Martin desires
that they be given publicity to reach as
many of the boys as possible to let
them know who Is coming and what
to expect at the dates of the reunion.