The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-21
TRIBUTE TO DEAD COMRADE
Members of the Two Companies in Re
union at the Home of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. H. Hale Receive News of Death
of Alfred Thompson.

Sixteen of the survivors of Com
panies H. and I. of the ThirtyThird
Wisconsin infantry in the war OF the
REBELLION met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron H. Hale on Sunday for the
annual reunion of the survivors of the
regiment and the day was spent recall
ing the days of war time and recount
ing against the deeds off valor of the
members of the gallant thirty third.
There was a dominant note of sorrow
at the reunion for since the invitations
had been sent out for the annual gath
ering Alfred Thompson one of the best
known members of the regiment and a
man highly revered among the survi-
vors of the war had died at his home
in Rockford. Announcement of his
death was made in letter from his
daughter, Mrs. T. E. Ryan, of Rockford,
which reached Capt. George Hale who
was in charge of the reunion on Satur
day. In announcing the death of her
father Mrs. Ryan sent an engrossed orr
ginal poem witch follows:
E'To the comrades holding reunion in
Kenosha, 1910,
To the soldiers answering roll call,
the bravest and best of men
When the name of Alfred Thompson is
HI
listen; the answer comes slowly
It's the sound of grand
"Amen.''
For he IS holding reunion so joyful and
it's all in the courts above
And he surely remembers his brothers
to them had ne given his love
And war tales and camp fire stories
and all to soldier dear
We may fancy him telling in heaven,
while taps are sounding here.
And now in this soldier memory
this soldier so loyal and brave
We offer the following verses to the
emblem he loved to the grave
Knowing nothing could please him bet
ter-nothing dearer he left be-
hind
For he gave to the land of his man
hood s choice allegiance of
heart and mind.
''To the Flag
"Here is my love to you. Flag of the
Free and Flag Of the tried and
true.
Here is my love TO your streaming
stripes and your stars is field
of blue.
Here is my love to your silken folds
where ever they wave on high.
For you are the Flag of land for
which 'twere sweet for man to
die''
Following the reading of the com
munication from Mrs Ryan the survi
vors of the two companies adopted
resolutions on the death of Comrade
Thompson and these will be sent to the
members of the family.
Dinner and supper were served at the
Hale home and it was late in the even
ing when the reunion adjourned
Before an adjournment was taken the
members adopted resolutions thanking
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale for the splendid en-
tertainment they had given them dur
ing the day praising their hospitality
as that of real city farmer
The members of the two companies
present at the reunion included Captain
George Hale, Kenosha; j. E. Drom and
Julius Kidder of Chicago; E. w. Sher-
wood Of Evanston, E. 0. Rector Of Co
lumbus, Neb.; John Campbell Of Iowa;
H. e. Benedict of Richmond, ILL.,;
James 0. Eddy, David Pierce Of Bris-
toll; John Mushback of Port Washing
ton; Lyman Newell of Russell, ILL.,; S.
B. Cropley and H. A. King of Pleasant
Prairie and David King of Michigan
+. H. Lyman and Captain Charles
Frantz of Kenosha, not members of the
regiment, were guests at the reunion.
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