The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-29
REUNION
OF The 10Th Ohio RGgimGntal
Association
Held On The Shelby County
Fair Grounds
Thifty-FiVe Of The Old
Veterans Present
Showing The Ranks Being
Rapidly Thinned
Next Reunion To Be Held At
HiaWatha Park
(Ry Col. L. G. Hunt, sec.)

The twentieth Ohio Regimental as
sociation met in annual reunion in
the Shelby county fair grounds, July
%, and was called to order by Presi-
dent Capt. Ed. e. Mutt, at eleven
o'clock, a. m. Registering and receiv
ing badges were first in order after
the boys had all had good old fash
ioned Goth Ohio hand shake. At 12
o'clock the dinner was called and the
members of the regiment and their
families present together with large
number Of visitors entered the dining
room of the agricultural grounds
where the wives and good friends
and citizens had prepared a sumptu-
Gus repast and at the call of the presi-
dent all Joined in repeating the Lords
Prayer, after which orders were CIV
en- to load and in this all Joined
heartily.
The following members of the regi-
ment registered: Capt. w. A. Mutt,
Urbana, o.; r. M. Toland, Calvin
Shaw and P. w. Young, Anna, o.;
Capt. e. e. Mutt, M. H. King, John
Smith, Dan P. Haines, D. w. Richey,
G. w. Chambers, David G rg., Dan1
Wright, R. NJ Wilson, ylg.. McCalla,
John H. Bird, VIM. ] sgins, w. H.
Mumford H. B. Neal, Reuben Smelt.
ger, Sidney, Ohio; J. M. Coleman, st.
Johns, O.; Leroy G. Hunt, Mt. Yer
non, o.; Reed Lippincott, st. Paris,
o Sam'l Graham, Indianapolis, Ind. /;
Arthur Gregg, Homer, o.; VIM. M.
Glasford, Lewistown, o.; Thomas
Wright, Chillicothe, o.; Samuel Oar.
by, Clinton, ILL.,; Abram Friend, De.
Graf, O.; Simeon Wicks, Piqua, o.,
James Fidler, New Hampshire, o.; H
]. Souder, Lake View, o.; John David
Hall, Kendallville, Ind; G. G. Alling'
er, LaRue, o.; w. H. Williams, Potts
vile, o.
Thirty-five of the comrades were
present out of a possible two hundred
and eighty-six invitations sent out
Many of the boys are getting old and
cannot stand the trip to these re
unions and must forego the pleasure
enjoyed by those who do go. Many
of the wives and families were pres
ent and joined heartily into the spirit
OF the exercises, making the day one
long to be remembered.
rha ,OIl nf daod uoc no1lad fn,. thk
past year and the names of four, as
follows, were announced A. ID
Launder, Co. b; Lewis Kah, Co. F.
Joseph Phillips and Robert A. Lari
more, Co. G.
The committee on resolutions re
ported as follows:
Comrades, another year has come
and gone and at our annual roll cal
the names of Comrades A. d. Laun
ders, Lewis Kah, Joseph Phillips ant
Robert A. Larimore have not respond
ed.
These comrades have gone to tn,
eternal camping grounds. They wer,
brave soldiers, true comrades, VIII
stood shoulder to shoulder with us II
the fore front of battle in the grea
struggle for the supremacy of the oil
flag, and for the life of this nation an
liberty of it's citizenship.
Resolved, That we will miss fror
our ranks and annual reunions, ye
we can cherish their memories b
remembering their valiant services
their devotion to their country, an
loyalty to the Stars and Stripes.
Resolved, That while we bow
humble submission to the will of tn
Great Commander of all in orderin
these comrades from our ranks; "
feel deeply the loss.
Resolved, That we extend to fam
lies of these comrades our heartfe
sympathy and point them for comfol
and consolation to that same Con
mander who took them from the
homes and firesides and who doet
all things well.
Col. l.. G. Hunt reported the folloy
ing special sentiment on the deaf
of Comrade Robert A. Larimore {
Company G:
Comrades, 1t is almost inoredibl
yet it is too true, that our comrat
Robert A. Larimore, and his amiab
wife were murdered in their home