Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-01

ever brought to their attention. In Ike manner
the fame and suffering of families of those officers
who may hereafter be stricken down by death shall
be a trust in the hands of their survivors. -
= Nd officer of the society receives salary Each
pays all fthfs personal and office expensesr-The
society has invested $1,000 in a per cent and
IS, 900 in per cent United States bonds The in
come from this meets the expenses of each reunion,
$500 for which is annually set apart, but only as
rule partly used. The cost of membership is SO,
and 81 annual dues is required. The society
started with membership of over $780, but
death has thinned its ranks now to less than 400.
The constitution provides that the presidents
and other executive officers shall be annually re-
elected until they relieved by the final great
roll" call. 1t has far had but three presidents.
Upon the death of General Rawns in 1869 Cen
eral Sherman was elected and continued at its
head until his death in 1891. General Grenville
NJ. Dodge, the ranking officer, was then elected,
and at each succeeding annual meeting has been
reelected. This honor will again be lovingly
tended to him at the brief business meeting the
forenoon of October IL Colonel Dayton died in
1891 and Colonel Cornelius Cadle Of Cincinnati
elected recording secretary and he still retains
the office. When death called General Force in
1899 Major General A NJ, VanDyke elected
treasurer and upon the death of General Hicken-
looper in 1904 Major w. H Chamberlain of Roxa-
bell. o., chosen corresponding secretary. When
ment to the constitution perpeuating the descend
ants of the original officers. Smith Hickenlooper
of Cincinnati eldest son Of General Andrew Hck
enooper, elected treasurer. These constitute
the present executive officers who will be charged
only by death
Twelve vice presidents are elected at each re-
union, one of whom is always wife
daughter of a member. who is always selected to
respond to a toast at the annual banquet. Some
Ia h{e
have honored American womanhood, among them
Mrs. John A. Logan
The nucleus of the Army Of the Tennessee re-
ceved its baptism OF fire in one of the very first
skirmishes of the at Belmont, Mo-, quickly fol-
lowed by Forts Henry and Donaldson, where its
ultimate great commander, Grant, famed out the
very incarnation Of soIdierly valor before the eyes
OF American people, and where laid the toun-
dation for the invaluable services to the nation
that caused General Grant years after he had laid
aside both sword and scepter Of power, when
calmly weighing and measuring its achievements,
TO declare:
AS an army, the Army of the Tennessee never
sustained single defeat during the years OF the
war. Every fertilization which it assailed surren-
dered. Every force arrayed against it either
defeated, captured destroyed. No officer
ever assigned to the command OF that army who
had afterwards to be relieved from it, or TO be
reduced TO another command. Such history is
not accident"
AS the great struggle for the nations life spread
over the country 1t carried the Army Of the Ten
nessee to the side Of the Mississippi river and
the battles of Shiloh Iuka, Corinth, Port Gibson.
Raymond and Champions Hill followed all VIC
torious. Then the seige Of vicksburg with
its splendid results, followed in unbroken success
sion by the battles of Chattanooga and Lookout
Mountain and the ninety days operations around
Atlanta, where from May TO September 80 the
army was constantly under fire, and where ~, 900
men on both sides were killed, wounded or cap
tured- In that three months period" said Gen