Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-04
SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE
TENNESSEE TO MEET At
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
FiFrIETH ANNIVERSARY OF
ORGANIZATION OF ARMY
Of Society Now But 100
OF ito Original Number 5000 Have
Answered the Last Roll CaIi-Lin-
coin Memorial to Be UnveiIed-Gen.
Frederick D. Grant to Attend.
Special to Times-Repubffcan.

Council Bluffs. oct. 1.-THE Society
Of the Army of the Tennessee. which
holds its annual reunion in this city
it will celebrate the tiftieth anniver-
sary of the organizat ton. will engage
in the most important meeting of the
society since it's birth. The attend
ance will be the largest ever recorded
and events scheduled to take place
! during the two days and nights wnen
the society will be assembled are Of
rational interest, and some of the fig.
ures now most prominent in the coun-
try will be guests of the local mem
, bers of the society. of which General
, Grenville NJ. Dodge is the recognized
leader
The mem bership OF the Society Of
the Army Of the Tennessee is now
about 400. over 5000 original mem
F.; bers of the society are dead. Quite a
few who are eligible to membership
have never enrolled and applications
from many Of them have been received
by General Dodge within recent weeks
After each meeting a bound report of
the dOings Of the reunion is sent to
each member of the society. These are
held as valuable and few of the issues
but are now exhausted Commissioned
officers who have at any time served
with honor in either the army or de-
partment Of the Tennessee. are en-
titled to membership
The Army of the Tennessee received
its baptism of fire in one of the very
Il.
Mo, quickly followed by Forts Henry
and Donelson. where its ultimate great
commander. General Grant. famed out
the very incarnation of soldiery valor
before the American nation.
AS an army the Army Of the Tennes-
see never sustained a defeat during the
years of war. Every fortification which
1t assaied, surrendered. Every force
arrayed against 1t was either defeated,
captured or destroyed. No officer who
was ever assigned to the command Of
that army afterwards had to be relieved
from it or to be reduced to another
command In brief it's history is a
marvellous portrayal OF achievements
The Army of the Tennessee was the
army of Grant Of Sherman. of Logan,
of Mcpherson and others whose names
are inseparable in the association OF
historic events that have marked the
worlds progress. 1t was the army
which Lincoln loved and in which he
realized his unfaltering hope Of saw
ing the nation. A history OF the prtn-
cipal events of the civil war is his
tory of the Army of the Tennessee.
The Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee was born few hours after the
famous conference under the apple
tree at AppomattOX when Grant re-
vealed the keynote Of his character in
the phrase that then brought out only
harsh criticism from all save the great
Lincoln and those who knew and loved
him most. Let them take their horses;
they will need them in tiling their
farms" The event occurred on the
state house grounds at Raleigh. n. c..
April H. 1865. Lees surrender mark
ed the close Of the war and Sherman's
ever victorious army had passed the
last stage and won its last victory in
its famous march to the sea. a meet
ing of the officers was called by Gen.
Frank p Blair to discuss the plan Of
organizing the society to be composed
OF the commissioned officers only
April 25 a permanent organization was
perfected with General John A. Raw
Inns, president: General Andrew Hick-
enlooper. corresponding secretary: COL
onel l.. NJ Dayton. recording secretary:
General NJ. r. Force. treasurer It's
present president is General Grenville
NJ. Dodge. OF this city. in honor Of
whom and in appreciation Of whose
great services to the society the re-
union is held here for the second time
within four years.
Twelve vice presidents are elected
ecah year. one Of whom is always a
woman. wife or daughter Of member
who is always selected to respond to
a toast at the annual banquet. Mrs.
John A. Logan's name appears most
prominently in this list and she will
be a speaker at the banquet this year.
The constitution provides that the
president and other executive officers
shall be annually reelected until they
are relieved by the final great roll call.
1t has so far had but three presidents.
Upon the death Of General Rawlins. in
1869. General Sherman was elected and
continued its head until his death in
1891. Gen. Grenville NJ Dodge. the