Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-17
VETERANS HOLD
ANNUAL REUNION
"Boys of Old 18th" Hear Rev.
M. J. Twomey on
Neutrality"

Their ranks diminished by fifteen,
for whom the last taps has sounded
during the past year, the veterans of
the Thirteenth Regiment Of New Jer-
sey Volunteers held their twenty
eighth reunion and banquet last
night at the Continental Hotel About
sixty veterans gathered at the BAN
quet table after a business meeting
at the rooms of the Northern Lodge,
f. and A. NJ. at Az Broad street.
The higher neutrality of the United
States formed the keynote of 81
patriotic address by Rev. M. Joseph
Twomey, pastor Of the First Baptist
Peddie Memorial Church, who was
the speaker of the evening. Amer.
ica's wars have never been for any
man or any leader" Mr.. Twomey
said. "They have always been for
principle or for others"
america is not big enough, and
never will be big enough, for two
flags" the speaker declared. Review
ing the great battle of Gettysburg,
Mr.. Twomey said mo army could
have driven back the south but the
north and no army could have held
the north but the south. Never will
an alien foe take back the things
that You have fought for and won"
Speaking on the Amerieanism of
naturallzed emigrants and on the
necessity of forgetting European
sympathies in patriotism for Amer
lea, Mr.. Twomey declared: when
aliens come to this country, we call
them by the names of their father
land, but when they become citizens
they are no longer aliens, but Amer
leans. / sometimes wonder whether
the man born In this country is the
better American citizen. He cannot
help being one, the alien is an Amer
lean through his own choice.
America is the only land of com
plete freedom. 1t is the only coun.
try where "a mans man for a
that where the rank is but the
guinea's stamp the mans the gowd
for a. that Mr.. Twomey praised
the patriotism of the boys of '62."
ut is only the man who has known
war who has the God-given right to
talk about peace he declared, "eX-
cept Tor the noble woman who has
sent that man to the front"
He praised the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln, whose progress from
log cabin to the Whie House, he de-
clared, typically American and the
greatest of all journeys save that of
the Master of masters. Rev Mr..
Twomey was vigorously applauded
and given a rising vote of thanks.
William S. Lambert acted as toast
master. Veterans who were called
npon for short speeches were: George
Hollenbeck, of Baltimore; Colonel
John Grimes, of Jersey City; Captain
Hard, of Railway; Thomas Giles, of
Jersey city; former Chaplain James
c. TAYLOR, of this city and Patrick
Costello. champion drummer of the
regiment.
After enjoying the good things on
the menu, which included army
baked beans, tho veterans sang
America, Marching Through Geor-
gia" and other patriotic songs.
The Thirteenth Regiment was one OF
the first of volunteers to leave New
Jersey for the war, and its first bat
tic was that of Antietam, in which
the regiment lost about 100 men. The
reunion of the regiment is held on
the Wednesday closest TO September
II of each year, the date of its de-
parture from Newark, and Wednes-
day being the day on which the bat
tie of Antietam was fought.
AT the business session In the after
noon, the following officers were
elected: President, Abraham Bush,
of Paterson; president, George
Hollenbeck, of Baltimore; treasurer,
J. u. Garrabrant, of this city, and
secretary, James o. Smith. of this
city. The next reunion will be held
at Paterson.