The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-17
Elect HARVEY
AS HEAD OF
OLD SETTLERS
Association Re-AppOints Of
ficers and Hears Address
by Judge D. w. C0mst0ck
on Oliver p. Morton.

NC cIcCllOu OIL OIIlCcIS dAu SAO nu~
dress of Judge d. W. Comstock on
The Life of Governor Morton" closed
the fifty-fifth annual meeting OF the
Old Settlers association at Centervilie
Saturday night. Caleb J. Harvey was
elected president.
One Of the features of the after
noon was the recitation OF joshua
Macke, a pioneer eighty-five years
old. Mr.. Macke came from Abingdon
to gather some of his close friends
about him and recite to them as ne
did more than half century ago Wnen
the old settlers first organized.
Last years officers were reelected
with the exception of the members OF
the executive committee.
1t Is estimated that 10000 persons
attended the picnic. In place OF the
traps, fashionable carriages and the
riding horses of a few years ago, auto
mobiles, electrics and interurban cars
carried the throng to and from the
grounds.
Candidates Feast.
While the long lines of tables were
being prepared, the HagerstoWn cor
net band entertained the old settlers,
war veterans and visitors At the
picnic dinner, thirty-five candidates
war veterans were seated. The candi-
dates and war veterans were later ar
ranged in semi-circles and their pic
lures taken.
Invocation was given by DR.. David
w. Dennis of Earlham college. He
was followed by the president, Caleb
Harvey. "Scarps of Wayne County
History" was the subject of a talk by
Auditor L. S. Bowman. REGULATIONS
were given by Miss Edna Johnson,
Miss Grace Townsend, Herbert Nc
Mahan and William Haberhern.
The following is report of the
secretary, Walter Ratliff, including
the lists of veterans and settlers who
were most prominent in the gathering:
List Of Veterans.
Jesse G. Stevens, NimrOd PARROT
and Marcellus Bethel, the nominating
committee, submitted and secured the
election of the following officers:
President, Caleb j. Harvey; vice presi-
dent, James Harris; secretary, Walter
tive committee, Thomas Jessup, H. H.
Peele, Mrs. Porter Pike, Mrs. Bertha
Dunbar. Mrs. Lenna King.
Perhaps the Oldest pioneer present
was Edwin Cowles of Cambridge City,
born in Greenville, Mass, July II,
1923. He came to Indiana before the
Civil war and has been hotel keeper
all his life
Joseph P. Walton, born in Alabama
in 1S41 came north after spending his
boyhood days in North Carolina, en-
listed in the Fifteenth cavalry in In
diana, was wounded in the war and
was confined for some time in the
Andersonville prison.
Joel B. Curtis, born in 1888, has
spent most of his life at his home in
Fountain City. He served in many
bloody battles Of the Civil war, being
wounded at Gettysburg.
John l.. Owens, born in 1S43, served
during the Vicksburg campaign as a
member of the Company F Sixty-ninth
Volunteers. He has lived most of his
life in Wayne county.
William A. Mitchell, born in 1888, in
Madison county served during the
Civil struggle as a member of the
arm of the Southwest.
Fought at Bull Run.
William X. Young, although born in
Pittsburg in 1887, came to Indiana
early in life and has always claimed
the Hoosier state as his home. AS a
member of the Army of the Potomac
he fought at Bull Run and Anthem.
William Schuneman, born in Prus-
STA in 1899, sailed for America eight
years later on a vessel which made
the trip in two months. Landing first
at New Orleans he made his way up
to Cincinnati and finally to Richmond.
Fl served three years during the civil
Nar.
John H. Campbell served three
years during the Civil war, losing a
leg at Winchester, Va. He was born
in 1S43.
J. F.. Suplee was with Sherman on
that thrilling march to the sea. He
was born in 1843. He has passed
most of his life in Wayne county with
the exception of a few years after
the war, when he lived in Texas and
New Mexico.
Born in 1841, Joseph H. Bennett,
lifelong Hoosier was called to the
war, fighting at Antietum, Bull Run
and Gettysburg
With General Thomas.
John Ruby was born in Wayne
county in 1S4S, served under General
Thomas in many hard fought battles.
w. G. White fought in twenty-seven
battle of the Civil struggle. He has
been a Wayne county farmer since the
war.
Jacob Ryan, born in 1s43, came to
WAYNE county from Pennsylvania
with his parents when he was only
two years old. He has lived here
since that time.
Among the other old soldiers who
attended the meeting were: William
l.. Thomas, Robert M. Clark, John A.
Markley, Louis Demaree, A. j. Sinmp-
son, Nicholas Gambler, John Dixon,
Theodore Mcclellan, Alfred Sims, Ed
ward Price, Timothy Hart. James
Enoch, John Deets, J. w. Hall, J. N.
Gilbert, G. w. Stigleman, Nimrod
Parrot, John Dynes, William Mat
thews, Enos Kitterman, Judge Com
stock, j. M. Hartley, Frank Brandburn,
BENJAMIN Maths, Judge H. c. Fox,
John Yeargen.