The Penn's Grove record., 1914-12-18

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The surviving veterans of fae asA sg
ment New Jersey volunteer ass aesss III
trinity M. E. Church, b HIST
Saturday, 18th, which was Il ENg aip9
versary of the battle Of Fred fies4Dugg44n
which the compan exprient II slf8sa Gls
RAIN OF shot and shell and uies Il isas. /
Company K. went from Espper eaas
Neck Township.
Isaac z. Simkins, the presidenE pr,sihl
ed. Stirring patriotic music vas II ssea
by Trinity Orchestra.
Rev. D.. E. Lewis, pastor 0E 4bu t
Baptist Church., made the aLe4iiu I'D. !
dress. He set forth that tn r.ess 10
went to the front in the CHI HaF Nta /
been called .'for such a time Il she te
perpetuate the Union. enabse s1nr sH-
try to take its place as a MorId as ii
and furnish an example Of Yuge de-. r.
cracy.
Rev. E. A. Miller, Jr., a ii stsr
the church sang a solo 8 sitsess sTss
Little Bronze Button, = this estslag &at
the badge OF the veterans an i ls&ug i
warm echo in the hearts of Bo8 Is
Blue.
Rev. w. d. Stultz, pastor III Al 9asat
M. P. Church. made an earnest tkldf SO
and closed by urging all to i IKE Txvt
meeting the great Captain 4 ths saat
reunion.
Former Senator /. I. NiuhoN ssw i
contrast between the war being IA M9 til
Europe to-day aud the war FwfHt 6nu
veterans before him had g gage asssA
they were 6ghtin for the eteEsgg. ggiisci
pie of right and the perpe 8u Of
government by the people. 81 saa
men before him were living sxafk r. a
the fact that the patriotic G sizssek tass
country made the best kind III posdssss
Ii shows how unnecessary b lhe
United States to have all i'm leaae FtpFA
ing army to be an added gAFd@@
the people.
A. j. Washburn, Junior J .M GaAma
der OF the Department of 5elssg /
said he is an adopted son & s4@ sFa. 3
but he was proud of it az ssaAtsa
pay tribute to the way New sew CA
for its soldiers, their wiz s sd si@
widows.
More men went to the fro absiS pN.N
ton to the population tL i1S /
other State and New Jersey vvs he&e
care OF it's soldiers thar any 6essE 3Ea
in support Of this referring 3 tse nl1ee
at Vineland and Kearney.
Secretary J.Lenhart Rice read the min
utes OF the last meeting and James d
rorton, OF Penns Grove, made the an
nual treasurer's report.
A list OF the members who had passed
away during the year, 10 in number, was
read by DR.. George w. Bailey, OF Phila-
delpliia, They were as follows: Captain
James r. Hoagland, Company g.; Ed
ward Walker, Company K; Joseph 8.
Peachey, Company A.; David William-
son, Company A.; William M. Sheppard,
Company, A.; Edwin s. Davis, Company
D Charts McDaniels, Company CT;
James Hardle, Company f.; Joseph G.
Brooks, Company H.; Nathan Penning-
ton, Company g.; John Orr, Company F.;
William Bodine, Company H.; Henry M.
Munion, Company K; David Pyle, Com
pany j.
After the reading of these names pray
er was offered by Comrade Denny as all
present stood.
Glassboro, Millville and Penns Grove
extended invitations TO the Regiment for
next years meeting. That OF Penns
Grove was accepted.
The following officers were elected:
President, Isaac r. Simkins, Company
K of Penns Grove; Secretary and Treas
urer, j. l.. Rice, Company H., of Bridge
ton; Chaplain, Isaac w. Fowler, Com
pany E., of T~horofare; Vice Presidents,
George A. Sheppard, Co. A.: A. H. Tom
lin, Co. b.; Joel Pedrick, Co. c.; VIM,
Carney, Co. D., j. w. HannoId,, Co. E..
VIM. C. Hustled, Co. f., Samuel Joslin,
Co. g., Alex Mctiraw, Co. H., George
NJ. Steward, Co. l., James ID. Torton, |
Co. K, Executive Committee-Isaac
Ridgway, Co. A., Samuel F. Bard, Co.
B., Elijah Wheaton, Co. c., S. S. Led
| den, Co. D., Thackara Cozens, Go. E.,
| Daniel Brooks, Co. f.. Howard Blew, Co.
H., G. L, Sharp, Co. l., S. NJ. Denny, Co.
K.
Samuel M. Denny, James D. Torton,
Isaac P. Simkins and Daniel Myers, vet
| Grams OF Co. X, were the Penns Grove
| residents at the reunion.