The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-08-23
Damp Weather Fails to Pre-
vent Many Aged Persons
and Soldiers From Attend
ing Meeting.
OFFICERS REELECTED
DR.. Sweeney Of Milton, Sings
Song of Patriotism Popular
With People in Early six
ties"

CENTERVILLE, Aug. 23-The con-
tinuous rain Saturday changed the
program and, place Of meeting OF the
Old Settlers Of Wayne county. In
place of holding the annual picnic In
the Maple Wood park. it was held IN
the town hall, where the crowd as
sembled after the dinner was over.
OF the 400 invitations issued to the
old soldiers of this county, responses
were received from 1877, and twenty
two were present.
Add to Mortuary List.
Caleb Harvey presided over the
meeting and welcomed those present,
especially the comrades who were
asked to have their reunion with the
old settlers in the future The death
roll was read and the name Of Joseph
e. Wood was added. He died in De-
cember, age 81. He formerly lived at
Whitewater.
Past Grand Commander Milton
Garrigus, of Kokomo. made the prin-
cipal address. He referred to the Civil
war. It's causes, progress, its men and
its losses. He gave many interesting
"reminiscences and gave fitting eu-
logy to Governor Morton and Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Miss Edna Johnson gave two reci.
tations entitled THE Bean" and The
Old Flag" Thomas Fagan gave a
recitation entitled Fifty Years Ago. "
An interesting feature Of the pro.
gram was the song sung by DR.. l. F.
Sweeney, OF Milton. 1t was song
sung by many of the old soldiers In
the early Sixties" The song was as
follows:
Or. sweeney's Song.
Noble republic. happiest Of lands.
Foremost of nations, Columbus
stands,
Freedoms proud banner floats in
the skies
, Where shouts of loyalty daily arise.
Chorus:
United we stand, divided we fall,
Union forever. freedom for all,
To all our heroes, justice and fame.
To all our foes, traitors foul name
Throughout the world our motto
shall be,
Long live America, home Of the free
Our stripes and our stars, still
proudly snail wave
Emblem of Liberty, home Of the
brave.
Should ever a traitor rise in our
land
Cursed be his homestead, withered
his hand,
To all our heroes, justice and fame
To all our foes. traitors foul
name.
Jesse Stevens and Thomas Jessup
in short talks, urged that in the fu'
ture the old soldiers of the county
make their annual reunion on the
same day of the Old Settlers.
Officers Reelected.
The present officers of the Old
Settlers association were reelected
for the ensuing year. All the com.
mittees were also continued for next
year
Short addresses were made by sew
eral of the old soldiers, among them
Ennis Ritterman and Benjamin Duke
The association adjourned to meet the
third Saturday in August, 1916.
The old soldiers in attendance were
as follows: Newton jenkins, Rich
mond. g. Ohio infantry; Amos Hud
dleston, Cambridge City, 76. Company
C, saith Indiana infantry; Jacob Stib
bins, Centerville. 6S. Company l, 124tt
Indiana infantry; Edward Price, Rich
mond, IS, Company F. 36th Indiana
infantry; S. H. Morris, Germantown
50, Company F, 124th Indiana infan
try; Griff Cooney, Milton, 20, Com
pany B. 5th Indiana cavalry; Ennis
Kitterman. Centerville. 20, 10Th In
diana artillery; Jacob Murley. Milton
81, 3rd Indiana battery; Milton Gar
rigus, Kokomo. "a. Capt. Co. D, 142nt
Indiana cavalry: Willard Tenyec, Mil
ton, IS, Company c. Indiana cavalry
and James Stewart Bolander. Rich
mond, so, Company F, 69th Indiana in
fantry.