South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-12
REUNION Of WAR
VETERANS CLOSES
Members of 73rd Indiana to
Meet Next Year at
Michigan City.

Michigan City was chosen as the
next meeting place OF the 73rd regi-
ment of Indiana volunteers at the
business meeting held Thursday morn
ing in the Auten Post hall in the old
court house building. The second week
in August, 1916. was also selected as
the time of next meeting.
John Herrold of Michigan City was
elected president; H. II. Williams of
Chesterton. vice president; Galaska
Gordon Of Michigan City, second vice
president; and u. II. Miller Of Naipa-
raise, third vice president. John Caul-
field of this city was reelected secTe-
tary and treasurer for the fourth sue
cessive time.
A report of the memorial commit
tee read at the business session Thurs
day morning, showed that Is members
of the regiment had died during the
past year They were: Joseph oliver,
David NJ Hauser, Martin Young, Gill
lis McBane, John II. Beber. &. IL.
West, +. l.. Evans, John @. Greene
walt John W. Teel, Thomas Leick,
George Wheeler, James Clayton and
William Reynolds. The committee
which submitted the report was COM
posed of O. G.. Wheeler, g. 9. kanarr,
and John HerrOld.
Resolutions were also drawn up
and adopted thanking the citizens OF
South Bend for the hospitality extend
ed the veterans.
Thursday afternoon at 1870 o'clock
the visitors were taken around the
city on an automobile ride. They
visited the site of the old camp where
they were mustered in in 1862. The
comrades had dinner at Kable's and
f~.rr
returned to their respective homes.
A campfire meeting was held last
night which was attended by the 73rd
regiment veterans and their comrades
of other regiments and companies they
were connected with while in the
Civil war.
Washington Gardner of Albion,
Mich, past national commander of the
G.. ~ II. and a veteran of the 31st
regiment of Ohio infantry. delivered
an address in which he related many
incidents familiar to the soldiers
present who participated in the Vari-
Gus encounters. He told the story of
the 73rd infantry from the day they
were put into the field until they were
hardened men of war. He connected
many humorous incidents with his adj
| dress, cheering the comrades present.
You can never blot out of the
memory of these men present the
31st day Of December. 1862" said
Mr.. Gardner. when the shells were
bursting around in every direction,
teamsters we're busy moving their
ammunition and provision wagons in
better position from the enemy. At
this particular time these men of the
73rd regiment were at the front of
the battlefield holding their own
while their comrades on every side fell
under the fire of the south but with
wonderful firmness this regiment
played an important part in the battle
that night.
/ God has been wonderfully good To
us 10 protect our lives for 55 years,
! lacking five days, that we might see
/ what the result of these horrible
| bloody battles were. If the bows who
are sleeping at Gettysburg tonight
/ under the soil could arise and see the
I United States. for which they gave
their lives, they would not think they
/ had sacrificed their lives for naught
/ These men were all in the prime OF
/ their lives when they were called to
! the front. The great point at issue
was whether or not the United States
should be united or separated. Back
/ OF this great point was slavery. This
was only the exciting part of the war
1 Ii acted as a fuse to instill a spirit OF
/ justice throughout the north as die
/ the killing Of the crown prince OF
Austria cause a spark for the wal
which is now waging. which is the
greatest the world has ever known
! among civilized nations"
other features of the evening were,
Bugle call-assembly by William Long
| checker: invocation by Rev. John NJ
Alexander; address of welcome Toy
! Mayor Fred Keller. in which he gave
] the old soldiers a hearty welcome e
the city. The address was responded
! TO by +. a. Jernegan. Short addresse.
] by number Of the comrades com.
| pleted the evenings program.