Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-16
BURGESS is HOST
TO OLD SOLDIERS
Forty-Hrst Annual Reunion of Com
pany F., Hundred and Second
Volunteer Infantry, Held.
SONS OF VETERANS ENTERTAIN
Sixteen Of the Wen Serving in War
With Organization Still Living
Fin Time Enjoyed.
SONS OF VETERANS ENTERTAIN


Burgess. June 1.-THE 5Ist annual
reunion Of Company f, 102nd Illinois
infantry, which was held at Burgess
today. was a successful event. with
the exception of a hard rain which oc-
CURED III the afternoon. necessitating
the canceling Of a fFee-fOr-aIl baseball
game to have been staged immediately
following the program at the church.
Aside from this drawback everything
went smoothly as arranged by the
Sons Of Veterans Of the vicinity
Flfty-One years ago Company + was
formed. out of a members of that
company who were residents OF Suez
township, only two remain in the cOun-
y at the present time. Captain D. W
S.duick and J. H. Laiferty. AS far as
cal be ascertained IL of the members
o. the original Company L, 102nd Hi
Hois infantry are now living.
4 remarkable fact pertaining to thc
company is that each of the members
surviving the 1hroes of that greatest
war of rebellion. served the full time
and all returned home at the same
time, T. Chilson, the youngest of the
company, who is = years Of age. was
present at the reunion. ". B. Guilt
son, residing at Viola, is the oldest OF
the company being 81 years Of age.
The Is living members Of the COM
panv and their places Of residence are
here given.
D. ". Sedurck. tcapt.) Suez, F. G.
Brown, lheutJ, Alexis; John Tidball.
Clarinda, Iowa; Henry Mcneil. New
Boston, " B. CuIlisOn, Viola: f. Chill
son. Viola: Charles HaTtseI, Preston.
Kan. John Laughed. Iowa; ]. H. LAT
fertv Norwood; Stephen u. LethiO.
Abingdon; A T. MorfOrd, Mississippi
Henry 5. Murtaugh. Aledo; II. T, Nor
ford, Iowa. Richard Wright, Oquawka.
John H. Wiley, Illinois.
This body OF men have kept up the
organization in a creditable manner
and each year a reunion in their hOn01
is being held by the Sons of Veterans
Of the Burgess vicinity.
Welcomed BY Rev. Carpenter.
Two years ago at the time Of this
event 200 sat down to the excellent
meal which is always served to the
visitors on that eyentful day. Yester-
day the number was considerably less,
owing to the predicament in which the
farmers find themselves in regard t.
their crops. However, a good showing
Of attendance was made today
The morning session of the program
was held in the Presbyterian church
beginning al 20. The program was
opened by a selection eXcellently rem
dered by the Burgess quartet. This was
followed by an address Of welcome By
Rev. G. +. Carpenter, pastor Of the
church This address, which was fill
ed with respect for the old soldiers,
and Of welcome 10 the visitors was
well received by the large audience o.
listeners. Another song by the quar-
let followed. with a response to the ad-
dress Of welcome by Howard Latferty.
The quartet favored the audience with
a third selection after which dinner
was announced. One hundred and fifty
old soldiers and friends partOok of the
delicious goodies which the ladies OF
the church had prepared at 1870. Din
ner over the afternoon session OF the
program was begun. At this session the
Norwood quartet rendered the music.
This organization opened the program
with selection appropriate to the oc-
casion The principal address OF the
Gay was then listened TO, Rev. Eikley
IL Z. minister Of Viola, who had been