Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-08-22
CIVIL war VETERANS
HOLD 18TH REUNION
COLESBURG ENTERTAINS MEN,
BERS OF 21ST REGIMENT OF
VOLUNTEERS.
COMRADES COME FROM DISTANCE
Interesting Program Given. COlesburg
People Meet Veterans At Dyers-
vile With Automobiles.
Especial Correspondence

The total number of men whose
names have been associated with the
21st Regiment of Iowa, Volunteer In
fantry is 1152-1129 of which were
actually mustered in and served un-
der its banner. OF these Delaware
county furnished 201, Clayton 304,
Dubuque 465 A remnant of this
large regiment held the 10Th Biennial
reunion at Colesburg, Iowa, Wednes-
day and Thursday, August 18th and
10th. The weather man was on his
good behavior and the days were ideal
Autos met the veterans and visitors at
Dyersville and they were ushered in
to our little city ION high" with "Old
Glory" flying at the mast-heads. The
headquarters were at the Congrega-
tional church and here committee
met the guests and assigned them to
the different homes for entertainment.
Every latch-string was out, and the
freedom of the patriotic old burg CIV
en- over to the heroes of 1861. In the
register of names appended to this re-
port it will be observed that some of
the comrades came from afar to enjoy
the society of each other once again,
to recall the stirring events Of army
life and to be present at the program
and banquet given in their honor.
They expressed their appreciation of
the true spirit of comradeship and hos
pitable treatment in their behalf The
campfire held at the M. E. church We'd
nesday evening was largely attended,
the church being packed and many un-
able to gain admittahce. The pro-
gram consisted of the following num-
bers:
Song The Star Spangled Banner
Invocation O. ]. Felter
Song ------------------M Male Quartet
Address of Welcome----F. A. Grimes
Duet----Alice Evers and Bertha Craig
Response to Welcome Peters
solo, .---MrS L.. r. coon
Defamation ----------Harold Bush
Address Mrs. Lillian C. Carey
Music Miss Elverna Kuhlman
Mrs. Carey is a speaker of national
reputation and her address was
most enjoyable feature of the program.
Col. Peters substituted for Capt Geo.
H. Childs of Marshalltown, who sent
his regrets, being unavoidably de-
tanned.
The Colesburg band, S. G. Knee
Post G. A. r. and the Boy Scouts es-
corted the veteran son the march from
headquarters to the place of holding
the campfire. The band rendered pa
triotic selections before and after the
program.
On Thursday morning a business
meeting was held at which Comrade
Cyrus Craig was elected president.
Miss Morga Craig will serve as sec
retary. The place forsholding the
| ACAL lcuHlOH was lol SclcClCu dl lllo
time. At noon banquet was served
to the veteran guests. resident SOL
diers, friends, and others. In all 104
gathered around the festa1 board and
ate. drank and were merry. The din
ing room and tables were artistically
decorated in the national colors and
emblem; the color scheme of red,
white and blue being carried out also
in the floral decorations which adorn-
ed the tables. In the afternoon the
guests departed for their various
homes, thus closing reunion Of the
21st Iowa that was Sf mutual enjoy
ment to the comrades and the Coles
burg people.
The oldest veteran of the regiment |
present was A. S. Haskins of Lamont, |
age Sc. These figures in reverse Or
der (6S) denote the age of the young
est comrade present. Cy Lichty of Ce-
dar Falls The following is list of
those present as taken from the reg
istration book:
Russell p. Lawton, Marshalltown. Ia.
Cy Lichty, Cedar Falls Ia
Mrs. Cy Lichty. Cedar Falls las
Mary S. Orchard. Charles City, Ia.
Aaron Moss, Greene, Iowa.
Mrs Aaron Moss. Greene, Iowa.
Mrs. Vena Barth. Greene, Iowa.
Mrs c. L. Gibeaut, Osage Iowa.
Mrs L. c. Carey, Dubuque. Iowa
co. Il.
c. II. Robbins, Osborne, Iowa.
Henry Chiles, Anderson, Missouri.
J. G. Warner. Lima, Iowa.
Mrs. J. G. Warner, Lima. Iowa.
W. H. Appleton. Edgewood. Iowa
c. S. Maxson. Edgewood. Iowa
George Cropp. Monticello. Iowa.
W. E. Knight, Strawberry Point. Ia.
Mrs. Donald Drummond, Dubuque, Ia.
co. G..
VIM Brady and wife, Manchester, Ia
co. ID.
G. W. Wiltsie, Montezuma, Iowa.
A Haskins, Lamont, Iowa.
co. .E. I
Charles Zugenbuhler, Dubuque, Iowa. !
co. f.. ,
James Cunningham, Dubuque. Iowa.
John Leehy. Fairbanks, Iowa.
F J Patterson, Des Moines, Iowa.
co. G.