The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-26
VETERANS OF OLD
WAR END SESSIONS
Memphis, Mo-, Man Chosen as Presi-
dent Of Twenty-first Missouri
Volunteers and Town
for Meeting
RECALL CIVIL STRIFE
Resolution Expresses Gratitude for
Reception in keokuk-oid
Soldiers Make After
noon Tour.
RECALL CIVIL STRIFE


L. NJ. Sprague. of Memphis, Mo-,
was elected president of the Associa-
ton of the Twenty-first Missouri
Volunteer Infantry at the rally which
the civil war veterans closed in Keo-
kuk today H. K Rhue, OF Memphis.
Mo-, was elected vice president, and
George P. Washburn, of Ottawa,
Kas., was made secretary and treas
urer for the third term.
The next annual reunion of the
regiment will be held in Memphis.
Mo.
Talks were made by William A.
Haynes, of Wyaconda, Mo-; George
P. Washburn, of Ottawa, Kas.; J. E.
Mitchell, of Keokuk, and w. B. Brad
ley, of Granger, Mo. Most of these
talks were reminiscent of the battle
Of Shiloh.
Pass Resolution.
The following resolution was
passed:
1--WE resolve, That the sincere
thanks and gratitude of the sur
vivors of the Association OF the
Twenty-first Volunteer infantry,
which is holding reunion in
this city, be expressly returned
to the citizens, Terrence Post
and w. r. c. for their hospi-
tally and entertainment, and to
DR.. Walter R. Smith for our
auto rides, a@l that we gladly
accept the sS~ie as an express
sion of patriotism and loyalty Of
the citizens of Keokuk to the
Stars and Stripes.
GEORGE P. WASHBURN,
DANIEL DEAN,
JOSEPH MORRIS,
Resolutions Committee"
The rally closed this afternoon
after a number of camp fire talks.
Washburn Tells Story.
Kas.. narrated his experiences in the
battle of Shiloh today. Mr.. Wash
burn, who is secretary of the asso
| citation, had never before been per.
suaded to tell about this battle.
| "a shell burst directly over where
my father and I were lying in The
| Hornets Nest" was one dramatic
! incident related "a fragment struck
my father on the right hip, shatter
! ing the joint. l carried him to the
rear. A little Irishman was severely
wounded and lying by his side. 1;
began raining.
Hours later succeeded in getting
the two men aboard a steamboat
Both my father and the Irishman
wanted me to go back to the field
to get particulars of the battle. My
father recovered, but was never fit
for duty again.
The little Irishman, who was
taken to the hospital in Mound
City, H., finally recovered and re-
! turned to his regiment, following it
until the close of the war.
When the present war broke out
his four sons Joined the colors. The
three weeks in this country when he
Joined the northern army at the
opening of the civil war"
On Sightseeing Trip.
At p. m today DR.. Walter R.
Smith took the old comrades on an
automobile sightseeing tour through
the city.
Thursday Nights Program.
The comrades reassembled at the
hall at $40 p m. Thursday. The
Star Spangled Banner" was sung,
after which H. B. Barnes, chaplain,
pronounced the invocation.
Numbers on the program were a
girls flag drill, group of songs by
Mrs Florence Wright Schouten,
Jumping jack drill by Eyeline Harter
and Mamie PARCEL, several readings
by Mrs. w. Frank Brown, and march
by the W. r. C.
Camp fire talks were made by J.
G. Matlick, Kahoka, Mo-; c. G.
Matthews, Keokuk; Joseph Morris,
Montezuma, Iowa, and A. H. Evans,
past commander of the department
OF Iowa
Veterans Enrolled.