Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-12
Volunteers At
REUNION HERE
Officers Are Re- elected Vet
Grams Addressed by Mayor
Wilson, Dinner Served

Twenty-Five survivors of the Twen-
ty-eighth New Jersey Volunteers to-
gether with a number of women
guests gathered at Odd Fellows Hal.
this morning for the opening session
of the annual reunion of the old
regiment. The veterans who fought
in the strife between the north and
south came from various parts of
the state.
The session opened at 10 o'clock
with George ID. Bergen. of Pember-
ton, president of the association N
the chair making the address of wet-
come TO the comrades who came
here for the annual event. Follow
ing the roll call. Past Department
Commander Samuel c.. Garretson OF
the Grand Army of the Republic,
Department of New Jersey, who IS
the treasurer of the association, read
a brief of the regiment when it was
organized in October, 1852. until the
time of its disarmament at Freehold
In 1863.
Mr.. Garretson said the regiment
was organized in October, 1852, by
an act of congress with thirty-nlne
non-commissioned officers and SS6
privates. The regiment distinguish
ed itself in two of the fiercest bat
ties of the Civil War, at Fredericks-
burg and at Charlottesville. Col
pnel Moses N. Wisewell, at the head
of a Military Academy in this city,
at the time of the war, was its COM
mander. Mr.. Garretson was a mem
Der of Company l of the regiment
which sent fifty-eight enlisted men
from this city to the front and he is
the only survivor of the company.
Joseph /. Crowell, a prominent 5usi-
ness man of this city, was the cap
tain of the Company /.
When Mr.. Garretson had finished
his talk a motion was made to have
the brief history which he a
placed on the minutes of the meet
ing. This was followed by the roll
cali by companies for the payment
of dues for the year. Company A,
the first one called, responded with
six members to the front of the hall.
Al motion was made by President
Bergen to name the date and place
of the reunion to be held next year.
After referring to the minutes of
last years meeting and finding that
a motion there prohibited meetings
being held anywhere but Perth Am
boy, it was decided that this motion
be rescinded for the period of one
year and that the next reunion be
held at Point Pleasant Wednesday,
October rs, 1928.
Mayor Wilson then extended his
greetings Of welcome to the old SOL
Giers, expressing his wish that he
be present to witness the same
gathering and the same faces m
many years to come. He then grant
ed them the freedom of the city
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several places of amusement that
they might visit. and assured them
that anything he could do to make
their stay worth while, that he
would only be too glad if called
upon to offer his services.
The roll was then called ard
those present were recorded as fol-
lows; Benjamin Warren, Company
X, f. E. Larking, Company
T.. Joseph Rue, Marris Reed, Will
lam Kerr, James Britton and j. S.
Bennett, Company A; Mr.. Sham,
C; w. R. Miller, J. H
Ravens. Peter Morrison and Anger
Nc Marter. Company E; Henry c..
Company H; Samuel E. Gar
Company G; George H.
Steward, Company K.
A motion was then passed that
same OIlcefS De elected IOr kle
year as follows:
President, George D. Bergen;
secretary. Francis E. Larkin of
B; treasurer, Samuel e.
of Company G.
The following is a list of the vice
presidents of the different COM
panies: Peter Sham. Kingston, N.
,. Company B; John Martin, of
Company C; Henry Van
New Brunswick, Com
pany d; Peter Morrison, Company
e; Henry Frazier, Plainfield, Com
pany f; B. Smith, Elizabeth, Com
nany 1; G. H. Stewart, Company
K; Jacob Ballenger, Company G..
After the business session ended,
the members of the association,
witt their wives. attended the din
ner served in their honor.