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Battery L Enjoys ReunionllSi*LIiuSix men. the miijorUy of Ibr »uraving members of Dxllcry L First Ohio Light Artillery met In annual reunion and business «sftlo:r todfcy al iht office of Attorney A. T. Holcomb. Turfey building. The alx vricrjru present »re llie same one* who iuve been acellng faithfully nearly every year.The business srwlnn was held al eleven o'clock wllh Abraham 1olI or Lucawvillc, presiding. Tths deeKon of officers resulted in the rcelecllon of the present office holders. President, Abraham Doll; Secretary. \V. II. Music; Treasurer, A. T. Ifokomb.Secretary M.is-Mr reported I be death of one member during the past year. John Craig of Ihe West Side was lhr; veteran 1o answer the finil call. Kadi year :hc ranks of the vdcrans Is being thinned by Ihc call of the Grcal Cntnmftndrr above, flesolutlohs were adopted on the dealli of Comrade Craig.A motion was also matte that Ihc next reunion, Sept. 19, 1021 be made ft sol-d'ers day in every sense of the worn. The motion was to the effect thftt'all civil War velcraos in IhU county and Awtyunfrg rounllot In Oh'o anu Kentucky bc invllcil to jiartielpatc in one bis reunion. Th!s step was taken after II was reported that Ihe varlout veteran organliatlons such as the 33rd. Mnl, Oisl anil Sfilti had ceased to hold annual meetings and reunions. All lliesc voleran* are lo be invited lo lake p-irl in order lo make the day a bit; cno for all ihe obi soldiers. There will be a splendid program of one or two diy’3 juralinn with splendid entertainment provided.AUnrney Holcomb assured Ihe members that Ihe funds nrecssnry for such an affair would 2m obtained here, many h^ir.c 53ad lo conlribnlc lo on'affair of tins Lind.The member* present were, Jos'ali McFarland of Adam* county. 0. C. Wood. Abraham Doll. \V. II. Music, of this county and B. If. \Vlafcon and Attorney A. T. Ilirtcmb of ih!» clly.Two features of Ihc reunion, were mining Oils year. Tim usual luncheon following Iho bnrin^M session l! Seel's parlors and a talk by Dr. P. J. KUnc.Today after the business session llic veteran* mel their wives and oilier family relative* at deck's parlors and adjourned lo Ihc American restaurant for luncti, the. women enjoyed social chat al the Seel parlors while Ihc men were In business sc*sdon.Sept. 19 l* ihc dale of the reunion each year as this is the anniversary dale of Ihe balllc of Winchester in which Pallery L members played an active pari.}]
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Portsmouth Daily Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sat, Sep 18, 1920
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