Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler, Iowa
September 7, 1904
Butler County Veterans Hold Their 26th Annual Reunion at
Greene. A Success in Every Way.
There was a stir in the old town yesterday, the occasion being
the 26th annual reunion of the veterans of Butler county. The day
was perfect but it is thought perhaps the heavy rain the night
before kept some from a distance from coming. However, there was
a good sized crowd of old veterans and their friends
here and we think all went home with a kindly feeling for their
brethren of the Post here and the people of Greene in general.
Headquarters were established in the alley next to the First
State Bank, where Cols. A. Moss, C.V. McClure, and C.B. Weston,
with Adjutant S.E.Connor were busy all the forenoon receiving and
registering the visiting comrades. The following is the list of
veterans registered:
GREENE, IOWA.
Aaron Moss, A 31 Iowa
Thos. Belknap, E 31 Iowa.
Albert Boggs, G 31 Iowa.
C.B. Weston, B 73 Ind.
S.E. Conner.
C.V. McClure, H 49 Pa.
S.T. Hotchkiss, D 31 Iowa.
W.H. Rupert, C 148 Ill.
F.H. Warner, B 142 Ill.
E. Morrill, B 20 Maine.
Phil Shultz, I 89 Ill.
Ed Stevens, A 1 Maine
Joe Blandin, G 16 Wis.
T.T. Hall, K 8 Iowa.
T.B. Bowman, K 1 Iowa.
Jacob Hoffman, D 15 Iowa.
W.F. Crouse, 1 25 Wis.
Levi Sheets, I 4 Wis.
Albert Boggs, G 32 Iowa.
Willis Butler, E 12 U.S.
J.M. Landes, K 15 Ind.
T. Anderson, G 133 Pa.
W.L. Starkweather, D 85 NY
T.M. Belknap, E 31 Iowa.
W.H.H. Fleek, C 30 Wis.
J.A. Suburne, G 2 Ill.
W.H. Dickman, E 27 Iowa.
W.C. Knight, E 47 Wis.
G.W. Russell, C 55 Iowa.
J.A. Landis, H 30 Ind.
James Deardorf, I 63 Ohio
John Winterburn, K 13 Vermont
A. McNames, K 11 Mich.
J.J. Rife, 12 Ind.
J. Temple, I 41 Wis.
D.R. Freeman, D 7 Wis.
W.F Nolterieke, D 49 Iowa, Spanish.
CLARKSVILLE, IOWA.
F.M. Hart, A 21 Iowa.
N.J. Wanamaker, C 25 Wis.
Phillip Loomer, I 44 Wis.
L.L. Jones, G 95 Iowa.
F. Patterson, A 105 Iowa.
R.R. Cook, H 3 Wis.
C.M. Ransom, K 15 Ill.
Harry Cook, D 49 Iowa, Spanish.
H.T. Bonton, K 22 Wis.
A. Mitchell, K 22 Wis.
J.D. Roberts, B 94 Ill.
T.S. Walters, F 32 Iowa
SHELL ROCK, IOWA.
J.J. Niblack, F 93 Iowa
F.E. Orvis, E 32 Iowa.
W.H. Winship, A 189 NY
L.F. Bristow, I 9 Iowa
C.T. Myers, I 3 Iowa
D.L. Brownly, K 28 Iowa.
B. Pierce, H 92 Ill.
G.G. Blake, E 95 Ill.
L. Echet, H 105 Ill.
R.W. Hannant, E 32 Iowa.
H. Thompson, D 15 Ill.
F. Orvis, E 44 Iowa.
S.M. Harding, E 44 Iowa.
George Adair, F 32 Iowa.
ROCKFORD, IOWA
G.H. Benham, I 9 N.S.
T.J. Taylor, F 20 Wis.
O.M. Ruggles, A 16 Wis.
L.H. Fellwock, K 35 Wis.
E. Crewell, G 27 Iowa.
A. McNally, D 17 Wis.
S.W. Jeffery, I 25 Wis.
L.M. Harris, K 7 Iowa.
MARBLE ROCK, IOWA
A.C. Rosencrans, I 4 Ill.
C.T. Ackley, B 7 Iowa
C.E. Lamb, E 7 Iowa
G.M. Hubbard, G 9 Iowa
Wm. Comstock, G 22 Iowa.
CHARLES CITY, IOWA
J.C. Forney, G 32 Iowa.
J. Goodnart, G 51 Ill.
C. Cole, F 33 Wis.
John Moon, B 30 Wis.
J.F. Troutun, K 30 Iowa.
ALLISON, IOWA.
E. Taylor, B 25 Wis.
B. Elliott, G 75 Iowa.
J.H. Michael, C 174 Ohio.
G.C. Latham, G 3 Vermont
L.J. Rogers, K 2 Wis.
PACKARD, IOWA.
J. Buel, I 3 Iowa.
H.C. McNames, B 18 Mich
J. Yost, 215 NY
DUMONT, IOWA
H.C. Brown, G 1 N.H.
Geo. Schuler, C 31 Iowa
BRISTOW, IOWA.
C.V. Surfus, E 12 Iowa.
J.F. Clark, G 1 Iowa
POWERSVILLE, IOWA
V.P. Shaw, H 49 Ind.
F. Dunning, C 1 Maine.
Aredale, E.A. Lockwood, D 77 NY
Waverly, W.W. West, B 45 Ill.
Root's Siding, C.W. Arkills, G 32 Wis.
Kesley, J Consadine, K 147 Iowa.
Mason City, Alba Miller, C 74 Ill.
Waterloo, Chas. Crabtree, H 44 Wis.
Hammond, La., A.A. Egnew, K 4 Ind.
Clyde, Ohio, N.B. Mason, A 72 Ohio.
Oxford, Wis, L.E. Chamberlain, F 44 Wis.
AFTER DINNER.
The assembling of veterans and their friends after dinner brought
out a good crowd who followed the bands to J. Perrin Park, where
the exercises were held. After music by the band came the
invocation by Father Sheehy, music by the choir and the address
of welcome by Col. A. Moss, which was responded to by Geo. Adair
of Shell Rock. After more music Col. Moss introduced the orator
of the day, Hon. O.B. Courtright of Waterloo, who made a short
historic address that was highly appreciated and followed closely
to the close. There was just a business meeting held after the
speech and no campfire. It was unanimously decided to hold the
reunion next year at Allison. R. Gonzales of Allison was elected
Colonel; Geo. Adair of Shell Rock, Lieut. Col.; and L.J. Rogers
of Allison, Major. Other staff officers, aides de camp, etc. will
be chosen later, when the date of the next reunion will be
announced. The members of the Post here can feel well satisfied
with the way the reunion passed off, nothing occurring to mar the
pleasures of the visitors and their untiring efforts seemed to be
fully appreciated.
THE FLOYD BAND.
The Floyd Band, 18 men in full uniform, fancy green coats and
white trousers, furnished plenty of good music for the reunion,
in fact they made a decided hit. Prof. E.A. Sheldon, principal of
the schools there, is the capable leader and instructor of this
fine organization. They also furnish a good orchestra in
connection with the band.
THE DRUM CORPS.
We must not forget to mention the drum corps in writing of the
Soldiers' Reunion. It was composed of the following old soldiers:
W.W. West, fife; Levi Sheets, bass drum, and Frank Warner and
S.E. Conner, snare drums. They were feeling jubilant over the
events of the day and gave us any amount of those good, lively
old tunes.
[submitted Feb. 2004 by C.J.L., Great-grandniece of A[lexander]
McNally (1847-1936) of Co. D, 17th Wis., above. Descendants of
Myles McNally]