Committee on Invitations.

Capt. 3. W. Evenden.

PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING

OF THE

Society of the Army of the Tennessee.

RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.

ST. LOUIS, November 18, 1896.

The twenty-eighth meeting of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee was held at the Southern Hotel, in St. Louis, on November 18th and 19th, 1896.

The meeting was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M., November 18th, 1896, by the president, General Grenville M. Dodge, who said:

COMRADES:

We meet for our twenty-eighth annual reunion, under brighter skies, and perhaps a more hopeful future. No matter what our political differences may be, it is a gratification to know that the people of the United States have selected for its chief magistrate, a veteran of the war. We not only congratulate him. but ourselves. It shows that the people still hold their good sense.

We are saddened by the loss of many of our distinguished comrades who have passed away. All of them have been dear to us, and we should keep alive their memory and history as a lesson to our posterity, for the future of this country depends upon. the loyalty of its citizens. It gives me great pleasure to see coming to us more of those who are to follow us, and I think every member should make an effort from now on to bring here, not only those who are to follow the particular member, but his family and others of the old army. They will make our reunions more pleasant, and when we pass away it will be with the knowledge that they can sustain our lives and our history.

The first order of business is the reading of the journal of the previous meeting.

On motion of General Pearson, the journal having been published, the reading was dispensed with.

Colonel W. B. Keeler moved that committees be appointed as follows:

On nomination of officers, place of next meeting, selection of orator for the ensuing year.

The motion prevailed and the President appointed the following committees:

On nomination of officers:

Colonel W. B. Keeler, Major M. A. Higley, General D. C. Coleman, Captain W. T. Rigby, Mr. Hugh Belknap.

Location of next meeting:

Captain F. H. Magdeburg, Captain A. C. Kemper, General J. H. Stibbs, Major Hoyt Sherman, Mr. George Buckland.

On orator:

General T. C. Fletcher, General Smith D. Atkins, Colonel J. N. McArthur, General L. B. Parsons, Mr. P. Tecumseh Sherman. The President:-The next business in order is the reports of the officers of our Society.

The Corresponding Secretary presented the following report, which, upon motion of Major R. C. Crowell, was received and ordered printed in the report.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT.

Mr. President and Members of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee: GENTLEMEN:-As Corresponding Secretary of your Society I have the honor to report the performance of the ordinary current business of my office, including the preparation and transmission of the official notices of this meeting.

Of such notices, sent to our recorded addresses, the following have been returned:

Captain J. S. Curtis, 246 Chestnut street, Chicago.

Captain H. J. Gleason, Chicago, Ills.

Major W. C. Henry, Wellston, Ohio.

Major Samuel M. Hitt, Sioux Falls, Dakota.

General George P. Ihrie, Trenton, N. J.

Colonel J. M. Loomis, Chicago, Ills.

Major D. Tredway, St. Louis, Mo.