Show r r r i j Tae GlrnneS Arade II HaTtford 8The paradejl in Jonor ccA the veterans of the Army of the Potomac was a success General Sherman reviewed re-viewed the First Regiment of state militia General Bigelow and staff the secretory of war Governors Littlefield of Rhoda Island Hoyt of Pennsylvania and Plaisted of Maine assisting and the crowd cheering Generals Burnside Wright Franklin Devens and others marchedinthe ranks with the boys Several corps and asso ciationa held meetings in the forenoon and General Miles made a speech to the second fcorps The society met in public pub-lic session in the Opera House in the afternoon Mayor Buckley made a speech of welcome and an oration and poem followed Daniel Dough erty of Philadelphia was orator Secretary Sec-retary of War Lincoln had a seat on the stage the setting of which was a military camp with battle flag The I Pennsylvania regiments Were also on the stage After the oration brief speeches were made by General Sherman Secretary Secre-tary Lincoln Generals Burnside Franklin Frank-lin Hawley Sickles Devens Slocum and BI plow of Connecticut A busines meeting was next held and officers chosen President Gen Chas Devens recording secretary Col H C King correponding secretary Col Geo H Sharpe treisurer ken N T McMahon A committee was appointee to arrange for a general reunion of the societies of the several armies The next meeting of the corps will be held st Detroit w |