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Show REUNION SET BY I BATTERY IN Former Members of 145th Field Artillery to Hold Jollification. After more than two years separation, separa-tion, former members of B battery of the 145th field artillery, will bet tog-ether In r grand reunion in Ogrten. rvuiuai , i n U9IUIIKIUII s ru win i ;. i and after an entire afternoon of greetings greet-ings entertainment .and general good time, will "chow" once again as com-rades. com-rades. This was the plan formulated I last night at a meeting of the former I battery members who have urged for some time, that a reunion of the soldier? sol-dier? he held. , roitMKK OMM luVDER. Twenty -six former members of the organization attended last night's meeting in the city hall and named J. Ray Ward, former battery com-1 mander. temporary chairman of the general committee to arrange the !'- Union. The old-tlmo good fellowship between the soldiers returned and aJ great amount of enthuUunn was shown favoring thu reunion of the entire organization. or-ganization. During the entire period of se'rvlce thrro urrt unnrnvimutflr !t t mr.r. w'ho served In li battery. Seventy-two! 'of thse men wen- used ad replai ementi trooiis with other organizations amlj saw active service at the front. It is believed thot nearly 200 of the men who wcii? on the battery roster can be reached and will attend the reunion The names of all mr n who Served have been provided by Captain Ward and each man will be personally notilled of the coming event. Parents and relatives rel-atives of the soldiers are also urged to notif any soldier who may be out of the city. l PTE l il ORN1 W More than fifty California men served with the organization during the war and special invitations will be v ii... iv.- uie nil "'J'v 'and greet their former comrades.: 'Plans are being; made to make the affair one of the greatest enthusiasm 'and merriment and none of the meni-bers meni-bers will be overlooked in being asked 'to attend. A committee to secure a hall and dining room for the affair was selected) 'and consists of Oscar Keeter, chair-j man; Edward Nelson. David A. Scott and Alexander Carlson. They will form a tentative program and preii n( their plans at a meeting to be held next Tuesday evening In the City hall at S o'clock. Edward Hobbs was chosen as temporary tem-porary secretary of the organization to arrange the plans. A committee to notlf) all former members of the battery of the event and issue invitations was composed of Lajv Turner, chairman; George Krenth, Wilt'ord Smedlng and Krnest Balcfc OO |