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\Vm. a. Leidel,<br />

Manager <strong>of</strong> Leidel Ice Company.<br />

Tabor, John H Hawley, Joseph T.<br />

Fouke, *T. B. Wood, Wm. T.<br />

Pointer, Geo. H. FoUett, J. W.<br />

Reed, *Lemuel Adams, B. A. Harbine,<br />

Thomas K. Ridgway, Wm.<br />

Ingels, *David \V. Merry, *James<br />

Stack, Lewis J. Myers, James C.<br />

Sanderson, *August Breuning,<br />

Thomas S. Vaughn, *Henry Voate,<br />

*Wm. A. Allen, *Fred Merry, *Geo.<br />

C. McCord, *John Schlup, Joseph<br />

N. Harned.<br />

Those marked with a * are the<br />

deceased charter members.<br />

Colby Post was named by the<br />

first captain <strong>of</strong> Co. F 130th. 111.<br />

Volunteers in honor <strong>of</strong> Captain W.<br />

M. Colby, who was mortally<br />

wounded in the charge at Vicksburg,<br />

May 22nd, IS 63 and who<br />

died May 23rd. 1863.<br />

The first <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the Post were:<br />

Post Commander, J. B. Reid; Senior<br />

Vice, C.W.Watson: Junior Vice,<br />

R. K. Dewey; Adjutant, U. B. Bowers:<br />

Quartermaster, E. B. Wise:<br />

Surgeon. W. H. H. Beeson; Chaplain.<br />

J. B. White: Officer <strong>of</strong> the Day,<br />

JohnLosch: Officer <strong>of</strong> the Guard.<br />

Wm. Xagel: Sargeant Major, D. B.<br />

Evans: Quartermaster Sergeant, J.<br />

F. Boughman.<br />

From this time on the Post commanders<br />

have been: J. B. Reid,<br />

1SS4: R. K. Dewey, 1885: J. H.<br />

Hawley. IS 86: Lemuel Adams,<br />

1887: J. C. Sanderson, 1888; J. T.<br />

Buchanan, 1889: J. B. Reid, 1890-<br />

91: D. B. Evans, 1892: R. K. Dewev.<br />

1S9?,; J. B. Reid, 1894; W. W.<br />

Lowis. 1S95; J. B. Reid, 1896-98:<br />

J. T. Buchanan, 1899-1900: C. K.<br />

Denny, 1901: H. H. Staub, 1902;<br />

A. C. Jett, 1903: J. H. Ladd, 1904-<br />

5.<br />

The <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the Post for 1905,<br />

were as follows: J. H. Ladd, Com-<br />

<strong>Historical</strong> Souvenir <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greenville</strong>, <strong>Illinois</strong>.<br />

Leidei. Ice Company's Ice House, at Rankins Park.<br />

mander; J. W. Daniels, Senior Vice<br />

Commander: Wm. T. Pointer,<br />

Junior Vice Commander; Dr. D.<br />

Wilkins, Surgeon; Rev. O. Hockett,<br />

Chaplain; J. T. Buchanan, Officer<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Day; George Johnson, Officer<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Guard: W. W. Lowis, Adjutant;<br />

C. K. Denny, Quartermaster;<br />

J. H. Hawley, Quartermaster Sergeant;<br />

J. B. Reid, Sergeant Major.<br />

The 1906 <strong>of</strong>ficers are: Commander,<br />

J. F. Boughman: Senior<br />

Vice Commander, J. L. Koonce;<br />

Junior Vice Commander, Ransom<br />

Pope: Surgeon, Dr. W. D. Matney;<br />

Chaplain, Rev. O. Hockett; Quartermaster,<br />

C. K. Denny; Officer <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Day, J. T. Buchanan; Officer <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Guard, George Ewing; Adjutant, W.<br />

149<br />

W. Lowis: Quartermaster Sergeant,<br />

Wm. M. Goad; Sergeant Major,<br />

John H. Hawley.<br />

One half the charter membership<br />

has answered the last roll call.<br />

Colby Relief Corps.<br />

By Mrs. C. K. Denny.<br />

Colby Relief Corps was organized<br />

April 7, 1S94, and Mrs. J. B. White<br />

with twenty-five other ladies signed<br />

the petition for the charter. The<br />

same was received April 21st, and<br />

the first meeting called on that date.<br />

Store <strong>of</strong> W. A. and R. F. Stubblefield.

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