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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.