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The first annual reunion was held on the fairgrounds at Marshall, on August 19, 20 and 21, 1890 with fine weather, good attendanee, good success and a hopeful future. The organization was formed for the purpose of strengthening the ties that bind comrades to each other, to enjoy the fellowship of the living and to unite in the tender memories of the dead. At every reunion, comrades are sure to meet comrades, who marched together, elbow to elbow, fifty years ago and who in those days proved to be the greatest actors on scores of battle-fields, from Sumter to Appomattox, amidst the most awful scenes of suffering and death, that was ever witnessed by man. Such meetings are enlivened by pa- triotie enthusiasm ; the memories of hard fought battles and weary nights of marching crowd upon the mind, and there is apparent solemn thought due to the sight of so many gray-haired comrades and to the rapid flight of time since 1861, when all were young and strong. The enjoyment of these annual reunions proves to be a pleasant memory to the soldiers in their declining years.
The battalion possesses a beautiful silk banner, purchased in 1910, by the quartermaster at a eost of $35.00, with funds belonging to the battalion, which is proudly unfurled on all battalion occasions.
The comrades remember well when fifty years ago secession raised her traitorous hand to strike down that banner and President Lincoln ealled for volunteers, to defend it and the nation, and how it was the flag and the lessons it had tanght that eaused the loyal sons to leave their homes and all that they held dear to rally to its defense, and who became the greatest heroes on fields of battle, that the world has ever known.
All reunions of the battalion are held each year at G. A. R. Hall in Marshall, were after the business session and noon banquet, an interest- ing camp-fire is held, consisting of short addresses, stories, songs, and reeitations. These oeeasions are most enjoyable.
The last roster of the battalion in 1911 contains the names of ninety soldiers, forty-three Sons of Veterans and seventy-six citizens, who pur- chased badges.
In 1899, the roster contained the names of 233 soldiers and 16 citizens.
In 1901, it contained 124 soldiers.
In 1903, it contained 173 soldiers and 131 citizens.
In 1908, the roster contained 141 soldiers and 60 citizens.
The battalion had on its rolls some of the most respected, honored and eminent men in the county. The following is a partial list ineluding the names of past commanders of the battalion.
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The Hon. Washington Gardner, 65th Ohio Infantry, past department commander, ex-secretary of state and former congressman third district.
C'ol. George W. Stone of Albion, present department commander.
Hon. Perry Mayo, Second Michigan Infantry.
Hon. II. A. Clute, Merrils Horse.
Col. O. A. Janes, U. S. pension agent, Detroit.
Patrick Kelley, former lieutenant governor.
The following are past commanders of the battalion: Colonel C. E. Shumway, Marshall ; Colonel W. II. Janes, Homer; Colonel C. T. Smith, Albion; Colonel Jas. C. Hall, Battle Creek; Colonel Ephraim Marble, Marshall; Colonel S. N. Ilall. Burlington; Colonel II. L. Carpenter, Athens ; Colonel F. E. Palmer, M. D., Albion ; Colonel David Walkinshaw, Marshall ; Colonel William Dowsett, Battle Creek; Colonel Arthur Phil- lips, Marshall ; Colonel S. S. French, Battle Creek ; Colonel H. A. Clute, Marshall; Colonel Edward Cunningham, Battle Creek; Colonel C. F. Walters, Marshall; Colonel F. T. Dennison, Battle Creek ; Colonel H. F. Gilbert. Albion; Colonel C. E. Hillis, Battle Creek ; Colonel J. H. Steph- ens, Battle Creek : Colonel O. G. Hubbard, Albion ; Colonel H. H. Miller, Marshall . (1912.)
C. COLEGROVE POST, No. 166, G. A. R., MARSHALL
By H. H. Miller, post patriotic instructor.
The name "Colegrove" calls to mind memories of the past, which denote patriotism to the utmost sacrifice, and bring pride and pleasure to every comrade of the post as well as to every citizen of Marshall.
Every post is named after some brave and loyal hero, who has passed away. Calvin Colegrove, who enlisted at Marshall, in April, 1861, was the first Michigan soldier to lose his life in the service of his country, falling while carrying the flag into battle on the historie field of Manasses. June 27, 1861.
It is said that his body rests in an unmarked and unknown grave on the battleveld of Bull Run with thousands of the nation's heroes, yet his memory has been perpetuated by his comrades, and will endure as long as C. Colegrove Post shall survive.
The original charter of the post was granted July 30, 1883, and contained twenty-two names of members, fifteen of whom have since answered their last roll-call.
The roster of the post now contains but sixty living members out of 240, who have signed the roster. The "roll of honor" contains the names of 242 soldiers buried in the Marshall cemeteries.
In the year 1902 the post dedicated its new hall, which was built in the East End park by the Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps, at a cost of $3,000, which was donated by them and the generous citizens of Marshall, to be used by them as long as it is needed. The hall in a large, one-story brick building, thirty feet wide by sixty feet long with a basement for the dining room and kitchen, with the interior of the whole nicely decorated and well furnished.
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A heavy mounted field piece and a triangular pile of large shells. which were donated by the Government, adorns the front lawn.
The city gave a nice lot in Oakridge cemetery to the soldiers and beautified it by placing npon it as a monument one mounted siege mortar and four triangular piles of large shells, one at each corner of the lot.
At the head of every grave is placed a beautful, white marble marker with the name, regiment and company engraved thereupon.
The post has a fine relief corps attached to it. The loyal women, who compose that organization, are always ready to encourage and assist the boys in blue. They hold joint banquets and social entertainments in the hall, which is beautifully and appropriately draped in the national colors, and on the walls are hung portraits of prominent generals and other choice pictures.
Patriotie instruction is being energetically brought to the attention of the schools by the post and corps. Lincoln's Gettysburg address and many flags have been presented to them and never before has Memorial day been so well observed. An inspiring feature last year was to see so many children with flags marching in the procession and assisting the gray-haired veterans in decorating the graves of the soldier dead. Earnest efforts of the post are being properly directed with good results in the organization towards the promotion of "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty."
The following are the past commanders of the post since organization : C. E. Shumway, J. S. Stout (dead). W. B. Mead (dead ), D. Walkinshaw, T. N. Wright (dead), John O'uzzins. Ephraim Marble, H. II. Benjamin. H. II. Miller, J. M. Getcl ell (dead ). II. A. Clute, C. F. Walters, John R. Roe, S. B. Shotwell. Arthur Phillips. S. W. Thompson.
ROSTER OF POST
Charles Boughton ; rank, Private I ; command, 20 Mich. inft .: service, 5 mo.
Franklin Billings; rank, Private C; command, 24 Mich. Inft .; serv- ice, 4 mo.
Wm. II. Bordine; rank, Private II; command 2 Mo. Cav .; service, 116 mo.
Stanley Brooks; rank, Corp. E; command 6 Mich. Inft .; service, 13 mo.
John Cuzzins; rank, Capt. Co. I; command, 50 Ills. Inft .; service, 3 yr., 10 mo.
Geo. Cushman; rank, Private Co. A; command, 25 Mich. Inft .; serviee, 3 yrs.
Ilenry A. Clute ; rank, Private Co. A : command, II. Merrills' Horse ; service, 34 mo.
Jas. Caffrey ; rank, Private Co. E. ; command, 24 Mich. Inft. ; service, 4 mo.
R. Z. Case ; rank. Private Co. H; command, 12 Mich. Inft .; service, 4 yrs. 5 mo.
Frank W. Diekey; rank, Maj .; command, 2d Mich. Cav .; service, 20 mo.
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Chas. Doty.
John Detrich ; rank, Private A; command, 11 Mich. Cav .; service, 24 mo.
Cyremus Dalley.
Leonard Engelter; rank, Corp. D; command, 28 Mich. Inft .; serv- ice, 18 mo.
Chas. L. Fish; rank, Private 1; command 6 Mich. Inft .; service 50 mo.
George A. Gibbs; rank, Private C; command, 57 and 128 Ohio Inft .; service, 34 mo.
Samuel P'. Garrison; rank, Private K; command, 9 Mich. Inft.
Cline Gregg; rank, Private II; command, 134 Ind. Inft .; service, 31% mo.
Geo. Harrington; rank, Private U. S. Navy ; 18 mos.
Wm. C. Hunt; rank, (unasd) ; command. 24 Mich. Inft .; service, 3 mo.
C. E. Hillis ; rank, Private Co. E .; command, 67 Ohio Inft .; service, 19 mo.
Abram Hasbrouck; rank, Private I; command, 20 Mich. Inft.
William Kidney ; rank, Private M; command, 2 Mich. Cav .; service, 47 mo.
Joseph P. King : rank, Co. D; command, 46 Mass. Inft. ; service, 9 mo. Chester Kidney; rank, Private Co. II; command, 1 Mich. Cav .; service, 2 yrs., 1 mo.
Charles J. Lane; rank, Hospital Steward and Surgeon U. S. A .; service, 53 mo.
Martin Link; rank, Private K; command, 1 Mich. Light Arty; service, 18 mo.
Chas. Langridge.
S. Lyndon.
E. Marble; rank, Capt. Co. F; command, 9 Mich. Inft .; service, 37 mo.
Marcus Morton ; rank, Private C; command, 28 Mich. Inft .; service,
4 yrs.
H. H. Miller; rank, Private C'; command, 3 Mich. Cav. 2 and Lient. Artillery 4 U. S. H'y. ; service, 415 yrs.
Samuel Marsh; rank. Corp. C; command, 107 Ohio Inft .; service, 3916 mo.
Joseph Muffly; rank, Private L; command, 7 Mich. Cav .; service, 10 mo.
Perry Mayo; rank, Corp. C; command, 2 Mich. Inft .; service, 38 mo. Wm. McFadden; rank, Private Co. I; command, 20 Mich. Inft .; service, 36 mo.
John Marsh; rank, Sergt. Co. M; command, 2 Mich. Cav .; service, 44 mo.
Herman E. Newton; rank, Private F; command, 9 Mich. Inft .; service, 7 mo.
Warren Newton; rank, Private G; command, 9 Mich. Inft .; service, 19 mo.
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Charles J. Prior; rank, Private E; command, 6 Mich. Heavy Arty. ; service, 17 mo.
Jas. Paxton; rank, Private E; command, 15 Mich. Inft .; service, 51% mo.
Arthur J. Phillips; rank, Corp. K; command, 17 Mich Inft. ; service, 3 yrs.
John R. Roe; rank, Private Co. B; command 2d U. S. S. S .; service, 11 mo.
Rudolph Rohr; rank, Private Co. C; command, Ist N. Y. Mounted Inft. ; service, 4 mo.
Stephen Riley ; rank, Private Co. D; 28 Mich. Inft. ; service, 20 mo. Charles Robinson; rank, 2d Lient. Co. K; command, 4 Mich. Inft .; service, 15 mo.
Daniel Shellenberger; rank, Private A; command, 8 Mich. Cav .; service, 4 mo.
Geo. G. Smith; rank, Private F; command, 20 Mich. Inft .; service, 3 yrs. 11 mo.
Samnel B. Shotwell; rank, Private Co. G; command, 78 N. Y. Inft .; service, 38 mo.
Richard Town; rank, Private D; command, 12 Mich. Inft. ; service, 11 mo.
Stephen W. Thompson; rank, Corp. B; command, 5 Mich. Cav .; service, 34 mo.
Bornt Van Zant ; rank, Private F; command, 9 Mich. Inft .; service, 6 mo.
John HI. Van Arman; rank, Private H; command 9 Mich. Inft .; service, 6 mo.
Henry Walkinshaw; rank, Private I; command, 20 Mich. Inft .; service, 32 mo.
David Walkinshaw ; rank, Private M; command, 2 Mo. Cav. ; service, 10 mo.
Geo. Fred Waltz; rank, Private A; command 8 Mich. Cav .; service, 6 mo.
Myron M. Wright ; rank, Private A; command, 8 Mich. Cav .; serv- ice, 9 mo.
Wm. A. Waltz; rank, saddler M; command, 2 Mich. Cav .; service, 3 yrs., 10 mo.
John M. Wahl; rank, Private K; command, 20 Mich. Inft .; service, 8 mo.
John C. Waltz; rank, Corp. E; command, 8 Mich. Cav .; service, 6 mo.
Edson Treadwell; rank, Corp. I; command, 20 Mich. Inft .; service, 3 yrs. 91% mo.
DULCENIA HOME By W. J. Dibble.
On the twenty-fifth day of May, 1820, at the home of Robert and Elizabeth Ennis Church, in Rushville township, Monroe county, New York, was born Dulcenia Church.
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In 1836 she removed with her father's family to Marengo, Calhoun connty, Michigan, and assisted in establishing a new home in the then wilderness, on the farm now owned by Edwin S. Lewis. In 1840 Miss Church was united in marriage with Hiram Daily, also of Marengo. Three years afterwards Mr. Daily died, leaving the young widow with a baby boy. Then commenced a hard struggle to wrest from the world a living for herself and son, to properly edueate the son and to make provision for the future.
The son was educated in the Albion publie schools and the Albion Seminary, now college.
Before he had graduated from the seminary the Civil war broke out and, answering his country's call, he enlisted in the Third Michigan Volunteer Infantry, dying of disease at City Point, Va., following the
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peninsular campaign, one of the early martyrs in that fearful struggle that ended in the preservation of the Union and the freedom of the slave.
Now a widow and childless Mrs. Daily secured a position in one of the Government departments in Washington.
There she worked for fourteen years.
During the war she assisted in relieving the sufferings of the freed men, who floeked to Washington in large numbers, and in finding them homes in the North.
During these fourteen years of unflagging industry and most pinehing economy she aceumulated a modest competeney.
The later years of her life she traveled widely in America and Europe seeing mueh of the social conditions in the different countries. She died at the home of her sister in Grand Rapids, September 15th, 1894.
Sueh a life. full of single-handed struggle and achievement, had
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shown Mrs. Daily the hard side of woman's life and the dark picture of advancing years for those of her sisters who had not been as successful as she in wrenching a competency from a reluctant world. In 1883, Mrs. Daily made her will in which she provided for the establishing of a home for aged women and by codicil, from time to time, she elaborated the idea until in 1894 the last codicil was added.
The finished will then provided that the bulk of her estate he held in trust by two trustees until such time as the citizens of Marshall should organize a corporation to be known as "The Dulcenia Home for Aged and Indigent Females," for the purpose of building and maintining a home for aged and indigent women, residents of Michigan and over sixty years of age.
The home was to be built in Marengo township, adjacent to the terri- torial road, between the west town line and the corners near the late residence of Thomas Chisholm.
If the people of Marshall failed to perfect an organization capable of carrying out the conditions of the will of Mrs. Daily within five years after the probating of the will, then the trustees were to pay the money to the Home for Aged Women of Providence, Rhode Island.
When steps were taken by the citizens of Marshall to form the pro- posed organization, it was found that there was no law under which a corporation could be organized able to carry into effect the provisions of the will. It was therefore necessary first to prepare and introduce into the legislature a bill covering the case. The bill was entitled, "An Act authorizing the incorporation of homes for aged, infirm or indigent men and women." It was passed by the legislature and approved by the governor March 23, 1897, and is still in force. Under this act the "Dulcenia Home for Aged and Indigent Females" was incorporated July 18, 1898.
The first trustees were Marvin Ferguson, George A. Bullard, M. S. O'Keefe, H. L. Day, A. O. Hyde, F. A. Stuart, W. T. Phelps, L. F. Page and George H. Southworth.
May 15th, 1895, S. V. R. Lepper, executor of the will of Mrs. Daily, turned over to W. J. Dibble and S. V. R. Lepper, the trustees mentioned in the will, the residue of Mrs. Daily's estate amounting in cash and mortgages to $26,791.87.
After the home association was organized a friendly suit was started in the Circuit court by it against the trustees under the will to determine the competency of the association to receive the money and properly carry out the wishes of Mrs. Daily. This suit was not contested by the heirs of Mrs. Daily or the Providence Home for Aged Women who were made parties to the suit. In accordance with the decree of the Circuit court the trustees, February 27, 1899, turned over to the treasurer of the home the entire fund amounting to $31,677.06. Before the home could be in- corporated it was necessary under the law to secure a cash subscription of at least twenty-five hundred dollars. At the time of the incorporation this subscription amounted to $3,220.00 and subsequent subscriptions were made so that by January 28, 1901, the home had received from such gifts $8,872.60. The eight acres of land upon which the home is located, was donated by the owners and the value of the land is included in the Vol. I-19
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above amount. Subsequent to the gift of the present site of the home the sisters of Mrs. Daily generously offered to give the home the Church homestead of 160 acres, in Marengo, provided the home was built and maintained thereon.
The house was built in the years 1899, 1900 and 1901 and was ready for occupancy in September of 1901.
The trustees were fortunate in securing the valued services of Miss Sarah D. Parsons for the first matron and to her wise initiative is due much of the subsequent success of the home. Mrs. Isabella Parker Hart was the first guest.
Since the opening thirty-two have been received into the home, ten
MRS. DULCENIA DAILY
of whom have died and five withdrawn, leaving seventeen now in the home.
The average age of the ten who have died was 851% years, and of the seventeen now in the home 751/2 years.
The association has received several handsome bequests. Mrs. Emma Fallace of Coldwater willed her estate, some three thousand dollars, to the home, but owing to a legal contest made by the grand-daughters the matter was compromised and the home received $750.00. Miss Mary C. Norris of Albion bequeathed to the home her estate on condition that the home pay an annuity to her sister as long as the sister lived. Under the generous will of Miss Norris the home received the Norris farm of one hundred and sixty acres of fine land in Tekonsha and thirty-three hundred dollars in cash.
Miss Susan Jones of Chicago, handsomely remembered the home with a legacy of $5,000.00, but owing to a contest of the will this matter is still in the courts.
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Mrs. Isaac H. Whitmore requested that two hundred dollars be paid to the home from her estate and the gift was received.
In May, 1903, occurred a very bad cyclone that completely demol- ished the barn, removed abont half of the roof from the house and inflicted other damage, costing the home over two thousand dollars to repair the loss. Fortunately no one was injured.
From the last annual report of the treasurer of the association we find that the home now has property valued at $58,788.38, invested as follows :
Buildings and grounds $17,768.35
Furniture and fixtures
2,000.00
Mary C. Norris farm 7,000.00
Stock on Norris farm 400.00
Mortgages
31,171.53
Notes
158.56
Cash
289.94
$58,788.38
The clergy and doctors of Marshall have been generous in kindly services for the home and many other friends have made presents that have been highly appreciated, all the more perhaps because they came unsolicited.
Such has been the good fortune of the home that the trustees have never had to appeal to the public to "make up deficiencies" or "raise the debt."
It has been the policy of the trustees to live within their means and to add to the institution as fast, and no faster, than they have the funds to pay the way. From the beginning it has been the aim of the trustees and matrons to make the home not an institution but a home in every sense of the word.
The house is built eruciform with wide airy halls crossing each other, each room opening off the hall and also to the outside air and sunshine. Each gnest has a pleasant room and each declares that her room is the best. Only in one instance has there been any desire to change rooms.
The guests are free to go and come as they wish, the only restriction being that they must leave the key to their room with the matron and tell her where they are going and when they will return. The home is strictly non-sectarian bnt is not non-religious. A short serviee of prayer and praise is held every morning to which all are invited but none are compelled to come. The various ministers of Marshall have kindly held freqnent serviees Sunday afternoons at the home assisted many times by the musical people and children of their congregations. These kindly attentions are greatly appreciated. Many of the home family have been active members of the W. C. T. U. or Women's Relief Corps, and these organizations in Marshall and Albion oceasionally have meetings at the home, after the order of basket pienies that are pleasant and profitable for all. These gatherings are approved of and encouraged by the manage- ment.
The home has a very pleasant reading room, the large table being loaded with the latest papers and magazines and the shelves with good
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books. These with books from the Ladies' Library afford plenty of read- ing for all. Many evenings the entire household will gather in the library and enjoy together some good book which one of the number will read aloud.
Thus the family idea is encouraged to grow and peace and happiness increase with it. Thanksgiving and Christmas are observed, as they should be in all good families, when feasting and mirth go hand in hand.
In summer the spacious verandas afford pleasant resting places for the enjoyment of the pure air and the beautiful scenery up and down the valley. Many of the ladies enjoy having flowers of their own, so those who wish can have their little plot for favorite flowers. These, with the growth of shrubs and trees, are fast turning this once bare hill- top into Dulcenia Home the Beautiful.
As fast as the management is able it purposes to enlarge the usefulness of the home. There is room on the property for many more buildings.
Would it not be a beautiful act if some person, following the example of Mrs. Daily, would leave a fund for a home for aged couples? Such a home would be a lasting monument to the donor and would bring hap- piness and peace to many a stranded brother and his faithful wife.
Dulcenia Daily's life struggle is past. Her ashes lie in peace under a costly marble on the hill in Oakridge, but her noblest monument is on ·that other hilltop where stands Dulcenia Home, for there happy hearts raise to God glad hymns of praise for the noble work that she has wrought.
CHAPTER XVIII
CHURCHES OF MARSHALL
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH (BY LOUIS S. JOY, M. D.)-FIRST PRESBY- TERIAN CHURCH OF MARSHALL-FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF MARSHALL (BY MRS. MARY F. B. STEPHENSON )-CATHOLIC CHURCH-FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN ZION'S CHURCHI
The following sketches of the churches of Marshall bespeak for the place worthy advantages of a religious nature which are a prime necessity in any desirable residence community.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
By Louis S. Joy, M. D.
It was in the year 1836 that the first church service according to the use of the Book of Common Prayer was held by a visiting clergyman, Rev. Charles B. Stout, in the village of Marshall, then numbering three hundred inhabitants. During the winter of this year and the following winter (1837) the village was thoroughly canvassed to ascertain what amount could be raised toward the building of a church. In the spring of 1837, the good work had progressed so far that a parish was organ- ized and Montgomery Schuyler, then a hardware merchant in the village of Marshall, and J. W. Gordon, afterward governor of Michigan, were chosen wardens and Dr. J. HI. Montgomery, Bradley K. Crissey, Sydney A. Aleott, C. T. Gorham and Andrew Mann were elected vestrymen.
Lay services were held in the school house. The same spring the bishop of the diocese, Samuel A. McCoskry, visited Marshall and preached in the school house, which was the second service of the church held in the village. And, though at this moment the financial crash of 1837 was wrecking hundreds of fortunes, especially in the western states, this group of churchmen, fired by the words of the bishop who seemed to have had an unusual gift of inspiring others to do God's work, deter- mined not to turn back from their undertaking.
"The building of the church was immediately entered upon and prosecuted with such earnestness and diligence that early in the autumn it was completed. That was a glad day for the little band of church- men when they were ready to present to the bishop a neat and tasteful
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church for consecration. It had been built at a cost of over $2000.00, chiefly by the wardens and vestrymen, none of whom were rich, and hence at much sacrifice of time and money to the few who engaged in it. And yet it was gladly met and cheerfully endnred by them, grate- ful that it had pleased God to give them the ability and willingness to contribute."
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