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Regiment: 8th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Harmonia Club
Review
at the
Residence of R. Bishop, Esq.,
on
Thursday Evening, Dc. 4
th, 1862
Mrs. F. W. Judd, President.
W. H. Downs, Secretary.
Programme.
Part First
1. Il Desideris, Inst. Solo…Cramer…Miss Levino.
2. Happy be they Dreams…Song…Miss Buckingham.
J. R. Thomas
3. Bamboulia,…Inst. Solo…L itson…Miss Bell Jenny.
4. The Vacant Chair…Vocal…Geo. Miss Mollie Gibson.
F. Root
5. Ah, Don’t Mingle,…Inst. La Som- Miss Bell Decker.
nambula
6. Thou Hast Learned to Love
Another, Vocal Duett…Charles Mr. W. H. Downs,
Slade Miss Mollie Lamond.
Part Second
1. Battle Prayer,…Song…Himmel…M. S. Elmore.
2. Etude De Concert,…Int…Miss Mollie Lamond.
A. Goria
3. Wooneac Serenade, Misses Buckingham & Decker,
Vocal Quartette..Baker Messrs. W. B. & C. Buckingham.
4. Opera of Masaniello,…Inst. Duett…Mrs. Turner,
Miss Fenton.
5. I Dream of Home,…Vocal…Ar- Miss Bell Decker,
ranged for Wood’s Minstrels Miss Vieva Decker.
6. ‘Twere Vain to Tell Thee, Mr. W. Roosevelt,
Guitar Song Miss Emma Roosevelt
F. H. Rankin, Printer, Flint, Michigan.
Flint Friday
Dec 8th
Dear “Uncle Buck”
You will be [ ? ]
–
[ ? ] to receive a line
from me here. I was at
the little entertainment
of which the programme is on
the opposite page & saw there
your wife & various young
Bucks & was much delighted
to see the family of my good
but fun true friend Lyma
G. I found also that your
kind mention of me had
made me almost an old
acquaintance of a good many
good men & women of Flint
such as Judge Avery, Majer
George T Clark &c &c
Bye the way, how would
you like to be one of our
little party to night. Who
are to meet at Judge Avery’s
in an hour or two & spend
the evening with a
[ ? ]
game of Euchre & some
of his captal old Rye
Whiskey punch? Eh?
Would not you warm
the cockles of your big
old heart & wouldnt
we have many a good
joke
[ ? ] & laugh over
our adventures at Beaufort
Oh I wish that wishing
could bring you here.
but it wont I must
take an extra hot for you.
Tell Capt Lyon “Ly” & all
the Flint boys that I have
had a thousand enquires
from mothers aunts sisters
& cousins in regard to them
and that if afforded me
much pleasure to say that
I had seen all the boys
within four days & all
were well. Dr. Wilson is
here & is to be one of our
party at the Judge’s to night.
The Flint people think of
you all with a great deal
of fondness & intent
I have a great many thing
which I would like to write
to you but wont I for hear.
Give my best love to Capt
Lyon, “Ly” & all the boys
& tell them to write to me
I have not forgotton what
you & I spoke of & if
is is possible shall
[ ? ]
Accept much [ ? ]
G E Pratt
