Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-20
RegfmentaIReunfons.


 On Wednesday next the annual reunion of the Twelfth c. V. will take place at Parker's Grove, Meriden It is expected that there will be large number of veterans present, and they will be entertained by their Meri- den comrades with dinner in the grove. On the arrival of the up and down o'clock trains the visiting veterans will be met at the depot and escorted to G. A. R. Hall, where they will form and march to the grove. ] The annual reunion of the Sixteenth Con 1 necticut was held at Bristol Friday, over one 1 hundred members being present at the din- | ner given at the Gridley House. Colonel Frank w. Cheney, of Manchester, presided at | the business meeting, and Lieutenant B. F. 1 Blakeslee acted as secretary. The executive \ committee for the ensuing year, elected at the meeting, consists of Colonel John H. ! Burnham Lieutenant Colonel Frank W. Che 1 ney, Major Henry l.. Pasco, Adjutant John B. Clapp, Captain T. B. Robinson. Lieuten- 1 ant Blakeslee was reelected permanent secre- | tary by unanimous vote. A resolution was passed expressing the sorrow of the regiment ! on account of the illness of Colonel Burn
 ham, and the high appreciation and regard ! for him by the command with hopes for his rapid recovery.
 Telegrams and letters of regret from Gen eral George A. Washburn and others were read by the secretary, and telegraphic greet
 ings were received from the Eighth and Four
 teenth Connecticut volunteers.
 | During the afternoon the members visited 1 Compounce lake and places of interest in the ! town, passing the time very pleasantly. The days festivities closed with dance in the 1 evening at the hotel hall, which was admira- ply decorated with flags arms and accoutre- ments, while on the wall was 8 list of the en- agreements in which the command had par ticipated. The people of Bristol received the ! warmest expressions of friendship for the
 kindness and courtesy extended to the regi- 1 ment.
 The reunion of the Eighth was held at New ! Hartford under the auspices of the veteran association of that place. At the Town Hall, previous to the dinner, speeches were made by General Harlem, the first colonel of the l regiment, Captain Horn of the Eleventh, and l Rev. Mir. Bolles of New Hartford, who well comed the veterans in @ cordial address. The collation. was furnished by the ladies of New Hartford, and it is hardly necessary to add
 that it was delightful occasion. After the collation.. which was enjoyed by upward of 100 of the old comrades, communications 1 were read from Governor Andrews General l l.. A. Dickinson and Major Hoyt, and tele- grams of greeting were read from the Four teenth at Rockville and the Sixteenth at Bris- tol, to which responses were sent. The fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President Wm. Hagadon vice presi- dent, A. B. Bartram :; secretary and treas- l urer, Fl. Chapin An invitation from Meri- den to the veterans to meet with them next year was accepted, and the time of meeting
 was left with the executive committee. Vice
 President Bartram delivered handsome eu- logy on the late Captian Nash of New Hart
 ford whose portrait was displayed upon the | stage. Excellent SDeecbaa followed from l Comrade Simmons of the Thirteenth regi-
 ment, Rev. MT. Adams of New Hartford and others.
 The reunion of the Fourteenth regiment l was held at Rockville, nearly 100 veterans at- tending. The dinner was furnished by the | citizens of Rockville at the Rockville House,
 and was enjoyed by 194 guests, including the 1 wives of veterans and invited guests At the business meeting officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, John c.
 Broach, Middletown; vice presidents S. H. | Seward, Putnam John Lines, Waterbury ; recording secretary, J. w. Knowlton, Bridge port; corresponding secretary, Fred A. Chase, New Haven treasurer, George N. l Brigham, Rockville chaplain, Rev Henry 1 $. Stevens, Cromwell neurological commit tee-Rev. Henry s. Stevens, Cromwell i; l Henry P. Goddard Hartford Rev. E. P. Pond, Wethersfeld
 It was voted to hold the next meeting at Middletown, September IT, 1881. verbal message of interest and esteem was received from Governor Hubbard, and was ordered en- tered upon the records.