Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-17
Reunion and Banquet.

in this city, Tuesday evening.
 Reunion and Banquet.
 Sixty-Finh Anniversary New Haven
 Grays-The Veteran Organizations
 Annual Celebration An Interesting Oe-
 casfOn.
 The annual reunion and dinner of the Vet eran Grays was held last night at the Elliott l House and was fine affair, numerously at tended and proving in all respects worthy of | record among the many notable occasions in | the history of the Grays. At the business | meeting which was held in the parlors of the | Elliott House Col. A. c. Hendrick presided | with Major T. A. Barnes secretary. A con- l munication was read from Mrs. Walter Os- l l born thanking the company for the beauti- l | full engrossed resolutions regarding the death l of her husband Officers elected were s. E. Merwin, jr., major, and A. C. Hendrick and F. D. Sloat captains ieutenants, J. D. Dew | ell and B. A. Gessner secretary, T. A. Barnes treasurer, B. R. English. The name | Of the organization was changed to New Ha- l ven Grays' Veteran Battalion. The dinner was fully up to the high stand ard of the cuisine of the Elliott; in short, Landlord Crane gave unlimited satisfaction. ! The bills of fare were prized as handsome | memorabn of the occasion They were very | ornamental and were issted by o. A. Dor man. At the principal table General s. E. Merwin presided, fanked by ex-Mayor Lew is, Gen. E. E. Bradley, H. H. Bunnell, Ma | jor Barnes, Col. Morgan, Capt. Gessner. A. R. Treadway of Philadelphia, MT. L. S. Hotch- kiss and many other well known gentlemen. Col A. 0. Hendrick and Capt. George s. Ar hold presided at the other table, fanked by Gen. F. D. Sloat, Lieuts. Howarth and Bow man of the actives, MT. T. Hurle and many others, and at the remaining table were B. R. English, and Col. S. J. Fox, Capt. Rounds, Chas. S. Leete, Julius Twiss, Loren Stannard, Ed. Armstrong, Eugene c: Hill and many others. It was pleasure for each to see the faces of old comrades and their successors in the fine old command. AS General Bradley was to leave early he was called up with neat allusion to his great popularity as can didate for the Legislature, as shown by his recent election. General Bradley responded with fine speech, in which he alluded feel ingly and finely to Major E. Walter Osborn, Lieut.. Col. Merwin, Capt. Cornwall and Capt. Howarth among the dead of the command, and to Col. Hendrick, Gen. Merwin, and the present commander, Capt. Arnold. He spoke of the fftieth anniversary celebration and other events of note.
 The dinner being concluded Gen. Merwin l opened the after dinner exercises with 8 speech heard with special pleasure in which he referred to the proud record of the com pany, to the honored dead and to the present command in words which did the speaker and the occasion honor. He counselled contin- uance in well doing that the records of the command might shine with added new lustre. He spoke of the ties of regard which bound l together men who have served and marched together, and paid tribute to the c. N. G., and looked for still worthier achievements by it, honorable alike to the State and the con- munity.
 Colonel A. c. Hendrick was the next l speaker. He referred to his connection with the company, which commenced twenty-six years ago under Captain Candee, General Merwin being corporal at that time Such was the enthusiasm that squad drills were sometimes held at a. m. in the old armory in the Lyon building Captain Steele suc- ceeded Captain Candee, who soon after his election to the position was called to Hart | made him Q surprise visit to Hartford. They were met there by Sergeant Hemingway, an ex-member of the company, who acted as pilot. Sergeant Hemingway has since filled the position of captain of the Hartford City Guard, and from that captain and major in the First Conn. Heavy Artillery through the war of the rebellion. Col Hendrick continued with reminiscenses of the during the six of l his command, from 1859 to 1875 closing with the word that days spent in the Grays were one bright 1 season of his life.
 | Er0 xvho i1ada phia was called for as one of the oldest members present His remarks were on themes occurring dur NE Nieo she time IL was 0S apn cooley ana Col Blakesee of Hartford, an ex-member the company and who has since held with great accept the position of Assistant Quartermaster General of the State next responded and congratulated the members upon the inauguration of these reunions.
 The chairman called upon ex-Mayor Lewis, de terests of the Grays His Honor spoke in his in imitabe and happiest vein, dwelling especially upon pany pan made ' it's l frst eIcuraion. % when the company first gained reputation outside company paying tributes to the various captains es pecia1y Captain Dennis Kimberly with one excep- l tion the only man who when elected to the United States Senate declined to accept and when pressed by
 committee of citizens to accept the office of Govern or just positively declined. Such the mater ial composing the company in years past. He men went out with their lives in their hands at their countrys call and sleep to-day in soldiers graves Let best for those who live around you and God will bless you"
 The secretary then read letter rom the oldest Vet eran living in this city, now S5 years old, Augustus l Lines, Esq. The chairman now called for General E. D. Sloat, who joined the company under Captain l Osborn q years ago. His theme the 2d Co. Grays, known ss Co. A, 27th 0. V. General sloats remarks created mnch enthusiasm. Following. Cap | tain Arnold spoke. ably representing the young Grsys. For 40 men discharged 40 new recruits had l been added. Lieutenant James D. Deweu made ! impressive and magnetic address, feeling and in- ! structive Julius Twiss made witty and entertain ing speech. Colonel L. L. Morgan spoke on the mi litia past and present. and Captain Gessner call l ed out amid much enthusiasm and added short speech and L. s. Hotchkiss spoke of the Grays un- der Captain Prescott. Three cheers were given for the veterans by the actives and three for Gen. l eral Merwin. Adjourned.
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