Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-14
LOCAL NEWS.
L. s. o Reunion.

ITwenfy-Efghth Annual Gathering-Ban | duet at Hedclffc's-Governor BlgeIow and Other pronrfnsnt Persons Present. 1 The twenty-eighth anniversary Of l.. g. O. was celebrated last evening by grand ban quet at Redclife's, corner of Chapel and | Temple streets. About fifty ladies and gen. l tlemen were present, among them being His
 Excellency G6vernor Bigelow and lady, Ad-
 jutant- General Harmon and lady and others, ! while a number of gentlemen and ladies were present from Birmingham. New York city and other places were also represented. At the head of the table was seated the president of the association, George W. Judd, with the Governor on his right. The president called the company to order at 8 o'clock, and after an address of welcome, called for the original song of welcome, which was sung by the l.. s. o. quartette, Professor Jepson pre- siding at the organ. Charles A. Baldwin then invoked the divine blessing, after which the banquet followed. The bill of fare was 8 fine one and the courses were served in Red cliffe's best style.
 Following the banquet came the formal
 strumpet transfer" from President Judd to c. A. Baldwin, who acted as master of cere- monies for the remainder of the evening. First in order after the banquet was reading the L. S. o. necrology. While the roll of the dead was being read the members rose and remained standing until after the glee club had sung the dirge, '"They Sleep in the Dust"
 The first toast was The birthday of LIS. O., January IS, 1S53."
 The statistics of the organization were then read as follows
 The total membership has been 2O9; liv- s~,- Fad fov Tho total of Croton Engine company was 13S, of Croton Rangers 19, Storm Engine company of Birmingham active in L. s. O. ', honorary members 45.
 Of the 100 men that marched in the ranks of Croton company July 22d, 1853, twenty six are dead Of these nine were killed in battle or died of wounds or disease while in the army of the rebellion. Two also of the comrades of Storms company, Col. Chas. L. Russell and George H. Stevens, are dead.
 The incomplete record of l.. s. O. gives the names of 53 who volunteered for the de- fense of their country. This number com prises colonels, lieutenant colonels, 3 majors, 15 line officers 3 assistant surgeons, quartermasters, quartermaster sergeants, hospital stewards and 15 non-commlssloned company ofieers Of the survivors 28 were wounded in battle and II were prisoners of war. In professional life they have had 1 Episcopalian, 1 Presbyterian and Congregational elergymen, physicians and one attorney-at-law. In other callings one professor of music, one manufacturer in Canada, one in Ohio, two in Chicago, and more than dozen in this city and county. One gold miner in Georgia, one contractor in Columbus, Ohio, one expert electrician in New York. one large farmer in Missouri, and any number of first-class men merchants, mechanics and citizens, to say nothing of two journalists. In civil life there are men in all branches of State and municipal governments, and in our good commonwealth to-day one son of l.. s. O. is commander -in-chief and another yields the sword of adjutant general
 Song of L. S. o. followed by the Glee club to the air of Sweet Bye and Bye"
 The second toast was "Our Absent Con- rades.' In response to this F. M. Lovejoy read letters from Samuel Wilcox of Meriden, Benjamin Wooster of Naugatuck, H. P. Mill Ter of Wolcottville, Colonel Wooster and Colonel Torrance of Birmingham, Edwin Bodwell of Topeka, Kan, T. D. Rafter of Butler, Mo, George R. Osborn of New York city, Nelson L. Stowe of Chicago and Clinton Hart of Cleveland Ohio.
 wise" This toast was responded to by Prof. B. Jepson.
 The toast 'sOur Commonwealth" was an swered by brief address from Nathan B. Abbott, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 W. W. Lee, of Meriden, responded in an effective naflner to the toast ''The American 
 'Derby and her famous twin boroughs, Ansonia and Birmingham" Respondedto by R. s. Pickett
 ''The Ladies-brightest and best of all the good gifts of God to man." Response by Horace P. Dibble, of Florence, Mass.
 "Our Common Schools'' was responded to by A. w. Phelps, of this city.
 The last toast was s1.. s. O.'s motto, Union and Brotherhood in the Right
 Following this the health of His Excellency the Governor was proposed. Governor Bigelow made brief address in response, ex- pressing his pleasure at being present.
 The interesting exercises closed with sing ing the original "Sweet Home" and the an- nual s'Hand Shake.''
 The anniversary was one of the most pleas ant ever held by the association.