Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-21
Connecticut and Charleston.
The Testimonial of the Second Cow
 ernor's Guards of New Haven to the Washington Light Infantry of this

The Testimonial of the Second Cow ernor's Guards of New Haven to the
 Washington Light Infantry of this
 City.
 ICharleston Courier, Nov. 16.1
 The elegantly framed oil paintings and resolutions presented by the Second con- pany Governors Foot Guard of New Haven to the Washington Light Infantry have at tracted much attention of late at the armory of the W. L. l., and by all it is admitted that no handsomer testimonial could have been presented The armory stormed last Saturday by the Citadel cadets, and invita- tions have been extended to the students of | the Holy Communion Church Institute and to | the young ladies at the Confederate Home to visit the armory. The testimonial must be seen to be appreciated description paper can convey any idea of it's grandeur. ! The armory will be open to visitors Wednesday and Saturday evenings of this 1 week. We append a copy of the resolutions, l which engrossed ia the most artistic l style of penmanship by MT. F. A. Cargill, of l New Haven, Conn.,
 Second Company Governors Foot Guards of
 New Haven, Connecticut. To Washington
 Light Infantry, of Charleston, s. G.:
 Greeting-At & regular meeting of the Second Company Governors Foot Guards, held at their armory in the city of New Ha-
 ven, State of Connecticut, the third day of January, A. D. 1882, Captain Edward J.
 Morse presiding, the following resolution WAS unanimously passed:
 Resolved, That 8 committee consisting of Capt. edward J. Morse, 1st Lieut.. Albert M
 Johnson, 2d Lieut.. Charles N. Mack, Sergt
 Edward F. Bush, Corporal Hervey T. Potter,
 Private Wm. L. Warner and Private Lucius A. Huntley, be and are hereby requested to ! convey in some appropriate manner the deep appreciation and heartfelt gratitude of this organization to the Washington Light Infan- ! try, of Charleston, s. C., for the generous X and princely manner in which the officers and members of the Second Company Cover l nor's Foot Guards entertained during ] our visit to the city of Charleston
 Pursuant to and in compliance with the re- , I quirements of the foregoing resolution, the l undersigned committee herewith submit the following letter of acknowledgment To the Officers and Members of the Wash : ington Light Infantry of Charleston, South Carolina:
 u Gentlemen-This organization embraces . the pleasing duty of offering their acknowl- edgments for the many obligations under which they have been placed by the occasion of their late visit to your hospitabls city. To each and every individual of your esteemed
 corps we tender our unfeigned and cordial , acknowledgements for the honor of your escort on our arrival and departure. Your untiring efforts to entertain in connection . with your unassumed offering of hospi
 tality on every hand and your generous,
 hearty good cheer were equalled only by your sentiments of fraternity and kindness 3 We, therefore, cheerfully embrace the pres
 ont occasion to offer you in return the true ! fellowship and genuine friendship of 8 sol dier. South Carolinans have ever been pro , verbial for generosity to strangers, and es pecially noted for their chivalrous spirit. The gallant State which you so honorably repre- ] sent, we are sure, will always be proud o1 your name and honor, and you may rest as I ! haf wa Sha a 1yvav cb
 ory and name with the most profound feel 7 ings of admiration and respect.
 t 1 We also desire to express to the citizens o1 your city, whose urbane kindness was so ap- ] parent on all occasions, our grateful ac 7 Acknowledgements Their generous reception 3 ! is stamped upon the memory of each and al 3 who during our visit had the opportunity tc ] grasp the hands of your whole souled resi- , dents and greet them as friends. May the 7 present existing sentiments of esteem ano 7 regard ever continue. May the Palmetto l and Vine be forever entwined in the bonds 3 ! of eternal friendship, and whether upon the historic field of South Carolina, the hon , ored soil of old Connecticut, may the "Blue' and the ''Gray" always meet as brothers ant 2 ! friends proud of the name associations an6 I ] traditions of the two States whose names ar.
 inseparably connected with a Marion and { Putnam.
 Finally can only say that the events O. = the 23d, 24th and 18th of October, 1881, vii I ] ever remain pleasing reminscence in tht . annals of our organization. May the nam' A of the Washington Light Infantry of Charles ton be in the future as in the past the bright ] est military jewel that glistens in the republi a can crown of South Carolina
 EDWARD J. MORSE, Captain. .
 ALBERT M. JOHNSON, 1st Lieut.. - CHARLES N. MACK, I'd Lieut..
 EDWARD P. BUSH, Sergeant. l.. BERvEy T. POTTER Corporal.
 WILLIAM l.. WARNER, Private. LUCIUs A. HUNTLEY, Private.