Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-23
enAxs, ANNUAL REUNION

At Stony Creek Yesterday-A Highly
 Successful and Enjoyable Occasion
 The Doings at the Creek-InfOrmal
 Speeches-The Gettysburg Reunion.
 About one hundred members of the vete- ran and active Grays attended the annual reunion of the company, held at Stony Creek yesterday. It was highly successful and enioyable occasion. The active Grays in uniform under Captain Lee gathered at the armory and marched to the rooms of the Grays' association in the Glebe building, corner of Church and Chapel streets. There they joined the veterans and the whole body, \ headed by the Wheeler 6 Wilson band, | twenty pieces, of Bridgeport, marched down Chapel street to State, to the Union depot, | where they embarked on special cars attached l to the 1O:30 a. m. train and half hour later | they left the train at Stony Creek and | marched to Frinks Indian Point House. | Here they disbanded and some went sailing, | others went fishing and still others hung | close to Frinks soda water fountain. The l members who went each wore 8 satin badge | with the inscription "New Haven Grays; | reunion at Stony Creek July g, a cane. The date of the Grays' or ganization. 1916, was also in the center of the company's pin near the middle of the badge Shortly before dinner an informal parade was had with Colonel Morgan as drum major. All enjoyed this demonstra- tion, not excepting the members of the band. Also previous to dinner the Grays in a fo- tilla of boats visited Flying Point. The dinner at Frink's was highly enjoyed. After dinner, Colonel Hendrick acting as toast master, speeches were made by Colonel Hen drick, General Frank D. Sloat, Captain James M. Townsend General E. E.. Bradley, Captain Lee, ex-LieutenanN James D. Dewell, ex-Lieutenant Peck Sperry. Adjutant B. E. Brown, ex-Lieutenant Bowman, ex-Captain Gessner and others General Sloat in his remarks spoke of the invitation to the &C., tives and veterans to accompany the Twenty-seventh c. V. veterans to Gettysburg in October, and of such brave men of the Twenty eventh c. V. who sacrificed their lives upon their country's altar as Lieutenant Colonel H. c. Merwin and Cap tain Jedediah Chapman. The Grays at fu- ture date will act upon the invitation of the Twenty-seventh c. ", and, judging from
 the sentiment at the gathering, will undoubt- ly accept it. Captain Lee ill his remarks in
 behalf of the active Grays presented to ex- Captain Arnold an elegant album containing cabinet size photographs taken by Bowman of the members of the company. The album
 was pronounced by experts the finest me
 mento of the kind ever produced in this city,
 no pains or expense having been spared to
 make it worthy and beautiful tribute from
 the command to Captain Arnold in token of
 their appreciation of his long and efficient
 services at the head of the organization. The
 album is 14115 by IT inches, bound elegantly
 in black seal, and having the initials ''N.
 H. G." in the back and richly chased
 monogram of solid silver 'tN. H. G. on the
 front, together with massive solid silver
 clasps. The material of the pages is
 gray board with openings for pho
 fographs on one side only, and
 these in passe partout style. Ex Lieutenant
 Bowman, who kindly took charge of the task
 of providing this tribute, acquitted himself
 with his usual artistic success. It elicited
 universal approbation. Captain Arnold was
 taken by surprise and accepted the token in
 few heartfelt appropriate words. Also at
 the dinner was Charles Smith of Northamp-
 ton, Mass, an old veteran, who was under
 arms for twenty four hours when La Fayette
 visited New Haven. He wildly recalled the
 military ardor attendant upon the visit of
 the marquis. MT. Brown in his remarks
 read letter from ex-Captain Dewitt c.
 Sprague of Washington, D. o., who was
 in the Grays in the three months campaign.
 After dinner, the whole assembly took tour of the Thimble Islands. The expedition
 was a great success. A tug and convoy
 of sailing crafts were in use. The
 military visitors were everywhere
 received with greetings and joyful
 demonstrations. The trip abounded with in
 cidents and notable events too numerous to
 mention. A number of the Grays returned
 CO the clLy OH Iuo early evening L1dluS, put
 the majority came back on the train arriving
 here at 9:55, and marched, headed by the
 band, up State to Chapel, to Church, where
 7t-K1ock's corner they were greeted-b
 brilliant display of red fire and discharge of
 fireworks, Lieut.. Dillenbeck officiating. The
 Grays expressed high satisfaction with their
 band and the band members said they never
 had more enjoyable day off, and are gagged for the next reunion. Among the veterans present were: L. H. Stannard, w. P. Ensign, H. W. Blakeslee, J. B. Mcqueen,
 T: A. Potter, George T. Newhall, jr, W. J, Moffatt, F. H. Russell, J. A. Latham, R. L. Hazard, A. c. Hendrick, s. Darlington, c. B. Matthewman, L.. S. Hotchkiss, H. T. Mix, F. D. Sloat, Oscar Dikeman, E. c. Beecher, N. M. Bassett, Gen. L. G. Dickinson, ex- postmaster of Hartford, F. A. Bowman, Col. L. L. Morgan, J. H. Phillips, F. H. Belden, T. B. F. Norman, E. L. Bassett, B. A. Cess
 ner, Peck Sperry, George s. Arnold, A. L. Dillenbeck, James H. Fairman, c. M. | Lamb, Joseph T. Fitch, B. R. English H. L. Hill, H. N Whittelsey, Captain 1 James M Townsend, H. H. Bunnell. D. L. Carpenter, G. E. Osborn, L. Bostwick, s. E. Lum, Ed Taylor, E. Bradley, s. H. Kirby, w. G. Hooker, H. E. Pardee, s. J. Fox, c. | E. Grsnniss, R. s. Austin of Wallingford. The committee in charge consisted of J. D. | Dewell, B. E. Brown, B. A. Gessner, Charles | c. Ford, R. T. Bacon, E. E. Dutton.