Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-26
REGIMENT REUNION.

A NToat EniovabIe Occasion i'm WalIing.
 ford-A Large Attendance of Veterans
 The Business Meeting - Colonel
 Samuel ToIles Elected President of
 The eAssociation-AB BOuntiful Repast
 Provided by the Citizens-After Din-
 ner Speeches-The Address of Well
 come and Response-s'Music by the
 Band.''
 The nineteenth reunion of the Fifteenth regiment Connecticut Volunteers was held at Wallingford yesterday. The veterans from New Haven and vicinity, numbering nearly one hundred, assembled at the Union depot at ten o'clock in the morning Of this number there were small delegations from the Naugatuck valley, and when the eom- rades from different points met there was a general interchange of greetings such as only old soldiers who, through years of toll and suffering in camp and in field, know how to extend one to the other Old camp scenes and well remembered stories of quarter of a century ago were rehearsed with all that freshness and vigor as though they were but happenings of yesterday. This was contin- ued until the time arrived for boarding the 1928 train, when the "old vets" ceased their story telling long enough to seat them selves in the special cars provided for their accommodation, and then the merry chat was resumed and continued until their des- tinstion was reached. Arriving at Walling ford, the veterans were met by w. J. Morse, chairman of the committee of arrangements, and on the arrival of the south bound train with the Meriden contingent and delegations north of there the line was formed and pre- ceded by the committee and Captain Minott A. Buttricks, president of the asso- citation, took up the line of march for Lake Grove rink, about a quarter of mile west from the depot. On arriving at the rink there was brief respite | given the veterans and then at 11:30 Captain Buttricks went upon the stage and called the association to order. On the platform be- side President Buttricks were Colonel Tollss, Vice President William s. Beecher, Adjutant P. c. Rand, secretary and treasurer, and oth- CTS. President Buttricks made brief con- gratulatory address and then called for the report of the treasurer. This showed that there was $45. 91 remaining in the treasury.
 The selection of place for the next reun- ion was next in order, which will be the twenty-ifth anniversary of the muster of the regiment into the United States service.
 Captain George M. White suggested that as the regiment was mustered in at New Ha- ven it was quite appropriate that the next took place, and he moved that it be held in New Haven. The motien was carried unanimously.
 A committee of five to make arrangements for the next reunion was then appointed as follows: Captain George M. White (chair- F. Burritt, Captain M. A. Buttricks and Ser geant William s. Beecher. The committee were given power to add to their number.
 A committee consisting of Captain George M. White, S. P. Thorpe and Peter Bowman were appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year. The committee reported the following: President, Colonel Samuel Tolles, P. Day, Brooklyn, N. Y.; historian, Captain George M. White, New Haven; chaplain, c. F. Beck1ey, New Haven; surgeon, Willis Benedict, New Haven; secretary and treas urer, P. c. Rand, Meriden. MT. Beckley de- clined the nomination for chaplain, and Rev. Dr. Henry Miller of Mystic River, the first chaplain of the regiment, was selected to fill the vacancy. The nominees as recommended by the committee were then elected unani- mously.
 Colonel Tolles, the president-elect, was then introduced, and on rising to respond was received with loud cheers. The colonel made brief but happy address in which he urged the necessity of learning the present of the members of the regiment that they may be annually notified of the reunions He also urged the necessity of correcting the record of the regiment for the benefit of the new catalogue of Connecticut Volunteers in process of revision and publication by the State under the direction of the adjutant general, as it was the only time they would ever have to make their record complete. In closing the colonel accepted the position to which he had been elected and said he would serve the association to the best of his ability.
 Secretary Rand read letter of invitation to the association to attend the dedication of the soldiers memorial in Hartford on Sep tember IT. It was voted to accept the invi- bers go with their respective Grand Army posts as members or as guests.
 The committee appointed last year to pro- vide a permanent badge for the association reported through the chairman. c. F. Beck ley of New Haven, that they had prepared a design which they submitted for adoption or rejection. The design was fac-simile of the form of a shield with anchor and cannon crossed in the center. The center is of blue enamel The shield is suspended by links from cross-bar on which the name of the regiment is engraved. The materi- Il of the badge is oreide metal md will cost one dollar. After words of commendation of the design by Colonel Tolles, Capt. Charles E. Hart and others, the design was adopted and the com nittee was continued with power to procure md dispose of the badges to members of the association. During the day the committee received orders for over one hundred badges md members not present can order them of Chairman c. F. Beckley, whose place of business is at 634 Chapel street, this city The badges will be ready for delivery about October 1st.
 Secretary Rand read the following among other letters from absent comrades:
 INDIANAPOLIS, August %, 1ss6 Dear comrades of the old Fifteenth: he a5th to share with my wallingford friends and comrades the pleasure and pains of welcoming you nave felt that some testimony from me in justice 70 myself if not to you would be proper thing to 7ou and my Wallingford comrades. Hence it is I with great pleasure that give you and the occa- bought at this time, and sincerely hope that the CIV hours you may spend there will be full of plea % e t ry, both in the camp on the march and in the bat le, and trust it will be not alone pleasurahle on can and shall be in spirit, and may the God rial to victory, make this reunion one of your
 and bee oSe yed ea Wefs a ervice so may you and we all be the willing and ion, the scion of the tribe of Judah, the won erful, the counsellor, the Almighty God, the ever or of O hs od and our redeemer and saviour JesusChrist who i'll lead us on to certain victory and crown us Tith eternal life and glory. Dear old comrades if you haven't all enlisted in IS service, please accept invitation from of he humblest in his ranks to join the host at once nd march on to eternal victory. It occurs to me that I am addressing you this pistle on my birthday which the good old bible \ ecord says was August 23d. 1830 Pardon the allu- s to how old the fellow is.
 M B. MuNsos.
 Captain George M. White announced the | leath of Dexter R. Wright, the first colonel | 'f the regiment, and moved that committee | ,e appointed to draft suitable resolutions for publication and presentation to the family of ! he deceased. The motion prevailed and Colonel Tolles, Captain White and Chaplain Miller were appointed.
 Captain White, the historian, reported progress in his work of compilation He aid that he had been greatly hindered in his work owing to the incomplete record of the 'egiment in the adjutant generals office. He | 1rged that every member of the association 1se his best endeavors to furnish the inform stion required to make the record complete On his suggestion two members from each company were appointed to go over the old catalogue and correct errors, particularly in .egard to the men captured in the battle at zinston, N. c.
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