Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-10
FIFTH @. v.
The Annual Reunion at Waliingfofo
YesterdaY-A Large Gathering OF the
Veterans.

The Annual Reunion at Waliingforo
Yesterday-A Large Gathering OF the
Veterans.
Among those present at the annual reunion
of the Fifth O. v. at Wallingford yesterday
were: Colonel George B. Chapman OF Mid
dletown, Colonel Warren W. Packer OF Mys-
tic River, Chaplain Winslow of Willimantic,
whose memorable farewell sermon at Gull
pepper court house was the subject OF every
mans reference as they heartily shook the
popular ehaplain's hand; Surgeon Lewis OF
Hartford, Captain E. e. Marvin of Hartford,
who has written brilliant history of the
Fifth and acts as clerk of the United States
District court in Hartford; Captain David B.
Hamilton of Waterbury; Captain James
Stewart, Thinkers, N. Y; Captain Hanlon B.
Rugg, Bridgeport; Captain William P. Rock
we'll, Bradford, Penn; Captain Will
son Wyant, Seymour; Capt. William P.
Smith, Now York; Lieut.. Perry T. Wilson.
Putnam; Lieut.. Alvin Fl. Hart, Monroe;
Matthew Duff, New Haven: Alexander
Bristol; James p. Pellett, Central Village;
Eugene II. Covey, Coventry; Henry
Halter, Yalesyille; William Sloan
Bridgeport; Richard q. Skinner, Hugh
B. Garvin Of Poquonnock; Charles jeffrey
J. Richie, Southington, James Gilbert,
Bridgeport; A. B. Bugbee, Natick, Mass; R.
w. Thayer, Thomaston; G. Il. Olmstead,
Westport; Fl. E. Barns, ]. D. Stowe,
George Barnes, New Haven; w. Il.
Jennings, Norwalk; Lewis James,
South Norwalk; Joseph w. Southerton,
Brooklyn; John Adamson, Southington;
Thomas Z. Benedict, New Haven; William
Z. Beers, Bridgeport; John Carney, South
A, Case, Plantsville; E. B. Coolidge, East
Hartford; Adam Coon, West Cornwall; II. B.
Curtiss, Bridgeport; Andrew j. Hughes,
Brooklyn; Sherman P. Jewett, New Haven; p.
X. Leach, Danbury; George M. Lewis,
Bridgeport; William e. Plumb, Birmingham;
Albert Riggs, Waterbury; Alfred Rich, New
Haven; Edward u. Simons, Rockville; ]. q.
Sherwood, Birmingham; John w. Sherwood,
Salisbury; Paul Gesswein; Brooklyn; r. B.
Clark, Chester; Luke Flynn, Willimantic;
George T. Horton, F. II. Quintard, e. N.
Adams, Boston.
Many of the members had their lady
friends with them. The music for the ocoa-
sion was by the Wellipgford band and was
highly satisfactory.
At the business meeting Lieutenant Perry
p. Wilson of Putnam, was elected president,
Charles. H. Corey of Coventry, vice president
and Capt e. L. Marvin OF Hartford, secretary
and treasurer. It was decided to hold the
next reunion at Bridgeport and the following
committee was appointed for it: Capt. H.
P. Rugg and Charles q. Lewis of Bridgeport
and M. A. Jennings of South Norwalk.
All of the veterans who assembled, In adj
dition to the usual badge, wererthe recipients
Of pretty little silver spoon, finished In gold,
a. a reminder of their visit to the spoon town
of the United States. They were prepared
and presented by Captain William N. Mix,
superintendent Of the Simpson Nickel Silver
company, one of the committee in charge of
the preparations.
The dinner was served at the hotel. The
assembly also had the pleasure of listening to
one of Senator Hswley's eloquent addresses,
which was delivered at the close of the ban
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