Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-29
VETERANS BANQUET AND TALK.

enth Regiment at Eaillss Homestead,
 snvln Kock-Aner Dinner Speeches
 and a Happy Social Time.
 A big tent stood upon the smooth lawn be- fore Hills Homestead at Savin Book yester- day morning, and a gay crowd of the vet- erans of the old Twenty-seventh Connecticut regiment, with their many fair friends and guests, was scattered here and there about the place. It was joyful reunion and many pleasant story and reminiscence of old war times was heartily laughed over.
 A business meeting was held in the fore tysburz monument, which marks the most advanced position of the first two days, on or after October 15 next, when most of the regiment will attend. The last legislature contributed $1, ,000 toward this monument. The regiment has lost the following five men during the past year: Company A, H.E. Beers; Company H, W. Crockett; Company D, E. Craig; Company F, Calvin Dsming; Company I, Dennis Crummsy.
 The officers were elected for the coming year were: President, Sergeant E. H. Oar rington; vice-president, s. Miles Smith; sec- retary, O.. H. Baldwin: treasurer, George T. Dade; executive committee, A. s. W. Mer- rels, B. O. A. Harrison, O. Fred Cornwall, U. UOuu A. nUuSOu, w hs nOlutb, Y Daniel Worcester, G. s. D. Woodruff, H. R. P. Cowles, I. W. w. Price, K, Charles | Spreyer.
 Among the letters of regret were those from Gov. Bulkeley, Gen. D. N. Couch, N. D. Sperry, Edward B. Clark of Milford, F. F. Sloat, who is away, Dr. J. w. Henry of Brooklyn and many others. At the dinner prayer was offered by 0. A. Baldwin, and
 the following made addresses: Col. Bostwiok, | Co, >kos, nkas o;x Brooks, c. A. Baldwin and J. A. Chapman. | Ex- Mayor Peck also sent his regrets. Ex- | Gov. Fl. B. Harrison sent his regrets and l check for $25 to be used in buying flowers | for table decoration, and Gen. s. E. Merwin l sent S10 with his kindest wishes.
 When ? o'clock came the gay. party took | their seats about the two long banquet ta- bles under the big tent and enjoyed the fine repast. About 100 of the old veterans sat around the boards. and most of them had their wives and families with them. It was | very happy gathering. Among the vete. rans there were: Colonel Richard s. Bost- wick, New York; Captain David s. Thomas, New Haven; Captain Charles M. Wilcox,
 New York; Captain Ira Beers, Elmira, N. A. Baldwin, New Haven; Sergeant w. B.. Crampton, Madison; Fife Major Peter Tomlinson, Ansonia Judge Henry B. Wilcox, Madison; Lieutenant c. B.
 Brooks, Birmingham; Corporal George | T. Dade. New Haven; Corporal George E. Wheden, Madison; Color Corporal
 J; L. Amber, Norwalk; Fifer s; D. Hall, | Corporal W. A. Parmelee, New Haven; J. | B. Thompson, West Haven; A. H. Covert, New Haven; Timothy A. Dowd, Madison;
 James H. Dowd, Madison; Sergeant E. H. | Darlington, Naugatuck; John G. Chapman and James Johnson, New Haven; s. M | Smith, F. M. Smith, Albert H. Hine, W. W. Price, Edson s. Blake, Drummer Charles spreyer, Lieutenant Christian Weller, Joseph
 D. Miller, John Hegel, Frederick Doebels, New Haven; George Greunther, Brooklyn; | Lieutenant F. M. Chapman, New Haven; Sergeant B. O. Hall, Naugatuok; Frederick | Hipelius. J. E. Pierpont, William O. Scobie, John Hegel, P. R. Burwell. Sergeant John | Manson, Quartermaster R. P. Cowles, A. W. Hastings, E. G. Mansfield, George F. Dudley, David Ford, New Haven; Wilbur F. Calkins, Campville; Geo. Gunther, wife and daughter, Brooklyn; Henry A. Barnes, Wm. Holmes Sim | con J. Fox, New Haven; E. E. Page, North Bran ford; G. w. Tuck, Montowese; G.. W. Elkins, New Haven; c. W. Futile, West Haven; J. W. Merrels, New Haven; s. L. Potter and wife, Stony Greek; David Burrill, S. A. Snow, Guilford; O.. A. Harrison, Walling- | ford; E. O.. Stone, North Branford.
 After the elaborate dinner had been thor- | oughly enjoyed, the president of the assooi- | ation, Assessor Spreyer, began the after | noon's speeohmaking. The old veterans and their many guests were gathered in the tent, l and all were in the liveliest of spirits. The | assessor, in addressing his comrades, spoke of the pleasure which the annual reunion all ways brings 10 the hearts of each in ohce again meeting and renewing friendships and old acquaintances. He spoke very feelingly of the many comrades who had departed and hoped all would sometime meet in the big | final reunion above. He reviewed many memorable points in the old regiments his | fields and the honor won to its members and their children and families by their well known exploits. In closing, the retiring president called upon his successor, Ser geant E. H. Darlington, to address the com pany.
 The newly elected president said he thanked all for the honor conferred upon him and declared that he would serve the association to the best of his ability.
 | Col. Bostwick, the colonel of the regiment, said perhaps he ought to recollect the advice given by President Harrison to the surplus buster, Tanner, to keep his mouth shut. But | the colonel said that on such an occasion he could not do 1t. He told many good stories and related why and how he had first en- listed. He described the march of the regi- | ment from Brewster, now Hamilton Park, to | the Green. He spoke feelingly of the young | ladies who had waved a sorrowful adieu to their beaus in the regiment and who, when | the old regiment returned after the war, wore | smiling to some other fellow. The colo ladies, wives and children of the veterans present, and congratulated them upon the | good work done since the days of the sixties. Captain Wilcox was extremely pleased to see Captain Dave Thomas among the old regi- ment's reunited veterans. He told many good
 stories about the genial captain. One that was particularly laughable was about some | boys was coming to camp. It never came, and the boys always thought 1t had become | lost somewhere between Connecticut and Virginia. He spoke eloquently of the work which the boys had done for the Union. | Captain Thomas was called upon in cho.
 rus to explain about that older, but he was
 not around at the time.
 Captain Cowles read the following from Lieutenant Burdick:
 Cannot in person meet with you to-day, but will
 be there in spirit. Count me in in anything per.
 petuate, the B., memory memory of the old Twenty
 Many years have passed since we were
 mustered in, said Captain Cowles, and these
 meetings are grand affairs to renew and per
 petuate old acquaintances. He spoke very
 forcibly of the lessons given by the big en-
 campment now being held at Milwaukee
 We have no standing army, he said
 but we can raise three million
 soldiers in few days He
 spoke feelingly of the heroic spirit which
 had actuated American soldiers, especially
 those from New Haven in the Revolutionary
 war. The captain turned here and
 told good story about "Hon.
 John L. Sullivan, prospective mayor
 of Boston. A little girl said to hel
 mamma: "Will Sullivan go to heavenF
 "No," answered her mamma, "he is a very
 bad man." "Then," said the little girl, "it'i
 all the better, for he'll go to hell and lick the
 devil.n The captain then explained that one
 reason why we don't have Sullivan's bust
 on postage stamps is because we can't licl him.
 Captain Thomas was found just at this
 time and made very pleasant speech. He
 hinted at several things that made the boyi
 laugh. In speaking of Colonel Bostwiok he
 told of how the colonel was approached by {
 rebel officer who asked him to surrender. "l
 can't see it," exclaimed Colonel Bostwick
 and Captain Thomas said that's where tho
 saying originated. The captain told of th'
 days in Libby prison and remarked thai
 whenever they were skirmishing for insects
 with their coats off, the "louses" that Col.
 onel Bostwiok caught were always bald
 headed.
 Corporal Dade, the treasurer, was called
 upon, but thought he would not say any. I thing i'll he oot to Canada Than he womb