Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-15
others went gallantly to defence of their

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 Connecticut did still nobler service in the war for the Union.
 Lyon, Mansfield, Foote, Sedgwick and hundreds of their comrades were laid away to sleep among their kindred, while some died unknown on battle fields and others lived to work in after years for their coun- try. Connecticut blood flowed in the veins of the great leader, Sherman, ,and the noblest of all commanders, General Grant. The and greatest volunteer soldier of the war came from this state. I refer to General Alfred H. Terry. Wild applause.] The Grays have done their part to maintain the high honors of Connecticut in military and national annals. To-day we can point with pride to our brigade militia, the best equipped in the entire country. Let us ever be foremost in maintaining the honor of our grand old commonwealth. TPro- 1onged applause.
 by Professor Simeon E. Baldwin. MT. Baldwin referred to the well-known fact that the history of the Grays was interwoven with the history of New Haven, and humorous ly identified the progress of things in general with the advance made by the company in seventy-fve years. In conclu- sion he said: "Fellow Grays, the seventy five years which have passed have given us standing in this city such as no com pany could hope te attain, and firmly believe that a thousand years hence the Grays will still be found parading the streets of New Haven, ready to rush to her defense at the call of duty" [Ap- plause.
 The lateness of the hour prevents any thing but brief mention of the later speeches. The remaining toasts were as follows:
 s.The City of New Haven"
 .New Haven Grays'. General E. E. Bradley ..The War Grays". ".............. Captain S J. Fox i:TSe Aetive Grays B E. Brown hsSs "our Deceased Members Drank in Silence "Connecticut National Guard'' ............
 r, Colonel Frank 96.tt;ee T; Lee "Ihe Ladies" ".............. .HoDart l.. doIcnRlSS 'sThe Press. Colonel L. L. Morgan After the formal toasts were over inn promptu speeches were made by several Grays called upon by the house. The gathering broke up at o'clock in anticipation of the clambake at Branford Point to- day, for which the members will leave Belle dock by the Margaret at 10:30 @. m.
 One of the finest decorations along the route of the Gray's procession was Dicker- man, the florists. MT. Dickerman con- spicuously displayed the Grays company | motto "Semper Fideles" in the form of an arch, sixteen feet long and four feet in width, the lettering all of flowers. Below this was the company monogram IN. H. | G.. The whole had setting of palm | and foliage and towering plants. James T. Jarman of Hartford and John m -f " IL C-s IL ] comrades, and both years ago of the North Insurance office of this city, ex- changed warm greetings yesterday after years of absence.
 Hon. N. D. Sperry was one of the visi.
 tors at the Grays' meeting at the Athene. um and found many old friends of yore 1 and warm greetings.
 Ex-Fire Commissioner Loren H. Stan.
 nard as usual rendered invaluable service AS treasurer of the celebration fund he
 has been busy man. He was warmly | greeted at the meeting.
 1 Alderman Lowe was on the Cleft of tht
 line," but he seldom gets left in anything
 ne undertakes, in war, business, politics ol
 horse railroad improvements. 1 Colonel Tracy B. Warren of Bridgeport
 always favorite, was "at home" at one.
 when he found the Grays quarters. Captain Brown ranks justly as one O.
 the most popular of commanders l Many of the ''Old Guard" were on hand
 They never surrender-that is, hardly ever B. c. Beecher was as ever genial take
 and helped awaken in the old Grays brigh
 memories of bygone days in his neat off
 hand talk at the Atheneum
 Veterans W. L. Everit and Mix scored
 well in their "reminiscences given about tar
 get shooting.
 The presence of MT. Wylie of New Yorl
 was great qualification to many Gra
 of the old days of long ago.