Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-29
ArTHE ARMoRy.

Full Dress Battalion Drill and Re- view by Governor Bulkeley and Staff Military officers Present.
 Enjoyable Banquet.
 Last evening at the armory the city bat talion had the last drill of the season, which was in full dress uniform and was commanded by Colonel J. B. Doherty, as- sisted by Lieutenant Colonel F. T. Lee, Major L. F. Burpee and other officers.
 At the guard mount under command of Adjutant A. M. Dickinson, Captain M. Creed offciated as senior officer of the day and Captain J. Gutt junior officer of the day. Lieutenants Reynolds and Twining were officers of the guard. The Second Regiment band participated in the grand mount.
 The formation of the soldiers for review was by ten companies, which were com manded by captains and first ieutenants. The review was by Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and staff. The following members of his staff were in full uniform: Adjutant General A. H. Embler, General Rudd, General Hungerford, Colonel George M. White, Colonel Redfeld, Colonel Skin ner and Coonel Bulkeley.
 After the review the officers were inter- ested observers of the drill which followed Among those who occupied prominent seats in the vicinity of the governor and his staff were the following: Lieutenant Governor s. E. Merwin, Mayor J. B. Sar- gent, General T. L. Watson, Major Isaac Bromley, Major E. I. Williams, Colonel c. B. Erickson of the First regiment, Colonel Skinner of the Fourth regiment, Lieutenant White of Company B, Fourth regiment, | Captains Wilson and McLane of the First regiment, Colonel Leavenworth, Captain w. B. Hall and others.
 | The following officers of the United | States army were present: Lieutenant o. A. L. Totten, Lieutenant W. H. c. Bowen, l Sergeant George Smith and Sergeant 1 Wood.
 The dress parade was possibly the best ever seen at the armory. The execution of the manual was excellent and was re- markable for uniformity. This drill was by five companies of sixteen files front Colonel Doherty made this arrangement on account of the presence of all of his staff officers, the band, signal corps, machine gun platoon and hospital corps. | The officers of the regiment provided seats for about five hundred persons, and the seats were all occupied by spectators many of whom were ladies. The admls
 sion to the armory was by ticket, many o1
 the spectators being present by invitation, consequently the seats in the balconies anc
 on the main floor were occupied by very 1 select audience that was largely composed
 of pretty ladies. Probably the city battal l ion never appeared before a more selec
 audience than that which graced the ar
 mory last evening.
 Among those who were at the drill wer,
 the following: Colonel J. T. Elliott of Mid
 dletown, Lieutenant Christie and Sergean
 Clayton, who were formerly members O.
 the Blues, Captain Andrew Allen, Majo
 Keefe, Major T. T. Welles, Lieutenant An
 drews of Company K, First regiment
 Lieutenant H. s. Ball, Master McCormic
 in full uniform with corporal chevrons.
 After the military exercises came th
 banquet, provided in the officers room b,
 Caterer Deibel in his best style. This wa
 much enjoyed by the offcers-nearly all o
 the regimental officers and many other
 being present. The banquet was much en
 joyed socially. Governor Bulkeley an,
 Lieutenant Governor Merwin were seated
 side by side and engaged in pleasant con
 versation. Colonel DohertJ by his smilin
 countenance indicated his satisfaction wit
 the military exercises of the evening" H
 was well pleased with the dress parade an
 other events of the evening. Other officer
 were engaged in social chats which wer l evidently much eniOyed