Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-09

At the Armory-Preparatt for the Scventy-flfth Anniversary of the Company-The Light Guards and Carney,s Little Armory,

At the ArmOfy-PreparattO for the
 Scventy-hhh Anniversary of the
 Company-The Light Guards and
 Carney's Little Armory.
 The New Haven Grays had meritori- ous drill with full ranks at the armory last evening, after which they repaired to the squad drill room, where substantial ban quet had been prepared by Deibel, the ca terer, who had arranged covers for one hundred persons. There were plenty of beans and plenty of other viands at the supper. After the banquet Captain B. E. Brown introduced General E. E. Bradley, who was formerly captain of the company. General Bradley spoke in complimentary terms of the drill of the evening and con- graduated the captain for the large num- Der of his men who were drilling. He al- so referred to the coming celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the form ation of the company. Colonel Lee re- ferred to the excellent record of the com pany and brought up a subject for future discussion. He suggested that the com pany have an excursion to some place of interest during the coming summer. He s~ASS eS
 Ex-Mayor H. G. Lewis, who was pres ent, was called upon for remarks. He referred eloquently to the early history of the Grays and gave some good advice to the present numbers. He advised them to be kind and courteous to their neigh bors, the members of other armory com panies, and closed with amusing stories by way of illustrations. Reynolds made an excellent speech.
 Sergeant Charles Smith of the company, who was one of committee of three pre- viously appointed, reported substanti tially as follows: That as the seventy fifth an niversary of the company falls on the 18th of September, which is Sunday, the cele- bration be held on the 14th and 18th. The committee suggested that reunion be held during the evening of the 14th to be followed by a parade the next morn ing and dinner afterward at which a historical sketch of the company be read.
 The following were appointed committee on the anniversary:
 . Actives--CaptainB B. E. Brown, Lieutenant E. geantC c. F: McCade, Sergeant Charles Smith, Corporals J. P: Cunningham, John McCann, J. H vs9a Smith, H. z: Webb; F o. Beach. Beach ,o,,.. Fox, ,Medtehant Colonel [. Morgan, eee ,Ieusensnt a Captain E. A. Gessner, lieutenant J. D. Deweii Lieutanant H. S. Munson, Sergeants B. R. Eng fish, L. H, Stannard.
 | After the drill by the Light Guards on Tuesday evening, the members of the con- panysheld an "opening" in g new building recently erected by J. P. Carney in the rear of his. "Armory Shades" The cele- bTation was under the auspices of the Twenty five members of the "Brown Box Association" who are all members of the company. The name of the society is taken in memory of certain box or trunk that has been taken to camp by the Light Guards during each of the encampments of the last ten or twelve years At each encampment the name of the camp and the name of the governor of the state is painted in ornamental style on the box, which contains the names of Bulkeley, Harrison, Lounsberry, Waller, Andrews and other governors of Connecticut The officers of the society are: D. F. Foley. Jerome Platt. vice president: Schappa, secretary; :. Sergeant | Coleman, treasurer; Sergeant Smith, ser | 
 The Light Guards named the new build | ing stCarney's Little Armory." Beer, ci- gers snd lunch were enjoyed at the open As9f .7