Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-26
OLD MILFORD AROUSED.

A Grand Reunion of the Old Fifteenth
C. v. In the Old Town Xesierday-A
Fine Reception and Dinner by the
TownspeOple in Honor of the Vet
erans-Speeches and Sentinents-To
Reunite Ia North Haven Next Year
Regimental Monument.
The twenty sixth annual reunion of the
old Fifteenth regiment, Q. v, was held In
Milford yesterday by the invitation of the
citizens of the good old town. The old
Vets. began to arrive on the early morning
trains and they were met by delegation
from Van Horne post, G. A. R. At II
O'Clock the procession was formed, and
headed by the post and the Milford brass
band made short parade through the
principal streets of the town, the march
terminating at the old Methodist church,
where the business meeting was held.
President @. D. Barnes called the meeting
to order and called upon Chaplain Atwood,
who made short prayer.
Secretary W. Fl. Lord of New Haven
read his report, which was very interest
ing. 1t WAS accepted and ordered on file
The election of officers for the ensuing
year then took place. The following were
chosen:
President, W. R. Mckay, Meriden, Gem
pany &; vice president, Oscar P. Ives, New
Haven, Company I; secretary and treas
urer, W alter 81. Lord, New Haven, Com
peny I; chaplain, Eugene Atwood, Weth-
ersfeld Company A; historian. s B. Thorpe,
North Haven, Company K; surgeon,
Charles F. Beckley, New HaEen, Com
pany I.
Chaplain Atwood then invited the reRi-
ment to hold their next annual reunion at
Wethersfeld; "and if you come" said he,
"you can stay as long IS you wish to, but
I cannot tell when you can come home"
s. F. LindsIey also invited them to hold
their reunion at North Haven. It was
voted to hold their next annual reunion in
North Haven on August 20, 1894, and the
following committee appointed to make
the arrangements: s. F. Lindsey, S. B.
Thorpe, g. W. Smith, Rufus Thorpe, I. L.
Doolittle. NJ. E. Palmer. G.. NJ Vibbers,
James B. Smith,
The following committee was appointed,
one from each company of the regiment,
to locate place for the regimental monu-
ment: Company a, W. b. Catlin; Com
pany 3, @. E. Barnes; Company g, J. F.
Griffin; Company D, Martin Allen; Com
pany E, O. Griswold; Company F, G. W.
Couch; Company G, F. J. Began; Com
pany II, n F. Burritt; Company /, James
A. Church; Company <, G. B. Nix; field
and staff Colonel G. L. Upham Of Meri-
den.
At 1:15, headed by the band, the veter-
ans marched to the town hall, where the
citizens, the members of Van Horne post
and the Ladies' Relief corps provided
most excellent dinner abundant and tempt
ing, sustaining the towns record for gener-
GUS hospitality and patriotism.
The following ladies waited on the
tables: Mrs. Eli Burleigh, Mrs. Sara
Clark, Mrs. Emma Morris, Mrs. Buckine
ham, Mrs. Hattie Rogers, Mrs. Alice Buck
ingham, Mrs. Van Horn, Mrs Nettleton.
Mrs. Jennie Pardee, Miss Maud BurIey.
Miss Lottie Baldwin, Miss Edith Haywood.
Miss Annie bolt.
After the dinner Chaplain Atwood read
a poem by the late lamented Colonel George
N. White of New Haven, after which the
address of welcome was delivered by Rev.
q. L. Epson. Following him came ad-
dresses by Lieutenant 8. Lindsey Of North
Haven, b. O. Baldwin of Nsugatuck, Cap
tain NJ. A. Butricks of New Haven, Chap
lain Atwood of Westfield, 8. B. Thorpe of
North Haven. Mr.. Thorpe gave an inter- ,
esting historical sketch of his trip to |
North Carolina, the first installment of
which will be found on our fourth page to- !
day.
Among those present at the reunion
were:
Colonel Upham of Merlden, John q. Bull