The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-25
VETERANS DINE.
inc annual Reunion of the nth Rhod
Island Last Evening.

inc annual Reunion OF the nth Rhod,
Island Last Evening.
lhe Veteran Association OF the It'll
Rhode Island Regiment held their an
nual reunion at Ti~llinghast's parlors
last evening. 1t was in the form of q
supper spread by ~Tillinghast, aud about
eighty OF the veterans sat down to par
take OF IL. The assault on the viands
WAS so fierce that in about half an hour
every one present pushed back his chair
ana nearly all lighted cigars.
fresiient Jsme' ;. Hudson acted as
postmaster and made "A brief speech In
reminding the old b vs. that
~ was 90 years ago when Col. Rogers
TOOK The llth Rhode Island out. He an
bounced that there were present several
members OF the s0th Massachusetts which
= oamped next to them on Min RS
NH ard introduced Thomas A Briggs
OF the 4Oth Massachusetts.
Mr.: Briggs presented the compliments
OF ms own re sinent association and
$ nted his pleasure at being able TO be
with the Rhode Island boys.
PRESIDENT Hudson then read n letter
from The secretary of the Twenty-secoud
Connecticut favoring "a brigade reunion.
ne hopyd the reunion you'll lie held and
would like to have an EXPRESSION o. opin-
ion.
"o'ep" IL heuurlch mover that 70 be
tue sense or the gathering that such n re-
union be held. as so ne were OF the opiu-
lou mat the TwenJy-second Connectic It
would semi 100 men TO the reunion. The
ma Ter was Ia ked over an $ The For
tletn Massachusetts memb r thou sht it
would meet with favor in his association
ana several members volunteered To raise
800 from each company In the Eleventh
Rhode Island, the matter VAS voted o
approvinIly.
The committee OF arrangements was
then appointed consis inx Of Jane. S.
Hnuusol' chairman; william FIR oakland,
G. Bates. Edward Darling. Thomas
Rankin. joel NJ tcalf, D.. c.. o. Ballou,
X. Is. Little aud T. w. GortOn.
itpoert tessenden then read by request,
cIipplngs from the NEWS Of septic Der
~ loo2. describing the scenes at the visit
"a tie Eleventh K ode Island to the old
camp ground at Miners Hill and also an
UNPUBLISHED article describing the same
event.
Chaplain Croker of Slocum Post was
next called Upon aud entertained his
hearers with anecdotes OF the Sixteenth
virginia. He spoke OF ths plea amt time
enJ wed when he re-visIied the scenes
the h2 is at Miners Hill, and ap-
proved OF the idea OF a brigade reunion.
hev. hopkins b. Ca iy, chaplain of the
tssoclatio9, said he took "A great deal OF
PRIZE In hat he was "A me nber Of the
Eleventh Rhode Island Regiment. The
was not sue \ tightiny rsgi-
MS some others, but its numbers
were fuli and 1t always dId just As IL was
old. Anecdotes also occupied a part of
MS remarks.
Senior Vice Department Commander
Jharles VI. Baker said he could see the
esinent as 1T stood on Miners Hill. aud
n many OF the positions in whica lhsv
y ere DldCc0 mt that TINA Ha ronn1utal
In experience of trying TO enlist whep he
not old enough, aud how he inalls
'niisted In another branch OF the service.
Assistant A ii. Gel. Edmund +.
said he hal hbpsd to listen AMI
lot do any talking. He spo5e OF the dif-
ereDt regiments OF Il Iode Island saying
hat they were all good Remnants. The
'enslon ma ter was allu lei to and ne
that all the sold ers woull finally
pensio ed.
remarks were also made by DR.. G. o.
'allou. II. ;. Olney and others.