Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-08
TENTH REGIMENT REUNION.

At MerideR Yesterday-Dinner at the
 Wtnthrop-General Greeley Pre-
 sided as Toastmaster-Speec by l General Otis, General Goodyear and | Others. l
 MERIDEN, Sept. 7.-The reunion of the Tenth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, occurred in this city today. About 100 were present, including veterans and their wives. A dinner was held at the Win throp hotel at 80 this afternoon. It was voted to hold the next reunion in this city next year.
 After the guests were seated the divine blessing was invoked by Chaplain H. Clay Trumbull of Philadelphia, and the attack upon rstions began. The menu was of the Winthrop's usual excellent character, and the veterans enjoyed the forage with evil dent relish. At the conclusion of the ban quet General E. s. Greeley, acting as tosstmaster, opened the forensic battle with 8 short speech and introduced the speakers.
 General J. L. Otis of Northampton, was assigned to speak upon the generals com handing the division, of which the Tenth was part. These officers were Generals Burnside, Reno and Park, :o all of whom he paid eloquent tribute.
 Captain Benjamin Wright of Greenwich, Major H. 0. Dwight of Hartford, General E. D. s. Goodyear of North Haven, Chap | lain H. 0. Trumbull of Philadelphia, Dr. | M. T. Newton of Suffield, and Lieutenant | B. s. Keith of Norwalk, were the speakers | who followed.
 l Lieutenant Keith is not only war vet eran but also a prominent Odd Fellow, having held the office of grand master of
 the state lodge. He is the father of Charles
 E. Keith, prescription clerk at Merrills
 drug store in this city.
 At the business meeting at 12 o'clock
 the following officers were chosen: Presi-
 dent, J. c. Otis, Northampton; first vice
 president, E, w. Chaffee, Moodus; second
 vice president, J. H. Ltndsley, North
 ford; secretary and treasurer, David l.. Dursnd, Birmingham; executive commit
 tee. General E. s. Greeley, New Haven;
 Virgil Hotohkiss, Meriden; D. L. Du-
 rand, Birmingham; Captain 8. W. Ho
 vey, Fair Haven; W. E. Wnittlesey, New
 Haven.
 Secretary Durand of Birmingham read
 the names of fourteen members who had
 passed away since they last gathered to
 gether, the largest number of deaths re-
 ported in any one year. The names are at
 follows: Comrades Douglass, Kellogg
 Brooks, Douglas, Curtias, Parker, Water l bury, Burns, Sherman, PIatt and Scott
 One comrade living in Southington wal
 reported dead two years ago, showed uI
 at the last meeting, but died this year
 The report of Treasurer Durand was theI
 heard.
 The committee of arrangementsin in charg
 of the days exercises were V. E. Hitchcocl
 of this city, W. E. Whittlesey of New Ha
 ven and Thomas J. Gill of Hartford Tn
 reunion was made extremely pleasant t. ] the members of the regiment by the eff cient services of this committee, and mucl commendation was bestowed upon then i for the perfection of detail and the facilit with which the arrangements wero carriet ont.
 Among those present were General sn Mrs. Greeley of New Haven, MT. aud Mrs . Thomas Ritch of Greenwich, MT. and Mrs. M F.Newton and daughter Minnie of Sufield J. L. Otis of Northampton, General D. I . Durand of Birmingham, Captain H A. Pee of Bristol, MT. and Mrs. Fred Richards c
 Hartford, General E.S. Goodyear of Mort , Haven, Second Lieutenant B. s. Wright ( l Greenwich, First Lieutenant Linsley ( . Madison, Chaplain H. Clay Trumbull, ed I tor of the Sunday School Times of Phil' T delphia, Comrades Burt, Banning, Bu . ton, German, Hayes, Dr. Hart ( j. Bethel, J. s. Smith of Clinton, Mar Smith, New York city; Henry Smith, Ne Haven; R. Nsedhert, Hamden; 0 F. Grar his, Bridgeport; Lyman Warner, Bridg
 port; Lieutenant M. L Smith, New H. ven; Daniel and Louis Joyce, Mount Ca . mel; Walter Hovey, New Haven; Joh 3 l Perkins, Guilford; B. Whitney. New H ven; P. Miller, Southington; H. s. Be, I ham, Dsnbury.
 Ex-Mayor Henry 0. Dwight of Hartfo,
 l was present as guest.