The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-27
OLD 18TH c. V. MEN REUNITE.
GRAND REUNION IN WORTH HAVEN LOWE OF THE VERY BEST YET.

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 The twenty-seventh annual reunion of the Fifteenth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers Veteran association was held at North Haven last Saturday in response to the urgent invitation of the patriotic citizens of that place. It was said to. have been ono of the most en- joyable reunions ever participated in by the "vets" and North Haven we'll kept up its high record for hospitality. The veteran members of this city and vicinity commenced congregating at tho Union depot soon after 9 o'clock. Many brought their wives with them, and after much hsnd-shaking, at little after 10 o'clock, they all boarded two special cars which were attached to the express train, and started for the scene of festivities. On arriving at the North Havon station they found e large num- Der of the wallingford and Meriden veterans and several members of the committee on arrangements waiting 10 receive them. President Mackay ordered the "vets" to fall In and with the Montowese brass band leading, the column marched to the Memorial hall where they were met by Lieutenant S. F. Linsley and a committee of citlzens who welcomed them heartily to tue hospitality of the town.
 The business meeting was held hrst, with President Mackay in the chair. Chaplain Atwood invoked the divine blessing. Secretary Walter Lord was then called upon to make his report of the events of the year. which was very interesting and was unanimously ap- proved The election of officers for the coming year was next on the program. A committee of one from each company was appointed to make the selections. They were: William H. Catlin. Com- pany A; George Couch, Company F; William B. Johnson. Company B; l.. M. Baldwin. Company H; Hugh l. Fin 
 oany E.; John B. Mix, Company K; zadoc R. Morse Company D:' Oscar P. Ives. Company I; F. J. Edwards. Com- pany G. They nominated the following members of the association for offi- cers, who were duly elected:
 President, Colonel Charles L. Upham ,f Meriden; vice president. John B. Mix of Wallingford; secretary and treasurer, Walter Lol of New Haven; chaplain. Henry G. Marshal of Crom- well; surgeon, c. H. Beckiey of New Haven; historian, Sheldon B. Thorpe of North Haven. sa''r., t.-., ..,
 The newly elected president on talk ling the chair received quite an. ovation from the comrades, all rising and giving three hearty cheers.
 The next business on the program was the selection of place to hold the next reunion. Comrade Luther B. Baldwin of Naugatuck extended an in .vitation in behalf of the citizens of that place to hold. the next reunion there. The invitation was unanimous Iy accepted for, August "A, 1895. The following committee on arrangements was appointed: Henry c. Baldwin, Luther M. Baldwin, Rufus W. Lewis, all of Naugatuck, the same in charge at the former reunion in Naugatuck.
 Dinner call was tffeif sounded by Lieutenant S. F. Linsley at clock. He told the vets that the first course would be some of the original army soup ana that all would have to eat some before they could have anything else This announcement caused the countenances of many to fall when they recollected the soup they had had in the government eating tents immedi- ately after the regiments arrival at the federal capital All-then- marched into the dining hall, where the tables were heavily laden with tempting sviands and handsomely decorated with flowers. At each plate was plentiful supply of army hard tack. The first course was plate of Hob scouse," manufactured expressly for the occasion by Chairman Linsley. It consisted of hard tack with saltporls; with limited supply of Salt horse" The veterans seemed to relish it as in days of yore. After fill Ing up with limited supply of this he veterans then proceeded to attack with a will the tempting viands with which the table was loaded. The SUD- ply far exceeded the demand. The pa triotic ladies of the place attended to The wants of the vets in a very generous and gracious manner.
 When all were filled a short business meeting was held in the hall below. Captain. Butricks with a few approprl- ate remarks made the motion that a copy of the regimental history be for warded to the late chaplain of the regi- nent, Rev. John B. Doolittle. for his many acts. of kindness extended to the boys during their stay at New Berne through the terrible yellow fever scohrge.i The meeting soon adjourned to the lawn in front of the hall, where Ai1 hour was pleasantly spent listening to speeches. s-...- -.
 
 Lieutenant ,Linsley, as master of ceremonies, called on Chaplain Atwood, who delivered a humorous address, thanking the citizens for their gener- ous hospitality. the ladies receiving the lions share of the praise. He stated that