The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-16
GRAND ANNUAL REUNION
Of the Connecticut Cavalry Association at
 sayin Rock Yesterday.

sayin Rock Yesterday.
 In the big throng at savin Rock yes'
 terday afternoon were 10 be seen many
 war veterans wearing their yellow
 badges eonspicuously upon their coats
 They had been having their reunion. The twenty-seventh annual reunion of the Connecticut Cavalry association was held at Hllls' Homestead. savln Rock. yesterday, The members met at the green and proceeded 10 the home- stead. The annual business meeting
 was called to order at i2 o'clock by PrSsident Charles F. Bollmann of New
 Hsvsn. After the minutes of the last annual meeting were disposed of the
 matter of holding the next annual meeting came up. and 1t was decided 10 hold 1t ct Seaside park. Bridgeport, on the third Wednesday In August. 1895. The following officers were elected: President. James Wheeler of Bridge port; vice president. l.. W, Smith of Hartford: Henry W. Flint Of Bridge port and Charles E. Williams of Bridge port: secretary. William T. Cook of Ledyard, and assistant secretary. Will liam Schibold of Bridgeport.
 The matter of monument to the dead comrades who were killed on the battle Aeld was the brought to the at- tention of the association by Comrade George Eagan. The state having al- lowed each company funds for the erec- tion of monument. 1t was thought necessary 10 take action as soon as possible as to the battlefield on which the monument should be placed and other details. The matter was placed In the hands of committee who were ap- pointed for that purpose. The com mlttee consists of Secretary William T. Cook. President James Wheeler and Comrade George Eagan.
 The annual collation. followed. After It had been disposed of a paper was read on "Battlehelds in Virginia" by Sec. Cook. and addresses were made by Prof. Clark of Yale, Captain Thomp- son of New Haven. Captain Wheeler of Bridgeport, Captain Bollmann of New Haven. and Sergeant Henry s. Parme- lee of New Haven. ...,
 It was decided to appoint a commit tee to settle upon the matter of a site for the new monument which the state has offered to erect in memory of the cavalry heroes.and to have this com- mttee report at the annual meeting next year. Secretary Cook was ap- pointed chairman of the committee.
 The following comrades were pres- ent: J. D. Thompson of New Haven, H. D. Perry of South Norwalk, H. B. Bartram of Meriden, H. M. Beecher of Huntsville, B. l.. Pond of Waterbury, D. c. Clark of East Hartford, Gustavus Booth, William Sheibel of Bridgeport, Charles r. Barstow of Meriden, Alonzo Dirrick of New Haven, Warren Wilber of Derby. James Simpson, G. M Egan of Waterbury, E. S. Margraff of Water bury, J. F. Knapp of Shelton, Charles H. Hayes of Ansonia, S. R. Davis of New Haven, w., Smith of Hartford, James Wheeler of Bridgeport, s. B. West of Columbia, P. O. Wenck of Clinton, J. R. Brown of Westville, c. M. Barman of Manchester. H. P. Broadway of El- mira, N. Y, B. H. Hardy of Westerly, R. l., P. E. Davis, Charles E. Williams of Bridgeport, Thomas Corcoran of New Haven, Samuel ,It' Miller of. Derby Chauncey Bartram of Berlin, Stiles A. Wheeler. Thomas Coleman of New Ha- ven, Phil Koempel of New York city, Stephen Orr of New Haven, Thomas F. Connor of New Britain, J. E. Clark of the Fifth Michigan cavalry, Johnson Atkinson of Meridep, Morris A. Cowles of New Britain, N. P. Bendorff of Gin einnati, Charles M. Kearnes of Willi- mantle, IN. P. Payne of New Britain. William J. Cook of Ledyard, Weston Ferris of New Haven,