The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-24
TT WAS A VERY JOLLY TIME
TEE REUNION or TEE GENERAD
ASSEMBLY OF 1895.

| Held at the Connecticut House in Colonial
Grove Yesterday--Three Hundred and
Twenty-nine Sat Down to the Dinner
Montowese Band in Speeches
by Lieutenant-Governor Cooke, Hon. N.
ID. sperry, General Hawley and Others.
Some OF Those Who Were Present.
The reunion of the members of the
connecticut general assembly of 1895,
held at the Connecticut building in Coli
onial grove, Woodmont, yesterday. was
q decided success, despite the oppres-
sive heat of the day. The members and
friends began arriving at IL o'clock and
the hall of the Connecticut building was
the scene of much jollification during
the hour preceding the shore dinner.
(which was served in the large tent next
to the Colonial house. The Montowese
band was in attendance and enliyened
the time by several stirring selections.
Legislators from all over the state were
present and at about / o'clock they.
l WAN eAAC AlAfILCQ SuGSIS, AuJQurnGQ To
the tent, where dinner was served.
There We're S29 in the party and a jol-
Tier crowd was never gotten together.
During the course of the dinner Jokes
and gibes flowed freely, and If there is
lanything in the saying that laughter
makes a dinner digest well, those who
lpartook of yesterdays spread were for
Itunate.
While the gentlemen were discussing
the spread the band was stationed on
the lawn near by and as it struck uu
4 AUD Lang Syne" the old piece was
greeted with rounds Of applause and
many joined in singing it. Even Hon.
IN. D. Sperry helped to swell the chorus
and seemed to enjoy it immensely.
After dinner was finished A. c. STERN
iberg, chairman of the committee of ar
lrangements, rose and nominated ex.
Speaker Fessenden for toastmaster,
Mr.. Fessenden was chosen and accepted
lthe honor with few humorous remarks
and highly extolled the legislature of
1895. He also said that he ought to-
lspeak something particularly Of the
house over which he occasionally pre-
Isided when there was no more pressing
business to call him away This re-.
mark was greeted with laughter.
Lieutenant Governor Cooke was then
introduced and was giving three rolis-
ing cheers as he rose to speak. lii
speaking of the legislature of 1895 the
lieutenant governor said that the state
senators of 1895 were not even suspected
of vote selling and the things charged
were never proved He said that the
gathering yesterday was a good thing
ana manifestation Of the interest
(which the gentlemen took in the great
Ioffice of Connecticut legislator, and was
also significant of an upheaval Of local
patriotism He concluded by hoping,
Ithat no member would ever be returned
to the assembly who had any taint IN
Ibis name. He also, in the course Of his
remarks, told a couple of good stories,
(which helped to keep up the jollity Of
} the occasion.
Mr.. Fessenden then spoke Of the sue
cess with which the committee of ar
rangements had carried out the part
in the gathering and proposed three
Icheers for them, which were given with
a will He then said that as he could
not enforce the five-minute rule he
, would enforce the three-minute rule and
requested the speakers to confine them
Iselves to this limit in their remarks.
but he said the rule would be suspends
ed in the case of the next speaker. Gen.
: leral Hawley.
!, General Hawley was greeted with
cheers and hearty applause as he arose,
land said that it gave him great please
ure to be so heartily received. His first
Idesire, he said, was to have all the
: tpeople of Connecticut think kindly of
, him. He here took out his watch prob
lably to see that he kept within the
: time limit, but his hearers began shout
: ing for him to never mind the time
land he started to return the timepiece
to his pocket. At this point Hon. N. D.
Sperry convulsed the audience by hu-
nlorously remarking that the general
l was right in putting up the watch, as
e The was in danger Of losing it in such a
t lparty.
$ General Hawley then said that as the
S gentlemen probably did not want Sc
S rious instructive talk nor yet one en-
0 Itirely humorous, he would endeavor to
t Istrike mean. He said that he believed
. that there was a more thorough system
: of humanity and more real religion in
e the United States than in any other
0 country in the world. He believed in
0 the honesty of the national govern
}, ment, and said that the statistics of
:, 1.-THE treasury department show that
e nothing has been lost to the govern
: ment in several years, either in receipts
: or expenditures, and judging from all
t these facts he thought this the best
Y government on earth. Our general and
s special statutes are right on the books
o All people like to put themselves on
i paper all right, even If they are a little
e below what that would make them
d seem. He said that he would especially
It impress on younger men the necessity
d of standing by the constitution and OF
t having ultimate faith in the nation
n Let them have the best and very high
/ est ideal of government and let them
e stand up for this ideal even if they &c
e down in the fight, and they will leave
e the best government possible to build
r. The general was then requested % tel
l. something about his recent visit to the
d battlefield of Chickamauga at the recent
celebration attending the opening OF
the national park at that place. He