The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-27
REUNION OF THE OLD 18TH
MANY OLD VETERANS ATTENDED
 TNAUG1TUCK, YESTERDAY.

The Next Reunion to be Held Near New Haven-o fioers Elected-The Death List The Postscript History by Historian Thorpe-Several Addresses-A List of Those Present From the Veterans of This New Haven County Regiment.
 The twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Fifteenth Regiment Veteran asso- citation was held in Naugatuck yester- day, the 26th of August being the an- niversary day of their enlistment in the United States service thirty years ago, and the veterans all think great deal of their reunions as day of great en- joyment, but their ranks are thinning out every year. About seventy-five of the veterans gathered at the Union depot between ' and 8 o'clock in the morning and embarked on the a. m, train from New Haven for the good old town of Nauga tuck, whose citizens and some comrade residents had invited the Vets. to partake of their hospitality, and gave them a royal reception and gave up the whole town to them. A large delegation came on the $40 train, and was met at the depot by delega- tion of citizens and resident comrades They fell into line headed by the Nau- gatuck drum corps, marched to the opera house, and at il business meet ing was held with Colonel Charles l.. Upham, president of the association, in the chair. He called the Vets. to or der with a few well chosen remarks, called on the secretary and treasurer, Oscar P. Ives, for his report, which was read and accepted and placed on file. A committee of one from each com pany. consisting of Go. A, George Min or; Go. B, A. P. Day; Go. c, J. K. Jones; Co., D, Martin Allen; Go. F, Jerome Coan; Co. F, George Couch; Co., G, John Commerford; Go. H. Luther M. Baldwin; Go. I, W. H. Hubbard, and Go. K, J. R. Rough was appointed to make nominations for officers for the ensuing year. The president then ad- journed the assembly until after din ner and formed the veterans in line for a short march around the village, the drum corps leading. Next came as es- cort Isbell post, G. A. R., F. Nichols commander, followed by the veterans. In the basement of the Congregational church, where dinner was waiting, the tables were a sight to behold, and they fairly groaned with tempting edi- bles of all kinds. They were presided over by a bevy of ladies, wives and daughters Of comrades and citizens.
 All remained standing and Presi- dent Upham called the chaplain, John B. Doolittle of Nebraska, chaplain of the Fifteenth during the last year of service, to invoke divine blessing on the repast.
 The old boys then fell in with a gus to, and did terrible execution on the splendid spread. The following ladies acted as waitresses at the dinner: Miss Emily Fenton, Miss Frances Gull yer, Misses Lena and Matte Wooster, Miss Carrie Hubbell, Miss Lulu Hoag- land, Mrs. R. Lewis, Mrs. w. G. Hard, Mrs Moves Wflmot.
 The afternoon meeting opened at 1:45 in the opera house, and the gallery was well filled with ladies. Down stairs a large number of veterans and friends were present.
 The report of the committee on nomi- nations was as follows:
 For president-Charles B. Upham of Meriden.
 Vice president-John B. Mix of Wall ingford.
 Secretary and treasurer-Oscar P. Ives.
 Surgeon-Charles F. Beckley of New Haven.
 Chaplain-H. F. Marsh of Cromwell
 Historan-Seldon B. Thorpe of North Haven.
 These nominations were adopted unanimously.
 The question of holding the next re- union was then taken up, and 1t was decided to hold the next one in New Haven or in the immediate vicinity.
 The following committee on the re- union, consisting of New Haven men, was then selected: Captain Buttrick, Daniel Ackley, W. s. Beecher, G. w. Stoddard and J. N. Leonard.
 THE YEARS DEATH ROLL.
 The following deaths were reported during the year:
 Henry Phelps, Company H, Barkham- sted.
 Jacob Albinger, Company c, Bran ford.
 John Burke, Company H, Naugatuck
 Walter H. Lord, Company I, New Ha- ven.
 Egbert Jacobs, Company B, Branford
 Robert Fitzpatrick, Company D, New Haven.
 THE SPEAKERS.
 The business then having been trans acted, the choir boys of St. Michael's rendered "The Rel, White and Blue, and were vociferously applauded. President Upham then introduced the Rev MT. Soule, who made short ad- dress of welcome, in which patriotism was ever present, interspersed with sev. , eral witty remarks.
 He began by looking at the ladies ir { the gallery and saying, "I think if I was to set text for my address to-day i would be from the scripture whicf reads, Set your affection on things above.'" He was interrupted by fire < quent applause and given a great ova tion at the close.
 President Upham then introduced N Chaplain J. B. Doolittle, who made g