The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-12
BURPEE IS NOW COLONEL
RESULT or THE SECOND REGIMENT
OFFICERS MEETING.

met at the armory yesterday afternoon
to elect a successor to Colonel John B.
Doherty and to I'LL all vacancies which
Nigh occur because of promotions. The
meeting was attended by thirty-two Off
GERS and was held in the officers quar-
tiers. Lieutenant Colonel Burpee pre-
sided.
The name of Burpee for colonel was
placed in nomination and the ballotre-
suited as follows:
Total number of votes 80, of which
Burpee had 80 and blank g. The ballot
was made unanimous, the announce
ment being greeted with rousing cheers.
Colonel Burpee made short address
thanking the officers for the honor.
For the position of lieutenant colonel
the name of Major Timothy #. Callahan
was presented. The following was the
result of the ballot:
Total number of votes 81, of which
Callahan had "a, Dickinson 4, Sucher 8.
The ballot was made formal and unan-
imous and Major Callahan was thus
chosen for lieutenant colonel.
The first battalion then held a caucus
and voted to present the name of Cap
tain Wesley V.Pearne of Middletown for
the position of major The officers
meeting was then again called to order,
and the following ballot was taken for
major:
Total number of votes 80, of which
Sucher had 16, Pearne 10, blank 3. There
being mo choice, a second ballot was
taken, resulting as follows: Total num-
Der of votes 32, of which Sucher had 16,
Pearne Is, blank /. Captain Sucher was
then nimously elected major of the
first battalion.
Below will be found short sketch
of the newly elected officers
COLONEL BURPEE.
Colonel Lucius F. Burpee was born
in Vernon, Conn, forty years ago. He
first entered the service of the Con-
necticut National Guard as a private
in Company c of Rockville, First regi-
ment April TO- 1874. He was appoint
ed corporal in that company June Is
of that year and was honoraply dis
charged from the service, because of
non-residence, November %, 1870. Col
oneI Burpee had removed to Waterbury
and March %, 1886, he was elected sec
ond lieutenant of Company A, Second
regiment. June 26 Of the same year he
was chosen first lieutenant of that or
ganization, and in less than a year,
June 49, 1887, was made captain of the
company. AS company commandant
he was very successful. He enlisted
good men and drilled them well. While
he was in command of Company A the
membership was at the maximum and
the drill attendance excellent.
When Major T. T. Wells (now adju-
tanD resigned his commission, January
g. 1890, Captain Burpee was chosen his
successor, without much opposition, at
the meeting called for that purpose.
He was commissioned major February
8, 1890. He was heartily welcomed to
the field by his brother officers and at
once became as popular with the regi-
rnent as he had been with his COM
mand. After Lieutenant Colonel Lee
had waited some three years for some
indication of Colonel Doherty's resig-
nation or promotion, and becoming
tired Of what then appeared to be a
hopeless task, resigned April, 1892
Major Burpee was elected to fill the
vacancy and was commissioned May 3,
1892
LIEUTENANTC OLONEL CALG1AHAN
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy F. Cal
lahan was born in Ireland and is forty
seven years of age. His military career
began as a private in H Company,
Thirty-fifth regiment United States in
;p +Lo cnr1rioa n
vember Is, 1857. He showed much apti-
tude and was promoted to corporal
June 10, 1868. He was transferred to
the Fifteenth United States infantry
soon after and was made a sergeant
August IL, 1870. November of that
year he was honorably discharged be-
cause Of expiration of term OF service
His National Guard experience began
April 1, 1872, at which time he enlisted
in C company, Second regiment, c. N.
G. (sarsfeld Guard.) He was rapidly
promoted to the positions of corporal
sergeant and first sergeant He was
discharged November Is, 1878, because
of expiration Of term of service. He
soon re-enlisted, however, and was
elected second lieutenant June II, 1888
In February, 1886, he was chosen first
lieutenant and when ex-Captain Gar
rity resigned in 1887 he was promoted
to fill the vacancy October 20. He con-
tinued to hold the commission of cap
tain of G company until October H. 1889
when he resigned.
When Colonel Burpee was promoted
from the position of major to that Of
lieutenant colonel Captain Callahan be
came a candidate for the position made
vacant and succeeded in getting the
election despite the efforts of some line
officers who wanted the place badly
He was commissioned major of the
regiment May 5, 1892. When the change
in the for nation was made by the al
teration of the military law and the ap
pointment of second major Major
Callahan became senior major of the
regiment
MAJOR SUCKER.
Theodore H. Sucher was born in this
city thirty-four years ago and enlisted
as private in Company E, Second reg
iment, May 7, 1877, and was promoted
to be a corporal May 1, 1879, and was
discharged May 6, 1882, because of ex
piration of term of service. He re-en
listed the same day and was choser
chosen second lieutenant of that com
pany March 8, 1888. He was elected
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