The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-23
TWENTIETH c. V, VETERANS
THEIR THIRTIE1H REUNION HELD
 AT SATIN ROCK.

Addressed by General Joseph K. HawIey, Colonel stills of the old Finh c. V., Col Onel Wooster and Hon. Charles II. Pine A Large Attendance of the old Soldiers The Annual Election-Interesting Remi- niscences.
 The thirtieth reunion of the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteers was held at Stewards pavilion at savin Rock yes- terday.
 The business meeting was called to order at Il o'clock by President D. J. Smith The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Timothy Guilford of Cheshire; first vice president, James F. Buckley of Sey- mour; second vice president. Andrew F. Barnes of Marion; chaplain, William S, Ward of Plantsville; secretary and treasurer, A. E. Smith of Cheshire. The following act with the president and vice presidents as the executive com mittee: Charles French of Ansonia and and Wales Terrall of Ansonia.
 It was suggested that the information obtained by the secretary be compiled and published. There have been twenty deaths in the Twentieth during the year Frederick R. Parmalee, Samuel l.. Hall, Eben Hoadley, Edwin Stewart, John Welch, Warren Culver, w. H. Hol- comb H. Caldwell, George Card, James H. Smith, William L. Taylor, George w. Lounsbury, c. A. Burleigh, Charles F. Bailey, Henry Cook, Edward Martin, Lewis Curtis and Salvador Raineu. This is the largest number that have died during any one year since the war
 At 1 o'clock shore dinner was serv- ed in the pavilion, and after the dinner Colonel Wooster, formerly of the Twen- tieth, but transferred later to become the colonel of the Twenty-ninth Color ed), introduced the speakers. General Hawley was the first speaker and said: q would be glad to follow in the rear on this occasion. I am glad to be with the members of the Twentieth regiment. I have heard of it at Gettysburg, at Chancellorsville and with Sherman I recall several comrades who were of your number, one of them the gallant
  wounded in the fight at Peach Tree Creek, placed his hand on the wound and said, Boys, have received my fur lough' As our members die the ranks close up, and I wish every soldier was a member of the G. A. R. and would at tend these regimental reunions. I had the pleasure, last winter of adding S1,- OO.000 to the burden of Uncle Sam by securing the passage of an act in the United States senate increasing all pen- sions of six dollars per month to twelve dollars per month I do not think Un- cIe Sam minded it at all. In closing let me wish that you may live long and happily and go forward to meet the future with good courage and cheerful hearts"
 Colonel Wooster next introduced Cap- tain H. H. Tarr as the man who had risen from a private to the rank of cap- tain Captain Tarr read the appended poem. While he was reading band near by completely drowned the speak CTS voice, and the meeting, failing to drown out its noisy competitor by sing ing songs adjourned to the grove. where Captain Tarr finished the reading of his poem.
 Hon. Charles H. Pine of another Connecticut regiment was the next speaker He said he was glad to be with the Twentieth and bid them God speed in the battle of life. It is becom- ing common nowadays to speak de- spairingly of the blue; the newspapers say we have had enough of them; the sentimentalists discuss whether after all the gray was not in the right. For my part I am old fashioned enough to believe that we were in the right. All honor to the men who went down to the conflict singing we are Coming, Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thousand Strong" Stick to your re- union, boys; keep green the memory of those who came not back to the duties of life, and remember that your duty is not yet done, but that there are seri- ous questions yet which you must help to decide Prove yourselves as good citizens in peace as you were brave sol tiiers in war.
 Colonel Wooster asked General Haw- ley to lead in singing some patriotic songs, and in complying the general said, "Tt is something humorous to set me up as, a leader of singing school, the only qualification I have is a loud voice."
 Colonel Packard of the old Fifth spoke against the cutting down the pensions of privates. eff I were a pension commissioner" he said, q would give you all $1O0 month. Don't think I am here to get'votes. I ran for the legislature at one time but was toe good a republican to get elected in a good democratic town. My motto in the army was: Give the whiskey to the privates. and trust the officers to take care of themselves"
 Brief speeches were also made by MT Osborne Colonel Stills of the One Hun dred and Thirty sixth New York and others.
 After singing "Auld Lang Syne," the reunion broke up The reunion was the largest that has been held for several years, about 112 of the 300 members ot the regiment now living were present Many visitors from other veteran asso. citations and friends of the Twentieth were also present. From 190 replies re- ceived from the secretary, A. B. Smith in answer to enquiries sent out by him i.- +ha+ he of be