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BOYS BRIGADE AFFAIRS
OSCAR PERRIGO BRIGADIER GEN
ERaL OF FIRST BRIGADE.

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ing of a, president, vice president, sec
rotary, treasurer executive committee,
etc., ETC., and the military officers re-
ceived their general instructions from
them. The result was that good deal
of red tape" had to be unwound at
every movement of Importance and the
organization was unwieldy, slow-mov-
ing and comparatively inefficient.
AS time passed and the membership
and influence of the organization grew
beyond the most sanguine hopes of the
early workers it was realized that two
sets of officers We're more of a detri-
ment than help, and that as the mill
| tary feature had been the interesting
element that attracted the youth to it's
works, and that military methods
seemed the most direct and efficient
it was decided In one state after an
other to abolish the civil offices and call
upon the military officers to administer
the affairs by military methods.
In this state this was done at the an
nual convention held here on April 80
of the present year.
In consequence of this, the following
order was issued from national head
| quarters in Chicago:
Headquarters United Boys Brigades,
Adjutant Generals Office, Chicago, ILL.,,
June Is, 1896.
General Order No. 1O-Whereas, at
| meeting o. the Connecticut division
held April 80, 1896, the civil organize
ton was abolished, and from CORE
| spondence it apears to be for the best
| interest Of the organization to divide
| the state into two or more brigades,
| it is ordered:
4 1.-The First and Second Connecticut
regiments and all detached companies
on the line of and west of the New Ha-
ven and Northampton railway be and
4 are hereby constituted the First Con-
necticut Brigade.
2-Colonel Oscar e. Perrigo, senior
colonel is hereby detailed as acting
brigadier general commanding the bril-
gade and will proceed at once with the
thorough organization Of the commands
in his jurisdiction and his orders will
be respected accordingly.
3-The acting brigadier general will
call a meeting of the field, staff and
line officers of the brigade as soon as
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zation and elect brigadier general
4-The acting brigadier general will
report direct to this office the proceed
ings of the meeting and all other ac-
tons he may take for approval. By
order of COMMANDMENTS Chief Bolton.
0. L. RICHARD,
p. Adjutant General
In pursuance of this order Colonel
Perigo issued an order for meeting
OF commissioned officers OF this juris-
dictien to meet at the Y. M. C. "A. rooms
in this city on Saturday last at noon.
The meeting was opened by an earn
est prayer by Lieutenant Colonel
George J. Gutbrod of the Second regi-
ment, after which the orders for the
meeting were read by the temporary
secretary, Captain Ed r. Slain.
nominations for brigadier general
We're then called for, and Major George
,. Doherty Of the First regiment. Wa
terpury, arose and in an enthusiastic
speech nominated Colonel Perrigo .sas
the ofilcer who had led the Second reg
lment to success and in whom the off,
GERS had every confidence as a leader
OF the First brigade" and closed his
remarks by saying that he spoke for
the entire out of town delegation pres
ent, and that he held in his hand a
large batch of proxies every one Of
which was for Colonel Perrigo He
was heartily applauded by the Second
regiment officers, to whom his speech
was somewhat in the nature of a sur
prise, as they had intended to make the
same nomination. However, they in
stantly seconded the nomination, and
upon a call being made third time for
further nominations, amid profound ST.
lence, rising vote was called for.
Every member In the room promptly
sprang to his feet and before the vote
could be announced gave three cheers
for Brigadier General Perrigo.
The newly elected brigadier general
made few remarks, thanking the off
GERS for the honor they had conferred
upon him and calling upon all for re-
newed efforts in planning and carrying
out the fall and winter campaign, and
in which he hoped all would heartily
unite and faithfully work for the vel
fare Of the boys and for the success O,
the Sunday school and the church. He
said that their success as an organiza-
ton depended very much on united eff
| fort, firm loyalty to the organization
and a prompt and cheerful obedience
to orders. His remarks were heartily
= applauded, after which Lieutenant Per.
ry of Company A, Second regiment
spoke in complimentary terms Of the
generous and brotherly spirit exhibited
by the visiting officers, and said that hi
thought it was most important even
in the history of the Boys brigade il
the state and in this city, and he wa!
sure that the feeling of unity ant
brotherly love shown between the Firs
n and Second regiments would result il
g great good to the cause.
r Several other officers made simila.
remarks after which the officers wer,
invited to- spend the afternoon at Paw
son park, and after the officers risin.
: and repeating the Lords Prayer in con
cert the meeting adjourned.
The officers proceeded to the steame
Victor, being Joined on the way by tn
First Connecticut battalion of the Boys
brigade, Lieutenant H. S. William
commanding, who had been ordered on
for field drill and target practice Thes
forces, with their two guns, surprised
Mr. Martin at the wharf, but he quick