The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-03
VETERANS OF 27TH c. V.

 Reunion at Lighthouse Point Yester-
 day-List of Officers Elected-Speech-
 es by Hon. N D. Sperry, Dr. Hill Of
 Willimantic, Dr. Henry of Brooklyn,
 N. Y, and Others.
 The survivors of the old Twenty-seV- enth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, held reunion at Lighthouse Point yes terday There was a good attendance and nearly all the veterans were ac- companied by their wives and fam1- lies.
 The Twenty seventh was peculiarly a New Haven organization, and was one of the fighting regiments.
 The veterans and their friends left the green at 10 a. m. in special cars for Lighthouse Point. At the business meeting the following officers were elected: President, c. F. Smith, Or ange vice president, G. B. Baldwin, Milford; secretary, E. G. Mansfield, or ange; treasurer, George T. Dade, New Haven; executive committee, F. M. Chapman, c. L. Ely, R. S. Baldwin. J.. M. Munson, William Holmes, Moses Thomas, A. M. Clark. W. w. Price, John Hegel and William Fowler.
 After dinner speeches were made by Congressman N. D. Sperry, pr. T. Nor ton Hill Willimantic; Assessor Charles A. Baldwin, Dr. J. W. Henry of Brook lyn, N. Y; ex-Mayor Henry F. Peck of this city, and others.
 Attorney c. A. Harrison of Walling- ford presided at the reunion. There were 125 at. the dinner.
 Ex-G Governor Henry B. Harrison, who is firm friend of the regiment sent his usual cantribution-a check for $25-- toward defraying the expenses of the outing.
 A committee was also appointed to perfect the roll for the following year. This committee was made up of s. A. Hopkinson. Company A; E. D. Sheldon, Company B: F. c. Baldwin, Company c; John A. Munson, Company D: George T. Dade, Company D; Moses Thomas Company F; Charles F. Smith, Company G; E. G. Mansfield, Company H; W. w. Price. Company I, and Christian Weller, Company K. A motion was made that the expenses of the secretary and treasurer in filling their positions should be paid by the association, but after some discussion the motion was defeated.
 The report of the deaths was next read and was as follows: Willis Hyde of Milford Company c; William Blakesley of New Haven, Company F; Collins Hopson of Meriden, and J. H.
 Stedman of Meriden, Company G; H. D. Wilcox, Madison Company I; also Frederick Bailey of Madison, Comr pany I.
 Among those at the reunion were the following: Ex- Mayor Henry F. Peck, c. A. Harrison, president of the regi-
 mental association; Christian Weller, A. J. Puffer. C. A. Baldwin, F. o.
 Mansfield, Allen D. Baldwin, William A. Palmer, Amos Harvey, William l.. Parmelee, w. A. Parmelee, George E. Dudley, w. W. Price, w. H. Russell s. D. Russell, A. H. Covert, E. B. Bald
 win, John Hegel, E. G. Mansfield Charles r. Smith, Stiles D. Woodruff, George Day, John c. Chapman, an honorary member of the regiment; Charles Wefdig, William H. Barnes, Joseph A. Miller, Sereno A. Hopkins Simeon J. Fox, Henry o. Waldron Samuel Waldron, c. Hofacker, John A. Munson, William Bronson, Robert Buckmaster, Lieutenant Frank M Chapman, Charles $. Nichols, Byron Hill. George Ellsins, James Rice, H. c. shelton, George Hungerford Charles Spreyer A. Dutton Hall, Mir Burwell, r. c. Hastings and Captain Ely.