The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-02

With Their Fami!ies-Officers Elected
 Eighteen Deaths the Past Year-Ad-
 dresses by Lieutenant Governor Deweu
 and Others.
 The twenty-ninth annual reunion of the Twenty seventh regiment, c. V., was held at Lighthouse Point yester- day. It is probable that this gallant regiment was more largely recruited from New Haven than any other regi- ment.
 Over 100 members went down to the Point yesterday and as they took the ladies of their families along with them the reunion was given the appearance of jolly big family reunion, as indeed it was.
 At 11:9O the business meeting was held, President Charles F. Smith pre- siding.
 The following were appointed on the committee to nominate officers: Co. A, H. c. Shelton; Go. B, c. E. Baldwin; Go. E. William Holmes; Co. F, A. J. Bushnell; Co., G. William Russell; Go. H, A. Hastings; Go. I, James H. Meade; Go. K, D. Stiles. The commit tee on perfection of the rolls was also appointed and included the. following Co. R. E. B. Sheldon; Go. c, E. B. Bald win; Go. D, J. A. Munson; Co. E.George F. Dade; Co. F. Daniel O'Neil; Co. G, Charles F. Smith, Go. H, F, G. Mans field; Go. I, w. W. Price; Co. K, John Hegel.
 The committee reported the follow ing: Benjamin F. Brown, president; Stiles J. Woodruff, first vice president; E. G. Mansfield, secretary; George F. Dade, treasurer The report of the committee was ac- cepted and the above elected officers for the ensuing year.
 The executive committee chosen con sists of S. A. Hopkins, Go. A; Captain Ely, Co., B; J. R. Clark. Co., c; John Munson, Co., D; Daniel O'Neill, Go. F; A. J. Buffer, Go. G; A. G. Hastings, Co. H; w. W. Price, Go. I; Christian We'll CT, Co. K.
 There were eighteen deaths reported in the regiment last year as follows: Co. A, J. w. Merrils; Go. D, Edwin Par sons; Go. E. Hector Murphy, Captain David Thomas, James A. Bryan; Go. F, Moses Thomas, S. A. Mallory H. A. Barnes. William Kelley; Go, G, s. D. Russell, M. Merrill; Go. H, William Doty; Go. I, H. H. Smith, Joel II. Dor man; Co. K, W. F. Calkins; Co. D, Lorenzo Robinson, Frederick Hipelius and Willis Potter.
 The arrangement for the reunion next year was left entirely with the execu- tive committee,
 An interesting relic of the war days was exhibited by Lieutenant William Harmount. It is a large transparency having on one side picture of the first monitor built and the words "The Mon itors. Nine Months Men" In 1862, while the regiment was recruiting, the banner was displayed on the corner of Chapel and Church streets, and 1t be- longed to Co, c, known as the "Moni- tor" company.
 Dinner was served in Landlord Tay- lor's best style to the veterans and their friends at 1:30.
 Following the dinner addresses were made by several members of the regi- mental association.
 President Charles F. Smith introduc- ed as the first speaker Lieut. Governor James D. Dewell, an honorary member of the association. In introducing him President Smith said that the regiment had some honorary members who, as they had never done any fighting, he thought 1t best to have them talk instead. Lieutenant Governor Dewell responded In happy vein as follows;
 'I have just been told that those who did not go to the front and fight should pay their dues now by talking. Had now the choice of talking or fighting of fered to me I should choose the latter alternative. I am not here to-day to offer excuses why I did not go to the front in 1862. I intended to enlist at one time, but my partner in business, Nelson A. Wlmot of Co A, said to me: You shall stay here and take care of the business and I will go instead But this Is no excuse for me, as 1 had op- portunity for enlisting afterwards. I did not come here to-day to make ex- cuses; came to pay my respects to the old Twenty seventh.
 "Therei Is a stronger sentiment in New Haven for the Twenty-seventh regi- ment, for more than any other regi- ment. Its officers and rank and file were recruited fro mthe city of New Haven. While you were fighting at the front I helped you all I could burying your dead and caring for your wounded that were sent back to us. I saw you as you marched to the front with full ranks, and later I saw the remnant of the regiment disbanded on the green.
 "The State of Connecticut has honored all its soldiers who fought in the war of the rebellion, and often as I pass by those cases of battered flags at Hart ford my heart throbs with the remem- brance of those who went forth to war and saved the nation.
 "I had another reason for wishing to join you in this reunion to-day, and that Is that it is the first opportunity I have had to be present at one of the regiments reunions. I hope that this association will come together in these reunions as long as possible, but the time will come when probably there will be no regimental reunions, but all the survivors of the war will meet to- gether as did the soldiers of the Revo- lution. As you meet thus in all the coming years the happy thought will fill your minds that you saved the union for your children and their chil-