The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-06
TheV etsAgain
Review the
DAYS OF BATTLES
Capt. Denny Sharply Criti-
cises the New Volunteers.

reunion IN THIS city yesterday, ana the
occasion was one of the pleasantest in
the records Of the association.
The 25th was one Of the most illus
trious regiments that represented Mas
and numbered among the members
were many men who distinguished
themselves in several actions. The an
nual reunions have always been a
source of much qualification and plea
sure for the men who had so import
ant a part in the history making of the
country.
The reunion yesterday was a source
Of unusual pleasure. The attendance
was large many old comrades appear
ed for the first time in a number of
years, and the character Of the Hpeech-
es was such as to excite warm inter
est.
In relation to the speeches, Capt. ].
Waldo Denny precipitated the gather
ing into one Of the warmest discussions
in it's history when he spoke of the vol
unteers Of '9S, and compared their ser
vice to that performed by the boys of
81. Capt Denny's remarks proved to
be the speech of the day, and from it
many Of the speakers who followed him
took their cues and spoke either in the
same strain or contradictorily.
The reunion was held in horticultural
hall, and about 125 members of the as
ISOLATION were present. One of the
most warmly welcomed veterans in the
hall was Chester Greenwood of Co. K,
who was present at the first reunion
he has attended in rs years. Comrade
Greenwood is now engaged in the min
ing business at Bland, New Mexico.
The members Of the association were
received by Gen. Josiah Pickett, presi-
dent of the association, and for an
hour enjoyed the renewal of acquaint-
ances and the stories that will never
grow old. At 10 o'clock the actual
meeting was held. The reports OF the
secretary and treasurer were received.
The former showed the number Of
deaths for the past year to have been
ten, as follows:
George j. Fairweather, Co. c, West
boro; Capt Louis Wageley, Co. G. sol
diers' home, Virginia; VoltaiRe Miller,
| Co. C, Northampton; Capt. 9. H. Foss,
Co. +, Fitchburg; Ross McCdnn, Co. y,
| Worcester; James Taylor, Co. D, Wor-
| cester; I. R.. Barbour, Co. D, Boston;
Lieut.. M. F. Prouty, Co. c, Dunkirk,
N. Y. G. Gates, Springfield, member
of the band, and Noah Winn, Co. F.
| L
ceipts of the year to be $3.50 49, ans the
| expenditures $138, leaving a balance OF
| $31. 98. Letters of regret were read
from Grin Frost, North Hadley; T. III.
Potter, Dunkirk, N. H.; M. n. Rice,
Boston; e. d. Bancroft, attorney for
Gen. Draper; ]. B. Moulton, Washing
ton, D. c.; H. w. Reed. Mount Arid,
N. c.; ]. G. Mccarthy, Boston; D. B.
Snow, Centerville; G. r. Barnard, New
York city, and others.
On motion of ]. B. Knox, a commit
| tee consisting of Walter 8. Bugbee of
Shrewsbury, Joseph P. Eaton of Au-
burn and Capt. Knox, was appointed
to take up collection for the benefit
of the association. The committee
started in on it's work and reported
S21 SO subscribed. On motion of Com
rade B. j. Mayo Of Turner's Falls, a
committee Of five, to bring In list Of
officers, was appointed, and the COM
mittee offered the following list of off,
GERS, which was accepted and the men
named elected:
President, Gen. Josiah Pickett; vice
presidents, Oscar TourteIlotte of
North GrosvenordaIe (Co. D., Charles
M. Willis of Fitchburg (Co. F., Chris
tian Glass Of Greenfield (Co. G., Aaron
Aldrich of Newton (Co. b, secretary
and treasurer, Glare w. Putnam Of
Worcester; chaplain, J. Calvin Spauld-
ing of Fitchburg; executive committee,
Col. j. M. brennan of Worcester eco.
r, chairman), Joseph P. Eaton of Au-
burn (Co. AZ, Willard Cheney Of Wor-
cester (Co. h, jeremiah Fisher of
West Boylston Go. D., E. NJ. Wheelock
of Hopedale (Co. b.
President Pickett referred to the mat
ter of erecting monument to the
memory of Gen @. A. Hickman, who
commanded the "Red Star" brigade of
the 18th army corps, to which the 25th,
9th and 2Sd Massachusetts regiments
belonged. Gen. Pickett said that all
these regiments were interested in the
project, and he called upon w. P. Der
by, 9th regiment, past department
commander Of the department of Mas
sachusetts, G. A. r.
Comrade Derby said that while the
9th regiment was interested in the
erection of the monument, it was not
at present In condition financially to
do much in assisting in the matter.
Comrade Derby was more particularly
interested in reunion in the near fu-
ture Of the three Massachusetts regi-
mentS which were in the RED Star"
brigade. and on behalf Of the 9th ex-
tended an invitation to the 25th
Comrades II. Arthur White Of Lei
cester, Gen. William S. Draper, ambas-
ScNAOA
ton, Joseph P. Eaton Of Auburn and
Lyman Leighton Of Clinton were ap-
pointed a committee to see about rails
ing funds for the Hickman monument.
By vote Of the association, First
Sergt. Charles G. Glass, Corp. Edward
J. Glass and Private Fred L. Schiller
all Of L Co., I'd Massachusetts, were
admitted to honorary membership in
the association. Both the Glass boys
are sons of Comrade Christian Glass
of Greenfield, and Private Schiller is
a nephew The president and secre-
tary were named committee to confer
with committees from the 9th and 23d.
regiments in relation to Joint reunion,
and then the association adjourned for
dinner. Previous to the serving Of the
dinner all the companies held informal
reunions, at which many pleasing anec-
todes were related and enjoyed by all.
When the members had partaken to
their fullest of the good things served
by Caterer Rebbon, President Pickett
raped for order, and made few in
troductory remarks. He congratulate
ed the veterans upon the passage OF
another milestone, and expressed his
pleasure at such a large gathering OF
survivors Of the glorious regiment He
then introduced Capt. Emerson Stone
of Spencer, who referred to the record
of the I'd Massachusetts volunteers.
Capt Stone denied that any jealousy
existed on the part OF the veterans tow
ards the volunteers, and avowed that
the veterans, who had suffered hard
ships of campaigning themselves, were
eager to accord all credit and honor to
the volunteers.
Mayor Dodge was the next speaker,
and he talked in a happy vein, and ex-
tended the freedom of the city to the