The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-17
NINTH REGIMENT REUNION
ANNUAL EVENT FTTTINGLY CELE-
DRAFTED YESTERDAY,
Thirty Members of the Old Connection
Volunteers Attend-FiMe Shore Dinner
serVed-ofiicers for Ensuing Year
Elected-Other business Transacted,

The Ninth regiment, Connecticut Vol
unteers, held it's annual reunion at Hills
Homestead, Savin Rock, yesterday af-
| ternoon. There was a very good at
| tendance of the old veterans and most
enjoyable meeting was held, several OF
the old soldiers bringing along their
wives. Out of a regiment Of twelve
hundred, one hundred and fifteen are
still living.
out of this number there were present
yesterday Captain Lawrence O'Brien,
Captain William O'Keefe, Bernard
Lynch, William Gleason, Colonel Fitz-
gibbons of Bridgeport, Henry Menhold
of Waterbury, Thomas Murley, Cap
tain McCarten, Moses Mills of Bridge
port, John Ward Of Bridgeport, James
Caffrey, Daniel Barry of MiddletoWn,
Colonel John G. HeaIy, George Ruther-
ford of Bridgeport, George Cook of
Bridgeport John E. Healy, George w.
Lyons Of Coney Island, Captain Sheri-
dan, Patrick Flanagan, Thomas Cum
mings of Bridgeport, Michael Cronan
of Naugatuck, George Smith of Bristol,
Michael Gagahen of Hartford, M C.
Coen of Naugatuck, Michael Kennedy
of Branford, David Barry of Middle
town and George Brands.
A business meeting was held at about
1870 O'clock, at which officers for the
ensuing year were. elected and various
reports were read and discussed. The
election of officers resulted as follows:
President-M Michael McCarten.
Vice president-David Barry.
Secretary and treasurer-M. c. Coen,
The retiring president is William
O'Keefe and the retiring vice president
George W. Lyons. The secretary and
treasurer, Mr.. Coen, was reelected. A.
report of the secretary showed that two
members died during the year, leaving
the number Of members from the orig
inal regiment one hundred and fifteen.
Of course great many were unable to
attend the reunion owing to the distance
from this city to their places of resi-
dence and on account of business mat
tiers. Return cards were sent to the
members and about thirty-five re-
sponded.
Reports Of the treasurer and monu-
ment committee We're read. The first
one showed the association to be well
fixed financially, and a meeting of the
latter committee was held directly after
the dinner AT this meeting the COM
mittee voted to go ahead without the
aid of several other regiments which
were contemplating Joining with the
Ninth and erecting q large monument
Instead of combining with other regi-
ihents the Ninth will probably erect a
monument in this city, to be dedicated
in 1900.
1t was voted to hold the next monu-
ment committee meeting in the Tentine
hotel on October H. when final plans
for the erection of the monument Will
be completed. The committee is COM
posed of the following: Captain OBrien.
chairman; Captain Fitzgibbons, Colonel
Healy. Lieutenant William Gleason, 4
John e. Healy and M G. Coen.
The members sat down to the excel
lent shore dinner at o'clock and every
one was delighted with it. They ate to
their hearts content and it was voted
To hold the next reunion at the same
place
A vote of thanks was extended to the
of Hills Homestead for the
hospitabe way in which they We're
treated