The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
Annual Reunion of
the Good Old Fight
ers Yesterday.
A MONUMENT At ANTIETAM.
The Battlefield Will Likely
Be Marked by a Shaft
to the Regiment.

The battles of Cold Harbor and An
tietam were fought over again yester-
day.
Few Massachusetts, regiments can
claim the golden record of the gallant
18th. 1t was a hero regiment, and it
has a hero history. The 3Sd annual
reunion of the regiment was held in
Board of Trade hall yesterday, and it is
safe to say that better lot of men
never came together, long years after
an epochal event.
Year by year the old veterans vanish
by the wayside. For this reason, no
event in the lives of the soldiers is
looked forward to as much as is the
annual reunion.
1t was regretted yesterday that it
would be impossible for the president
of the association, w. F. Miller of
Ocean Grove, N. j., to attend. Like
others, he sent letters of regret, but
took pains to let the old boys know
that, although he might not be with
them in being, he was with them in
sympathy.
In the absence Of the president, Col.
e. j. Russell took charge of the meet
ing. He was the equal of the occasion.
Whatever came his way was well met
and attended to.
officers of the association were elect
ed as follows: President, Col. Edward
j. Russell of WorcesterS vice president,
Walter A. Eames of Someryille; secre-
tary and treasurer, Edward A. Rice of
Worcester; chaplain, ]. e. Pharnes of
Il
Hastings of Worcester, P. f. Murray
of Worcester, David NJ. Earle of Wor-
cester, M. e. Beaman of Worcester,
George w. Mirick of Worcester.
Arthur F. White was unable to at
tend
From the talk yesterday, it is certain
that a movement will soon be started
for the erection on the battlefield of
Antietam of a monument to the Fiji
tenth.
The various reports were accepted,
and when it came time to take up a
collection, a swift tour of the hall real
lied the substantial sum Of $40
Col. H. S. Taft is a Providence sol
der who believes in keeping in touch
with old conrad es. He made a mo-
ton yesterday that a message of sym
pathy be sent to President w. F. Miller
and it was unanimously adopted.
and j. Evarts Greene, that the regimen
ia! history was progressing very we'll
There was a good balance on hand out
side of the sum subscribed and eXpend-
ed, they said.
The banquet that followed the bust
ness meeting was held in G. A. r. hall
Among the speakers were Mayor r
B. Dodge, Jr., Gen, John Nv. Kimball
Mrs Harriet W. Hildreth (poem), Gen
M. II,
sachusetts, Capt. Amos Bartlett, Col
H. f. Smith, Capt. D. NJ. Earle and
others. AS on all like occasions, the
speeches We're altogether of a reminis-
cent nature.
Among those present were: Presi-
dent F.. j. Russell, Gen. John w. Kim
ball, Fitchburg; Gen. Josiah Pickett
Worcester; Mayor R. B. Dodge, Jr.;
Henry lockwood, assistant surgeon
South Weymouth; Secretary Treasurer
Edward a. Rice, w. H. Eames, Somer-
John Holmes. Spencer; E. M. l2liss
Spencer; Chester A. Chapman, Spen-
Ger; Herman Brigham, Norwich, ct.
Thomas AYnlinson, Worcester; e. H
Sever. Wh1tinsville; g. ]. Smith, N. A.
Sever Donaldson, Ct; A. A. Pelton,
Pepperell; c. A. Coburn, Leomirster;
r. l.. Jewell, Worcester, w. w. Curtis,
Concord Junction; Z. L. Wilder, Leom-
mister; L. D. Goddard, Worcester; y.
H. Dickinson. Harvard; Henry JOY,
Leominster; j. K. Kendall East Tenn
pleton II. d. Taylor, East Walpole; A.
E. ColbUrn, Leominster; L. S. Hapgood
Boylston: j. c. Kelley. North Grafton
John Cbappell, Providence r. l.; Albert
Davis, Upton; c. w. Berry. Highland
VILE; Charles M. Batchelder, Grafton;
Francis Rice, Stowe; J. w. Wilder,
Worcester; James Clifford. Clinton;
Whitman, Springfield; c. A. Denny,
P A. Laythe Sterling; Col. II. E.
Smith, Worcester; H. C. Lowell Wor-
cester; S. S. Stocking Norwich. CT !;
Amos Bartlett, Webster; Sergt p. 4.
Murray, Worcester; N. Y. Woodbury.,
Troy, N. FL; e. Cudworth, Charlton:
L. E. 1'hayer, Oxford; J. G. Ford, SUIT
ton; Charles A. stone, Campello; Ell.
l.. Smith, Hampden; r. K. Cooper,
Marlboro; d. w. Woods, Spencer;
Francis H. Mortified, Worcester: Ed
ward Goulding, Worcester; e. Glenn
ence, Nashua; Charles JOY Leominster;
S. F. Maynard, Leominster; w. H.
Andrews, Worcester; S. w. Arlington,
Holden: S. W. Russell, Webster; p. w.
Williams, Woonsocket, r. l.; Henry
Russell, Webster; Edward Andrews,
Auburndale; Capt. A. ]. Philip, Au-
burn; Col. H. S. Taft, Providence;
Charles H. Aeger Newton Albert H
Foster, d. A. Ward, Worcester; Capt.
David Earle, Worcester; BENJAMIN
Stephen, Charlestown; George w. Mi
rick, Worcester