The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-18

Leicester; Thomas L. Gerry, Sterling;
| Henry Sargent, Northboro; George p.
| Heath, Northboro; w, IL. Whipple SOM
| erville,
! The gathering was called to order
about o'clock by Capt. Anderson, who
OBLIGATED as. POSTMASTER, There were
no formal speeches.
| Col. DIN, who at these reunions is
| familiarly known as Billy DIN, and
| Department Commander Gilman
caused plenty of merriment by good
natured comparisons of the record OF
their respective regiments.
| In opening, Capt. Anderson said that
! ii seemed almost like a dream to mem
bers of the old Fifty-seventh when they
! look back over the past 35 years to the
time when the march was made from
Camp Wool, under the gallant Bartlett.
He compared the country of that time
and our country today.
Chaplain Dashiell was then intro
duced, and read the following resolu-
| tons which We're drawn up on the
death of comrades who have passed
away during the past year:
THE Regimental Association of the
Fffty-seventh Massachusetts are called
again to record the triumph of death, in
removing from the world a number of
our comrades-F. 2. Ritchie Company E;
Morris H. Nolan. Company K; Edwin D.
Mcfarland, Company l. stephen A.
Company H; Charles H. Murdoch, Com
pany h; Daniel McCarty, Company b;
Caleb Austin, Company b. They were
good men and true comrades, who will
greet that we shall see their faces no
more al our reunions.
We tender to their families and friends
our tender sympathy in their loss. We
would make SDpCl9l mention of
rade, Sergt, Edwin D. Mcfarland, whose
record on the field was that of a brave
and faithful soldier and whose after life
has eyinced a manliness and integrity
which secured the respect of his fellow
citizens and whose devotion to the in
terests Of this association has won our
constant gratitude. We shall greatly
miss him at our annual reunions, and
his death again admonishes us of our
thinning ranks and the need of reviving
and cherishing our fraternal interests in
each other, before we follow the great
multitude. A. II. Dashiel,
ION behalf of the committee
On motion of j. Brainerd Hall, it was
voted to adopt the resolutions and to
send copies to families of dead COM
rades.
Gen. A. B. R. sprague was the next
speaker He said that he was proud
of the record of the Fifty seventh,
which, although short, was none the
less severe. He doubted if any Mas
sachusetts regiment suffered as severe
ly as those of the Fifty seventh. Col.
Fox, in his history places this regi-
ment third in the list of regiments who
lost 200 men or over.
Capt. Anderson explained that the
record prepared by Col. Fox was found
to be incorrect so far as the Fifty
seventh Massachusetts is concerned,
and that according to the official rec
ords, the regiment should stand sec
ond in the list of those who lost the
most men on the field of battle. The
Second Wisconsin is the only regiment
having lost more men,, but this regi-
ment served much longer.
Department Commander John E. Gill
man gave the signal for much laughter
when in opening, he remarked that he
had always understood that the
Twelfth Massachusetts, of which regi-
ment he was member, aided by the
Thirty-siXth ended the rebellion, but
in the face of figures produced by Capt.
Anderson, was willing TO withdraw his
claim, although he could not speak for
the Thirty-siXth. He spoke of Col.
Bartlett, referring to him as the glo-
rious commander of a grand and noble
regiment. He congratulated the as
ISOLATION on the kind of men who con-
stitute its membership.
Capt Anderson then introduced w.
z. Bartlett, son of the colonel of the
regiment, in order that the old soldiers
might have a chance to see the son of
the man who was so dearly loved by
them all. The younger Bartlett was
greeted with hearty cheers and ad-
dressed the gathering briefly.
Senior Vice Commander Peter D.
Smith took occasion to remark that he
knew of another regiment that took
part in putting down the rebellion,
aside from the Twelfth, Thirty sixth
and Fifty seventh. He spoke of the
Fourteenth. of the First heavy artillery
in which he served. He also spoke of
the fact that the G. A. r. post in his
town is named for the gallant colonel
of the Fifty-saventh.
In introducing Col. William NJ. Olin
Capt. Anderson said that if he should
say that the secretary of state or Will
lam NJ. Olin, was to address them, the
boys would not know what it meant
but when he said that BILLY" Olin was
to speak every one knew to whom he
referred. Col. Olin was as witty and en-
PERTAINING as ever.
A telegram was received during the
meeting from Mrs. Agnes Bartlett, wife
of General Bartlett, stating that while
she was unable to be present she was
present in spirit, and wished good for
tune to all members of the Fifty-sev-
enth. A letter was also read from Gen.
Josiah Pickett, who expressed his re-
grets at being unable to attend the re-
union on account of i'll health.
On motion of J. b. Hall, Commanders
Gilman and Smith, w. F. Bartlett and
Thomas j. Higgins We're made honorary
members of the association. Mr.. Hig-
gins contributed to the entertainment
by singing several selections, the gath
ering joining in the chorus of "Suanee
River" and The star spangled banner. "
Commander Gilman also took part in
the musical part of the program by
singing the Sword of Bunker Hill" 1t
was voted to give a vote of thanks to
Board of Trade, Woman's Relief Corps
and Post 10.
At the close of the exercises a hand
some bouquet was presented to the de-
partment commander by the w. R. c.,
he in turn presenting the flowers t.
Comrade Barnes of Furnace, who, al
though obliged to wheel himself about
in wheel chair was present at the
meeting and took a lively interest in its
progress.
The reunion closed by singing "Auld
lang syne."
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