The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-19
BATTERY 3 BANQUET.
The Thirtieth Anniversary
Appropriately Observed
of tha Armorv
at the Armory.

at the Annoy.
The Soth anniversary of Battery B,
light artillery, was observed last even
ing at the state armory by that organ
ization in the usual hospitable manner.
The evenings program consisted of a
banquet, followed by the customary
post-prandial exercises which were par
ticipated in by the guests, honorary
corps, veterans and active members of
that command.
The friends and invited guests of the
company assembled at the armory at
o'clock, and were received by the mem
bers of the company and their officers.
A short reception was held before the
hour set for the banquet, and Senior
First Lieut.. w. 7. Gould, accompanied
by his honor Mayor Rufus B. Dodge,
led the march to the banquet hall, while
Choftins orchestra furnished suitable
music.
The banquet hail was prettily deco
rated with the national colors. At the
further side of the hall was flag with
ten inscription Welcome, to honoraries
and guests Behind the guest. table
was draped a large American flag, and
in front of the presiding officer was q
miniature cannon flanked by shell,
shrapnel, canister, 6-inch solid shot
and 10-inch columbiads.
Seated at the guest table was: Col.
Fred w. Wellington, Lieut.. w. E.
Sayles, Lieut.. G. F. Bigelow, Lieut.. Her
bert H Warren, Capt. c. S. Holden,
Col. H. Z. Smith, Rev. M. H. Harris,
Lieut.-Col. Edwin r. Shumway, Mayor
R. B. Dodge, Gen. r.. H.-Charnberlain,
Maj. Harry 3. Fairbanks, Capt. L. G..
Bigelow, Capt. Z, G.. Barrett, Capt.
John e. Merrill, Lieut.. c. E. Smith,
Lieut.. H, c. Young Lieut.. A H. Bos-
well, Capt. Charles H. Pinkham and S.
4. Willis.
At the other tables were: First Sergt.
Charles w. Stevens, Corp. z. E. Kibbe,
Privs Hiram H. Conger, Nelson Au
burn. Mark H. Hays, Frank R. Dexter,
Corp. F. A, Traver, j. B. Dobie, John
p. Lee ]. Halliburton, c. 0. Swanson,
NJ. p jenkins, W. C. Gleason w. c.
Bender, e. NJ. Leveille, C. T. Barrett,
W. J. Williams, c. J. Brissette, G. n.
Moore, Sergt. D. r. Nichols, Corp. ]. ].
McCarty, A. T. White, J. P. Fernald,
John z. Cross, c. E. Horne, w. j. Carl
son, John Berggren, Joseph Bodreau,
NJ. j. Powers. G. F. McQuenny S. 3.
Randall and Henry Barrett
The invocation before the banquet
was by Rev. M. H, Harris. After the
banquet the company was called to or
/ der by Senior Lieut. W. T. Gould, who
1 acted in the place Of the Battery COM
+ mander, Capt H. w. Haynes, who was
unable to be present on account of ILL
mess, The lieutenant introduced Col.
Fred w. Wellington as the postmaster
/ for the evening. Col Wellington in
opening expressed his pleasure at be-
ling present on the occasion of the 30th
anniversary Of the Battery and referred
ito his connection with the Battery. He
| congratulated it on it's very creditable
record the past 30 years, and said that
( it was credit to the city of Worcester
land the branch Of the service of which
/ II IS part.
me hrst speaker Of the evening was
Mayor Dodge, who said; 1T is the
! province of the mayor on these occas-
IONS 70 pc present at the roll call and
see whether the gentlemen present are
competent and wiling to make great
speeches. The mayor comes and sees
that there are good speakers and then
gives way to them. am doubly assured
that the speaking this evening win be
OF the best with the array of excellent
speakers you have brought here, and
will be brief in my remarks according
" l want to compliment Battery B or
the excellent coast service 1t performed
is beyond comparison. as not an Ameri-
barded during that period"
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