The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-13
ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.
Colonel William 3. Wooster of Ansor

| Colonel William 3. Wooster of Ansonif
to be Elected President.
! The annual reunion of the Army anC
Navy club of Connecticut will be hello
at the Fort Griswold house, New Lon
don, on Friday evening, June %, anc
will be signalized by a large assembly
of war veterans from different parts OF
the state. The present membership OF
the club is 357.
| During the past year there have been
| five deaths Secretary George Ellis OF
| the Travellers died in Hartford June 25
| passing away within a few hours, as it
were, of the last annual reunion. He
was the first member of the club whose
death occurred during the twelve
month. James C. Twichell of Meriden
died on July /, and Captain David 3.
Hamilton Of Waterbury died on August
Is. Henry A. Cornwall of Portland died
September IL and Dr. William M. Bur-
chard, who was in the Sixteenth Con-
necticut during the service, died at I'm
casville the first Of thi smonth
The new members who have been
elected during the year are the Rev.
William B. Carey of North Stonington,
Homer Darling of Thompsonville, John
L. Hill of Norwich Austin P. Kirkham
of Ansonia, Dr. NJ w. Robinson of
Noroton Heights, H. M. Robbins of
New London and Henry V. Sims Of
Hartford
The club was organized in 1879, twen-
ty years ago, with General Edward
Harland, now of the state board of par
dons as president. General William b.
Franklin of Hartford was the second
president and General Joseph r. Haw-
ley the third. Charles Fl. Pine of An
sonia, Charles l.. Upham Of Merlden
and e. S. Greeley Of New Haven have
been presidents of the club Colonel
Frank w. Cheney of South Manchester
became president in 1886 and held the
position until 1895. Judge Torrance of
the supreme court was elected in 1895
and was succeeded in 1896 by Judge A.
Fl. Fem, also of the supreme court.
Judge Fem died in office. Colonel John
L. Otis of Massachusetts, who was pres
ident of the club in 1882, is also deceas
ed Colonel Simeon j. Fox of New Ha-
ven is the president at the present time
and will preside at the annual reunion
and banquet.
Colonel William B. Wooster of Anso
mia, who has been one of the leading
members of the club since its organiza-
ton, will be elected president for the
new year Colonel Wooster served with
distinction in the Twentieth and Twen-
ty-ninth Connecticut regiments. He
was the lieutenant colonel of the
Twentieth. When the Twenty-ninth
was organized he was made it's COM
officer, taking the position
March g. 1864. Judge Torrance of the
court was the lieutenant
colonel under him. Colonel Wooster
was in the state legislature when the
war broke out The Twenty-ninth was
the first regiment of infantry that en-
tered the Confederate capital Its |
record In the field has been q source of |
pride to it's gallant old commander for |
thirty odd years.
Colonel Wooster has a been a promi- |
nent and influential citizen of Connect |
cut for more than half century. He
vas born at oxford August %, 1921, and
vas educated at the Yale Law school. |
Some wears ago he retired from active
He was the founder of the |
aW firm or wooster, w llilalnS " pdSer
md continued his connection with it as
ong as he remained in the practice of
his profession. Colonel Wooster is one
# the most honored members of the
lub
Colonel ]. W. Knowlton of Bridge
,ort is the secretary of the club, and
Major S. NJ Gladwn of Hartford Is its
treasurer. Colonel Knowlton has been
he secretary since 1891, and Major
BALDWIN became the treasurer in 1892,
ucceeding Colonel B. f. Blakeslee, de-
eased Both of these officers will be
reelected at the annual reunion.