The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
History Of the City
Guards Without
a Blenish.
59TH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED.
Veterans Of Two Wars
Unite in Celebrating
the Event.

HOUOr-
able existence, with appropriate exer-
cises. The aged veterans of the old
| time City Guards of the early forties.
whose service in the war for the pres
ervation Of the union has brought them
and the company they represented hon
ors, Wed with the younger veterans,
who proved their metal in the recent
war with a foreign power, in doing
honor to the organization of which they
were once or are now a part
The day was observed with an all
day shoot at the state range at James,
vile, in which the active company, its
two veteran organizations and the hon
orary corps participated. The shoot
ing at the range was a repetition of the
high-class work that the company has
the reputation of being able to do. The
members of the company and many of
the veteran organizations went to the
range in the early forenoon, the adj
vance guard being under command of
Lieut. F. H. Lucke. They reached the
range at o'clock.
The squad included Sergt John G..
Hagberg, Corp. Joseph I. Lafamme.
Privs Harry W. Macomber, Jacob Bic
berbach, David Gowans, Jr., and w.
d. Johnson. They arranged the tar
gets and pitched the caterers tent and
got everything in readiness for the
company and its guests who arrived
throughout the day. Many of the
guests left the Bay State House at
1890 and proceeded to the range. After
the days sport at the range, the COM
rany returned to the city at o'clock.
and prepared for the street and dress
parade of the late afternoon.
Inc COMPANY was five minutes bebind
the schedule in leaving the state arm
mory, the men falling in at 4.35,
and headed by the Worcester Brass
band, left the armory The company
was divided into three companies, max
ing a battalion, each company with
eight files front,
Corp. Joseph T. Laflamme was color
bearer, with Privs. James C. Sullivan
and j. Frank Goodwin color guard The
one pathetic part of the march was the
part taken by Priv. C. A. Barton, who
rode beside the active company on his
Wheel he being unable to march on
account of injuries resulting from ILL
ness incurred while with the guards in
the Santiago campaign. The peculiar
part is that Priv. Barton can ride a
wheel, but is unable to walk.
The battalion was under command of
Capt. Edwin G. Barrett and the com
panies were commanded by Lieut.. Nj.
H. Tisdell, First Sergt. Walter H. Ali
son and Lieut.. F. H. Lucke. On Capt.
Barrett's staff were Maj. Harry B.
Fairbanks, Capt. c. S. Holden, Lieut..
James E. McGourty. Lieut. A. H Bos-
well, Lieut.. John f. Hurley and Lieut.
H. c. Young.
The Worcester City Guards Veteran
association, with 4S men in line. was
under command of Capt William A.
Condy and F. S. Hoyt, acting first ser
Seant Three carriages, bearing Old
time commanders of the City Guards
brought Up in the rear. Those in the
carriages were Gen, Josiah Pickett
Gen 4. u. r. Sprague, Gen. Samuel H.
Leonard of West Newton, Gen. R. H
Chamberlain, in the first carriage. Col
James III. brennan, Lieut.. Samuel
Hathaway of Thompkinsville, CT, Da-
Vid j Barker, the two latter being the
only charter members of the 1910 com
pany present and Capt. E. A. Wood
whose connecten with the Guards dates
back to 1850, We're in the second car
riage. The third carriage contained
Alderman Henry Brannon and Daniel
F. Harrington.
The line of march was through Main
to franklin square, countermarcn to
Front street, down Front to Salem
| square, TO the mall on the common. The
mon at o'clock.
| The post-praadial exercises were
started by POSTMASTER Capt. Edwin G.
| Barrett, who welcomed the guests to
| the companys hospitality In the
| course of his remarks he reviewed the
past history of the company and espe-
cially that of recent date, and spoke of
| the honored name the Worcester City
Guards made during the Spanish war in
~ Nfrif ~, al
! ganizations of the country.
! The first speaker called upon was
Hon. John R. Thayer, who responded
4 to the toast 1.-THE president" Con-
/ gresham Thayer made one of his char
! acteristic speeches, replete with wit. He
! said in part ut is perhaps a coinci-
| dence that you celebrate your anniver-
/ sary on the eve of the greatest celebra-
ton in the history of the country,
which is to be tomorrow, when the in
comparable Admiral George Dewey will
be formally welcomed to his own coun-
try. I can't help thinking how
too bad it is that those poor
| sick soldiers kept long over
their time in the Philippines. could not
come with the great hero and enjoy his
| triumph. You know my opinion on
this question. There is something OF
the Quaker in my blood. 1 am 'op-
posed to war. 1t is somewhat remark
able, therefore, holding these views
| that l am asked here"
Hon. Alfred s. Roe responded to the
toast, "Our flag"
Gen. lockwood Hoar spoke to the
toast, Massachusetts
Mayor Rufus B. Dodge Jr., made
one of his humorous speeches, and
his shafts Of wit were usually aimed
| at the congressman from this district
xrri1 1Ir I11r 4
Rev. f. L. Phalen responded to the
toast, The volunteers"
The postmaster then read a letter
4 of regret from Col. E. p. Clark of the
| Second regiment. In his stead, Lieut.
Col. f. r. Shumway was called, and
was given rousing welcome. The
Second was the first Massachusetts reg
iment in the civil war, and the first
volunteer regiment of the country in
the war with Spain.
! Gen. A. b. r. Sprague, in speaking
| for the veterans, said that he Joined
! this company and carried a musket
with it, so years ago.
Maj. Harry 3. Fairbanks responded
to the toast THE militia"
| After the speaking the prizes were
distributed for the shooting at the
range in the forenoon. Hon. A. S. Roe
performed this in his uaual graceful
manner. Lieut.. NJ. II. Tisdell won the
company shoot and was given a gold
medal, which he is to hold one year
! and chair. His score was 21 out of a
possible rs, Sergt. w. II. Allison took
second prize, parlor lamp with a
score of 20; Priv A. c. Magee won a
travelling bag with a score of ~: Priv.
c, t. Lambertop a revolver, score IS;
Priv. b. e. Wheeler, dress suit case,
score Is; Priv. p. N. White, silk UNI
brella II. Priv q II Aihiop ~ IN ~, ~
buttons; Priv. H. NJ Sampson, leather
medal with a score of 2.
The winners of the unqualified shoot
were ]. T. BroskeY. with a score Of 1R