The Worcester spy., 1899-04-14
MEN OF TWO WARS
Veterans of '61 and
'98 Clasp HandsO'er
Festal Board.
32D ANNIVE ERSARY.
Post 10 Entertains Honored
Guests and Eloquent
Speakers.

Comrades of Post 10. G. A. r., gath
cred about the festive board in Asso-
citation hall. last evening. upon the oc-
casion of their 92d anniversary. Over
$3.50 comrades did justice to the good
things set before them, and after dis
cussing the menu for an hour, listened
with eager interest to the speakers at
the post-prandial exercises.
The gallery of the hall was comfort
ably filled with members of the post
and friends who Joined in the applause
granted the speakers of the evening.
The hall was prettily decorated in a
simple but neat manner. At the rear
of the stage hung two large American
flags, and around the balcony front,
bunting of red, white and blue was
draped with two large stands of colors.
the national flag to the right and the
state flag at the left of the stage. Upon
the stage discoursing sweet music was
the American orchestra, with w. j.
Price leader.
The banquet was preceded by re-
ception in the parlors of the Y. M. G.
A., where the guests Of the evening
were received by the following recep-
ton committee: James Armstrong, M.
A. Maynard, w. S. White, T. Spencer
jerks, DIR. f. B. Clough, Rev. Charles
e. Simmons, G. w. Barnes, George r.
Leland, George n. Hathorne, William
Gurrrell. r. e. Blake, Amos M. Par
ker. James E. Dennis, j. B. Lamb
Charles H. BenchleX. James x. Church
ill. William L. Robinson, C. N. Walker
n Charles III PinKham
John B. Lepire, William H. Bartlett
Charles M. Smith, Harvey T. Buck, AL
fred S. Roe. Daniel E. Burbank, Gen
Josiah Pickett, Charles e. Grant, Jas
l. P. Crosby, Willard Cheney, Curtis w
Gassett and w. w. Scott.
The guests of the post were then in
! troduced to Commander r. b. Edwards
who in turn introduced all to Gen. Jo
siah Pickett. The guests were: De
partment Commander of Massachusetts
John e. Gilman. Peter d. Smith, senior
vice commander. Silas S. Barton, vice
commander, E. P. Preble, assistant ad-
iutant general of the Massachusetts de
partment, and George w. Mirick.
Among the guests of the evening, be-
sides the regular members of Post 10
were: Lieut.. Col. =. r. Shumway, Maj
Harry B. Fairbanks, Capt. ]. j. Moy-
nihan, Capt. e. S. Barrett, Capt. F. u
Alien, Cdpls w I1s w al CllJ NeNPbs ~
S. Holden. Lieut.. H. A. Young, Lieut.
W. E. Sayles. Lieut.. H. e. Gray, Lieut.
M. E. Hines, Lieut.. A. H. Boswell, T
c. Orndorff, Martin Trulson Mayor r.
B. Dodge, Jr, r. M. Mooney, e. II
Towne. ex-Mayor Henry A. Marsh, ex-
Alderman Caleb Colvin, John e. Day
w. S. b. Hopkins, H. M. Brannon, Hon
A. S. Pinkerton. David Earle, Amos
Parker. William Hart, Maj Edward T.
Raymond, j. Marcus Rice, Harrison G.
Otis. B. c. Jacques, a former confed-
crate soldier. and w. A. England.
When all the guests had arrived.
Comrade George o. Pettibone sounded
the assembly on cornet, and the
march to the banquet hall started.
Commander r. B. Edwards led the
way. escorting His Honor Mayor Ru-
fus B. Dodge, followed by the guests OF
the evening, the local officers of Inc
state militia, associate members and
the comrades of Post 10 bringing up
he rear. After prayer, offered by Rev.
:. e. Simmons, the menu served by