The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-06
SUCCEEDS COLONEL BURPEE
LLEUT-COL. T. F. CALLAHAN TO COMMAND SECOND REGIMENT.
Major Dickinson of Waterbury Elected Lieut.-COIonel-Capt. Geddes Chosen MajOr-EleCtion Held Yesterday After- noon-Records of tho Successful Officers.

The meeting of the officers of the sec-
 ond regiment yesterday afternoon, call
 ed to elect successor to Colonel Lucien
 F. Burpee, resigned, and to fill the va
 cancies caused by the election of his
 successor, resulted in the election of
 Lieutenant Colonel Timothy F. Calla-
 han to the colonelcy. Major Arthur M. Dickinson of Waterbury was elected lieutenant colonel and Captain James Geddes of Company A, Waterbury, was
 elected junior major. These were the only nominations which came up for voting, and the meeting adjourned at 3:30 o'clock. The only absentees from
 the meeting were Colonel Burpee him. self and Captain Sypher, also resigned.
 The result of the election was as was expected, the only position in doubt be- ing the majorship. There were besides
 Captain Geddes two other candidates for this position, the names of Captain McCabe of the Grays and Captain T. T. Welles, regimental adjutant, being also proposed. All three elections are pop ular with military men.
 Colonel Callahan has been popular with the members of the regiment ever since he entered the militia. twenty seven years ago. He was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1s49. His parents came to this country when he was two years old and the colonel followed under guard of his uncle. Coming to this city Colo mel Callahan went through the public schools and then learned his trade with the silver plating company of Roger Smith Brothers. When seventeen years old Colonel Callahan entered the service of the United States army as a private and remained in the service three years, ending as sergeant. In 1872 he returned to New Haven and entered business, becoming clerk of the probate court in 1881 and remaining in that position for fourteen years, retiring only in 1895. In 1894 Colonel Callahan graduated from the law school and has since practiced law successfully here.
 Colonel Callahan's military record Is as follows:
 Private Company c, Second regiment, c. N. G., April 1, 1872; corporal; ser geant; first sergeant; discharged Mo- vember IS, 1878; second lieutenant, June 12, 1885, first lieutenant, February 4, 1886; captain, October 20, 1887; resigned October IA, 1889; major Second regiment, c. N. G., May 25, 1892; lieutenant colo mel, July il, 1895.
 United States army record: Private Company H, Thirty fifth reg iment, United States infantry, Noven1- Der IS, 1867; corporal, June 10, 1868; to Fifteenth regiment, Unit ed States infantry; sergeant, August il, 1870; discharged, November 5, 1870; ex- piration of term of service.
 The new lieutenant colonel, Major Arthur M. Dickinson, was chosen cap- tain and adjutant of the Second regi- ment, c. N. G., July 23, 1889; major, June 26 1898.
 James Geddes, captain Company H, Waterbury:
 Private Company A, Second regiment, c. N. G., June 6, 18S7 corporal, April 3, 1887; sergeant, March 16 1891; second November 23, 1891; first lieu- tenant, January 2, 1893; captain, March 1b 1S93