The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-27

AtlsIorlcai Review.
About one hundred and thirty mem
bers of the Fifteenth Connecticut vol
unteers fathered in Guilford Saturday
to hold their annual reunion. The bust
ness meeting was held in the town hal
on the arrival of the veterans, Colone
| Upham of Meriden presiding. Secre-
tary Oscar P Ives of New Haven pre-
! scented his reports, which were accepted
The financial showing was good, there
| being about twenty dollars on hand. The
following members Of the association
have died since the last meeting:
Jerome Coan, Co. e.
| Charles c. Baldwin, Co. 7.
| George w. Smith, Co. X.
Harvey e. Cooper, Co. K.
! Samuel Scott, Co. X
| Shelton S. Tyler, Co. K.
! Charles p. Blakeslee, Co. e.
| John Lekin, Co. G.
| John C. Haas, Co. X.
| Robert B. Agnew, Co. B.
| John Mansfield, Co. c.
| Minot A. Buttricks co. I.
| Andrew Hazlett, co. f.
Letters congratulatory were read
from James W. Derby, Co. A, now in
Bowling Green, o.; Lieutenant Good
rich, Co @. of Philadelphia, and
Charles A. Brockett of Kansas City, Mo.
now travelling on the continent.
An invitation from the Campbell
Monument association of Hartford, for
the regiment to be present at the forth
coming dedication ceremonies in that
city, was accepted and a rising vote
signifed that about half the members
present would attend A committee
was chosen to attend to that matter:
oscar P. Ives, Eugene Atwood, James
A. Church, John M. Leonard, Hugh I.
Finnigan.
The old officers were unanimously re-
elected, viz: Colonel c. L. Upham, pres
tdent; Oscar P. Ives, secretary; Sheldon
B. Thorpe, historian.
At IL o'clock the meeting adjourned
for dinner, which was prepared by the
Womens Relief corps of Guilford and
served IN Odd Fellows hall.
Officers of the Gnilford Woman's Re-
lief corps are: President, Mrs. Addie
Chittenden; senior vice president, Elvira
Benton; Junior vice president, Nellie
Davis; secretary, Mary Rolf; treasurer
Mary Weld; chaplain, Susan Stannard.
AT the dinner speeches were made by
Chaplain Atwood and others and a his
tortcal paper was read by the historian.
Mr.. Thorpe.
AT 2 O'Clock the veterans returned to
the hall, where continuation of the
business meeting was held--a long dis
cusslon over the place for the next re-
union resulted in the appointment of
the following committee Charles E.
Hart, Hugh l. Finnigan, William Fl.
Nichols, Oscar P. Ives, Colonel C. l..
pham The committee was empower
ed to arrange for the best interests of
the regiment.
Many of the veterans had their wives
with them at the reunion.
A former reurion of this regiment
was held in Guilford in 1876
Many of the houses Of the town were
decorated with flags in honor of the old
soldiers
The Old Stone House" was elaborate
y trimmed and cordial invitation was |
extended to the association to visit II, |
Ind many improved the opportunity
hus afforded
Re9imental history Of the Fifteenth |
connecticut volunteers, August rs, 1900
In little town in northwestern Con-
leeticut can be seen hanging In an
lpple tree farmers scythe where It
vas put nearly forty years ago. The
wood has innbedded the blade In an en-
Turing grip. A boy OF eighteen, now
ng In the meadow hung It there one
ummer morning when he heard the
runs beating In the village below, and
never returned to take it again He
led behind the guns at Malvern Hill.
His father yet lives on the old farm.
he rusty scythe bridges the years be-
ween them.
To the present generation this Incl
ent may mean little or nothing, but
0 those who heard the call to arms in
heir towns and laid down their work
. follow the drum, 1t is voice from
he past. 1t carries us back with a :
ush TO the conditions under which we
nlisted, and the dreams we We're awak-
ned from. What did the civil war
OF do in defeating plans and overturn-
lg purposes, yet 1t seems to me that
ne substitute courses God offered
lade many man better citizen, and
18th a more abiding influence to-day
)r good, for having worn the blue and
believe this to be true of the survivors
the Fifteenth Connecticut.
But we have not come here to moral
e or exhibit ourselves as models Of de- :
good many people at one {
me and another have found fault with ,,
,. In the first half of our lives we '
ere told to follow the example of !
else, and In the present half !,
ia we ought to be ashamed because
e cont set better example for some ,
ody else TO follow, and so it has been. ,
1T there's no telling what would have
econe of us had we not volunteered.
I'd there's no telling what would have !,
ecome of the public had we been turn ,
loose, undisciplined, upon 1t. We =
ight have been politicians, bunco men, I
obyists, and perhaps as a last resort 8
lti-imperiansts.
suppose most of us in youth uyers d
lzed by our great capability and I'M v
'lned that the world was waiting for d
to move II. We had no notion then Y
hanging up our scythes, but rather. Fl
increasing the width of our swath S
ome, preadventure, intended to beconoe
eat preachers Tor our parents did for, 7