The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-06
The GALLANT 9TH C. VI
FINE REUNION HELD
YESTERDA Y.

General sloat Presides Speeches by
General Brooke, senator Hawley,
Charles A. Baldwin and Others.
the Twenty-seventh regiment, Connec-
ticut volunteers, was held at Savin
Rock yesterday. There were about IT'S
present, including wives and children
of the veterans, In the morning a
business meeting was held, at which Of
year, They are;
Haven.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Cornwall,
New Haven.
Secretary-E. G. Mansfield, New Ha-
ven.
Treasurer--George r. Dade, New Ha-
ven.
After the business meeting the MEM
bers, in small crowds, explored the
| Rock, hunted up old friends and had as
good a time as possible. At O'Clock
a regular shore dinner was served at
Wilcox's restaurant. General Frank
D. Sloat of Washington, D. c., former
ly leading man in New Haven, acted
! as POSTMASTER. Before the banquet
began Assessor Charles A. Baldwin OF
New Haven offered a prayer, thanking
! God that so many were able to attend
I the reunion and for all blessings re-
ceived during the year; asking Him to
| be with all those unable to attend and
to bless all those present, veterans,
| their wives and children. He prayed
God to bless our country, and those
who defended her in the late war, and
| those present who had done their share
| towards preserving the union of their
native land. The dinner was then serV-
ed AS soon as this pleasing part of
the entertainment was over General
Sloat, the POSTMASTER arose and spoke,
recalling some of the incidents of their
enlistment, and of the great pleasure
experienced by all in these meetings.
He later said: II recently attended
meeting of the society Of the Second
Army Corps. While there I heard
young officer speak in the highest
terms of the behavior of the Twenty
seventh Connecticut volunteers a Fred
ericksburg and Charlottesville, and
the heroic death of Colonel Merwn of
the Twenty at Gettysburg.
He then read a letter, which has been
published, among other records of the
Twenty regiment. 1t was
letter to department headquarters,
commencing the regiment for its hero
ism. 1t was signed by General Brooke.
He then said that the regiment had
won a very enviable name in the army
for bravery and heroism After few
more words he announced, Nov I have
the honor to introduce 10 you a man
whom you all remember Major Cen
eral Brooke"
As General Brooke arose he was
greeted by three rousng cheers. He
delivered a long speech, summary of
which follows;
when I recall our first meeting and
the faces Of men in your regiment /
can see that we are all growing old
But as the years advance we are drawn
closer together by our r-to-be-for
gotten experiences. No one outside of
the army can understand these ties
Last month $4,000 veterans of the civil
war marched through the streets Of
Chicago, all of one mind as they were
thirty years ago
1T is my great pleasure to be with !
YOU to-day, and my great sorrow that
| have been unable to be here before.
Last wear I received your invitation in
the royal palace of the Spanish gov
ernor of Cuba. You all see WHY If was |
impossible for me to be with Won.
ut NAV be of interest TO Won TO know
what 7 have been doing since the war, |
In late years | have been fighting IN |
dams on the western plains. But | am |
always for peace. In 1861 we all want |
ed peace and we at last got il There |
are no personalities or egotisln in what |
I'm saying 1t was my fortune to see |
the flag of proud Spain come down in
Cuba. The history of these islands has /
been fraught with arrogance and des-
potism. OF my life in the West indies
much which NAV interest Won can he
found in the reports of congress. thous-
ands of which have been published
You remember he first time 7 saw Won.
How green you were. I only saw this
In order to make a comparison In the
spring of 1898 il was NV fortune to he
given command of 80. 900 volunteers to
instruct in drill. They were assembled
at Chickamauga and beside them Won
were veterans. I don't banker after
that lob again. However after three