The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-16
ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.

Arrangements Completed for the An
nual Reunion and Banquet at Fort
Griswold House.
Colonel William B. Wooster, of Der
by, will preside at the annual meeting
and banquet of the Army and Navy
club of Connecticut, which will be held
at the Fort Griswold House. Friday
evening, June 90. and will make the
presidents address at the beginning of
the reunion festivities DR., George L.
/ Porter Of, Bridgeport, will speak of the
execution and burial of the Lincoln
conspirators, giving "reminiscences of
those events. Beyond the addresses of
| Colonel Wooster and DR. Porter there
will be nothing of a prearranged ma
ture in the way of speaking for the
evening But his will not preclude
some bright off-hand speaking, for
which members of the club are noted.
Eleven new members have been adj
mitted during the year They are: S.
G. Dickinson, Stratford, First Light
Battery; John A. Dresser, Hartford,
Forty-ninth Massachusetts; S. A.
Griggs, Brooklyn, Eighteenth Connect
icut Charles f. Lewis, Windsor, Thr-
tieth Massachusetts Light Artillery;
Charles F. Looseley, New London,
Fourteenth United states Infantry; So
lon A. Motley, Norwich. Twentyfrst
Connecticut; Henry S, Peck, New Ha-
ven Twentieth Connecticut; John @.
IThayer, Meriden, Eighth Connecticut;
John w Thompson, Stratford, Forty
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Norwich, Twenty-first Connecticut,
and Lyman A. Upson, Thomsonvile,
Sixty-second New York.
There have been seven deaths during
the twelve months, four of the de-
ceased belonging in Hartford. The
death roll for the year contains the
names of DR.. M. Storrs, Assessor s. N.
Benedict, Elisha Risley, who was for
years the superintendent Of agents of
the Connecticut Mutual Life, and Cen
eral John b. Clapp of Hartford, w. l..
Hubbell and Patrick Wade of Bridge
port and Samuel Fl. freeman, the town
clerk of Norwich who died the last of
May. Mr.. Freeman served in the
Eighteenth Connecticut during the
war.
Major S. M. Gladwin, of Hartford, is
treasurer of the organization, and Col
onel J. M. Knowlton, of Bridgeport, is
the clubs secretary, having held that
position since 1890 He succeeded Ma
ior John c. Kinney, e-president F.
B. Allen, of the Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance company, is
one of the presidents Of the club.
A large number of Hartford men will
be present at the reunion. This list
will include General l.. A. Dickinson,
A. B. Gillett, Colonel John Gemrnill A.
d. Worthington, Colonel c. H. Case,
the Hartford officers of the club, Major
Gladwin and Vice President Allen
Norman L. Hope George O. whitney,
P. Henry Goodrich, Henry r. Hart
Colonel Charles A, Jewell, Judge Hen
ny f. Taintor, John w. LOOMS George
e. Strickland, Walter Pearce and C. A.
@. Norton.
Colonel Frank w. Cheney, Of the
Sixteenth Connecticut has held the /
of the club for a longer pc
riod than any one else in the organi-
cation, directing its interests and re-
unions Ier eight years. Il is hoped that
he will be able to attend the event this
year, General Joseph r. Hawley is .
also one of the principal members, and
his presence is counted on this year, as
has been regularly the case in the past.
The Hon. O. r. Fyler. of Torrington,
chairman of the republican state CEN
trail committee, is foremost represen-
tative of the club, and General William
b. Franklin of Hartford. Watson H.
Bliss of the Connecticut Regimental
liam E. Simonds, past department COM
mander, and General Thomas McMan-
u.s. president of the Campfield Monu-
ment association, are among the dis
tinguished members.