Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-10
ADDRESS BY DIR DAVENPORT.
Companies A and c Attended Mem
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Companies A and G Attended Mem oriaf Services Last Evening.
 Yesterday was memorial day with Co A. c. N. c. h the afternoon, two companies, A, and c, marched to Riv- side cemetery headed by the military band and placed wreaths on the graves of their deceased members. Tn the evening the companies attended ser vice at the Second Congregational church and listened to an interesting address by Dr Davenport. He said in part:
 To-day you have honored the mem- ory of your own dead, recalling their personality and their life. Itis pious work, thus to spread their resting place with flowers and to crown them with beautiful evidences of your un- dying regard. There is evidently 8 growing tendency thus to remember the departed. And the fact is indica- tive of the growth ill this and other communities, and in the whole land, of those finer sentiments that adorn manhood and most benefit those who most carefully cherish them. For by the graves of the worthy and the noble one learns to exalt that which made them such and to set himself more decidedly toward that which is essential to highest manhood. Among those whom you have this day honored are many who have held a large place in this community, several who have been prominently associated with the church. We unite with you tonight in rendering them the homage due their work and w0rth.''
 Ut dates back nearly forty years to the exigencieS of the great civil war. In July, 1863, one of the most fearful riots that has ever occurred in this country broke out in the city of New York. 1t was caused by a draft ordered by the United States government to i'll up the ranks of our armies in the field. The whole city of New York was for several days in the hands of mob. The authorities were powerless and did not or would not quell the mob. The rioters committed the most brutal outrages, especially upon the negro population, even burn ing to the ground hospital for col ored people. h all the cities of Con- lnecticut there were settlements and muttered threatenings because of the draft. In this emergency our great war governor, Buckingham, called for the organization of military companies to protect the citizens of the com monwealth against lawlessness. He appealed among others, to the Hon $. w. Kellogg, of this city, whom we are grateful to have with us tonight, and as result within forty-eight hours after the desire of the governor was known, 8 company of 110 men was organized in this city. Connected with it were many of the leading bus mess men of Waterbury, such as Al s. Chase, O. N. Wayland, o. H. Stevens and many others Of like prominence. The old City Guard, with nearly all the young men fit for military service had gone to the war, and upon south ern fields were risking all that was dear to them for the Union and the flag. A man who had seen service was wanted in Waterbury as captain of the new company, and, fortunately, Lieutenant Colonel Perkins, of Tor rington, of the fourteenth regiment, then home on furlough, was secured. Stephen w. Kellogg was elected first lieutenant; the month following he was appointed major and on the sec ond month succeeding was made col onel. The organization was known as Company c, Second battalion, Con- mecticut Volunteers U and was ounder orders an and q received pay hsifif actually
 Company c, which also honors us with it's presence tonight, is q little younger than it's associate, having been organized July 26 1871. It was known first as the waterbury Light Guard" Tn September, 1871, it was accepted by the state as Company O, of the Second regiment
 Dr Davenport spoke feelingly of the visit tO the church of the military on the occasion of the funeral service over the remains of his son who died in the Philippines.