The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-02
SECOND REGIMENT OFFICERS.
Important Annual Meeting Last

Important Annual Meeting Last Night.
 The annual meeting of the officers of mental headquarters of the armory last night It was well attended, and bus mess of importance was transacted.
 Reports of the treasurer and the sev- eral standing committees were receiv- ed and accepted. Other routine busi- ness was transacted.
 The following letters, which are self explanatory, were read by Secretary Welles:
 New Haven, Conn, Oct. 26, 1901. Colonel T. H, sucher, Commanding
 Second Regiment c. N. G.: on the Yale bicentennial celebration de- sires to express to you and to the mil- tary organization under your command its sincere thanks for your cooperation in the festivities of the past week.
 The appearance of the military in the l lOItIliSIiL DlDCtSSlbil Oll NcilNay SNcli- | ing added an effective element to the picturesqueness of the pageant, and testified to the hearty sympathy which existed between the university and the community in celebrating the great oc- l cason.
 | The cooperation of the military in welcoming and escorting the president of the United States on Wednesday morning added immensely to the sue cess of the functions on that day, and ensured an orderly and dignified recep- tion to the chief magistrate of the na- tion
 Thanking you again, in the name of the committee, for your share in the ceremonies, I remain
 Very respectfully yours, J. c. Schwab Secretary Executive Committee on the
 Bicentennial Celebration. New Haven, Conn.,. Oct. 2S, 1901. Colonel Theodore H. Sucher, Command ing Second Regiment, c. N. G., New
 Haven, Conn:
 Dear sir: On behalf of the chief mar shal and aides who formed the commit tee in charge of the torchlight process sion on Monday night of the bicenten- nial of Yale university, we wish to ex- tend to you and through you, to the officers and men in your command that evening, our appreciation of the splen- did bearing of the Second regiment in the parade, and our cordial thanks for your kindly cooperation in its success full accomplishment
 The Second regiment has always been
 tf,, IA cause of the number of graduates who have been in that organization from time to time, and 1t seems to us that on Monday evening by your marching in that procession you showed to us the cordial feeling of the regiment to the university.
 Again, thanking you for your part in the procession, we are, sir,
 Very respectfully yours,
 James B. Sheffield, Chief Marshall
 F. l.. Bigelow Aide;
 Samuel H. Fisher, Aide;
 James F.. Wheeler, Aide
 Edward B. Reed, Aide
 George H. Nettleton, Aide;
 H. J. Fisher, Aide. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Theodore H. Sucher; vice president, Lieutenant Colonel James Geddes of Waterbury; secretary, Capatin Thomas T. Welles of New Haven treasurer, Lieutenant | Dwight F. Bowers of New Haven. The following standing committees were also appointed Finance, Major Me- Cabe, Captain Greuner and Lieutenant | Spencer; music, Major Tilson, Captain | Welles and Captain Russell; excursion, Major McCabe, Captain Norton and Captain Carter.
 A vote of thanks was rendered the donors of prizes for the regmental shoot and for friends who assisted in making the shoot a success. This vote of thanks caused a general discussion of future shoots to take place, and al- thought the matter was given consid- erable attention nothing definite in the direction of change of plans of former years was done.