The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-17

gin 10th Mass, Worcester; ]. H. How
ard, 10th Mass, Hatfield; Edwin Whit
-ney, 10th Mass. North Attleboro; Cal
vim B. Kingsley 10th Mass, Northamp-
ton; Charles G. Gum, 37th Mass.
Springfield Frank o. Dayton, 7th Mass.
Springfield; E. F. Barnum, 37th Mass,
Westfield; Edward Clifford, I'd R. l..
Woonsocket; James Curtis, I'd r. l..
Danielson, Conn; Joseph B. Curtis, &c
R. l., Danielson, Conn; Benjamin Lew
is, I'd R. l., Danielson, Conn; James
Duffy I'd r. l., Bristol, r. 1.
F. G. Bowen, I'd R. l., Springfield; c
H. Reed, I'd r. l., Bristol r. l.; Ed
ward A. Thompson, I'd R. l.; Samuel
B. Durfee, I'd R. l., Providence; Willard
]. Sweet, I'd r. T., Providence; William
H. Murray, I'd R. l., Centerville, R. t.
Dennis Gallagher, I'd R. l., Providence;
George w. Barr, I'd R. l.; Col. S. c.
Warmer, 10th Mass, Springfield; H
F. Brooks, 10th Mass, Brattleboro, VT.
George E. Thompson, I'd R. l., Newton
vile; John Wells, I'd r. l., Providence;
George B. Peck, I'd R. l., Providence;
John T. Doyle, I'd R. l., Providence;
Davis Cook, I'd R. l., Norton; Charles
Duke I'd R. L, Centerville, R. l.; Ma
poleon A. Vasslet, I'd R. l., Woonsock-
ct; Falls, R. l.; James P. Jeff, I'd R. L.
Washington, r. l.. Lawrence Kelley, I'd
r. l., Providence; Joseph Collins, 7th
Mass, Evanston; B. ]. Moon, I'd r. l..
Washington, r. l.; George L. Nye, 20
R. l., Providence; John M. Randall, I'd
R. l., Providence; Stephen w. Peyrce
I'd, R. l., Arctic, r. l.; Lieut.. C. H. Ira
cy, 9th Massachusetts, Charlestown
R. E. Morgan, 37th Mass, Charlestown;
Thomas Peckham, I'd R. l., Providence;
w. ]. Crosley, I'd r. l., Providence;
Lieut.. J. P. O'Neill, I'd RI, Providence;
Fred A. DAILY I'd R. l.. North Scituate;
R. l.; James Lewis, 1st light artillery
r. l., Providence; M. D. Gilman, Sd
Mass, Worcester; John H. Jewett, 10th
Mass, Springfield; j. W. Hersey, 10th
Mass, Springfield; T. Spencer jerks,
LIST Mass, Worcester: John C. Chace,
7th Mass, Taunton; Edwin w. Arnold,
I'd R. l., Fred A. Arnold, Cd R. l., Prov
idence; M. c. Mckenzie, signal corps,
U. S. A.; W. w. Aborn, I'd R. l., Prov
idence; George H. Chenery, I'd R. l.,
Providence; Welcome Johnson, I'd R. l.,
Pawtucket; Michael Head, I'd r. l.,
Danielsonville, CT; Charles Hurlbutt,
I'd r. l., Providence; Benjamin c.
I'd R. l., Pawtucket, R. 1.
Gen. Elisha D. Rhodes, who acted as
NOooSlAAooACAJ III lllo Introductory re-
marks gave a brief history of the Dew
ems Brigade. He welcomed the guests
n happy speech and then introduced
Mayor Philip j. OConnell.
Mayor O'Connell said he deemed it
great privilege and honor to extend a
to the veterans of the bri-
gade and an added honor to offer the
freedom of the city. He was glad that
The brigade selected Worcester as the
place for holding its reunion because
It was the home of its old commander
Mayor OConnell spoke of General
Devens. saying he came to this city in
the full strength of manhood and rose
to the highest position at the bar
growing in the love and esteem of his
elbow citizens. He left this city for the
theatre of war as commander of the
Did Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment
and was called from the command of
his splendid regiment to that of the
brigade. The mayor was pleased at
having the reunion held in this city
and cordially invited the survivors of
he brigade to again hold its gathering
IN this city. The veterans of the bri-
yade had great reason to be thankful
10 God for having spared them to see
he great fruits of their honorable SER
vice in rendering noble and patriotic
duty to their country in hour of need.
Mayor O'Connell referred to the
Spanish war saying that the sons of
the former northern and southern enc
mics marched under the one flag with
the blacks that the veterans had freed
and all under the leadership of the old
general. Joe Wheeler. In
closing, the mayor said, 1T is needless
to say that we of the present genera
ton are proud of you and grateful for
your services and hope that God will
spare you with us for many years to
come and we may again welcome you
to the city in the name of the people
of the city of Worcester.
The POSTMASTER in introducing SEN
ator Hoar said he was known through
out the length and breadth of the land.
The senator was received with three
cheers all present standing. When
silence again reigned the senator said:
ut is for you veteran soldiers to keep
your seats and for other men to rise
and stand uncovered in your presence.
There is no honor, there is no dignity,
there is no fame like that which be-
longs to you. There is no proud mem
ory like that which you, who saved
your country, have right to indulge.
This famous brigade has faced
many dangers without flinching. And
1 suppose they would face, if it were
needful, now, without fiinching, any
danger that could be measured, battle,
or earthquake, or pestilence, fire, or
lightning, or any other. But I advise
you. not lightly to face the danger OF
asking me to speak on the topic of the
soldier, or on the topic OF
Charles Devens. In regard to both or
these. silence is difficult and speech
is easy.
"There is one thing in which the vet
Grams of our Civil War. unless we ex-
cent soldiers of the Revolution, differ
from the soldiers of all other wars in
human history. That war was fought
nv civilians. by peace men, by men
Who came from the ordinary duties of
life reluctant but for the hope that
they had of the result, and eager to re-
turn TO the ordinary duties of life
when the service was over. There was
NOT a shark of what is commonly
known as military spirit in the bosoms
of those men. There was nothing of
tba professional soldier in them. They
ala not fight for glory or the love OF
lighting. or for support, for fame, or
for the qualification of personal am
hilton. They were thinking OF their
country. of their wives, OF their chill
dren of what their ancestors had done
e.. them and of what they wished to
Leave to their posterity. And the re-
sniff was that when they came home
tbe citizen soldier then, and almost al
ways as an unbroken and uniform
r,,ie was the man best fitted for the
duties of civil life. (Applause):
s,If Won wanted a good neighbor, II
,-,,, wanted a good town officer, If you
yy,s1ted a good legislator, if you want
ed a good Judge. If you wanted man
800, whom to ask a kindness. II you
~ ami a man whom you could not
S.i1-e into a quarrel. you would De
eli.-ss+ to seek the best soldier you
conId find in his neighborhood. TAP
plause). u,so,,+ since who has
baan elected by the people. put one,
has been a veteran soldier. 'Ap plniSant9
And vet every one OF those preS ,Ia.s -