The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-24
DEFENDERS OF
WASHINGTON
Veterans of Company F, Fourth
Heavy Artillery, Who Were a
Part of the Defense of the Cap
itoI City Meet in Reunion
MICHEAL J. FOLEY
ELECTED PRESIDENT

Service as the Part of the Fed
eraI Army While Away Pleasant
Hours-Next Reunion to be at
Stoneham
For the 18th time since the rebellion
the association formed of veterans of.
Company F. Fourth Heavy Artillery,
met yesterday for a reunion. The COM
panY was originally composed of $50,
men with. a captain and four lieuten-
ants as officers. 1t was recruited in
Worcester, Westboro, Spencer, Hop
kinton, and other towns and although
not at any time in battle it did much
work in the defense of Washington. The
history of the company was rehearsed
yesterday by members in incidents that
can never be erased from their mem
DRY and at the close of the reunion,
when President Michael ]. Foley put
the motion to adjourn all were salts
fed that the reunion of 1901 was as
successful as any in the history of the
command
The original captain of the company
was George T. Fayerweather, who was
elected to honorary membership in the
association about IA years ago, was
present.
The officers of the company in addi-
ton to Capt Fayerweather were Lieuts.
G. H. Haywood of Worcester, James H.
Lee of Milton, Samuel Mann of Ma
tick and Stewart w. McClearn of Mar
blehead. Yesterday at the reunion
Lieuts. Haywood and Lee We're pres
ent and both made informal addresses
that added to the pleasure of the oc-
casion.
The members gathered at Grand Ar
my Hall yesterday at 1896 o'clock The
reports of the secretary and treasurer
Henry A. VIM of Worcester were read
and accepted. The rollcall by the sec
rotary showed that but 20 members of
the association were present. A COM
mittee consisting of Lieut.. C. H Hey
wood, Frank Nye of Auburn and AL
fred NJ. Eames of South birmingham
were appointed to nominate officers for
the year and they brought in the fol-
lowing list: President, Michael ]. Fo-
ley, Vice President, Charles N. Han
cock of Spencer; Secretary and Treas
urer, Henry A. VIM of Worcester. The
officers of last year were A. w. Tour
telotte of Ashland, president; Lyman
w. Bowes, Of Worcester, vice president
Henry A. VIM of Worcester, secreta-
ry and treasurer
The list of officers brought In by the
committee met with the hearty APP
prevail of the assembly and when
Lieut.. Lee and Haywood, appointed as
a committee to escort the new presi-
dent to his chair on the platform, per-
formed their duty the new executive
officer was greeted with applause such
only as 20 veterans of the Rebellion
can bestow when called upon to do so.
life of the gathering and yesterday
many bright and witty reminders by
him Of days when years rested lightly
on the shoulders of all members pres
ent brought him into instant favor AS
a presiding officer he never allowed the
enthusiasm to wane and for hours all
members were RECALLED with stories of
bygone days that can never fail to
please.
After the election of officers the
members, under command of Lieut.. C.
E. Haywood, marched from G. A. r.
Hall to the Pearl Street restaurant,
where a tempting spread was served
So well did it satisfy the members that
at the close of the afternoon meeting
a vote of thanks was extended to the
proprietor of the restaurant through
the secretary.
Those present at the dinner were:
,
Lieut.. J. H. Lee, Milton; Benjamin
Carrico, Worcester; w. w. Eames,
South birmingham; NJ. ]. Foley, Wor-
cester; Frank Nye, Auburn; ]. G. Bar
ker, Worcester; William P Perkins,
Worcester; Jonathan w. Thayer, Wood
vile; Luther P. Claff1in, Westboro;
Sylvester A. Lawrence, Stoneham;
Dwelly Williams, Worcester; Willard
L. Wood, Upton; A. w. Tourtellotte,
Ach
Lyman Bowers, Worcester; Charles NJ |
Hancock, Spencer; Augustus Brig
ham, Worcester; H. A. VIM, Worces- |
ter; J. Harry Fayerweather, Westboro.
The feature of the afternoon meeting
was the invitation of Sylvester A. Law
renee of Stoneham, asking that all
members of the association go to his
home in Stoneham for the reunion next
year. The motion, put by President |
members, and, accordingly, on some
day during the latter part of Septem- |
Der, 1902. the members of the company /
will go to Stoneham where the annual |
reunion will be held.
The majority of the members who |
spoke on the invitation heartily en-
dorsed it, and all were very grateful to |
Comrade Lawrence for his offer. The |
first speaker at the exercises in the af- |
ternoon was Lieut.. Lee, and his re-
marks were of more than usual in
terest to the members of the associa-
ton. He told of the organization of
the command and the journey to
Washington on the transports. While
lying off Washington on board of a
troopship, over which he had command.
he noticed a number of small boats
coming alongside, and he ordered them
away. His action did not at first meet
with the hearty approval of his supe-
rior officers, but later it was proved
that his act was one deserving of com
mendation, especially for the vigilance
displayed by an officer who was com
paratively new in the service.
He also told of an incident where he
took howitzer out of fort where the
command was stationed feeling, that in
case of an attack, the gun would be
of more service outside of the fort than
inside. Accordingly he placed the gun
outside, and was feeling justly proud
of his achievement when the major
commanding the battalion ordered the
gun returned to the fort with the ex-
clamation, I'm responsible for that
property and you just put it inside
where it will be safe for the count ND"
Lieut.. Lee also dwelt on the fact that
it was probably a good thing for the
command that it was not in many en-
gagements and wound up his speech
by recalling several incidents of a per
sonal nature that made many members
enjoy the occasion.
The two reviews of the command in
Washington, incidents also touched
upon by Lieut. Lee in his speech, were
told of by Secretary Winn who dwell
especially on the review which was re-
ceived by President Abraham Lincoln
at the time of his second inauguration,
Secretary VIM also spoke feelingIv of