The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14
THE GRAYS' EIGHTY FIFTH
CELEDR4TED YESTERDAY AT
 LAKE COMPOUNCE.

The 85th anniversary of the New
 Haven Grays, Company F. Second Reg | iment, was held at Lake Compounce yesterday. It was most enjoyable oc- | casion but during the pleasures eacn 1 and every man had the nations head | in mind and if the saddest of news had 1 been received there Is no question but that evrything would have ceased in l the way of pleasure and all would have awaited train time. The active and | veteran members of the company as sembled at the armory at 9:30 and 1 headed by the American Second Regi-
 ment band, Franz Fichtl leader, march, ed to the station where two special cars were boarded attached to the 10:03 ex- press Upon arriving at Meriden two l special trolley cars were in waiting to convey the party to Compounce. The l ride across country was much enjoyed, ! taking about one hour and quarter. A ball game was started upon the arrival at the lake the teams lining up | as follows: veterans-Corp. Leonard l Hotchkiss, captain, b.; colonel's or derly, J. Richard North, c; Private A. w. Sperry, p;Private John Savage, 1b; Private George Scranton, 2b; Private Louis Norton, ss; Private Lester Bald
 win, If; Private pr. F. N. Sperry, of; Private Herbert Bishop, If. Actives, Private John Perry, captain,
 ss; Private Noble Ellis, c; Private Geo.
 Lawton, D. Private Henry Manson, ID;
 Sergeant Edward Fox, 2b; Sergeant
 Nat Fitch, 3b; Musician Joseph South
 erton, If; Private Irving Welton, Of; Private Thomas c. Lewis jr., If. c. Edward Osborn umpired the ex-
 citing game. It turned out tie, the
 score being 10 to 10. Just before the
 dinner Photographer Leopold took a
 picture of the gathering, after which they sat down to a most palatable din
 ner.
 After the dinner speeches were made,
 Col. N G. Osborn acting as toastmas- ter who made most fitting speech,
 followed by Gen. E. E. Bradley, Capt. James M. Townshend and others. Capt.
 Townshend presented ab ar to be at tached to Sergt Joseph H. Smiths med al, for securing the largest number of recruits since the S4th anniversary
 The veterans present were: Ex-Capt. James M. Townshend, the oldest living ex-capt.; ex-Capt. E. E. Bradley, First Sergt. Charles D. Nicholl, George c. Gordon, J. Edward Somers, H. G. Hotchkiss, Wallace S. Ritter, Dr. Fred erick N. Sperry Sergt. John R. Ruff, James M. Woolson, George M. Beers, Leonard F. Hitchkiss, Charles H. Fish CT, A. B. Cunningham J. Dunlap Beech CT, J. B. Savage, Postmaster James A. Howarth, Capt. w. H. Stratton, Fred erick L. Dayton, John w. Lowe, Capt. William H. Sears, Edward Taylor, Samuel H. Kirby, William Hillhouse, Theo. A. Potter, Henry T. Mix, Edward c. Beecher, Willis B. Isbell, Col. N. G. Osborn, c. H. Wells E. H. Hull, Henry A. Minor, William F. Beecheri Amos F. Barnes, Alfred G. Gruener, Minotte E. Osborn, James W. Walter. F. Howard Russell Clarence B. Damn, Elmore w. Platt Louis L. Norton, Herbert M Bishop, William D. Scranton, A. Will Ham Sperry, A. C. Hitchcock of Water bury Henry Blakeslee, Lester M. Bald win, G. Edward Osborn, John R. North, George H. Scranton, I. V. Smith. r. F Norman.
 THE NEUROLOGY LIST.
 Col William Grosvenor, chief f1nan cial writer on New York Tribune, statistician and editor of Dun's Re view, died in Englewood N. J., July 20, 1901, a~e 65.
 Sergt. John H. Phillips. died at Sara toga Springs. September [ 1900, 55 years Of age.
 Private Joseph Woods. died at his l late residence on George street, Sep l tember 20, 1900, age 69 years,
 Sergt. Robert L.. Hayward. died at | his late residence. 58 Derby avenue, Oc- | tober 10, 1900, age 54 years.
 Private John H. Rogers, died at his | late home, S9 Westminster street, | Springfield, Mass, October 10, 1900, age | 60 years.
 Col George W. Gannis died at his late home, in San Francisco, Cal, Jan- uary 2s, 19O1 aged 75 years.
 Gen. Leonard A. Dickinson, died at his late home, in Hartford, Conn.,, Jan uary 27 1901, aged 75 years.
 Private George w. Maltby, died at | his home, in New York city, April 4, 1901 age 59 years
 Corporal Edward B. Treat, died at his home in La Sale, III, June 4, 1901, age 70 years.
 Private Henry S. Manson, died at his home, in this city, August 29, 1901, age 69 years.
 Major James H. Coburn died at his home in Marshalton, Ia December 20, lS99 age 63 years.
 Sergt. Alexander H. Coburn, broth- er of Major Coburn died at the New Haven hospital, September Ii, 1901, age 5S years.