The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-04

| He was proud of being native Con- 1 necticut Yankee and that he came from l the good old town of Ridgetield. lie
 was also proud of being from the state l of Connecticut. which was the best state in this most glorious Union. He | considered it a very great privilege to l be able to stand and speak for the big | gest and best governor the state ever
 had, and he was proud to represent l him. He was proud of the city of New 1 Haven. In closing Lieutenant Cover nor Keeler said that he wished the Sec l ond company. Governors Foot Guard,
 an abundance of health, wealth ana 1 prosperity.
 | Mayor Studley, the next speaker, re- 1 sponded to the toast New Haven. On 1 arising from his place he was heartily ! cheered, and he said that he accepted l the demonstration with pleasure, not
 for himself, but for the people of the ] city which he represented, He said | that when the Governors Foot Guard
 went to Boston they wore knee brooches because they had to pass through the city of Hartford, and that
 that city was too busy with boxing
 matches to pick up their streets. He said that the company had one aVoWed enemy and that was Captain Thrasher, of the Law and Order league, who threatened to arrest the members for appearing on the streets In their bear skins. He said the Guard was an or aaniza ton of busy men, and that he
 thought the rations served them by their quartermaster were much better than those served him in his company during several years actual service.
 He said that New Haven has reason to
 be proud of this organization because { it was formed before the Declaration
 of Independence. Although the compa-
 ny when it marched to Cambridge was
 just too late to participate in the fight it was ordered to return home and did
 valiant service in defending the city
 He said that the British general heard
 of the coming of the company and or
 dered the battle to be fought before
 their arrival Their members have
 served In three wars and they were
 ready to go to the front in the recent
 Spanish war He said that it was quite
 coincidence that the Governors Foot
 Guard should be ordered to Boston at
 the time of the breaking out of the war
 of '76 and that the Naval Militia should
 go to the same city when the Spanish
 war was being waged. The government
 knew that New Haven could take care
 of itself and even sacrificed Hartford
 by sending the troops to Boston.
 Adiutant General Cole said that he
 regretted very much the absence of Ma
 jor Clark especially so because it was intended that the rank of major should
 be conferred on him at this time. It
 would have been nice for him to have
 received that honor at the hands of the
 governor or the lieutenant governor. He said there was always kindly feel
 ing in the office of the adjutant general for the ondseompany.
 Major B. F. Brown spoke for the come pany and told at some length the work of reorganizing the company giving many pleasant "reminiscences of events during his active connection with the company. He also told of the raising of a company of men, the drilling and preparing of them for service during the Spanish war, The services of the Second company during the several wars were also recounted, and, as the speaker said, all of their work was creditable and honorable. and will re- dound to the glory of the company.
 The remarks of the next speaker Mayor Harbison, of Hartford, were of a facetious nature in which he pro- claimed in eloquent language and glow ing terms the glories, the putities of our sister city Hartford, iftimating that New Haven would be quite place when Hartford annexed it. He also spoke of the First company Of the Gov, ernor's Foot Guard and that he brought glad tidings of great joy from that com pany to the banaueters.
 Mayor Harbison was followed by General TIarbison, of Hartford, Arthur Perkins, Colonel l.. s. Burpee, Chaplain Watson l.. Phillips, State Treasurer Gallup, State Comptroller Chamberlain, l Colonel C. W. Pickett and Hon Alex ander Troup. The latter paid esp cial | tribute to Governor Mclean for the | manner in which he has conducted him | self since assuming the reins of gDv- ernment-his bold, fearless and aggres- | sive administration. The banquet was | brought to q close by the singing of . Aud Lang Syne."
 Those at the speakers table were | Captain A. M. Johnson, toastmaster; | Adjutant General Cole. of Hartford, | Colonel R. & Woodruff, General Phelps | Montgomery Lieutenant Bostwick, | Major Benjamin Brown, Sergeant F.. c. | Beecher, Captain William Neely, Gen | eral Peck, w. w Price, Colonel John G, Healy. Captain F. J. Morse, Captain Hotchkiss, Chaplain Watson l.. Phil lips. Lieutenant Governor Keeler, State ! Treasurer James l.. Gallup, Mayor Studey and Mayor Harbison, of Hart ford
 An important part of the evenings programme was the presentation of have been with the company for five years or over. The medals are partic- ularly fine and highly prized by all re- cipients. They are of an historic na- ture, having been made from the gear- ing wheel which was on the Olympia during the Spanish war, The medals are unique in design. being suspended from a cross bar on which is the Amer ican shield with the arms on it, with the words Service Medal' on either side. Immediately below this is | spread American eagle with the words, 1 second Company, Governors Foot Guard" on a surrounding letter "C." In this c is enclosed a smaller letter o, and on it, New Haven Conn, 1775--- 1Sl4-1S61." In the center of this is the state seal Those who received the