The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-15
THE GRAYS ANNIVERSARY.
Big Success of the Outing Saturday,
 Many Veterans Present.

Big Success of the Outing Saturday.
 Many Veterans Present.
 The eighty-sixth anniversary of the New Haven Grays was celebrated Sat urday at Double Beach, and, as usual, the event was a great success. Active and veteran members of the company went to the east shore at 1:8O o'clock in the afternoon, about 15O composing the party.
 The company was honered by the presence of ex-Sergeant Amos BOst- wick, of Brooklyn, N. Y., retired ner- chant, who belonged to the Grays years ago. He is the uncle of Lieutenant Leonard Bostwick, of this city, and joined the Grays in 1888. He is the old est surviving veteran member of the company. While the company celebrat- ed its eighty-sixth birthday, Sergeant Bostwick Saturday celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday anniversary He was given a hearty ovation by the Grays when he appeared on the scene and he made brief remarks to the mem- i bers of the company, indulging in some "reminiscences of the militia in New Ha- ven years ago.
 The badges worn by the members were fastened by button upon which was the likeness of Sergeant Bostwick. Before the gathering broke up Captain Gruener presented medals to two mem- bers of the company. One was the Cap tain James M. Townsend medal, which was given to Private Elliot Watrous, son of Attorney George D. Watrous, for l having secured the largest number Of | recruits for the company during the past year. Another medal for fifteen | years service in the company was pre- sented to Sergeant John McCann, the historian of the, company. This makes the fourth medal for fifteen years ser vice given by the Grays. the others be- | ing held by Major McCabe, Captain Gruener and dex-Quartermaster Sergeant | Joseph Smith.
 General Samuel F. Merwin went down to the celebration early in the evening and made a short address. Others who made remarks were Colonel A. c. Hen- drick and General Edward F. Bradley l Among the veterans there were Post master James A. Howarth Julius Twissr Charles L. Gaylord, Gustave Gruener Leonard Hotchkiss, J. B. Mcqueen John O. Shares, Henry T. Mix, Edward B. Fowler, Alfred G. Gruener, F. W. J. Sizer, Benjamin R. English, Edward C. Beecher, Nathan s. White, r. L. Hatch Edwin G. Russell, George D. Towering George H. Scranton, Clarence B. Damn General George H. Ford, Frederick c Lum, Lester Baldwin, Arthur Baldwin George c. Gordon, of New York, How ard c. Webb, Colonel William E. Nor. gan, Nathan s. Bronson, John B. Say age. Thomas c. Lewis. Charles B. Bald
 win, James M. Wilson, F. B. Warren
 Frederick B. Thompson, T. D. F. Nor man, Harvey Munson, E, H. Hull, New comb M. Bassett, Roger w. Futile, J. J
 Phelps Thomas H. Wallace, George H
 Butler. Frederick l.. Dayton. Samue
 Punderson, Hugh Caldwell, Minott Os
 born. Leonard Bostwick, Elmer Platt
 H, w. Blakeslee, John Ruff, Charles H
 Wells, M. C. Goodrich, H. G. Hotchkiss
 Frederick Merrills, G. Edward Osborn
 John Fl. Hughes, George A. Bradley, F
 R. Gorham, Arthur E. Babcock, H. J
 King. Thomas Bassett, Frank Conklin
 Edward Taylor, William Hillhouse, Ed
 ward Brink, S. Fred Strong, J. Edwar'
 Somers, George A. Beers, Dr. Fredericl
 Sperry, Colonel John W. Lowe, Lorel
 A. Stannard, T. T. Potter, William Val
 Name and Captain William Sears.