The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-04

dresses by Senator PIatf, Congressman
 sperry and Others-A Great Success in
 Every Particular.
 One of the pleasantest regimental re- unions held at Savin Rock this season was the event of yesterday, when the Twenty-seventh of Connecticut volun- teers of the Civil war met at Putnams s and spent the day and early evening in social enjoyment. The members and their friends and families to the number of 125 made up the party This happy company assembled on the green at the corner of Church and Chapel streets at 9:30 yesterday morning and enjoyed the trip in special cars to the Rock Shortly after the arrival a bus mess session was held, the meeting talk ing place in the theater.
 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Willis Isbell of Westville. with E. G. Mansfield occupying the secretarys chair. The treasurer, George T. Dade of New Haven submitted his annual report, showing that thera is in the treasury a balance of $64.50. EX- penditurea during the past twelve months have amounted to $29.75. The report was accepted. A nominating committee. consisting of one member of each company, was then appointed and it withdrew to consider nominees l for offices. The roll call showed that l within the past twelve months the fol- lowing comrades have been taken from the rank and file by death: Go. A, Ser geant A. H. Coburn and Lewis B. Hil- l Hard; Go. B, George M. Prout, T, Calla- 1 han; Co. c, Dennis Bowns; Go. E, Ed ward S. McAvoy; Co. F, Comrade Pot | ter; Go. H, Samuel B. Hine and Samuel J. Fields.
 The nominating committee reported 1 the following list of officers. who were unanimously elected for the ensuing year: President, Roger S. Baldwin of Milford: vice president, Wallace A. l Miles of Meriden; secretary,E. G. Mans | field of West Haven; treasurer, George T. Dade of New Haven; chaplain, Charles A. Baldwin of New Haven. The retiring chairman, MT. Isbell, | '"The Parspn,' was called upon for a recitation and he delighted all present with one of his very best, the story being of a patriotic variety. All the new officers were then called upon and they responded briefly, yet feelingly. | From 12 o'clock until about , p. m. the members enjoyed a visit in the form of typical camp fire talk" and their stories pleased and thoroughly delight ed not only themselves but also their friends and families. At o'clock the entire gathering sat down to an excel lent shore dinner at the Putnam house. To this each and every old veteran did ample justice and contrasted the din- ner with some of those which they "en- l joyed" between the years '61 and '65. l After dinner President Baldwin as- sumed charge of the exercises which had been planned. The president made few pleasant remarks and then intro- duced United States Senator Orville H | Platt, who addressed the company in a very appropriate vein. Senator Platt | took no special subject but alluded ir a very enthusiastic manner to the work of the Twenty-seventh regiment in the civil war. The regiment was largely
 recruited in this city. with a goodly number of members coming from Meri-
 den It saw severe fighting and
 participated in the battles of Freder- icksburg, Characteristic and Gettys- burg. At Charlottesville eight com- panies of the regiment were captured and sent to Libby prison at Richmond All these events were alluded to and
 Senator Platt brought forth rounds of applause when he remarked that the regiment was one of the bravest and most fearless that ever faced foe. The
 soldiers in the Philippines were highly
 complimented upon their work and the
 senator expressed the belief that many
 of them had fathers who had stood by the nation in the great civil war anC
 when he remarked that not only were these boys the sons of northern, bu thousands of them were from the south and all fighting for one common cause the enthusiasm again broke forth. Int accident which yesterday befell Presi hdent Roosevelt was touchingly alluded tC and the senator expressed the sentimen of all when he said that he thanked Goo for the safe deliverance of the nation!
 chief executive from fatal injury, be
 cause he is man who stands for al
 that is American.
 Ex-Assessor Charles A. Baldwin wa
 called upon and he spoke very interest
 ingly and feelngly. MT. Baldwin tolt
 several amusing stories and closed witt
 the hope that he would meet ever.
 member at the reunion in 1903.
 Congressman N. D. Sperry was tn
 next speaker and after informing thu
 members that he was with them il
 heart as enthusiastically in their re unions as he was with them in hop
 and sympathy in their battles betweel
 the years of 61 and '65 he praised thu
 old veterans for their great and glorious
 work in fighting for a cause which SC
 free thousands of people whose soul 1 were God given and for a cause whicI