The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-18
MILITARY CLUB OPENING.
QUARTERS THRONGED WITH NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS.
Prominent Military Men From All Over the State at Formal Opening of United
 Service CIub-some of Those Present.

The formal opening of the new quar- ters of the United Service club in the LefingWell building was held last night and attended by hundreds of prominent military men from all over the state, representing all of the regiments in the Connecticut National Guard. The new quarters are beautifully furnished and will make an ideal home for the mili- tary men of Connecticut. They were filled last night with colonels, captains, lieutenants, Corporals. commanders, lieutenant commanders, and plain citi- zens, and the throng was a merry one. It was typical open house where ev- erybody joined in and made the most of an evening that will start the new club on what will doubtless be most suc- cessful career.
 All of the local companies were well represented by their officers, the cap- tains and a lieutenant or two from each being present. The naval battalion was represented by Commander Averill and Lieutenant Commander Cornwall and some ex-officers
 Colonel Sucher and ex-Colonel Calla- han of the Second regiment were con- spicuous and among the large number present were ex-Colonel Burpee of Wa terbury, Chaplain Phillips of the Sec ord Co.,, Governors Foot Guard, and the following members of the staff of that company: Major Clark, Lieutenant Col onel Healy, Captain George T. White, lieutenant Whiff1e, Captain Johnson, Lieutenant Bostwick, Lieutenant Nicely. and Lieutenant McNeil. Others were Colonel Woodruff, General Peck, ex- Judge Lynde Harrison, Dr. B. H. Cheney, Lieutenant Theodore H. Mac donald, Captain Edward o. Gruener, Colonel Ullman, Max Adler, ex-Lieuten- ant Clarence M. Damn, Major Townsend, ex-Lieutenant Commander Hutchinson of the first division Naval battalion, Professor Benjamin Jepson, General James H. Jarman of Hartford, Captain w. F. Merrill, General Thomas D. Wat son of New York, General Charles M. Joslyn of Hartford, Rev. Newman Smyth, General Joseph R. Hawley, Gen eral George B. Newton of Hartford, Captain Addison A. Bett of Norwalk, General George M. Cole, Captain F. L. Isbell. Captain H. S. Ball, Captain Frederick l.. Lehr, Captain George $. White, Mayor John P Studley, Cap- tain John Hutchinson of Hartford Lieu tenant Lewis, Captain H. P. Carter, Captain L. T. Middlebrook of Hartford, Lieutenant John N. Kenney, Captain A. E. Treat, Lieutenant H. F. Punderson, Colonel W. J. Leavenworth, Captain Thomas H. Wells, Lieutenant w. P, Payne, Lietenant Colonel James Geddes of Waterbury, Major John Q. Tilson, General Phelps Montgomery, and Gen. eral A. H. Enbler.
 A delightful buffet lunch was served during the evening and Fichtl's orches- tra furnished a lively programme of music.
 The reception committee was compos- ed of the following: Brigadier General George M Cole, chairman; Brigadier General Russell Frost, Brigadier Gen. eral John w. Atwood, Brigadier Gener- al John P. Harbison, Brgader General George B. Newton, Brigadier General Phelps Montgomery, Colonel A. c. Hen dricks, Colonel w. J. Leavenworth, Col onel T. F. Callahan, Colonel A. c. Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel A. W. Dickinson, Major G. L. Fitch, Lieutenant Com mander F. S. Cornwall, Major F. M. Clark, Major l.. R. Cheney, Major J. F. Moran, Captain w. F. M. Rogers, Lieu Lieutenant Lyman Root, Captain F. V. Chappell, Captain H. J. Bloomer, Lieutenant D. M. Trecartin, Lieutenant T. H. Macdonald, Lieutenant R. J. Woodruff Lieutenant George T. White.