The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-28

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 The second annual banquet of Troop A, state cavalry. was held at the Ton tine hotel last evening and was a great success. about two hundred being pres ent. Distinguished guests from all parts of the state attended, among whom were the following:
 General George M. Cole, of Hartford, General Russell Frost, of Bridgeport, Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Wade of Bridgeport, Hon. Michael Kenealy, of Stamford, Hon. John w. Coe. of Meri- den, General Arthur L. Goodrich, of Hartford, Commander Frederick l.. Averill, of Branford, Lieutenant-C Com mander Frank s. Cornwall, Lieutenant Charles 4. IngersoIl, Hon. John P. Studley, Colonel Rollin S. Woodruff, Colonel Isaac M. UIlman, Major E. Hill. jr., of South Norwalk, Colonel F. H. Sucher, Colonel c. W. Pickett, Hon. T. H. Macdonald, Hon. c. E. Thomp- son, Captain H. J. Bloomer, of South Norwalk, Major w. H. Marigold, of Bridgeport, Hon. George L. Lilley, of Waterbury, Major D. A. Blakeslee, General Phelps Montgomery, Captain A. N. Farnham, Captain l.. S. Saun- ders,. of Meriden, William Westerman, of Ansonia, H. G. Kelsey, of West Ha- ven, Hon. E. F. Thompson, Lieutenant F. $. Beardsley, Rev. Frank Country man, Hon. R. O. Eaton, of North Ha- ven, Captain G. P. Cronan, of Bridge port, Lieutenant c. H. Weber and Colo mel H. c. Morgan, of Hartford.
 A reception was rendered to the out of-town guests in the hotel parlors from 6:S0 to o'clock, when members of the troop and their guests marched to the dining room and to the accom- panying strains from Nicholls' orches- tra dispensed with one of Landlord Whites most elaborate menus.
 At the conclusion of the menu Cap tain Luzerne Ludington, the toastmas- ter, read letters of regret from ex-Gov- ernor Mclean, Colonel Edwin Schultz, ex-Mayor Farnsworth and William F. Colin. He then introduced Mayor Stud ley as "the most popular mayor New Haven ever had" His toast was "The Boys of '61." The mayor spoke in part as follows:
 This is no time to go into this sub ject at any great length. In 1862 was in camp at Oyster Point, and there is bond of sympathy between you privates and me. was not in the army a week before learned how to run the guards successfully. While at that place I visited New Haven, and it was then that Colonel Ullman and Major Blakes- lee saw me and decided to make me mayor. I was having a pretty good time when the war department decided to step in, as they have habit of do- ing in bridge matters, and we were or dered to the front"
 The mayor then reviewed the civil war and spoke feelingly of President Lincoln, whom he saw at review He spoke of the great loss at the battle of Gettysburg, saying that it amounted to about 60;000. He said he considered it a great honor to attend the banquet of Troop A. Of his observations at the close of the war he said: We had just left Washington and were going along at a good rate of speed, our hopes and ambitions raised to the highest pitch at the thought of the friends and homes we were than approaching after the long, tiresome war. The tracks were wet and slippery and our trains crash ed into each other, killing twenty or thirty men,"
 The toastmaster next called upon General Cole. His toast was The Boys of '9s." substituting for Commander Averi1l, who was unavoidably absent. General Cole said he had served in '9S, and he spoke of the true American spirit and feeling displayed by the na- lives of Cuba. He said that the Amer ican soldiers are the greatest men who ever wore uniforms.
 The next speaker was General Rus sell Frost, who spoke in part as fol- lows:
 'Whenever I have accepted the in- vitations of your captain I have always had a good time. He is a royal enter tainer and host. Connecticut is proud of its National Guard. I pay my hum- 'ble respects to them"
 The next speaker was Colonel Lan- dis, who spoke in place of Attorney General King.. who sent his regrets. He said: "
 q am proud to say that I am an hon. orary member of Troop A. l am proud of the National Guard. When our war governor called for troops to Water bury in three hours 800 men, members of the National Guard, were there, each one with ten rounds of ammunition. When the mayor of Waterbury called up the governor on the phone and ask ed him why he had sent so many, when he had asked for only two companies, the governor replied: You said you cannot take care of Waterbury. The state now proposes to, and, if necessary, l will send twice as many"
 Lieutenant Robert J. Woodruff then spoke on Troop A." and his address was one of the best of the evening. He gave very amusing account of the troop at camp in Mantle. He was loudly applauded.
 Hon. Michael Kenealy said: Much has been said here tonight of the war of '61 to 65. It is the greatest in his tory. Greatest of all is the dissolution of the army, who immediately at the close of the war returned to their homes and became American citizens in civil life"
 MT. Kenealy told of the great things the armies accomplished during that war. "You cannot find to-day a man who will say thing against the mem- ory of Lincoln or Grant. You cannot find a man to-day who now wishes that tbe TTnion had heen divided, No better