The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-16
A DELIGHTFUL OCCASION
FOR MEMBERS OF ADMIRAL FOoTE W0MAK,S RELIEF CORPS

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 Occurred Last Evening at Residence O Mr. and nIrs. William Benton, 14l4 State stroet-Notss of the Affair. Comrade William Benton and wife of 1414 State street, last evening threw open their hospitable doors again for
 the first fall entertainment of Admiral
 Foote W. R. c. No. Sewing society.
 The work upon numerous aprons and the silk quilt in, course of construction occupied the afternoon, the comrades joining in for supper. A very bounti- full supply was furnished and from (
 until o'clock the feast was much en- joyed. 5.....-.5s Mrs. Kirkhan, of East Haven, irl- formed the ladies that Mrs. Florence
 Hayden, of Meriden, would inspect the corps Wednesday, October 2S, and de- sires large attendance.
 The assembly was entertained by
 Mrs. Dill with fine recitation entitled Memorial Days on the Farm" and she responded to the hearty encore by giv- ing poem entitled Martha Virginia's Hand.''
 General PieEpont was called for, and, though still weak from illness, gave a thrilling address, all being delighted to have the con1rade once more among them.
 Junior Vice Commander. J. M. Grove,
 medal man, was glad to be with the ladies and gave a slight description of his seven months prison experience in Andersonville.
 Senior Vice Commander Horton said it was great pleasure to be present. He also was for fourteen months a prisoner and saw much suffering through allegiance to the old flag. He expressed the hope, that sons of veter- ans, corps and posts should be more closely united.
 The president, Mrs. Kirkham, was
 also prisoner of war on one of the
 Mississippi boats which was captured by the rebels. Mrs. Puffer's brother
 was also prisoner for nine months,
 there being 31, ,000 prisoners in Ander- sonville at this time.
 General Pierpont told of the grief of his mother that she could lay no flow CTS on her sailor boys grave. So the old Tenth, Seventh, Sixth and Seven teenth Connecticut regiments vied with each other in stories of camp and pris-
 on and march, the cavalry horse Moses
 coming in for fine description by Comrade Hastings.
 The singing of Marching Through Georgia, < John Brown etc, followed.
 Mrs. Monson invited the ladies to meet
 with her on Friday, October 23, and
 Mrs. Torrey on Thursday October 29.
 And So with song and dance good night was said.
 Among those present were the follow ing:
 William L. Benton, Emma R. Benton, Comrade Horton and wife, MT. and
 Mrs. Thomas Worthington, MT. and
 Mrs. Manning, Comrade Ackley and
 wife, General William H. Pierpont,
 Mrs. Downer, Junior Vice Commander
 Grove, Comrade Puffer and wife, Com rade William Smith and wife, Quarter master Whittleseyl and wife, Cotnrade | McCollum and wife, Comrade Torrey and wife, Comrades Rice and Story, Comrade Whitney and wife, Comrade
 Platt, Dr. Rawlings, F. w. Hopper and wife, Mrs. Kirkham, the president; MT and Mrs. Dill and son, Mrs. Reynolds
 Miss Bessie Gamble, of Ogdensburg, N,
 Y, Mrs. Archie Benton and son, Mrs
 Monson, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Downer,
 Mrs Gregg, secretary; Mrs. BodWeli,
 Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Leavenworth, Mrs,
 Green, Mrs. B. Bishop, Mrs. c. H. Har- | ris, Mrs. Lewis Brown, Mrs. Farms worth, Mrs. Lucy E. Meyers, vice-pres- ident; Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Thrall, Mrs. M
 Blair, Mrs. Peck, Miss L. Bloodgood
 Mrs. HinkIe, Mrs Dickinson, Mrs
 Thomas Mrs Ford, Mrs. Saunders,
 Mrs Jenks, Mrs. Mathis, Mrs. Corners
 Mrs. Henderson, Mrs J. Leonard, Mrs
 Whitaker, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Hitch cock.