The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-29
HAWLEY'S REGIMENT.
THLRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL RE-
 UNION HELD YESTERDAY.

Large Gathering in New Britain-In-
 teresting Addresses-Mayor's Warm
 welcome-souvenir Books and Cards
 Presented.
 The thirty-sixth annual reunion of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteers association was held at New Britain, Conn.,, yesterday in Judge hall. The meeting was called to order at 11:15 a. Iii. by President Thomas G. Norton of LakeviIle, Conn.,, who also gave an ad- dress. Virgil F. McNeil of New Haven, secretary, read his report and the list of deaths since the last reunion in 1904, which included eleven deaths. The sec retary received a vote of thanks for his efforts in getting various notes re- garding members of the regiment to- gether.
 Treasurer Stephen Walkeley of South ington read his report, which was ac> cep+ed and placed on file. MT. Wake ley has just issued his history of the Seventh Connecticut volunteers, an ex- cellent production and a vote of thanks was rendered him for the admirable way in which he had prepared it. Quite a number of copies has been sold in New Haven at the Judd bookstore, where it is on sale.
 The election of officers for the ensu- ing year resulted as follows:
 Seager S. AtWell, Providence, R. l., president.
 Adrian P. Sloan. Hartford, Conn.,, first vice president.
 Ira B. Hicks, New Britain, second vice president.
 Virgil F.. McNeil, New Haven, sec retary.
 Stephen, Walkeley, southington, treasurer.
 Lyman S. Johnson. New Britain, chaplain.
 Mayor Bassett of New Britain gave a very witty address of welcome, in which he rendered the comrades the freedom of the city and town, and also said that sthe Seventh C. V. were So welcome that the city was no. large enough for. them, and that if any of them should happen to roll over the city line, and an officer of the law should attempt to touch them he had made arrangements to paralyze the meddler on the spot.
 The mayor was given a vote of thanks for his very cordial welcome.
 Addresses were made by the follow ing: Rev. MT. 'Botelly of New Britain, Dr. o. s. Davis of New Britain, who gave very humorous address which $. s. Atwell Virgil F. McNeil, Ira E. Hicks and Mrs. Turner of the Wom- ans Relief corps of New Haven.
 A very fine dinner was served in the hall by the Stanley Women's Relief corps, No. 12, at 1 o'clock, after which several of the members told stories of their experiences in the war, and sang patriotic and old war songs.
 Virgil F. McNeil of New Haven pre- scented each member of the regiment with a nicely bound souvenir book of the dedication of the soldiers monu- ment which was erected in Broadway park on June IS. The book is a fine piece of work containing pictures of some of the officers and men, and sketches of the different regiments, and was gotten out by the following com mittee: Hon. John P. Studley, mayor; General Edwin s. Greeley, Tenth c. "; Comrade Virgil F. .McNeil, Seventh c. "; Captain Alfred A. Beers, Sixth c. ": Hon. Edward Griswold, First Light battery.
 MT. McNeil also presented each mem~ Der with souvenir invitation card con- taining the engraving of the soldiers monument, for which he was rendered a hearty vote of thanks
 One of the oldest comrades present was Edwin Pillsbury of the Sixth Con- necticllt volunteers, who is eighty-one years old.
 A vote of thanks was given the Wom- ans Relief corps, and the meeting ad- journed at o'clock. It was most suc- cessful. The next reunion will proba- bly be held at Midd1etown