The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-16
THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB
ANNUAL REUNION AT NEW LON-
 DON, FRIDAY, JUNE 22.

Officers Will be Elected and Other Busi- ness Attended To--Interesting Notes
 Regarding the Many Eminent Men
 Who Have Been and Are Connected
 With the Organization.
 Hartford June 15,--General Edward IIarland of Norwich, General F. s. Greeley of New Haven, Colonel Charles IL. Upham of Meriden, Simeon J. Fox of New Haven and ex-Speaker Charles III. Pine of Ansonia, constitute the committee on nominations appointed by the Army and Navy club of Connecti- cut for this year. It is an interesting coincidence that each member of the committee has held the presidency of Ehe club. General Harland, who was the first commander of the Connecticut department of the Grand Army, was also the first president of the Army and Navy club. Ex-Speaker Pine was president in 1885, Colonel Upham in 1884 and General Greeley in 1885. Colo mel Simeon J. Fox held the presidency tn 1898. These gentlemen will report the list of officers for the current year at the annual reunion of the club, which will be held in New London Fri day, June 22. The presidency. is an honor that is highly regarded by vete- rans of the civil war and carries with it distinction that no other veteran office in the state can confer. During the past year the presidency of the Army and Navy club and the depart ment commatldership of the Grand Army in Connecticut have been held by Meriden veterans, Charles F. Lins- ley president of the Bradley & Hub bard company, holding the former, and Albert A. May the latter position The venerable philanthropist, Charles ID. Chaffee of Windsor Locks, who gave the Grand Army people in that town a hall worth $25,000 a few years ago, will be eighty eight years old June 30. The post, which was made the beneficiary of his bounty, was named in honor of Major Joseph H. Converse, who was killed at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864 He was a member of the Eleventh Con- necticut, and was an officer of splendid personality. Mir Chaffee, who is one of the oldest active business men in northern Connecticut, is the President of the Medlicott company, of Windsor Looks. He was born in Monson, Mass, June 30, 1913. His wife, who was Abby Dunbar of that place, has been dead for a number of years The gold en wedding of the couple was celeora- ted May 15, 1S89 President Chaffee has always been a warm-hearted benefac- tor of the Grand Army. In the death of Judge Lynde Harrison the Grand Army of Connecticut has lost one of its most brilliant representatives. Judge Harri- son was past commander of Admiral Foote Post and a permanent member of the state encampment. The Hon. Sam uel Fessender, who was one of the honorary bearers at the funeral of Judge Harrison, is also Grand Army man of distinction in the state. He was judge advocate on the staff of Depart ment Commander Morgan G, Bulkeley and was one of he originators of the Army and Navy club. For many years he had been one of the closest personal friends of Judge Harrison and acted as one of the ushers at the wedding of the Judge in Waterbury some years ago the event being one of the grandest SO cial functions that had ever taken place in that city. The Hon. Henry H. Pecl of Waterbury, Senator from the Eff teenth district, was also one of the ush