Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-12
OLD SOLDIERS MEET
At Installation of Wadhams Post Officers Last Night in New CA. R. Hall Roster of
 Living Members.


 still capable of transacting their own
 business, the committees and others
 moving around with an agility which
 would do justice to the best efforts
 of youngsters scampering home from
 school It was a very pleasant affair
 and furnished the post and q number
 of friends an opportunity to inspect
 their handsome new quarters in the Jones, Morgan X Co.'S block. by far
 the best meeting place the Organiza-
 ton ever had. It consists of a recep
 ton room, good sized hall and spa ciOus room in the rear which is used for storage and other purposes, The hall was tastefully derorated with American flags and the number of pie lures of men who distinguished them 1 selves during the war of the rebellion and scenes from the several battle fields that adorn the walls is so large that it would take some time to give each even passing glance The guests included the Sons of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps of Nauga tuck.
 With Senior Aide de Camp James R. Sloan of Meriden as officer of the [ day, Department Commander May, 1 also of AIeriden. installed the new of ficers as follows: Commander. George | Robbins; senior vice commander, Chauncey Seeley; junior vice com
 mander, Andrew Winter: adjutant, l George l., Platt: quartermaster,i Will liam J. TyE0e: officer of the day John s. Stephen: officer of the guard. Syl- 1 ENyaS fn,sC chaplain, George C. Futile: sergeant | major. William Milton: quartermaster sergeant, s. W. Wiand
 Mrs Julictte Walker. with Lottie ] GriswOld as cOnductresS. installed ;ile
 officers of the Wonan's Relief Corps i as follows: President. Sarah Mat
 thews: senior vice president. Harriet 1 Hunt; junior vice president, Rose Parsons secretary. Louise Chrisman: | treasurer. Dora Munson: chapain, | Jennie Corner: conductress. Neile | Platt: guard Eunice Wedge; assist | ant cOnductress. Nina Saalfrmk; as sistant guard, Elizabeth Buckner: pa triotic instructor. Mary Reiss: press correspondent. Magdalena Bangs; musician, Louise Chrisman color bearers. Laura Dutton. Emma Foster, Adelia Fields. Sarah Bartram.
 After the ceremony Commander Robbins made short address and in trOduced the several speakers as fol- lows: Department Commander May, Senior Vice Commander Franklin Ball. Bristol Junior Vice Commander l.. w. Scofeld Stamfor;i Chief Mus tering Officer l.. A. Northrop, Wallng. ford: Senior Aide de Camp James R. Sloan; $. V Gorton. Naugatuck: Rev R. A. Nichols. Captain H. B. Carter. R. N. BlakeSlee. Mrs Matthews, Mrs Walker, Mrs Denton. Rev Father S;o- cum and others. Father S.ocum was the last speaker, but, the audience waited for him and gave him splen- did ovation.
 Father Socum urged strongly that c. A. R. men take some action to- wards the writing of a better history of the rebellion from the standpoint of a northerner than has yet appeared. and hoped to see this done before all those who were actors in the scene shall have passed away.
 Father Sl0cum thanked the post for the honor conferred upon him recent. ly in making him custodian of the posts collection of Rebellion Records.
 There was singing by Godfrey Reed, Mrs Peck presiding at the piano.
 During the evening. Department Commander May presented the post beautiful bronze medal. a souvenir of the last national convention: Mrs Walker and Mrs Matthews were also made recipients of handsome tes iimonials.
 Wadhams post. No 40. Department of Connecticut, Grand Army of the Republic, was organized August I, 1879. by Charles F.. Fowler. depart ment commander. The exercises were held in Turner's hall. on the top fi6or of the building at the corner of liar. rison avenue and Exchange place. now owned by I. Chase and occupied by Grieve. Bisset X Holland. dry . goods merchants. The first regular headquarters were in Johnson hall Bank street, where the post remain ed for three years when they removed to the F. B. Rice block on East Main street, which the owner dedicated q A. K. block as token of appreciation for the organization of which he was H member up to the time of his death. . The organization remained there for a . period of twenty-three years. vacating the premises at the opening of the present year to occupy the new quar- . ters in the Jones. Morgan Cos block {, on Bank street. The post was named for three brothers killed in action within sixteen days. Sergeant Edward Co F.. Eighth regiment. c. ", killed at Fort Darling. Va. May 16. 1861: Lieutenant Henry W. wad- , hams. who lost his life at Anna River. , Va. May 26 1894: Captain Luman wadhams. Second Heavy Artillery. at Cold Harbor. Va. June 1. 1, 1864. died June 2. They were sons of |. Wadhams and Mary Futile of Goshen. They had resided in Wa terbury for some time prior to the breaking out of the civil war. and en- 1 listed from here. Henry Wadhams ! was the father of Mrs R. \. Blakeslee. for many years a leading soprano 1 singer at the First Methodist church. who with her husband occupied seats on the platform last night. In this ] it may not he amiss Io state that at a regimental reunion held in this city in 1871. Mrs BIases- 2 lee. then Miss Jessie Wadhams. was !. adopted as q daughter of the icur- : teenth regiment ard similar honor ] was conferred upon her some time by wadbamS post
 The post has done a vast amount Of !, good in the community in looking af- ter widows and orphans of deceased 1,