The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-22
WESTON FERRIS IS
 ELECTED PRESIDENT Old Connecticut Cavalry Fight CTS Hold Annual Reunion
 at Hartford. REGIMENTAL MONUMENT Committee Appointed to ob- tain Appropriations from
 General Assembly.
REGIMENTAL MONUMENT

Hartford, Aug. 21.-A handsome yell low flag at the entrance to the pas sageway to the elevator of the Brown, Thomson & Co building blazed the way to the fortieth annual reunion of the Connecticut Cavalry association, held in the Grand Army quarters to- day. It was the special flag, of the as- soclation in the special color of caval- ry the world over and bore the historic names of Waynesboro, Cedar Creek, Appomattox, Five Forks and other battle1elds on which members of the association fought for their country over forty years ago.
 Among the early arrivals were Lewis w. Smith of this city, president for the past four years, and D. c. Clark of East Hartford, who was in the First Massachusetts cavalry.
 The cavalry yellow was the back ground of the badges which were worn. A brilliant scarlet was In evidence in many of the neckties. This was the scarlet of Clusters cavalry b@yade or division worn in the grand parade in Washington soon after Appomattox. It was a hearty handshake which the old comrades exchanged in the social hour before the business session opened.
 For Monument.
 It was shortly after 11:SO when Pres ident Smith rapped the assembly to orr der. Secretary George $. Smith of Mi antic made his report, giving the num- Der of members as 27O. Boys, let's keep close togetherW he exclaimed. "While we live, let us be happy. If one is prosperous, let us all rejoice. If one mcurns, We can all sympathize," the secretary said. He referred to the eff forts made three times to obtain an appropriation from the general assem- bly, for monument. He also referred to the death of Captain H. T. Phillips of Norwich, who was especially inter- ested In the monument project. The death roll for the year was twenty three.
 | MT. Smith as treasurer made re- port in substance as follows: Amount on hand at meeting in 1906 $24.40; check from General Ives, $50; contribu- tion, $1; total receipts, $95,4o; expendi- lures, $19; balance on hand, $7540. Committees.
 MT. Smith read the report of the con- mittee on monument, the chairman of which, Captain Phillips, died recently. The report was signed by F. Bishop l Of l Willimantic.
 | A committed, consisting of Comrades John M Farnham of Waterbury, Ebe- nezer Bishop of Boston and John Irish of Norwich, was appointed by the chairman to draft resolutions on the deaths of Captain Phillips and Chap lain Theodore Holmes, formerly of East Hartford. On the motion of com rate, put by the secretary, the presi- dent was appointed as another mem- Der of the committee.
 It was voted to have the next an- nual reunion at Savin Rock Officers Elected.
 Officers were chosen as follows: President-Weston Ferris of New Haven.
 Vice presidents-George Stratton of New Haven, Giles w. Clark of New l Haven and Charles Bolman of New Ha- ven
 Assistant secretary-Elisha K. Brad l ley of Mer!den.
 The office of secretary-treasure is i permanent, and MT. Smith holds over l A monument committee was elected consisting of George s. Smith of Man tic, chairman; Ebenezer Bishop of Bos- ton, General Erastus Blakeslee of Bos- | ton William C. Lyman of Willimantic and John L. Saxe of Middletown
 After the election there was an in formal discussion of the monument, and of the services by calvarymen from Connecticut in the Civil war.
 Letters or regret were read from a number of members unable to attend the reunion. One was from comrade in Yankton, Da. A letter was read from the widow of a member who llv- ed in Sacramento, Cal Emil c, Marg- graf of Watertown read letter from Comrade Koempel of New York city. dinner was served after the busi- ness meeting by ladies of the relief corps Following the dinner there was informal speechmaking.
 Reunion of the Eighteenth.
 Norwich, Aug. 21.-with thinnet ranks, but yet full of enthusiasm, the veterans of the Eighteenth Connecti- cut volunteers met here to-day for theil thirty y-ninth annual reunion, Captair Robert Kerr of Stamford was elected permanent president in place of Gener al William G. Ely, now deceased. Cap tain Kerr made an address at somt length, in which he told of the excel llent administration at the Soldiers home at Noroton. He believed in hay ing place at Cromwell, where old vet erans and their wives could be togeth CT, and he advocated this before tn legislature. He also urged that larg CT appropriation be made for the ol soldiers by the state for those outside There are about 5000 needy ones wh receive about a dollar and a half
 week each, and while he thought tn state was doing finely, the amount fo this outside relief might be increase
 some.
 The regiment voted to meet here mex year The treasury has $200. Fifteel deaths were reported, of which tel were during the past year
 George Greenman was elected treas urer and secretary The usual list O vice presidents was named. The veter ans were all entertained, and were als |