New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
OLDGUARD CELEBRATES
Efghty-sec0nd AnniUersary Ob-
sCrrcd an Usual Manner.

The Old Guard celebrated its eighty-second ami
versary yesterday in so many ways that every
member was satisfied. II paraded and went 10
church; then it ate and drank and displayed It's
medals In church it listened 10 a sermon by the
Rev DR. James B. Wasson, a member II the sec
ond company of the Governors bodysuard OF Con
nectcut could find better lot Of excuses Tor over
s+aving their leave by about four days-well, their
wives are hard to satisfy.
The sermon heard at St Thomass and the
dinner was held al the Hotel Astor- Among those
present James F. Wenman, VINO, accord
ing TO tOsstmasJer, is 100 years old, DUt acts
like fifteen. As matter Of fact he IS eIsnty-
five years old but you could not have proved It
b, Cantsfn lanes last night Captain Billy
Search was on the job right from the start He Is
one Of the house committee. and as such is sup
posed to exercise a salutary influence over ''e
guardsmen One who had wrapped his ample
fran. around the eighteenth bottle of trouble water
was restrained by Captain Billy from taking the
nineteenth This emphasizes Captain .Billy's' in
fuence..
Major Frederick ". Brown was 70 have tasted
the delights of the Great Beer Sign way but, uH-
fortunately for the Way. he couldn't come, so ne
sent the 2d Company. under the command OF Cap
tain Albert " Mattoon whose grandfather
Major Louis A. Cheney, was one Of the hrst real
majors in the bodyguard.
The whole thing started a > o'clock. when the
battalion in fullest full dress uniforms. as
sernbled in the ar1nory. The officers elected last
month were then installed with appropriate llba-
lions They are: Charles A Stader, major: George
H. Wyatt adjutant; A. l. Kline. captain Com
panv a. Joseph f Dye. captain Company 3;
Frank r. Pentz, captain Company c; Charles H
Rockwell. first lieutenant Company A; George T.
ConIey first Lieutenant Company B; Herman
Siefke first lieutenant Company G.: Joseph r.
C,risnsr second lieutenant Company A; w A
Danler, second Lieutenant Company 4: A p Nre-
dapbr1rgh second lieutenant Company G. With the
exception of General Kline. this roster IS almost
the same as last year.
Then the battalion. With the Governors Foot
Guards of New Haven marched TO ST. Thomas's
Church. at SD street and Fifth avenue while the
poDulaca cheered. The IobsterbacSs from Connect
cnut captured the town. The band played intermit-
tentlv When the service drew toward its end the
memorial service for Guardsmen James W ThOmp-
son and John Deering. Captains Thomas w. Timp-
son Lawrence Burke and William F COxford and
Colonel Cornelius Mclean was conducted, and
Chopin's funeral march played by the Old
Guard Band the close OF the rollcau OF the dead
the colors were dipped. while muffied drum
sounded the long roll
At O'Clock the mess call sounded Major
stadler. because of a hoarse voice. turned the
duties or toastmaster over to Captain Erastus s
Ransome who presided in d manner worthy OF Old
Guard traditions.
General Grant. the first speaker. scored home
run with most OF those present by saying the Span
ish War veterans could not run in the money with
the veterans Of the Civil War. Santiago looks
pretty small alongside Of Missionary Ridge"
the way he summed it up. America he went
on. never could produce again like those o.
81 and So"
cha rles A. ToNne who has been in both branches
OF Congress- there from two states. regretted
the failure get four battleships. Captain Mat
toon and General James X. . Beirns discussed pa
triotism and Commodore 7. NeddeT said. "A pen
sion is not a gratuity, but is honest debt which
an honest government Is hound 10 pay hon
est soldier" Controller Metz the last speaker
said that he had not served in any war. but that
he had done fighting.