The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
 YALE BATTERY MET First Reunion of Famous Organ ization Ten Years After
 Formation. CHAPPELL READS POEM Twcnty-two Members on Hand Vote Another Get-Togcthcr in
 Five Years.

was formed among college men dur ing the Spanish American war were on hand for the first reunion of the | organization which was held ten years after organization at the Heu- blein last night. The platoon was recruited mainly from members of the classes of '9S and '9SS., which | are now back for their dIcennIal. It was ordered 10 Porto Rico, but be- fore It could enter the fighting the enemy decided they had had enough and did not take any chances on the gallant soldiers from the university A group of reunion men, however, who had the misfortune to pick up spanish costumes for their reunion rig came within the vision of the bat tery yesterday and a battle bloodier than any of the war was imminent for a few moments until the Spaniards raised the blue flag of peace and all was harmony again
 William II. Taft candidate for president and back with the class of '7S, was invited as the guest of honor but was unable to be present. Those who were on hand, however, passed 2 merry reunion. Every member pres ent contributed with song, speech or tale to the merriment and so good time did all have that lt was decided to have another reunion five years hence for which F. Taylor Cause was made secretary. Bert Weston. senior officer, was unable to be present and In his place Sergeant F. V. Chappel of New London, acted as postmaster MT Chappell read a reunion poem from his own pen which made the hit of the evening. IL ran: A stein of old musty a pipe of old gold, A seat at the famous mahogany tree, What more do we need to recall days
 of old
 When hearts were still young and af-
 fectons still free. Let the roof shake with song, the raft
 CTS vibrate, Propose through the smoke the ideals of old years,
 Alive In the past, but grown dinner of late.
 'Hi'hhh A'hiS
 The grayhead shall bow to the voice of
 the youth,
 The old man reply to the toast of the We fall or we win. but we still find the truth,
 In honest old sentiments long ago sung.
 Sit closer, for time has shortened our tether,
 And weakened our ranks as the quick
 years have rolled. The living alone are gathered together, An, where are the comrades who never grow old?
 Some lie in the islands their life blood
 has bought.
 The beautiful isles in the tropical sea, What odds? They have lived they
 have hoped and have fought,
 And died on the soil of the land they
 set free
 And some have departed who know not
 the sound,
 Of danger than rang in the bugle s They blvouac now In the same camping
 ground
 Where, peaceful or warlike, all slum-
 Der at last,
 They left no farewell--save smile
 They left us no slgn--save q green
 bit of sod,
 But others can never step into their
 place,
 Nor stroll in the pathway of fellow.
 ship trod.
 Let us who are mortal replenlsh the
 bowl
 And gather around the mahogany
 tree,
 The soul is immortal--we drink to tht
 soul.
 Whose heart is still young and af.
 fectlon still free.
 As souvenirs of the occasion the secretary of the committee, Mir William L. Barnett presented tc each of. the members one of the in. signia of the troop, crossed guns sur. mounted with the figure 1 and witt the letter A beneath. They are tho regulation insignia for the company
 The committee in charge of the eel ebraton consisted of William L. Bar nett, F. T. Cause and N, H. Cowdry Those who were present last nigh were w r. C.. Tishborne '9S S., Ser geant Edward Marshall '9s Mir. Trea '9s, G. L. Buist '96, Sergeant F. V Chappel 9S, S., Sergeant D. c. Twich ell '9S, A. s. Chappell, Julien Riple, ] '9S, F. Hartley Cowdrey '9s, r. Taylor Cause '9S &, w. L.Barnett '9S, Walter H. Sykes '9s S., W, L, Worrell 9S $. Corporal H. Parkhurst '9S s., A Cheney '9S s., r. Roessler '9S S., Mar shall '99 S., J. L. Howard 9S S., Cap