The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-26
VETERANS SWAP STORIES ABOUT
 THE CIVIL WAR
Late w. H. May of This City Was Member of Connecti- cut Ex- Union Prisoners Association.

Hartford, March 26.-The twenty eighth annual meeting of the Con- necticut ex-Union Prisoners of War i: Association was held in this city yes- terday, and the fine weather brought ] many from different sections of the i state who might otherwise have been prevented from attending. The an nual meetings are always held on Fast Day, but the meeting this year came earlier than it did last year, the Many "reminiscences of life in South ern prisons were told by different ed to order and many relics of the pl ison days were exhibited, Captain James R. Jenkins of Unionville being among those showing many. Captain Jenkins called the meeting to orders shortly after II o'clock and prayer was offered by Rev. B. F. At Gardner of Rockville. the assistant secretary and treasurer. read the minutes of the last meeting held in this city.
 Judge Lester D. Phelps of Rock vile, father of Mrs. .ardner and the secretary and treasurer of the as- reunion Rev. Charles Dixon, who was the life chaplain of the association, had died in Winsted. Other mem bers who had died during the year were VIII. May of Bridgeport, welIes G. Sperry of Noroton and George D. Chapman of Middletown.
 AS treasurer JuQS0 FnelpS reported Ia balance of $56.56 for the year end- Eed with February, 1910.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 PreSiden Abraham Cope of Th hoFn psonviIle.
 First Vice-President-Ira B. Smith of Wallingford.
 Second President-Charles A. Appel of Middletown.
 Chaplain-E. F. Atwood of Hart ford.
 Secretary and Treasurer-Iudge D Lester Phelps of Rockville.
 Assisttan Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. Mary Phelps Gardner of Rock vile.
 Among the relics of prison days shown in the meeting were a set of chessuen which were made by Union men confined in the prison at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith county, Texas. The figures are still in their natural state. One-half the set was made of black walnut and the remainder of holly. Captain Jenkins, the owner of them, said that while the men were prison CTS they rigged up g. wood lathe and turned out wooden pipes and many other things. Captain Jenkins also showed a fac-simile printed from ster- eotypes of @"The Old Flag, a newspa- per which was printed with a steel pen, the work of w. H. May, who was a newspaper man from Bridgeport and who died in that city. in February. The pa per shown contained news and advertisements and there is the edi- tors announcement signed by W. H. M. The announcement makes known that the terms of subscription are $5 per annum payable in advance. Ad- vertfsing space sold for $1 an inch single insertion, two insertions for $1.5O and a column space one year was $5. All transient advertising had to be paid for in advance and marriage and death notices were inserted free. The editor then makes the following announcement:
 "'In order to make payments more az n9trOnS. will accept instead of cash, Lincoln coffee. green or black tea, butter, beans. cheese, Irish potatoes, rice, saleratus, fne-cut or killkenick roba eco, wines, liquors, or sevars. Contributions solicited and if issued will be paid for in orders on the o. M., at Tyler, lev"