Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-06-06
HONOR MINUTE MEN OF 81
Campfire Given Fourteen of the Survivors by the
Sons Of Veterans at Buckingham Memorial Supper
Followed by Interesting Addresses.

Pronounced success ATTENDED the
campfire given on Monday evening at
the buckingham Memorial by Sedg-
wick camp. No. 4, Sons of Veterans,
in honor of the surviving Minute Men
of 81 of whom fourteen were present
during the evening and were given tie
seats OF honor at the head table in the
post hall, where the meeting was held
beginning with a banduet at Z O'Clock
The programme arranged and carried
out under the special committee, which,
consisted of Arthur l.. Peale, w. T..
Bogue and G. II. Hobson, was of just
the sort to please the veterans, who
united in declaring that rarely have
they passed an evening so thorough
ly enjoyable.
The members of Sedgwick post, No.
l, G. A. r., and of the Citizens corps
We're also special guests, and with the
Sons of Veterans made up about 100
who were seated at the tables for the
excellent supper served by members
of the Woman's Relief corps. At efie
rear of the platform was draped one
of the old Lincoln flags kindly loaned
by Waterman r. Burnham, having been
one of those flung to the breeze in this
city at the time of President Lineolns
visit here. The music for the supper
hour and during the further pro-
gramrne between the addresses was by
Billiards. orchestra
The Sons reception committee for
the evening consisted of Commander
A. O. Fairbanks. B. r. Tilley. John
Donovan, Herbert B. Cary and Georse
A. keppler.
Special Guests.
The special guests present to whom
the honors of the evening were ac-
corded we're Gen. William A. Aiken,
adjutant general under Governor Buck
ingham; James Harvey New London,
James Mckee. Vine S. Stetsen of this
mold Danielson. all of Company A,
Second infantry; Joseph Fl. Jewatt,
Westerly, and j. J. Dennson of Com
pany b.. Second infantry; Charles W.
Spalding, Joseph T. Mitchell, Post
master William Caruthers. Horace
+. Burke of Company D. Third in
fantry. and William N. Perkins, who
enlisted in the naval service in Sep
TENDER, 1861.
c. n. Hobson POSTMASTER.
When the banquet was concluded
Principal G. H. Hohsen presided in
capable way as the postmaster for the
evening, presenting first A. 0. Fair
banks. division commander and corps
commander of the Sons of Veterans,
who briefly extended a cordial welcome
to all present, expressing the wish that
such gathering might be a stimulus
to greater patriotism and loyalty.
Address by General Aiken.
He was followed by General Aiken.
whose eloquent words were greeted
with enthusiastic applause which was
the rule throughout the evening for ali
the speakers. General Aiken spoke as
follows:
Captain Fairbanks and Sons of Vet
In the remarks I make to you this
evening / must allude both to the gleri-
Gus past and to the no less important
future.
This campfire is in special com
memoration Of the men of 81, the men
who set the example of patriotic de-
yotion to those who were to follow
The past is a faVarite topic with
old men-espeeially with old soldiers,
who love to fight their battles Ger
again
( Our local papers have from day to
day reprinted in their columns the
records of fifty years ago and these
throw a short bridge over the long gap
of the half century; and so We see the
moving pictures over aSaIn-We near
the calls of the president for troops
and the quick and loud response of tho
governor: we see the gathering squads
and companies and regiments-We hear
the patriotic speeches of fellow eiti-
zens pledging their persons, their mon
ey or their sympathy.
we see the devoted mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts working by
day and night and through the Sun
days to properly elothe and equip their
patriot boys. And we well remember
the tender goodbyes. cheerful, yet said
sometimes with costly tears. All these
ana many other "reminiscences we reld
chaps love to think over as your in
tercourse with US has taught YOU.
/ think it was before the war began
that the London Times, the greatest of
the English papers, sent over their
most noted correspondent, DR.. Russell
to write up northern and southern SEN
timent as he saw it. He was in
Charleston, s. c., before and during
the attack on Fort Sumter. He tells
of the bitterness of the universal feel
ing towards the north. He says the
Yankees were on their tongues all the
TINA with the prefix damned" The
negroes, he says. never heard SO much
of the Yankees before in their lives and
hearing them always so described by
their masters they couldn't help de-
scribing them in the same way, even
in their prayers. He. describes ne
gro prayer meeting where the masters
We're not present and fervent suppli
cations went up for the Moses who was
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