Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-14

nloria1 will be the place fer the grAy haired groups of veterans to gather around and recount the stirring inci- dents of war times. No formal pro- gramme has been arranged and the old soldiers will be at liberty to get together once more at their annual reunion in the freeest manner possible Secretary and Treasurer N. D. Sevin of this city will read the minutes of the last meeting. l.. O. Smith is ex- pected to speak to his comrades In a reminiscent vein, there will be elec- tion of officers and the Woman's Re- lief Corps will serve a dinner. The present officers of the regimental as- sociation are:
 President-John H. Scott of Nor wich.
 First Vice President-W. F. Eccle- stone of Cleveland O..
 Second Vice President-John s. No land of New London
 Third Vice President-R. F. Gorton of East Lyme.
 chaplain-Henry c. Gay of Read
 Secretary arfd Treasurer-N. D. sev- in of Norwich
 Corresponding Secretary Benjamin F. Gates of New London.
 To Recording Secretary Gates of New London falls the duty which is an increasingly difficult one, of keep
 
 regiment. He has the address of 134 members supposed to be alive and his records show that there have been Is deaths reported since the reunion on Aug. IA 1912. There are 76 names of those that served in the regiment whose addresses MT. Gates does not know or even whether they are liv- ing. In the case of some the sec retaryS had the addresses, but the no- tices were returned by the postmas ters where they had resided marked unclaimed. Of the BIO men who went out in the regiment 500 have answered for their last muster.
 Lost 70 Pounds in South.
 Secretary Gates remembers well the incidents of the home coming of the regiment.
 When we came. home to be dis charged on our arrival at Norwich on the steamboat City of Norwich ' MT. Gates writes, T was one of the seven men that were too weak to go up to the banquet and was taken to the Thames hotel and cared for until the next morning when I was put on the train for New London, my home. When I left Connecticut I was a boy weighing 16S pounds. Somewhere, somehow, I had lost all of it but 9S pounds. almost half
 "On arriving at New London my brother came after me, went through the car twice looking for me and was about to go without me. then 1 hailed him. Don't you know me Charlie!' He could not believe that I was the brother Ben that went away nine months before. He helped me to the wagon and was not long going home Tears come to my eyes now when think of the experience I had on meet ing my father, mother and sister. that morning"
 List of Survivors.
 The following list of veterans of the 26th regiment, Connecticut Volun- teers, with their addresses. known to be living at the time time of the re- union in 1912 and to whom notices for the reunion to be held this year Thursday. August 14. 1913. in Buck ingham Memorial, Norwich, Conn, were sent. has been kindly furnished by Secretary Gates:
 Field and Staff
 Adjutant. Stephen B. Meech. Nor wich. Conn.
 Hospital Steward. Nathan D. sevin. Norwich. Conn.
 Sergeant Major, Leonard O. Smith, Norwich Conn.
 Company A.
 First Lieutenant Henry A. Smith, Massapeag; Second Lieutenant Jo seph Peabody, Waterford; Fifth Ser geaut John W. Bogue, Oakdale; Third Corporal Alonzo Chapel, Waterford; chester; Eighth Corporal Sherwood w. Fuller. San Francisco, Cal; Priyates John Ackley, Potter Hill, R. l.; John Adams, Phoenix, R. l.; Charles l.. Bur dick. Putnam, Conn; James E. De Wolf, Norwich, Conn.,; George H. Full Griggs, Columbia, Conn; Alvah Nor gan, Mantle, Conn; Charles Patter- son. Carolina, R. l.; John c. Smith, Massa peag, Conn; James M. Strick- land, Norwich, Conn; Henry Williams, Jacksonville, Fla; Ransford .P. Will Hams Norwich Conn; David l.. Win chester, Colchester, Conn.
 Company B.
 Third Sergeant Vine s. Stetson, Norwich, Conn.,. Third Corporal R. Jay Greene, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands Privates Cassius M. Armstrong, Yan- tic, Conn; Charles L. Chappell, South Canterbury, Conn; Henry P. Johnson, Alameda, Cal.s Dexter A. Johnson, Norwich, Conn; John Kimball, Nor wich Conn; James B. Lamb, Nor Wich. Conn: Henry H. LaPierre. Nor wich. Conn; Charles l.. Palmer IT, win. Penn; John B. Richmond, Nor wich Town, Conn; John H. Scott, Norwich Town, Conn, Horace Worth ington, New London, Conn; Henry y,
 Company c.
 First Sergeant Henry R. Harding, Mantle, Conn; Second Sergeant Rob Sergeant. John A. Conklin, Derby. Conn: Eighth Corporal Walter S. Ha- vens. Westerly, R. l.. Musician Charles A. ThralI, Tottenville. Staten Island, N. Y; Privates Frederick A. Banta, Old Lyme, Conn: Francis E. Beck with. Norwich, Conn. Reuben M Beckwith. Lyme, Conn; John Gee. sr, ley. Lyme, Conn; Elisha Robbins, Noroton. s. H., Conn; Horace P Tooker, Old Lyme, Conn; James J. Smiley East Lyme. Conn; Edward G. Wiley, Norwich. Conn
 Company D.
 Company D-Second Sergeant George W. Kingsley, Montvil1e; Seventh Cor pcrai John T.. Douglas, Voluntown; Privates Edwin W. Braman, Highwood, Denison P. Lee, Westerly, Edwin Sweet, Green. R. l., Michael Shay, Troy, N r.. Charles Webb, Norwich.
 Company E,
 Company E-F'irst Sergeant John s. Noiand. New London; Fifth Corporal John w. Mosier, Stonington; Privates William H. Brewster. New London, Humphrey Gallivan. Montvflle.
 Company F.
 Company First Sergeant Henry G. aay Reading, Mass. Fifth Corporal George H, Fuller, Wichita, Kas, Pri- yates William H. Rogue, North Lyme, Stephen A. Cengden. Westerly. Mi fhael Hopkins, Jewett City, George A. Haskell, Jewett City. Chauneey Morse. Putnam. Henry c. Wright. Norwich.
 Company 6.