Connecticut western news., 1914-06-18
TRl-STATE REUNION
Canaan Hospitality Pleases Veterans
 of the Grand Army.

"The best reunion the Tri-State As sociation ever had. We can always bank on having first-class treatment in Canaan and we have never yet been disappointed, said visiting veteran, after the festivities of the reunion, Monday afternoon. And the sentiment was general, among all the assemblage of old soldiers.
 The day was ideal for the occasion. The first delegation arrived from the west, on the morning train; the trolley from the north brought veterans, wives of veterans and Sons of Veterans, from Sheffield and Great Burlington, and the north bound train brought old soldiers and their wives, all of whom repaired to the Town Hall, where Com- mittee Chairman George J. Vogel had established registry headquarters, and where the guests were registered by James Flynn, while MT. Vogel awarded the badges and dinner tickets. The Canaan Citizens Band gave an enjoya- ble open-air concert, on the Green, dur ing the hours of the guests arrival, un- til just before the 10:37 train from the east arrived, when parade column was formed, and with the band in the lead, headed by a delegation of the reception committee, marchea to the station to meet the guests from Winsted and Nor folk, with the Department officers and dignitaries. The entire body then marched back to the hall, where, after completing registration, the business meeting was held. Eighty Civil War veterans were registered.
 Commander Weddle, of David s. Cowles Post, announced the appoint ment of Comrade E. s. Roberts as pre- siding officer, and MT. Roberts proceed ed with the business in hand. With a few timely words he introduced Rev. l.. B. Travis, who made the address of welcome-a characteristic speech that made every visitor feel perfectly at home. -@5 +s... s.s
 The response on behalf of the veterans was made by that ver-welcome, ever ready and ever youthful old veteran, "Tom "Norton, of Lakeville, and was just such bright and spontaneous speech as may always be expected from him. x
 Secretary Peter Turner read thepro- ceedings of the last meeting, held in Winsted, and the report of the condition of the treasury, after which, at 11:55, the meeting adjourned for dinner, which was served in the new parish house of Christ Church, bya committee of ladies, with corps of efficient as- sistants. Plates had been set for 90 guests, at the first table, and the tables had to be set twice to accommodate the crowd. and even then there were some who had to wait for the third table. In all, the ladies fed 216 guests, or nearly twice as many as the original estimate. But they had provided amply for all, and the excellence of the feast moved Comrade B. Frank Marsh, of Winsted, deputy state treasurer, to move a vote of thanks to the ladies for their bountiful hospitality and their exceptionally fine dinner-a motion that met with a prompt and unanimous response. After the dinner MT. Vogel passed boxes of cigars among the men, and there was a half hour of smoking and visiting on the lawn, during which time Photog- rapher Madden, of Winsted, took @ couple of group pictures of the assem- blaze in front of the Hall.
 At 1 :45 the crowd re-assembled in the Hall to enjoy motion picture show,
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