The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-18
BOYS OF '9S HELD
ANNUAL REUNION
Spanish War Veterans Had Good Time
at Caledonia Park and Also Held
Annual Election of Officers.

Spanish-American war veterans to the
number of Al celebrated the 10th anni-
yersary of their mastering into the serv-
ice of the United States at Caledonia
park Saturday with big dinner and
field sports in the afternoon. Companies
e, +, II, G, and NJ, of the first regiment,
Vermont volunteers, the fifth regiment
of Massachusetts volunteers, the 30tll
United States volunteers and the field
and staff were represented. staff officers
present were Messrs. Clarke, Eaton,
Jackson, and Sterling and the noncom-
missioned officers were represented by
T. j.. Mercer.
ii the athletic performances in the
afternoon approached the unique, the
gastronomic feats at the big monday
meal were quite as notable. The bill of
fare included about everything that a
healthy veteran could desire. After din
ner there was an impromptu program
and the annual business meeting One
of the more dignified and solemn fea-
lures of the occasion was the offering of
the toast to the absent members and to
the United States marines at Vera Cruz.
The possibility of hostilities on the
southern border and within the lines of
the empire of Cortez was one OF the in
teresting side topics Of the dinner hour.
Departing from the custom of holding
a reunion only once year, it was voted
to have a banquet somewhere in Wash
ington county next fall and to that end
the officers were constituted a commit
tee to make arrangements for the affair.
The sum of S5 in gold was voted as
gift to Clan Gordon, No. IL to be used
as a prize in the Scottish games to be
held at the annual clan picnic the COM
ing summer.
The officers elected are as follows.
President, Corporal Howe of Northfeld;
vice presidents, Colonel O. d. Clark of
Sergeant Claude l.. Morse of
Sergeant F. Il. Gladding of
Barre and Principal Musician T. J. Mer-
Ger of Barre; secretary, Captain A. G.
Eaton of Montpelier; treasurer. Lieuten-
ant Edward H. Prouty of Montpelier
The officers mean to start at once on
the plans for the fall banquet, which is
to celebrate the anniversary of the mus
tering out in October, ls98
Interest in the afternoons program
centered around the baseball game waged
for five innings between teams captained
by Adolphus Goneo and Captain Pattee.
After one of the most sanguinary con-
hicts in the history of the citizen sol
iiery. Captain Goneo's men nosed out
the winner in five innings. the score be-
ing 20 to II. Scattering fire from some
Of the heavy hitters on both sides was
silenced in the latter innings and the
game developed into pitchers battle |
between Wishart and Mills, the former
having the better of the argument. f.
H. Prouty did the scoring. The teams,
Is they trotted into the arena, looked
like this: Captain Goneo 3b,
IVishart 9, Jackson c, Mercer If. Glad
ling 2b, Royce lb Badger S. Bailey CT, |
smith rf; Captain Pattee lb, Doherty rf, !
Spicer c. Mills p, G. Smith cf, Doucette |
Ib. Jillson ss. Sartell 2b Brown If.
The committee in charge of the picnic !
of Dr. Joe w. Jackson, r.. G. |
7arswell and George n. Tilden of Barre,
Colonel O. d. Clark. w. H. Sterling and |
A. G. Eaton of Montpelier, and j. L. |
Greenwood of Mortified.