Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-19
REUNION OF THE EIGHTEENTH
The Veterans Had Fine Gathering at Buckingham Me
mortal Wednesday and Talked Over Old Days
William Caruthers Reelected President of Regmental
Associations Many Have Passed Great Beyond Dur
ing the Year.


Wednesday that the 18th regiment
Connecticut Volunteers were muster
ed into the service of the Union army
at the fairgrounds, East Great Plain.
and some seventy members of the reg
iment representing ten companies
Memorial for their annual reunion
The weather was delightfully."- cool and
there was much to take up the time
of the veterans who always look for
ward 20 these yearly gatherings All
the old soldiers wore badges consist
ing of shield with a picture of the
capitol at Washington, with red. white
and blue StreamerS underneath. On
the StreamerS were the words, 18th an
nual reunion of the 18th Connecticut
ReSimentai Association, Norwich,
Connecticut, August 18th. A num-
| Der of the vets were accompanied by
, their wives and sons and it was a day
of general renewal of acquaintance
for all.
Business Meeting.
President William Caruthers called
the business meeting to order and in
brief remarks welcomed all to the re-
union.
Secretary and Treasurer Henry Ho-
vey then announced that owing to
the fact that President Caruthers is
not in the best of health he would
conduct the remainder of the meeting.
Conrade A c. Green of Danielson. As
| Treasurer Mr.. Hovey slater that there
was balance of S260.40 in the treas
| ury last year. The years income
| amounted to $59.61 and the expenses
were S421S. The sum of 50 was re-
| ceived from Captain J. H. Morrison,
and S. from Mrs. Button whose hus-
| band died at the reunion three years
ago These figures increased the bal
ance on hand to S275.S3-
President caruthers Reelected.
The old officers We're reelected upon
motion of CAPTAIN ]. E. Woodward and
| the list follows:
President-Wiiliam Caruthers of
Norwich.
Secretary and Treasurer - Henry
Hovey of Norwich.
Vice Presidents-Compan a. John
Service of Norwich: Company B. Ca
Ieb Blanchard of Killing1y; Company
rany F, w L. Davies of New London;
Company H. James Haggerty of Will
! limantic.
Charles F. Geer of this city was
; chosen as assistant to Mr.. Hovey for
the coming year. A collection was
taken by James Mckee and the
amount totaled $500 This was rails
ed 81 by DR.. Smith of Mystic, son of
Joseph Smith of Westerly, of Com
pany G, as he said he didn't like the
SOUND OF thirteen.
Interesting Letters Read.
A number of interesting letters were
read by Mr. Hovey. George w Loom
is, a Norwich boy, now in Dallas Tex,
sent So to the association. He stated
in his letter that he would be unable
to be with the boys as he was going
with his family to mineral wells. Mr..
LOOMS regretted that Secretary How
ey was not able to stay longer in Dali
a. :,
were on their recent tour to Califor-
mia According to Mr.. Loomis the
temperature is hot in Texas at pres
ent and the cotton and corn crops
promise well.
Another letter read was that re-
ceived from James W. Loomis of Fair
Haven. He regretted that his health
was such that he was unable to attend
| the reunion this year but he is going
! to make an effort to be among those
present next year.
c. H. Ellsworth of Rochester, who
| also sent letter stated that i'll
health kept him away this year.
Sends Blessing From Iowa.
Sending his blessing to the boys of
| the 18th Joel Carey of Company G.
| 80 years of age and residing in Red
| Oak, Iowa wrote that he was unable
| to make the long trip east to attend
| the reunion.
| L WOulu nave D0en
great pleasure Comrade c. F. Kea-
| bles wrote from Indianapolis, Ind,
i that he could not attend. He is now
75 years old and is enjoying good
health.
Letter From the Coast.
Referring to his meeting. Comrade
Hovey during Mr.. Hovey's recent
Angeles regretted that Mr. Hovey was
| unable to remain with him longer. Mr..
Martin vividly remembers the scenes
of half century ago. He resided in
| Norwich for a good part of his life
Bound to the Hoosier Soil.
| A highly interesting letter was that
| received from ]. H. Sawyer of the In
| yette. Mr.. Sawyer said he would
| have liked TO be present with his COM
rades but that fate binds him to the
| Hoosier soil. He says he often thinks
/ of the way the soldiers pictured their
home coming fifty years ago and of
1 the way they expected to be received
| by the people of Norwich on their ar
| rival here. Instead all were paid of
| in Hartford and as soon as each man
| got his pay he made for the railroad
| station without waiting to shake hands
| with his comrades. Mr. Sawyer's
name was near the end of the list and
| like the rest, as soon as he got his pay,
| he left without ceremony for the rail-
/ road depot.
Mr.. Sawyer went on his wedding
| trip in 1869 and sailed from New Lon
| don on the City of Boston which was
the same vessel that transported the
| 18th to New York three years pre-
vious. Mr.. Sawyer spoke of meeting
| General Ely in Brooklyn in 1888. Pre-
| viously he saw one of the ferryboats
used in Virginia during the war; ply
/ ing about New York har1bor He
| wrote that the battlefield of Tippe-
| canoe lies but short distance from
! his home. The land. covering ten