The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-17
SOLDIERS REUNION
TIME OF REAL FUN
Spanish-American War Veterans Gath,
cred at Caledonia Park Saturday
for Outing and Elected
Officers.


suited to the strenuous athletic event.
that usually wind up soldiers outing
favored the Washington county associa
ton of Spanish American war veteran.
on the occasion of their annual picnic
Saturday. Caledonia park is sufficiently
scquestered to forfend any fear OF an
interfering wind, unless il be hurricane
and Saturdays ungentle breeze did not
have the least bad effects on the merry
making of the '98ers. Some 40 veterans
representing Co. + of Barre, Co. II OF
Montpelier and Co. + of Northfield gath.
cred at the park in mid-forenoon. BY
noon the tables were spread for one OF
the most delectable dinners in the his.
tory of the association.
There was a variety of aeafood, salads.
seasonable viands and plenty of entrees
gracing the long table in the park pa
vilon. lnasmuch as the outing ceebrat
ed the May l6 in 1908 when the first
Vermont regiment was mustered into the
! service of the United States, much OF
the informal speechmaking which fol-
lowed the MONDAY meal centered around
that stirring springtime. Colonel 0. ID.
Clark presided, and in few words he
welcomed the veterans to the picnic.
Nearly everyone contributed remnis-
cence to the program and all joined alike
in some very animated war music, Thorn
as j. Mercer and DIR. Joe w. Jackson
leading in the singing. Crossing Brook
lyn Bridge "Tipperary, with variations
"Hot Time" and "Garry Owen" were
among the ballads that made the woods
ring in the small hours of the afternoon.
One of the distinctly pleasurabe fca-
lures of the 18th annual outing came
when Colonel Clark announced that Mrs.
T. G. Carswel had presented the assoeia-
tion an attractive silver loving cup to
be competed for by the baseball teams
The presentation was made as memo
rial to the late Captain Thomas G. Cars.
well, whose death in Barre last year re-
moved one of the best known members Of
the association and a veteran who always
retained deep interest in its welfare.
Mr.. Carswells name was one of those
remembered when the veterans offered
their toast to the absent ones. A vote
of thanks was rendered Mrs. Carswel
and committee consisting of DR.. Joe W.
Jackson, Thomas j. Mercer and William
Wishart was instructed to convey the
thanks OF the association to the donor OF
the Sup.
So successful was the fall banquet OF
the association In 1914 that the officers
were instructed TO make arrangements
for the second annual banquet next 0cto
ber, the date to be fixed as near as pos
sible to the anniversary of the day back |
in 1898 when the first Vermont regiment
was mustered out of its country's service.
The sum of S. was voted for Clan Cor |
don. the clansmen having been given the
privilege OF using the money for any |
il may see fit to select at its
annual games in July. The donation was
made as mark OF appreciation for the
clans Kindness in giving the veterans
the use OF the park on each recurring |
anniversary.
Officers for lol5-lal6 were elected a.
follows: President, Colonel O. d. Clark (
,f Montpelier; first vice president, Cap
ain w. A. Pattee of Montpelier; second
vice president. Captain +. l.. Howe of
Northfield; third vice president, William
Iyishart OF Barre; fourth vice president,
r. !. Mercer Of Barre; secretary, A. q. /
Eaton of Montpelier; treasurer, +. II.
orouty of Montpelier.
Interest in the afternoons program 70
'ussed on the baseball diamond. where
cams captsincd by Dr. Jackson and w.
\. Pattee bsttled for the possession OF
he silver trophy. Dr. Jsckson's team
Won a spirited five-inning contest by the
core of to e. Permanent captains are
o be retained and next year the two
sill choose sides and the cup viii again
Iang on the outcome of the annual game.
Dr.. Jackson's team took the field in the ,
lineup: Jackson c. Wishsrt p.
RUSSELL 50. Mills lb. Eaton II, Milne Ct,
lole %, sullivan ri. Cummings 3b. Cap !,
ain Pattee's men were detailed TO dis
nond service in the order following: Pat
ee cf. CONGO p. Smith c. Tilden anil
lurrsy s.. Mercer b. Gladding 2b. Bail
v H. Greenwood 10. ,Illlson r. In the :
pinion Of the spectators, the game was
ne of the snsppiest in several wears. t,
aptain Pattee got his redress for the
a seball defeat by winning from Cap .
ain .Iackson's team in thu tug OF war. '
.dward Mcigs umpired the ball game G
nd refereed the tug. giving uniform .
abstraction on both occasions. D.. H..
routy did the scoring. II
Credit for the success Of the reunion Is =
ne 10 the efforts Of the committee con. N
sting OF the officers. "