Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-17
HORACE BURDIcKs CHOSEN
 PRESIDENT BY 26th
North Stoninston Man Elected at An
 nuaI Reunion of Regiment.

lISlI "lNSS ana QduRnLeTS aLIenQeQ and all enjoyed a most delightful time | The business session of the reunion was called to order by Secretary N. l Douglas Seyin. who in the absence of 1 stephen A. Congdon of Westerly, who | is second vice president, to preside ! MT. Congdon took the chair but asked | to be excused owing to i'll health. 1 George Brayton of Stonington, third | vice president then took the chair. l.. o. Smith of Norwich G. A. Has,
 kell of Jewett City and Chauncey | Morse of Putnam were named as a
 nominating committee and then re- | tired for consultation. l The nominating committee present ed the following names who were | unanimously eFcted: President-Horace Burdicll, North | StOnington.
 | don. Westerly: George Brayton Ston- | inEton; and George A. Haskell, Jewett | City.
 Secretary and Treasurer - N. Doug 1 las Sevin. Norwich. Corresponding Secreta ry-Beriah B. | Champlin, New Haven. l George A. Haskell took up the col | lection and it amounted to s125s. Secretary and Treasurer N. Douglas | Sevin read the reports of the last meeting and also gave a statement of | the financial standing. He started a | year ago with $15441 and the col | lection was SIPS and interest s6.Os | and the total was $16772 Expenses i amounted to $22.90 and the balance | was $144S2. The monument fund is l $358.96 and it earned interest of | $143O.
 | Corresponding secretary Beriah B. | Champlin of New Haven who is SS 1 years old said that he sent out invi- | tations to 96 comrades and only two were returned and those had been mailed to Comrade Coleman Of Com IT and Edwin York in Keller
 Mich.
 He said that since the last gather | ing there have been five deaths as follows:
 Israel w Cone, Company I, Jan. 16, 1916. aged Y years. Edward Havens. Company I, Oct. i, 1916. aged 7S years. Benjamin F. Lamphere, Company F. April II, 1917 aged 7S years. Rev. Henry c. Gay. Company F, April 13. 1917 aged s1 years. Orville M. Briggs. Company H, May Is. 1917, aged 76 years.
 Thomas Sizer Company l. Sept. Is,
 1916.
 MT Champlin also read some ex-. tracts from letters from comrades
 who were unable to be present owing
 to one reason or another. The follow
 ing were heard from:
 William F. EccIeston of company H
 wrote from Cleveland that he would
 not be able to attend on account of
 his health but he sent his regards to
 the boys and his thotIghts would be
 with them at dinner time
 Henry Williams of company A sent
 greetings from JacksonyI~.e and ex7
 pressed the wish that the reunion
 would be joyous one.
 John C. Smith of Norwich, a mem- Der of company A said he is crippled to such an extent that he could not take in the gathering.
 The wife of John A. ConkIing of
 Essex wrote tHat he husband ts too lame to attend and both he and his wife were disappointed in not being able to be at the reunion but they want a paper with an account of the doings.
 Amos E. Slack of Groton and a not hear well and finds it hard to read so it would be useless to go to the reunion. He is 90 years ~ age. He is lonesome but he finds solace in Nj. M ChiIds of Providence, who was a member of Company G, said the high cost of living would keep him a home as he has to husband his resources to actual performances. Still he would be with his old com rades in spirit.
 George F. Fuller wrote from Wit chita, Kansas, that he would like to meet with his comrades. He told of attending a farewell given troops iu Kansas lately and it reminded him of the days of '61. There were 5000 people present. He was a member of Company F.
 William H. Chester, a member of Company l wrote in a religious vein and said he was waiting for the final summons without Sear. He spoke of life in the camp and it's many pleas | ant features and he hoped that times | had made the boys into good men. | He said he would like to be at the l Teunion and meet his comrades face | to face.
 Maud Gay Munroe wrote from Ari- ington, Mass, that Rev. Henry G. Gay died on April 13. aged S1. He enlist ed from Lebanon as a sergeant and was made a second lieutenant. He was q pleasing talker and had been prominent at many reunions
 Oliver Mason of New London sent word he could not attend he is
 Robert H. Douglass wrote from Pasadena, Cal, that he would like to be with the boys but he is getting old. He referred to life in camp and he present great war.
 John G. Packer of Mystic sent word ie could not attend and he enclosed S1 for expenses.
 The report of MT. Champl:n was lpplauded.
 Following MT. Champlains rep5rt several of the veterans gave brief talks, some relating war experiences md others telling of the work of the .f. A R. The following were some of the speakers:
 Robert Gordon of Lyme reported that the former president, Mir. Conk- lin is hardly able to get about as h~ is in poor health but has a nice home in Lyme. IL was also stated that William Bogue in the same town finds 1t difficult to move about. Resolu- lions of regret were passed for the ones.
 Ezra E. Bailey of Windsor Locks who has a summer home in Franklin md who belongs to Company B, gave short and interesting talk as to hiz experience in the war.
 Francis B. Allen of Hartford and who is passing the summer at Watch Hill. proved interesting. He served II the navy and is the president of he Secretary's Association of the G. A. R. stands for the home. school and church.
 George ". Fuller of San Francisco who attended a reunion after 24 Of oh toll T |