Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-17
VETERANS OF THE 18Th
HOLD 5sFH ANNUAL, KETrYToN

uHbCCAS ACld lAClT 9OIH annual reunion |
Tuesday at the Buckingham Memorial |
Edward Wiley Of this city president of |
the regimental association, presided at
the business meeting held in the morn
iEg. Douglas SEWN secretary, read the I
minutes of the last meeting and also /
presented his report as treasurer. He |
reported $247.4S IN the general fund and |
sS2.4S in the monument fund.
Mayor Herbert NJ Lerou was then |
introduced to the civil war veterans |
Mayor Lerou in his address said:
"One of the pleasant duties that eall
to mayor is the opportunity to parti-
cipate in events Of this kind and extend
a welcome to the visitors
While 1 have no recollection OF the
civil war other than that given me in
history myself like thousands of others
appreciate the sacrifices and hardship
endured by you and your comrades for
the preservation of the union.
ITO you We owe our gratitude for
the many rich blessings that cams
through Nhese sacrifices.
so it Is not only a pleasure to well
come you today but our city considers
within our borders year after year.
May your meeting be one Of great
pleasure to you as your "reminiscences of
the days of long ago."
letter from Mrs. Sarah A Briggs
widow of Westerly veteran was read
by Comrade SEWN. Mrs. Briggs regret
ted she was unable to attend the reunion
and inclosed an offering Of two dollars.
Comrades Frank E. Beckwith, Henry
Tyler and Morse were named a nominal
ing eonlmitte to bring in nominations for
| officers for the ensuing year They re-
ported as follows: President Charles A.
Thran of Staten Island, N y; vice pres
| idents Daniel s. Merritt Of New London
Henry H. LaPierre Of Norwich Horace
| Cliff of Mystic secretary and treasurer
n. Douglas SEWN Of Norwich; correspond
| ing secretary Beriah B. Chanplin Of New
Haven. The report was accepted and
the officers declared Elected
Extracts from a number Of letters re-
ceived by the corresponding secretary
were read. John S. Gee, of Co F, Of
Saybrook wrote that he would have at
tended the reunion had his health FER
n'tted.
William F. Eccleston Of Cleveland
wrote he would like to be present with
the boys but that he Is too far away
He is 80 years Of age
Other letters received were from
daughter of Lieutenant Fish of Co. H :;
Mrs Amos E. Slack of Co. K; George
A Smith, son of Joseph Smith wau sery-
Gu III company A OnVer Mason OF New
served in Company I -; @. A. Latham who
served in Company H, Of Chattanooga,
Tenn. Michael Shay, Of Co. D, wac is
50 years old and whose home is IN Troy,
Robert H Douglass Of Co. A. who is In
San Jose Cal; and George H. Fuller Ct
Co. who lives in San Francisco.
Henry Tyler of New London. who
served in Co. r addressed his fellow vet
: terans as follows:
am pleased as one Of your associates
, to congratulate you so many years
, young ThNre are but a very few Of us
l left of former large number. We are
glad to meet each other once more this
eide of the line, i hearty greeting as
comrades who shared in winning the far
: for union and liberty, and take each
Y other by the hand with a warm grasy
r that shall be felt from head to foot as
no others can who did not help to de-
fend their country in the Grand Army ei
the Union.
{ What privilege It has been to I
/ and a great satisfaction to live to see
, our great and noble country grow from
about thirty millions to more than enc
hundred millions since the close Of tn,
war in 1865, and become the most power
. full of all the nations of the earth anc
F., tire most respected among them all
! We feel glad and proud of the honor
! in which We had a part in saving ou1
: country and our homes under God from
= being broken up and destroyed anc
saved for democracy and humanity
sake which also made it possible for oul
country to help save the world for dem
ocracy in tie late world war
- President Davis of the Southern Con
federacy Away advocated the keeping o
the Lost Cause fresh and green in tht
memories of the southern people
We are thankful that the day an,
1 time have come in which we believe tina
: the Lost Cause is gradually being for
i gotten by the most of the southern peopl
a and are heartily glad to be back in tn
I Union and that slavery as a dark bio
: in our coutry's history is wiped cut for
n ever, and that we of the north and tn
n south can dwell together In unity a
: harmony in the brotherhood OF man an,
T the fatherhood of God.
: Politically we believe the solid soutl
: is slowly and surely breaking up whicl
was all the result of the war and it un
pleasantness We believe i, the not ia
e distant future We of the north and of tn
|, south will be like a united and happ,
! family, working together fer all that /
: good in each others interests spirieually
! morally and materially in doing God
> will and the keeping of His command
:, ments. So shall we be blessed of Ii
= Lord in His dealings with US as He ha
Il with no other nation.
\ "All souls are NINE saith the Lore
= "also the earth and all that is therein.
j Let US rejoice that we have such kin
Heavenly Father who is King of king
and Lord of Lords, and will bring every
thing into subsection to His Holy Will.
My fellow comrades. we know we ar
re- nearer home today than ever we have bee
before. Our stay on earth is short eve
at the longest. Our work will soon I
u finished, ad we will 90 home to be wit
our Heavenly Father in glory forever
W Hoping we will leave the world II
IS better off for our having live in it,
every way, in all good things, SPIRITUAL
s. morally, materially and eternally in Il
re name of Him who lis our Creator, Pr
: server and constant BeneHctor, and WI
&c doeth all things we'll for cur good ar
t,s our salvation and His glory.
The following report was made I
ne Beriah B. Chanplin, the correspondh
It's secretary:
Comrades: Another year has rolled
er and we meet again for our annual r
Or union. Some that met with US last We
will meet us no more.
to We have the post Office addresses
a So comrades as follows: F. and s..
IS Cos. A Is; B4; 6;D2; Ell; F6;G
H 81 5; J 5; K 10. These are locat
in the following states: Connecticl
L. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Yor
res Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, Al
lat IONA and California. There are thr
he over 30 years old seven between IS al
so; II between 80 and IS; and t