New Britain herald., 1925-03-07

York independent battery. with which he served until December IT,
 1864. He was then detached from
 his company, promoted to acting first lieutenant, and transferred to
 the commissary department of the United States military railroads and served with the Army of the James.
 His offices were at Alexandria, Va. during this period. He was discharg-
 cd by special orders from Secretary
 of War Edwin M. Stanton, per As
 sistant Adjutant- General F. l.. Townsend, on May F. 1865. Short
 ly after his return to civil life. he married Miss Josephine Spaulding of New York city, by whom he had one son, Morill E. Streeter.
 Prominent in National C. A. R.
 Frederick Y. Streeter was promi- nent nationally as we'll as locally in the Grand Army of the Republic. having held many offices. He was department commander of Connec- ticut from April 14, 1914, to April 16. 1915, and commander of Stan- ley Post, No. II, during 1913-14-15-
 l6. In 1912 he was made aide-de- camp on the staff of Commanders Chief H. NJ. Trimble of III. and reap pointed in 1914 by Commander-in- Chief Washington Gardner of Mich igan. With the balance of the staff. he attended the national encamp- ment at Detroit Mich, from August 3l 10 September ,, 1914, He pre- sided at the state encampment of the G. A. R. in the state armory here on April 15-1G. 1915. On Dec. ?, 1916, he was appointed assistant in- spector-general of the G. A. R. and commissioned to this post on June 20. 1917. He held this position until 1913, when ho retired.
 He was for years honorary chair man of the Memorial Day commit tee Of the G. A. F. and was mar shal of these parades for many years. One of his hobbies was to address the school children on pa triotic subjects, and he frequently did this just before Memorial Day and on other occasions.
 Memorial Day, in the view of Mir. Strecter. was the greatest day on the calendar. AS it approached annual ly he began making active plans for its proper observance. He was an convorGationalist and was ever ready to discuss the Civil war and 10 pcrpotuato thc spirit which sent the Boys of '61" to the front ot preserve the union, He was an enthusiast on everything pertain ing to the Civil war, which was his farorite topic of conversation.
 Mir. Strector had pleasing per sonality. He never appeared dis couraged and always grrotcd friends and aCquaintanccs with a smile and words Of happiness, He was a wei come visitor 10 uewSp1prr offices and the men in the "Cty room" re- sarded him as an unofficial mem lrr of their stafrs, In spite Of his wars he was active. holtcvinr that the way to get task done was to do 1t himself.
 By profession, Mr Strcetcr was a rlano tuner, having done thjS worK for many local institutions for a of years.
 His wife and son are dead and none of his immediate family sur wives, He leaves 2 daughter-ln-law. Mrs, Meta E, Streeter. who lived with him; and three half-sisters, Mrs. Richard Martin of Someryilte. Mass, and two others living in Cali tornia.
 Funeral services will he conduct- ed at the Erwin Memorial chapel in Faifview cemetery at o'clock Monday afternoon. His body will lie in state in the chapel from II o'clock Monday morning until the time of the funeral Interment will be made in Fairyiew cemetery.