1896 14th Regiment
Bklyn Eagle
19 May 1896
14th's Deeds Praised
The war veterans of the Fourteenth Regiment, their wives & daughters
celebrated last night the thirty-fifth anniversary of the regiment's
departure for the seat of war in 1861, the men with a camp fire at the
Pierrepont Assembly Rooms, the women with a dinner in the veterans rooms at
the Eighth Ave. Armory. After the camp fire, the men joined the women at the
armory.
The veterans, despite the fact that time is thinning their ranks every year,
were out in goodly numbers last night. At the head table, on the right of
Vice President Ramon Cardona, who presided was General T.B. GATES. On his
left was Thomas G. SHEARMAN and directly opposite was ex-District Attorney
RIDGWAY. The other officers at the table were members of the active regiment,
who were guest of the vets.
The vets included :
J. DONAHUE A. DEACON
D. DESMOND G. DEVENGER
J. DEVLIN J.W. EASON
J.A. EGOLF H. EVERDING
J. EDIE G.W. EVANS
R.J. FUREY J. FRENCH
W. FASKETT D. J. GILLEN
M.J. GEARY E. GLOVER
W.H. HOOPER S. HENDERSON
E.D. HEIGH A. HOWNEY
Z. HAMPTON J.F. HAMILTON
P. HALLORAN J. JENKINS
J.H. JELLY E.F. KEENSING
E.B. KENT J. KEENON
J. KELLS J.W. LAYTON
W.H. LAWSON J. LIMING
W.H. LYNCH R. LESLIE
C.H. MORRIS R. MORROW
H.B. MASS A. MOORE
M. McCARTY J.L.D. RICKER
Josiah RABB N. ROBERTSON
L. STRAUS P.J. STAFFORD
S. SMELT M. SERNA
T.W. SHAFFER J. SANDS
Benjamin STEEN G.N. SKELTON
G.W. SATCHELL J.H. STYLES
G. STEVENS C.B. TOBY
C.E. THATFORD J.B. TWARTS
I. THURIG J. UFFENDILL
D. UNCLES
Bklyn Eagle May 19, 1896 :
The war veterans of the 14th Regiment celebrated the 35th anniversary of
their departure for the war ......
The vets included :
J. McCORMACK T.M. MALEY
E.D. McLEER H.W. MICHELL
W. MADDEN J. MERFING
C.J. MAHONEY J. MADDEN
E.A. O'CONNOR E.J. O'BRIEN
A. CASSIDY W.H. PINCKNEY
J.H. PRENDERDAST P.A. PACKARD
A.D. POST G.H. RICE
V.D. RICHMOND W.L. RUSSELL
J.D. PARKER E. RIKER
W.H. RILEY W. O'DONALD
A.F. ACKLEY E. ANTHONY
E.C. AVILLA J.S. ALLER
A. BERNEE J.W. BOUGHTON
T.F. BOYLAN S.B. BARTOW
C.F. BALDWIN S.A. BARTOW
W.C. BROWN J.L. BOND
W.W. BOND H. BROWN
J.M.E. BURNETT C. BRYANT
C. BROCKWAY A. CRANSTON
P.D. VAN INGEN Z.C. WATTERBURY
G.W. WALTERS G. WHITALL
J. WHITLOCK H. WHITE
T. WARE J. WOODHEAD
J.J. WYNN C.E. WESTCOTT
H.R. WILLIAMS J.F. YORK
Letters of regret were read from :
St. Clair McKELWAY
General Daniel BUTTERFIELD
William H. BAKER
Congressman Thomas McEWAN
who had a campfire last night at Utica.
Ex-mayor Seth LOW
Michael J. CUMMINGS
General Isaac S. CAITLIN
Fire Commisioner W. C. BRYANT
Deputy Commisioner Clarence W. BARROW
Register Granville W. HARMAN
Felix CAMPBELL
Charles SHAW
Colonel J.N. PARTRIDGE
Surrogate George B. ABBOTT
Major T. F. WANSER
Postmaster G.B. FIELDER of Jersey City
Bernard PETERS
George H. JACKSON
H.F. GUNNISON
B.J. PARKER
and these comrades :
John W. PALMER Stamford Conn.
Dean GILLEN Bridgeport Conn
Capt L.J. BARNETT,U.S.N. retired Oakland, CA
Col. George GILMORE Pittsburg, PA
J. G. TOFFEY
The fire committee included :
James WHITLOCK
Alfred CRANSTON
Cornelius MAHONEY
Jesse CHISHOLM
John W. EASON
There were speeches, vocal and instrumental music and recitiations and
everyone had a thoroughly good time.
Thanks to: Kathy Then
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