First Sergeant of Infantry.- JACOB BENSEMOIL.
Second Sergeant of Infantry.- LIEUT. PHILIP B. BRUCE.
Third Sergeant of Infantry.- WILLIAM H. PREBLE.
Fourth Sergeant of Infantry.-- AARON WOLFSON.
Fifth Sergeant of Infantry.— WILLIAM P. STONE.
Sixth Sergeant of Infantry.-CHARLES W. HOWARD.
First Sergeant of Artillery.-E. H. DICKINSON.
Second Sergeant of Artillery.— HOWARD C. WOODBURY.
Third Sergeant of Artillery.- HERBERT A. GILLMAN.
Fourth Sergeant of Artillery.- WILLIAM B. HOLMES.
Fifth Sergeant of Artillery.-FRANK E. GLEASON.
Sixth Sergeant of Artillery.- HENRY A. MALEY.

STAFF.
Commissioned.

Chief of Staff.- CAPT. J. STEARNS CUSHING.

Surgeon.- FREDERICK L. ABBOTT, M. D.

Assistant Surgeons.- A. E. A. MCCANN, M. D.; CHARLES R.
HUNT, M. D.; LIEUT. G. F. WALKER, M. D.; CHARLES P.
BURCHMORE, M. D.

Paymaster.- LIEUT. EMERY GROVER.

Assistant Paymaster.- LIEUT. GEORGE H. ALLEN.

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Quartermaster— WILLIAM L. WILLEY.
Commissary.-CAPT. GEORGE E. HALL.

Judge Advocate.- CAPT. JOHN J. FLAHERTY.
Chaplain.- RT. REV. WILLIAM LAWRENCE.

Non-Commissioned.

Sergeant-Major.- MAJOR GEORGE F. QUINBY.
Paymaster-Sergeant.— ARTHUR T. LOVELL.
Quartermaster-Sergeant.- LIEUT. EDWARD SULLIVAN.
Commissary-Sergeant.- HENRY F. WADE.

Hospital Steward. - HERBERT A. BLACKMER.

National Color-Bearer.- SERGT. BOARDMAN J. PARKER.

State Color-Bearer.- SERGT. AUGUSTUS ANDREWS.

Flankers to Commander. CAPT. EDWARD W. ABBOTT, SERGT.
FREDERICK W. TIRRELL.

Band Guide.- SERGT. GEORGE L. LOOK.
Orderly to Commander.— JOHN L. FISKE.

CIVIL OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.

Treasurer.- LIEUT. EMERY Grover.
Clerk.- LIEUT. GEORGE H. ALLEN.
Assistant Clerk.- ARTHUR T. LOVELL.

Trustees of Permanent Fund.- CAPT. THOS. J. OLYS (to 1905),
GEN. SAMUEL C. LAWRENCE (to 1906), MAJOR CHARLES W.
STEVENS (to 1907), CALEB CHASE (to 1908), COL. J. PAYSON
BRADLEY (to 1909).

Finance Committee.- CAPT. EDWARD E. ALLEN (to 1905), COL. SIDNEY M. HEDGES (to 1906), SERGT. ARTHUR FULLER (to 1907), CAPT. JACOB FOTTLER (to 1908), ARTHUR E. LEACH (to 1909).

Military Museum and Library.-COL. HENRY WALKER (to 1905), CAPT. J. HENRY BROWN (to 1906), QUARTERMASTER WILLIAM L. WILLEY (to 1907), CAPT. GEORGE O. NOYES (to 1908), LIEUT. WM. PARKER JONES (to 1909).

Armory Committee.- CAPT. JAMES M. USHER, CAPT. JACOB FOTTLER, CAPT. J. HENRY BROWN.

THE TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVENTH

ANNUAL RECORD

OF THE

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company

OF MASSACHUSETTS

1904-1905

ELECTION AND COMMISSIONING OF OFFICERS.

The celebration of the Anniversary, Monday, June 6, 1904, marked the close of one administration and the beginning of another. Officers were elected on a drum head on the Common and at once took command. They were as follows:

Captain.

Lieut. JAMES M. USHER, of West Medford.

First Lieutenant.

Sergt. CHARLES S. DAMRELL, of Boston.

Second Lieutenant.

Sergt. H. H. NEWCOMB, of Dorchester.
Adjutant.

Capt. FRED E. BOLTON, of Boston.

First Sergeant of Infantry.- Sergt. JACOB BENSEMOIL, of Boston.
Second Sergeant of Infantry.- Lieut. PHILIP B. BRUCE, of Brookline.
Third Sergeant of Infantry.- WILLIAM H. PREBLE, of Charlestown.
Fourth Sergeant of Infantry.- AARON WOLFSON, of Dorchester.
Fifth Sergeant of Infantry.- WILLIAM P. STONE, of Dorchester.
Sixth Sergeant of Infantry.- CHARLES W. HOWARD, of Malden.
First Sergeant of Artillery.-E. H. DICKINSON, of Magnolia.
Second Sergeant of Artillery.- HOWARD C. WOODBURY, of Roxbury.
Third Sergeant of Artillery.- HERBERT A. GILLMAN, of Dorchester.
Fourth Sergeant of Artillery.-- WILLIAM B. HOLMES, of Somerville.
Fifth Sergeant of Artillery.- FRANK E. GLEASON, of Andover.
Sixth Sergeant of Artillery.- HENRY A. MALEY, of E. Cambridge.

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Paymaster and Treasurer.

Lieut. EMERY Grover, of Needham.

Assistant Paymaster and Clerk.
Lieut. GEORGE H. ALLEN, of Boston.

Quartermaster.

WILLIAM L. WILLEY, of Boston.

Commissary.

Capt. GEORGE E. HALL, of Dorchester.

In the absence of Governor Bates, Lieutenant-Governor Guild received the resignations of the retiring officers, and invested those newly elected with the emblems of authority. As a part of this ceremony the following speeches were made:Lieutenant-Governor GUILD's Remarks to the Captain-elect.

Captain Usher: It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the command of this venerable and venerated institution. I congratulate you on your election, and I have not the slightest question that the military traditions of this oldest of American military organizations will be worthily upheld by the descendant of one of the first members of this corps, the son of a soldier, a veteran himself in the service of the Commonwealth. The Chief of Staff will now invest you with the insignia of your rank.

Captain USHER'S Reply.

Your Honor: The proudest moment of my life has occurred today. I have been elected by my comrades the commander of the oldest military organization in this country. I assure you that I appreciate the honor, and shall endeavor to do my duty as commander of this Company, as I have in other offices held by me in the past. I thank you.

Lieutenant-Governor GUILD's Remarks to the First

Lieutenant-elect.

Lieutenant Damrell: You have proved yourself a faithful public servant, a loyal comrade, a true friend. Your comrades have trusted you with high office. I am sure that they will be more pleased with your selection when you lay this rank aside than today when you assume it. The Chief of Staff will now invest you with the insignia of your rank.

Lieutenant DAMRELL'S Reply.

Your Honor: During my decade of membership I have always taken a great interest and felt a corresponding pride in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, yet today I am honored beyond my desert. To be chosen by my comrades from among so many far

better qualified than I am is indeed a distinction of which I am deeply sensible. My predecessors have been men of eminent and sterling qualities. Their names illumine every page of the history of this grand old organization. Since 1638 they have shone in the arts, the professions and sciences, in mercantile and maritime pursuits, and when their country's honor called for defenders they were among the foremost on land and sea and served always to their credit and to the honor of our country, this Commonwealth, the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. Therefore, I am justified in feeling that it is a high honor which has been conferred upon me, and one accompanied with great responsibility. To merit the confidence of my comrades and at the end of my year of duty to deserve their approbation will be

my earnest effort.

Lieutenant-Governor GUILD's Remarks to the Second

Lieutenant-elect.

Lieutenant Newcomb: I heartily congratulate you on the high compliment paid you by your comrades. Your energy and interest in this corps is well known. Its reputation in your hands cannot suffer. The Chief of Staff will now invest you with the insignia of your rank.

Lieutenant NEWCOMB'S Reply.

Your Honor: I thank you for the kind words with which you have inducted me into my office. I deeply appreciate the honor conferred upon me today in receiving my commission as Second Lieutenant in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. It is particularly gratifying to receive it at the hands of an old schoolmate, for you and I attended good old Chauncey Hall together back in the seventies. During the ensuing year I shall give my best endeavors to the Company, and hope to merit the approbation of my Commander-in-Chief as well as of my comrades.

Lieutenant-Governor GUILD'S Remarks to the Adjutant-elect.

Captain Bolton: You have given in public life faithful and practical service as a citizen interested in the public welfare, and have received the praise of disinterested men regardless of party. A chosen leader among the son of soldiers, you have not rested content with that title, but have yourself joined the active forces of the Commonwealth. I congratulate you on these new honors. I congratulate your comrades on their choice. The Chief of Staff will now invest you with the insignia of your office.

Adjutant BOLTON'S Reply.

Your Honor: The compliment and honor which has been paid to me by my comrades of this ancient corps in electing me to the office of Adjutant is added to in the pleasure I have of receiving the