New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
SONS OF TIE REVOLUTION.
ELOQUENT sPrECHEs At THE NETTING CT TIT
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY

CONNECTICUT SOCIETY.
Hartford. Conn., Feb. o. lSpcciall-Thc Connecticut
Society of The sons Of the American Revolution held >
annual meeting and banquet ia tbs cts this afternoon
about l7J members being present. At"r the mcuht
the banquet was held and speeches were made lF
the following gentlemen. all Of whom are mcmDer
Of the society except ex Minister Plclps, who repre-
,eDts the Vermont sons "The SONS Of the American
Revolution. Their objects AID Purposes by Luch'
p Deming: The National society," Major John C.
Kinney: England and tie United states Edward
J. Phelps: Conncctlut-Qu Traustuit su'tnct'
Lieutenant Governor Samuel f. Mcrw1n "sons OF
Connecticut senator z. o. Wolcott, Of Colorado
poem by DR.. william d. Morgan, "Gcorce washing
tona-this toast drunk In silence; Brother
Jonathan jonathan TTmbull, Of Norwich Inc
Men in the Ranks the Rev. Horace G. HoNcV ~
bridgeport: "Our Revolutionary Mothcfs.' the Kew
" De Loss Love " Israel Putnam j. q. PATTERSON
Henry c.. Robinson was t0astmas@r' ana III M
opening address said; 49,
l salute YOU Connecticut Sons Of the Ec'oiuNoh 40
,lov out better NET, or Drawer solder, 10 battle from
cambridge 20 YotNtoVn than ala oar o"n ioiuhuI Con
necticut The roll IS too long % read even OF INC ie'l'
Putnam and Wooster and GlumIhr So and kho"Nh
and Spepcor aad Chester and Dcnue and DIAN" ana W'bD
m v,llvs and Parsons ard Lcdyard and GA" ST. II 10
you 10 keen green the icnoie, Of tnc-" h,os " get
I'd in type their deeds one ia hundred "i "h'h h"
vel found It's way into the pages Of history u deck 'b'
qiaycs to their monuments above S 70 Keep ""
IA Your own souls their y tues.
Jonathan Trumbull said
II is well for ask Ourselves X b." was man VINO
could be-ow upon wise and venerable statesman Ih'
Trpulu the significant name n "Broh r ln any hll
most serious Thoughtful Answering that qu-u"
in the cain Exit Of hstory that DO. watd century F"
oe wrtn the title Brother Jonathan shines with n'i
fir brighter significant T. Us um Di"1 q" ~"
o,i,r Of Kngh thood ever bestowed by royal ac'"''.
Worthy that Washington should clI him Brother. 'l"
that standard Of ~OGthn-- ret, Cine name "H-" H-''
| LA, ACCORDED ID tOuu"cflrut
Judge Dcming, u New Haven, thought I' "o
lsacliti,h rule of teaching the Jewish la" shonh Doc
the rule oil orr homes and schools DID this mai'cr oi
teaching American history and tits teaching -'"'u
be not only by prcccpt bat by object lessons when ue
eve should photograph upon tine heart ana one 'i
these object lessons should be the American la' the
only recognized emblem OF the only true republic o
| the face OF the earth TO- day.
J senator MOtOtt made eloquent addIt- IH l"'
| course Of which he aid;
A. loving children Of our state probably VIZ
In calling ourselves "SOus Of The Revolution" foi, Wh
there are few members Of association Ia Connecticut
or around this board whose ancestry does not go back
her earliest day yet in tie light Of history 1t Is hl
ore laatabe to call ourselves "Sons OF the He'o
luton rather than. for instance. sons Of the Pequo
Wa, Yet the one war was a, essential the other anC
II those old ancestors feared God and nothing else
did .Neruuat. 6 900 Indians or more vet history SHOW
that they educated Of them and Eots Indian dion
.rv has furnished word 10 designate the most important
Io Of .uperof beings world has seen since world
I began. For by examining the BOOK. you VIII hhd W
word 'Mugwump" defined a. big chef or leader IN'
Gideon OR Joshua In the light Of the history OF lh'
o,,prv which followed H. the War Of the Revolution
o.currd at , most fortunate period, II enabled th
Nation 10 practcaly dispose OF pension list bcfo
commencing another the most stupendous the world Ia
ever