The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-05
SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS
THEIR ANNUAL FESIITAL HELD IN
WOODMONT YESTERDAY.


A Large Attendance of Prominent Men,
Representing Many Parts of Connecticut
"A Highly Enjoyable Occasion.
! The annual festival of the Society Of
Colonial Wars in the state of Connecti-
cut was held at the Hotel Pembroke
Woodmont, yesterday afternoon. The
festival was in commemoration of the
anniversary of the adoption of the gun
damental agreement of New Haven
colonies, which included Milford and
Guilford, and which was signed IN the
barn of Isaac Newman on Grove street
on June 4, 1889, The New Haven Col
ony Historical society building now oc-
cupies the place where the barn was.
To be eligible to membership in this
organization the ancestor of a candl-
date must have taken part either in the
Pequot war of 1857 or in the French ana
Indian wars previous to the ReVolu-
tionary war or that the applicant be q
descendant from a governor or deputy
governor of the early colonies. 1t taxes
sometimes a year to verify an appllca-
ton as to the record of ancestry.
A highly elaborate and elegant dim
ner was served on the verandah, Sherry
of New York catering. The hotel was
elegantly decorated with flags and
bunting. Richly bound books of fine
work throughout and containing the
history of the organization of which
the society in this state is part, and
the names of the members in all parts
of the country, were given away, one
to the members present yesterday.
Robinson's orchestra of this city dis
coursed fine music during the serving
of the dinner.
After the dinner speeches were made
by Professor Theodore S. Woolsey OF
Yale, Dean Francis Wayland of Yale
Law school, Charles Hopkins Clark,
editor of the Hartford Courant; Charles
Dudley Warner of Hartford, governor
of the society; James j. Goodwin OF
Hartford, a member of the famous
banking firm of j. Pierpont Morgan &
Co., who presided at the dinner.
Among those present were Governor
James j. Goodwin of Hartford Lleuten-
ant Governor Frederick j. Kingsbury
of Waterbury, Charles Hopkins Clark
of Hartford, Dean Wayland, Professor
Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, General
George H. Ford, Banker Herbert G
Warren and E. Hayes Trowbridge OF
this city, Rev. Francis Goodwin OF
Hartford, Rev. DR.. Anderson OF Water
bury, Colonel Lyman Jacob Green OF
Hartford, Howell Peel, secretary gen
eral of the national association; Ma
than A. Baldwin of this city, Henry Ca
DIV Sturgess of New York, j. Demins
Perkins of Litchfield, Eli Whitney Of
New Haven, Charles E. Gross of Hart.
ford. Charles T. Brooker of Torrington
George D. Seymour of Bridgeport, Pro
fessor w. w. Farnam of New Haven
r. Bruce Bunce of Hartford, Edward
Heaton of New, Haven, George e. ram
tor of Hartford, ex-Mayor Colt of New
London, Henry Roberts of Hartford
John P. Kellogg of Waterbury, DIR
Henry P. Stearns of Hartford, Arthur
r. Kimball of Waterbury, DR.. William
F.. French of Noroton, Edward w
Hooker of Hartford, Rodney Dennis o
Hartford, John X. Beach of New Fla
ven, Luther G. Turner of Torrington
Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville, DR.
Frederick Farnsworth of New London
Charles F. Chaplin of Waterbury, Viii
liam Elmer Seeley of Bridgeport, DIR
Charles S. Ward of Bridgeport, james
Mason Hoppin of New Haven, Majo
Walter Learned of New London, Ed
ward v. Reynolds, DR.. Carl e. Mun9e
of Waterbury, DR.. George L. Parmele
of Hartford, Charles H. Trowbridge
DR.. Porter of Bridgeport, Louis Rich
mond Cheney of Hartford, William
Converse Skinner of Hartford, ID
Timothy Higgins Bishop of New TIA
ven, Mr.. Tows of Washington, D. =
and Mr.. Farrell.
Announcement was made of the oro
gress of the work on the tablet to b
erected at the Judges Cave in Yves
Rock park in honor of Goffe and Whal
ley. This tablet is to be of bronze, y
by feet, and is to be made by Tiffan
of New York. 1t will be suitably in
scribed and will cost about $500. rh
design has been accepted by the com
mittee, consisting of Hon. T. ]. Kings
bury of Waterbury, Charles Samut
Ward of New York and Professo
woolsey of this city. The park com
missioners are to be applied to for Ger
mission to erect the tablet in Yves
Rock park.