The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-26
TYLERSFROM NEAR ANDFAR
REUNION OF SEVERAL BRANCHES
OF THIS HISTORIC FAMILY.

~sosh ITcstHI irolh AL sTts VI
the Country-Family History and Poem
Read-Able and Eloquent Addresses De-
livered-An Enjoyable Meeting OF a Great
American Family.
The Tyler family held it's second an
nual reunion in this city yesterday.
over two hundred descendants of Roger
Tyler gathered from Chicago and the
middle west from New York, New Jer-
sey and from all over New England;
and hundreds more who intended to
come We're detained by variety of un-
foreseen circumstances. Many of these
sent interesting communications and
letters of regret, which were read in
the afternoon at the family dinner in
Warner hall
After a short business meeting to
transact routine business and for reg
istration the reunion proper began in
the Hyperion theater shortly after ten
o'clock. Mr.. Harvey G. Shepard of this
city was chairman pro tenn. and made
the welcoming speech. He said that,
though he had Tyler blood in his veins,
he did not bear that name, as his
grandmother was not boy. He ad-
ded:
Il cannot offer you the keys Of our
city, for we have none, but bid you a
hearty welcome. Our doors and our
hearts are always open to good people
whencesoever they come. The Tyler
family is especially a representative
American family, and includes all class
es and grades of citizens. We Tylers
occupy places of high rank in business,
in educational circles, and, in fact, in
every honorable walk of life. Socially,
we reach from the white house to the
poorhouse; we are conspicuous in all
the relations of life except in the an
mails of crime. I believe that no Tyler
has ever been hanged, but whether be-
cause they did not deserve it or because
they were lucky enough to escape the
ordeal I cannot say. You will find
much here in New Haven to interest
you. If you see anything you want,
take it, The police have been instruct
ed not to molest you unless you attempt
to take more than you can carry. Visit
our beautiful parks and praise their
loveliness. for that will please us.
Again, I heartily welcome you all"
Hon. Eliphalet w. Tyler of New York
city was then introduced as permanent
chairman. Then followed the reading
of the historical address written by Mr..
w. I. Tyler Brigham, secretary and his
torian. Mr. Brigham is the originator
and promoter of the reunions and has
been untiring in searching out records
and organizing the movement. The
genuine esteem and loving regard in
which the great Tyler brotherhood hold
him was clearly apparent throughout
the day He is, as one speaker said
"four-fifths backbone and his zeal is
truly praiseworthy. The historical ad-
dress was as follows:
Dear Kinsfolk-For the second time
representative gathering of the great
American clan Tyler is met at an early
place Of Tyler settlement. While most
of our few hours shall rightfully be
spent in the delights of fraternal friend
ship, it is proper that we spend a few
moments in retrospective thought con-
cerning anterior times and persons, but
for which we could not be here on this
memorable day.
Some will regret that the writer has
not thought best to take a projected
trip to Great Britain this passing sum-
mer to ascertain what might be learned
concerning our Transatlantic brethren
and the precise relationships between
our American Tyler branches and the
British kindred While this pilgrim
age is delayed (not by any means aban-
doned), the time Is being put to good
use in corresponding with some foreign
residents familiar with methods Of
English antiquarian research, and
knowing to the entire places Of deposit
of public records, which must be found
and examined, being probably the only
extant evidence by which to indubita-
bly, prove our race links, If indeed such
proof be now wholly possible. In some
directions we already have assurances
of ultimate success.
Let us not be either too hasty or too
sanguine. 1t has often proved very
difficult to satisfactorily trace to Eng
land a family tree of but one American
branch and surely to re-engraft it upon
it's ancient parent-stock. How much
more difficult the task to solve some
dozen Tyler riddles of this nature. Let
us be patient.
mot enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way,
But to act, that each tomorrow
Finds us farther than to-day"
BY another summer we trust to have
become sufficiently informed OF prelim-
inaries to warrant a trip abroad, under
!. reasonable presumption of being abe
within certain time to accomplish n
fairly good portion of the results so ar
IDENTIFY desired.
AS offset to this temporary MONACO
complishment, it is gratifying to con-
template the 5000 additional Tylers
diving and deaO which the past year
has seen added to our great American
clan muster roll. Involving at it has
months of labor and the writing of sew
eral thousands of letters, there is not
wanting sense of having merited in
some degree a successful years cam
paign.
Following our last years reunion at
Andover, the writer spent the succeed
ing three months in New England and
New York. note book and camera in
hand, during which time he visited
+ scores of places of Tyler interest re-
searched among ancient Qn many cases
half-obliterated) records, took mental
views of many a sacred spot as well as
numerous photographs-all intended To