The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-10
PRESENTATION REMARKS
Ry Mr.. Beecher at the Putnam Phalanx
Annual.

/
nam Phalanx held March g. the event
or the afternoon session was, as has
been noted in previous issue, the pre-
sentation to the Phalanx Of Revolu-
tionary musket from Augustus e. Lines
of New Haven by Sergeant Edward E.
Beccher of the New Haven Foot Guard.
Sergeant Beecher presented it with the
following felicitous remarks:
To Major, Officers and Members of the
Putnam Phalanx:
thank YOU for your very cordial
greeting, but allow me to say this is
not my first Introduction to the Put
nam Phalanx, neither is 1t my first Wis
| 1t to these beautiful headquarters. I
have the honor to be a member of the
Second company of Foot Guard at New
Haven, holding a sergeant's position on
the commissioned staff of Major
Brown, which command has repeatedly
occupied your armory when called on
for escort duty upon the occasion of the
inaugural parades Of the governors of
this commonwealth, and / can assure
you, these courtesies have never been
forgotten by the Second company and
that the Phalanx has a warm place in
their hearts collectively and individu-
ally I say individually now, speaking
for myself, desire to prove that state
ment in showing that when found this
Revolutionary relic, which l now have
with me, could be obtained, / secured
1t for the Putnam Phalanx. AS to its
real value as relic OF Revolutionary
days, and as to the authenticity of the
statement j shall make, / come before
you, knowing as l do, the donor, Mr..
Augustus e. Lines and his father be-
fore him, that any statements they
have ever made or would make to-day,
are as true as the gospel.
With these preliminary remarks, Sir,
/ now have the honor, in the name Mr..
Augustus E. Lines ANA with his CON
senU IL behalf of the Second company
Governors Foot Guard of New Haven,
tc be present the Putnam Phalanx this
musket. 1t was carried by Ezra Lines,
his grandfather, a Revolutionary SOL
der, who was present with it at the
time the British invaded the territory
now known as Greenwich of this state,
when General Putnam made his famous
leap at Horseneck. / bring it to you
on the 22d day of February, 1929, just as
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stock and barrel"
Sergeant Beecher made another hap
Ply little address at the banquet, in re-
Spouse to Mr.. Preston's still more hap
pier introduction of the gentleman from
the Sound. We are able to present
few lines of his remarks as follows:
Mr.. Toastmaster, Major and Gentle
men:
am very pleasantly introduced as
n citizen of the Sound Yes, and l am
fully aware that am in Hartford, the
great commercial and banking center
of the state, and, by the way, allow me
to say down in our little town of New
Haven we have banks too, that dis
count twice a day.
'The day we celebrate" and the
observes this natal day Of George
Washington, is worthy Of emulation by
other organizations, and the way in
which you perpetuate the memory of
the gallant Putnam, is highly COM
and I consider it a great hon
or to sit in line with these six ex-Majors
you have with you tonight; it stirs my
own heart to the fullest patriotism. l
wish we had more such influential rep
give you such influence and standing
wherever you go.
If | should not show my patriotism,
| should be derelct in my duty, spring.
ing as I do from a fighting ancestor.
My great-grandfather, Major Jeremiah
Parmelee, a Revolutionary soldier, one
Of the original organizers of the Second
Company Governors Foot Guard in
IT'S, and with that command, under
and on the way ESQ say the records)
picked up your patron saint, General
Israel Putnam, and If such be the case,
why should not the Second Company
Governors Foot Guard of New Haven
stand godfather to the PhalanX and
hold you dear to them as they do? You
won't consider me egotistical, If I add
that l am proud to state that / hold
the same rank in the same organiza-
lion, a century and quarter after him,
who fought through the Revolution,
laying Gown his life at the battle of