New-York tribune., 1901-09-08

the highway in vengeance for the resistance
which company of fifty Continental regulars
and few militia under Captain Stephen Belts
had offered the British in the Battle Of the
Rocks, IN France-st- Here is also the ancient
burial place OF Norwalk, which has suffered
some desecration through improvements. IL
has recently come under the control Of the his
torlcal association. which expects some day to
build a stone wall about the place ana to erect
a memorial arch. whose stones will be inscribed
with the names of the earliest families in the
town.
The Norwalk anniversary celebration will last
five days. the programme having been arranged
as follows:
Sunday, September s. morning services Of an
historical character in each church. especially
observing their individual history as religious
bodies, and in the afternoon a joint service in
the Old First Congregational Church, with an
historical sermon by the Rev. C. NJ. SeIIeek au-
thor of a history of Norwalk published in 1895
Tuesday, September 10. exercises in all the
schools of the town, and a unique aIlegOrical
entertainment at the Norwalk Armory in the
evening. representing the Indian and Colonial
life OF the old plantation. AS far as possible the
Colonial characters Will be taken by descendants
OF the persons represented. and some of the eos
TUNES are family heirlooms. Several lodges Of
the improved Order of Red Men will take part
IN THIS entertainment, directed by the Rev c.
NJ Selleck. An Indian peace fire on Elm Crest
| a hill back of the armory will be a striking
picture at dusk on Tuesday evening
The Central Club WOman's Club Friday Af-
ternoon Club and the NOrwa!k Chapter Daugh-
ters or the American Revolution will open the
central club house resting place for vis-
ltOrs during the celebration
On Wednesday morning the NOrwaIk Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution will
conduct the visitors a trolley pilgrimage TO
historic places, which will be marked With
colonial device. Each guest will receive a
printed itinerary programme.
On Wednesday afternoon an historical Grafton
Will De delivered by the Rev Dr AUGUSTUS
Beard at the armOry, and memorial poem read
by the Rev. j. @. Davenport of Waterbury An
;. Gibson viii be sung by the choir OF the Old
First Church
I In the evening of the same dav an Old Home
gathering Will be addressed By DISTINGUISHED
visitors from out of town who are descendants
Of Norwalk lines who have been connected
with its earlier life
The festivities Will end on Thursday with a
az x anu OflIlant parade, commanded by Cen
tral Frost. of the Connecticut Militia over one
Thousand invitations have been sent 10 The de-
Scehdants OF Norwalk families and others inter
eSted IN Colonial Connecticut and M. ole Town
VIII be aolaze with decorations.
y volume VIII be published shortly afterward
| chroniclins the events of the celebration week.
with the papers prepared for the various gath
erinss and containing statistics of NorwaIk Of
to-day with many Illustrations \ Norwalk
plate IN blue and white is on sale in the town.
Tie design has reproduction of the bass-relief
on the Ludlow monument which shows me
treaty with the Indians and in the border are
scenes from old Norwalk surrounded with an
ornamental pattern.