The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-16
REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS
ANNUAL DECORATION OF GRAV YES
 YESTERDAY.

ApproprirHe Exercises by General Dnvit
 Humphrnys Branch, S. 4. R.--Gov
 ernor's Foot Guard-nIary Clap Woes
 Chapter, C. A. R., Participate.
 The annual decoration day exercise!
 of the General David Humphrey:
 branch, No. 1, of the Connecticut so.
 ciety, Sons of the American Revolution
 were held yesterday in the Grove stree
 cemetery. The exercises in connection
 with the decoration were of patriotic
 nature and the address given was ot
 the same order. The General DaviG
 Humphreys branch was assisted by the
 members of the Second Company Gov
 ernors Foot Guard and there also were
 present members of the Mary Clapr
 Wooster chapter Daughters of the
 American Revolution and of the Amos
 Morris chapter, Children of the Ameri- can Revolution.
 There are 125 graves of Revolutionary patriots in the historic Grove street cemetery and these were all splendidly decorated by the members of the above named organizations. The exercises be- gan at o'clock, bugler sounding as- sembly. All the compatriots and guests assembled near the grave of Noah Webster on Cedar avenue, where the Rev. E. S. Lines, chaplain of the Con- necticut society and of the General Da- vid Humphreys branch invoked the di- vine blessings. An address was then made by General George H. Ford, who is president of the General David Humphreys branch. This address will be found in full below. At the conclu sion Nathan Easterbrook, jr., chairman of the standing committee decorated the grave of Noah Webster. Then a. detail composed of the various members of the Governors Foot Guard and sev- eral members of the standing commit tee, Nathan Easterbrook, jr. Fred Easterbrook, Everet E. Lord, George F. Burgess, and Christopher F. Prince di rected the decoration of the graves of other patriots.
 This occupied about twenty minutes and then at the call of the bugler all assembled at the grave of General Da- vid Humphreys, where the Rev. Dr. Lines again offered prayer. The grave of General Humphreys was then deco- rated by General George H. Ford in the name of the Connecticut branch, Sons of the Revolution. Remarks of a fit ting nature were also made by the Rev. Frank Russell of Hartford and the Rev. nj, ,I,a lot Nf I,n Company Governors Foot Guard. A beautiful wreath was presented to Mrs. Moseley, regent of the Mary Clap Woos- ter chapter Daughters of the American and she accepted the same in few well chosen remarks.
 After the singing in a spirited manner of My Country 'Tis of Thee" by all and the pronouncing of the ben- adiction the bugle sounded Lights out.
 GENERAL FORD'S ADDRESS.
 All nations have their honored rolls of soldiers and patriots and perpetuate their fame by accounting their achieve nents. In France homage is regularly paid to the piety and heroism of the Maid of Orleans. England bids her sculptors carve for Westminster Abbey .he images of her great men. On the leathered hills of Scotland the sword of Wallace is yet bright tradition. On he soft blue waters of the lake of Lu- erne stands the chapel of William Tell. | n each July on the anniversary Of his | eyolt boat loads of representatives or | he allied cantons, with the banner of | he republic hanging from the bow, | risit the sacred spot and chant their 1 ational hymns. America decorates the 1 raves of those who established it's gov and of those likewise who maintained it's honor and integrity, and 1 " whispers from the past the nations ell how precious are her foundations.
 The General David Humphreys ranch, Sons of the American Revolu- ion, are conspicuously honored in hav- 1g on their roster so many eminent len of both local fame and national re- own, conspicuous not only for their service, but known to he world at large for their learning nd ability. In this beautiful cemetery 1e bronze emblem of this society has cen placed upon the graves of one undred and twenty-five soldiers and atriots of our war for independence, ho served their country then, and { hom we honor now each year by as- ( smbling on the Sunday preceding unker Hill day, recalling at the grave some distinguished patriot his ser ices and placing our wreath with cer- ncny on his grave; and also detailing II embers of the society to perform the tier service upon the graves of all our 1nored dead. Noah Webster, at whose last resting ace we now stand, was q descendant 4
 John Webster, of Warwickshire, ngland, who came to this country III 35 and was one of the original settlers
 Connecticut at Hartford. He took lrt in the Pequot war, was member
 the colonial council and the fourth | ,vernor of the state of Connecticut. I his mothers side Noah Webster de- ended from William Bradford, one of q founders and the second governor
 the Plymouth colony.
 One year previous to the breaking out d
 the Revolutionary war he came to aw Haven and entered Vale college.