The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-07
ROGER SHERMAN TABLET.
TRIBUTE PAID TO NEW HAYEN'S
 REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT.

UnveiIed-Impress Ceremonies Con-
 ducted by Sons of American RevOlu-
 Notwithstanding Addresses, Filled
 With Patriotic sentiment-League Entertains Guests at Luncheon.
 With appropriate and impressive ex- ercises the bronze tablet commemora- tive of Roger Sherman was unveiled at the Union League club house yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The tablet was erected by the Connecticut Society, Sons of American Revolution, and the ceremonies conducted by this society proved to be a very interesting event.
 The tablet was described in this pa per yesterday, and was placed on the sront of the Union league, as the club house is on the site on which originally stood the homestead of Roger sherman. the Revolutionary patriot and states man. The members of the Sons of the American Revolution, who composed the tablet committee, are General Ed win S. Greeley. Everett E. Lord and Wilson H. Lee.
 The address of presentation was made by President General Edwin S. Greeley, chairman of the tablet committee. The generals speech was exceedingly inter- esting, impressive and full of patriotic sentiment. The following extracts are from General Greeley's speech:
 MT. President, Compatriots, Ladies and Citizens Of New Haven:
 We are assembled here to-day to wit ness the unveiling of a memorial tablet erected by the Connecticut society, Sons of the American Revolution, in commemoration of that great merchant, statesman and patriot, Roger Sherman, who was resident of this city for the last thirty-two years of his life-years full of great activity and grand achieve ments.
 Rising from the humblest ranks to the highest by his own efforts in every up- ward step, he kept his head clear and his heart pure: wearing his honors meekly and for the public good; with a mind ever receptive of the truth: lov- ing justice, and resolute in maintaining good; overthrowing error and with re- markable logic and yet tolerant of weakness and error in others.
 This site has been selected upon which to place this memorial because this building covers a part of the site of the house owned and occupied by Roger Sherman.
 In speaking of the tablet which was presented General Greedy said:
 Of first importance is the inscription which is the memorial feature of the tablet. This must be historically true and of simple and correct composition. Even the lettering must be chosen in reference to the character of the sub ject and the period of his service. The language of the memorial should be al- ways declarative and never apologetic or explanatory.
 The design for the setting of this Roger Sherman memorial was suggest ed by an old colonial doorway of fine lines and proportion, and may be said to indicate the hospitality of the Sher- man house in New Haven. The letter. ing of the design was suggested from the title page of a book printed in New England in 1775, the rugged and open character of which seems in good keep ing with the same qualities of Sher- mans life, and it seems fortunate that the handsome and substantial charac- ter of the building upon which this tablet rests. is so well in keeping with the enduring bronze of which it is made
 In closing General Greeley said: In behalf of the committee present this to you as the representative of the Connecticut society, this memorial tab let of the statesman, patriot and phil anthropist, Roger Sherman.
 General Greeley's address was receiv- ed with enthusiasm, and the speaker was frequently interrupted with bursts of applause. At the close of the pre- sentation speech, Hon. Jonathan Trum- bull of Norwalk, president of the Con- necticut society, Sons of American Rev. olution came to the front and made the address of acceptance in behalf of the society, speaking in part as follows
 MT. President General: It is with great satisfaction that the Connecticut society of Sons of the American Revo- lution receives from you this lasting memorial of Connecticut's great and good patriot and statesman. In receiv- ing it on this birthday of Nathan Hale it has for us a double significance; for between the short career of our young patriot hero and the long career of our patriot sage and statesman are indi- cated, so far as two lives may indicate them. the entire range and scope of Connecticut's heroism and patriotism in the days of the American Revolution.
 The we'll worn term, self-made man, applies peculiarly to him in it's best sense. Bred a shoemaker in the days when that occupation still made him an important member of his community, his native genius, his indonitable in-