The Jersey City news., 1905-06-09
D. A. R. CONVENE
Delegates From All Parts Of
the State Meet At the
Elizabeth Town and
Country Club.
W. H. CORBlN'S ADDRESS
Revolutionary Events Re-
viewed by the Distinguished
Lawyers Programme In
Full.
W. H. C0RBIA'S ADDRESS

Special to "The Jersey city Ssws.)
ELIZABETH. June Q, 1905 Dangh-
tiers Of the American Revolution of New
Jersey met At the Town and County
Club yesterday
Mrs. G. Edward Brown was chairman
of the reeepetion committee. Mrs. Eras-
tus G Pullman. of Elizabeth, state vice
president, presided over the first part
of the social session and later gave
way to Miss Ellen Mecum, the state re-
gent
The programme was as follows:
Prayer, Rev Dr. Glazebrook. chaplain
Boudinot Chapter; song, America adj
dress of welcome, Mrs. G. Edward
Brown, regent Bondinot Chapter; re-
spouse, Miss Ellen Mecum. state re-
gent; greetings by Mrs. Donald Mclean,
president general N. S. d. A. r.. and
Mrs Althea Randolph Bedle, vice presi-
dent general II. S. d. A. r.; oration,
| William H Corbin, president Elizabeth
town Chapter, Sons of the American
Revolution; song, Barbara Frietchie;H
topic, Patriotic Education;'' reports
from New York, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land. New Jersey; song, "The Star
Spangled Banner
The principal feature Of the meeting
was Mr. Corbin's address. He said in
part:
"The startling invasion of this town by
the English and Hesslan troops under
General Knyphausen 125 years ago yes
terday morning. and the exciting and dra-
matte action Of that day mike up what
is often called the battle of Elizabeth
town; and certainly this town has never
seen, before or since, so large body of
troops in array, as composed the British
army of horse, foot and artillery, which
invaded and completely overwhelmed the
| little village on that June morning. 1t
outnumbered all the people of the village
several times over. A large part were
regulars of the British army including
the Coldstream Guards Regiment, fam
ous then as now.
There was little to resist this power
full force. Twelve men, to be sure. had
been stationed by Colonel Dayton at the
| Gross Roads to meet the advance, which
they did. firing their fint-locks into the
| face Of The invading column as soon as it
appeared
By this first volley they. mortally
wounded Brigadier-General Stirling (the
same who, as Colonel Stirling, had the
previous year burned the barracks and
the Presbyterian parsonage in Cherry
street, the Academy in Broad street and
| Stephen Cranes ferry-house aRd black
smith shop).
"The invading army pushed on up
Elizabeth avenue, turned up Broad street.
| then into West Jersey street and the Gall
| Looping Hill road to Connecticut Farms,
the alarm meantime preceding them
The militia were gathering from every
side and swarming around the advance,
and the Continentals were marching forth
from Morristown to Short Hills TO meet
the foe. The head of the English column
/ began to encounter bnshwhacking fire
! from roads and trees and defles until
| they came to a standstill and formed for
action at Connecticut Farms.
Colonel Dayton. with his Elizabeth-
town regiment. made a stand there and
joined forces with the rest Of General
| Maxweil's brigade. and the real battle
| began. which continued till niehtfall, be-
tween the Farms and Springfield. follow
ed by the British retreat to EHzabeth-
town.
| 1T is difficult for us to understand at
| this day how it was possible for 4 well-
trained regular army to deliberately pil-
| lage and burn churches, schools and the
dwellings, occupied BY helpless and I'M
| offending women and children, but that
| vas the strategy of those DAYS. The