Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-14

war weary land and sent 100000
 men back from bloody battlefields tC
 happy homes. The nations miseries
 was at an end and the very morning
 stars themselves sang themselves to-
 gether in mighty unison, to Te Deum
 Laudamus.
 We are proud of our Revolution.
 ary ancestry, and reyerently glad
 that the blood which stirred these patriots to go forth and battle for
 God and country flows in our veins;
 we revere the memory and the prin- ciples which actuated the men and women of '76 and made them what they were, they are and ever will be in the hearts of their countrymen. And these are also among the req sons for our satisfaction in being here to-day, to rejoice with the Put nam Hill chapter upon the consum- nation of the splendid work to which 1t has given it's untiring energies for the past seven years.
 The real wish and hope of the chapter is that this .old-time home of the rugged hero who dared to lead where others dared not follow, may serve as an object lesson to this and to future generations; that the his- tory of the man who was equally sue cessful in battling with the Yankee wolf and the British lion may, through its suggestive story, inspire others to battle with still more dan gerous foes, foes who shield them selves in the folds of Old Glory while they strike the laws of the land and attempt to belittle the value and strength of peoples loyalty to its flag. If patriotic and spiritual renaissance should receive its inn petus through our loyal efforts for home and country, then will Daugh- ters of the American Revolution know that they have not failed either in their duty to the past or their ob- legations to the fture.
 I cannot close without some ex- pression, however feeble, of the sense of loss which is felt not only by this chapter, but by other Connecticut chapters, in the passing away of a patriot who has been an inspiration to all of us who knew him, as in other days he was an inspiration to his comrades on the field of battle. His interest, his enthusiasm, his sug- gestions, made possible the cere- monies of this day. Many of us are here by his direct personal invita- tion; all of us are here in obedience to a request from lips now silent, that these exercises should not be delayed because of his absence. The recall" had sounded and like the Christian soldier that he was, he at once laid down his armor and made ready to be mustered out of service. He is gone beyond our ken, but such as he are not forgotten.
 A chorus of fifty children from the public schools rendered selection af- ter which followed an address by General James Grant Wilson, the we'll known historian. Other speakers were General Stewart l.. Woodford, former minister to Spain, Rev Dr Josiah Strong and Darius Cobb of Boston, who spoke on the character of Gen eral Putnam.
 Then followed the introduction of some of the guests present among whom were General Frederick Dent Grant Rear Admiral Coughlin. Sena- tor Morgan G. Bulkeley, Congressman F. J. Hill, Major General Q. 0. How ard, Senator John NJ. Thurston of Ne braska and General Frost and staff. After short address by General James R. O'Briene there was flag fAising and the exercises were con-, Sdded by a benediction Dy Rev De Witt Pelton, chaplain of the Minute Men.
 The house dedicated to-day Is ty- pical colonial house. There are no rec ords to show when it was built. but 1t was probably erected about 100. the two centuries the house has stood it still Is in fine state of preservation. Recently the in- terior has been decorated.