Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-06
GREATEST CELEBRATION IN HISTORY OF NORWICH with
  Has Busy Day-Cnnd Fireworks Display n the Evening

 ssleotea early for 4he biz parade, 50 there were many waiting about the city Tor some time for their view of the parade.
 It was good nakrmsd crcwd how ever, and everyone had a good time. IT. is estimated that there were hera during the day 50,000 people. Chief Murphy had the necessary men to look out for the big parade and they did it an a fine manner under his fine gen. eralship.
 Norwich, Eng, Sends Greetings.
 The following greetings, in cable gram, were received from the mayor of Norwich. Eng, on Monday by Gil- niversaTy celebration con1nfttHe:
 Norwich, Eng, July 5, 1909.
 City of Norwich sends hearty con- gr2tulattonG to American daughter on her attaining 250 years.
 (Signed5 WALTER RYE, Mayor.
 President Chief Figure.
 President Taft was the chief figure fin the celebration of the 250th arari- versary Of this history laden old New England town. In an address to the people, following q splendid military parade and civic display. the president, finding theme in the church fnflu- ence in the building up of Norwich, took occasion to express his views up- on the liberty of religious belief He pleaded that every man should be al- lowed to worship God in his own way. The president declared amid laughter, that the American forefath- CTS came to this country ostensibly to escape reiisfous intolerance, but as a matter Of fact came in order that they might follow out their own religious ideas in their own way and with large degree of intolerance toward amy other form of belief
 We have passed beyond that now" ssfd the president, "and are coming more and more to realize the right of fhe individual to worship God as he may choose.s
 The presidents s address befittfng the occasion was largely historical in char acter. The day was replete with his tortc Incident. An open air pageant during the morning hours depicted scenes leading down from the wars be- tween the Moflegan and NarraGarsett tribes of Indians, through the pur- chase of the site of Norwich Town From Uncas to the revolutionary days. the welcome of Washington, the re- turn of the soldiers from the civil war, the dawn of peace. the present day, and the hope of the future. The pa- geant, held i,n a grassy plot surround ed by giant trees. YVES a pTetenfious undertaking. Several hundred persons took part in the tableaux, the Indian dances, the battle between the tribes, the capture of Miantonor1oh by Uncas, the death of the former, and the por- trtayal of the march of historic events. The fight of the Indians was carried out with great fidelity of detail, and. even while the president looked on. the mock Uncas supposedly cut from the shoulder of his dead enemy a piece of flesh and ate it with every evidence of fiendish delight It is his torically related of uncas that he aft ersrd said that this was the sweetest meat he had ever tasted and that it made his heart strong.
 Driven to uneas' Grave. ! After witnessing the pageant, the president was driven to the grave of lUncas in Sachem street, where a mon- ument. stands to his memory as the good friend of the, white man. The president also was shown many other points of interest. It seemed that pearly every building in the city was of suffieient historic significance to bear 8 descriptive placard The president left Monday night for