Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-29
HISTORICAL REVIEW PARTICIPANTS
Rehearsals Being Field Daily and Big Success Assured
Handsome Costumes Being Made-Rev. A. C. Chest
er's Ode Set to Musc-Poem for Coming Celebration
Arrival of Airshp-Thirty Mohesan Indians to
Parade.

| Monday afternoon that one passenger
| might be carried in some Of the flights
| here.
New Haven Policemen.
A detail of twelve policemen from
the local force to assist the Norwich
police during the celebration of the
2b0th anniversary of the founding OF
that city July 5 and 6, was announced
as follows: Pstrolmen WEIGH, Nc
Manus, Keegan, Ktrwin, Pendergast.
Reilly, Walsh, Turbert, Lippincott,
Sullivan, Spencer and Cohane, says
| the New Haven Register.
All the men are six-footers and
| the department, will be in charge of
| the squad.
They will leave here at 7.se o'clock
| on the morning Of the 9Th, reporting
to Chief Murphy of Norwich for duty
Immediately upon arrival
| The detail was made at the re-
quest of the Norwich city officials. all
expenses to be paid by them.
There will be q meeting of the com
mittee on publicity and printing of
| the 250th anniversary celebration in
the board OF trade room on Wednes-
| day evening.
~ NfetN 0FWtSfh
An invitation having been extended
the New London Hibernians to appear
in the parade here next Monday, 1t
was discussed at a meeting of Division
No. Sunday and accepted so far as
1t affected individual members. Both
divisions will be represented at Nor
witch, not as divisions but individually
and many will turn out with the soci-
cites.
Third Visit to Norwich.
The coming trip Of the First COM
pany, Governors Foot Guard, to Nor
witch, where the command will partic-
ipate in the anniversary celebration of
the founding Of the town, will be the
third trip of this famous command to
| the Rose of New England since the
company was organized in It'll, 40
cording to the company records, says
the Hartford Courant
The company visited Norwich Sep
tember 6, 1926. This was IS years aft
er the original organization. OF the Foot
Guard, and was As years after the bat
tie Of Fort Griswold, fought Septem-
Der 6, 1881. The trip under command
of Major Charles Wells, was to take
part in the ceremonies attending the
laying Of the cornerstone Of the monu-
ment erected on Groton Heights, a
memorial to the patriots who fell
there.
After this the steamer carried Major
Wells and his command up the Thames
to Norwich, where again, an enthusi-
astic reception was given to the Feet
ere." The company went to the falls
of Yantic, where they were escorted
afterward to the boat by a company of
rihemen under command of Captain
Childs.
On September IT, 1859, the command
paraded in Norwich by order of Gov.
Marshall Jewell. the occasion being
the encampment at Camp Williams,
where the Third regiment, Colonel
McCord, was then in line for review.
Letters from Rev. A. C. Chester.
Through a voluntary offering,
prompted by his love for his native
city and his interest in it's coming
celebration, there Is TO be an original
poem for the anniversary from the pen
of Rev. Arson G.. Chester of Buffalo,
N. Y. Rev. Mr.. Chester wrote the
responding to Chairman william H.
Shields Of the invitation committee, he
has prepared a poem for this one,
which has been accepted and will be
given a place in the literary pro-
gramme at the theater.
The poem appears on the editorial
page today.
j ne IOllOW1uE aTo MS IeCLoIS TO
Chairman. Shields:
40 Ripley Place.
Buffalo, June 18th, 1909.
William H. Shields, Esquire, Chairman
Committee on Invitations, Norwich
City, Conn:
My Dear Sir:-I am honored at the
hands of your committee by an invi-
tation to be present at the celebration
of the 250th anniversary of the found
ing of Norwich Town, on the 9Th and
9Th of July, 1909.
Nothing could afford me more gen.
uine pleasure than to respond in per-
son to this courteous ana hattering in,
vitation. This, however, I deeply re-
gret to say is impossible.
Ny sentiments towards Norwich and
my love for 1t, were expressed as best
I could in the poem that / was privi-
legged to write for the celebration Of the
200th anniversary. I can only add to
the declarations therein contained that,
as the years go on, my attachment to
my birthplace and early home becomes
stronger and more tender, and that
my love, always fond and faithful,
grows more positive and intense. Dear
Old Norwich, may God bless her and
her every son and daughter. wherever
they are staying or Straying.
Thanking your committee for their