Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-02
INTERESTING RESPONSES
FROM FORMER RESIDENTS
mittee Hears from Many Briefly and
at Length-Aoceptanc and Regrets

Chairman w. H. Shields of the in
vitation committee has received a
number of replies to invitations sent
out. Very few of the invitations were
returned because of inability to locate
the party to whom addressed, only
about 1 per cent. being returned.
Many interesting letters have been
received, among which the following
are a few:
Edward Hagaman Hall of New York
writes that he is so busy getting ready
for the Booth anniversary of the dis
covery of the Hudson river that he will
not be able to get here
Isaac N. Pressey says he hopes to
be able to be present and acquire
enough pleasure to last the remainder
Of his days. If for no other reason,
would enjoy witnessing the gratif1ca-
ton of the citizens of Norwich when
the children and friends Of the grand
old town and city pour in and take
notice Of what the Rose Of New Eng
land can do in the way of magma
cent and cordial welcome.
Albert Brown of Aurora, N. Y, hopes
to be here.
John I. Tanning, the civil engineer
who built the water works and was
architect for the Thames bank build
ing. now of Minneapolis. regrets his
inability to be here.
J. Lucius Sparkling.
]. Ineius Spalding of San Fran
cisco writes: have pleasant recollec-
tions of early tuition received there
from such competent instructors and
kindly oveFseers of the craft as the
late John G. Cooley, the venerable VIII
liam D. Manning, and later with those
joviaI and genial young men of my own
age, Edmund Clarence Stedman and
41n IF fhm
Norwich Tribune IN 1852. / have kept
In close touch with Norwich news
papers for many years past and have
noticed no indication during Mayor
Lippitt's incumbency of failure to
make good. Failure was never a
prophetic or popular or appropriate
term in vogue with Norwich men of
affairs. -tt
/ always hold in tender regard that
beautiful city, the Rose of New Eng
land. There the yeherated DIR. Bond.
fifty six years ago, gave to me for my
life charge the youthful daughter of
one of the Old families of the city, Civ
ing me at the same time a shock
from apprehension that l was about
to lose her, as he said 10 me with Sc
rious face: 81 would not permit you TO
have her were not the parents now
PRESENT." She was barely Is years Of
age.
Ex-Governor Larrabee.
William Larrabee of C4ermont, Iowa,
ex-governor Of that state, writes to
Chairman Shields: Accept thanks for
your kind invitation to me and my
family to attend the Norwich annlver-
saries on July 5 and 6.
It would afford me much pleasure to
visit at that time the beautiful old
city which was quite familiar to me
in my boyhood days; but fear that
shall have to deny myself the pleas
ure.
Rev. Henry Williamson of Loci1ee,
Dundee, Scotland, pastor Of the Uni
tartan church, writes: your invitation
to join in the celebration of the 250th
anniversary of the founding Of Norwich
has awakened IN my memory the most
delightful recollections Of your city,
and. / am inclined to say, my city, as
I was in the procession in 1889 it is a
disappointment to De obliged to de-
cline your very kind invitation. At the
same time l am disposed to entertain
the hope that I may find it possible