Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-05-15

Gen. George Haven received deserv-
ed recognition from his Comrades this
week, when they elected him depart
ment commander of the Grand Army
o. the Republic for the state of Con-
i-ecticut. AS he has already risen frbm
a private to brigade commander Of the
Connecticut national guard and adj
Jutant general of the state, this new
honor will not overburden this distin-
guished soldier and respected citizen
as boy he enlisted in the first conf
p6ny that went from New London in
the civil war and at the expiration of
his term of service re-enlisted and
served with credit during the war, be-
ing mustered out with untarnished
record.
General Haven is in every way quail
flied for the duties of the new posi-
ton and his fellow townspeople are
Joined in by the generals wide ac-
Quaintance throughout the state in ex-
tending their heartiest congratulations
and best wishes. Many military hon
ors have come to General Haven and
they were all modestly received, and
the general continued to wear the same
size hat.
He is q broad. liberal-minded man
and there is nothing narrow in the
general make of this native New Lon
doner. This was proven when he was
commander of the Connecticut nation
al guard, when by his plain business
methods and strict compliance with
military, without display or arrogance
he not only secured the best possible
service, but earned the respect and
admiration of every man in the milE
tary service of the state. He treated
all under his command fairly. i'm
partially, and played no favorites
He selected as his military family
some of the best military men in the
state for departmental positions, and
few who readily grasped the duties
Of their appointments. II was gener-
ally conceded that General Haven had
the best working staff that ever en-
rolled in the Connecticut national
guard, with perhaps one individual eX-
ception. AS an exhibit of General Ha-
Ven's fairness to all, without regard
to-etc., be it konwn that he was the
first and only brigade commander to
appoint a Catholic of Irish descent
on the brigade staff, and he did this
of his own volition, without request
from or suggestion of anybody.
So it is up to his comrades of the
civil war; the Spanish American war
(for he was then adjutant genera) and
of the national guard to come to at
tention and make salute of respect to
the new department com nander of the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
In a terpsichorean way, at least,
New London is getting to be a cheap
city, for public dances are given al
most nightly with the price OF admis-
sion ten cents, and under two oppos-
ing arrangements and in the same
street. The time was that a really
first class ball was looked forward to
with interest and largely attended and
the price of admission was 80 or 81,
as the case might be, but these ten
cent dances have put these old-time
social affairs practically out of ex-
istence.
AS with dancing, so it is with theat-
rical entertainments and high grade
concerts, and lectures by the most not
ed men of the country are almost Ia
booed. Now the cheap shows seem to
satisfy the great majority of the peo-
pie, and animated pictures and vaude-
vile have the call.