Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-11

 later to captain. April 9. 1865. he was brevted major. and was mustered out Sept 25, 1865 having completed an honorable record of active service dur- ing more than three years and a nan . of the most important period of the war.
 His record as n prominent citizen or Norwich is also most honorable. in- cluding, in addition to his insurance business, many important trusts of a public and private nature among wnich may be mentioned the vice presidency of the Norwich Savings society. com mander of Sedgwick post. c. A. K. governor of the Society of Colonial Wars in Connecticut. deacon in the Park Congregational church. and Tor many years superintendent Of Its sum day school. He was also a member os the Military Order of the Legion or Honor, and of the Connecticut Society of Sons of the American Revolution.
 He was a brilliant ersationalist, with keen sense of humor; man ot rare literary culture and taste, and possessed of love and technical Knowledge of music. which he turned to good account in many ways, partfc- uiariy in his training of the choir or the Park Congregational church during the many years of his gratuitiously bestowed services as it's leader. He did much. too to raise the standard of musical taste and culture in Nor wich.
 He will be sadly missed in our com munity and especially in our society. of which he was such a useful and active officer and member.
 Election of Officers.
 These officers were elected: Presi- dent, Jonathan Trumbull: vice presi- dent William C. Gilman; secretary, B. B. Bishop: treasurer Miss Ellen Geer: registrar, Mrs. Jane Porter Rudd; member of board of managers for three years, Frederick P. Gulliver. All were re-elections. except Mir. Bishop for secretary who took Mir Raymonds place. as the latter declined another term. Later MT. Raymond was elect ed to the board of managers to take Mir. Bishops place there.
 The business part Of the session then concluded and President TrumbuIl pre- scented Miss Helen Lathrop Perkins. a descendant of John Reynolds. one Of the founders who was heard in excel lent voice in the soprano solo Love 1 in May lHoratio Parker). Enthusias- tic applause indicated the pleasure her singing gave.
 Founding of an Indian Town. | Rev. William DeLoss Love of Hart | ford was then introduced by President | Trumbull to read the paper Of the all | ternoon upon the Pounding of an In dian Town. This was dealt with ii ] such an informing way as to be or scecial interest. It treated in com | pleIe detail the founding of this town l tsyn Of the Oneidas of New York through the fcreSioht of Samson Occun1, t' | who's reputation as missionary mus be added that of an Indian statesman ssid Rev of MT rbe LSxg %obeea1a This foresaW nas what later became the policy of the | government in treating with the In i dians. He appreciated that the ln- 1 dian would never become civilized un- less he were made dependent for sub sistence upon the soil and he saw that Connecticut Indians oft he period before l the revolution would become eNtlnc' if they remained long enough in theii 1 ancestral surroundings and in thell close association with the white race Samson occun's Judgment vindicates
 It was through this that Samson Occum assisted by Jacob Fowler | brought about the purchase of thu Oneida land, the founding of Brother i town. N. Y, in 17S4, and the lesa adoption of the Connecticut Indians into the Six Nations in 1774.
 Rev. Mir. Loves paper traced tn way in which these Indians acquire' clear title to their land from the stat of New York. under the just treatmen while Clinton was governory later i'm
 migrating to Green Bay, Wis, wher
 they had bought land from lndial
 tribes along the Fox river. This wa
 subsequently, exchanged for land nov
 in the state of Kansas, which was sol
 by the government away from tn
 Brothertown Indians, and only after long legal struggle which ended in tn
 supreme court of the United State did the descendants of the Brothertow
 Indians get their share in the S1,967.
 O5e which was the net amount decide l to be due them from the sale of tn
 Kansas lands. Thus after fifty year
 was the judgment of Samson Occur l Yindicated.
 Applause greeted the conclusion c
 the paper. Miss Perkins then delight l ed her hearers with Stenhanner's ar
 rangement of The Rosary, for whic : she gave as an encore Spring by MT
 Beach The accompaniments were b
 Miss Caroline H. Thompson
 The meeting adjourned about 4a
 o'clock.