Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22

gational church bell was the finest
toned bell in the city, being made of
the best of bell material The heat
was SO intense that the bell was par
italy melted and when it fell every
body that could Secured piece of that
rings were made from the metal that
bore a. strong res an1blance to gold. Nc
doubt there are, some Of those rings il
existence today and highly priced by
the owners, for. the pleasant; and tn
unpleasant memories of some of the
firsnen: that created and fought III,
fire that destroyed the Second Con
gregational church.
Colonel Rafferty, and the federal gov
eminent is good to- New London, an
the result is that public parades of
patriotic nature are always a success
in New London, for thascolonel show.
-tlle.way to. reachathe powers higher u
to secure for the parade the troops @.
the New London artillery district an
which carries. with it one of. the sver.
best bands in the. army of the Unita,
States, and. that is going some. This
was evidenced very strongly in the
paradesins honor of the first company
enlistment anniversary in the Civil wa
on Wednesday. eftthe present week
The home organizations that para def
made a ,creditahle appearance, but witt
not have been worthy the occasion, anc
this same application is equally trpG
of the para des on memorial day
Tt. is hoped that on the next occasicl
that these troops land for parade frcr
the island forts that opportunity vi
be given the peopletof3.N ew. London Il
Show some appreciation of the9values
service of the officers and men By
COLA ton and some Sort.sof receptiC
after thee parade. AS 1T is now, q.
soldiers land, form in line and pagad
and then march back to the wharf az
board the government steamer to t.
home posts and without the slightest
recognition of appreciation given them.
This is not. To;the Liking of the people
of New London and is not in keeping
with their ,hospitable and appreciative
spirit. This is a hint worthy the con-
sideration of the committeeman thai
have to do with representatives: of the
government in this important matter.
The. paople as a whole desire to show
some appreciation of the service rem
dered and they Should be given the OPP
portunity, and it could be done. in a
T.W:rY cousis tent with military order and
discipline. The bandsmen. too, should
be made to feel that the bitter opposi-
ton displayed against them on several
occasions by local -iilusitfahs is not
shared in by the people Of New Lon
don. AT the present time these local
nluS1cIduS Cram 4tfdI- IHeT6 are IWC
bra SIS bands in Kew. London, but the
only band in the parade in honor OF
the FIRST company men was the ons
from Fort Wright. Neither Of :: the
bands offered their services to the
marching bodies aside from the regu
lars, and this was an occasion where
the local bands could have conde-
scended to be in the same procession
with a Ear SUPERIOR band and without
violating any rules of any organiza :
ton with which they may be aff1liat-
ed. 1T was.a patriotic occasion. carried
on without expense. and it would moi
have been much of a sacrifice for one
or both Of these bands to have volun-
teered their service in the same spirit
as did the men of the first company
volunteer to risk their lives in defense
of flag and country when the immortal
Lincoln issued the call to arms