Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-30
coMMEMoRATINc BATTLE
 OF GRoToN HEIGHTS
Special Exsrcisss Will Be Held on
 Wednssday of Next Week.

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 Gov. Simeon D. Baldwin. his staff. Itleuts~Gov Dennis A. B1akeslee and the Fort Grfswofd tract commission CTS will be rendered complimentary luncheon preceding the exercises at Fort GrisWold, Wednesday September 6, commemorating the battle of Groton Heights, and dedIcating the new me- mQrial entrance. The luncheon will be given by Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A. R., of Groton, and will be held at the Griswold hotel, Eastern Point, at 1.3O.
 Then the governor and the party will go by auto to the fort. Meanwhile the military parade will have been moving through the streets of Groton to the fort: At the entrance at 3.30 the parade will meet the governor. the commissioners and the other of the party.
 Mrs. Sara T. Kinney of New Ha- ven, president of the tract commission, will present the keys to the new en- trance to Governor Baldwin and will request his excelIency to open the entrance to the public. The governor will unlock the gates and the special guests. the parade and the public will walk in.
 Wreath for Ledyard's Grave.
 The first stop will be made at the spot where Colonel Ledyard fell as his sword was thrust through his body by
 
 will play dirge on Ledyard's grave. The wreath will be handed her by two Groton boys, lineal descendants of patriots who died in the battle on the spot where the exercises of Wednes day are to be held.
 The procession will then be resumed to the platform, which will be erected near the flagstaff, which marks the place where the fight was most des- perate- The literary exercises will open with the invocation by Rev. James R.. Danforth. DID. Dr. Dan forth is pastor of the Groton Gongre- gationa1 church. the church which lost so many members in the battle of the heights.
 The invocation will be followed by singing by the audience, accompanied by the band. Then Mrs. Kinney will deliver foreword.
 Then will come the principal ad dress of the afternoon by Governor Baldwin. Following a musical selec tion will come another address, by Gen. John N. Barlow. U.S.A., retired, of New London. General Bar1ow's sub- ject will be The Battle of Groton Heights from a Military Viewpoint. Presentation to the State. The formal presentation of the land to the state will follow. Learning that several small parcels of land outlying the fort tract were to be covered with duStS1llt dIiu uISuIldDIS DuAuIHSS, d movement was started some, time ago to hold these lands. A sort of syndi- cate was formed by Anna Warner Bailey chapter and a few outside friends. The desired properties were purchased and are now to become state property through the generosity of Bailey chapter and these other friends,
 The presentation will be made by Capt. John Q. Spicer, who is trustee for the syndicate which bought the land It will be transferred by the presentation first of the deeds to Nor ton F. Plant of the tract commission, who will in turn present them to Gov ernor Baldwin. representing the state. Another presentation of land will follow. This presentation will be made by Miss Add1e Thomas. resent of Bailey chapter. This land is what was Latham street. It is the gift of Mrs. Cuthbert H. Slocomp, formerly a member of the commission. The 1 borough closed up Latham street to vehicular travel some time ago, and it is now a fine passa geway to the fort for pedestrians.
 Mrs. S1ocomb, after purchasing it, had stone steps with iron handrails on either side placed there. and has had the ground graded. This street is called Mantry's hill It was down this 1 hill that the British sent wagon l load of Yankees, most or ytem meet i ing their death as the wagon crashed down the incline.
 Ernest E. Rogers of New London, member of the commission. will then make statement of the work the l commission has done in bringing about l the Improvements
 l After Mfr. Rogers statement the audience will sing America and then | taps will be sounded. That will end I the formal programme and inspection l of the fort will follow. Governor l Baldwin will be taken all around the tract and shown the changes which l have been made there.
 The music which is part of the 1 exercises will be played by the Elev- 1 enth artillery band from Fort H. G. I Wright. The four companies of reg ulars from the island forts will prac- 1 ticaIly be the entire parade