Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-11

L. O. Smith of Norwich. The battalion was made up of the Second. Twelfth and One Hundred and Forty sixth companies and all along the line of march it received splendid ovations Similarly were the smaller squads of tackles from the five destroyers in the harbor applauded for their fine appear ance.
 Symbolic of stonineten.
 Introductory to the pageant proper came figure symbolic of Stonington. Mrs. Henry R. Palmer. preceded and followed by the United States and Con- necticut flags and by the beautiful new Stonington flag with its five stars of gold, representing the districts of the town. on a field of blue.
 First Section.
 The first section was The Coming of Adrian Block, the Dutch explorer of 1914, and in the Restless were Adrian Block, Eugene B. Pendleton; standard bearers, John Longhead, Neil McKen- zie: sailors, John Tanner. Fred Bur dick, William Wells. John Austin, Irv- ing Spencer, Earle Babcock, Charles McSparren, Charles Andrews. The Mechanics band of Stonington follow ed.
 The Pequot war was portrayed by braves, acting as which were Pequot
 
 women, girls and boys from Pawca- tuck. Mystic and Stonington, and with a float bearing tepee and a group of the Indian maidens and boys. The Red Men of Westerly marched as Pe- quot warriors and those of Westerly and some Pequot Indians of New Lon . don as Narragansett warriors. Rev Charles J. Mason of Stonington repre- scented Capt John Maon and other de- scendants were in his train.
 Settlement of the Town.
 Fairman's Light Infantry band pre- ceded section three, devoted to the set clement of the town (1649- -1666), and the group included Cornelius Miner Miss Grace Palmer Miner, Mason Man ming Miner. Mrs. Henrietta Miner Stanton, Miss Hannah Minef, Stepher E. Jennings. Mrs. Stephen E. Jennings William Russell Jennings, who car ried the Miner coat of arms, Mrs. Eme- llne Allen. Miss Edith Rathbun, Miss Phoebe Stinson, Miss Annie Rathbun The armed escort was James Higgins Ellsworth King.
 of Walter Palmer from Stonington and Mystic.
 Marshal Stephen B. Palmer repre-. scented Walter Palmer. The others were William E. Palmer. J. Culbert Palmer, who carried the Palmer coal or arms; MISS sally w. Palmer, AlDer1 Palmer and daughter Julia, riding; Miss Laura S. Palmer, Lewis B. Palm. CT, Miss Helen Koelb. Milton Koelb Howard Koelb, Joseph H. Hammond | Norton Hammond Brainard William N. Palmer
 In the Denison family, descendant. of Capt. George Denison, from Ston. ington and Mystic Marshal Harry $ Babcock represented Capt. Georg, Denison Miss Eliza Denison repre- scented Lady Anne Borodell; Miss Jo sephdne B. Denison, Miss Laura T 1 Wood, Albert Denison, Orville Denison | Jr., who carried the Denison coat O. arms; Miss Eliza Ann Denison, Mir. ar( :, Mrs. John F. York, Miss Elizabeth H Robinson, Miss Phoebe Denison wer, l the other members.
 l The Gallup family was shown by de scendants of John Gallup from Mystic i Marshal, Amos Gallup Hewitt Amo Gallup, Moses Gallup. Morris Burrows Mrs J. w. Gallup. Miss Lillian Gallup Miss Martha Gallup Williams. Ms Maud Pettigrew, Herbert .E. Wolfe banner bearer. Banner, Establish ment of Stonington. 1666."
 l The Wheeler family was exemplifie, l by descendants of Thomas Whee'e I from Stonington and Mystic, with OK l cart. and family heiriooms, horses an, billions. Marshal, Fernando Wheeler Ralph Wheeler, riding as Thoma