Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-16

EdWaFd .. Wheoler.
 Edward s. Wheeler of New Haven was the next speaker. who spoke feel ingly of the qualities of Col. A. H. Dut- ton as brilliant young engineer and officer who died at the storming of Fredericksburg. His moral character remained steadfast in the more or less general immortality of the days ef '6s to '65. He was but 25 when he died, but brilliant and noble young man whose memory will ever be treasured by all who knew him.
 Rev. William 6. Beard.
 Rev. William 8. Beard responded to the call of the president and gave a brief word of welcome and good fel- lowship to the members, expressing wish that the association might meet next year in the church house of the Congregational church. He spoke of the number of the regiment, 21, as symbolical of the time when we come to be of age. in vision, knowledge, power and intelligence. The need of tho age is for men who have grown up, who have that vision, that know ledge. and that power. The speaker closed with the hope that this beau tiful symbolism be emphasized by the members of the 21st.
 Col. Charles T. Stanton.
 Col Charles T. stanton of Stoning- ton was introduced as the next speak CT, and told of the trip from Norwich to Washington at the beginning of their term of service. He spoke of the excellent treatment accorded them by the people of Norwich at that time. and of the personnel Of the company he recruited in Mystic They went by train to Allyn's Point, by steamer to Jersey City, then to Philadelphia by train, where they were royalty en- tertained. By train again to Wash ington, where their first meal was bean soup-with very few beans. They drilled at E. Capital hill, then went over to Arlington Heights, where they camped and were drilled again. Then they went on to Pleasant Valley, Md. Events in their camp there were pleas antly told by the reading of sol dier's letter to his mother, sent from the encampment there in 1861, in which the hardships and pleasures of camp life were narrated in entertaining fashion.
 !. Paul H. HiIIard.
 Paul H. Hillard of Westerly told of his experiences at the encamprient in Gettysburg last year. He spoke of the fact that the day of the meeting was the 50th anniversary of the disastrous Drury's Bluff.
 event long to be remembered, and MT. Hillard gave an interesting account of the week spent there, interspersed with anecdotes of wartime.
 Many historic and dramatic inci- dents of that reunion were related in the course of MT. Hillard's interesting and finished address.
 Rev. w. O. Nuzum. Rev. w. O. Nuzum, pastor of the Methodist church, spoke of the ideal ists taken out of the world by the combat of '61-'65. but expressed pleas ure that so large a per cent. returned from the war. The responsibilities of k<1o 1n tT,ox ir, ff,ad datrc of strife, but we are still Americans, and the sons who have gone forth from your homes will give a good &C., count of themselves, in my opinion, said the speaker. He congratulated the veterans on the power of resource fulness with which the weapons of war were laid aside for the tasks of peace. Capt. P. p. Talcott. Capt Philo P Talcott of Rockville was the next speaker and proved in- | teresting with several anecdotes and i stories and a poem about Lincoln. Capt. Charles w. Burpee. The last speaker was Capt Charles i W. Burpee of Hartford. He said there ! is probably not one of us who does ! not look upon the Mexican situation as a long series of blunderS, but we | must not forget that England said the | same thing about the north in 1861-2 l and it was true. But you didn't think
 of that when you answered the call ol | your country. You stayed put and | the wise men of England and Germany | went wrong. There have been blum | ders, and there will be more Gin Mex l ico}, but when the need comes for the i sacrifice of blood and tissue there vii | be no shrinking.
 1 vote of thanks was rendered the l Willimantic Board of Trade and Busi. i ness Mems association, also the Wom. | ans Relief corps, for the entertain. | ment provided at the gathering. 1 Adjournment was taken about 3.30 with Godspeed until the next annua
 meeting. pronounced by Presiden 1 Hubbell.