Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-29
coNNEcTIcuTs PART
 IN NATIONS. HISTORY.
Atty. Charles L. Stewart Makes Time Iy Address Before cival War Vet


 Attorney Charles L. Stewart of this city edified large audience at the r. M c. A. Mems mass meeting con-
 ducted in the Thayer building Sum day afternoon. MT Stewart spoke on
 The Connecticut Heroes in the Ma tionss History. He held the close at-' tentfon of his audience throughout and his speech was inspiring and well delivered.
 Included in the large attendance were members of Sedgwiclx post, No. 1, G. A. R., Sons of Veterans Wo- I manS Relief corps and the Boy I Swahn's orcestra and the opening ser lection was, The Soldier Boys of Un- l cle Sam. written by Hiram Lurvey known to Norwich residents. The I meeting closed with all singing 4 I have not come here today. to make T a speech but rather to participate I with you in expressing in words the sentiments of this day. said Mr. Stew II art. Memorial day is not day of Il stimulation and day of dedication. The subject which have selected is Connecticuts Heroes in the Nations l History. No state in our union has | sacrifice, and of patient endeayor to make this country great. than the grand old state Of Connecticut. Mir. Stewart referred first to Cap ? tain John Mason and his. expedition against the Pequots with 30 whitemen 5 and 70 Indians under Uncas. Conttn- uing he said it was the spirit of Ma 2 son that was manifest in the war o1 Z the Revolution. It was a spirit o1 3 sacrifice and noble acnfevement. When Washington was at Valley ' Forge. it was Governor Jonathan
 TrumbulI of Connecticut, who upor his own initiative raised $200,00O witf
 which to buy provisions for Wash 2 ington's starving army.
 !. It was Israel Putnam of Pomfre U who responded to the country's cal l,1 and rode horseback from his home t :. Boston in order to participate in tn T council of war. At Bunker Hill O : the 63 half barrels of powder in pos session of the Colonial troops, 36 wer
 sent as a present from Connecticut = upon the request of General Putnam
 1t was Thomas Knowlton of Connect
 cut who, when he fell on the field c I. battle exclaimed: T do not value m
 life if we but win the day. In hi t- command was the brave and fearles
 Nathan Hale who in the face of i'm
 mediate death expressed his regre l. that he had but one life to give fo Id his country's cause.
 r. MT. Stewart told of the remarlzs n ble achievements of Captain Isaa l. Hull of Derby. in the war, of 1S1 o4 and oS Captain Holmes. of Mystic Id Harriet Beecher Stowe and her dis f. tinguished brother, Henry Wal as Beecher, were born in Litchfiel ne Connecticut was not clamerous fC ne the war, but when the news can no that Fort Sumter had been fired III he on, it was like an electric shock tn; t. reused the people of the state to u ,n. highest patriotism.
 rs At Bull Run the first regiment ( nd the field and the last regiment he leave the field was a Connecticut rel ". iment and the first general to fall ( cy the battle field for the Unions eau
 was General Nathaniel Lyon, of Eas
 ford. President Lincoln chose as
 secretary of the navy, Gideon Wei
 of Hartford MT. Stewart told )N Commodore Foote and General
 fred Terry in an Interesting way. ire Fifty-one years have come a
 gone, said MT. Stewart, since the Ci war but never were the people a this country more keen1y alove to t si- needs of the nation than today. T eIl imperative call of the hour is the c -e- of preparation.
 In concluding, the speaker pictur ,to the trenches of Europe and said, q eS, us have the olive branch in one hal on and the best armament in the othe