Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Three Hundred Fsrn.sr siaosa Maress=
 ed a4 ReHniah.

Mr. MditeFi The tWa most iataFest= iHa featufes et tha annual F6iiaiaR ef fne United GeafedeFata Veterans held in AiFmin aiiam, Ata., May 1s=ls. vas tha nfessfee n the parade ef tiarea hun= urea eksssaVes FaaFRaiHg as ss tribute 10 tha TaRt causs," aad q atFaas ef= Fort ta adopt a Fssaiutfen ahandanislg turlaeF annual FsuHisiaa Rs tils genera i aedy and retaining eHiy tila separate state feitRieHs. fha ranks pf tins hays several years past tha railH4aa :. has heasa q big aeeiat event. rathsF fIiaa a ranfaiea Of veterans. Thia Vaar fie I fsi=
 union WaE the greatest aaeiai event iif ms seutta, spenseFa and maids of nanaF grasa every section of tisa south. many of thsaa fasnai.a fer tiiair beauty Be#s tasra jR aisHad4aea. Fhefe were naraaee, disiFsss and naiis.
 What a diffeFepes tiaefe is NfadaY rseIa what it was iia 1883 wiaaa ti3s yemen and ahiidFeH were driven from Ihsis lleBes eaiy ta ratHFR ts. find was made eHt af rye. wheat a.sd swae1 tetataass 6iaiRasa: dried aRd narsaaad, eixfH sesd and ethsF aubatitutes: E was ssvestsned if St Ri witt, ssfPiatifa or honey. f'er taa tf1a iaas=aa Of iaiaois= berry viaa were. gathered sad adiaG. Fop. TasdiaiRss- tBay lisad faats as1i hsFns. sait;. White aad ni.Ra. was ea= fsipsa by digging lin tila aaFffl 3iasFs af leiaS used sFsasla i5aHsas. dwiRfsiRa water thFeHgH it iii 5aaBa.a aad hail= iHs 1t aawF. FhRsusiiaiit t5isif PriEa : tlsa faa wasaaa af tha south displayed cheerful faFtitsads. that is a ileFita gs hf AnaeFiaaH WaRaasiIaaad FFaass tisa pia-
 RSsF days. Hands iinaeaus stssssa ta fstgl1 Wafi fsund r8 jahar taS la Fd F it held tifa family tagattsaF iia tiss it aided 1ha EeiaiaTs ifi tie fIasd.
 At tj,a hasinaing # tsaa var Gen.
 Laa. advised his aRuahtass to EsS suf tneiF spinning wheels. Taa tins fad heW aasns Hhsa every, H6faai7 Iii t3a sauth feIt Hks faiiaWina ilis advise. tila best to be had. Fietv ae1aa years aga the Weaaaa Sf VlsgiHiar hy bHH= arsds, were wearing cloth t6 i1a gaWa lHfa uniforms aad spinning Fars fA he knit lffta seeks faT I.aa's ragged soldiers. In iaar delightful haos:. aRam= inieeeneaa ef Psaea and War, Mra, Fryer tells 8 touching steFy. saa sail fney had made pfspa aFa tieHs ta return te their home near VietssbuFg, The line residences had aii been burned and tha owners scattered. Nearly ev- cry ha1isa on Walnut BaYeu had been
 burned, and thera was aot a feaea rail to pa HseIi, Tins eavaifv h6fses had broken dAwn ff1aiF sifrtii3i3arv, while their shade traea had baess split into firswesd. It was nssiess, havevess. te t.FY NfFpf' rTo ESstfHGttd6: 6f7a HtERT= tnE tt1eiT teft in ttla yard, taey esn= Haansad fife aHsW; haEiHs afad tffsst= ing in iias RaHaa Gad Wfe had sa aftea cared fss them. Nat g faat ef ItlEa= ber estiid be had win waiesi t9 iaaIiid:
 but eeftuHRtelv Grant had isft bliss 6f hewn ieEa, which #aFe intended for bridges and these iiar liiisBaaa esl= iaFtad and saan eFaeted a fog eabia which was very eaHsf6rtabis,
 H Ifte W6FRsH; many Wisa never had sait the faras of hunger. fut had basa reared iH the tAp af fixuFy. suffaasT as they did what eeuid tta fadaTai en! ftisEs expect when thay ware iF1 tis4 southern prisons? Did tIfav expect t.. be fed On the tfat sf tisa Jand.a 1fs F:- aaft bsas and hsFa eaHafaTtaisia ef,aiYs made especially fer ff1eiT eanyenieHea, while fhe UHtaf aeidia#s wars n7aiz= Ing raids A1 the meat houses aad eai= iaFs, wliia tic brave weaian wsra struggling alaag as veil as n6ss:ht : Under the eaafitisass Did ifSt fias EenfedaEa4a saidiaFs suffer hardship when taken JfriHaaaFs aaa carried sleFffff # anyone fIaitfJtz this tiaaa ie' tlieEa ras. a visit ta Haiansfan's Island Rna saa tbs hundreds tss graves wfasrs the eaSfeHafata men lis hssriaf.
 s0UTTIHRNEa. Ne=wisia, Nsv. a3, iBjs.