Connecticut western news., 1917-05-17
WITH THE STATE MILITIA
pr. Berg Tells Brotherhoods of life on Mexican Border.

Last Friday evening at the East Canaan Congregational church, oc cured another of the Union Brother hood suppers.
 The ladies of the church had pro vided bountifully, nothing was lack ing that could have added to the de. mands to supply the wants of the inner man.
 All three of the Canaan chuIcht s were represented by delegations, and some from no church utilization availed themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the excellent supper. Previous to the call to the dining rooms, the men gathered Ill the church auditorium to exchange greetings and renew acquaint. ances
 On the arrival of the train from the Vest, Rev. M. J. B. Fuller announced that supper was ready, the tables were soon filled with hungry crowd that kept the bevy of waitresses busy until everyone had at least had two pieces of pie and all the coffee he could drink.
 Adjourning to the church room, MT. Fuller announced that owing to some accident to the lantern, the lecture of the evening would be given without the pictures as had been advertised. MT. Fuller introduced Rev. A. H. Nesbitt, as a new man lately come to the town, whom he wished the men of the Brotherhood to meet and to know. MT. Nesbitt briefly addressed the gathering as also did Rev. E. O.. Gillette.
 Rev. Irving H. Berg of Hartford was presented as the speaker of the even. ing. Dr. Berg has recently accepted @ call to the Fort Washington Collegiate church of New York, so that this address was one of the last he would deliver before his removal to his new charge.
 At the opening, the speaker said that even in spite of the failure of the lantern, the lecture would be illustrated just the same. He then proceeded to make good by an exhibition of the various articles of equipment used by him during his term of service at the Mexican border: among them was a container for tea, coffee, salt and pepper, meat tin, cooking utensils, knife. fork and spoon, lariat, qurk spurs, belt with. full complement of pistol holster, cartridges, canteen, coffee can, etc. These created much interest and were more closely in- spected after the lecture.
 In vivid term Dr. Berg described the formation of his regiment, their going into ot Ntonfin SofnrIo Iou expecting to stay for at least month for training, instead on Sunday night they were ordered out and to entrain at once for tEe border
 The ride of 5000 miles acress the continent to Nogales as "fast freight" where they spent the summer. Of the battle at Nogales he related several striking incidents, the result of the battle being the death of l87 wounded, while the United States forces lost one man and three wounded.
 The health of the men on duty was so careuflly looked after, that at the end of the three and half months of service the militia were in better con- dition than the regular troops.
 He described some of his own duties as chaplain. which included many other things besides holding relig gious services; handling the mail for the camp, doing errands and being general confessor for the boys.
 He closed with an impassioned appeal for loyalty to the state and nation at this time of real war, declar- ing that there was need for serious consideration of the food conditions and the need of each man doing his bit for the nation.