Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-09
5000 MAKE PILGRIMAGE 10 LEBANON

form on Barracks Field at Lebanon, | Governor Marcus H. Holeomh, Con 1 necticut's third war governor, and Rev. G, E. Cabanel, chaplain In chief of the famous French "Elue Devils" were the chief figures in the speak ing programme at the patriotic Til- srimage to Lebanon on Sunday, ar ranged for by the state council of de- fense in connection with the celebra- ton Of Lafayette day. For each Of these two speakers, it was his first visit to this historic shrine of Con- necticut, and for each thefs was an enthusiastic sretting from The 5000 to I,G00 pilgrims who were there from all parts Of the state fo participate in the exercises of the day
 Parked sol;11y all around Lebanon green, both north and south of the Congregational church. were from l. 100 to 1900 automobiles. 1t was esti mated, every one bearing the "R1und to Lebanon" stieller that gave them the license to travel on this second of the save gasoline Sundays.
 Governor Holcomh told his audience that it was Connecticut boys who were first to land in France and it was Connecticut boys who were hroving to the consternation Of the Huns that they can and will fight. making tie Germans say that these wild eats don't fight according to any rules. America is preparing as only America can prepare and will have an army of 4,o0os000 overseas next year. ready to fisht until they cross the finish line ! in Berlin We have got to crush the German army before we can reach the German people. and if it is necessary 10 kill the whole German army, then let us kin them. I wish, said the governor, I had nothing to Go for the rest of the war but kill Germans Anyhow, I'm going to do the best 1 can as long as I last he continued | when he could make himself heard above the applause that g1 1eeted his vigorous words
 1 Earlier in his address he sketehei i briefly what Connecticut had done in man. power in the revolution and tie war of the rebellion, furnishing B l per. cent, or about 27,00o. of the men l in Washington's army and again i3 per cent of the men in the armies or l the Union. This means II GOO men which was 6. GOO more than the state's quota. Now Connecticut is credited i by the government with a population oi 1.119.000, which is 3J0,o00 more people than there are in the state, but she is still responding nobiv to the call and so far about per cent of the population has been sent into the army.
 Connecticut had been foremost in all measures for prosecuting the war, Ee said taking the first and most com fIlcte military census. instituting the 1 Home Guard from which | QUO men ] had already gone into the army. and responding to every call. men as well as women
 The governors address camo in the afternoon programme which Grened q 145 after the interval at o'clock for basket lunches. It was preceded hy a 1 spirited song service led by about eco members of Liberty Choruses who were present T. s. Stevens of Hart ford, musical director on tiae sta e
 council of deferse. conducted the singing in a way that brought every voice into partictpation. Tubbs' band of this city John M SwahE. diree-
 ter. furnished the music. and the gov ernor was introduced by Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, pastor of the Lebanor Congregational church, who also de- livered the invocation. c. c. King
 Lebanon Liberty chorus leader. as- sisted MT. Stevens.
 Immediately after the governors a6 dress, the American and the French flegs were raised while the respective
 national anthems were sung.
 Rev. W. A. keefe Of Plainfield madt an eloquent introduction of ChapiaiI Cabanel, declaring that America wa! in the war to nan the best flag I'll lit
 world to the hagstaffs of old Berhi
 and that we were consecr&ting Our'
 selves to follow as the war governol
 and PreaiG, Wnson lead the way
 and were reeuy to pay back with oul
 last drop Of treasure and or blood th'
 debt we owed to Rochambeau anI La. fayette.
 Father Cabay y4l. who is the frs priest to be decorated. with the meda
 of the legion Of honor, wore that me da with it's red ribbon on his breast an
 alongside it the medal with palms.
 As he rose to speak it was raininj slightly and some at the rear of tn
 crowd shouted Down with the um
 brellas!" The momentary interroup tion took the chaplain unawares am
 his uafamiliarity with the languag g
 made him look ouestioningly aroun
 but at a reassuring word in Frenc1
 from someone on the platform h
 turned again to the crowd with a win ning smile and little gestuFC of hi
 hand to speak.
 He referred to the beautiful sym
 bolism of the two sister flags of sim
 liar colors rising side by side. an ac of faith and an act of friendship, to g
 on together to victory forever. + have seen your soldiers he sai6
 and l love them as love my Blu
 Devils, the terrors of the German sol
 diers The Germans are afraid c
 them and they are right to be afairC
 The Germans have lied, they are liein
 and rIRfs1 fbnHr 11yiII ba oo33 , tinued with an expressive downwar
 motion of his finger which caught tn
 cro<d. They said France was crush
 ed, but France is showing how sh
 is crushed.
 He told the story of the death of tn F last descendant of the Rochamoeau f in his arms with the words. Franc f Fcrey err and said this was the mes ' sage he brought here. America an 2 France Together in Victory Forever
 Charles D. Lockwood of Stamfor and Mayor George T. Quigley of Ne = Britain were the coineiuding speaker . and the day ended with a ten minut
 devotional nervice in the church.
 In the morning programme Mayo
 E. E. Rogers of New London l1a - spoken at II o'clock at the Trumbu a tomb, linking New London's war aC [, tivities with Lebanon in his inspirir : remarks. At HAS Aubrey L. Mac t dock of Hartford, secretary of the de h partment of publicity, spoke at u s war office. along historical lines. t. Mir. Maddock spoke in part as fo ,t lows:
 - We have again turned to the shtir = of our fathers in an hour of trial an
 need, Ever as the thirteen Englis
 colonies in America turned, at u
 outbreak Of the Revolution, to Cor
 necticut and to Lebanon for direetiG 'S and aid. so we of today have come If this ancient town. have gathered ht II side this historic war office, in ords