New Britain herald., 1918-08-21
WHOLE l'I'TY M0IIDNS
 LIEUTENANT'S DEATH
Lieut.. Glover FigSt Member 0I
 ElkS to Be Killed in Action

death Of I1ieut Eddy of the L. S Marine corps and other New Britain. soldiers who have also gone to theiG death on the battlefields of France, h5's brought home to the people oi New Britain an even more stern real1 ! lzatlon of the terrible war which is oelng waged, and has created in them an even greater determination to dd everything possible to bring the wal to speedy and victorious conclusion, The news of Lieut.. Glover's death on the field of battle, received here ves- terday, just one month to the daV from the date on which he started upon the valiant charge which was td call nm to his Creator, caused a gen4 ulne feeling of sorrow throughout the city.
 Lieut.. Glover, who was well known among all classes of people, is sin4 cereIy mOurned by them all Every4 one, from the little newsboy on tho street who felt well acquainted with Joe" Glover, to the veteran members of the legal bar, today mourns his loss and his bereaved parents, broth. CT and sisters, are receiving numer& ous messages of condolence.
 First Bar Member To Be Killed.
 The death of Lieut.. Glover on tho battlefield is, so far as local lawyers have been able to ascertain, the first in which member of the Connects cut bar has been killed fighting fot his country since Spanish war days, and possibly since the Civil war. and when the bar association again con4 venes fitting action on his supreme sacrifice will doubtless be taken, Likewise, Lieut.. Glover is the first , member of the New Britain lodge O1 Elks to be killed in action and this evening the local lodge will hold special meeting to take action on his death. The death of the young lieu- tenant is the first, from any but natl ural causes, in the local High school class of 1910, in which he was grad uated from the High school and other Yale men, while not positive, are of the opinion that Lieut.. Glover is the first Yale man of the Sheffield class of 1913 and the Yale Law school of 1916, to be killed on the field of honor in France. He is the second New Britain officer to be killed in &C., ton, the other having been Lieut.. H. Leslie Eddy of West Main street, who was killed when the Marine corps be- gan it's famous drive at Chateau Thicrry Lieut. Glover was graduated from the first Officers Training camp at Plattsburg and while Lieut.. Eddy also attended that camp, he remained to the second Officers Training camp from which he was graduated as a second lieutenant.
 Was But 26 Years Old.
 Gut down in the springtime of vig- nlrIr" niunhO0G L4Hul. Glover was 1Ut . Nt:;"~ D# n@o. r. was born in hi; city + r&&" trc son of Mir. and Airs .[icNnlaa v. C5iovmr or 24 Spring street Tie attended the parochiaA school connected "ith St. TIary's church aad later was graduated from tho High school. He was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific school ag Ya}e with the class of 1913 and du"- ing, his college days WaS he roorn- mate of Attorney David iHnn. former Ynlc football star and nYW a practice ing lawyer in thls ~"%. at present awaiting his cal! tU +3rvice Iieut. Glover was graduated from tho Vale Law school with the class Of 1918. On being admitted to :he bay he enternd the offices of Klett & Alling iu this city and later formed a partnership with Lawyer H. P. Roche. thc law firm with offices in the National Bank building, being known as Pool,e & Glover. He was also associGtcd with the official life Of New Britain and was 6 member of the Building Revision Code, serving With Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford and Architect Max T. Unklehach.
 When the United States declared war on Germany Lieut.. Glover was one of the first to heed thc call to tho coIors and he was adnltte1 10 the first camp at PIattsburg i:. May of 1917. He was graduated as sec- ond lieutenant of infantry and was temporarily assigned t0 service at tho military camp at Wcstfc,d, Mass. It is said Of hitM that while tacre he was given temporary command of 2. conapany of regular army soldiers and that he conducted himself ln such Ssn able manner that regular army eff cers. seeing in him sterling soldier and brilliant officer, secured for HlEl a chance for immediate overseas dut|- Soon after arriving in France he wa" appointed a judge advocate of ht9 reoiroenr and was T member of the court-martial board.
 In to the time of his death Lieut.. Glover wrote regularly to his father \ ana mother in this city and his leg ters always breathed a joyous set;s' faction at being able to fight for his country and at the samc time carried to his parents the wholesome love or q son for his mother ard father ard home. Witha!, his letters were cheer full and interesting and at his own re- quest. for Lieut.. Clever was mod est man and stunned publicity, these letters wtro never published!