Connecticut western news., 1920-08-26
CORNWALL'S ANNUAL
 OLD HOME CELEBRATION
Interesting Pageant Represents Early History of the
 Town.
(By the News correspondent)

(By the News correspondent.
 Saturday was a fine day and all roads led to North Cornwall for the old home week celebration and re- union.
 At two o'clock began the pageant illustrating prominent points in the history of Cornwall and the North Cornwall church. The pageant was written by Rev. Fred Smith who also conducted all rehearsals and carried the pageant through to a successful end, and while there were about fifty persons taking part, all were there and each did his part we'll. Many of the costumes were hired or borrowed, but some were the real thing. The soldiers of the World War of course had his uniform. The sold fer of the Revolution wore costume which belonged to his grandfather, Col. Anson Rogers. This was dark blue coat with red trimmings and silver buttons and epaulettes, white flannel knee brooches and vest with silver buttons, white stockings, low shoes and buckles and hat with wav- ing white plume. A very striking cos tune. Etn@
 The men of the "proprietors" meet ing wore old-fashioned coats and stove-pipe hats, while one of them had on the ruffled shirt front. At the church meeting the men appeared in wigs and gray hair, bright blue green or red coats and white knee brooches with white stockings, low shoes and buckles.
 At the building of the church the men appeared in working clothes and worked vigorously. Six yoke of oxen drew up large log to be used in the building. The driver of the first yoke being James Rogers, represent ing Ambrose Rogers who really drew logs for the present church which was built in 1926. It is hoped six years from now to observe the cen tennial of the building of the church. The committee appointed many years ago when all were small boys is as follows: Dwight L. Rogers, Dr. J. D. Gold and Benjamin Sedgewick.
 Theodore s. Gold acted as Herald. He first announced the Indians, of whom there ewre six. Their costumes were planned for and furnished by Miss ~Scoville, who has large and valuable collection of Indian cos tumes, beads, blankets and souven- irs obtained during her trips when visiting the Indians in various places.
 Next came the proprietors meeting, when they transacted some town busi- ness. The first meeting was held at the home of Peter Eastman and large sign recently erected, showed that his house stood in the lot next the lecture room, so this meeting was held near the place where the first enc was held.
 Next came the church meeting and then the building of the church. The scenes were enacted in front of the lecture room as the actors in each scene finished their parts they quiet ly crossed the street to the church ard later entered it to form in groups for the tableaux.
 In answer to the Herald's call Ihe doors were opened and Srodos o'p propriately dressed came cut. Ire different groups represented religion, education, patriotism and agriculture and then those who had previously taken part took their places to make a complete tableaux, including all who had been in the pageant.
 Everything was well planned, each one performed the task assigned and the result was a successful pageant. To the author is due a large mead of praise. R