New Britain herald., 1921-11-11
WHOLE OF STATE
 BOWS THIS NOON
Pays Silent Tribute to Soldiers
 Who Died in War
ALL CITIES TAKE PART
Both Vale and Wesleyan Hold Spc- Cial ScryiCcS-Monument Dedicated in NorfolIl-Old Lyme Dedicatcs Building.

ir Norfolk-Old Lyme Dedicatcs
 Building.
 New Haven, Nov 11.-Silently and with bowed head all Connecticut to- day honorcd the unknown soldier who was placed in his last resting place at Arlington cemetery at noon. In city and town there were services or exercises to mark the day, the hour and the minutes. In some places the program was of consider able length and detail was to be car red out with even more impressive ness than has marked Memorial Day.
 Parade in New Haven
 The municipal observance in New Haven was q parade which ended at the Central Green just before the noon hour. Within a rOped enclos- ure on the Green were the families of men who had died in the service and the high school chorus of 500 voices singing hymns. For two min utes after the stroke of noon on the f city hall tower bell close by there was silence. The throng was num- bered by the thousands. The address for the city was by Acting Mayor John ". Murphy in absence of Mayor l FitzGcrald who has been ill and the address for the day was by Rev. Dr. | Orville A. Petty, the former chaplain of the 1o2nd Infantry.
 Services At Yale.
 The service at Yale university was simple but impressive. Major D. A. | Davidson and Captains c. H. Tale, W. II. Hale and F. L. Lord of the Yale reserve officers training corps | placed Wrcaths simultaneously at noon on four memorial tablets in | Memorial hall. These tablets bear | the names of men of Yale who died ! in the service. President James Rowland Angell of the university and the several deans were among those officially present. The two minutes | silence was followed by the booming | of a national salute from a Yale bat | tcry posted at Wall and High streets.
 Wesleyan Ceremonies.
 The service at Wesleyan university was in keeping with the occasion. | Twenty men of the university gave their lives in the cause. More | than 800 members of the faculty and undergraduates stood at attention in ! Memorial chapel at noon. Two min utes later the chimes in the tower of old South college played "AmeriCa" after wreath was placed at the base of the Wesleyan staff which bears the service flag with it's 27 golden stars. | a1 mi | William Arnold Shankln presided and the address was by Dr. stephen | Oin 'G6 of New York. Townspeople had been invited and attended these exercises. The Wesleyan college body marched into the chapel shortly after II o'clock the faculty being in acad- cmic gowns pr. OHn finished his ad- dress just before noon. The wreath was placed in position by Walton L.. Muller, '23, of Kingston, Pa, and Henry l.. Jones. '24 of Wilkes Barre, Pa. both undergraduates who won distinguished service crosses and oth- CT decorations.
 Memorials Dedicated
 At Norfolk monument on Memor- ial Green was dedicated, Captain Charles F. Lockhart of New Haven, and of the l02nd Infantry spoke for the men who were in service. The dedicatory address was by Henry II. Bridgman. The music was by a band and the Norfolk Glee club. Ncter- ans from many Litchfeld county 1 towns were guests of the day. Old Lyme dedicated q building as a memorial to the service men of the town. This will be used both as town hall and Tor community pur- poses. The cost. about $i5,O0o, was raised by subscription. X tablet bears the name Of all Old Lyme men who served. After the silent prayer at noon this tablet was uncovered. | T. l.. Haynes, as chairman of the committee presided and the ad- dresses were by Herbert Knox smith of Pennington and Rev. II, NJ Wells. The school children sang.
 Boulevard in Bristol.
 Bristol dedicated a memorial houle- ward which will hereafter be the Ciiy's recognition of the services of its men and the sacrifice by go of their lives. The boulevard was turned over to the city after exercises. Prior to this a new fire headquarters building was dedicated.
 Tn Waterbury.
 The Waterbury exercises consist ed of a roll call of the heroic dead at the honor roll and the placing there Of a floral cross. Just before noon the service men went to the soldiers monument. After the mom- ents of silence the chimes of St, Johns church gave forth "Nearer My God To Thee" In the afternoon there was a parade of former ser Continued on Third Page)