Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-02
FAMILY MEMORIAL SERVICE AT

TOMB OF GEN. JOHN TYLER
 number of descendants of Gen. John Tyler conducted a memorial service on the afternoon sof Memorial Day at his tomb in Pachaug cemetery, Griswold, where--Henry Tyler of New ondon, great-grandson of the general, gave brief memorial address.
 Among those present were Mrs Mary Barber of Pecks Corners-Mrs. Jeanette Tyler Clifford of this city. Miss Mar tha Morgan and Miss Faye Morgan, both of Griswo,d
 MT Tyler spoke as follows: We, the descendants of General John Tyler. meet here on this Memorial Day, May 30th 1922, at the tomb in Pacllaug cemetery, town of Griswold Conn to pay our sincere tribute of respect and ! to show our love and admiration for bis name and honors sake-and distinguished | service in the Colonial War in defence of the thirteen Q3) colonies, against the French and Indians, also in the war i of the Revolution, against tyrannicaI sovereignty of Great Britain, over the | colonies.
 | General Tyler fought and helped to win the war for our independence, free l dom and self-guVeFnment of and Tor the colonies till they beca me q country i and nation to rule themselves-in de- Hiocracy we then had a population of between two and three millions onlv- since which time from ITS to now, 1922, we have grown to more than one hun- dred and ten millions of Deople-al in the last one hundred and forty-slx years we have become a great world power, and our influence for good is now felt, the 1 world over in every way. Our advance ment has been phenomenal in all the arts
 and sciences, and all lines of education and intelligence.
 We who are living today have every reason to be thankful to God and cur forefathers and mothers for what they did in handing down to us their descend
 ants so goodly a heritage, so beautiful
 for situation among the nations of the earth. Our rise to the stars has been
 through difficulties, but we are glad aand
 happy to know we have triumphe6
 gloriously by heroic and persistent effort through faith in God and man.
 Could our forefathers visit our eartf
 at the present time, what sight it would : be to them to see what we see in tht
 worlds most wonderful advancement 1T all the lines of civilization and eniight ment; also in invention, such as talking by wire and wireless, and travelling l., . electric driven vehicles, mounting tn,
 heavens with air ships, going at will il
 all directions, over land and water 2 Radio is producing wonders and we d, ! not know what will come next in tn ', ages to cone-to astonish all mankind Great is our God, and all his wonderful
 works, and his ways past finding out {
 our finite minds.
 In the French and Indian war at on time, General Tyler ill fighting the In
 dians barely made his escape when pur sued by them by swimming his hors I across the river.
 l. In the war of the Revolution Genera t Tyler was in the battle of Long Islans l. and the siege of Boston, Mass.-aIso i s many other engagements in the state s Connecticut, New York, Massachusctt q of Bostonand Rhode Island. At anothe
 time he was in command of the coast (
 Connecticut from New Haven to Ne
 London, and Newport, Rhode Island VI After the battle of Fort Griswold. Conn n opposite New London, one of Gener; d Tyler's soldiers, put out the fuse al ,e saved the powder magazine from bIov