Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-01
BAR ASSOCIATION PAYS HONORS
 10 FOUR DEPARTED MEMBERS

discoverer. For another brave Tanning | the navy has named speedy craft.
 While Mir. Tanning always disclaimed any glory or merit through ancestral prestige, it is fitting just here to recall that the name is, in the records to which have had access. traced to Norman origin-is the old French "Fanon," name of family which migrated from Nor mandy, to Ireland about 1169-probably
 with the train of the Geraldines. We
 find that back in keating's History they are referred to as "old Strangers-|
 meaning those who came with the Nor
 man invaders of the 18th century. The
 arms of Tanning are registered in Dub
 lin in 1775, and thereon is the motto, Tn
 Dec Spes Mea" (In God is my hope).
 The various branches of the family
 maintained their prestige until the gen.
 eral conhscation under Cromwell in
 in 1852. It is long story, the losses
 of their lands and possessions, their mi grafton from their original landed sites to new homes in the long oppressed Elm erald Isle-fnally, hopeless of conditions
 bettering, that movement toward the promised land of America which lad inn pelled the maternal ancestors to seek these shores also Perhaps we cannot be quite sorry that, sad as the family
 history is, it gave to Norwich in the
 third generation such remarkable cit l lzen as the one we today honor.
 It has been the hope of his generous
 and indulgent father that MT. Tanning might have chosen the church as a vo- l cat.on-but he decided that his bent was | toy~Sd the law; and, gentlemen, I need l not remind you who knew him SD wei l that he ever held that plofession as 2 | sstred calling-almost as sacred as he 1 might have held the other. Although l he was keen sighted as any general il Il battle in recognizing what was for the interests of his clients. he WAS nevel known to stoop to subterfuges, Was evel
 too upright and honorable to ove-chargs \ to take advantage cf the helpbssress O those who sought his aid and advice | They mourn him now and will alwayi II mourn him. not alo1e as the:r lawyer 'l but as their friend.
 I Il is known to you ali, gent .aman 0 tine bar, that Aext to his rellgicus be Il lief Joseph T. Tanning ineld the pri1ci , ples of the political party which a.! hi
 life had had his support in words, il act, and in material assistance.
 ] He was a leading member of the dem ocratic party in eastern Connecticut, frequent speaker at conventions and eau ) cuses; where his apt and eloquent ad dresses and able presentation of argu 5 ments always made profound impres sion on an audience. He was mem Der of the New London County Bar As 1 sociation, was one of the organizers, tn } first grand knight and fourth degre /, Knight of White Cross Council, Knight ? of Columbus, member of St. Joseph t Sodality and Literary Association. of tn Holy Name Society of St. Patrick 2 church of which he was a member, an l the first chief ranger of Court Sachen
 Foresters of, America.
 : He was a graceful and entertainin : writer, and. for a time did considerabl l newspaper correspondence. He als t contributed interesting articles to '"Th : Purple" the Holy Cross College montf = ly publication.
 gl At the time of his death. an homes y and sorrowing workman, who had bee e one of his clients. said, "I'd stand g snow to hear him make a speech--if tl was only at town meeting" III ,; gift of oratory appears to have bee s his at an early age, for in the depar e ment headed Fifty Years Ago" in or V of our local papers I find that when tf g school was to present a gift to the
 teacher it was young Master Fannir | who was the choice of all to make u a (Continued on Last Page, Col. Thrae