New Britain herald., 1923-08-03
A CITY'S TRIBUTE
TO dead PRESIDENT
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to the late president:
Mr.. George B. Christian, Jr., a.
SECRETARY:
Please accept the sincere and heart
felt regrets of the New Britain Lion
club on the sudden death Of the lat
President Harding. $50
Signed,
W. E. GoLDTHWAITE.
Vice. President
JAMES E. o'BRIEN,
Secretar,
| JOHN A. ANDREWS,
Chief william J. Noble of the New
Britain fire department this morning
ordered all flags on the various fir,
stations throughout the city at hal
mast and to remain that way unit
after the funeral.
Prayers were offered at the masse,
In St Mary's church this morning fol
the repose of the soul of the late
president.
Action Of Legion.
Eddy-Glover Post. American Le-
gion, took action Immediately follow
ing the news of the death. Colors
were ordered at half mast from the
Legion rooms on Arch street and a
special committee was called at noon
today by acting Commander E. E.
Ogren with the result that the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted and
Immediately forwarded to Mrs. Hard
ing by telegraph:
Mrs. Warren G. Harding,
Palace Hotel,
San Francisco, Cal.
Whereas; Almighty God In His in
finite wisdom has removed from the
midst of his people their beloved
president and public servant, Warren
G. Harding,
Be 1t Resolved that: ~
The Eddy-Glover Post, Number g.,
American Legion, Department of
Connecticut, rejecting through it's Or
ganization the spirit and purpose of
the American people and their con-
you keen sympathy and an expression
of sorrow in your sad bereavement
and in the loss which our Nation has
been caused to sustain.
That:
This resolution be forwarded at
once to Mrs, W. G. Harding and
copy placed among the records of the
post.
EDDY-GLOvER POST, NO. 6.
list Vice Commander E. E. Ogren,
Attest: Acting Commander.
H. E. Scheuy.
Adjutant.
Regrets were expressed by Rev.
Henry w. Maier. president Of the local
association who said "of
course we personally are shocked and
distressed at the death of President
Harding. Our sympathy goes out to
Mrs. Harding and those near and dear
to him.
Our prayers go out to President
Cooffdge that he may be strengthened
for the great task that has come to
him."
Rev. Mr.. Maier says he will act in
behalf of the ministers of the city
who, are on vacation and as soon as
he hears Of the date for the funeral
will call upon the people of New Brit
ain to attend a joint funeral service
here
The executive committee of Wal
Wars, held a special meeting this af-
,ernoon and passed resolutions of re-
yret at the sudden death of President
Warren G.. Harding. A copy of the
resolutions was forwarded to Secre-
airy of State Hughes in Washington
ind to the widow of the president,
expressing the posts coincidence over
he sad blow which has befalen her
through the loss of her husband and
he nations leader.
President Warren G.. Harding was
well known figure to a large num-
'er of people in this city and in Con-
.ecticut in general, because of his
in this state, and espe-
tally at the Third Ward Republican
Tub outing at Lake Compounce on
september 9, 1915, on two separate
ccasions. The second appearance of
he chief executive, then Senator
Iarding, was in Waterbury at the
fcKinley Day banquet held in Feb
uary, 1917. President Harding was
he principal speaker at the Third
Yard Republican club outing at Lake
and the affair was attend
d by a large number of the residents
f New Britain.
News Relayed by A. p.
News of the death of the President
as received in this city by the Her
Id from the Associated Press, prac-
cally as soon as it occurred as the
. P. and the Herald had been pre-
AIRED for Just such a. contingency
nee the first notices of his illness {
enc sent out by that great news {
altering organization. Arrangements
n quick transmission to this city of
1y 'bulletins' had been completed
Id kept so for several days, and, al
Tough the expectation of the Presi-
ent's death seemed more remote yes
day, all connexions had been kept "
tact guarding against an emergency
hich, it appeared, would not happen. a
appeared that there was but three
inutes lapse of time between the
,ath and the knowledge. of it here. Y
he Associated Press generally and
J relay operator in New Haven is to Y
|. thanked for carrying the first news t
the tragedy SO quickly to New Brit n
n. o
1t was but a few moments before
e news was transferred TO the bull