New Britain herald., 1925-06-01
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 Trumbull Speaks at PlainYillt
 Memorial Day Exercises
 SEVERAL AUTO ACCIDENTS Legion Drive Making Good Headway
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 Townc--Drum Corps Carnival | Piain,ille Briefs.
 Three veterans Of the Civil war. all that remain of the number sent into that conflict by Plainyllle, par ticipated in the Memorial Day exer- cises here. A larger number of World war veterans than ever be-
 fore were on hand, however, and the Women's Relief corps, Spanish American war veterans and Sons of Veterans also turned out in full numbers. The exercises. which were carried out as planned without a hitch, were featured by a speech by Governor John H. Trumbull who pied for world peace and for aid for disabled veterans. The speech was as follows:
 To-day all over this great nation of ours there are assembled loyal citizens. paying tribute to our dead, and this Is as it should be- Some three or four weeks ago I attended l the 150th anniversary of the battle Of Lexington. I was interested in a certain incident that occurred at that time. the ride Of Paul Revere. Tn the center of the town there was erected a monument to that occa- sion and riding up to that monu- ment came rider representing Paul Revere and another rider rep resentinr William Dawes, who was ore of the ancestors Of our vice. president. During the celebration minute mon Of the period as of '7G represented inc Connecticut Foot Guard who came from New Haven | in defense of our country in its crisis.
 "Another crisis in 1872 again found our mon ready, We came along through time to the Mexican trouble, when loyal citizens sprang 10 the defense of the union.
 ks Next comes thc great struggle of 1881, the Civil war. and it is in commemoration of that sacrifice that we are here. This was not a strug- gle for land or conquest, but one o' principle to maintain the union. The southern states wished to secede from the union and about half amiI- lion lives were last before this was prevented. Of the million who fought for this great cause, there are but few left with us today. We do honor 10 those that are left and l mention today the principles TOT which our forefathers fought. We are here today to pay honor to those who preserved this wonderful coun- fry of ours that we might have the liberty and pleasures enjoyed by no other nation For those men l have the greatest personal respect ana anything that this nation can do II shouId do to show its respect and reverence and honor for these men,
 "During the Civil War, at the bat tie of Cold Harbor between inc lo'h regiment of Louisiana and the llth Connecticut regiment, the latter cap tured the regimental flag of the southern troops and had il in their possession for 60 years, while the southerncrs captured q sword from Ia northern officer and it has been Tn the possession of the southern SOL diers in New Orleans for these past GO years. It was suggested that these two relics be exchanged and com mittce was appointed. A represen- tative was appointed by men, as governor of the state to go with his associates to New Orleans. He re- ported personally that the good feel ing and the cordial welcome that they received for the two days they were there, including band con- cent and trip on the Mississippi, meant to him that the south is now solidly cemented as a part of the union.
 "The next milestone came in 1917, when the country took part Tn one of the greatst wars of History, and we have with us today great many members who took part in that event. We honor those whom we have here and those who failed to