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THE CHURCH FOR ALL =. j.
ALL FOR THE CHURCH

The Church is the greatest factor on eorth Tor
the building OF character and good Citizenship
1t is q storehouse Of spiritual values. Without
sronu Church. neither democracy nor civilizuton
can survive. There ore four sound reasons why
every person should attend and support the
Church of his choice. They ue ID For his own
sake ~ For his children's sdke ~ For the
sake Of his community and notion (4l For the
sake Of the Church ITSELF which needs his moral
and materidl support Plan TO go TO Church on
Sunday.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01
The Presidents Visit

(The following is reprint of editorial by Avaro c.
Shoemaker in the Svenska Poster June 90 1945.)
All America will be glad that President Harry
S. Truman has found it possible to steal a few
days out of his burdened routine in which to rest
and relax-f such happy state ever is attain
able for the Chief Executive of nation at
And the people of Washington State are es-
pecially glad that the President selected the Puget
Sound country as the place to enjoy his all too
brief respite from the crushing load he must
carry in directing the affairs of the nation
Among the people of the Pacific Northwest
who have been highly honored by the Presidents
visit, none perhaps have the keen sense of graft
fication felt by Scandinavians living in this re-
gion.
They pioneered the rich lands in which Mr.
Truman now finds himself. They had large part
in breaking a pathway through the wilderness
for the surge of civilization, the bright lasting
every hand.
And Scandinavia provided the ancestry for
the Presidents host during his sojourn in Olym-
pia
Mon c. Wallgren is of the people: he is the
Governor OF ALL the people of his state, without
respect to racial origins. But with his sturdy
Americanism-a quality which President Truman
a Middle-West American, has long known and
respected-Mr, Walgren reflects the physical
strength and mental alertness which has coursed
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01

The manner in which the sturdy people Of Nor
way and Denmark going about the business
of renewing life after the long nightmare of Ger
occupation should serve object lesson
il national department to other European coun-
tries which suffered similarly from the same
plague of locusts but which, it is to be regretted
have not shown similar will to surmount their
difficulties.
Nothing could so well demonstrate the patri-
otto zeal, the love of homeland, the wholesome
industry of people-the ability to take it"
Among the most democratic of peoples, the
citizens of overrun Scandinavian lands have ap-
piled the principles of democratic action to the
special problems imposed by enemy occupation
and proving that it works
While some of the unfortunate nations OF
Europe bicker and quarrel over internal politics
and rattle their collective lineup for handouts
from Uncle SAM Denmark and Norway and Fin
land working night and day to rebuild the
physical and economic wreckage left by the in
vader and quickly as humanity possible re-
win their historic position of self-sufficiency AND
spiritual independence
In no other way, they know, can they regain
in full measure their dignity and self-respect; anc
for this purpose and this will, manifest in
their activities in the trying postwar period, they
have earned and are being accorded the deepest
respect of the world
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01

in Viking blood over the seven seas and the
worlds continents
That the President, through years of service
with Mr.. Wallgren while both were in the United
States Senate, has come to regard the latter
personal friend, well political co-laborer,
is in sense recognition of the qualities of 10y
atty and friendiness of which, among all their
distinctive traits Scandnavians probably are
most proud.
Mr. Truman's visit is not political in the most
remote meaning of the term. He is busy, hard
pressed man in need of rest, and through his
close personal friendship with Governor Wall
gren, he has come to the best spot in America
to find it.
But it should not go unsaid that he is also
among political friends; he is in a state which
gave overwhelming and undivided loyalty to his
predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and there is
no evidence that this loyalty is in any manner
or degree diminished with respect to our dis
tingushed visitor today
Scandinavians of the State of Washington con-
tributed greatly to the support enjoyed by the
late President during the illustrious years he
occupied the exalted position now so ably filled
by Mr.. Truman.
Not as Democrats but as Americans Scandi-
navians pledge themselves to loyal support of
the principles of government SO continuously and
so forcefully advocated and advanced by mem
Der OF their race who now acts as the Presidents
genial host in Olympia
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01
United We Stand

In May King Gustaf V of Swed'
en- set a new record as he ther
had been the ruler of Sweden for
more than 81 years and months.
The previous record was held by
Gustav Vasa, founder of modern
Sweden who died in 1860. On
June 16 King Gustaf celebrated his
S7th birthday. Many incidents
from his life We're recalled in con-
nection with these two events.
One of the most gripping rec0l-
lections is that of his speech at
the state banquet at the Royal
Palace in Christiania (Oslo) in
1917, twelve years after the union
between Sweden and Norway had
been dissolved. The monarchs OF
Denmark, Norway and Sweden met
in the Norwegian capital to dis
cuss matters pertaining to the
neutrality of the Scandinavian
countries during the world war.
Turning to King Haakon of Nor
way, King Gustaf said in part:
II should not be honest to my
self or to history if l said that
what happened in 1905 can even
now soon be forgotten. The break
in that union which was inaugur-
ated by King Charles XIV - that
great man from whom Your Maj
esty as we'll as myself stem IN
direct succession-has given the
idea. of harmony on our Scandi-
navian peninsula a deep wound.
to the healing of which l on my
part eagerly wish to contribute.
1t is therefore, Your Majesty, that
1 have come here to say to your
Majesty and former union broth
ers: let us create a new union,
not of the old order, but union
of mind and heart, the life power
of which l trust will be of more
lasting nature than the Old
Later. turning to the two other
monarchs, King Gustaf said:
Independently we are three
small nations, but together we
do constitute a factor with which
to reckon insofar as our own free
dom and independence are con-
cerned. Let us, therefore" he con-
tinued, reaching his hands to King
Haakon and King Christian OF
Denmark, clasp hands as a sigrs
of our firm intention to work in
this spirit for the happiness ami
blessing of our three countries
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01
The New Norwegian Government
By A. BJERKESETH

Conditions in Norway swiftly moving along the road
to recovery after the liberation from the Nazis
The King is back and Quisling is in JAIL wondering if
he is to be hanged shot The London government
rived in Oslo and promptly resigned-as they had agreed
to. The King asked the leader of the Norwegian Home
front to form the government in coalition with the
four big parties Labor Liberals Conservative and Farm
The Labor party who for the last very ably
have governed Norway, agreed that The Home Front
should have the rens and willing to cooperate, but
the three other parties under the leadership of Mr. Ham
bro threw monkey-wrench into the machinery by in
ssng that the representatives appointed by the Labor
Party should be seated because they included two
members of the old cabinet New blood needed"
cording Hambro although Mr.. Hambro himself only
day so before graciousy had consented to reelection
as president of the Storting Evidently the new blood
was not in question when concerned Mr.. Hambros
job
There is an interesting acknowledgements incident to
in connection with Mr. Hambros objection to the
Labor representatives One of them other than
Mr.. Trygve Lie minister of Foreign Affairs, recently
elected chairman of the powerful Security Council at the
San Francisco Conference No wonder that reaconary
Mr. Hambro objected If MIR. Lie could have been
retired" as Foreign Minister chances that he also
would have resigned from the Security Council, and no
doubt Mr. Hambro would have been more than willing to
take his place.
Well Mr. Hambro did not succeed but neither did Mr.
Berg the accepted leader of the Norwegian Homefron
He forced give up his plans of forming the
government and referred the King to the Labor Party
which is the strongest Norway The Secretary of the
party and also Mayor of OSLO Mr. Einar Gerhardsen
Gently released from German concentration camp did
not hesitate but took upon himself to form the
ment Entirely disregarding Mr. Hambros pleasure he
appointed Mr. Lie his present position Minister of
Foreign Affairs (aso Mr. Torp Minister of Defense and
gathered around himself not less than nine prominent
leaders of the Norwegian Homefron including two men,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-07-01

bers of the Communist Party, which, by the way, was
not entitled to representation in the cabinet from party
strength standpoint Mr.. Gerhardsen disregarded party
lines and chose his co-workers that had proven
themselves real patriots during the trying five years
der the Naz regime
Norway's Premier is 48 years old Before he be-
Secretary of the Labor Party he employed
ordinary laborer with the Oslo Road Department. He
elected Mayor Oslo 1899 and became the
leaders of the underground from the very beginning He
arrested in 1910 and sent to concentration camp
Sachsenhausen Germany and released after the German
collapse.
1t is also interesting to note that the new Minister of
Labor Communist Johan Strand Johansen also has con-
siderable concentration camp experience he spent
eral in the prison in Germany His wife
killed by the Germans in of their gas chambers
The second member of the Communist Party in the
cabinet is Mrs Kristen Hansteen the first woman
Der of Norwegian cabinet Her husband the we'll
known attorney Vggo Hanseen of the first under
ground workers killed by the Germans in September
941 Mr.. Hansteen of the legal advisors to the
Norwegian Labor Party.
The majority of the cabinet members belong to
the Labor Party and their average age 43 years. the
youngest 40 and the oldest Sc of age Nine of the
cabinet members have been active in the underground
movement and several of them arrested from time
to time.
The rebuilding of Norway in general will be the pro-
gram during the months to come The new Premier has
already announced that it is their aim to condi-
tons which will give every his job and furthermore
they stress the fact that is everybodys duty work
Tremendous tasks lie ahead and the goal only be
reached by all around cooperation.
1t generally assumed that the next elecon-October
8-wil find the workers of Norway in solid labor front
the Communist Party intends to consolidate with the
Labor Party That should give labor the additional few
thousands votes necessary to obtain full majority
the Stortng.
The messenger., 1945-12-01
Bloomt1elFS Partlapatlon
 C0n5bicu0uS M AU Our WarS

Case, Jonah Filley, Abel Loomis, Eliphalet Loomis, John Loomis, John Mumford, Thomas Parsons John Eggleston and Reuben Cook.
 Of this group Ezra Loomis, Barber, Gillet, Cabel Case and Barnett died in Lewisburg late in 1745 or early 1746. Drake, a mem Der of the Grown Point expedition died at Lake George, October, 1755; Brown, member of Niagra died in Albany in September, 1756. Silas Case was buried half way between Albany and Lake George. Abel Loomis was buried in Green Bank. John Loomis was buried be- tween Albany and Sheffield and Mumford died of small pox some where above Albany.
 Parsons who had joined the ex- petition against Martinique and the French posts in the West Indies in 1762 died in Cuba. John Eggleston and Eliphalet Loomis were buried at sea coming from Havana and Reuben Cook died in New York on his return from Havana.
 The instantaneous response to the cry for vengeance which pass ed from family to family the day following the initial battle of the Revolution at Lexington typifies Bloomfield's answer to any call to arms through the years. A number of Wintonbury lads found their way to Putnam's Army at Roxbury or joined Colonel Ben edict Arnold's expedition to Que bee immediately after the opening of the war. Too much time has elapsed and far too much of the documentary evidence has been de- stroyed to make possible anything like an accurate list of those in the locality who served with the Amer ican Revolutionary Army. But the participation of the following has been authenticated:
 Samuel Andrus (died 1776 on re- turn from camp near New York; Jonathan Bidwell (served in New York, 1776)
 T0UoIICk OdS0 \OIcO III Cd1IlP GU New York 1776)
 Oliver Case (died near camp at New York 1776)
 Louis Colton
 Jonathan Eggleston
 Moses F'illey
 Sgt. Stephen Fosbury Gin Arnold's Quebec Expedition, taken captive and died there)
 Daniel Hooker
 Elijah Hoskins (died in Roxbury, 1776)
 Reuben King, (was at New York, died 1777)
 Analiab Latimer
 George Latimer
 Eliphalet Loomis (died on return from camp at Roxbury) Joseph Willard
 Peter Roberts Silas ROwley
 Philander Rowley
 Job Rowley
 William Seymour
 John Wilson (died at New York, 1776)
The messenger., 1945-12-01

contributed to the uniformed SefV- ices of World War IT. Probably no other community in the country can boast of a higher percentage of it's population undertaking the risks which accompanied partici- patton in the activities of the air, land and sea forces engaged in the recent conflict.
 But it is doubtful whether that pride is any more justified than in the case of previous wars. The available records fail to furnish any basis of comparison but they produce very good evidence that the locality may have been equally as we'll represented in every war ring conflict in which the United States has battled.
 Ever since the establishment of the first settlers in the territory, the readiness to take up arms for the preservation of the lives, prop erty, freedom and rights of their fellow citizens has characterized the stalwart men of the local fam flies many of which have sent gal lent scions into each of the sev- eral wars in which the country has been engaged.
 Nor could it be fairly claimed that the brilliancy of the perform ances of those serving in the war just won surpassed those of their ancestors in any of the previous engagements. Whatever records of the past wars have survived the ravages of the passing years are replete with accounts of the ex- ploits of local men many or whom, as in the case if World War II, gave up their lives in the battle lines. So widespread, effective and sacrificing have been the opera tions of Bloomfield men in all wars, that the story of their service and the cause for which they fought would provide good history of their town, state or coutry.
 In many instances Bloomfield men have served in two wars.
 Since it is not known just when what is now Bloomfield was set tied or by whom, it is impossible to identify those from the area who might have taken part in the early Indian Wars. There is even a wide difference of opinion as to the participation of Wintonbury or Bloomfield men in any of the country's conflicts prior to World War I. Nevertheless there is good reason to believe the community has been represented in very war since the settlement of Windsor.
 While it cannot be proved that any of them came from the Mes senger Farms area, Henry R. Stiles History of Ancient Wind sor" credits the settlement with sending thirty men into the short lived Pequot War in 1887 and lists among others such familiar names as James Eggleston, Nathan Gil let, Thomas Barber, and William Thrall, certainly representatives of families which if not living here at the time were soon to take up residence in the community.
 .soI
The messenger., 1945-12-01

F1eZek1ah F1lley
 Sgt. Taron Phelps Abel Gillet
 Capt. Lemuel Roberts Samuel Stoughton
 Capt. Eben Griswold.
 Considerable more research work must b edone before it can be known just how many from Bloomfield may have served in either the War of 1872 or the War with Mexico, thirty-four years later.
 It may be assumed that most of the then Wintonbury inhab- itants were no more in sympathy with the declaration of the War of 1912 than were the great majority of the residents of all the eastern states where opposi- tion to the act was marked and virulent, still there is good evi- dence that many here, sharing the views of their fellow farmers and planters of the west and south, sent their sons into this fight for "seamen's right and free trade"
 Mrs. Elizabeth G. Warner, author of the chapter on Bloom field incorporated in volume two of the Memorial History of Hart ford County published in 1886, in commenting upon "the leading men of the place" states, "several of them were captains in the War of 1872" and mentions Captains Lord, Goodwin, Filley, Loomis and Rowley' who she says "drill- ed the old militia company which was disbanded before the civil war;"
 Other accounts glorify the part Connecticut men played in the Mexican war but nowhere have we found any listing which clearly identifies those from Bloomfield who may have been engaged in either of these conflicts.
 In the case of the Civil War the Adjutant-Generad's office of the state furnishes what is repre- scented to be an accurate account ing of all local volunteers, but here again those who might have served in the Navy at that time are not listed by place of residence and so cannot be identified.
 In the various army units par ticipating in the Civil War we find the following representative list.
 John Adamson
 Sgt. Tenry =. Alderman Edward o. Allen
 Frederick M. Andrus William Ashwell
 Robert Beath
 Thomas J. Brainard Charles D. Brown
 Charles E. Burr
 Frederick Bushenhagen Charles s. Caldwell
 William Wirt Case Cpl. George I. Clark George Corners
 Alfred Cossitt
 Cpl. Edward c. Cowles Martin D. Cowles James B. Crosley Cbor1oc IT nooyo
The messenger., 1945-12-01

Edward A. Latimer Sgt. William R. Latimer Sgt. Charles B. Lawrence Wendal Leman Sgt. John Logan John McCarty John Mcguire Fnos Mandville Robertus Manle Demster H. Mason Sgt. Gaylord o. Meacham James Nickel John Morgan George Munroe Patrick Murray Henry T. Nearing Frederick Newhouse Henry Newhouse Herman Parsons George B. Pinney Orator L. Pinney William H. Raynsford Cornelius Reader John Riley Cpl. George L. Rockwell John Rogers Charles F. Root John Roster John Ryan Patrick Ryan Norman A. Sackett Levi L. Shepard Theron Shepard Edwin Sheridan J. Frank Smith Sgt. Imri A. Spencer George Starr Cpl. Jesse Swain James Swain Sgt. Charles l.. Taylor William R. Watkins Peter Welch Chester U. Westland It. Lester Whiton Tudor Whiton William P. Wilcox Andrew Willis Cpl. Martin w. Wise QM Sgt. Justin H. Winchell
 It is not surprising to find according to the States of records Thomas c. Hardiman the only resident of the tow take part in the brief war Spain in 1898. The situation manded nothing more frol community of it's size and acter. Only 125,OOO volun were requested and young engaged in important far were not needed.
 But sixteen years later the chips were down again the country's entry into V War I the community once gave literally of it's young enrolling a total of 92 whicl cluded:
 Alfred Arndt Philip A. Auben Raymond Harrison Barnard Arthur Griffin Beebe Rev. Howard Warren BeneC Harold Frederick Bidwell
The messenger., 1945-04-01
HOOVER MADE PRESIDENT IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Jack Hoover, 51O Bloomfield Avenue, has been elected president of the Village Improvement Assoc iation. Other officers chosen at the annual meeting held late last month are c. H. Ellsworth, 1st vice president; George O. Johnson, End vice>president; Charles E. Rathbun, secretary; R. J. Patter- son, treasurer.
 Lieutenant William A. Scott of the Navy was renamed a member of the Board of Governors upon which William c. Stauble, Frank D. Hall, Dominick Maselli and B. H. Tyrell also serve.
The messenger., 1945-04-01

David A. Sommerville, NM 1/c, has left the Brooklyn Navy Yard where he has been instructing for several months and is now at the s h e m ker, California Naval Training and Redistribution Center awaiting further assignment.
 It. (jg) w. H. Hayes, USNR, spent a night recently with his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. L. Hayes of Bloomfield Avenue on his way to Baltimore, Md, following a short visit with his wife and dau ghter in Syracuse, NY.
 Sergeant Howard w. Hayes, stationed in England, writes he has met several Bloomfield friends in the past several weeks, the most recent was Lloyd Real, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Real, of Per- shing Street.
 Sergeant Donald J. Kamerer, son of MT. and Mrs. Fred Kamerer of Englewood Avenue, was injured in action in Belgium December 26, has been home on furlough hav- ing been returned to the United States for further treatment of his head injuries.
 Michael Marrinnaccia is among the Bloomfield boys recently sent to the European theater.
 Sergeant John B. Haraburda is with General Patton's field artil- lery in Germany.
 Flight Office Paul c. Kirkaroff of the Third Air Command group in the Philippines says he is proud to be a cog in his outfit which is full of Aces including Major Mahnvin, who has 22 enemy planes to his credit, and Colonel Olson, who is the Colonel ''Ollie" in Terry and the Pirates"- the group fliers P-51 Mustangs.
 Technical Sergeant K enne h Daniels is in Amarillo, Texas after making 50 missions in the European theater. His brother, Harry, U. s. M. C., who has been in the Pacific for about three years, is home on leave. They both worked for some time at Auer- farm on Simsbury Road. They are the sons of MT. and Mrs. Harry Daniels of South North field, Vermont.
 First Lieutenant Robert L. Long has been moved to another base in England and is studying again for new work.
 Private Richard Sparks has been moved to Gulfport, Missis- sippi for further training.
 Benjamin Barr has just been made a Corporal at his base at Sedala Army Air Field, Warrens> burg, Missouri.
 Staff Sergeant Ernest Kjell- quist is now stationed at Tyndall Field, Florida.