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THE U. S. NAVY'S CONTRIBUTION
Lieutenant G. W. Bailey, Lieutenant E. A. Wright and Ensign L. J. Stone from the Jacob Jones. Others attending from this city included Mayor Cornelius D. Twomey, Director of Finance Carey Congdon, acting City Manager, and Mrs. Congdon, Councilor Alton T. Miner and Mrs. Miner, Miss Elizabeth Roath, Assistant Town Clerk; Waldo E. Clarke, Resident Engineer at the State Pier; and Orvin G. Andrews, Second Vice-President of the New London Chamber of Commerce, representing President Spitz. The entire party was first received at the Governor's office and was formally welcomed at the luncheon by Gov- ernor Wilbur L. Cross and Colonel Samuel H. Fisher, Chairman of the State Tercentenary Commission. The response was by Lieutenant Com- mander W. D. Sullivan. After an enjoyable luncheon at the Hartford Club, where the visiting guests were presented with Tercentenary medal- lions, they returned to New London.
The officers of the Navy destroyers Tillman, Bulger, and Jacob Jones, here as the Government's contribution to the Tercentenary of Connecticut, were entertained on Saturday, the 21st, at an informal luncheon at the Lighthouse Inn. The luncheon was arranged by request of the State Tercentenary Commission by the Service Relations Commit- tee of the New London Chamber of Commerce, and was largely attended not only by local residents but also by Colonel E. J. Cullen and Major Hoge of Fort H. G. Wright; Commander E. D. Jones, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy; Lieutenant Commander J. W. Paige and Commander H. Gordon Donald, inspectors at the plant of the Electric Boat Co .; and Congressman-at-Large William M. Citron of Middle- town; there were 150 present. President Ezekiel Spitz of the New London Chamber of Commerce welcomed the gathering and introduced Chief Justice William M. Maltbie of the Supreme Court of the State. General Chairman Rogers presented to the commanding officers of the three destroyers copies of books Connecticut's Naval Office at New London During the War of the American Revolution and also Life on a New London Whaler, for use in the libraries of the destroyers.
After Albert R. Rogers, the Connecticut Tercentenary Director, had told of the many observances throughout the State, Captain Thomas Withers, commanding the Submarine Base, invited all the guests to the Navy Relief Society Bazaar at the Submarine Base.
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Religious Observance Day
OCTOBER 13, 1935
T HE State Tercentenary Commission, realizing the appropriateness of an observance of a Colonial Sabbath, appointed local com- mittees for that purpose and requested the Governor to appoint a day in October. This was done by Governor Cross in naming Sunday, October 6, by proclamation. On account of the 6th falling upon the Jewish Day of Atonement, it was decided by the local committee to postpone the occasion to October 13 so that all denominations could participate. The committee was composed of Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth, Chairman, Rabbi Samuel S. Ruderman, Rev. Fr. Edward J. Brennan, and Ernest E. Rogers, Ex-oficio.
ORDER OF SERVICE RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE BUELL HALL, AT 8.00 P. M.
THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION-Hon. Ernest E. Rogers HYMN-"O God, Our Help in Ages Past"
O God, our help in ages past,
A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone;
Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home!
Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.
Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away:
Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
They fly, forgotten as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
Before the hills in order stood,
Our God, our help in ages past,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.
Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home. AMEN.
INVOCATION-Rabbi Samuel S. Ruderman
ANTHEM-"Glorious is Thy Name," Mozart
Glorious is Thy name, Almighty Lord, all the angels stand round about Thy throne. Let all nations bow before Thee, and declare Thy wondrous works. We praise Thee, we give thanks to Thee, we adore Thee, we glorify Thee. Lord, we adore Thee, we bless Thee, we thank Thee for Thy great glory. Heaven is Thy throne, and earth is Thy foot-stool, Thou art King over all the world. Glorious is Thy name, O Lord. 'Blessing and honour be to God, forever and evermore.
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RESPONSIVE READING-Dr. J. Beveridge Lee
MINISTER: Lord Thou hast been our dwelling place In all generations, Before the mountains were brought forth, Or even Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting Thou art God.
PEOPLE: Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised: And his greatness is unsearchable.
MINISTER: One generation shall laud Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.
PEOPLE: They shall utter the memory of Thy great goodness, And shall sing of Thy righteousness.
MINISTER: The Lord is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness.
PEOPLE: The Lord is good to all, And his tender mercies are over all His works.
MINISTER: All Thy works shall give thanks unto Thee, O Lord. And Thy saints shall bless Thee.
PEOPLE: They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom And talk of Thy power.
ALL .: Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom And Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
SECOND RESPONSIVE READING-Rev. Oliver W. Bell
MINISTER: O) give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good. For His mercy endureth forever.
PEOPLE: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy : And gathered them out of the lands, From the east, and from the west, From the north, and from the south.
MINISTER: They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ; They found no city to dwell in.
PEOPLE: Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble. And He delivered them out of their distresses.
MINISTER: And He led them forth by the right way, That they might go to a city of habitation.
PEOPLE: () that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men.
MINISTER: If ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings ; If ye thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor : If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And shed not innocent blood, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt, Then will I cause you to dwell in this place. In the land that I gave to your fathers, From of old for evermore.
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PEOPLE:
God be merciful to us and bless us
And cause his face to shine upon us:
That Thy way may be known upon earth,
Thy salvation among all nations.
MINISTER: Let all the peoples praise Thee, O God, Let all the peoples praise Thee.
PEOPLE: O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For Thou wilt judge the peoples with equity, And govern the nations upon earth.
MINISTER: Let the peoples praise Thee, O God; Let all the peoples praise Thee.
PEOPLE :: God, even our own God, shall bless us, God shall bless us ; And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
ANTHEM-"The Eternal God is Thy Refuge," West
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms, Israel then shall dwell in safety alone; the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine. Also, his heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel, Hallelujah, AMEN.
ADDRESS, "The Third Day"-Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth
HYMN -- "O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand"
() God, beneath Thy guiding hand, Our exiled fathers crossed the sea ; And when they trod the wintry strand, With prayer and psalm they worshipped Thee.
Thou heard'st well pleased, the song, the prayer; Thy blessing came; and still its power Shall onward, through all ages, bear The memory of that holy hour.
Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles ofer the waves: And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves.
And here Thy name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, Till these eternal hills remove, And spring adorns the earth no more.
PRAYER --- Rev. Joseph J. Allen
BENEDICTION-Rev. Fr. Edward J. Brennan
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Grand Army of the Republic Tree Day
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1935
I T is significant that the first and last events in New London's participation in Connecticut's Tercentenary were tree planting days. The W. W. Perkins Post, Women's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic, wishing to have a share in the Tercentenary, planned a Tree Planting Day for Tuesday, October 15, the birthday of Lewis L. Baker, the Commander of the local G. A. R. post.
The plan was originated and carried through by Mrs. Charles M. Smalley, Patriotic Instructor of the Corps, who made arrangements for the planting of a dogwood tree on the Grand Army lot in Cedar Grove Cemetery, and obtained a brass tablet set on a granite marker describing the commemoration.
PROGRAM
MRS. CHARLES M. SMALLEY Patriotic Instructor, Women's Relief Corps, Presiding
AMERICA-A Section of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy Band INVOCATION-Rev. George R. Atha, Groton, Assistant Chaplain, G. A. R.
GREETINGS-Mayor Edwin B. Cruise
REMARKS-Hon. Ernest E. Rogers, General Chairman New London Tercentenary Committees
REMARKS-Lewis L. Baker, Commander G. A. R. Post
MUSIC-Section of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy Band
REMARKS-Mrs. Blanche Maton, Watertown, Department President of the Women's Relief Corps
REMARKS-Ira Wildman, Waterbury, former State Commander, G. A. R.
TREE PLANTING
STAR SPANGLED BANNER - Section of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy Band
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In the evening the Women's Relief Corps served a supper in Union Lodge Hall. The speakers, out-of-town guests, and representatives from local patriotic organizations were present. Mrs. Carrie Angeles, President of the local Corps, was toastmaster. The local G. A. R. Post now consists of three members: Lewis L. Baker, aged 90; George W. Meyer, aged 94; and Benjamin F. Judd, aged 101.
Official Program
On the first official program of April 4, appeared the following outline of the proposed observances for the entire season for New London. There, also, was printed the outline program for the New London Area, in so far as the items had been reported to the Chairman. Both of these programs were printed on the official programs issued for the several celebrations.
NEW LONDON PROGRAM
APRIL 4 (THURSDAY)-Tree Planting of an authenticated Grand- scion of the Washington-Cambridge Elm on the grounds of the New London County Historical Society. The Shaw Mansion, home of the Society, was Connecticut's Naval Office at New London during the War of the American Revolution.
MAY 6 (MONDAY)-New London's 289th birthday; wreath to be laid on Winthrop's statue with appropriate exercises by New Lon- don organizations.
MAY 14 TO OCTOBER 15-Exhibitions open the entire season : Lyman Allyn Museum, Shaw Mansion, Colonial Home and Mu- seum of the New London County Historical Society; Whaling Exhibition, Museum of the Mariners Savings Bank; Old Town Mill on Main Street, Old Nathan Hale Schoolhouse on Huntington Street, Jibboom Club No. 1 on Bank Street.
MAY 19 (SUNDAY)-Observance of National Maritime Day with Governor Wilbur L. Cross of Connecticut and Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, participating. The first observance of Mari- time Day in this country was held in New London two years ago, before the day was officially recognized.
MAY 19 to 25 --- Foreign Trade Week. Details to be arranged by the Maritime Committee.
JUNE 2 (SUNDAY)-Celebration in memory of Connecticut's Early Printers under auspices of the New London Allied Families Asso- ciation, composed of Connecticut families. Thomas Short of New London, the first printer in the Connecticut Colony, and the Green family of New London will receive special recognition. The exer- cises will be held at Connecticut College.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM
JUNE 6 (THURSDAY) -- Nathan Hale Day. All New London Ter- centenary events center in this day. Unveiling of the MacMonnies statue of Nathan Hale in Williams Park. The MacMonnies statue is a duplicate of the one in City Hall Park, New York, and is the gift of the Connecticut Society, Sons of the American Revolution. The pedestal is the gift of the City of New London. The Society and the City thus unite in making their contribution toward Con- necticut's Tercentenary.
Also the observance of the 300th anniversary of the beginning of high school or secondary education in America.
JULY 14 (SUNDAY 12:30) -- Memorial Service. Placing of a wreath at statue of Captain Nathan Hale, Connecticut's most distinguished Soldier-Hero. A tribute by the Department of the Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, during its 15th Annual Encampment as its participation in Connecticut's Tercen- tenary.
SEPTEMBER 6 (FRIDAY)-Commemoration of 154th anniversary of the Battle of Groton Heights and the burning of New London.
OCTOBER 5 AND 6 (SATURDAY AND SUNDAY) -- Connecticut Sabbath. Regular Services in Churches and Synagogues.
NEW LONDON AREA PROGRAM
JUNE 17 TO 29- Montville. Exhibitions. Colonial houses open for inspection. Pageant.
JULY 27 TO 31 AND AUGUST 5 TO 10-Old Lyme Celebration. Colonial houses open for inspection -- Phoebe Noyes Library, Lyme Guild, Old Lyme Schoolhouse --- August 5 to 10 inclusive. August 10, afternoon and evening - Historical Scenes, Chorus, Supper, Costume Ball. Exhibitions-Lyme Art Gallery open July 27 to 31 inclusive.
AUGUST 12 TO 17-East Lyme. Exhibitions in the Lee House --- Museum of the East Lyme Historical Society. Colonial houses open for inspection.
AUGUST 16 (FRIDAY) -- East Lyme. Pageant. Reenactment of Bride Brook Wedding, 1646.
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AUGUST 25 TO 31-The Town of Groton, including Groton Borough, and the Villages of Mystic, Noank and Poquonnoc Bridge. Old Home Week. Historic houses will be open for inspection. Fort Griswold and Groton Monument open continuously and Museum in Groton Monument House open May 14 to September 15. Major Celebrations August 28 and September 6.
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NEW LONDON
New London Committees of Connecticut Tercentenary
OFFICERS
ERNEST E. ROGERS, General Chairman CLIFFORD H. BELDEN, Secretary WARD T. ALLING, Treasurer
HONORARY MEMBERS
Honorary Members include Colonel William H. Wilson, Command- ing the Harbor Defense Posts of Long Island Sound, with headquarters at Fort H. G. Wright, Fishers Island, New York; Captain Thomas Withers, Commanding the Submarine Base; Major Gilder D. Jackson, Commanding the Marine Detachment at the Base; Captain Randolph Ridgely, Jr., Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy; Captain William T. Stromberg, Commanding the Fort Trumbull Training Station of the Coast Guard, and Major General Morris B. Payne, Commanding the 43d National Guard Division. Also included among the honorary members are all the commissioned officers of all the local Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and National Guard.
Some of the New London members served on the State Tercentenary Committee. They include Theodore Bodenwein, publicity; the Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth, clergy; Ernest E. Rogers, books and literature; and Winslow Ames, Dr. Katharine Blunt, Alfred Coit, and Frederic W. Mercer, auxiliary.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF 300
Mayor Cornelius D. Twomey, Max N. Abrams, Aaron Agrin, Martin P. Ahern, John T. Allen, Rev. Joseph J. Allen, Sidney B. Alling, Ward T. Alling, Winslow Ames, Rosemary O. Anderson, Orvin G. Andrews, Rev. Anthony J. Aneed, Louis Anello, William L. Apley, Rear Admiral Frank T. Arms, Benjamin L. Armstrong, John P. T. Arm- strong, G. Laurens Attwill.
Captain William T. Babcock, Donald R. Bain, Jr., Lewis L. Baker, Mrs. Moss Baratz, Mrs. Alice T. Barlow, Allan G. Barrows, Arthur Barrows, Arthur M. Beckwith, Nathan Belcher, Clifford H. Belden, Rev. Oliver W. Bell, Mrs. George A. Benner, Fred B. Benvenuti, George B. Bishop, Mrs. Robert A. T. Bitgood, Dr. Ross E. Black, Dr. Eric H. Blank, President Katharine Blunt, Theodore Bodenwein, Miss Isabel
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P. Boss, Battista Bottinelli, Max Boyer, Miss Anna Hempstead Branch, Rev. Edward J. Brennan, Dr. Clarence G. Brooks, Cecil W. Brown, Mrs. George T. Brown, H. A. Inness Brown, Colin S. Buell, Joseph B. Bunker, Mrs. Henry C. Bunner, Alfred H. E. Burr, Frederick C. Burrows.
Mrs. Frank T. Cable, Aeto Camillucci, Dr. Ida S. Campbell, Mrs. Clarence A. Carr, Prof. Esther C. Cary, Cecil P. Caulkins, Rev. Edward M. Chapman, Donald Chappell, Frank H. Chappell, Lawrence A. Chap- pell, Miss May Chute, Waldo E. Clarke, Alfred Coit, Roy L. Cole, Allan D. Colvin, Captain Carey Congdon, Thomas B. Congdon, John A. Connor, Harry A. Cook, Jr., Lawrence S. M. Cook, Edward T. Cor- coran, Mrs. Alice G. Crandall, Herbert O. Crandall, A. Graham Creighton, Dr. Anthony Crocicchia, Daniel M. Cronin, Captain Edwin B. Cruise.
Loren E. Daboll, Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth, William M. Darrow, Fred H. Davis, Patrick F. Day, Michael N. DeBiasi, Prof. Pauline H. Dederer, Philip K. Dewire, Mrs. Edwin Dimock, Anthony F. Doherty, Thomas E. Donohue, Colonel Henry S. Dorsey, Dr. Frank M. Dunn.
Mrs. Clark D. Edgar, Frederick W. Edgerton, Calvin M. Edmonds, Edward P. Eggleston, Aaron E. Elfenbein, Mrs. John O. Eno, George J. Enos, M. J. Enright, Prof. J. Lawrence Erb, Peter J. Eshenfelder.
Eli Fellman, Miss Elsie C. Fengar, Rev. Royal W. Ferguson, George E. Fisher, Mrs. Avery W. Fitch, Thomas Fitch, Jr., Byron A. Fones, Alfred D. Forbes, William C. Fox, Richard P. Freeman.
George O. Gadbois, Dr. Joseph M. Ganey, Charles B. Gardner, Mrs. B. B. Gardner, Miss Susan S. Gardner, Rev. Albert A. Garvin, Captain Edward R. Geer, Samuel A. Goldsmith, Abraham Gordon, Miss Elizabeth Gorton, Captain Fred M. Greene, James Greig, George Grout, Miss Frieda C. Grout, Maurice Grubner.
William T. Hamilton, Philip Z. Hankey, Warren A. Hanson, Mrs. Cassie S. Hardwick, H. Ernest Harris, William D. Harris, Mrs. William D. Harris, P. LeRoy Harwood, Morgan B. Haven, Mrs. Emanuel A. Henkle, Graham S. Hislop, Frederick S. Hitchcock, Charlotte Moly- neaux Holloway, William A. Holt, William T. Hopson, Charles A. Hornby, Miss Ella V. Houlihan, Herbert G. Huntley, Rev. James V. Hussion.
John H. James, Elmer G. Jayne, Mrs. Charles B. Jennings, Prof. Gerard E. Jensen, Enoch Johnson, Victor S. Johnson, Edmund C. John- ston, James P. Johnston.
Henry W. Kaiser, Louis V. Kaplan, Dr. Charles Kaufman, Arthur T. Kcefe, Dr. R. H. Kceler, Mrs. James N. Kelley, Cornelius E. Kelly, Perry B. Kenyon, Rev. Detlef A. Kraft.
Dr. Alfred Labensky, Colonel Allen B. Lambdin, Fred S. Langdon, John L. Larkin, Thornton N. M. Lathrop, Rev. Paul F. Laubenstein,
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Prof. Henry W. Lawrence, Mrs. Horace C. Learned, Mrs. George B. Lec, Rev. J. Beveridge Lee, Dr. Hugh F. Lena, Major Alfred Ligourie, Rev. Jonas P. Liljenstein, Morris Lubchansky, Nathan E. Lubow.
George E. MacDougall, Angus MacKay, Jr., Byran F. Mahan, John M. Mallon, Jr., Rabbi Samuel E. Manchester, Mrs. Ludwig Mann, Mrs. Richard Mansfield, Richard W. Mansfield, J. Hull Manwaring,
Louis Markow, Thomas L. Martin, Silas Maxson, Jr., James A. May, William T. May, Clarence T. McArdle, Bartholomew J. McCarthy, John J. McGarry, James F. McGarry, Thomas S. McGinley, Frank L. Mc Guire, Miss Stella B. Mead, Wentworth W. Meck, Mrs. Frederic W. Mercer, Colonel William A. Mercer, Alton T. Miner, Sidney H. Miner, Mrs. Sidney H. Miner, Mrs. Alfred Mitchell, Mrs. Donald G. Mitchell, Joseph A. Mono, Jr., James T. Morchead, Ricardo R. Morgan, Rev. David W. Moss, George R. Murphy, Dr. William J. Murray.
Edward S. Neilan, Miss Edith T. Newcomb, Fred L. Newton, James M. Nisson, Rev. Ture E. Nordberg, Miss Emily L. Norrie.
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Courtland A. Palmer, Miss Virginia Palmer, Edson B. Patterson, Major General Morris B. Payne, Dr. B. N. Pennell, Charles C. Perkins, Joseph Perrone, William R. Pollock, Harold G. Pond, Dr. Edward Prentis, Samuel M. Prentis, S. Victor Prince, Miss Kathryn M. Prindi- ville.
Edward L. Raub, Mrs. L. Q. Raymond, Leo B. Reagan, William H. Reeves, Miss Margaret S. Remsen, Captain Robert C. Rice, Allen C Richards, E. Gorton Rogers, Ernest E. Rogers, Elnathan Rowley, Rabbi Samuel Ruderman.
Mansour J. Sabagh, Mrs. Charles A. Sackett, Joseph A. St. Ger- main, J. Frank Salter, Dr. C. John Satti, Frank Saunders, William Savard, Henkle S. Scott, Malcolm M. Scott, Thomas. A. Scott, Samuel J. Selleck, Charles C. Sellers, L. Tracy Sheffield, Maurice E. Sherman, Mrs. Leander K. Shipman, Thomas H. Shipman, Arthur H. Shurts, Robert J. Sisk, Foster K. Sistare, Lycurgus M. Sistare, William A. Slocum, Charles L. Smiddy, Arthur L. Smith, Everett P. Smith, Henry Holt Smith, James N. Snow, Rev. Joseph L. Soltysiak, Elmer H. Spaulding, Lawrence Y. Spear, Mrs. Emily C. Speirs, Ezekiel Spitz, Herman F. Staab, Earle W. Stamm, Joseph A. Stanners, Mrs. Charles S. Starr, William S. Starr, Nicholas G. Staub, Henry H. Stoddard, Charles R. Stoll, Dr. Daniel Sullivan, James P. Sullivan.
Clarence W. Thompson, Mrs. Effie Topping, Rabbi David I. Traub, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Troland, Mrs. Elisha Turner, Miss Edna L. Tyler, Homer K. Underwood.
Lieutenant Ralph E. Wadleigh, Frank B. Walker, Mrs. H. H. Walker, Charles B. Waller, Dr. Hill F. Warren, Mrs. William B. Water-
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man, George E. Watters, Mrs. Frederick S. Weld, Dr. H. W. Welling- ton, Prof. John Edwin Wells, Lucius E. Whiton, George Whittlesey, Mrs. Stephen R. Wightman, Adjutant Albert Wilbur, Dr. Frank. E. Wilson, Edgar C. Winchester, Albert C. Woodruff, Dr. Thomas A. Woodruff, Miss Elizabeth C. Wright.
The following committees are composed of members of the General Committee of 300.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ernest E. Rogers heads the Executive Committee as Chairman and the other members of the Committee, also serving as Cooperating Committee for the New London Area are as follows:
Mayor Cornelius D. Twomey, Winslow Ames, Mrs. Rosemary O. Anderson, Clifford H. Belden, Dr. Katharine Blunt, Theodore Boden- wein, Colin S. Buell, Mrs. Clark D. Edgar, Frederick W. Edgerton, Prof. J. Lawrence Erb, Mrs. Avery W. Fitch, Miss Elizabeth Gorton, Mrs. Emanuel A. Henkle, William A. Holt, Morris Lubchansky, Mrs. Fred- eric W. Mercer, Alton T. Miner, Dr. William J. Murray, Miss Edith T. Newcomb, Dr. C. John Satti, Elmer H. Spaulding, Mrs. Emily C. Speirs, Ezekiel Spitz, Mrs. Frederick S. Weld.
OTHER COMMITTEES
The various other committees made up by persons enrolled in the General Committee of 300 are as follows:
Finance-Ward T. Alling, chairman; Nathan Belcher, Harold G. Pond, Earle W. Stamm, Joseph A. Stanners, Henry Holt Smith, George Whittlesey.
Publicity-Theodore Bodenwein, chairman; Orvin G. Andrews, Waldo E. Clarke, Edward P. Eggleston, George H. Grout, Angus Mac- Kay, Jr., George B. Bishop.
Program-William A. Holt, chairman; Captain William T. Bab- cock, Dr. Katharine Blunt, Alfred Coit, Edmund C. Johnston, Arthur T. Keefe, Charles C. Sellers.
Educational-Colin S. Buell, chairman ; Dr. Katharine Blunt, Fred- erick S. Hitchcock, Homer K. Underwood, Frederick W. Edgerton, Warren A. Hanson, Fred L. Newton.
Exhibitions-Winslow Ames, Mrs. Henry C. Bunner, Mrs. Avery W. Fitch, Charles B. Gardner, Miss Elizabeth Gorton, P. LeRoy Har- wood, Mrs. George B. Lee.
Memorials-Miss Elsie C. Fengar, chairman; Mrs. Alice C. Cran- dall, Frank L. McGuire, Colonel William A. Mercer, Mrs. Sidney H. Miner, Charles C. Perkins, Lucius E. Whiton. .
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Military-Major General Morris B. Payne, Colonel Henry S. Dor- sey, Colonel Allen B. Lambdin, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E. Troland, Captain Carey Congdon, Captain Edwin Cruise, Major Alfred Ligourie. Nathan Hale Statue Pedestal - Representing New London: Ex- Mayor Alton T. Miner, chairman; Mayor Cornelius D. Twomey, Coun- cilor Joseph A. St. Germain, City Manager William A. Holt, ex-officio.
Representing the Connecticut Society, Sons of the American Revo- lution-Ernest E. Rogers, chairman, New London; George Dudley Sey- mour, New Haven; Charles B. Whittelsey, Hartford.
Home Coming-Mrs. William D. Harris, chairman; Warren A. Hanson, Mrs. B. B. Gardner, Miss Frieda Coit Grout, Maurice Grubner, Miss Ella Houlihan, M. J. Enright.
Allied Families-Miss Anna Hempstead Branch, chairman; Mrs. Edwin Dimock, Colin S. Buell, P. LeRoy Harwood, Miss Edith New- comb, Alfred Coit, Homer K. Underwood.
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Report of the Treasurer NEW LONDON TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE OCTOBER 1, 1935
Receipts from 126 Donors
$824.17
Stenographer
$174.00
Postage
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Entertainment of Guests
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Audited :
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CLARENCE T. MCARDLE,
WARD T. ALLING, Treasurer.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT TERCENTENARY COMMISSION
State Library, Hartford
October 26, 1935
THE HON. ERNEST E. ROGERS, 310 State Street, New London, Connecticut
Dear Governor Rogers :--
Thank you very much for your note of October 16. I should have acknowledged your kindness carlier if I had not been away for a few days' rest.
I am glad the Tercentenary is over, but I am particularly glad that it has gone so smoothly, and that, of course, is due to those who have actually done the hard work.
Of course New London stood out with its response to all the appeals of the Commission, and your share of the work in New London was outstanding.
With personal regards to Mrs. Rogers and yourself, I am,
Cordially yours, (Signed) SAMUEL H. FISHER
OFFICERS OF THE NEW LONDON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MRS. GEORGE MAYNARD MINOR, President ERNEST E. ROGERS, Honorary President
Vice-Presidents : HOWARD PALMER WILLIAM I. SPICER ELMER H. SPAULDING
ELIZABETH GORTON, Secretary-Director WINTHROP TRUST COMPANY, Treasurer
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY
HOWARD PALMER ELIZABETH GORTON DR. JOHN EDWIN WELLS ERNEST E. ROGERS, Chairman
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