E" ECU T IV E

Cornel ius B . Cranda l l , cha i rman ; James H . Weeks , sec re ta ry ; Everett N . Pen d leton ,t rea su rer ; Wurtem A . Breed , Jerome S . Anderson . Jr . , Hen ry R . Palmer ,

Benjami n S . Cutle r , Cha rles B . McCoart .

IN V IT A T IO N S AND S P EA KER S

Hen ry R . Palmer , cha i rman ; Jerome S . Anderson , Jr . , sec reta ry ; G i lbert Coll i n s ,Cornel i us B . Cranda l l , Joh n IV . Chamberla in ,

Al'

bert i R . St i l lman . James Cooper .

F I NANCEBenjam i n S . Cutle r , cha i rman ; Miss Lou ise Trumbul l , secreta ry ; Miss Jean C . Pa lmer ,Joh n H . Ryan , Nathan i e l P . Noyes , Mrs . Cha rl es H . Cowan , M i ss An n i e Me

Grath , El ias B . Hin ckley,Albert G . Mart i n . Hen ry A . Stah le , James Shea ,

Heman J . Hold redge , Benjam i n F . Wi ll iams . Dr . Wi l l i am H . Gray .

S O N S AND DAUGHTERS OF DEFENDERS

Jerome S . Anderson , Jr . , Dr . George D . Sta n ton,El ias B . H i nck ley

BADGES AND SOUVEN I RS

Hen ry R . Palmer , Charles B . McCoart .

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Miss Lou i se Trumbu ll , cha i rman ; Mi ss Maria B . Trumbu l l , t reasu rer ; M iss An neAtwood , secre ta ry ; Mi ss V i rg i n i a Tan ner of Bos ton , d i recto r of Pagean t .

CAST

Dwigh t C . Ston e , Mrs . Frank D . Stan ton , Mrs . Asa W i lcox ,M iss Barbara Mulle r .

COSTUMES

E . P . York , M iss Sal ly W . Palmer , Mi ss Pr i sc i l la Loper , M iss Bla n che Mason ,

M i ss Bla n che Coll i n s .

BANNERS

M i ss Harr i e t Mason .

LOCATI ON OF OLD F ORT

James H . Weeks .

TABLET UNVE I L I NG E" ERC I SES

Mrs . Cla ren ce F . R . Jen ne , M iss Ethe l J . R . C . Noyes , James H .Weeks

.

MOTOR BOAT RACES

Chauncey B . R ice , cha i rman ; Loren zo D . Fai rb rothe r,sec reta ry ; Edwa rd F .

Da rrel lHarry W . Babcock .

MUS I C BY CH I LDREN

\V . A . Breed , M iss Ha rri et N . \Voodard .

CENTENN IAL OAK

Corn el i u s B .

P R O G R A MME

SATURDAY , AUGUST 8

8 a . m . Ded icat ion of the flag pol e a t Can non Square by the Ston i ngton Boy Scouts ,an d of the flag pol e at S tan ton P laza by t he S ton i ngton T ie rn ey Cadets .

Con certs by th e band s a rr i v i ng dur i ng the morn i ng hou rs .

2 p . m . Gran d Pa rad e of th e F i remen of t he town of S ton i ngton an d v i s i t i ng com

panies , wi t h Orde r of Parade as fol lows

ORDER OF THE PARADE

M A R SHA L : Majo r Had la i A . Hul l .

NIA R SHA I. AIDES : Major A rthu r N . Nash , Major Bourden A . Babcock .

S ton i ngton F i re Pol i ce , N o . 1 , Capta i n Charles G . Cushman .

Pawcatuck F i re Pol i ce,Capta i n W i l l i am Snyder .

Westerly , R . I. , F i re Pol i ce . Capta i n Joh n M . Himes .

Ch ie f Eng i n ee r Ed . P . Teed of the Ston i ngton Borough F i re Departmen t , Ch iefEngi n eer Hen ry A . Stah le of t he Pawcatuck Departmen t , Ch i ef Engi neer

Charles Donath of t he Mys t i c Departmen t .

Ass i s ta n t Ch i ef Engi n eers Cha rles D . Ma i n of t he Borough . Mason Man n i ng ofMystie ,

F . R . Dawley , H . C . Reynolds an d P . F . Casey of Pawcatuck .

F I RST D IV I S I ON .

Pawcatuck F i re Department .

Ston e ’ s Con t i nen ta l M i l i ta ry Band of Prov i d en ce .

Pionee r Hook and Lad der Co . , No . 1 , Ston i n gton F i re Depa rtmen t , Capta i n Raou l M .

Delagrange .

Konomoc Ba nd of New London .

Alert Hook and Ladder Co . ,No . 1 , of Weste rl y , R . I Capta i n George H . Wi ll iams .

Wakefiel d M i l i ta ry Band .

Wakefield . R . I Hook a nd Lad de r Co . , No . 1 , Capta i n Charles J . Coggshall .

Cop y r igh t . 19 14 ,

by th e

S ton ington Bat tle Centcmmia lExt -

c at i ve ( immn i ttec

SECOND D IV I S I ON .

Wes terly , R . 1 Band .

P.S

.Barber Hose Co of Pawcatuck , Capta i n A . R . Gav i t t .

Excels i or Drum Corps , of Eas t G reenw ich , R . I .

Eas t G reenwi ch,R . I. ,

F i re Co . , Capta i n E . A . Breaman.

Mys t i c Ba nd .

Rhode I s land Steam F i re Engi ne Co . , No . 1 , of Wester l y , R . I Capta i n Freder i ck

Barker .

TH IRD D IV I S I ON .

Chesebro F i fe and Drum Corps of Ston i ngton .

Ston i ngton Steam F i re Eng i n e Co . ,No . 1 , Cap ta i n F . J . O stman .

East Greenwich,R . I Ba nd .

Cyclone Engi ne Co . ,No . Q, of Wes te rly , R . I Capta i n A . D . H i l l .

Cataract F i fe an d Drum Corps , of Lakewood , R . I .

Cataract Fi re Co . ,No . 2 , Lakewood , R . I. , Capta i n L . F . Howland .

FOURTH D IV IS I ON .

Br idgeport Coast Art i l l er y Ban d of B ri dgeport .

B . F . Hox i e Engi ne Co . , No . 1, Mys t i c . Capta i n Frank Kuppers .

Governor ’ s Foot Gua rd Band of New Haven .

Myst ic Hook and Ladder Co No . 1 , Myst i c , Capta i n Frank A . Mabbett .

Deep R i ver Drum Corps .

Noank Engi n e Co No . 1, Noank , Capta i n Charles E . McDonald .

F I FTH D IV I S I ON .

Tubbs ’ Mi l i ta ry Band of Norwi ch .

Neptune Hose Co . ,No . 1 , Ston i ngton , Capta i n James P . McCoart .

Dreadnough t Hook an d Ladder and Hose Co Bri s tol,R . I . , Captai n Hen ry G allinske .

Fi re K i ng F i fe and D rum Band , Pawtuxet , R . I .

Westerl y Vetera n F i remen’

s Assoc iat i on , Capta i n George R . Haley

Warden and Burges ses of S ton i ngton Borough .

Gu es ts of Ch ie f Engi n eers i n au tomob i les .

Officers of Con nect i cut State F i reman ’ s Assoc i at i on .

Vis i t i ng Ch i ef Engi nee rs .

LIN E 0 1" M A R C I—l

Form on Mai n s treet, r ight a t Ra i l road avenue ; up Elm s t ree t to Bay View aven ue ,to E l i hu s t reet . to South s t reet , to B radley s t reet , to Bay V i ew aven ue , to E lm st ree t ,to Cut ler st ree t , to North Mai n s t reet , to Trumbu l l aven ue , to Nort h Water s t reet , to

Omega s treet , to Hancox st reet , to D i v i n g s t reet , to Ma i n s t reet , to Stan ton Pa rk

for d i n n er .

Fol lowi ng the pa rade w i l l be a lu n cheon i n th e ten t a t Stan ton Park for gues ts an dpa rt i c i pan ts i n the parade .

Frank Ta lbot of New London , cate rer , wi t h twen t y ass is tan t s .

8 p . m . Grand d i sp la y of fi reworks at Stat i on Plaza .

Mus i c by Mechan i cs ’ Band before a n d a fte r t he fi rework s .

SUNDAY , AUGUST 9

Spec ia l serv ices i n t he morn i n g i n the ch u rches of t h e Town of Ston i ngton .

3 p . m . Hi s tor i ca l and Li te ra ry exerc i s es on Wadawanuck Park , Hon . Gi lber t

Coll i n s , p res id i ng officer .

Mus i c by Mechan i cs ’ Ban d of S ton i ngton .

I n voca t i on,Rev . Dwigh t C . Stone .

Si ngi ng by chorus of School Ch i ld ren,The F lag of S ton i ngton wri tten fo r

the ce lebrat i on by Hen ry Robi nson Pa lmer of Ston i ngton ; mus i c b y

A lfred G . Chaffee of Prov i dence .

Add ress by Hon . S imeo n E . Baldwi n , Governor of the S ta te of Con nect i cu t .H igh School P ri ze Essa y ,

“ The Bat t le of Ston i ngton , wri tten by Hen ry M .

Gard i n er .

S i ngi ng “ The Sta r Spangled Ban n er .

Add ress by Professor O t i s E . Randal l , Dean of B rown Un i ve rs i ty , a desce n dan t

of L i eu te nan t Colonel W i l l i am R andal l , mi l i t ia commander a t t he bat tle .

Mus i c by Mechan i cs’ Band .

Ded i cat ion of Cen ten n ia l Oak .

Poem .

“ Ston i ngton " , by M is s A n ne Atwood .

Bened ict i on , Rev . James E . O’

B r ien .

Mus i c by Mechan ics ’ Band .

p . in . Con ce rt o n \Vadawanuck Pa rk by l\-Iechan ics’ Band .

MONDAY , AUGUST 1O

m . Moto r boat races i n S ton i ngton ha rbo r and ne i ghbor i ng waters .

9 a . i n . Clas s C,boats mak i ng less t han twelve m i les an hou r . D is tan ce five m i les .

a . m . Clas s B , boa ts mak i ng from twelve to e ighteen m i les a n hou r . Dista nce

te n m i les .

a . m . Class A,boats mak i ng e igh tee n m i les or more a n hou r . D i s tan ce fi fteen

m i les .

Course for all races wi l l be from a l i n e d rawn from th e head of the i n ne r breakwate r

to a s take boat anchored near the wes t b reakwate r , t hence to th e red can buoy on th e

north en d of M i dd le G round Shoa l , t he n ce to the s ta rt i ng l i n e . Class C boats w i l l

cover t he d i s tan ce from the s tar t i n g l i n e to t he ou ter marks and retu rn twi ce ;c la s s B boats w i ll cove r the cou rs e fou r t imes ; an d class A boats wi l l cove r the coursefou r t imes . Boats wi l l l eave al l marks on t he port han d i n tu rn i ng .

A preparatory gun wi l l be fired before each race , and a s tart i ng gun five m i nu tesla ter .

a . m . Concert on Wadawanuck Park by Fa i rman’

s F i rs t L igh t I n fan try Ban d

of Prov i den ce .

12 m . Ded i cat ion of th e B ronze Memorial Table t on the s i te of the O ld Fort , th e

gi ft of the Un i ted States Daugh te rs of 1812 i n Con nect i cu t .

P R O G R A MM E

Mus i c . Fai rman ’ s L igh t I n fan t ry Band of Prov i den ce .

I nvocat i on by Rev . Joh n O . Barrows .

I n t rod uctory . Dr . James H . Weeks , Pres i den t of Ston i ngton H i s tori ca l a n d

Genealogi ca l Soc i e ty,and Master of Ceremon i es .

Song by Ch i ld ren . The Flag of Ston i ngton .

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Presen tat i on of Tabl et . Mrs . Clarence F . R . Jen n e , Pres i den t of Un i ted S tate s

Daugh ters of 1812 i n Con nect i cu t .

Un ve i l i ng of Tablet . Miss Rosamond Spence r Holmes , Great - Great - Gran d

daught er of Capta i n Jerem ia h Holmes .

Acceptance of Tablet . Cornel i u s B . Cran dal l , Warden of the Borough of

of S ton i ngton .

Song .

“ Ameri ca .

" Aud i en ce,accompan i ed by Band .

Add ress . Mrs . Wi ll i am Gerry S lade , Pres i d en t of the Nat i ona l Un i t ed S tate s

Daugh ters of 18 19 .

Remarks . Hon . S imeon E . Baldwi n , Governor of t he S ta te of Con n ec t i cut .

Add ress . Abel P . Tan ner , Esq . ,of New London .

Poem . Miss Grace Den i son Wheeler of Ston i n gton .

Bened i ct ion . Rev . George B . Mars ton .

Mus ic . Fai rman ’ s Band .

The Tablet i s of bron ze and 30x93 i n ches i n s i ze . a nd ha s t he followi ng i n sc ri pt i on

Nea r th i s Spot was locatedthe fort i n wh i ch the defenders ofSton i ngton , Connect i c ut ,

bravel y batt led and d rove t heB ri ti sh squad ron from ou r s hores

on the memorablen i n th , t en t h and eleven t h of Augus t ,e igh teen h und red and fou rteen .

Erected by the Nat i onal Soc i e ty ofU n i ted States Daugh ters of 18122

State of Con nec t i cu t " .

The Daugh ters of 1812 wi l l be en terta i n ed a t d i n n er i n the Congrega t i ona l chu rch

parlo rs immed i ate ly after t he un ve i l i ng of the tablet.

8 p . m . Patr iot i c a nd Pagean t Parad e.

Bat tal i on of Un i ted States Coas t Art i l le ry from Fort H . G . Wrigh t , sa i lors from thefleet of Un i t ed S ta tes Des t roye rs

,headed by the 11th Band .

P A G E A N T - P A R A DE O F S'

I‘

O N IN G T O N

1614— 1814

V i rg i n ia Tan n er,Di rec tor of Pagean t .

INTRODU CTORY

Figure symbo l i c of Ston ington — Mrs . Henry Robin son Palmer .Ban ne r— “ Ston i ng ton Celeb rat i on

,1814

F lagbearers— Un i ted Sta tes Flag

,Edward T . Dennehey ; Con nect i c u t Sta te F lag , Joh n

‘W. Chamberla i n ; S ton i ngton F lag ,Wi ll i am E . Rose .

SECTION I

T HE COM IN G or A niu a x B LOCK

[Adrian Block and h i s Dutc h c rew exp lored the sou thern coas t of New Englan d i n1614 , j us t 300 yea rs ago . F is her ’ s I s lan d was named for one of h i s crew , and BlockI s la n d for the commander of the exped i t i on h imse lf. Block was se n t ou t i n t h e sh ipTiger from Hoorn , Hol la nd , (from wh i ch Cape Horn was named), i n 1613 by theDutch Eas t I n d ia Compan y

,whose colors a re d i sp lay ed i n th i s s ect ion . The Tiger wa s

burned , and he bu i l t a t New Amsterdam the On rus t or Res t less , 44 feet i n length ,one of t he fi rs t vesse ls — i f not the first— bu i l t by wh i te men i n America . Block probably d ropped anchor i n Ston i ngton ha rbor ; a t an y rate he sa i led i n to th e Pawcatuckr i ver , a fact t hat makes i t fi t t i ng t hat h i s voyage s hou ld be commemorated by P awcat uck i n the pa rade "

Ba n ner Dutch Explore r,Ad rian B lock , 1614 .

IN T H E R ns '

rw ss : Adria n B lock,Eugene B . Pendleto n . Standard Bea rers , Joh n Long

hcad , Nei l McKenz i e . Sa i lors,Joh n Tan ne r , Fred . Burd i ck , Wi ll iam

Well s , Joh n Aus t i n , I rv i ng Spence r , Earle Babcock , Charles McSparren .

Cha rles And rews .

Mechan i cs ’ Band of Ston i ngton .

SECTION II

T H E PEQ U OT “a

[ I n 1637 the Peq uots , a warl i ke t r i be t ha t had d r i ve n t he m i lde r N ian t ics fromwhat i s n ow southeas tern Con nect i c ut an d sou thwes tern Rhode I s la nd , was p ract i ca l lyan n i h i lated near the presen t s i te of Mys t i c by a Colon ia l force u nder Capta i n JohnMason , to whom Mason ’ s I s lan d was gi ven for th i s s erv i ce . Some 700 I n d ia n spe ri s hed i n the batt le , wh i le t he Engl i s h loss was i n s i gn ifican t "

Ban n er Peq uot I nd i ans .

I n d ia n Braves , Wa rri ors , Wounded I n d ia n , Med i ci ne Man , Riders , etc .

Indian braves . By Pequot Ind ian s of New London .

Mars hal s,\V i lliam Grei g

,James P . O

’

Connor .

Roy C . Ba rke r , Joh n M . Cook ,M ichael G ly n n

,Thomas B . Terson , Wi l l iam H . Da

mon , E . M . Hayes , Samuel Pri n ce , Ch ri s tophe r Beebe , O . G . A nd rews ,Morr i s H . Treadway . Joh n Baratz ,

Geo . W . R e inacher , Benjam i n N . Rose .

,n women, gi rls and boys . By Pawcatuc k , Mysti c and Ston i ngton .

From Pawcatuck .

Mars hal,Miss Nata l i e Hazard .

red Casey,May La hn

,Ed i th G i v i n

,Pri s c i l la Mai n , Anna S chuze , Mary Ca sey ,

Jeann i e Sm i t h,Gladys B rown

,Floren ce Watrou s , Gert rude Lah n .

From Mys t i c .

Marsha l,M i ss Joan na Burnet .

l pr i n cess , r i d i ng , Mrs . Albert W i lson .

i ce B rown,Blanche Bu rrows

,Es ther Barnes , Pri sc i l la D i cken son , Mi ld red Gray .

Mari an G ray,Mari an Lamb

,Bert ha Lamphere , I da Maynard , Barba ra

Macdonald,Elea nor Wi l l i ams

,Marian Pren t i ce , Cora Rogers .

Marsha l,M iss Ed na Wheeler .

1 pr i ncess , Ri ta Den i son .

1a Haley , Rachel Edgecomb ,Wal l i Hochch i ld , Bea t ri ce Wyl i e . Maria Cooper ,

Frances T revena ,Floren ce Crary

,El i zabeth Chen ey , Es the r Den i son ,

Esther Coi t . A n na Wi lcox ,Eleanor Dav i s , Violet Adamson , Margare t

Galv i n .

Float : Tepee .

From Ston i ngton and Mys t i c

Marshals , M rs . Char les H . Dav i s , Miss Lou i se Trumbul l .

h i ne Stevenson,El i zabet h Adamson

,Margaret Sch el le r , Els i e Hausch i ld , Co

ret ta Pollard , Ti l l i e Fr i t z , Esth er B i nd loss . Prudence Fa i rb rothe r , Gerald i n e Joseph

,Margueri te Chamberla i n

,Cat h er i n e D i ckenson , Floren ce

Thompson .

1 boys,George Darrell , Herbert S immons .

Ban ner- " Peq uot War . "

Pequot Warriors . By Red Men ofWesterl y .

Marshals , Wi l l i am E . Saunders , Wal ter K n igh t .'t Kn ight , Ot i s N . Chapman , Walte r Nas h , Rowse L . Clark ,

Wi ll i am E . Saunders , Ralph Ki n ney , Albert Young , Harold Ma i n e , Fred Boul te r , Raymond St i l lman .

agansett Warriors . B y Red Men ofWesterly and Pequot Indian sof New London .

Marshals , Alfred Chapman , E . M . Hayes , James V ozella , Charle s Aus t i n , Joh nS . Chappell . Joh n T . E . Morr i son , Franc i s Jorda n . John T . Ben t ley ,

Charles B . F ield , Joh n J . Lawless . J . Arth ur Colpas .

By Ston ington and Mysti c descendants of John Mason .

harles J . Mason rep resents Capta i n Joh n Mason and carri es h i s sword ; CharlesJ . Mason , Jr .

, Ralph Crumb , Harry Morga n ,Claren ce Coogan

,Hen ry

Coogan , Arthur Coogan ,sold i ers .

Fai rman ’ s L igh t I n fan t ry Ban d of Prov i de n ce .

SECTION I I I

T HE SETTLEMENT O F THE TOWN

[The fi rs t wh i te set tle r wi th i n t he l im i ts of t he town was Wi l l iam Chesebrough ,

who came from Rehoboth i n Pl ymou th Colon y i n 1649 a nd bu i l t a house a t Wequete

quock . Thomas S tan ton , who firs t landed i n V i rg i n i a , came to Pawcatuck i n 1650

a nd es tab li s hed a t rad i ng pos t on t he shore of t he r i ver ; la ter he was int e rp reter gen e ral of th e New Engla nd Colon i es . Thomas M i ne r , who had l i ved i nCharles town , H i ngham and New London , set t led at Wequetequock i n 1659 an d a fterward moved to Quiambaug . Walte r Palmer , t he fi rs t of t he fou nders of t he town toem igrate to Ameri ca , came to Weque tequock from Rehoboth i n 1653 , pu rchasedThomas M iner ’ s house a nd acqu i red th e la n d on the eas t s i de of th e cove . Capta i nGeorge Den i son , famous as a n I n d ia n figh ter , se t t led nea r Myst i c i n 1654 , an d Capta i nJoh n Gal lup and Robert Pa rk es tabl i s h ed themse lves i n that part of the town i n t h esame yea r . Thomas Wheeler came from Lyn n i n 1667 a nd set t led i n t he n ort he rns ect i on of t he town ."

Banner Ea rl y Set t le rs,16-19 - 1666.

Chesebro fam i ly . B y descendants of Wi ll i am Chesebrough from Stonington and Mysti c .

Mars ha l , Dr . Edmund D . Cheseb ro of Prov i d ence ,who rep resen ts Vl i lliam Chesebrough .

Orv i l le H . Chesebro , who carri es the Chesebro coat - of— a rms ; Gi lbert H . Chesebro , Mrs .

Gi lbert H . Cheseb ro an d daugh ter Hele n (r i d i ng), Mrs . Wi l l iam C .

Thompson and daugh ter G race,M iss Mabe l I ngraham , Hen ry Chesebro ,

Lucy Chesebro , Leon Chesebro , Walter Chesebro , M is s Pr i s c i l la A . B i ll i ngs , W i l l i am H . Peckham , 2 d ,

Benjam i n S . Cutl er , J r .

Jesse B . Sti nson of Mys ti c as Samuel Chesebro .

Mi ss E l izabeth Wi lbu r of Mysti c as Pri sc i l la A lden .

[ In Samuel Chesebro was a t tacked by robbers wh i l e i n Duxbury , Mass . H isa rm was broken defen d i ng h imsel f

,and Pris c i l la Alden n u rsed h im

,marr i ed h im , an d

rode to S ton i ngton beh i nd h im on a p i l l i on,hold i ng h i s b roken arm ."

Bann e r— “ Assoc i at i on of Pawcatuck Peop le .

"

Stanton fam i ly . B y descendants of Thomas Stanton from Ston ington ,M y st i c and New London .

Mars hal , Donald P . Sta n ton .

Charl es Stan ton , who represe n ts Thomas Stan ton .

Mrs . James R . Carson, M i ss Esthe r G . Perk i ns , Miss M . Loui s e Thayer , M iss R at he ri n e Thayer , Joh n W . Thayer , who ca rri es t he Stan ton coat—of- arm s .Hen ry Stan ton an d daugh ter , C . F . Stan ton , M . B . Sta n ton .

Miner fami ly . By descendants of Thomas M iner from Qu iambaug andMysti c . \V i th ox- car t and fam i ly pos ses s ions .

Mars ha l,D . W. M i ner of P rov i de n ce ,

who rep resen ts Thomas M i ne r .

Cornel i us M i n er (d r ivmg ox- ca rt), M iss Grace Pa lme r M i ner , Mason Man n i ng M i n er ,Mrs . Hen ri e tta M i ner S tan ton , Miss Han nah M i ne r , S tephen E . Jen n i ngs ,Mrs . Stephen E . Jen n i ngs , Wi l l iam Russel l J en n i ngs , who ca rr i es t heM i ner coat - of- a rms

,Mrs . Emel i n e Al len , Miss Ed i th Ra thbun , Mi s s

Phoebe St i n son , Miss An n i e Rathbun .

Armed escort,James H iggi ns

,El lswort h K i ng .

Palmer fami ly . By descendants ofWalter Palmer from Ston ington andMysti c .

Mar s hal,Stephen B . Palmer , who rep resen ts Wal ter Pa lmer .

Wi ll iam E . Pa lmer , J . Culbert Pa lmer . who ca rr i es the Palmer coat - of- a rms ; M issSa ll y W . Palmer , Alber t Pa lmer and daugh ter Ju l ia , r i d i ng ; Miss Lau raS . Palmer , Lewi s B . Palmer , Mi ss Helen Koelb, M i l ton Koelb, Howa rdKoelb,

Joseph H . Hammond,Norton Hammond Bra i na rd

,Wi ll iam N .

Palmer .

Den i son fam i ly . By descendants of Capt . George Deni son from Stonington and Mysti c .

Mars hal , Harry S . Babcock , who rep resen ts Capta i n George Den i son .

Miss El i za Den i son (r i d i ng), who represen ts Lad y An ne Borod ell ; M iss Jos eph i n e B .

Den ison , Miss Laura T .

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Wood , Albert Den i son , Orv i l l e Den i son , J r whocar ri es the Den ison coat - of— arms ; M iss E l i za A nn Den i son , Mr . a nd M rs .Joh n F . York , M iss El i zabeth H . Robi n son M i ss Phoebe Den i son .

Banner Southerntown .

Gal lup fam i ly . By descendan ts of John Gallup from Mysti c .

Mars hal , Amos Gal l up Hewi tt .

Amos Ga llup , who represen t s John Gall up ; Moses Gal lup , Morr is B urrows , Mrs . J .W .

Gal lup , Miss L i l l i an Gall up , Miss Martha Gal lup W’ i l l i am s

,M iss Maud

Pett igrew , Herbert E . \Vol fe , ban ne r bea rer .

Ban ner Es tabl i shmen t of S ton i ngton,1666 .

Wheeler fam i ly . By descendants of Thomas “7heeler from Ston ingtonand Mysti c . With ox - cart and fami lv hei rlooms

,

horses and pi l l ion s .Marsha l , Ferna ndo Wheeler .

Ralph Wheeler , r i d i ng as Thoma s Wheeler ; Ralph C . Wheeler , Farnsworth Wheele r ,Mrs . Arthu r G . Wheeler , Mrs . Fernando Whee ler , r i d i n g i n ox - cart ; R .

C . Wheeler , T h ibdeau , d ri ve r of ox - cart ; M iss G ra ce Wheeler,who

represen ts Mme . Mary Sheppa rd Wheele r ; Ralph ,Marian a nd R i cha rd

Wheeler . Doroth y , Donald and Mary Wheele r , ch i ld ren ; Harry \t eler .

ban ner bea re r ; Alton Wheeler . Miss E l la‘Wheele r

.

A rmed escort , Charles 0 . Ryon,Burrows Perry

.

Dr . I ra H . Noyes as Rev . James Noyes,the fi rst m in i ster of the town .

Miss E thel J . R . C . N oy es ofWashington , D . C . ,as the m in i ster ’ s w i fe

.

SECTION IV

KING P H ILIP’s WA R

[Ki ng Ph i l i p , younger son of Massa soi t a n d ch i ef of t he Wampan oag I nd ia n s , wasfor some years a fr i en d of th e Engl i s h

,but

,angered by th e i r encrouchments , he

formed a con federat ion of t r i bes (i n c lud i ng the Narragan sett s)agai n s t t hem . I n 1675war broke out . The I n d ia n s des t royed 13 town s an d k i l led 600 colo n i s t s . I n December of t hat yea r , Massachuset t s , Plymou th and Con nect i cu t t roops to the n umber of

i n vaded the G rea t Swamp i n South K i ngs town , R . I. , bu rned the Narraga nset tfort a n d ki l l ed 600 warri ors an d women and ch i ld ren ; t he Engl i s h los s was 30 or40 s la i n . The Con nec t i cu t t roops i n th i s campa ign ren dezvoused a t Ston i ngton .

Canon ch et , ch i e f of th e Narragan set ts , has been ca lled “ t h e bra i n s of th e war on t heI nd ia n s i de He was captu red i n the Swamp figh t and brought to Ston i ngton , whereh e was t r i ed a nd pu t to d ea th . Hi s bear i n g i n confinemen t was wort hy the bes tt rad i t i on s of I nd ia n d ign i ty an d sto i c i sm ."

Ban ne r K i ng Ph i l i p ’ s War .

Float “ Trial of Canonchet .Canonchet . I rv i ng W . Congdon ; I nd ian s , Stephen Congdon , Luthe r Symond s . (These

t h ree part s a re taken by men of I n d ian blood). Whit e men , E . Fran kWh i te

,Lyle G ray , Benjam i n Peabody .

SECTION V

CA PTA IN KIDI) IN STONING TON

[Wi ll iam K i dd , famous i n th e an na ls of p i racy , was born i n Scot la nd , probably a tGreen ’ock , about 1675 - 1701 . He is supposed to have been the son of a wort hy Covenan ti n g m i n i s te r . Young K idd wen t to sea as a lad , p ri vateered aga i n s t t he Frenchan d won a h igh reputa t i on for s t ubborn cou rage . I n 169 1 t he counc i l of New Yorkc i t y awa rded h im 150 pounds fo r h i s se rv ices . I n 1696 he was p ut i n command of as h i p w i th orders to se i ze the p i ra tes tha t i n fes ted t h e Eas tern Seas , a nd i n 1697

reached Madagasca r . I n 1698— 99 report s came tha t K idd h imself was p lay i ng thegame of p i ra te . He was final l y a r res ted i n Bos ton an d sen t to England , whe re h ewas t r i ed for p i racy a nd the murde r of one of h i s men , found gu i l t y on th e latt ercharge and ha nged (a t London) i n 1701 , protes t i ng h is i n nocence to t he las t . Kiddoften sa i led i n t hese wa ters . A store of h i s bu r i ed t rea s u re was found on Ga rd i n e r

’

sI s land and the re i s a t rad i t i on t hat he con cea led othe r t reasu re on t he shore of Lambert ’ s Cove i n Sto n i ngton . He was an occas iona l v i s i t or on fri end ly te rms i n t h i stown ."

Ban ne r Capta i n K i dd .

Capta i n K i dd,Thomas Wh i t r i dge Cu tle r ; p i rates . Edwi n S taplin ,

Wi ll iam Clay , etc .

SECTION V I

T HE COLON IA L PERIOD

[L i fe was n ot al l d ifficu l ty and s t r uggle i n Colon ia l New England . There werene ighborhood j ol l i t i es

,

“ t ra i n i ng days,

" qu i l t i ng bees , tea - d r i nk i ngs , husk i ng bees a nddanc i ng part ies . The dan ces of the t i me sugges t those of th e presen t pe ri od— by t he i r

un l i keness.I t i s a long d is tance from the mi n uet and gavot te of t he e igh teen t h

cen tury to t he tango an d max ixe of the twen t i eth ."

Banner Colon ial Day s i n Ston i ngton .

Gai ly d ressed men and women,walk i n g as to a gavotte .

By Ston i ng ton and \Vesterly .

M iss An ne Atwood,M iss Cons tance Atwood , M iss Blan che Mason , Mi ss Harri e t

Mason,M iss Marguer i te Sm i th

,Miss Doroth y Darrel l , M iss V i rgi n i a

Mu l l i n s,M iss El la Perk i ns

,M is s Dol ly Whaley , M iss Marjori e Odel l ,

Miss Clar i ce H. Loweree ,

Mrs . Horace N . Trumbu l l ; Harry W . Babcock ,

r i der ; Courtland t W . Babcock , r i de r ; J . Edward Fa i rb rot her , HaroldL i v i ngstone

,Fran k F . Dodge , Horace N . Trumbull .

Colon ial Coach .

Th i s s tage coach i s over one hu nd red years o ld and ran between Farm i ngtonand Hart ford

,Con nect i cu t . I t i s loaded wi t h anc i en t ba ndboxes and

t runks from the H i stor i cal exh i b i t , and decorated wi th flags andcoats - of— arms of t he pe r i od .

T HE CO A CH : Mrs . Chr i s topher Morgan , Mrs . Scot t , Mrs . L . H . Sm i t h , M issCarol i n e Smi th

,Mrs . Charles P . Trumbull . Dri ver of Coach , Joh n Hol

land . Footman,Wi ll i am Ryon

,J r . Outr iders , Fran k Vargas , Joseph

A . Vargas . J r . Bugle r .

SECTION V I I

T HE REV OLU TIONARY PER IOD.

[Ston i ngton bore i ts fu l l pa rt i n the Revolut i o na ry Wa r , as we l l a s i n t he SecondWar wi th Eng land . On Augus t 30, 17 75 , i t repe lled an at tack by th e B r i t i s h fr igateRose

,a QO —gun sh i p wh i ch had been harry i ng the sou thern coas t of New Englan d i n

searcn of food for t he Br i t i s h ga rr i son bes i eged i n Bos ton . Capta i n S i r James Wallaceof the Rose learn ed that th e peop le of B lock I s la n d had sen t the i r ca t t le to S ton i ngton for safe keep i ng . Accord i ngly h e at tempted to lan d here , but the “ Long Poi n t

"

pat ri ot s , armed w i th muskets on ly ,refu sed to l e t h im come as hore . Cap ta i n Ol ive r

Smi t h gathered h i s Long Poi n t musketee rs and Capta i n Wi l l iam Sta n ton hu r ri ed downfromthe Road d i s t r i ct wi th h i s company of m i l i t i a . The defen de rs assembled i n t heRob inson pas ture , about where the res i dence of M rs . Courtland t G . Babcock nowstand s , j us t north ofWadawanuck square . From there th ey marched to B rown ’ swharf, and kept back the small boats sen t from the fr i gate . The tenders were d r i venoff to the Rose wi th heavy losses . Cap ta i n Wallace t he reupon began to bombard thep lace . The fir i ng was mai nta i n ed for severa l hours an d nearl y every house was damaged . But on ly one man on s hore was woun ded — Jonatha n Weaver

, Jr , , a mus i c ia ni n Capta in Smi th ’ s command , who rece i ved from th e n ex t Gen era l Assembl y a gran to f 12 pounds

,four s h i l l i ngs an d fourpence .

Ban ner The Revolu t i on,

Bri ti sh So ldiers .

By Ston i ngton and Myst ic .

Marsha l , John Ca rlson .

Dunca n Ca rson,Joseph Coffey . Manuel Pon t , Albert Fort , Raoul M . Delagrange ,

Albert Young . Edmun d C . Gi lmore , Joseph Coney ,Wi ll iam P . Bi nd loss ,

Jr . ,Hubert "el le r , R oy C . Wh i tall , Walter E . Hammond , J . Sherman

Hammond , Fra n k Mul le r , Robe‘

rt V i n cen t , Thomas Spears , James L .

Leah y,W . Fred 1Wi l cox , Ernes t T . Dollbaum , r i der ; Harry McN utt .

r i d er ; Robert Shackley , Horace Du rman , Wi l l iam Noyes , Cl ifford Watrous , Cal v i n Harvey .

Group of young gi rls carry i ng an Ameri can Flag .

Helen Hobart . Georgia n na Hollan d ,Al ice McG owan ,

Mary Robi n son , Helena Olsen ,I da Hol lan d .

East Hamp ton F i fe and D rum Corps i n Con ti n en tal un i forms .

A meri can M i nu te Men .

By Ston i n gton and N ort h Ston i ngton .

Mars hal , Charles D . Ma i n .

And rew W . Perry , Edward W . Northup,S . J . Swal low , George A . Hal le tt , Thomas

Cough l i n,Max K i llars , Harry Schel le r , Theodore Dewhu rs t , Fred Dol l

baum , George W . Dunham ,Asa C . Wilcox , Leander Parks , I rv i ng

Eggles ton,El lery York , Charles H i l lard , R ip ley Park , Amos P . Mi ner ,

Jr. , Ansel Pendleton , George Pend leton ,Herbert Mai n , r i d er ; Reuben

Cook ri der ; Floyd Mai n , Ri chard B . Wheeler . Jr . ,Ph i l i p G rey , James

F rank Brown .

\Vi t h large Revol u t iona ry fl ags , Pi ne Tree , Rat t les nake , etc .

Women Descendants of Revo lu t ion from North Ston ington and Mysti c .

Mi sses Lou i se Merr i l l , E thel Hu l l , Ruth Thompson , Sarah Thompson , L i la Thompson ,Mary B is se ll , Al i ce Avery . Grace Ma i n ,

Ruby Park , Maria n Wh i te ,Cathe ri n e Whee ler , Ed i t h Hewi t t , Ella Wheele r , Joseph i n e D i ckenson ,

Geneva Rathbun , M i ld red Chapman . Edna Chapman , Cora Clark , Mrs .

Edga r Chapman , Mrs . Joh n Avery,Mrs . George W . Taylor . Mrs . A . O .

Colby and daugh ter,Mrs . Walte r T . F is h , M iss Lou i se F i sh , M iss Fan n i e

F ish , Miss Jes s i e F i sh . Miss Ellen T . Holmes .

\V omen and Gi rl s from Ston ington .

M iss Barbara Mul le r,M iss Maud Spen cer , Mi ss Tan ner . Mrs . Luel la T . Gage r .

Schoolmaster , Rev . Dwight C . Stone .

CH ILDR EN : M i n n i e Der r i cks , Al ice Powers , Marjori e Ferri s , Helen M i l ler, Ed i t hLath rop , My rtle Wi lk i n son , Joseph i ne Delagrange , Li l l i a n DeMoura ,

Leono ra DeBragga ,Emi ly R ob i n son , Mary Cla rk , Marga ret Cla rk , Cath

er i n e Levens,Els i e Morri son

,Marjor ie Fort , Genev i eve Lynch , Con s tance

Fort , Emma DeMaura ,An na Gar i ty , Viola Rei d , My rt le V ennard ,

Frances Joseph Con s tan ce Delagrange , Thomas Rei d , Joh n Cull igan ,Mauri ce Roux

,John Cheval l i er

,Lawrence G i lmore , Fred Buck , St i les

G i lmore Joh' n Ma( i)owe ll , Frede ri ck Cus hman .

SEC'

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IO N V I I I

“la -n a ive A N D S EALING DAYS

[Wha l i ng an d sea l i ng were ca rri ed on by S ton i ngton vessels from ea rl y t imes . In

t he m idd le yea rs of the n i neteen th cen tu ry th e whal i ng i n teres ts of th e“

port regu i red

many s h i ps and represen ted a large i n ves tmen t . Fortunes were made i n th i s i nd ust ry

.I t was from an anchorage i n the Sou th Shetla nd s that a S ton ington seal i ng

sq uadron i n 189 1 desc r i ed the peaks of West An ta rct i ca . In the Hero , a mere shallopof ton s

,Capta i n Nathan i e l B . Pa lmer of Ston i ngton sa i led to exam i n e t he reg ion

and find,i f poss i b le

,new seal i ng grou nds . The resu l t was h i s d i s covery of the la nd

afterward named Palmer Land i n h i s honor . wh i ch was , un t i l recen t ly . the mos tsoutherl y known terri to ry on the globe . Capta i n Palme r has a r igh tful c la im to bek nown as the d i s coverer of An tarct i ca . l

Ban ner— ‘WVhal ing and Seal i ng Days .

Float : Whaling boat .

By Ston i ngton .

SA ILO R S : Benjam i n C . Chesebrough . W . Averi l l Pend leton . Wi ll iam H . Hal let t ,Harry F . Chesebrough . George C . Pend leton . Cha rles E . S tap l in , 9d .

SECTION I"

WA R 0 1? 18 12

[On Augus t 9 ,18 14 ,

duri ng the Second War w i th G reat B ri ta i n , a hos t i le sq uad ronu nder the command of Commodore Thomas Mas terman Hardy made i ts appea ranceoff Ston i ng ton . The vessels were the Ram i l l i e s

,7 4 guns ; Pactolu s , 44 ; DeSpatch , 99

a nd bombsh ip Terror . The N imrod,20 guns

,was afterwa rd added to th i s form idable

quartette . Commodore Hardy sen t word ashore as fol lows : “ Not wi s h i ng to des t royt he unofl‘end ing i n habi ta n ts res id i ng i n the town of Ston i ngton , one hou r i s g i ve nt hem from th e rece i pt of th is to remove out of th e town The p lace was made read y ,

nevert heless,for defence . Beh i nd a four- foot breas twork n ea r th e presen t en t ran ce to

the i n ne r breakwater th ree guns , (two l S — pounders and on e G - pounder). respondedgalla n t ly to the fi re of t he 160 Engl i s h can non . The attack las ted from the even i ngof the n i n th to the twelfth of Augus t , when th e en emy sai led away ,

d i scomfited andcr ippled , hav i ng fa i led e i ther to des t roy the town or to effect a land i ng . The Despatch alone lost 2 1 k i l led a nd 50 wounded

,and when she wi thd rew wi t h the res t of the

squad ron was i n a half- s i n k i ng cond i t i on .

“ I t cos t the K i ng ten th ousand pounds " ,

wrote the ballad i s t Ph i l i p F reneau,

“ to have a das h at S ton i ng ton Two of t he defen ders were wound ed , one of them so ser iou s l y t ha t he a fte rwa rd d i ed . Many houseswere st ruck , bu t none were d est royed . "

Ban ner War of

Cavalry . By the Road .

Marsha l . Seth N . Wi l l iams .

Charles Mell , John Wi l l iams , Joseph Noyes , Herbert Wes t . Edward Geer , GeorgePend leton , Vari en York , Noyes Farnel l , Charles Benn et t , J r Ha rry R .

Palme r,James E . Lord .

Regu lars . By Ston ington .

Mars hal , James J . McCoart , r i d er .

Charl es M i l ler , Charles Ba rnes , Cla rk Barnes , Ernes t N i ppers , L . Koeh ler , Hen ryBurback , Eugen e Olsen , T imoth y Donahue , Joh n Cheva ll i er , M . Maxwe ll , Arthu r B i rchal l , Ph i l i p M . McCormi ck , Wi ll i am S chr ibner , Ches terM i l le r

,Joh n Shack ley

,Fred Holland , Walte r Reed , Frank B ri e r , Edward

James Wels h , Richard E . Fri t z . E . A . Burd i ck , E . M . Delagrange ,Aus t i n Young , Roy Harpe r .

Cannon u sed in the defen se of Ston ington i n 18 144 .

Vo lun teers . By descendants from Stonington , Mysti c , Old Mysti c andNorth Ston i ngton , Augu st 9 , 10, 11 , 1814 .

Marsha l , Charles P . Trumbul l, Jr .

Profes sor Ot i s E . Randal l of Prov i d ence,great - gran dson a nd rep resen tat i ve of L ieu

te nan t - Colone l‘Wi l l iam Ra ndal l .

Carey Mai n e , d rummer . Mr . Ma i n e ’ s fat her an d grand fathe r wen t to th e defence ofSto n i ngton i n th e h u rry ca ll of 1814 . Hi s uncle was a regula r sold i e r a n dh i s g reat - grandfathe r served i n the Revolut i on .

Den i son Cla rk , Ralph Koelb,Cl ifford Den i son ,

Hen ry M . Gard i n e r , Wil l iam Noyes ,Cla ren ce Shay

,Herbert W . Rathbun .

Marshal , R . B . Whee le r , J r r i der .

Allen Coats . B . P . W' heele r , r i d er , who ca rr i es o ld sword and p is tols ; Fra nk \Vheeler ,r i d er ; F ran k Thompson ,

George Thompson,Herbert Mai n e , Edga r W .

Chapman , who ca rr i es old bras s knuckers ; John D . Avery , Wi lfred N .

Nye , r i der ; Harry Merri l l , Ches ter Merri ll , Merton T . Webster of Westerl y

,who ca rr i es musket an d powder horn used i n the defence ; Fred

Steadman , r i d e r ; Ernes t Grey ,Leon Pi erce

,Theodore Per ry , Elwood

Davi s , James‘

Whi t n ey,El is ha Dav i s

,Wi l l iam Marchan d , Charles C .

Grey , Wi ll i am Grey , Morri s Wy ley , Ray A . Gard i n er , Dr . C . WesleyHale .

Float : Captai n Jerem iah Ho lmes holdi ng 1814 flag .

Jerem iah Holmes of B rook ly n,N . Y . , a great - gran dson ,

who rep resen t s Capta i nHolmes Raymond Holmes . .

Chesebrough F i fe an d D rum Corps of Sto n i ngton .

\Vomen of 1814 . By S ton ington .

Marsha l , M rs . Fra n k D . Sta n ton .

T he Misses Grace Mu ller , Sarah Graham ,Rose Studley . Jen n i e Spears , Ann ie Graham ,

Emi l i e F lorup , Mary Chamberla i n , Kather i n e Coffey , Cecel ia G i lmore ,Florena Thompson

,El i zabeth Adamson

,Helene Vargas , Ella Graham ,

Helen Clev ela nd,I da Thompson

,Marce l la Meun i e r , Teresa VVe i smyer ,

Gert rud e B urbach,Agnes K i llars , May B righ tman , M iss Comstock , M iss

Hodge , Mrs . Ruth Lee Adams , Mrs . Els i e Ki llars , Mrs . Dwigh t C . Stone .

Chi ldren of 1814 . By Stonington .

Wi ll iam F lorup , Adolph Lucker , Wi ll iam Lucker,Wi l l iam Taggart . Mary Taggart ,

Joseph i ne Lucker,Ora V i n cen t , Bertha \V ink ler, Cather i n e Lehman ,

An na Schmi tz,Edward V ennard , Joh n Wi lcox , Eugen e Holland , Joh n

Tanner , Raymond Olsen , Hen ry Morri son , Norman Wi lcox ,Waldy

Morr ison , Catheri n e McG owan , V i ole t Duke , Jack R hodehouse , MargaretMonj o . Ethel R hodehouse, John MacDowell , Pau l Pampe l , Flore n ceBuck , Anna Farnan , An na Robi n son , Anna Morr i son , Jen n i e Spea rs ,Almer Spears , Ruth Spears , W i li fred Spea rs , Cou rt land P . Chapman ,

who ri des a pon y .

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T HE VICTORY or 181 -1

Ban ner— “ V i c tory of 1811 .

By Stonington .

Rider, symbol i c of Col umbia , — Mrs . Martha 11. Mi ller .

Float : V i ctory .

Figure symbo l i c of V i etorv Mi ss Ethel S immon s .Symbol i c figures on floa t a nd wa lk i ng .

The M i sses Leah Con n el l , Vera Brad ley , Paul i n e Spargo , Ethel Pol la rd , An na Va rgas ,Ma ry Hun t , Alma K i llars , Thelma H i nck ley .

Symbol i c figure r iding — Mi ss Maud Cammon .

Ban ner Son s and Daugh te rs of 18144 .

Real Son s and Daughters of 1814 .

Members of the Grand Army of the Republ i c .

Son s of Veteran s .

\Vesterly Baud .

Ban ner— “ March i ng Chorus .

March ing Choru s of School Ch i ld ren .

Boy Scouts .1'

I‘

i erney Cadets .

u s e or M A R CH .

F rom Westerl y road down Elm s t reet to Mai n s t ree t,up Ma i n s t reet to a nd a rou nd

Mathews Park , down Water s t reet to Omega s t reet,th rough Omega s t reet to Hancox

s treet , up Hancox s t reet to D i v i ng s t ree t , th rough D i v i n g s t reet to Ma i n s t reet,up

Ma i n s t reet to Cut ler s t reet a nd ten t .Immed iate ly fol lowi ng the parade a luncheon wi l l be s erved to al l pa rt i c i pan t s i n

t he ten t at Stan ton Park.

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Roared eighty guns to sta rboard ,Roared eighty guns to port ,

And hid the starry standardThat flew abov e the fort ,

But when the fight'

was fi n i shed ,It showed i ts co lors fai r ,

The v i ctor - ti nts the sun ri se pri ntsUpon the morni ng ai r .

CHORU S :

F or in our smok ing rampar tsWere dari ng men on guard ,

And high abov e them flu ttered

T he s tri ped flag and starred ,The flag of our affectionThat sti l l adorn s the sky

“fhere’

er we be , 011 shore or sea ,l

i-Ve ’ l l love i t t i l l we di e .

A hundred graciou s summersHav e deck ed New England ’ s shore

,

And Bri tai n ’ s host i le squadronsG o up and down no more ,

T he heroes, too , have van i shed

Who held the coast of old ,But where they fought our hearts have wrough tThei r v i cto ry i n go ld .

CHORU S :

And when our country summon sHer loyal son s 011 guard

,

They ’ l l ral ly round her banner,

The stri ped flag and starred,

The flag of our affectionThat sti l l adorns the s ky

Then three times three,where ’er

VVe’ll lo ve i t t i l l we (l i e .

O FF IC IA L P R O G R A MM E

Hen ry R . Palmer , Mrs . Hen ry R . Palmer . Jerome S . Ander son . Jr .

LOAN E" H IB IT I ON

Cor nel i us B . Cranda l l , M is s Maria B . Trumbu ll , M iss An ne Atwood , James H .

W'

eeks .

OFF I C IAL MOV I NG P ICT U R E . PHO T O G R A P HER

George Vt"

. “fa llace of P rov i d en ce

F I RE PARADE

Ch i ef Engi n ee r Ed . P . Teed , Ston i ngton , chai rman ; Ass i s ta n t Ch ie f Cha r les D . Mai n .

Neptun e Hose Co . , No . 1 , Ston i ngton — James J . McCoart , J . J . Young , Manue lJoseph , George G . Franc i s . J oh n \V . Chamber la i n .

Ston i ngton Steam F i re Engi n e Co No . 1 , Ston i ngton - F . J . O stman, James Da l l y ,J . Benjam i n Adams , Jerome S . Ande rson , J r Cha rles A . R ix.

Pion ee r Hook and Ladder Co . , No . 1 , Ston i ngton — Raoul M. Delagrange , JamesDuke , “7

. F . Brough ton , Jr . ,t reas u re r ; Robert L . Bu rtch ,

sec retary ; George \V . Haley .

Ston i ng ton F i re Pol i ce , No . l — Pa tr i ck F i tzpa trwk .

Ch i e f Engi n ee r I I . A . S tah lc , Pawcatuck ; Ass i s ta n t Ch i efs F . R . Dawley ,H . C .

Reynold s , P . F . Ca sey .

Barbe r IIose Co . , Pawca tuck — A . R . Gav i tt . P . Morr i son , Thomas Donohue ,Charles J . Norr i s , “fi lliam Cranda ll .

Pawca t uck F i re Pol i ce — And rew Fa l lon .

Ch ief Eng i n ee r Cha rles Donat h . Mys t i c ; Ass i s ta n t Ch i ef Mason Man n i ng .

B . l“ Hox ie Eng i n e Co . , No . 1 , Mys t i c — George H . Foley ,Herbert G ledh i l l . Hen ry

Lankes , Rudolph Donat h . Edward McKone .

LOAN E" H I B IT I ON OF THE STON INGTON H I STOR I CA L SOCI ETY

IS BE I NG HELD I N RYON’

S HALL ON “LATER

Edward H .

‘ Sheffi eld . custod ia n . Open each day u n t i l Oc tobe r 1. 19 14 .

Season T icke t Adm i ss i on 2 5 cen ts . Ch i ld ren l l) cen ts .

Rare ch i na . cos t umes , fur n i t u re , p i c tu res , I nd ian and wha l i ng re l i cs , are to be seen .

T he exh i bi t i s on e of t he mos t complete eve r he ld i n N ew England .

The ex h i bi t i on is be i ng held to p rocu re funds for a home for a permanen t ex h i bi t .