Records and papers of the New London county historical society .. . d the Marquis Lafayette made his celebrated tour throughthe United States, forty years after the revolutionary struggle in whichhe had borne a part, was over, he visited New London and was aguest, for a few hours, in the Shaw house, then owned by HonorableElias Perkins. While there, he was conducted to the Washingtonchamber. After surveying it with tearful eyes, he knelt for a fewmoments at the bedside, communing, no doubt, in reverential silencewith God, and the spirit of his departed friend, and then withdrew. That
Records and papers of the New London county historical society .. . d the Marquis Lafayette made his celebrated tour throughthe United States, forty years after the revolutionary struggle in whichhe had borne a part, was over, he visited New London and was aguest, for a few hours, in the Shaw house, then owned by HonorableElias Perkins. While there, he was conducted to the Washingtonchamber. After surveying it with tearful eyes, he knelt for a fewmoments at the bedside, communing, no doubt, in reverential silencewith God, and the spirit of his departed friend, and then withdrew. That article was written over fifty years ago, but the beautiful oldstone mansion, with Washingtons room still undisturbed, stands thereto-day, rescued from the greedy commercial spirit which would seekit, and bearing over its front entrance the name of the New LondonCounty Historical Society, bidding a silent welcome to all the house, so quiet to-day, be given the faculty of speech, whatinteresting tales of bygone days it could divulge ! > O> ?0. CORNELIA WETMORK CHAPELL PORTER. AN APPRECIATION. BY ELIZABETH GORTON. Cornelia Wetmore Chapell Porter was born in New London, Conn-ecticut, July third, 1865. the daughter of Cornelia Wetmore andRichard Haven Chapell. There was a mingling of old and new worldblood in her veins, as her father was a native of New England, and,on the maternal side, she was descended from the sturdy Dutch, a factin which she took just pride. Her early education was obtained inthe public schools of her native city, after which she took a four yearscourse in the school at Ogontz, Pennsylvania. With leisure to indulgeher fondness for reading, she was constantly adding to her education,becoming unusually well informed on a variety of subjects, with thepassing of the years. Although not a musician herself, the highestclass of music appealed strongly to her nature, and it was not unusualfor her to visit the larger cities to listen to specialist
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