. The Stonington battle centennial; a record of the celebration of August eighth, ninth and tenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen . nclusively that the home to-day is not what it was a hundred years ago, and isnot playing the part which it should in the nations welfare. In these days of strenuous living, when individual interests are paramount, there is danger oflosing hold of that spirit of philanthrophy and patriotism which was so prominent in the lives of ourforefathers. Wealth and power are of small consequence if they must be acquired through theadvancement of the individual at the cost of
. The Stonington battle centennial; a record of the celebration of August eighth, ninth and tenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen . nclusively that the home to-day is not what it was a hundred years ago, and isnot playing the part which it should in the nations welfare. In these days of strenuous living, when individual interests are paramount, there is danger oflosing hold of that spirit of philanthrophy and patriotism which was so prominent in the lives of ourforefathers. Wealth and power are of small consequence if they must be acquired through theadvancement of the individual at the cost of the comfort and happiness of the mass. Our greatarmies and battleships mean little in the time of war if there is not behind them all that intense loveof man and country which leads the individual to forget himself in his interest for others. It is natural for us to regard hardships of every type as unfortunate and undesirable. As welook back upon the bitter contests of the past, with the consequent loss of life and property, ourhearts go out in deepest sympathy for those who were called upon to sacrifice and endure, and we. DENISON FAMILY Miss Phebe S. Denison, Miss Josephine B. Denison and Miss Elizabeth H. Robinson in the fore-ground. Miss Eliza F. Denison as Lady Ann Borodell, riding
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