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February/March Special World War 1 Commemorative Issue S the ES g PR rin ry E no a 17 LL ho rs 20 VI e eb S e iv -f ER su n I jan RT Is n ii • l ar e i PO ia A ssu c l W , i e ia III p n d L S n l l. X e or vo nt • e of W org C ry. sto chi his is a Special Edition of MRHS's Newsletter commemorating the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War I. Our intent is to recognize our local veterans sti T my and to convey through words and pictures some sense of the war itself and its impact upon the people at home in Mystic & Connecticut. w. ww In preparation for this publication, and an exhibit at the Mystic Noank Library in March, we asked the members and friends of MRHS to contact us with stories of anyone in their families who were in involved in the War. We sincerely thank them for their responses and are very pleased to present their stories to you. Ed. Note: The design of the paper includes the original nameplate from “The Mystic Times” ca. 1096 as well as incorporating vintage advertising & art, also in public domain, and a traditional column style layout and typefaces typical to the early decades of the 1900s. Language & phraseology of submissions are original, and unedited for modern politically correct considerations. A group of men posed outside of Brown’s Livery Stable at 3 Water Street, Mystic, CT. The names written on the World War I Volunteers, Mystic, Conn. back are difficult to read, but the subject is given as “World War I Volunteers”. Some names included are Charles Anderson, Charles Barstow, Arthur Beauchamp, Harlan Burdick, Henry Coogan, Len Dickinson, John Duerr and Charles Gremley. Photo from MRHS Stinson Collection Submitted by The Day Joe Fleming Went to War Carol Sommer The narrative below is based on a notebook my mother created pated orders to go overseas. Elizabeth and her family went to about her memories living in New London and Old Mystic as a the State Pier in New London with Ethyl to see him off. They child. It's kind of a sweet story which you may enjoy. stood with dozens of Navy families to watch as Joe’s submarine My mother, Elizabeth Johnson, had been eleven years and several others headed down the Thames River toward the old when the United States declared war on Germany. The se - ocean and their destiny. The subs were progressing toward the riousness of the situation was made apparent to her in several point where the Thames opens into Long Island Sound when Please do join us for a glimpse into our shared ways. First of all, the pennies that she could occasionally spend suddenly someone shouted, “Look, that submarine is signaling. local history in our special commemorative for treats down at Mr. Barnett’s candy store and toy emporium Can anyone here read semaphores?” A sailor in the crowd “Great War” program spring series in New London now had to go into a glass jar to be used, after jumped up on one of the pilings, looked toward the submarines, featuring savvy speakers & insights! they accumulated, for the purchase of Savings Bonds. There and yelled, “Is Mrs. Fleming here?” Ethyl stepped forward, all were fewer of the cakes and cookies that her mother was so good eyes in the crowd on her. The sailor smiled at her and said, “Mr. Feb. 22 Rick Spencer at baking, and those that did get baked were flavored with ap - Fleming is telling you ‘Goodbye’.” The Music of WWI plesauce since no one had refined sugar. “Goodbye” became “Hello” a year later when Joe came Elizabeth and her friends were supposed to save tin safely home again. Well, not altogether safely. He had contracted Mar. 22 Catherine Deichmann foil and peach pits. The peach pits, burned to make carbon, were tuberculosis and would die, not right away, but way too soon. Over Here: used as part of the filtering mechanism in gas masks. It wasn’t Ironically Joe had something in common with another young Mystic in the Great War clear to Elizabeth exactly what gas masks were or what might man, the Bosnian Serb who started World War I by shooting happen to a soldier if he didn’t have one. But she knew it was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria. Both men had tuberculosis. Apr. 26 George King III important to do patriotic things, even if you were just a kid. After the doctor told Gavrilo Princip that he had TB and that WWI Ambulance 225: These inconveniences were disconcerting but also interesting it would kill him, an already angry man decided he had nothing The Spirit of the and somehow a little exciting. But what was really sad was un - to lose by doing some killing of his own. American Volunteer derstanding that people you knew and cared about could get Elizabeth grew up in New London, went to Connecti - hurt. A day that drove that reality home, a day that Elizabeth cut College, married a man from West Virginia, and lived for May 24 Eury Cantillo would never forget, was the day Joe Fleming went to war. many years in Old Mystic where she and her husband ran a gas US Submarines in WWI Elizabeth’s widowed mother and aunt partially sup - station on the corner of Jerry Browne Road. In later life Eliza - ported themselves by renting rooms, and their current boarders beth preserved her memories in a little notebook that became a pm refreshments & socializing, :30pm program 7 ~ 7 were newly-weds, Joe and Ethyl Fleming. The Flemings were a wonderful gift to her daughter, providing useful information for Mystic Congregational Church Hall , sweet couple, very much in love, and they fit into the household her newspaper column about local history. Broadway & E. Main, Mystic beautifully, just like family. They were fun to talk with and their presence pepped up the house. Joe was in the Submarine Service All events are free & open to the public . and no one was surprised when he got the dreaded but antici - Donations welcome. @mystichistory @mystic_history Join MRHS & support local history preservation & education ! Stop by mystichistory.org • 5 5 3 6 0 T C , c i t s y M 9 7 7 4 - 6 3 5 ) 0 6 8 ( 7 1 . o N t i m r e P p 4 - 1 s r u h T • p 4 - 1 d e W • N O O N 2 1 - a 9 s e u T D I A P 5 5 3 6 0 T C , C I T S Y M , 5 4 2 X O B . O . P , T E E R T S H G I H 4 7 E E R F - Y L L A U N N A S E M I T X I S D E H S I L B U P E G A T S O P . S . U d r a d n a t S d e t r o s e r P 7 1 0 2 b e f - n a j • i i i e u s s i x . l o v • n o i t i d e l a i c e p s I I I L n o i t a z i n a g r O t i f o r p - n o N On October 25, 2016 we sent a MailChimp email to members and Imagine being a young woman from Mystic dropped into the mid - sang and really it was almost like a real straw ride, except when we friends of the Mystic River Historical Society asking for participation dle of a war! (She certainly presented a positive face to Raymond.) looked back at a long line of lories, and ahead at another line of them. in a program called World War One – Mystic Connections. A won - he whole convoy seemed about a mile long. We stopped for two ~ ~ ~ T derful example of how this request played out is the connections to hours, being camouflaged in the woods. Every one got out and slept on Miss MacDonald Mystic in this story of Sara MacDonald Holmes and Raymond Mor - stretchers, in the gutter, or any place where they felt like lying. Great life. GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN EXP. FORCES gan Holmes. The story begins with an email from Liz Balak.... No supper, No breakfast. Sure enough war on over here. France, August,14,1918 To conclude, our wild journey ended at this wonderful chateau in a Sara Elizabeth From; The Commander in Chief, lovely part of France. Perhaps we haven’t enjoyed it, in spite of hard To; Commanding Officer Mobile Hospital No. 2 twelve hours a day work for a while. Like a big house party, especially MacDonald Holmes Captain Fordycé B.St.John these last four days, while we have just waited around for orders. All Submitted by Mary Elizabeth Holmes Balak Subject;Commendation packed to move once more. We had heaps of our own home state boys, none I knew, worse luck. Its been a thrilling place to live, just in back of 1. The Commander in Chief was proud to learn the big push. from a report from the Office of the Inspector We get the latest news before we read it in the daily papers. Our Yanks General, A.E.F., of the fine courage shown by have done themselves proud.
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