Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-06-11
Memorial Day.

Services and Assistance Acknowledged.
At meeting of the joint committee of ar
rangements for Memorial day, held on Tues
day evening, June 7, the following votes of
thanks were presented and unanimously
passed:
To Chief Marshal Colonel Philo B. Buckingham,
To Chief webster, officers and members OF New
To Colonel Charles P. Graham and field and star of
Second regiment, o. n. G.
To Major Charles ". Blaksslee, officers and menu
bers of the Second Company Governors Horse Guard.
To Edmund Morse, officers and members Of the
To Captain Frank W. Tiesing, officers and members
of the City Guard
To Lieutenant Csrberry, officers and members Of
the Sarsield Guard.
To Captain L. G. Thomas, officers and members of
To Captain Henry R. Loomis officers and members
of the New Haven Light Guard.
To Captain George g. Arnold officers and members
of the New Haven Grays
the Collegiate and Commercial Institute battalion.
To Washington School Cadets.
New Haven fire department, all of VIII m Joined in
escort to the Grand Army of the Republic and con-
ributed to he character and success
parade. Thanks also due and are hereby CRATE
fully rendered to Ex-Governor R. D. Hubbard for a
Po Go GeerSe sumner for lis Spirited and inn
presave recitation of an original poem of rare merit
on this OCCASION To Comrade Willis B. Isbel for en-
tertaining Rotations and to Professor Jepson and
the scholars OF the High School for their presence
and songs. To the Choral orchestra for music and
valuable aid Others who by their presence and 9TH
erwse contributed to the success OF the evening
ercises.
We also thank the Rev DIR. Stider for the eloquent
and appropriate sermon delivered Sunday even
ing preceding Memorial day. We thank the pastor,
officers and members of the First Baptist church for
kindly inviting to their place of Worship, and the
ladies of the church and society who sgnihed in gen.
ero9s welcome by beautiful decorations and flowers.
We thank Messrs Barker Ransom, Peck Bishop
and Smedley Brothers for barges gratuitously fur
nished and for wagons to carry the flowers to the
ce eter1es to the principals teachers and scholars
of the public schools for liberal contributions of
flowers and other acts of kindness and sympathy. We
thank Comrade Allen D. Baldwin for his generous
contribution to the in the gratuitous erection
OF the reviewing stand. And when have returned
our earnest and sincere thanks to all who by voice
act gave evidence of sympathy and good will, we
prominently remember those who crowned our efforts
with success by generous contributions of flowers
and money. For their most needed help are
grateful beyond expression. In this ection we
warmly and gratefully remember the citizens auxi1
larry committee, who nobly and grandly championed
our course and necessities Their services were
timely and effective. We would thank every one
who aided u.s. even in the slightest degree and if
have omitted to specify special service rendered
or failed to name any one to whom are indebted
for the slightest favor, shall most sincerely regret
the omission, and beg that may not be charged
with lack of appreciation of any service or kind
ness.