Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-05-28
Memorial Day.

plete Their Arramgements-FuAO et@As
Orders to the National Guard and Fire
Hope that Places OF BUS
iness May BE Closed.
The committee of Admiral Foote and Henry
C. Merwin Posts, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, who have charge of the Memorial day
exercises, held meeting in the Fire Com
missioners room in the City Hall last evening,
General F. D. S1oat, chairman of the COM
| mittee, presiding.
After reading the minutes of the last meet
| ing, the following business was transacted:
It was voted to extend general invita-
ton to the ladies to meet at Atheneum Hall,
corner of Church and Grown streets, at 1880
| O'Clock, or as soon thereafter as possible, to
assist in arranging cut flowers into bouquets,
| wreaths, etc.
| A communication from the Sarsheld
Guard accepting the invitation to parade was
read. It was also stated that while the en-
tire @. G. I. battalion would not parade, yet
they would be represented by one full COM
pany.
1t was announced that the firms of Peck
& Bishop, Barker &. Ransom and Smedley
Brothers would furnish barges to take the de-
tails from the Posts to the various cemeter-
les where the decoration ceremonies occur in
the forenoon. 1t was also stated that Allen
D. Baldwin, the builder, would erect the re-
viewing platform opposite City Hall, all to
be done free of expense.
It was voted to place the tickets for ad-
mission to the Grand Opera House on Mon
day evening at Loomis on the morning of
Memorial day.
The committee voted to extend an invita-
ton to all veterans of the army and navy in
the city to unite with the Posts in the parade.
Commander Peck, Senior Vice Commander
Waldron and Comrade F. T. De Bussey were
appointed a committee to invite prominent
citizens to take seats on the stage in the
evening Included in the invitation are the
citizens auxiliary memorial committee, Gov
errors English and Ingersoll, the officers of
the two Posts, members of the Grand Army
committee, principals of the public schools
and others.
1t was voted that General F. D. Sloat,
chairman of the committee, should preside at
the meeting in the evening.
The committee were unanimous in the
hope that merchants, manufacturers and citi-
"a
business on Monday, at least in the after
noon.
The following order has been issued by
Colonel Graham:
| HEADQUARTERS SECOND REGIMENT,
| CoNNEcTIcUT NATIONAL GUARD.
| MIDDLETowN, May Esd, 1881
Special Orders No. -.
GERS. and Companies B, c, D, E, and F. having vo
unteered to para escort to the Grand Army on
Chapel street, New Haven, in front of Union >rmo-
~, in full dress uniform without knaPsacks) on
Field and staff officers will be mounted; band and
drum corps will report to the drum major
Companies Is, c, D, and F, one man each for mark
They will report to the adjutant as soon as the
! BY order of Chas P. Graham.
| Jos. T. ELLIOTT, Captain and Adjutant
Chief Hendrick yesterday issued general
order No. 16 as follows:
| 1. The several companies of the New Haven fire
department will form for inspection and review Mon
day, May 3d. at 215 2. M, on Temple street, with
| tn right resting Elm street, in the following
Broadway Band
Chief and Assistant Engineers.
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1.
| Steam Fire Engine Co. No. ..
| Steam Fire Engine Co. No. g.
| Hook and Ladder Co. No l.
Hose Company No. Z.
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. l.
Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 5.
| Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 8.
| Hook and Ladder Co. No. 8.
| Hose Company No. 6.
| ii. Inspection by His Honor the Mayor and Board
| of Fire commissioners will immediately fol
lowing the formation of the line, after which the de-
partment will join the procession in honor OF Memoir
| ia1 day.
| III. Captains of companies will report to these
headquarters with their commands at o'clock p. m
". For the first time in history of the fire de-
| partment the monument in the fremen's lot, Ever
| green Cemetery will be Acorated with garlands In
memory Of the brave fremen soldiers who nobly gave
their their country in its time of trouble.
v. The de Grafton will be performed in the morn
| ing by detail.
The committee in charge of decorations
are very DESTROYS that flowers should be left
t.the Atheneum at an early hour as possible
on Monday morning to give the ladies time
| to arrange the same Where it is inconven
lent to send the flowers they will be called
for if word is left with John Mccarthy, al
the Atheneum building