Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-04
Inguration Day.
The New Haven Reception To-NIght-Th
 Caremnntas To-nforroSE.

The New Haven Reception To-Ndght-The
 Ceremonies To-1forroyy.
 Tomorrow occurs the formal installation of Governor Bigelow into office.
 This evening the grand reception will be tiring Governor by the Horse and Foot Guards of this city at the Horse Guards, armory It will be fine affair. There will be many prominent persons present. Both companies and the military guests will ap- apear in uniform. Refreshments from Red eliffe's for 400 will be served. There will be orchestral music.
 The parade will be quite extensive, larger than in Hartford for some years. Six out of the ten companies of the First regiment, un- der Colonel Barbour, will parade, together with the two companies of the Governors Horse and Foot Guards, in Hartford and New Haven, and the Grays from New Haven. Governor Bigelow will be received at the Allyn House, and the procession will move up Trumbun to Main street, down Main street to Capitol avenue, and thence to the Capitol. After he has read his message to the joint convention of the two houses, the Governor will be escorted back to the Allyn House, which will be his headquarters during the session of the General Assembly. Jasper H. Bolton, jr. twill serve the Cover nor's lunch in the Capitol.
 The Governors Horse and Foot Guard vii entertain their brethren from New Haven of the Grays of New Haven.
 In the afternoon there will be a grand as sembly at the Rink, with music by the ThirG Regiment band, and perhaps by the Wheeler & Wilson band of Bridgeport. The New Ha ven Grays and the City Guard will take par l in the skating on that afternoon.
 In the evening the First company of th Governors Foot Guard will give their on ! hundred and tenth inauguration ball in Ally Hall. The hall will be finely decorated, ant | the music will be furnished by Colts band which has been engaged for the day ant evening by this company.
 The C0atra1at says:
 | Wednesday afternoon the roller skating rink wi
 be the of of the most brilliant skating semblies held there. The Third regiment band
 which furnishes music for the inaugural parade tha
 day for the First regiment will also play at the rinl In addition to this the New Haven Grays tn
 crack corps from that city, have been invited by tn
 Hartford City Guard, whose guests they to pal
 ticipate with them in the rink festivities after thei dinner. Both commands will attend in full uniforI 1 and with members of other commands in uniform
 with the ladies' will make most brilliant assembl! The Grays will undoubtedly bring with them Wheele
 Wilson's band which will alternate with the Thir | regiment band in playing at the rink
 1 The Grays at their meeting last evenin
 had 8 spirited drill, with large attendance l and great interest is taken in the visit t
 Hartford. Captain Arnold, of the Grays, ha been notified by letter from the Guard as follows: stAfter dinner the Guards pro pose to give military reception on rolle
 skates in honor of the Grays, which will n
 doubt be quite novelty, as it will be tn first roller skating assembly, ever given b the military in Hartford. Already the ladie are making great preparations. to meet tn
 Grays on the rollers and with your band an
 ours at either end of the rink I think it wi be rather ively.''