Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-23
WashingtOn's Birthday.

Events About Town i'm Honor of the Day.
The city flag foated from the flagstaff ON
the Green yesterday in honor of the birth
day of Washington. The banks and most of
the public offices were closed Quite num-
Der of the stores were closed a part of the
day.
The public school children had half holi-
day, and the weather being fine they enjoyed
1t. The morning session, except at Webster,
where the exercises were postponed until to-
day, were commemorative of the day and
the life and character of Washington. The
exercises in all the schools were confined to
upper rooms, and were planned from the ex-
ercise by Mrs. r. Alderman in the Journal
Of Edacdtion. This included facts as to his
boyhood, his virtues and his heroic acts
Opportunity was left for blackboard sketch
of his home. A recitation consisting of his
terse address before the battle of Trenton
was provided together with Jeferson's esti-
mate of his character.
His mind was great and powerful, without being Of
the first order. He was incapable Of fear, meeting
personal danger with the utmost unconcern. His in
tegr1ty was most pure his Justice the most inexib1
have ever known. On the whole, his character
points indifferent may truly be said that never
did nature and fortune combine perfectly to
situation with whatever worthless have merted from
man an everlasting remembrance.
An extract from 'Lowells " Under the
Old Elm' concluded the exercises
o. U. A. NJ.
| Washington and Pioneer Councils, O. U.
| A. M, had large audience at their enter
| tainment at the Atheneum last night. The
stereopticon views were much enjoyed, and
| following came dancing in which large
| party Joined and sociality and happiness
reigned.
Engineers Bali.
The grand reception of the New Haven di
| vision, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
| neers, will be held in Carll's Opera House
this evening, and will be a splendid success.
A large number of engineers from other
places will attend, and many prominent citi-
| zens.
Washington Union Brotherhood.
| The twenty-third annual reunion of the
Washington Union Brotherhood was one OF
| the principal events of the day. AS usua
the affair was of a very pleasant description
and there was large attendance Among
the out of town guests were F. W. j. sizel
of New York, Henry W. Edwards of North
ampton, Thomas Scranton of Newark, Viii
liam Reid, the blind musician of Bridgeport
! Thomas Lawton of Newark, N. J.
| The officers of the past year were Frank
Fl. Harris president; T. WI. sizer and L
Osterweis, vice presidents; Henry N. Oviatt
| secretary and treasurer executive commit
tee, N. W. Rood, J. c. Miles, Henry Smith
| and John G. Mersick. First there was a bus
| mess meeting-thirty or forty members
present-shortly after at "Uncle Nor
man. Rood's on Union street, and an hou1
| later the Brotherhood and number of in
| vited guests sat down to q banquet in the
Florence House gotten up in Landlord Brad
ley's best style.
The officers of the past year were re-elect
ed, George F. Smith being added to the ex
ecutive committee to fill the vacancy occa
| stoned by the death of the late Mr.. Gold
| smith. Thomas M. Buffum of Easthamp
ton, Mass, was made member of the Broth
erhood, which has now on it's roll about 25t
names.
4 The fine bill of fare at the dinner was dis
cussed, fine social time prevailing, and af
terward came the usual toasts and speeches