Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-31
Memorial Day Exercises.

An Abundance of FIoWers-GenerOsity of
 Cttizens-The Decoration of the Graves
 of the Soldier Dead-Parade of the Mt1I-
 tary ana Firemen-Concludfng Exer-
 cises In CarII's Opera House.
 Memorial day in this as in other cities and towns throughout the northern States was appropriately observed yesterday. The day opened bright and beautiful, and as there was no session of the public schools and the fac tories were generally closed it was more than usual general holiday. In the afternoon the stores were generally closed and all united in paying homage to the soldier dead. The national colors were displayed at half mast on the Green, as they were from sev- eral stores and residences on the line of march. The scene at the Atheneum, where the flowers were left, was an enlivening one. Fair ladies were there early in the morning and were busily engaged in arranging the floral donations into bouquets, crosses and wreaths. They did not seem to tire in their labor of love, but kept right on in their work with a smile and pleasant word for any Grand Army comrade who appeared. As the floral offerings arrived they were received by a committee of the two posts and the donors names were recorded. The school children did especially we'll in their contributions of flowers.
 Among the more elegant the donations were the special designs provided by the Grand Army Posts. When the contribution of Admiral Foote was brought in, spontane- ous and liberal applause given. It was deserved, for the design was fitting one no less than the old army kettle with it's SUD- ports three feet high by as many broad. This thing, essential to life in the field, was pre- pared in flowers for the soldiers lot in Ever green cemetery. Henry B. Shepherd and his wife, Mrs. s. A. Lapham, Miss George La vette, Miss Sarah Lepine and Miss M. Dow were the artists. The materials were pan sies, hothouse roses, carnation pinks, callas, cactus blossoms, buttercups, wildwood, vio- lets and English daisies, with many other va- rieties.
 There was ordered from Park, the florist, for Henry c. Merwin Post, a very beautiful shield with the letters ''Our Hero'' in eolored flowers on the upper part. The red and white floral stripes were very handsome and the blue field was studded with white ever lasting flowers This was for Col. Merwin' s grave, in the Grove street cemetery.
 A fine star was placed on Admiral Foote's grave, also in the Grove street cemetery. It was made of roses, pansies, etc., by Mrs. H. B. Shepherd assisted by other ladies. The posy has for years thus adorned the admiraPs grave.
 About 10 o'clock the details from the two posts marched to the Atheneum Hall, where they were given the bouquets for decorating the graves. The Grove street cemetery dele gation, thirty-one men, was under command of Fred. II. Waldron'; the delegation to the Fair Haven cemetery numbered forty men, under Daniel Grosvenor. General Frank D. Sloat commanded the delegation of seventy five men for Evergreen cemetery. The Vest vile detail of eight men were here, under George M White. The detail for St. Der nard cemetery was commanded by Almarine Haywood, of Merwin Post Each of the city delegations had wagon, in which the flow CTS were carried. Evergreen delegation went in the barge Nightingale. At II o'clock at signal of seven strokes on the City Hall bell the guards marched to the graves, previously indicated by small flag, and strewed them. ''Forward!' and ''Halt!'' were the principal words that rang through the cities of the dead for an hour. Particular attention was given to the graves of the Confederate dead and those of heroes of '76 and 1872. At Evergreen cemetery Admiral Foote Post had special bouquets for Comrades Hoppe Bedge and Roderiquez. who have died within few years After that nothing remained but the pArade and the evening exercises. Some of the church offerings were:
 The Sperry street church, through Mrs. Alice Griffin, nine callas, twenty bouquets, seven wreaths and cross.
 Bethel Sunday school one box of fine flowers.
 Taylor church, fifty bouquets and seven wreaths.
 flowers.
 East Pearl street M. E. church, large bas- ket of flowers.
 Other special contributions were noticed as follows
 Mrs Ed. Peck, large wreath for grave of Lieutenant Coombs, of the Fourteenth.
 Mrs. Thomas P. Dickerman, 15O bouquets.
 Henry c. Merwin Post, basket of flowers.
 Mrs. H. E. Shepard, floral star for grave of Admiral Foote.
 The Collegiate and Commercial Institute, 175 bouquets, basket of cut flowers and floral knapsack.
 A very handsome basket of flowers for Corporal Goodwin's grave in the Evergreen cemetery was sent by Moses Rogers.
 From the High school, 8 very handsome basket composed entirely of pansies was con- tributed.
 Minnie J. Monroe, handsome cross; Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Crevy. thirty three bou- quets Mrs. Thomas Mordecai, twenty six bouquets Mrs. John Barraclough and Mrs. James Farnsworth, twelve bouquets Jennie w. Sanborn, three wreaths Bertie and May Arnold, fifteen bouquets; Oracle Sharp, twenty six bouquets; Ella and Lillie Hatstat, several baskets of flowers Carrie Colbert, SIX bouquets Miss Snow, two wreaths; Mrs. Street, wreaths and baskets of flowers; E. Bouton, twenty-four bouquets; Charles Mead, fourteen bouquets George Olmstead, fine basket of flowers; R. B. Stockel, one basket flowers and two green wreaths
 In addition the following brought or sent flowers in baskets or bouquets:
 Birdie Bissell, William Miller, Freddie Burke, Henry Dipple, l.. Shepard, Della Pin ney, Lillie Chillingworth, John Hendricks, George F. Sanford, Viola and Flossie San ford, Henry Bassett, Etta Platt May Will Hams, Mrs, Samuel Betts, Mrs. s. E. Mer- win, Fannie Hyde, Lillie Eckardt, Katie McKiernan, Freddie Harrison, Will lie Devine, Clara Krause, P. Craven, Edith Johnson, John Kane, Addie Murray Ida Hyde, Cora Smith, Maud Beck ley, Otto Kempf, Minnie Benedict, Herbert Osgood, Annie Kapitzke, Charlie Grannis, Mrs. H. L. Farren, Gertie Plunkett, Mrs. J. D. D.Plunkett, Rossie Miller, Theodore Clinton, Freddie Radcliffe, Allie Williams, Lewis Trowbridge, Flora Adler, c. o. French, Dr. W. D. Anderson, Joseph DeLee, Mrs. War ner (Hamden), Mrs A. C. Austin, George H. Baldwin, Mrs. Levi c. Gilbert, Kate Smith, Eli Whitney, jr., employees New Haven Car Trimming company, II. E. Shepard, James Quinn, Mrs C. A. Gulliver (Westville), Mrs D. c. Munson (Westville), Mrs. G. M. White, Wadsworth Ladieu, Mrs. P. Miller, s. Hub bell, Mrs. D. R. Adams, w. F. Smith (Whit- neyville), Mrs E. c. Spencer, Mrs. Lyman E. Bradley, E. Hubbell, Clara Morris, John s. Parmelee, Charles P. Augur, A. O. Crane, Frank Smith, Mrs. Louisa McLain, S. H. Hope, George Peterson. William M Lutz, Thomas D. Adams Fred D. Adams, Mrs. Corbusier, David Saunders, John Chapman, Allen Baldwin, Charlie Hayward, Mrs. A. c. Wood, Louise Pritchard, Mrs s. E. Merwin, Bertie Barker, Mrs. F. w. Pardee, Mrs. Hub bell, Mrs. Dr. W. H. Thompson Mrs. Joseph Parker, Mrs. k P. Cowles, Edward Hubbell, Mrs. E. c. Read Henry Roth, John P. Futile, Mary l.. Peck, Fannie Platt, David Ford, Mrs. John Plume, Fannie Hunt, Mrs Samuel Halliwell and others from Tyler City, Lizzie Ford. Mrs. Minnie Rogers, Bertha Dayton, Issie Coombs, Lillie Green, Eva Jud- son, Lillian Peck, Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Bas com, Mrs. H. W. Clark and Clarence l.. Clark, James Kewall, Charles Beach, Fred Schroeder Julius Able, B. Shipley, Jimmie Cannon, E. Schinz, Edna and Annie NLIann;o Mrc F Rro3Iau Frad Ab1a