Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-07
Coming Charleston Friends.

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Governor and state Officers Coming. |
meeting of the Second Company Gov |
ernors Foot Guard, officers and citizens of |
New Haven who were on the trip to York
town and Charleston was held in the COM
pany room last evening. On motion of ex-
Governor Bigelow, Captain E. J.. Morse was
appointed chairman of the meeting and Col
onel L L. Morgan secretary. The subject
of giving suitable reception to the Wash
ington Light Infantry, of Charleston, s. c.,
and guests, was the matter under considera-
ton. Colonel Morgan read the letter from
Captain Marshall, of the Charleston COM
mand, to Captain Morse accepting the Foot
Guards invitation to visit the City of EIms;
also list of the guests coming with the
Charlestoners, which includes the Governor
of the State, Mayor Of Charleston,
the State officers and prominent mill
tary friends Captain Morse on receipt
of the letter of invitation telegraphed to
Captain Marshall to delay their coming two
weeks as their friends, the Grays, would be
absent Cat Albany and Saratoga and the
New Orleans La, company, the Continental
Guards. would be here at about the same
time as the Charlestoners were proposing to
come. Captain Marshall replied that their
arrangements were such that they could not
postpone and Captain Morse replied telling
them to come as they had intended. Ex-
Governor Bigelow, Colonel S. j. Fox and
Lieutenant A. M. johnson were appointed
committee to nominate a committee to
make arrangements for the proper entertain
ment of the visitors. They reported the fol-
lowing names
Mayor q G Lewis, Ex-Mayor B Robertson,
Capt E Morse, Ex-Lieut L E Jerome,
Ex-aov b Bigelow, James Reynolds.
Gen g NJ Harmon, A II Kellau,
Gen slost, Gen E Greeley,
Col Fox, Ex-Major Hiram Ca mp,
Lieut. c N Mack, j D Dewell,
z Benton, Gen Merwin,
Hon sperry, J States.
A Barnes, RW Armstrong.
n G Osborn, Hon G L Mitchell.
Gen r Smith, " Baldwin,
Col Graham, Charles Bollman,
Ex-Major W Norton, Hon Lynde Harrison.
E1-Ideut M Bassett, WI coolidse.
Col D R Wright, A Hendricks
George Hoioomb, Capt Thomas,
P Frost, Capt Geo s Arnold
Capt Keefe, Maj II Strong,
The above named committee are requested
to meet at the Mayors Office, City Hall, Fri
day evening at o'clock.
After the appointment of the committee
Mayor Lewis was appointed chairman and
the meeting waited on the Mayor at his Office,
he being engaged with the city's business
there. Mayor Lewis made suitable remarks
and Hon. N. D. Sperry spoke of the hand
some reception given the Connecticut visitors
at Charleston and was sure New Haven
would not be behind Charleston or Hartford
in the matter. Mayor Lewis then appointed
the following reception committee, who will
meet at the Mayors Office to-day at II O'Clock
O.. m.
Mayor Lewis, chairman, Captain E. J.
Morse, Ex-Governor Bigelow, General s. r.
Smith, Hon. N. D. Sperry. General George
ri. Harmon.
The following were appointed committee
to nominate sub committees and report the
names at the meeting Friday evening. Ad-
journed.
Lieutenant A. NJ johnson, Colonel s. J.
Fox, General G. Ell. Ford, Colonel L. L.
Morgan, A. 81. Kellam.
WHAT THE CHARLESTON COURIER SAYS.
In regard to the trip of the Washington
Light Infantry the Charleston News and
Courier says The long expected Connect
lieut. campaign was on Saturday evening final
ly arranged for, and the Washington
Light Infantry, Captain Alexander
w. Marshall, will embark on the
wood, on Saturday, June 16, to pay flying
visit to three northern cities. The general
and field officers and all the companies of the
Fourth brigade have special invitations from
that splendid regiment the ''First Connecti-
cut" to visit that State at their pleasures,
prevented acceptance up to this time. 1t is
a pleasure to announce that the CIV. l.. I. !"
have undertaken the journey, having accept
ed invitations from the Governors Foot
Guard of New Haven and Colonel Barbour,
commanding the First Regiment The Gus
tomary etiquette in South Carolina has
been carefully observed by Captain Marshall.
Leave of absence has bsen applied fer to the
adiutant general of South Carolina and let
ters written to Governor Cleveland of New
York and Governor Waller of Connecticut in |
regard to the proposed visit, and duly for
warded through Governor Thompson.
The trip will be gay and memorable one.
In each decade for many years this corps has |
been a visiting Observation-Disclosures Au-
gusta and Savannah are each familiar |
grounds to them, and the older members re-
call now pleasant memories of gala days in |
each of our neighbor cities In 1876 the |
corps carried the old revolutionary flag of |
Eutaw and Cowpens to the Bunker Hill |
centennial and received grand ovation in |
New York and Boston. In 1876 they pro- |
jected the Centennial Legion, composed of |
one company from each of the stOld Thir- |
teen," and paraded in Philadelphia on the |
4th of July, the centennial of the declaration |
of independence Since then they have visi- |
ted Columbia and Savannah. In due course |
Captain Lockwood expects to land his mill |
tary passengers to spend Tuesday in New |
York city, thence they go to New Haven and |
to Hartford, returning to New York and sail |
The boys have laid out good programme |
and will have very nice time.
Keesan-KeIty.
At the Church of the Sacred Heart yester
day morning Mr. John T. Keegan was Joined |