Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-15
The way We Celebrate.

Programme For Observing the Centen-
NAL Anniversary of New Haven
CIty-Gfuus, Fire Vvorks, Parade, Music
and Literary Exercises.
The general committee on the centennial
celebration ee the city of New Haven held q
meeting in rooms 10 and IL City Hall last
evening. The meeting was we'll attended.
Mayor Lewis presided.
Mr.. John E. Earle, chairman of the sub
committee on preparing a suitable pro-
gramme for the centennial celebration, read
the following report:
To The General Committee on Centennial
Celebration of the City of New Haven:
The subcommittee directed TO prepare a
suitable programme for the consideration Of
the general committee have attended to their
duties and report the following:
PROGRAMME.
Evening of July 8rd grand illumination and fire.
works by citizens. including cluster of electric
lights on the liberty pole Music on the Green.
including one hundred strokes Of the ire alarm
bells. Salute of one hundred guns fifty to be ared
from West Rock II possible, if net from Beacon Hill
At eleven O'Clock grand military aud civic 81
Governors Foot Guards, second oompan1 governor
Horse Guards, Company A, Fifth battalion, Admiral
Nathan Hale Camp, No. 1, sons Of veterans. Coilee
late Commercial Insttute, Juvenile companies New
6Aven IRE department, Fair Haven fire department,
Veteran fire department. civic societies. Antiques and
ContinentaIs, trades, sc.
At O'Clock D. m. grand review by His Honor
Mayor Lewis and the Court of Common Council of
the city of New Haven fl. platform in front of the
At O'Clock p. n. day fireworks on the Green
At o'clock m. literary exercises at OarlTs Opera
schools under Professor Jepson prayer by
| resident clergyman, poem and historical address.
AT sunset ringing OF bells with national salute fro
the summit Of East Rock.
At O'Clock p. m. fireworks from the Green.
We recommend that the following commit
| tees be appointed: Decorations and illumina-
fIonss saluteS, invitations, music, procession
literary exercises and printing, fireworks, To-
eating and renting booths.
We also recommend that committee be
appointed to make nominations for the sew
eral committee
This committee were directed to nominate
finance committee, which they do as fol-
| lows: benjamin R. English chairman; Al
derman Frank A. Munson, Henry N. Whit
tslsey, Edward A. AnketelI, Alderman Isaac
Strouse, Commodore G. w. Scranton, Max
Adler, N. G Osborn, f. G. Tuttle, Oouncil-
| man Joseph G. Earle. Simon B. Shoninger.
Colonel John q. Healey, Councilman CHARLES
S. Gum, 81. P. Hubbard, Edward G.
Beecher, S. H. Wagner, Samuel Crane, G. P.
Jordan, Charles Downes, l.. B. Hinman,
Paul We'll, Alderman J. j. Kennedy, G. M.
LOOMS, James Wilkins, Frederick Belts, R.
W. Meigs Ellery Camp
The report was accepted. The committee
then acted upon the several divisions of the
report. The report was substantially adopt
ed.
On motion of A. 81. Kellam the matter of
having day fireworks was made subject to
the amount of funds on hand.
1t was voted to give the nominating com
m1ttee power to appoint the grand marshal
The finance committee were given power
0hon Nd H..
the finance committee not already members
of the general committee were made mem
bers of that committee and invited to meet
with that committee. General s. R. Smith
Colonel L. L. Morgan and the various cap
ta1ns of the companies of the regiment, and
representatives of the other organizations in
the parade, were made members of the gen
eral committee.
Mr.. A H. Kellam said that there was
about $40 in the hands of the committee
into whose charge was given the money for
entertaining the Charleston visitors a year
ago. The money had not been needed then,
and he thought it would be we'll to have it
turned over to the centennial celebration
fund. Others of the committee who we're
present said there would be no objection to
such disposition of the money.
Chief A. O. Hendrick was appointed chair
man of the committee on music and given
power to make immediate arrangements for
bands He had already secured the refusal
of the American band of this city and Colts
and Weeds bands of Hartford
John E Earle, A. G. Hendrick, John @
Gallagher, Frank A. Munson and A. Heaton
Robertson were appointed by Mayor Lewis
as the nominating committee.
On motion of A. G. Hendrick, it was voted
to request the veteran fremen to show in the
parade the progress made by the volunteer
fire department from the time of its organ
1zation In 1884 to 1862. when it went out of
existence.