New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-18
CoNNECnCU17S VAR GOVERNOR.
THE CEREMONIES FOR THE UNWILLING OF THE
BUCKINGHAM STATUE To-MoRRow-No BAD
FEELING OVER THE NEw-HAvEN DINNER.
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BUCKINGHAM STATUE To-MORRoW-No BAD
FEELING OVER THE NEw-HAvEN DINNER.
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HARTFORD, Conn, June IT, Tomorrow the cerc-
mony Of mveiling the statue Of War Governor
William A. Buckingham will be celebrated in this city
in an imposing Representatives. from all of
Conneccuts war regiments will participate and the
7th Regiment of NewYork will be here guests of the
1st Regiment Connecticut National Guard. The
yelling exercises will take place at the State Capitol
The statue has been placed in the corridor among
the battle flags of the State Prayer will be offered by
the Rev. Dr. Merrman The presentation address will
be made by Henry b. Harrison, of NewlIayen. Speaker
of the House of Representatives. and Governor Waller
will deliver the address of acceptance The Grafton
will be by senator o. II. Platt, and the bencdicton will
be pronounced by Bishop Williams. The city l. already
filled with people from of and there l. every
prospect that the celebration will equal that of Battle
Flag Day four years ago. Preparations have been
made to provide banquet in Bushnell Park tomorrow
for 5000 veteran soldiers. Flags bunting and ban
are displayed all public and private buildings
i'll the business streets, and many residences are
similarly decorated. The 9TH Regiment besides being
entertained by the Isl Regiment at the Union ArmOry,
will be received by Mayor Bulkley at the City Hall.
Colonel Clark has rendered the Mayor asercIadc by
the 7th Regiment Band in the evening in the City Hall
Park.
The 9TH Regiment will go to Hartford this morning
to ake part in the unvcilns of the Buckingham statue
Tomorrow the regiment will @ to NcW-llaven and
parade through Of the principal streets with the
2d Connecticut Regiment There has beoH some cx-
citcmcr Ncw-lIavcn account OF the dinner which
the III , get there tomorrow. Colonel Clark was
in New en- last Saturday with two other officers Of
the req ent trying To fund some hotel where dinner
could be provided for the regiment. They learned
thai account OF the approaching Commencement cX-
crciscs at Yale College all the ho.ci in New-llaven
were full and there was no room for tie militia Ihe
officers of the Connecticut regiment held meeting lat
week and voted to invite the officers of the 7th to din
nor at Ncw-Havcn. Colonel CLARK replied declining
the invitation and stating that the 1th WO.d wait IN
Hartford for dinner. 1t Il rue in the 1th regiment
that the officers and men are regarded a. equals
socially and the officers refuse to accept any cntci tain
mcnt which cannot be enjoyed by the priyaes. When
the for Colonel Clark action was understood
in NcW-Ilaycn, a movement was begun among the
members of the militia company known ~ the New
Haven Grays, part Of the ID Connecticut Regiment
to raise money for a dinner IL decided TO provide
a bountiiul icpast foT the 7th Regiment, and the
money for the feast raised without difficulty
When Colonel Clark reached his Office at the Health
Department Headquarters yesterday morning he found
Captain Arnold of the Grlys, and two other prominent
citizens Of New-Ilaycn awaiting him. They Informed
him that ann e provision had been made for The dinner
to and they urged him to make change IN the
arrangements that the 9TH cond spend most of the
day in Ncw-IIaven Colonel Clark readily consented
to the proposed change He said atcrwud Chat there
was no il-feeling because the first invitation 10 dinner
did not include all the men in The reg gment.