Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-19

Colonel John G. Healey commanded the l Ninth regiment. There were seVenty-hve | in his command. |
 The Twelfth regiment held pleasant re. union after the parade at their headquarters. | There were fully 150 veterans present. Caps tain A. O. HSndriok presided. .
 The Navy Veteran association of Con- neeticut was formally organized with oyer 500 members after the parade yesterday. Constitution aad bylaws were adopted. Officers were elected as follows: President. Charles A Stillman, Hartford vice presi- dent, " s Wells, New Haven; secretary, s w Adams, Hartford; treasurer, l. D White, New Haven. Executive committee, A Gulf, New Haven; B A Johnson, Flew Britain; A B Gillstte, Hartfora; " 0. Staples, West- port: z White, Meriden After the business meeting songs and speeches we're made by various members, The executive cornmittse | voted to hold reunicn at Sa7in Rock dur l ing the latter part of August
 An old veteran said yesterday that it was noticeable that those regiments which did | the most work in the war were represented | by the smallest numbers in the parade. l Many said that the parade was not equal to 1 that of Battle Flag day, although the crowd in attendance was larger. There were about as many men in line as on the former parade.
 The Fifteenth regiment paradad about 2UO rneh, headed by Sassacus drum corps. The veterans from New Haven were under the command of Col. Tolles, of the Fifteenth, and made very fine addition to the line.
 New Haven veterans on their return were
 enthusiastic over the parade, pronounclng 1t
 grand! They also pronounced the weather
 fearfully hot for psrading and the waits and
 stops too frequent, especially when obliged
 to stand in the hot sun, and thought that the
 march might have been expedited by about
 halt an hour :.
 Mayor buikeley received in his rooms in
 City Hall from half past four to SIX o'clocR
 in the afternoon. The reception was largely | attended by prominent gentlemen from dlt'
 ferent cities in the State. Refreshments
 were served and every one who was fortunate l enough to be admitted was courteously en-
 tertained.
 The railroad committee are entitled tc
 praise for the complete arrangements they made with the different raiiroads Specia
 trains ran into the Hartford depot every ter
 minutes all tine morning. Cars from roads
 in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hamp
 shire were used.
 Major Kinney, the grand marshal had { ] l narrow escape from sunstroke. A member , of the Seventh succHmbed to the heat anc had to be taken to hotel.
 The Army and Navy club banquet a Allyn Hali last evening was fine affair. Ovel
 300 guests were present, including the in l vited guests of the legislative commission and prominent soldiers. concert by Colt't band preceded the banquet. The gailerie' j l were dlleQ W1GQ IaQlSS. OOIOd5A OHbASl AOA , | rance was toast master.
 The press headquarters were filled by [ jolly crowd of hungry and thirsty reporters | who enjoyed the good things prepared fol l them by their Hartford brethren.
 The scene at the eating tents was one o the prettiest of the day. There was ont l mammoth tent capable of holding over 5,0O( and two other smaller tents, all arranged il l triangular form with the supply tent in th' , center The s'vets" had good appetiteF, ant , succeeded in disposing of some 5000 ponnd
 of meat, 1, 800 gallons of coffee, 5000 loave
 of bread, 5000 biscuit, 2,5O0 crullers, 2O' i loaves of cake, four barrels of sugar, fort!
 baskets of bananas, ten barrels of orange } and 6, GOO bags of peanuts
 When Mayor Bulkeley was receiving th r members of the Seventh New York at hi | ofice Captain J. G. Rathbun, of the Vete
 ran City Guards. called on him and whil 8 l there Mayor Bulkeley left his office an' r while absent MT. David Mayer, of Hartford
 the jeweler, called there and was introduce' : to a number of the Seventh as MT 'Mayor. l The innocent victims did not discover tn f difference and retired much gratifed. s Among those who occupied carriages in tn 2 division allotted to invited guests were ex 7 Governor Bigelow. Lieutenant Governo { | Sumner Secretary -of-State Northrop an t other State officers. Senator Allen and tn q statue commissioners, judges of the Suprem . | court, surviving State officers of the wa s period, Brigadier General Smith, militar
 and naval guests, Mayor Bulkeley end othe
 mayors of the cities of the State.
 General Hawley arrived in Hartford Tues day night from Washington, and WAS wit
 his old command, the Seventh Connecticut e He returned last night to Washington. d The Twentieth regiment, the Buckingham !, Legion, had a banner at their headquarter 7 | on the park with the inscription " Witt d Sherman from Atlanta to the Sea, Ion it. - General Edward Harlan of the old Con s necticut brigade, composed of the Eighth : Eleventh. Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty Q first regiments, was with the Eighth.
 The officers and members of the Firs Q regiment entertained the members of tn 3 Seventh N r. at their armory last evenip l from o'clock until about midnight. . fine oollation was spread in the eompan! ) parlors and the bands of the regiments gay concert during the evening, playing alter 3 nately. The occasion was very pleasant.