Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-31
Memorial Day.

CTS Dy Children and Others-The Grand Parade i'm tho Afternoon = Review i'm Front of City Hall by Governor Waller, Mayor Lewis and Other Officials.
 The Memorial day celebration yesterday was one of the most successful ever given in this city. The weather was very favorable. with bright sky and no rain and those who marched in the procession found the unsea- sonable coolness no objection. There were thousands of visitors in town. Flags waved everywhere along the route the procession was to march from residences and stores, speaking of patriotic feeling and the day. In the morning the veterans of the Grand Army marched out to the various cemeteries and decorated the graves of the fallen heroes. Thousands of people were at the cemeteries to witness the scene, very many among the sion, numbering relatives among the soldier dead. The posts assembled at o'clock at the Second regiment armory, Meadow street, and started at 10 for the cemeteries The line of march was from the armory through Whiting to State, to Chapel, to the Green, where details for the Evergreen and St. Ber- nard cemeteries were respectively sent out. large detail under Commander H. F. Peck marched to the Grove street cemetery. They were headed by Colts band, of Hartford. Appropriate services were performed in each cemetery before proceeding with the cere- mony of decoration.
 Some of the monuments and graves were beautiful with their lovely burden of flowers and garIands. The number of graves in the different cemeteries is: Evergreen 187, Grove street 115, St. Bernard, Fair Haven S5, Vest | vile 35, West Haven 16, Whitneyvills 6.
 very interesting sight was that at the Second regiment armory where the flowers were being received yesterday forenoon. committee consisting of Mrs. Elizabeth Shep- pard, chancellor; Mrs. Mary J. Dyer, senior vice president; Miss Ida P. Beecher, secre- tary; Mrs. Minnie Rogers, Mrs. Alice Ruck, Miss Minnie Lester were present to receive the flowers. Their work was performed l in a praiseworthy and efficient manner. White and purple lilaos, honeysuckles Solomon seal, butteroups, boxwood, snowballs, spice bush, peonies. duke's ear, spire~ear lilies of the valley, geraniums, pansies, violets and callas were among the flowers contributed There were 8 number of large and beautiful special pieces that are mentioned in the list of flowers given below.
 One of the most interesting features at the armory was the entrance of the McManus zouaves, company of about thirty little boys | in command of Captain Howard EmbIer, 1 loaded with fine bouquets of wild flowers | tastefully arranged. Ths boys arose about 3 l o'clock yesterday morning and dividing up 1 into attachments secured East and West | Rocks and Whitneyville for flowers. They returned loaded with fresh beauties, which | their sisters and friends arranged for them. | Their entrance was applauded vigorously. l They marched in front of Admiral Foote | post, and at the word of command handed | their bouquets to the veterans. The boys are fine, bright looking fellows and attract ed much attention. The following is
 | THE FLOWER DONORS.
 In addition to the donations reported in the COURIER yesterday were the following Sadie Converse, l basket; Lulu Broadbent, l basket; Fannie Platt, 2 baskets; General | Russelrs school, 100 bouquets; Davenport avenue school, large collection of flowers Mrs. O. F. Winchester, collection of caIla lilies, tea roses and two baskets of cut flowers Jennie Lincoln, 6 S0ga1et' 2ea.S Mrs Mrs Charles f.Te5sm bouquets. wreaths; Minnie Hastin ngs. l basket; Mrs M Machol, 6 bouquets; Viola Hunevan, cross and bouquet; Ida U. Adams, bouquets; Clarence Smith, 9 bouquets Mrs w Clark, large basket; Minnie Smith, basket; Eaton school, 25O bouquets;
 High school, 2 crosses, baskets of cut flow. CTS; Lulu Burns, bouquet end wreath; Mary
 Conlan, 2 bouquets; George Bohan, bou- quets; Stanley Smith, bouquets;
 PIsnk nsals' sntS. niS1''n 5ouquts; SaaqoSts Mrs
 Addie B Dyer, collection of cut flowers;
 w Clark, 14 bouquets; Edith Kline, 2
 bouquets; Mrs L Osborn, baskets; Eddie
 Parmalee, cross and bouquets; Henry Mix,
 1 pillow and baskets; Mrs Prof Blake. ? large
 baskets cut flowers; Grace Sharp, 20 bou quets; Mrs Charles Johnson, bouquets;
 Ernest Schunig, bouquets Mrs Dr Raw lins, baskets; Mrs Henry Ruck, collection cut flowers; Bigelow Guard, 35 bouquets;
 Herbert Morris, 6 bouquets; Minnie Mann,
 wreath and bouquet Clifford Reed, wreath and bouquets; Miss Minnie Rogers, baskets | cut flowers; Montowese school, l basket;
 Dwight school, pillows and basket; Ida E
 Leavenworth, bouquets; Mrs Henry Crut- | tenden. 10 bouquets; star for grave of Ad
 miral Foote, Fl Sheppard; star, pillow and
 basket, Mrs H E Sheppard; bible and cross
 for grave of Charles E Fowler, H Shep
 pard; Mrs Ida P Beecber and H M Beecher,
 16 bouquets; Ii Hitchcock, 1 basket; Nel
 lie Davidson. 2 potted fuchsiss; Mrs E
 Read, wagon load of assorted flowers; Lucy
 Curtis, 10 bouquets; Flossie Jones' IS bou
 quets; Mamie Lyon, bouquets, wreaths
 Wm Platt, wreaths. crosses; Edward
 Kroft, bouquets; H Kroft, 3 bouquets
 Willie Sperry, 2 baskets; Charles Sperry
 basket; Emma Stevens, bouquets; Emma
 Freyer, cross; M E Cassell, 7 bouquets;
 twenty pupils of Mrs H H Haydens school
 large collection of flowers; Mrs H R Hill
 basket of cut flowers Mrs W H Bouton, 4G
 bouquets; Mrs and Bertie w Arnold 1G
 bouquets; fine donations of flowers by Eli | Whitney, jr., Richard Everitt and David Virtue, florist of Whitneyville.
 Other contributors of flowers were
 Georgie Skinner. Eddie Skinner, Mrs Levi Gilbert, Minnie Hogan, Lillie Flynn, Nettie Moore, Bessie Bodwell, Georgie Johnson, Lizzie Streit, Professor Dexter, Ebert New. town, Mary Wells, Florence Lake, Minnie Eld, Charles Petrie, Pierson Jackson, B. Mann, Amelia Siegel, Charles Walker, Abe Walker, Ella Hine, Rubie Hine, Eva Chrehan, Annie Wagner, Dora We'll hauser, Annie Valtz, E Robertson, Ella Scott, o I French, Mrs Charles Damn, F Williams, G Stewart, Robbie Chandler, Bertha Coan, l. Deike, Maggie Carroll, Annie Wonders, Clarence Smith, Sheldon Smith Mrs J W Bishop, Frank Fairfield, Thomas ! Miller, MT Storms, George Saunders, Howard Douglass, Stevie Day, Louisa Goss, Mary lilly Wright, Jennie Burns, Mary Conlan, | lilly Trowbridge, Mrs Elizabeth TisdaIe, P N Cronan, George Slade, Gus Rogowski, Clara Rogowski, Frsd Benton, Ida Walker, E T Dow, Mrs Duff, M Augur, Mrs W MerrilIs, Wm. Sohepck, Grace Frost, George Beach, E RoessIer, Mrs Davis, Mrs Davis, ir, George B Wilson, Horace Shears, Joe | Johnson, Herbert James, Ebert Johnson, Eddie Rowland, Allie Rowland. Willie Hill, ! Jennie Gosn, A. G. Schmidt, Jose l pbine Murphy, Minnie Kay, Josie KIau- berg, Nellie Anthony, Rubie Hine, Emma Anthony, A Snow, Minnie Renfrew, Bertha Blumer, James Saunders, Ida Adams, Albert Smith, Richard Saunders, Charles Living ston, Robbie White, Harry Brown, Mrs Up- son, Mary Coombs, George Parmalee, Fred B Merrills, George W Chamberlain, Lizzie Chamberlain, Grace Couch, Charles Clark, Mrs 0 R Dinsmore, Bessie Dorman, Perey B Rogers, Eddie s Peterson, Mary Williams, Kate D Fordham, Carrie A Brown, Ernest Hayes, Mrs Mary L Lockwood, Mrs 0 Ferris, Mrs David Saunders, Jessie Meeker, Mrs D Meeker, Mary Bunnell, Albert Tayr Tor, A 0 Munson, Lulu Peck, Minnie Peek, WTY.