Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY comm1rrEE.

Perfecting the Plans for Decora- tfon-The New York v1sitors-Vet- eran Bremen Needs of the Conn mittee.
 The Memorial day committee of the Grand Army posts held meeting last evening in the room of Henry c. Merwin post, Comman- der Sharpe of Admiral Foote post presiding The various subcommittee reported prog ress in the arrangements for the Memorial day exercises.
 A committee from the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's association was present in consul tation with the committee about the arrange ments for receiving the Noah L. Farnham post and the Veteran Bremen from New York It was understood that the Grand Army will entertain the visiting post and the Veteran Bremen will extend like courte- sies to their New York brethren. The old fremen of this city will appear in their uni form of red shirts and old-fashioned fire hats and will be headed by band of music, which will make prom lnent feature in the parade. They will also decorate ex-Chief Hemingway's grave in the Grove street cemetery and perhaps some other firemen's graves at the same time that the Grand Army are decorating the soldiers graves.
 It is expected that the number coming from New York which will include Farnham post, Veteran Bremen and Sons of Veteran Bremen will be between five hundred and six hun dred. They will be accompanied by two bands and drum corps and will reach this l city about 1:30 p. m. There will be no change in the programme for the morning | exercises from that previously announced. l The decorations of the graves in the Fair Haven and Westville cemeteries will be in charge of committed At the first named l the committee in charge will be Comrades Pierpont, Howard, Dorman and Bartlett and at Westville Comrade D. c. Munson will be | in charge.
 l The number of graves to be decorated il the different cemeteries is as follows: Grove | street, 120; Evergreen (not including the soldiers lot), 175; St. Bernard's, 105; Fail Haven, 75; Westville, 40.
 1 A delegation from Farnham post will visi l this city on Monday next to confer with tht
 committee of the local posts in regard to the arrangements.
 The committee will issue circulars in day 1 or two asking for donations of flowers ana
 the loan of carriages to carry the disabled | veterans to and from the cemeteries. This ! becomes necessary from the fact that they
 have not sufficient funds to defra.
 the necessary expenses attending th'
 observance of the day in prope form The committee need seventy-fv
 dollars more to carry out the programme
 as it should be, and they still home tha
 the kind-hearted citizens of New Havel
 will respond so that they will not be crip pied in their plans. An additional expens
 devolves upon the veterans this year iron
 the fact that they are called upon by cour | tesy to entertain the v1sltln
 comrades from New York. Thi
 will also entail an expense upo1
 the Veteran Bremen which they are not abl
 to bear without assistance from their friends
 who will no doubt promptly respond t
 their call
 | Additional invitations not heretofore re
 ported have been extended to Russell 0. c
 l. battalion, the Winchester Hose company
 the Gile Continentals and the Dwight schoo
 cadets.
 The next meeting of the committee will b
 held on next Thursday evening at the room
 of Henry c. Merwin post.