Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-30
Entertainments.

\ IOm SAW 1Eh.
 A small audience witnessed the dramatize
 version of Mark Twain's 'sTom Sawyer" :
 presented at the New Haven Opera Hous
 last evening. All the various characters i
 the story appear in their peculiar exploits
 The entertainment will be repeated thi
 evening.
 BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
 ! George Morton and his powerful dramati
 company still hold the boards, playing eac \ day to crowded houses. The drama is flu
 of startling and pleasing situations and cs1 ! trols the attention of the audience to tn
 last This afternoon and evening the pnbli
 will have the last opportunity to see thi ! thrilling entertainment. There are man
 interesting sights in the curiosity hall
 MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES. Grafton By Rev. Br. Anderson H
 Carll's Opera HOuse-S1ng1ng By Tn High School SchOIars-An Interes
 ing occasion.
 The exercises which usually precede tn decoration of the soldiers graves on Memo | rial day took place at Carll's Opera Hous | last evening. The hall was handsomely dec I orated with flags and on the stage were hand 1 some tropical plants, while at the rear of tn, stage the young ladies of the High school ! dressed in white, made picture beautiful ! indeed to look upon. On the stage were alst seated the officers of the local Grand Arm, posts and several prominent citizens. D. W. Sharpe, commander of Admira Foote post, presided and on calling the large audience to order made brief but very ap propriate address in which he referred to the occasion which had called them together. The selected choir from the High school under the direction of Professor Jepson, very finely rendered the hymn entitled, "we deck their graves" Following Rev. Dr. Newman Smith made an appropriate prayer The memorial hymn, "Cover with flowers was next sung by the choir. Then followed the poem written by General Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, commencing "Do you see it there my comrades" which was read by ex- Senator J. D. Plunkett, past commander of Henry c. Merwin post. MT. Plunkett's ren- dering of the poem was very fine, indeed, .and held the audience in almost breathless silence until the last word was uttered, when they broke out into demonstrations of approval which continued for some time.
 The young ladies and gentlemen of the High school sang the hymn commencing "How blest the ground" They received a very hearty encore and were obliged to re- peat the hymn. Just as they concluded Governor Harrison and staff, preceded by Commander Sharpe, came to the stage and were received with applause, which was ac- knowledged by the Governor, who bowed his thanks. After the Governor and staff were seated Commander Sharpe stepped to the front and in very graceful way introduced Rev. Dr. Anderson, the orator of the even ing. The distinguished soldier and clergy man on rising spoke in substance as follows:
 Comrades and friends: cannot help thinking of nTlnr fha F1orI sometimes think that it might be called "All Souls Day. or 'Al Saints Day" Continuing than this that he gave his life for his friends It seems to all the more beautiful that the seFvance of Memorial day As passed over ee your East Rock Park to-day observed in the flashes of mounds of those who. sleep in soldiers graves. of these dear children in their beautiful songs, comrade said to me- wonder sits of the patriot weight of eighty years giving us her benediction" We come tonight to take our back look of twenty looking out to-day on new T generatioS and and beside us, whose shoulders begin to stoop stand stalwart
 take Did those ias sn whSo RSo died ., for their country die s for napghti O. no one short week or one short year We hear of the of the revolution, but what did we know of all When that booming shot came from Sumter there came the first reason for that patriot faith taught
 
 line and took the oath to uphold our country's hon or, then we knew what it all meant. These men little while ago if our beds were always hard and answered no; that we had spring beds We learned to bear and endure the hardships that were wearing out our very souls. Learn then that war made many splendid men, who % sustained the soldiers in the field, like your Governor Bucking- The speaker here made beautiful allusion to Gen eral Grant, who he said laid down the sword take who looking death in the face, says, come when you may: you will always find me dsing my duty. were also those hard working @ women of I the war war who ministered to the sick and dying soldiers
 made by the the husbands ds ans 4 fthers went ts the war did they lay back and cry? No. up numerous little articles for the soldiers who had gone to the front. We learned another thing-that esrs o such blood thaa has wpsd ss ont m a nationalties and we came naturalized by blood. ali and ali throngh the nis and tsaf patriot spirit lives ready to spring to the front old a Se here psd come sme pliment to the National Guard) Continuing he stool that dare flash powder in the face of that flag be it ever so small. So these conflicts, friends, the grandest things in the Grand Army is that it levels all distinctions aud we only know each other Let me ask you. friends, would you have done this work for sixteen dollars month or sixteen was not for the pay that these men went to the front, but they went to uphold their countrys hon. Dr. But though at an awful cost and cost us it did, it has brought us all that we are as a nation to-day. So long as live we must continue to make firm the establishment of the nation of sons. One of the staunchest assurances that have to-day that hose who lie in our cemeteries have not died in vain is the fact that the Sons of Veterans band ng themselves together and growing up to take the places of their fathers when they too shall be laid away. We want to foster this movement and pour nto the hearts and minds of those that younger hat true patriotism that has been tried and tested n the fire of battle.
 There is more to do than simply to plant beauti- ul flowers on their graves We must to it that he old flag continues to wave over our broad land, with no North no South, East, West So with one heart and one purpose let unite in mak ng the morrow not only all .sous' day, but all aints' day. Then shall that flag continue to wave Der the land of the free and the home of the brave
 The exercises were closed by singing "Our Native Land"