Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-15
HAMDEN,s CENTENNIAL.

The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Town of Hamden to be Celebrat- ed To-Day.
 To-day takes place the one hundredth an- niversary of the town of Hamden and If pleasant it is estimated that about two thou sand people will be present, and as the con- mittee have done everything in their power to make the celebration a success the visitors will be we'll entertained. The celebration will be one of the biggest in the history of the town. The various church bells will be rung at o'clock in the morning and at 10 o'clock the inhabitants of the town and the invited guests will assemble in the Goodyear lot Gust north of the Centerville Episcopal church), the place where the main part of the celebration will be held, where they will view procession representing the various society and business interests of the town. The procession after passing over short line of march will proceed to the Goodyear lot, where the formal exercises of the day will commence in large tent erected for that purpose and will be as follows:
 Doxology.
 Praise God from whom all blessings flow"
 Prayer.
 Address of Welcome.
 Centennial Hymn, Composed for the occasion by J. M. Payne, ................... ...,.... .Tune-"America.n
 Address
 Music.
 "The Star Spangled Banner"
 Music,
 ''shouId Old Acquaintance be Forgot
 Music
 Let the Hills and Wales Resound.'' After the morning exercises 8 basket picnic and luncheon will be held, the invited guests being served with col lot nd hu he inh of ba town. At P. m. the children of the several Sunday schools of the town will form on the grounds, and after being received by the guests and citizens will be assigned positions in the tents erected on tAe grounds, ant will take part in the exercises of the afternoon, which are as fellows:
 Music,
 Hail Columbia
 Address. Songs by the Sunday school children with address
 and remarks
 Music,
 Yankee Doodle"
 My Country, 'tis of thee.'' The Centerville band with the assistance of an orchestra will furnish music for the day, and an interesting exhibition of relics will be open at the building in which is the othce of the town clerk. The Selectmen of New Haven will attend the celebration in a body, they having accepted an invitation to attend, and it is expected many other citizens of this city will attend. The regular trains on the Northampton road leaving this city at 7:l5 a. m. and 1:06 a. m. will make special stops at Centerville, and returning will leave Centerville at 1:O1 p. m and 4:3O p. m. The Mt. Carmel stage line, which leaves at II a.. m- from Klocks drug store, passes through Centerville. The com mittees having charge of the affair are made up as follows:
 Chief Marshal-Wiiam E. Davis. Executive Committee-Prof. w. F, Blake, Henry Munson, Henry Futile, Ellsworth B. Cooper Q. F. Augur Thomas Cannon. w. W. Woodruff. Emma Dickerman.
 Soliciting Committee for Loan Exhibition-Mrs. Hen Henry M rutte Mrs James M Ives Mrs Charles & Al Al TT. Henry Mrs. w. E. Davis, Mrs. J. B. Gilbert Miss E. Leek, Mrs B. A. Mann, Mrs. E. " Potter, Mrs John E. Andrews, Mrs N: B. Mix. Mrs. J. A Burleigh. Mrs. A. O. Beach, Miss Sarah Atwater Mrs. Silas Benham, Mrs. W. W. Woodruff, Mrs J. J. Webb Mrs. H. W. Munson, Mrs D. J. Russell. On seats and tables-A J. Doottle, George A. lace.
 On reception-J J. Webb George H. Allen, G. S. Benham. H. W. Munson, c. A. Burleigh, B. A. Mann.
 On decorations-W William F. Smith. Arthur Wood ruff Charles H. Chapman, Jared Benham On collaton-J. B. Gilbert, William S. Mann, Invited guess arriving at the ground will please call first at the tent of the reception com
 mittee near the large tent. The committees and the guests may be known by Executive committee, red. Marshal and aids white. Reception committee, blue. Invited guests, orange. Sabbath schools, blue.
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