Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-23
SONS OF ST. GEORGE.

SONS OF ST. GEORGE. The Grand Celebration To-day at Ham i1ton Park-The Parade and Review
 This FOrenoOn-SpOrts at the Park
 The Objects and Usefulness of the orr
 der.
 ''There are about 2,0O0 English people in this city," said member of Red Cross lodge, Sons of St. George, of this city, to COURIER reporter. "The order of the Sons of St. George numbers in the United States 190 lodges with a membership of about 6O,- coo. The celebration in this city tomorrow under the auspices of the New Haven lodge will be the largest probably ever held in the State by the order. The two lodges in Bridgeport will turn out in force to attend, also the Southington lodge, the Meriden lodge, the Wallingford lodge, the New Brit ain lodge, and Hartford, Waterbury and other places in the State will be represented. We expect from 4,000 to 5000 people at Hamilton Park tomorrow if the day is fair, and from 500 to ,000 members of the lodges with guests in the line of procession. Our order is for the social, moral, physical and financial benefit of members. We help them in distress. We give $5 week in case of the sickness of member and pay the doctor, and if a member dies his family gets $10O to pay the funeral expenses with, and if members wife dies he gets $50 to bury her with. We expect to entertain sev- eral hundred visitors to-day, receiving them as they arrive, after which the parade takes place, which will be short one. The Sec ond Regiment band will head the procession and George Taylor will be grand marshal. al 4OT at ohr n11 Hy1yoTy where we will hear a sermon from Rev. MT. Van Deerlin, and proceed thence to Lincoln rink where collation. will be served. Thence we proceed to the park where the spc rts of the day take place, opening between l and 2 o'clock Robert Winston, of Yale, will be master of the sports. The days committee are: G. H. Robins, chairman; R. J. flaw kin, treasurer; George Taylor, Thomas Hurle, J. Powell, J. H. G. Durant, G. Nugels worth, E. M. Linton, R. F. Shephard, W Nudge, E., NJ. Bowman, James Drew, w. Ct. Cunning. The programme at the park IS as follows:
 Cricket Match-New Haven Cricket club vs.
 Base Ball Match-Light Guard Foot
 Horse Race (saddle)-For a purse of s1o. En- one Nile Nile Handicap Race-Entrance fec $ cens First prize ice pitcher valued at $12; prize, silver cup, value $4.5o third prize, clock, value S1.50 Six to enter, race.
 One Half Mile Handicap Race-Entrance fee, 50 cents. First prize, handsome silver castor; second
 One Hundred Yards Dash-Entrance fee, s1. Prize, gilt clock, value $16. Six to enter, or no
 The Greasy Pole-Prize 8. Entrance fee. five
 Blindfo1d Race-Prize, badge, s. Entrance fee, 8 cents; for members only.
 Three Legged Race-Prfze. dozen knives, value $5 Entrance fee 50 cents.
 Veterans Race-For men over 50 years of age, for members only. Entrance fee 50 cents. First prize, gold headed cane, value $10; second prize silver tobacco box, value $6.
 Wheelbarrow Contest -one-half nie. without resting. Prize, clock. Value $1o. Entrance fee 25 cents.
 State badge, value $20; the winner to hold it open for challenge for three years. Entrance fee 50
 Two Mile Bicycle Race-For amateurs only En- fee 75 cents First prize, opera glasses, value $6; second prize, napkin ting, value Sa
 The line of procession will be reviewed in front of the City Hall by the Mayor and members of the city government at 10 o'clock this morning.
 At committee meeting last evening fur ther details were arranged and reports re- ceived as follows: The sports will open at 1:30 with the cricket match, which will be the two-nile bicycle race at o'clock. The greased pole sport will commence at 2:15 and the pole will be ready for all corners during the afternoon. Horse race (saddle) at 2:30. The base ball match between teams from the Light Guard and the Foot Guard opens at 3. Molasses and rolls contes t, free fer all, at 3:15 In this rolls covered with molasses will be attached to strong cord, each roll suspended by string. The boys that manage to eat the rolls first get the prizes. Directly after this the boys in this contest will have the first chance to root in a tub of four for pieces of money, the boys having no chance to wash the lnolasses off their faces before trying in this contest. At 3:30 the blindfold race takes place. The men arr blindfolded and the one who catches the man with the bell, who keeps lodging them, is the victor. At 3:30 the one hun dred yard dash takes place, and at the half mile handicap race; at 4:15 the sack race; at 4:45 fancy shooting by Joseph E. Morrissey; at five o'clock veterans race old men over fifty years of age, members of the society only, contesting; also at five the one mile race and the wheelbarrow contest and at 5:30 the three-legged race There will be dancing at the park to music by the or chestra.
 The following delegations from other lodg- es have notified the lodge that they will be present: Bridgeport 15O, Meriden 100, Southington 50, Ansonia 50, Wallingford 50, South Norwalk 20, New Britain 30, Hartford 90, and delegation of IA or b grand officers of the Grand lodge, New York city, will also attend, as telegraphed last evening New Haven lodge will turn out about 100.
 The route of procession to-day will be from the Union depot, Meadow street, past City Hall Elm street to Christ church. After the church service the procession marches to Lincoln rink to dinner, which Diebel serves. From the church to the rink the route will be down Elm to York, to Chapel, to the rink. The sermon by MT. Van Deerlin will be upon the subject "The Christian Martyr St. George" Should the weather be wet this afternoon, the Hamilton Park programme will be omitted and all the proceedings as far as possible will be held at Lincoln rink instead, including the dancing.