Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-19
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Robert O. Tyler post of Hartford will also be one of this party, also Miss Tracy and Miss Knight, relatives of Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Morgan. Other parties going from this city are s. A. Stevens and daughter; s. M. Nun son and wife; John H. Phillips and wife; Mrs. George T. Stone, Mrs. Dr. J. A. Robin son, George L. Beach. MT. Fabrique Of East Haven, is also one of the party. The special train will reach Niagara Falls on the 23rd at 8 a.m; arrive at Chicago on the 24th at 8 25thl11 am, leave 12 noon, Denver July sSth at am; Evanston July s9ti a. m.; Salt Lake, same day, at 11:30 a. m., and leaving on the 31st at 7:30 a. m.; Reno, August 1, at a. m.; Sacramento, same day, at 80 D. m, arriving in San Francisco on the same evening at 2 p. m. The stop at Denver will give the party ample time to visit the mining regions and the different points of interest in and about that prosper ous mountain city. Time will also be given to visit the various points of interest in Salt Lake City The return trip will be made by the Sante Fe route, with stops at Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Kansas City. The company expect to be gone about thirty days Avery handsome badge has been prepared for the Grand Army delegates from here. It is made of blue satin ribbon and at the top is a gilt bar and pin on which are the letters G. A. R. The badge is lettered at the top in gilt as follows: "Twentieth Annual Encamp- ment, San Francisco, California, August Sd, 1SS6" Then diagonally across the badge in prominent letters is Connecticut" Under heath is Admiral Foote Post No. IF, New Haven" Pendant at the bottom of the badge is gilt star and suspended therefrom is wooden nutmeg made from the limb of one of the slms on the Green. Com rade Wells has had quite a number of these nutmegs made, to which are attached red, white and blue ribbons to suspend from the buttonhole. He will take these to California and present them to comrades of Connecticut regiments that he may meet while there. These little souvenirs are very neatly made and are almost perfect fac-similes of the original article.
 At the meeting of Admiral Foote post on Saturday night sixty days ''furlough' was granted to and very pleasant farewell and God speed remarks were made by members of the post to the delegation, and these were responded to in an appropriate and feeling manner by Commander Fox on behalf of the delegation.
 It was announced at the post that the Woman's Relief corps had expended SOL for the relief of the sick and distressed. This auxiliary to the post is doing grand work and they should be encouraged in their noble efforts. Tomorrow they will hold their annual picnic at Pawson Park, going on the barge Juno and leaving Belle dock at 9:45 a. LII purchase tickets whether they go or not, will thereby help these ladies to increase their charity fund and thus enable them to fur ther extend needed aid to the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers. They should be literally patronized and those who go may rest assured that they will have most enjoyable time.
 The Admiral Foote post picnic committee reported progress on Saturday evening. Among the gifts for prizes thus far re- ceived are the following: Parlor organ from Wilcox & White Organ company of Meri- den; repeating rifle from Winchester Re- beating Arms company; rife from Eli Whit ney, jr.; tilting set from Hon. Charles l.. Mitchell; butter dish, M. Schwed; fifty feet of garden hose and fixtures, Henry F. Peck; box of cigars from Grandfeld Brothers also a similar gift from H. Collins; A. Foote and H. Trecartin, each one bushel of oysters; w. s. Wells, one ton of coal c. s. Mersick, brace and set of bits; R. P. Cowles, tricycle.; Bolton 6 Neely. American flag six by nine feet; proprietors of COURIER, Palladium, Union and Register, each one years subscription to the daily, and the Register additional years subscription to the Sunday edition; Farren Brothers, one Pillsbury's best flour. Many of these articles have been placed on exhibition in H. B. Armstrong & Co.'S window and others will be added this week, as it is the purpose of the committee to make personal solicitation of gifts of the merchants and others within a day or two. As the purpose is to increase the relief fund of the post by the distribution of these gifts on the day of the picnic, there will no doubt be generous response to the call of the com mittee.
 It is expected that the picnic will be one of the largest ever given in this city or vicinity. The committee are receiving favorable re- sponses to their invitations from posts in all sections of the State, and many of the mem- bers will bring their families.