Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-02
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.

The Coming Mammoth Pien'c At Saw.
in Roek-LiberaI Donations OF Prizes
And More To Come-The List of
Games-AccessIons To The Member.
ship of Admiral Foote Post.
The arrangements for the coming Grand
Army picnic at Savin Rock on next Thurs
day under the auspices of Admiral Foote
post are so far completed that it can be an
nounced with certainty that it will be one of
the largest picnics of Grand Army men ever
held in,this State. The idea of holding
picnic to which all Grand Army posts in the
State should be invited originated with Ad
1uiral Foote post one year ago, and their
success at that time induced them to repeat
the venture. This year they have made more
extended arrangements for the comfort and
pleasure of their patrons and have added
many things in the way of amusements that
will be appreciated. This year they will dis
pose of a large number of valuable gifts
to their patrons, a list of which
has been published from time to time, do
mated, in the columns of the daily newspa-
pers. Recent additions to the list are as fol-
lows: Boston Branch shoe store, ladies' pa
tent leather slippers; Mrs. DR.. Rawlings, lin
net and cage; W. H. Warner, suit of clothes;
W. A. Beers, order for one dozen photo
graphs; A. Hoffmeister, oil stove; Stahl &
Hegel, rug; Cosgrove & Co., pair gents
shoes; F. G. futile, ladies' waterproof; N. A.
Fullerton, 40 pound box of starch; 81. w:
Minor, statuette; Jennings & Griffin Manu-
featuring company, set of chisels; DIR.
George F. Peterson, order for set of teeth;
J. B. Cunningham, one ga" tent; Peck &
Brown, one-half dozen silver knives; Meigs
& Co., suit of clothes; Hub clothing house,
suit of clothes: Barker & Ransom, use of
carriage; H. H. Peck, one book, America
Illustrated" Perkins Manufacturing COM
pany, one-half dozen coat hangers; A. f.
Woods Sons, three boxes toilet soap: Hen
drick Brothers, fishing reel; W. A. Beckley,
f1agpole; DeForest & Hotchkiss company,
400 feet of lumber; F. Robinson, Japanese
card receiver; ]. B. Sargent, two blackboards;
Second company Governors Foot Guard,
Rogers group, "Going for the Doctor" !;
ebony cane, G. ]. Rabanus; breastpin, 6. L.
Stratton, Savin Rock.
The amusements for prizes as arranged are
as follows: Obstacle race three-legged race,
wheelbarrow race, egg race flor Sons of Vet
erans), sack race, sailing race, duel on the
water, tub race, blindfold boring contest and
tug of war, to which Others may be added.
The disposition of the prizes will be by
Miss Anna J. Chaplin of this city, the blind
musician and teacher, and under the d1rec-
ton of a disinterested committee of respon-
sible persons, and will take place about 5
O'CLOCK III GQ0 dIG6TQOOn at GIS n0duQ udfIGTS
tent, which will be erected on the large lot
adjoining the Sea View House.
1t is proposed to have short parade at
the Crock" of Grand Army Veterans at 10
o'clock on the forenoon of Thursday, headed
by the American band, and then give up the
time until the noon hour to renewing old
army acquaintance. The contest for prizes
in the different games will commence about l
o'clock in the afternoon.
To-day and tomorrow the committee will
finish their prize collecting and they hope to
add largely to the number already obtained.
Those merchants and others who have thus
far been called upon have responded very
willingly and literally; some of them not
waiting to be called upon have sent in their
donations and the committee realizing the
fact that they will not be able to call upon
all of the friends of the Grand Army would
ask that they send their donations to the
printing Office of D. S. Thomas, 7S1 Chapel
street, and the same will be placed on exhi-
bition and be duly acknowledged through
the daily newspapers.
At the meeting of Admiral Foote post on
Saturday evening five new recruits were
mustered, among the number being Chief of
Police @. f. Bollman, a veteran of the Sec
ond Connecticut cavalry, and Nelson Burlin-
game, who was masters mate on the steamer
Star of the West in the spring of 1861 when
that vessel started to relieve the garrison in
Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, and was
fired on by the rebels in Fort Moultrie. The
propositions for membership from several
recruits were also received.
telegram from the Admiral Foote post
delegation to California and dated at Salt
Lake City on the 28th of July was received,
in which it was stated that all were well and
having good time. By direction of the
post congratulatory telegram was sent to
the delegation at San Francisco, where they
were expected to arrive at o'clock last eve
ming.