Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-02
INTEREST GROWING ArACE.

Of the General Committee ON
The Celebration of New Haven's TWO
Hundred and Fiftieih Anniversary
Suggestions Made ana Measures
AdoPted-The, Exercises of the Day
To he Hold In Center Church The
Orator OF the Day TO Probably Re
Donald 6. Mitchell.
The interest in the coming celebration of
the 260th anniversary of the settlement of
the town and city of New Haven grows
apAse.
There has been considerable discussion as
to who will be selected for orator of the day.
The committee on orator approached several
gentlemen with view of securing them for
the occasion. Ex-Governor Henry B. Harri-
son was first approached, but he declined, as
did Ex-Governor Ingersoll. Both gentlemen
are pressed with their law business and
could not very well officiate. Attorney Hen
ry T. Blake, relative of Professor Kingsley,
said that he would accept the honor if DON
aid g. Mitchell could not. 1t was learned
that in all probability Mr. Mitchell would
probably accept. He has great oratorical
ability.
The general committee on the arran gements
for the celebration of the anniversary met in
the general COMMITTEES rooms at the City Hall
last evening
Chairman James Reynolds called for re-
ports from the committee on orators and
place of holding public exercises.
Hon. N. D. Sperry, chairman Of the COM
nittee, said the committee had held couple
of informal meetings. They had seen two
gentlemen, one of whom had consented to act
as orator in case the other one should decline,
| but the other had not yet decided. The COM
mittee had discussed as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
holding the exercises of the day at the Union
armory. After looking the matter over they
came to the conclusion that the only fitting
and appropriate place to hold them was in
Center church, New Ravens first church. He
said it won not be fair to give the name OF
the orator who would offciate, as only one OF
| the two gentlemen seen had been heard from
| Tine report of the committee was accepted
| and the committee continued.
Thomas r. Trowbridge moved that the
| exercises of the day be held in Center church
Elk Mayor Lewis opposed, as in his opinion
it would show disrespect before the commit
| tee had made their official report. Mr.. Trow.
bridge withdrew his motion.
Hon. N. ID. Sperry suggested that place
| be assigned in line to those who participated
| in the parade fifty years ago.
Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin moved that those
who served on the general committee fifty
| years ago be added to the present committee
1 It was SO voted. The known members of tina
committee now alive are ex-President Wool
/ sey of Yale and Hon. John D. Robertson.
Elk Mayor Lewis said that fifty years ago
there were about fifteen hundred children il
| the line. There are row twelve thousand
| children in the public schools and it was hi:
Il opinion that ten thousand of them could b.
| got to participate He said it was not pro
| posed to make the affair hired undertaking
He thought that the various nationalitis
4 mil of md oh
their patriotic feeling voluntarily. If they
did the expense would be light, but he be-
lieyed more money would be required thar
the 81 900 appropriated.
/ Ex- Councilman Fleischner moved that thu
committee on finance be instructed to ash
the city for additional funds. After debate
1 the motion was withdrawn.
Horace Day, chairman of the committee OF
schools, gave an outline of a parade in which
| various historical places would be visited
| He believed it would be a source of educat
| ing the youths as to the history of the CITY
1 and town.
The committee on orator and place of hold
| ing exercises consulted for few moments
and reported that they had finally de-
1 cided on the Center church, and it was voted
that the exercises be held there.
The chairman of the committee on media
| and memorials reported progress and was o
the opinion that about $500 would be re
| quired.
| Chairman David S. Thomas of the commit
| tee on printing of badges reported progress
! also. The committee is now preparing the
designs to be offered for acceptance.
Hon. N. d. Sperry suggested that Secreta
| ry Easterbrook notify the chairmen and sec
| retaries of the various committees to meet a
| once and begin active work and make re
| port to the general committee next Thurs
| day night
1 Thomas r. Trowbridge thought that ont
| Thousand dollars wouldn't commence to pay
l the expenses of the celebration and the par
| Elephants would be discouraged long before
| the affair takes place. He favored calling
| another town meeting if the city did not ap
| propriate any money for the celebration.
Messrs. Edward F. Durand, j. j. Brennan
F. 81. Waldron, Paul Russo, G. Schleicher
| William A. Beers, Hiram Camp, ]. P. Good
| hardt, John Ruff and William SternbergI
| we're added to the general committee. Hor
ace Day was appointed on the committee OF
| procession.
| was authorized to procure design for
| medal and have quantity made at an ex
| pense not exceeding 5000.
Communications were received from Prof
Henry w. Farnam and Henry L. Hill, cashier
of the First National bank Mr.. Hill sale
that owing to q severe cold he was unable tt
attend last evenings meeting. GAS member
of the subcommittee on civic societies" sale
he, permit me to suggest that a prominen
/ feature of the 250th anniversary parade
should represent the settlement of New Ha
ven. Cannot some of the ladies and gentle
men who carried so we'll the States in thu
Monument day parade have barge showing
Rev. John Davenport and the Puritans il
| costume. I will arrange to give them an es
cort, mounted and on foot, of Indians in full
war paint, probably about hundred in mum
Der. This barge and it's escort, it seems tc
| me, will appropriately be placed at the head
| of the division of civic societies."
On motion of Thomas r. owbridge the
committee on medals and memorials were in,
| structed to memorabilia the city for piece
| of land at the junction of Church and Mead
ow streets to erect monument at some fu.
ture time. Mr.. Trowbridge said that he had
for long while advocated placing suitable
| memorial at this historic point. He was Of
the opinion that one would be placed there in
| the near future. The piece of land asked fol-
| from the city is about sixteen feet square.