Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-26
NEW HAVENS FOUNDERS DAY.
A MEMORABLE CELEBRATION.

A Notable And Fine Parade-FeaGures of she ProcessiOn-The COmmemora-
 tive Exercises at Center Chureh-The
 Grand Reunion Of the Old Pupils of
 the Famous Lancasterian school
 Scenes And Incidents at she Banquet.
 New Haven's two hundred and fiftieth an. niversary was very appropriately commem-
 orated yesterday. The day was one of the
 brightest and sunniest this backward spring
 has yet furnishea-in fact everybody remark
 ed with glad tones that it was delightful
 day for the celebration. The wind was mild
 tempered, far less Marchy than hitherto this
 season and had less of a snowbank chilliness.
 It was trihe cool weather for the season,
 showing that remnants of the blizzard snow
 yet finger up north, but the atmosphere was
 none too cool for marching in the big proces
 sion. Everybody in town was out to see the
 parade and there was music in the air as the procession. Everywhere the city wore { holiday appearance, flags flying from public
 buildings, factories and dwellings and many of the store fronts being prettily decorated The grand procession started at few minutes before Il o'clock. On and about the olt Green were thousands of people all wid' awake for the sight seeing. All along thu route of procession sightseers were numerous and great interest in the parade was every where apparent. The order of the procession will be found on our fourth page. ALONG THE LINE. 
 The Decorations Very Modese-Ir Keeping With the Bay. The decorations were very slight, as any thing elaborate in this line would hardly hay, been in keeping with the idea of ''the day W, celebrate" Nothing at all was attempted by the committee, and an occasional flag ant strip of bunting displayed by some patrioti citizen was all that could be seen except 8 some of the large stores along the route o the procession. The streets were thronget with people. The houses were filled witl spectators, and from the windows looked in numerabIe pretty maidens waving handker chiefs, sight that will be remembered b ! everyone. The day was so pleasant that il many places the verandahs and porehes wer filled with merry parties. Such greeting I to the marching hosts of the day was mad | the more noticeable and enjoyable whel \ compared with that furnished the little bant ! of Pilgrims as they marched from thei | ships up the shore of the creek to tn \ old oak which stood at the corner of Colleg and George and listened to Rev. John Day | enport preach. Bolton 6 Nicely had thei \ store covered with the stars and stripes, a did also Mcintyre, Mcguire & Go. and Besse Brigham & Go.
 On College street President Dwight dis played large flag and the Yale banner; J C.-North had his house festooned with Chi
 nese lanterns; Charles Whittlesey als
 showed his patriotism by displaying our col
 oIs. On Grove street Philip Pond showe' much taste in arranging large quantity o bunting. On Elm street the Harmonic clu
 hung out it's flag; Durfee was also decorate ! with large Yale banners; Dr. Carmalt, DI Dibble and others decorated their house | with flags.
 The New Haven Yacht club was also GOV | cred with colors. This was due to Commo dors Clark's order.
 \ The Y. W. 0. A. very tastily festoone \ their building.
 General E. E. Bradley's beautiful hous | on York street supported large flag. The old Benedict Arnold drug store O. George street, now the Parker House, wa covered from foundation to roof with patrio | tic colors.
 The new building on Church street owned | bS Stahl & Hegel attracted considerable at
 tention with it's copious display of flags of al nations.
 An old weather beaten flag was an appro priate ornamen. of the old General Wooste house on George street.
 Many houses on Olive, Green and Hamilto streets were decorated.