Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-31

dresses now to be made sheuId begin vi with lar an act Gi e 5o ene ehs is the soers day or Abr ham Lincoln was not 8 soldierl He knew nethin2 could not have led an army into battle, nor han. died it before @ foe! This he could not have done. is cherished by the survivors of the great war as if he had been their chieftain their great marshal who summoned the hosts of the republic to wage war upon rebellion and disorder until it should no longer be able to deliver or receive battle Wheth- pressed by defeat, the armies never doubted that Father Abraham" was with them heart and soul, and this was because their burden was his burden;
 He, too, would have been known not as liberator death by g misereant With his fife he paid the penalty of his devotion to duty and to country He fell because at last peace had been conquered an the prolonged Union of the States assured. So this unique man, unlike any other man in history, and fame will be inseparably associated with the history of this republic" "
 :'The Army of '61" was responded to by Rev. John H. Mason in very eloquent and interesting address.
 Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth did admirable justice to "The Navy of '61," and elaborately pictured their heroic part in the great sea battles and bloekades of the great war.
 "The Women of the War" was expounded by Rev. Dr. Higgins of St. Mary's church. Said he:
 as should come the allotment of such 8 subject, but to few perhaps besides the priests do the unef hood disclose themselves constantly and largely. As his & &knowledge and experience broaden and deep of all things worthiest and best find in the true man their inearnation and illustration: As in the the faith and religion that purify and enlighten, that sweeten and bless home and home life; so. too in ways if less pronounced yet less effect ys 1d far Itss is hers f9 h tradition, to race to fatherland, on which depend the most vital interests of patriotism and country. Whsaeve6 & such devotion burned with hoess ,n women to enkindle and keep alive the sacred flame. Whenever the spirit of patrots4 % has risen to the rifice the nations life, that spirit, much as from any other sources leaped into the ifeblood as heart or dearer ones inspiration.
 that ong esp ordea of troube and pan agd blood, out of which the trust, Freedom and Union of courage and support and sustaining loyalty were in no small proportion the constancy and devotion Because of all they were and of all they suffered for the cause thoughts and recollections precious though, too, among the most pathetic me morials. Let the great heart of the nation mourn known in everlasting gratitude, affection and rev erence, so that to the future their memory and unselfish things, which their presence and their @ patriotism have been to us.
 "The slave in the war" was done full jus tice by Dr. Lewis Kleeberg of the Court
 
 the high, equitable claim of the negro to the full privileges of citizenship.
 Rev. Dr. Melville B. Chapman spoke of "Grant at Appomattox." He began:
 Comrades: It is my grat eful duty as your repre- sentative to pay tribute to the memory of that glorious victory. Most Of us who went through the great struggle the 1Hng months + of inac Bull Run. Months of preparation, needful but Tt wac tbs husb that nrecedes the storm S,,d denly the thunder of the guns of Donelson rolled over the land But more inspiring than the cannops were the ringing words of an unknown command or, NO terms except unconditional and immediate words Tes expoded bpb in es ears of the nation and made the spirt of the North appeared in American annals and in the historic roll of great captains, Unconditional Surrender ments or repeat the story of his iustrous service Shiloh, VIcksburg Chattanooga, step by step, from victory to victory 4 he climbed into the confidence Of
 Ne thunder of cannon proclaimed the victory, no ~ otsa & fhe bad sad four years face to face behind shotted guns and dreadful fields met and parted each to it's duty as mon flag. Grant at Appomattox is Grant at his greatest and his best.
 "Foote on the rivers" was entertainingly talked of by Rev. A. J. Wheeler.
 Rev. L. H. Squires ended the address with few eloquent remarks upon f'The Grand Army of to day" and the ceremonies of the afternoon were closed under 8 fair blue sky by medley of voices, from the happy, full, mellow, childish tones of the Sunday school children to the mature notes of their elders all blended with the aspiring, victoriously resonent melodies of the band as they hurled forth the national anthem heroic "America'' upon the wings of the gentle twilight zephyrs.
 IN WEST HAVEN.
 Memorial day was observed in West Ha- ven yesterday by one of the most elaborate celebrations ever held in the borough. The Veteran Memorial association had charge of tine procession and gathered st the Union school house, where they were joined by 8 detail of children. From thence they marched to the cemetery headed by the Co., lumbia Drum corps and Marshal ". G. Pritchard.
 Twenty four graves, including one of 8 Confederate soldier, were decorated and di- rectly after the burial plot for the burial of veterans. The deed of donation was tender ed in behalf of the Cemetery association by MT. Cla1 ence E. Thompson and accepted by diers' association. quartette composed of Miss Georgia Futile. Mrs. R. P. Brown, George Marsh and Joseph Austin, then rem dered several selections. Rev. J. N. Squires offered prayer and Rev. s. B. Payne pro- nounced the benediction.
 The Veterans then retured to the Congre- gational church, where they listened to an oration by Rev. Mr. Payne.
 IN MILFORD.
 The Memorial day exercises in Milford were unusually interesting. A procession was formed composed of George Van Horn post, N. L. Stowe, commander, with forty comrades; the public school children, led by the principal Fl. l. MAthewson; the Woman's Relief corps, Mrs. Fl. A. Bachelor, presi- dent, and citizens, all led by the cornet band. Baskets of flowers, beautifully arranged by the Woman's Relief corps, were placed on the soldiers graves at the sound of the bugls call. The monument on the park was deco- rated in honor of the unknown dead. Chap lain S. D. Paine held the attention of large and sppreciatlve audience in the Town hall.
 IN wALLINGYoRD.
 The celebration in Wallingford was fully as elaborate as that of former years. The procession, after marching through the main streets, went to the cemetery where some forty graves were decorated, from thence to the Catholic cemetery where the graves of sixteen soldiers were decorated, and from there to the town hall where public exercises were held. The chief feature of the exercises was the oration by Hon. Lynde Harrison, of this city. Louis Northrop presided.
 IN EAST HAVEN.
 The celebration in East Haven yesterday was as elaborate as anything the old town has ever witnessed. The line formed at the Town hall at o'clock in the morning in the following order:
 0. o. Kirkham, marshal; assistants, Will liam Robinson, Gilbert Van Sickle, Samuel Thompson, Charles Curtis, Archibald Per- kins and Comrade Hitchcock; Union cornet band; Fidelity division, Sons of Temperance; Congregational Sunday school, F. B. Street superintendent; Van Sickle's drum corps; ladies and children in barges furnished by 0. B. Whittlesey; citizens in carriages. The procession marched from Main street to East Green street, to the cemetery, where the graves of the deceased veterans were deco- rated.
 At the band stand on the Green national airs were sung by the assembly. Prayer was offered by Rev. D. J. Clark, an oration was delivered by Captain William G. Dickinson of New Haven and benediction by Rev. Wm. Clark.
 Entertainments.
 THE GILMORE JUBILEE.
 The sale of seats for the Gilmore jubilee festival at the Hyperion next Monday eve- min baa haaYo varv Iaroo ,,,os% or,ooass-