Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-24
PATRIARCHs TO PARADE.

State Conclave of Odd Fellows in
Hartford To.dayrA Notable Day
and Event.
To-day the annual state parade and field
day of the Patriarchs Militant of Connecti-
cut will be held in Hartford. New Haven
will contribute largely to the success and
importance of the display. Sassacus,
Golden Rule and Aurora cantons of this
city will attend, $50 strong. They go by
special train, leaving here at 500. The
big parade will be held in the morning and
between eight hundred and nine hundred Patri-
archs Militant will be in line. Governor Bulkeley
and Mayor Dwight Of Hartford will review the
procession from the south entrance to the CAPT.
toll General c. B. Foster Of this city, who Is the
head of the Patriarchs Militant In this state, will
command the parade, and he will be present &C
comanied by his staff, follows: Chief Of staff,
Lieutenant Colonel h. s. Hubbell of Bridgeport;
adjutant- general H. s. Cooper Of New Haven;
assistant adjutant- general, ]. n: Lines OF New
Haven; auartermaster-ge general, Henry Buchter
OF New Haven; com h;as nttfried
Lehr Of NewHaven; chaplain general, John San
ders of New Haven; surgeon-general, George ..
Crandall. mayor Of Norwich: aides-de-camp, W.
W. Tucker OF Hartford and B. +. Buckley OF
Bridgeport.
Militant branch win be present as invited guests
as follows Major General James .. woodward,
Albany, n. Y: Colonel Elliott Danforth, Albany,
" Y, Mt present the state treasurer OF New
York; Colonel Chapman, Conastata, n u; ma
II. Ralph, Summerville Mass. Lieutenant Colo
mel S &. WEIGH, Lynn, Mass Major e. A; Blan-
chard, Lynn, Mass, and Colonel A. Elliott Payne,
Brockton, Mass
All the cantons in the two regiments OF this
state will be present and the cities will be repre-
sented First regiment New Haven, Bridgeport,
Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury and Ansonia; Sec
ond regiment, Hartford, New Britain, Water:
bury Middietown, Meriden, New London and
Norwich.
colonel of the First regiment, and his newly ap-
| pointed staff will make their First appearance
| at big Odd Fellow gathering in their presen,
| positions. Colonel Pond will be in command O
| these gentlemen: Captain Frank R. Fisher Of
| New Haven, adjutant; Captain Charles D. Lab
hey OF New Haven, quartermaster; Captain
Frank Moyiinger of New Haven, commissary
| Major William b. Beebe of Bridgeport, surgeon
Captain Charles A, Halgnger, New Haven, assis
\ tant surgeon; Captain Jacob 7. Morrow, New
4 Haven chaplain; Charles Il. Clark, Milford, ser
i geant major; Elisha G. Miller New Haven
| duartermastcr; Christian Nelson, New Haven
| commissary sergeant; Michael Hessler, New
| Haven, color sergeant; David r. Adams, New
| Haven equipment sergeant; A. A. Goodman
New Haven, hospital sergeant; Leopold Reitz
| fielder New Haven, trumpeter.
In the evening band concert will be given
| the armory Of the Governors Foot Guard. dur
ing which the elaborate ceremony of confessinI
| the decoration of chivalry will be performed
This ceremony has only taken place once befor
In this state and is one Of the rarest or Odd Eel
low workings The decoration will be conferre
upon twelve officers and chevaliers and upon 81