Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-11
of members, and finally by liberal appro- priation by the town of Orange

of members, and finally by liberal appro- priation by the town of Orange.
 When the stone was placed in position @ a sketch or history of the Memorial asso- citation, including the matters pertaining to the lot and the stone as well as a roster of it's members, copies of daily newspapers, specimens of coins in present use and other articles. Such then in brief is a history of the work which is finished and submitted for your kind approval to-day. As this stone will stand, we trust, for ceqturies, as memorial of our warrior dead, so may the lessons of the war remain in our hearts and in our children's hearts for generations to come. Let us never forget the sacrifices or sufferings of those who saved the Union and did so much to make our country great, glorious and truly free. In thinking of the dead are we not too apt to consider them as behind us, as belonging to the past and to be covered with a mantle of forgetfulness or neglect as the years pass swiftly by? l fear SO, but are we right in thiss Instead of being behind, are they not before us! Though they have indeed dropped out of the active stream of life, still they are ahead, they have reached the goal first and we must not turn backward in order to find them but press forward as they are waiting for us beyond. If a joyous re- realized it will be in the happy future and not in the dead past.
 My friends, as we proceed with our ser vices of dedication to-day, let us conse- crate anew our herts to the cause of unity and freedom in this land, that as our he roic dead gave their lives that we might have this goodly heritage, so we will give our lives, if need be, to protect and per petuate it. May these sentiments of loy- alty be more lasting, more imperishable in the hearts of the American people than the solid granite of which this memorial is made. Thus shall we have peace and prosperity within our borders, and, with righteous living, all other heavenly bless ings.
 First Selectman David Platt then briefly accepted the monument on behalf of the town, and Comrade Ferry pulled the flag from the monument and exposed it to the view of the assemblage President H. C.. Higgins accepted the monument in behalf of the Memorial association and the veter- ans gathered about the massive marble shaft and went through the ritual of dedi- cation. Miss Sophie Northrop sang 'The Star Spangled Banner" to the accompani- ment of the Second regiment band, and Department Chaplain Rev. D. Miller of Mystic, orator of the day, was introduced. Said he: "Our assemblage and service to-day is pecu:. liarly memorial one to the everlasting honor of our dead and to the honor of our living heroes, to whose brave work on sea and land is now part g5es, do we here and now dedicate this tasteful silent grandeur to utter it's eloquence more po- | tent than speech more effectively than any word painting can possibly convey, the story of lives | ponSncrotpd tO the nations DarnAtllltV the ! tion's liberty. It will tell of those who went
 forth to battle now numbered with the unknown @
 fA0 of those VI" Who ee are re vet veterans ' to-day; of
 children. of parents and loxers1and and still til | welcome after peace had been restored, to the ! sons of the army and navy awarded by the same
 erans, then, we we bow Our heads and raise our hearts to the God of our fathers in psens of army which by sea and land struggled to main
 tain the legacy of our revolutionary Sires an open divisible'' and the enforcement of the perfect law and liberty for the whole people: . ..'The patriot and the hero commands the honl this through all history they have received, and shall continue to receive tf old time shall poise
 himself; Memorial monuments are time honored among the customs of all nations and peoples
 What but this spirit, this impulse that led to the | erection of this monument before us, long cen
 turies ago builded the pyramids of Egypt, tombs 1 for the great, the mighty, the hero and the patriot?'
 works of history in memory of heroes and briefly sketched the three great crises through whict
 this country had passed L the baptism & of b,oSf | described a typical memorial that had beer | raised in memory of it, the Bunker Hill monu | tionary heroes, the Groton memorial that marked | the heroism of the countrys defenders in the wal
 of 1872.
 erect buildings and shafts to the honor of the ! army and navy? Let them be planted; let the for park, hold it's memorial of heroism. sucl monuments such monument as you to-day
 friends dedicate tell and will tell tS g the genera
 Wagner and Fisher and vicksburg and Gettys
 a Iss hoS rsGs it's fna history ths Sa4e
 etory that and he of the ssades
 sharpsst exPeTIenfes of the the brave but hope
 deed! Let it stand the token of loyalty and thu
 monitor of future fidelity. Let it stand not t
 perpetuate animosities, but in what it represents
 in heroic loyalty, Malice toward none and char
 After then touching on the last grand encamp
 ment at Boston and the dedication of the monu ment in that place and the significance of it, h
 "Come here often, comrades, and as the sigh
 
 days of 61 and '65, with the spirit of heroic flame l may it also be moved by the most manly mag | what you did, the gray and the blue sing on | song together, the harmony of which shall kno,
 no dscord, each shouting together: The coun
 try of the Union, the country of the constitution l the country of the stars and stripes-that is ol
 country. We who go for it all, go for it as one
 go for it as individuals and sooner would tea 1 our quivering heart strings from their core thal
 to see one Pleiad lost from that all-glorious COT
 stellation.'
 Music was redered by a quartet and tn
 exercises closed with benediction by H
 B. Whitney. The veterans reformed thei column and marched through Campbell
 avenue to Elm street, Washington avenue
 Center street, Union street, Main street
 Savin avenue, Church street and to bas
 ball grounds, where pretty and invitin
 scene was opened to the eyes of the hungr
 veterans beneath a large tent which ha
 been erected there. Five long tables wer
 loaded with some of the choicest cakes
 pies, sandwiches, flowers and other delicat
 articles of refreshment which the ladie
 of West Haven could collect together Tn
 tent was soon filled by the hungry soldie
 boys, old and young. The committee i
 charge of the affair, most of whom waite
 upon the tables, was: Mrs. D. A. Kinnel
 chairman: Mrs. Pardee, Mrs. Guerley, MT.
 Cosgrove, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Prichard
 Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Woodward
 Mrs. A. L. Futile, Mrs, Cyrus Futile, Mir
 Andrews, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Woolcott, MT.
 Mum, Mrs. Hyde, Mrs. Hopper, Mrs. Dr
 rant, Mrs. Wallace, Eddie Cosgrove, ,Georp
 Hyde, George Seward, Henry Futile. AFTER DINNER SPEECHES.
 After the bountiful collation. in the ter the attendants listened to speeches I'll viands which were served were not onl , excellent, but were abundant, as plenty ( the eatables remained after the very lare number of guests had been fed. The fo
 lowing organizations partook of the bal quet: The large company of Admiral Foo , post, the members of Van Horn post an Echo drum corps, the Sons of Veteran the Second regiment band, the members the West Haven Fire company, the men f bers of the West Haven Memorial associ 3 ton, the visiting organization of ladie r and besides these representatives of u 2 city press and large number of invite
 guests
 After the collation. MT. James Peck : West Haven introduced the first speake Hon. James Graham, whose speech W, 8 concise and appropriate. Mir. Graham r 5 ferred to the dark days that were see t from time to time from 1861 to 1865, whe the boys in blue were at the front. Tn 8 confidence and trust which was placed the nations defenders at that time was n : misplaced. In those days the term f'goir B to the front" was frequently used. Sin' g that time the term "coming to the from t is more appropriate. In those da, 8 many of the brave men who returne L