Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-21
COLUMBUS DAY TO-DAY.

The Grand Celebration OF the Day by
About 10000 New Haven school
Children All Preparations Conn
pleted-Features of the Exercises To-
Day The Exercises on the Old
Green The Parade by the Cadets
and G. A. r..
A few additional contributions to the
fund for the celebration of Columbus day |
to-day by the schools were received yes
terday, but the amount needed is not yet |
fully realized. The celebration to day,
however, will be grand one, and no pains
on the part of the teachers have been
spared to make it SO. Their efforts in this
direction will undoubtedly meet with ap-
probation. In all the schools the children
have been well drilled in their parts, and
well has the work of preparation been
done.
The exercises in the separate schools will
begin at O'Clock and will last until 10.
In all the schools the national program
will be rendered. Each of the schools will
then Immediately march to the green
headed by the different g.. A. R. escort
companies. At the green the program. as
published recently in the JOURNAL AND
COURIER, will be rendered. It consists
| chiefly of patriotic singing by the children's
brigades and addresses by Mr.. M. Frank
Tyler and Hon. N. D. Sperry. The board
of education and school principals and the
speakers will occupy the platform. Prayer,
invocation, by Rev. DR.. Twitchell, and
benediction by Rsv. Father Russell.
| Commander Sanborn of the G.. A. R..
1 To- - I'll, ,kalA L.
following order:
the children from the separate schools, they will
| form on Temple str ct in regimental formation,
did not march from the schools with the regular
escort will please join the companies for the
The G. r. will lead the parade
The platform in the green was COM
pletsd last evening and everything is in
readiness. The fatigue caps, which the
boys were given, are to be retained, and
the cadet companies will be made per
mansnt.
The following is the line of march TO,
the parade:
Up Elm to Howe, through Howe to George
to SO Elm
| g. A.R.-Commander Sanborn.
Commander of First battalion-B. Jepson.
| Commander of Second battalion-H w. Loomis
Commander of Third Standardization Booth
Commander of Fourth batsalion-W. Def
| Dickinson.
Commander of Fifth battalion-George A
| Booth.
AT THE HIGH scHooL-H1LLHousE HIGH
SCHOOL ON COLUMBUS DAY.
The high school will assemble at tn
usual time in their respective rooms. A
$40 the school will form to march, fou
Il Nh ho ai6 oil to fbo fho
dist chnxch, corner College and Elm streets
in the following order:
Company A, Senior and junior boys, senio
Company B, Third class boys, third class girls
Company G, Fourth class boys, fourth elias
| girls
Company D, Fourth class boys, fourth clas
| girls
They will enter the church by the center dool
| the girls taking the right and the boys the lief
Ushers will be in attendance to to the seating
parents and friends. The church will be open
$40 Exercises are expected to begin at min
a promptly.
| aymn ......-s................. SchO
Reading Of the President's Proclamation
.......................... .Mr. Inoms
Address-Thie Man and What He DID,.
Q :...................... ..Dr. Kelle
v Address-:The My ihhicai and Real in the His.
tory OF Columbus. ..............Dr Pniiil
| Hymn-'Amerlca". ..................S cho
O Benediction. DIR. Kellt
q After the exercises the High School ba
talon, followed by the girls in the order
classes, will be conducted by a detachmel
d of veterans, Admiral Foote post, under tt
d command of General Embler, to their pla
, on the green.
y | POw-wow by Democrats in BranfOr
D. The democrats in the Fourth war
r Branford, held pow-wow last evening.
In Bridgeport To-day.
is There will be nearly 100 floats in line
# the big Columbus day parade in Bridgepo
y to day.