Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
ST. JosEPH,s CATHEDRAL.

to Date for the Dedica- tion-The Attendance of Clergymen at the Cathedral Next Sunday Will Be Without Precedent. HARTFORD, May 3.-The dedication of l St. Joseph's cathedral. which occurs next l Sunday, will be one of the most notable l ecclesiastical events that has ever occurred in Hartford or the state of Connecticut. The program for the day as thus far made out is:
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 Conservation of church and altars.
 Solemn Pontifcal High Mass
 Vesper service.
 There are six altars to be consecrated, and full set of clergymen will be detailed to each. At St. Joseph's Right Rev. Law renee s. McMahon, D. D., will be conse- orator and Rev. Henry J. Lynch of Dan bury deacon.
 The Most Rev. Fabre, archbishop of Men treal, will be consecrator of the altars of the blessed sacrament; who will fill the office for St. Bernard's is not yet decided on. Rev. Bernard O. R. Sheriden of Mid dletown will be deacon. St. Bridget's dea- con will be Rev. MT. Tierney of New Brit ain, and Rev. Patrick Mulholland of New Haven will so act for St. Patr;ck's. At the remaining altar Rev. John Russell of New Haven will fill the place.
 The celebrant of the high mass will be Most Rev. John J. Williams, D. D., arch bishop of Boston, assisted by Very Rev. James Hughes, v. G., IL. D., of this city. of Dubuque, Ia.
 The vespers will be celebrated by Most Rev. M. A. Carrigan, D. D., archbishop of New York. The preacher will be Rt. Rev. James A. Healy, D. D., of Portland, Me. SECOND REGIMENT ELECTIONS. Major Burpee Elected Lieutenant Colonel and Captain B. F. Brown Elected Major to Fill the Place Vacated by Major Burpee. The field and staff officers of the Second | regiment, O. N. G., met at the armory in this city yesterday afternoon to elect a lieutenant colonel to fill tho vacancy caused by the resignation of Colonel Frank T. Lee. The meeting was called to order by Colonel Doherty at 1:45 and the officers immediately proceeded to ballot l for the lieutenant colonel.
 The following officers were present, the only absentee being Captain Peam of Company H, Middletown:
 l Colonel John B. Doherty, Major L. F. Burpee l Captain W. E. Moser, First Lieutenant Edwin Hart, Second Lieutenant James Geddes, Com
 Captain John Tut, First Lieutenant Lourens ! Kliug, Second Lieutenant Albert F. Laudensack, Captain Michael Creed, First Lieutenant James J. Kennedy. Second Lieutenant J. F s N1M First l Twining, Second Lieutenant J. Sutclife, Com
 Captain T. H. Sucher, First lieutenant W. H Coleman. Second Lieutenant C. s. schnapp, Com pany E, New Haven.
 McCabe, Second Lieutenant c. B. Damn, Compa
 Captain A. J. Wolff, First Lieutenant D. E
 First Lieutenant. B. D. Putnam, Second Lieu tenant w. R. Markham, Company H, Middle
 Captain c. B. Bowen, First Lieutenant o. L Bradley, Second Lieutenant D. R. Jones, Com Captain D: [. Barber, First Lieutenant R. H Ha1l Second s Lieutenant H. Norton, jr compan
 First Lieutenant F. J. Duffy commander signa corps; Second Lieutenant W.H. Sears, command
 The informal ballot stood 31 votes for Majo Burpee, for Captain Brown, Company F, and
 On the formal ballot Major Burpee received s ! votes, Captain Brown, Company F, Captain Su cher, Company E, and Captain Pearne, Compan ! H. each.
 Major Burpee was then declared the unan I nous. choice.
 | The second and third informal ballots were th | same as the first, with the exception that e1 | Captain Callahan lost one vote and Captai | Pearne of Company gained one. After a r' 1 cess of ten minutes two more ballots were takel | the second one resulting in Captain Dickinson | the regimental adjutant of Waterbury, securin l IS, Captain Pearne, Company H, q ex-Captai ! Callahan g.
 An informal vote was next taken for choice t ! major to fill the vacancy caused by Major Bu pee's promotion. The first informal ballot stoot
 Ex Captain Timothy F. Callahan 2, Captai
 Pearne, Company H, 13; Lieutenant Kenned.
 Company c, 1; Corporal F. c. Beach, Compan | F, 6; Captain Brown, Company F, 5. Another recess was then taken before makir }. | the ballot formal, and effort made t l have the New Haven officer decide upon son | man 50 that the officer would not go to Wate
 bury.
 T CAPTAIN BROWN ELECTED MAJOR. g Captain Dickinson was elected on the seven t. ballot, but withdrew his name and Captain B.
 Brown was finally chosen on the eleventh ballt
 receiving IS out of the 33 votes
 Captain Brown will give great satisfaction. y is s>, well known in the city and state in militia y | circles that words of eulOgy unnecesS IT 5; As captain of the Grays his record is conspic ,f ! ousy b, illiant one and his command will deep d regret to lose him, but yet are proud of his pI
 tleman, thorough officer, widely known and ! l Spected in the community. He served in t 's l Grays years ago and was conspicuous in the u l tive command for his useful and valuable st ]. l vices for tho company, as was also the ca ,f l when adjutant of the Veteran Grays.