Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-14
FaR mRmoRIALDA

. A Grand Celebration PIanned-Thet Main Features Of the Program as Arranged up to Date-ImPressive | Exercises Around the soldiers' Mon- l ument.
 The program for Memorial day is about completed, and the indications--are the eel ebration will be the finest that has ever been held by the Grand Army in this city. The following is the program for the exer- cisee to be held around the monument on East Rock park:
 The various posts will assemble at Ad- miral Foots post headquarters at 7:3O a. m., together with the lady friends of the various members, when the flowers will be prepared for the decoration of the soldiers graves. The indications are that @ fine ar ray of flowers will be prepared, as many citizens have alresdy signifed their inten- ton of providing the floral tributes. At 10 o'clock the various posts will proceed to the cemeteries in the city, and at given signal from the fire alarm bell will decorate the graves of :he deceased mem- bsrs of the order. At o'clock p. n. the
  and upon formation will take the cars for Bishops gate, at the foot of East Rock. The public school children who are to take part in the choruses will assemble at the high school at 80 p. m. and will also be conveyed to the foot of East Rock. The city officials, the town officials and the orator of the day, Judge Simeon E Bald win, together with the commander and staff of the Grand Army of the Republic will assemble at the city hall at o'clock and will be conveyed in carriages to the will assemble at the law office of the gov ernor on Orange street and will also be | taken in carriages to the monument It is expected that Nathan Hale camp, Sons of Veterans, will act ss light battery aud escort to the governor and staff in the pro- cession to the monument. The grand mar shal of the parade will bs General s. E.. Merwin and the chief of staff will be Ad- jutant General Embler. Captain William l Glesson of Mer win post and John Hegsl of Van Steinwehr post will act as aids.
 At the exercises at the Rock General s. E. Merwin will preside, and will be assist ed by Mayor Sargent, Joseph B. Cunning, ham of tho board of selsctmen, and VII liam W. Farnam, as representing the park commissioners, who have been chosen as
 vice-presidents. The exercises will open with an address by General Msrwin, and an invocation will follow by President
 Dwight of Yale university. The chorus oi
 school children will then render
 "Ameriea. " s9d it will be followed by ,
 historical address by William s. Wells
 representing the Naval Veterans, of whom
 he was chief commander. The sopl
 "Battle Hymn of the Republic" will ther
 be rendered by the chorus, which will b'
 followed by an address by Governor Nor
 ris. The singing of the song of the "Red
 White and Blue" will follow, and will il
 turn be followed by the oration by Judg
 Simeon E. Baldwin. At the close of tn
 oration the tablets will be unveiled b,
 Miss Ruby Osborn, and will be accom-
 gled Banner" by Mrs. s. s. Thompson
 with the chorus of voices.
 The closing exercises will be eonducteI l; by the department commander, Cele , Blakeman of Huntington, assisted by The
 ron R. Hull, commander of Admiral Foot l post, Past Com msnder Joseph D. Plunket ] of Merwin post and Wiegand S3hlein 0 E Won Steinwehr, and William Fl. Singleton F assistant chaplain of Admiral Foote post ! The closing song will be "On Fame's Etel nal Camping Ground" and will be followe by the benediction by Rsv. Dr. Twitche l of the Dwight Place church.
 l In the evening there will be display c fireworks from the rock under direction C ? Admiral Foote post. A large number ( l people have joined hands with the post l an endeavor to make the display notsbl 8 one. The monument will be hsndsomel l draped and the arrangement is to have D represent by the aid of fireworks "Sibley 0 Army Tent" The crest of the rock vi 8 bs illuminated, and the rock proper vi r also bs decorated with Japanese lantern b Fire balloons, rockets, etc., will be set of t and the indications are for one of the fine 1 dieplays of fireworks ever seen in this cit