Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-23
BLUES, CELEBRATION.

Newark Guests Received and Enter
tatned-Parade and RevIew-The
Company's Big Ball Last Night
Four Hundred Couple In the Grand
March.
The Blues had as their guests yesterday
the First Regiment Fife and Drum corps of
Newark, N. J. The visitors arrived on
the II o'clock train from New York and
were met at the depot by the local COM
pany and escorted about the principal
streets, and passed in review before Mayor
Sargent and the common council. The
visitors numbered sixty men. After the
parade and q short rest at the armory they
were escorted to the Adams house, where
dinner was served. In the afternoon the
Blues entertained the guests with drive
about the city. They attended the ball in
the evening and left on an early morning
train for home.
The sixty fifth annual reception of the
National Blues was held in the srmory last
decorated. Between the windows on both
sides of the armory and across the fronts
of the gallery were hung silk banners on
which were painted the names of the cap.
tains from the compsny's organization to
the present time. Suspended from the
center of the ceiling was the large blue
company dag. On the north side of the
srmory was stationed the Philharmonic Or
chestra. The concert began at s o'clock
and lasted till 8. When the band struck
up the armory WAS already well filled with
guests.
Al $50 the First regiment fife and drum
corps of Newark, N. j., gave an exhibition
of United States army calls, which were
Jv,{ I,- old oAS <ka%
are members of the Foot Guard to be the
best that they had ever heard given in the
United States. At 10 O'Clock the grand
military march took place. Captain Beach
led with Mayor Sargent. In it were the
colonel and bis staff, the officers of the
Foot Guard and of the several companies
of the City battalion, also Captain Gettes
and Private Siebert of Company A, Water
bury; Adjutsnt L. Bryhsm and wife of
al Guard, ex-Captstn William Stiles
and wife of Newark, Privstes Cliff
and Bull of the Peabody Guard of
Springfield, Major Albse, and ex- Adj utant
General A. d. Embler, Captain Ludding-
ton, and officers of the Horss Guard.
Tho grand march started at 1890,
led by Captain Beach and Miss
Bertha Woods, followed by 400
couples. Among those present were Lieu
tenant Morse, Miss Little, Sergeant Smith,
ex-Sergesnt Shields, Sergeant q. C.Young
and wife, ex Corporal Faulkner and wife,
e1 Drum Major Miller and wife; Corpo-
and wife, Private Bacon and wife, Miss
Fannie Lane, Miss Della Walker,
Miss Hepburn, Miss Noar, Miss Lena
Chandler, Miss Maud Guilford, Miss
Edna Hall, Miss Lizzie Ksppeler, Miss Hat
tie Woodruff, Miss Lizzie Healey, Miss Ed
ma Morgan, Mics Laura Munson, Miss Katie
Hansbnrgh, Mies Minnie Degnan, Miss
Dunn, Miss Ida Mcdonald, Miss Lizzie
Ellis, Miss Bell Clappen, Miss Ella Day,
Miss Lizzie Day, Mrs: A. L: Wilcox, 9. n.
Seely and wife, ex-First Sergeant W. G.
Doherty and wife, Mics Mamie Brennan,
Miss Sadie Myers, John Adams and wife,
Miss Katie Brady, Miss Jennie Austin.
The following committees had charge of
the reception, and they deserve great
credit for the able manner In which they
discharged their work:
Executive committee Sergeant Il. g.
Young, chairman; Quartermaster Sergeant
Keppsler, Sergeant Page, Corporal New
bold, Private Bates.
Reception committee-Captain Beach,
chairman; Veterans. ex-Adjutant General
4; b. Emblsr, Major Williams. Major
Albee, Corporal Shuster, First Sergeant
Neville, First Sergeant Doherty, Sergeant
Dedrich, Corporal Faulkner. Corporal Gar
lock; actives, Lieutenant Morse, L!euten-
ant Smith, Sergeant Dursnd, Sergeant 81.
O. Young, Corporal Schubert, Privates
Brown and Robins.
Floor committee-Qusrterm Ser
geant Keppeler, Corporal Lsurin Roark,
Humphrey Gesner, Privates Atkinson,
Lathrop, jackson, Garlock, Sherman, Post,
Curtin, Barton, Sutcliffe, Hemion, Chsde.
ayne, Sehmit, Stevens, Roads, Bacon.