Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-31
nnAUTIruL CEREMONIES

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 BEAUTIFUL CEREMONIES
 At Major General Alfred Howe Ter
 ry,s Grave.An Address Delivered
 by Hon. N. D. Sperry.
 Special services were held in the fore noon over the grave of ths late Major Gen eral Alfred Howe Terry. A delegation of about fifteen members of Alfred H. Terry command of the Union Veteran union and a delegation of Sons of Veterans and number of members of the Women's Re- lief corps assembled at the rooms of the union in the Insurance building yesterday morning and at 8:30 marched to the old cemetery. They first visited the grave of tho late Colonel Noah Lane Farnhsm.
 A floral placque of daisies, snowballs and carnations bearing Colonel Farnham's init ials and 'S. W. V.," the last meaning Sons of War Veterans, crescent with star of carnations, roses, etc., and star of daisies and roses, upon which appeared U. V. U., were placed ct his grave.
 The company then marched to the grave of Major General Terry. They formed circle around the tomb and with unoov- cred heads strewed over the mound @ great profusion of flowers.
 A large Tyre made up of buttercups and relieved by choice cut flowers for base and at the extrsmities, bearing the letters, "U. v. U.," a pillow of choice cut flowers, bearing in immortelles the words "Our Hero," an anchor of wild flowers standing on base of peoples, together with clus- ters of cut flowers and wreaths.
 Chaplain J. E. Twitchell was then intro duoed by Colonel Holmes, and invoked the divine blessing, after which c sextet of la dies rendered memorial hymn written and composed by the late Colonel George M. White and dedicated to the Grand Army of the Republic. The ladies who sang were Miss Jennie Hurley, Miss Ida Stick ney, Mrs. Bqrgoms.tsr, Mrs. Douglass, Colonel Holmes then introduced Hon. N. D. Spsrry. MT. Spsrry delivered very eloquent address. In his address he paid beautiful tribute to the principles of tue Union Veteran union, and proceeding said:
 What grand and sadly beautiful sight Is witnessed to-day all over our land; com rade remembers comrade, and places upon | the graves of fallen soldiers flowers of | sweet remembrance in honor of their hero- l ism, bravery and patriotism. All honor | to the men who fought that our nation might live, fought with desperation, fought
 with an intelligent understanding of what
 they were fighting for, and today the
 desperation they exhibited on the battle
 field Is all changed, @ sweet, though
 solemn expression is seen in every face
 grand and courageous in battle-yet ir
 strswing flowers in oommsmoration of 6
 fallen comrade, love, mercy and gentlenesi
 beams from every eye, and the hearts | blood grows warmer, as you eolemniz6 thu
 act in honoring the dead in accordance
 with your now time honored custom. LopI
 may this custom continue, and 80 long ai
 patriotism continues to live in the breasts O.
 men, and valor and courage revered, 80 loni
 will Decoration day be observed with in
 creasing reverence all over our broad land
 In this old historic burying ground lie
 many hero, philanthropist and states
 man. But no greater hero, or one mo- honored and beloved by the people of hi
 native state, for his many noble qualitie
 of heart and mind, than Major Genera Alfred H. Terry, at whose final restin
 place we now stand for few minutes witt
 uncovered heads, and hearts full of sad nees, we drop the tear of love and eor 5 row, as we recall his many great aualitis
 in civil and military life, which fe7
 men of our beloved state have pos ! sessed in like degree. The memory 0 General Terry and his proud deeds o
 valor and bravery will lorg live in tn hearts of his countrymen. His nam ! the land, but we in New Haven and Con i, necticut feel that we are the rich possei , ! sors of his name and fame because he ha , | lived among us, mingled with us and ST . ! toyed our historic shades. It was my goo , fortune to know General Terry well, an :. can assert with all ths solsmnity of thl ! day that in character, stature and mind
 and all that mskes man great and Godlikt ) | he at whose grave we now stand possesse all the attributes of noble manhood Thsr is no stone of marble too white on whic : to carve the mama of Major General Terry F throne on the hearts of all French , men," General Terry founded n
 throne. but he fought to preserve : government greater than that whic thrones represent, 8 government of an F by the people, and his death was calm an - peaceful. He lives to-day in the hearts c the American people, and the soldiers b : led to battle adore and reverence his men ory. We leave this place of burial, to vie l, it again and again as the future will pei | nobly performed, will receive due need ( l. praiee as generations ooms and go, if "
 | keep alive in our breasts ths spirit of ps r triotism. My fIierds, let us all do ou . duty, and emulate the example of hin ! whose virtue and bravery we recall o-da, : remembering that "Behind the dim ur : known standeth God within the shadow keeping watch above His own"
 At the conclusion of the address ChaE lain Twitchell pronounced the benediclio or
 His Finger Cut Of.
 Terry Lynch of 10 aildsy street had th
 index finger of his right hand cut of yei 7 tsrdsy. He got his hand caught in tb |, chain of bicycle belonging to Jaco Miland, which the latter was repairing. Il FAIlk HAVEN NEWS.
 The Fair Haven Boy., Brigade Church Entertain nm or1a
 Day Exeretses-Met Their COmrade e of Mansfield Post-SurPrise Party. | Yesterday was pretty we'll given up Memorial day. Most of the stores close either at noon or at the hour the parad started. There was gorgeous display c | the American flag, indicating that Fai 1 Haven is up to the times on days of patrI | otio CeloUl6tlocs. EaIly ID the mOrn1O l contributions of flowers were sent to tn | vacant store on Grand avenue near Eas Pearl street, where they vera received b committee of ladies and made up int
 bouquets and other designs. A prcoessio wss formed on Grand avenue and marche across the river to Qainnipisc street, whs, . 1t countermarched and then proceeded t the cemetery. It was made up as follows Marshal J. D. Thompson, Bunnell's drul : corps, G. A. R. veterans, delegation of S of V., school children and citizsns. At 1 o'clock the no graves in Fair Haven cem. tery were decorated, and then the G. A. R men performed the ritual of the ordel which was followed by patriotic addres by Rev. D. M. James, concluding the inter 7 esting exercises. Agreat throng of peopl
 assembled in the cemetery grounds.
 James D. Vanderbilt and Alexander Rul
 sell went to Middlstown yesterday to pal l ticipate in the memoria al exercises of Mans
 field post, @. AR, of Brooklyn, at the gray , l of General Mansfield.
 , The ladies of Grsss church will give
 strawberry festival in Central hall nez
 Wednesday syeniGg.
 7 MT. and Mrs. Harry Crshore of Mort l l Greek, N. r., who have visited MT. an
 ' Mrs. F W preenott hsva Ooua tn Rost.,p