The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-22
WAS CONNECTICUT DAY
YESTERDAY WITH THE FOOT
GUARDS AT ATLANTA.

The 'Fine Legged" Boys Received Many
ovations-sPeeoh by Governor CONN
Address of the Day by Professor Ray
mond of wesleyan-other Speeches and
Exercises.
AT $50 yesterday morning the Foot
Guard at Atlanta breakfasted and
were much refreshed after the long
journey They were pleasantly sur
prised to find a long article in the Morn
in Constitution devoted to a description
of the company and giving the pictures
of the officers and other prominent New
Haven visitors, among them being pic
lures of Major Brown, Captain j. M
Townsend, George White, Lieutenant
Edward NJ. Clark, Lieutenant Even
Mcintyre, L. Bostwick and Captain e.
A. Gessner. Governor Coffin and his
party spent Sunday night at the Kim
ball house, but arose early to take part
in the exercises of Connecticut day.
The parade formed at 10 o'clock a. M,
being commanded by Governor N H.
Atkinson of Georgia, who, together with
his staff were mounted. Governor At
kinson was followed by Governor Coffin
and staff, who We're also mounted The
first company in parade was the Gate
City Guard of Atlanta, which was fol-
lowed by the two companies of Foot
Guards The members of the EXPOSE
ton commission and distinguished
militiamen who We're present came next.
The parade passed through the princi~
pal streets of Atlanta to the exposi-
ton grounds. The Foot Guards receiv-
ed enthusiastic applause all along the
line of march and marched with the
precision Of regulars. The address of
welcome was delivered in the audi
forum on the exposition grounds by
Mayor King of Atlanta Frank B.
Weeks, president of the Connecticut ex-
position committee, responded. An
elaborate address was then made by
Governor Atkinson. Governor Coffin
replied in an appropriate speech.
Charles A. Collier, director general of
the exposition, also spoke and Presi-
dent Paul Raymond of Wesleyan uni
versity delivered the address Of the
day. Professor Raymond said that the
idea of making wooden nutmegs, bass
wood hams and like cute devices did
not entirely occupy the time of the
Connecticut Yankee, but that his chief
bent is toward mechanical pursuits.
He also spoke Of the south's great bene-
factors, Eli Whitney, and Eli Terry, the
clockmaker, both sons of Connecticut,
and said that yearly a patent is issued
to one out of every 976 of its popula-
ton. The address was most interesting
and was listened to by the vast audi
ence, which filled the Auditorium with
marked attention.
Governor Collins address was also a.
patriotic one and extended fraternal
greeting to the people Of Georgia. 1t
was substantially as follows:
To-day we are witnesses of an I'M
usual spectacle, Georgia and Connecti-
cut, New England and the New South
are here in harmonious and cordial re-
lations working unitedly and enthusi-
astically in and for an industrial en-
terprise, which for business import
ance and patriotic significance rivals
any enterprise of similar character
ever undertaken in our country. The
facts of history must remain whatever
we may say and no amount of pres
emit controversy can change them.
Unity of feeling and action are es-
senttal to success in the pursuit of a
common purpose of moral interest
Standing here in the center of the
south surrounded by the people of
the north and south, a New England
man speaking for New England men
and women I extend to you sir, the
governor of the great state Of Georgia
and through you to the people of the
south, the most cordial congratula-
lions upon the marvellous success of
this great southern exposition. We
glory in your achievements and pray
for your prosperity. We pledge You
here and now the right hand of
brotherly fellowship, the spirit of
mutual help fullness' and earnest CO.
operation in all practical and patriotic
purposes in individual, sectional and
national life.
TO GREET THE FOOT GUARD ON
THEIR RETURN TO NEW HAVEN.
The following circular letter has just
been issued:
New Haven, Conn, Oct. q, 1895.
Dear Sir-The members of the Sec
ond Company, Governors Foot Guard
who did not go on the Atlanta trip, to-
gether with a few friends of the COM
pany, are requested to meet at the
office of D. S. Thomas, 7S1 Chapel street,
Tuesday evening, October %, at 7:3C
o'clock. for the purpose of arranging
| a suitable reception on the return OF
the command, Saturday evening, Octo-
| Der 26.
N. H. FUTILE,
E. D. FOWLER,
GEORGE w. HUM,
n 6 THOMAS