The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS
HONoRING OF THE GRATES or THE
SOLDIER DEAD.

Take Excursion Rides the Electric
Roads.
Memorial day yesterday was one CT
the brightest of the days Of spring and
thousands of people went out in holt
day attire viewing scenes of interest,
among which were the decorating of
the graves in the various cemeteries,
the other patriotic exercises on East
Rock, and various ball games, the gun
clubs shoot, the yacht clubs departure
for Branford Point, the departure of the
Boys Brigade excursion to Pawson
park and in the evening the compli-
mentary open air band concert on the
green by the Foot Guards band, the
Second Regiment band concert at the
Hyperion. The excursion trips on all
the electric roads were largely patron
lied and thousands went to Savin
Rock, to Saltonstall lake, Morris Cove
and other points.
THE SOLDIERS GRAVES.
The cemeteries were thronged with
people at the decoration of the graves
of the soldier and sailor dead. There
was no parade this year. On the pre-
vious evening grand public memorial
exercises were held at the Grand opera
house, as reported in our yesterdays
paper. The decorating of the graves
was in charge of the combined Grand
army posts of this city ana the prepara-
ton of the flowers was in charge OF the
ladies of the Admiral Foote post and
General Merwin post Women's Relief
corps. The ladies were at the Admiral
Foote post hall at an early hour in the
morning, and worked with untiring zeal.
In arranging the bouquets.
There were in all 944 bouquets madeup
Of which 290 went to Grove street ceme-
terry, 461 to the Evergreen cemetery,
and 253 to st. Bernard's cemetery.
A wagon load Of flowers was sent from
Woodward school, one from Day school,
and another from Lowell school. Mrs.
o. F.. winchester sent a wagon load of
flowers and Mrs. Ezra c. Read sent
another wagon load, Mrs. ]. D. Dewell
sent basket of snowballs. There was
also a basket sent by Mrs. M. S.
Sprague for the unknown dead and
placed in Evergreen cemetery. MRS. B.
Reinwalk sent special piece for the
unknown dead in st. Demands ceme-
terry. A special piece was sent by the
children Of John P. Corsa, quartermas-
ter sergeant Of the Seventh regiment,
c. ", and placed on the Soldiers mon
ument There was also set piece by
William Gleason for his brother, who
died in the service. A beautiful pillow
was prepared by Champion for the Ad
miral Foote post for Admiral Foote'S
grave. The words Admiral Foote post,
@. A. R., were inscribed with blue i'm
upon 1t.
Alexander Hamilton post, No. 1S2,
department of New York, sent a silly
flag to be placed on the grave of Ed
ward K Parish in Evergreen cemetery.
The ladies who had the arranging of
the flowers In charge We're as follows;
From Admiral Foote Post Relief
Corps-Mrs. f. t. Belden, President;
Miss Adams, Mrs. White, Mrs. Flor
snce Russell, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Strong,
Mrs Howell Mrs. Connolly, Mrs.
Gregg, Mrs Adams, Mrs. Hemingway,
Mrs. Cojer Mrs. Meager, Mrs. Nellie |
sanborn, Mrs. Worthington, Mrs. Fos-
er, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. |
3odwell, Mrs Parmelee. Mrs Whittle- |
icy, Mrs. Purcell. Mrs. Wadhan, Mrs, |
Shaw, Mrs Puffer, Mrs. Thayer, Mrs, |
olatt, Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. Andrews, |
Mrs. Bishop, Mrs. Cohn, Mrs. Thorpe |
md Mrs. Burldtt.
From Merwin Post Relief Corps
Mrs. Hattie Bartholomew,
Fast Department President Mrs |
Charlotte e. Wright, Mrs. Mary A.
Tatthis, Mrs, Mary E. Smith, Mrs |
Belle Davis, Mrs. Carrie Griswold, Mrs, |
). Reinwald, Mrs. Mary Reilly, Mrs
;teinmetz, Mrs. La Fountaine, Mrs
'hiney, Mrs. M. S. sprague, Mrs.
fairy Russell.
The members of the Grand Army
ost left the hall laden with flowers
bout 1870 o'clock. They proceeded
utetly without music and they march
d on the sidewalk I'M double file. About
hirty men went to Grove street cerne-
cry under command of G. B. Foster.
he committee in charge was G. B.
'oster, F. A. Cargill, w z. Could e.
. Hull, G. j. Morgan. On arriving at
ne cemetery there was a brief prayer
nd address by Rev. Justin e. Twltchell
{ the Dwight Place church, and there
ere special exercises at the grave
I Admiral Foote, where the hand
1nne pillow above described was laid
he detachment for the Evergreen and
t. Bernard cemeteries numbered about
Fly, and was commanded by T. Z. !
enedict. There were no exercises at
lese places. The flowers were simply ]
id on the graves. The committee at Is
cemetery were T. Il. Bene-
ct, r. S. Snow, H. S. Peck, G. Il. Dud- ]
v, W. J. Miller. The decorating was {
me simultaneously in every ceme- 6
nv In the city at the stroke of the {
Ill Ii
At / o'clock I'M the afternoon the ladies
Merwin Post Relief Corps gave a
T THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT. :
Elaborate and impressive exercises
ere held at the Soldiers monument e
East Rock Park, under the auspices
Nathan Hale Camp, Sons of Veter-
IS.
The camp formed in full uniform on G
'ange street, right resting on Elm t
$780, and proceeded out Orange
rect directly to the park. The for
alton was as follows: n
Captain w. G. Braley, Marshal. 7
Murray Fife and Drum Corps. n
i than Hale Camp, Sons of Veterans. | a
D. D. Jackson, Command F
ing. "