The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-04
THE EAGLE WILL SCREAM
GREAT PREPARATIONS FOR An Old
FASHIONED CELEBRATTON.

Program of the Exercises on the Old
Green-Pequots' Yacht Race-Gun Club
Tournament-B Baseball ut elm City Park
Band Concert Mt Montowese-The Day
at Savin Rock-Various Exeursions-New
Flag Staff-The Army of German Singers.
Once more the glorious Fourth is here
with its fizz and bang, both saltpetre
and otherwise, with considerable of the
otherwise, without which a great por-
ton of our patriotic population seems
to think fireworks, parades and noise
lose much of their patriotism produc-
ing effects.
During yesterday afternoon and last
evening the business places of the city
began to put ON regalias of red white
and blue, and early in the evening the
streets had assumed gala appear
ance. The streets in the central por-
ton of the city were crowded up to
late hour, many people doing their
usual Saturday night shopping, as a
great many of the stores will be closed
this afternoon and evening, and some
of them all day.
The small boy was very much in evil
dence, and the pent-up enthusiasm of
most OF them, unable to contain itself
a lew hours longer, was given vent TO
by an occasional firecracker or toot of
a tin horn. The fitful popping of the
| small hOV'S firopron we 11ya no
scattering shots of great army just
previous to battle, and the young
sters In groups were discussing their
plans for turning loose the festive
cracker on the dreading populace. The
FAMILY man could be easily spotted, as
he walked along the street, by the
punches of punk, Roman candles and
other noise and fire apparatus which
protruded from his pockets and bun
dies
Yes, the ever great and glorious
Fourth" is here and the preparations
being made for the observance of the
day and the great events which it COM
memorates indicate that to-day will
witness one of the greatest Independ-
ence day celebrations that has occur
red in this city in many years.
The day will be ushered in by the
firing of the regular salute and ring
ing of the church bells at sunrise.
There will be big parade in the morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when it is estimated
that 5000 people will be in line. The
following is the line of march: From
the south gate of Temple street on the
green, down Chapel to Olive, to Woos-
| 10 p,~A,, 20 ~ Pow
place, to Greene, to Olive (rest) to
State, to Trumbull, to Temple (resD.
to Elm, to York, to Crown (rest), to
Church, to Elm, passing in review at
the city hall, His Honor Mayor Hen
drick, the aldermen, councilmen and
other city officials. The makeup of
the procession was given yesterday.
After the parade the paraders and
citizens will assemble on the old green
and listen to the exercises.
At o'clock the Meriden Military
band will open the program with Sou
sa's selection, Liberty Bell March"
The exercises will then be continued as
follows:
Introductory Address-Hon. N. D.
Sperry.
Chorus-Arion Singing Society, L.
Koemmenich, director
Invocation-Rev ]. E. Twitchell, D. d.
Music-Hail Columbia.
Reading of Declaration of Independ-
ence-General Edward E. Bradley.
Hymn-"E Pluribus Unum" BY Audi
ence. Words by P. E. Browning.
Hymn" Austria" J. Heydn.
Poem-By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Writ
| ton foy tLa to ba
by w w. Stowe.
Mustered, White and Blue.
Oration-H. K. w. Patterson of Phila-
delphia.
Music-Star Spangled Banner.
Hymn-"My Country 'Tis of Thee
BY Audience.
When the exercises are over the Mer-
| iden band will give concert.
The words which are to be sung with
''E Pluribus Unum" were composed for
the occasion by Philip E. Browning of
Yale university
THE POSTOFFICE.
The usual holiday hours will be OBJ
served at the postofTice to-day. The
office will close at noon and the CART
ers will make but one delivery that
early in the morning The carriers de-
livery window will be opened in the
evening between and o'clock
In another column will be found the
particulars of the big Arbeiter
Saengerfest.
THE PEQUOTS.
The following is the program at the
Pequot's to-day: At $3.50 yacht race
will be sailed over the clubs course in
competition for the Human challenge
cup and prize given by the club and
members. The entrance list for yachts
to be measured closes to-day at noon
Yachts that have been measured may
be entered not later than o'clock with
| the race committee. At the close of
the race dinner will be served by Flem-
| ing from to 730, and will be enliven-
ed by music by Robinson's orchestra.
At 1928 the sunset gun will be fired, and
from to fireworks will be displayed
from the pier.
From to IL o'clock dancing in the
new assembly hall, which accommo-
dates 200 dancers, will wind up the fes-
| tivities of the dedication of the new
club house.
! By especial arrangement of the COM
mittee cars will leave the green every
ten minutes from .. m. to 10 D. m. and
special cars for club members and
friends will leave the green at 1910 and
at 1890 a. m.
The arrangements for the day have