The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-24
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 New Haven has been honored by the visits of many distinguished person ages and famouh organizations, and has always proved herself fully equal to entertaining them suitably without any lack of hospitality on her part, The old town, and especially It's central green, has been the scene of many cele- brations, military parades, etc.
 No less parsonage than President Washington has been our guest. He arrived on Saturday, october l7, 17S9. He was met by a committee from the state legislature and the Congregation al clergymen of the city, both of whom addressed him. To each of them he made an appropriate response. He re- nlained over Sunday and attended the services in Trinity church in the morn ing. He dined with the governor and other distinguished men. In the after noon he attended the White Haven church He left early Monday morn- ing. ....
 Then our city had the special honor of visit from the great French patriot and friend of Washington, the Marquis De Lafayette, who arrived on the l2th of August. 1924. The citizens turned out ,en masse to do him honor. Trans parencies bearing the motto, Welcome Lafayette" were seen in all parts of the pity. ....
 Even the Revolutionary veterans made every effort to express their ad- rniration for him. A grand parade and review took place in the morning. Tn the afternoon he visited Yale college and the principal points of interest in the city.
 A similarly generous hospitality was extended to President Andrew Jackson, accompanied by Martin Van Buren, then vice president, and his (Jackson's) staff. who paid us visit in 1883. They stopped for few days at the Tontlne hotel. President Jackson and party ksave @ reception to the citizens in the state house, where thousands hocked to see him.
 President John Tyler also came here, but met with a frigid reception.
 Training day was always an event of much interest, when the three indepen- deht companies of the Grays, the Blues br the Artillery company, as it was then called, and the Second company, Goyarnor's Foot Guards, turned out for inspection along with the mtscella- ueouss crowd known as the militia of which the Invincibles were the most audicrors part.
 As long as New Haven remained a Nofnt capital with Hartford, when the soyernor,s Inauguration occurred, as 1t did. the odd years In May, the troops met the governor elect short distance from the city and escorted him into 1t, where they were met by the independ- ent companies and then they paraded Through the principal streets to the state house amid the plaudits of the citizens.
 Election day was also an important event, and in preparation the election cake was baked.
 There was grand celebration of the anniversary of Washington's birth, February 22, 1892. It began with an oration in the North church by Mir. Clay, a senior of Yale college. At il a. m. Rev. MT Fisk made an address at the city hall. At noon one hundred guns were fired on the green. In the procession were soldiers of the Revo1u- tionary war, the clergy, city corpora- tion and the Mechanics society. The line was formed at the state house and passed through Chapel and Church streets to the Center church under mil itary escort commanded by Adjutant Henry Ho&chiiss, consisting of the Ar tillery tor the Blues), Captain Francis; the Grays, Captain Stone; the Foot Euards, Captain Merriman, and the Westyiiie Artillery, Captain Pendleton. Thefe' was dinner at the Franklin house, at which General Dennis Kim berly presided. There was also rival celebraxion on the same day, Hon. Moves Darling presiding at the dinner sn Washington hall.
 The Wligs held a grand celebration On July 4, 1884. The procession moved from Hamilton hail to the North church The Grays' band made music. tn the church the choir sang under the direction of filling Brown and Profes- sor Geib. The Declaration of 1hdepend- ence was read by MT, James F. Bab- cock. The oratlon was by Aaron N. Skinner. Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon made a ppayer as did Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Day. The procession moved to the state house, where fine dinner was served.
 On July 3, 1885. the Union Blues of Newark N. J., visited our city to cele- brate the Fourth and received marked attention from the Grays Blues and the Governors Foot Guards. Two years later the Light Guard of Hartford wis ited the city, on July 4, 1887, and, like all other organizations which have been bur guests, were most enthusiastically received and flospitally entertained.
 On April 25, 1888, the two hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town was celebrated. There was pro- cession, which started from the south portico of the state house, and was re- baarkable for the large number of school children Tn line.
 Colonel Lemanowslxi, one of Napele- on's officers, came to New Haven in February, 1852, and delivered several
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