The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-24

Terry and Admiral Porter were pres ent.
 A band concert on the green was given at 8 P. M,, and g. grand illumina- ton by the citizens and by the naval and other vessels in the harbor, includ- Ing the Yacht Club fleet, formed the beautiful preliminary to the following days exercises.
 On the 17th, at sunrise the bells of the churches rang in unison and a can non salute was fired from Indian Head, At 10 A. M. Trinity Church chimes rang out a number of national and patriotic airs.
 At 1030 a grand procession formed under the direction of the Grand Mar shall, Gen. E. s. Greeley, one of the chief features of which was battalion of marines and sailors from the U. s. naval vessels the sailors leading a mascot in the shape of a goat;and a U. S. Artillery band of the regular army from Davids Island, N. Y. har- bor, all of whom made a fine appear ance. As the procession appeared in sight of the rock, a presidential salute of twenty-one guns was fired from h.
  in passing.
 Upon reaching the summit of East Rock and the spot where the monument stands, appropriate exercises were held to dedicate it. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock 8 band concert was given on the green. At sunset the bells were rung again, accompanied by the na- tional salute In the evening another band concert took place and a brilliant | display of fireworks, including several set pieces brought the ceremonies to a conclusion. Subsequently in 1894 or '95 bronze tablets which had been placed on the pedestal were dedicated and un- yelled. There was a military parade to the rock and suitable exercises at the monument. | The two hundredth anniversary of the the settlement of New Haven was ap- propriately observed April 25, 1888, when & tablet, oommemorating the event, which had been placed on the old store corner George and College streets near the spot where the first settlers landed, was unveiled. There was a parade of military school chil- dren and appropriate exercises in Gen. ter Church and at the tablet. | The anniversary of the discovery of | America by Columbus was celebrated on Columbus Day, Oct. il, 1892, in an appropriate manner A parade form ed on the green at 11.30 A. M., moved over many of our city streets, and was reviewed by the Mayor and city officials in front of the City Hall. In the afternoon there were patriotic ex- eroises on the green at P. M. The celebration closed with grand con cert and reception at Harugar Hall. The whole celebration was under the auspices of Santa Maria Council No. 8, Knights of Columbus.
 | A granite stone was erected as a monument to Adiutant William Camp bell, humane British officer killed in the invasion of New Haven, near the place where he was shot on Allingtown Heights and dedicated by the New Ha- ven Colony Historical Society, July 4, 1891. Appropriate exercises were held on this occasion.
 A bronze tablet was erected on Judges Cave, West Rock, and unveiled by the Society of Colonial Wars, Oct. 14. 1896. Appropriate exercises were held at the Cave.
 | A bronze tablet was unveiled inside the earthworks whereit had been placed in Fort Wooster by the Connecticut Society of Sons of the American Revo- lution represented by the local branch, Gen. David Humphreys No. l and the 2nd Co.,, Governors Foot Guards, who marched in a body from the city to the fort where patriotic exercises were held July 5th, 1895, on the one hundred and sixteenth anniversary of the inva- sion of New Haven by the British.
 A monument was recently erected and dedicated to Hon. Henry G. Lewis, ex- Mayor of New Haven. The New Haven Grays marched to the monu- ment on East Rock Park where inter esting exercises were held.
 Sept. 24th, 1898, the first Division Ma val Militia entertained as guest Go. K, 1st Reg, c. N. G. of Hartford, Ct There was fine dress parade and re- view on the green.
 Have referred to Atwater's History of New Haven, pamphlets and newspa- pers. F. S, A,