The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-08
OCCURS ON MEMORIAL DAY
PLANS FOR 4 BIG Rally OF SUNDAY
SoHoOL CHILDREN ON THE GREEN.

Sunday Schools of All Denominations
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WIN be the Escort-Ciroular Issued by
the General Committee.
At meeting of the New Haven Sun
day School Superintendent union held
recently 1t was determined, after ma
ture and earnest consideration, to hold
in this city on Memorial day gather
ing of Sunday school scholars and
teachers, similar to the gatherings held
in Brooklyn, Jersey City, Chicago, st.
Louis, Detroit, Toledo, and many other
large cities, and which was also in
vogue in New Haven some twenty-five
years ago. In compliance with this
vote the following committees have
been appointed: General committee-W.
r. Wowns, United church, chairman;
F, NJ Ward Dwight Place; H. F..
Blogg, st. Pauls Episcopal; E. S. Swift,
ian; H, H. Taylor, Calvary Baptist, sec
rotary; General Edward e. Bradley,
chief marshal; committee on speakers,
Cullen B. Foote, Charles l.. Baldwin,
Burton Mansfield; committee on finance,
Judge L. W, Cleaveland, f. A. Belts, E,
S. Swift, Charles Kleiner; committee on
music, Benjamin Jepson.
The rally promises now to assume
proportions not anticipated earlier by
its promoters. Scholars from all the
Sunday schools in the city, regardless of
denomination, will participate. The
Boys Brigade, which had arranged to
hold a field day on Memorial day, has
abandoned that project and will take
part in the rally. The plan of the rally
is greatly favored by Grand Army men
who consider it most fitting and appro-
pirate that the children should so OBJ
serve the day. The G. A. r. posts of
the city will be the guard of honor on
the occasion.
Among the Sunday school children
who will participate are those of Mish-
kan Israel 1t is expected that the chill
dren of the various Roman Catholic
Sunday schools of the city will take
part.
The music for the occasion will be
under the direction of Prof. Benjamin
Jepson, who Is now drilling the school
children in the songs to be sung.
The general committee in charge of
the rally has issued a circular, of which
the following is a part:
The object is to make this rally both
religious and patriotic, and to Impress
upon the minds of our scholars their
loyalty to their church and country.
The teachers and scholars Of all Sun
day schools of New Haven and vicin-
ity, of whatever religious belief, are in
vited to participate. 1t Is purposed that
teachers and scholars shall leave their
homes and proceed direct to some one
OF the churches upon or near the central
Green according to appointment by the
general committee, where seats will be
reserved for the school to which they
belong, at which time there will be an
| interesting song. service and short ad-
dresses. AT an appointed time all
schools will leave these said churches
and, under the direction of sub-mar-
shals, will be conducted to their posi-
tons in line on the green, and then the
whole body under the command of the
chief marshal and lead by the Second
Regiment band, will participate in a
short march around the Green inside
the fence, and will be reviewed by the
city and town officials, city pastors and
| others after which the schools will be
| massed around the band stand for a
short exercise, with the singing of ma
| tional hymns, etc, following which the
| Boys brigade will form for dress
! parade and the schools will be dis
missed.
We earnestly request the cooperation
of yourself and your school in this un-
| dertaking, and trust that you will
kindly bring the matter to the atten.
ton of your teachers and scholars.