The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
TRIBUTES OF FLOWERS PLACED ON
 EVERY SOLDIERS GRAVE.

Patriotic Services Held in Several Churches - Thousands of Sunday School Children Parade-A Patriotic Display of National CoIors-Am Un- usually Appropriate Remembrance of the Day.
 In yesterdays Memorial day exer- cises, at once aesthetic and deeply inn pressive, the citizens of New Haven paid tribute to the memory of the na- tion's dead and attested once again the high patriotism of the hour. Never has the day been more fittingly observ- ed in New Haven than it was yester- day. Most of the circus-day attributes which have threatened in past years to days were eliminated and the day was made truly commemorative in its char acter.
 In addition to the abundance of beau- tiful wild flowers gathered by the school children, Dame Nature contrib uted the much rarer boons of the pres ent season-blue sky and bright sum- light.
 In the morning the cemeteries of the city were visited by attachments of the G. A. R., assisted by members of the Boys brigade, and each soldier S grave was decorated with wreath and bouquet of flowers. The detail at the Grove street cemetery was commanded by Junior Vice Commander Horton. The Boys brigade detachment, consist ing of Companies G and l., was com- manded by Major Beebe. The conclud- ing exercises here were held at the monument of Rear Admiral Foote, where Comrade w. S. Wells made an appropriate address. About 150 graves were decorated at the Grove street cemetery.
 A detail from Admiral Foote post and the General Sedgwick post decor ated the graves in Evergreen cemetery. Two companies of the Boys brigade from Calvary Baptist church and Ply mouth church, commanded by Captain Charles P. Walker, headed by the drum
 
 Delegations from the G. A. R. and Boys brigade decorated the thirty graves at St. Lawrence's cemetery and the three hundred graves at St. Ber- nard's cemetery.
 After the graves had been decorated the veterans returned to New Music hall and partook of a lunch prepared by the ladies.
 The joint exercises of the G. A. R. and Sunday schools in the afternoon were very impressive. At 2 o'clock ex- ercises were held by the Sunday schools in several of the more centrally locat- ed churches.
 The division that met in Center church consisted of schools from the Howard avenue Congregational, Grace M E., Olivet Baptist, Trinity M. F.. and First Presbyterian. Hon. Lyfde Harrison presided and the devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev Edwin M. Poteat. The address was made by the Rev. Crandall J. North D. D., who spoke on loyalty. The off, cers of this division were the following Marshal, J. T. Manson; aides, Edward Gruener, John Tilson, H. c. Holcomb w. R. Hoppen.
 FIRST M. E. DIVISION.
 At this church s. B. Warren presided and the devotional exercises were con- ducted by the Rev. N. J. Squires The addres was delivered by the Rev. G. F Prentiss. The schools in this division were the First M. F., Emanuel Baptist Dixwell avenue Congregational, Taylor Cpr yni pal. The officers were: Marshal, H. F Blogg; aides, A. M Hammer A. N. FL lis, H. A. Blogg.
 ROMAN CATHOLIC DIVISION.
 This was particularly large brigade and came from St Patrick's and St Johns churches. The officers were as follows Marshal, William J. Cronan marshal of St. Johns Sunday school J. H. Flanagan; aides, J. Fogarty an6 Charles Mulvey; charge of cadets, Ser geant Maher. St. Patrick's Sunday school--Marshal, William J. Cronin aides, Joseph Whalen, James Logan; ir charge of the cadets, Edward F Shields.
 CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
 At this church the attendance, be-
  large. Collin P. Foote presided and the devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. G. B. Cutten. The Rev. Dr. Gilbert spoke on the loyalty of the hour and the unifying tendencies which are at work.
 AT TRINITY EPISCOPAL.
 he-snnday school children of Cal vary Baptist, St. Paul's and Trinity Episcopal and West Haven M. E. churches and a delegation from the G. A. R. attended the service at Trinity Episcopal church. Rev. c. o. Scoville, curate of the church, presided, and Rev G. W. Phillips, assistant rector of St. PauPs church, conducted the >devo- tional part of the service. Rev. Dr. J. s. Chadwick, pastor of Grace M. E. church, made short but impressive address on the topic, "The Significance of the Flag" He ex- plained the purposes of the flag and what each color stood for. He said that it was for united people and for strength of national purpose. The colors, he explained, were red for blood white for purity and blue for loyalty The music was all of a patriotic nature and sung under the direction of Profes- sor B. Jepson, in an inspiring manner. AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. The Sunday schools of Dwight Place