The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-21
PATRIOTIC SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Their Coming Memorial Day Rally
Arrangements Completed for a
Larger and More Interesting Rally
Than That Held Last Year.
In spite of discouraging weather and
the fact that it was an untried thing
as far as New Haven was concerned,
the rally of the Sunday schools on Me-
| mortal day 1897 was a great success,
gathering on the Green a larger crowd
of people than had been seen there for
many years. The services in the
churches, consisting of bright music
and inspiriting addresses on Christian
patriotism, the thousands of happy
children with flags, banners and
badges, enciroling our historic Green
escorted by the soldiers of the past
the G. A. Rand the soldiers of the
future--the Boys brigade-all combined
to make a celebration of Memorial day
in keeping with the purpose for which
| 1t was set apart-remembra of the
dead, for the inspiration of the living.
| The committee of arrangements for
| this year, of which III. H. Taylor, SUI
perintendent Of the Calvary Baptist
| school is chairman, have completed
the programme and are gratified at the
enthusiasm shown by the schools. The
| following schools have already sent
| official notification of their intention to
take part in the rally, viz:
Trinity, st. Paurs and st. Johns P.
e., Presbyterian, United, Taylor,
Dwight Place, Davenport, Swedish
Emanuel, Olivet, Calvary, Summer
| field Bethel Ev. Lutheran, Swedish
Ev. Lutheran and Mishlaan Israel, Dix
well avenue, Howard avenue and West
vile Congregational Howard avenue,
First, Trinity, Grace, Westville and
West Haven M E., First, Emanuel and
German Baptist, Church of the Re-
! deemer.
| Other schools are making arrange
| ments, but have not yet sent in official
notice, and they will be assigned loca-
| tions as fast as heard from. There are
but few schools that will be on the
| missing list
| The committee have taken special
pains in planning the services that are
| to be held at 2:15 o'clock in six central
| churches in which all the schools will
gather. Assignments have been made,
as seen in the official programme in an
| other column.
| At the conclusion of church exercises
the schools will gather on the Green
and escorted by the G. A. r. and Boys
| brigade, follow a line Of march and
countermarch quite novel, and different
from that of last year. There will be
no massing of the scholars on the
Green. A reviewing stand will be
erected for the use of the mayor, city
pastors, and other invited guests. The
parade will start promptly at $3.50
O'clock, and will be held entirely on the
walks of the Green should there be any
/ dampness upon the grass.
/ After the general parade, the various
companies Of the Boys brigade, which
have served as escorts to their own
schools, will gather for dress parade
and review by the mayor.
A number of invited guests will be
present from out Of town, for the sue
cess of last years rally called the at
tention of Sunday school workers in
other Connecticut cities to the fact that
New Haven was gaining on them in
the proper observance of the day, and
the desire was expressed to attend the
rally Of this year, hoping that similar
gatherings might become general
! throughout the state.