The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY TO-DAY
HOW THE DAY WILL BE OBSERVED
IN THIS CITY,

1N IALo GILL;
The Decoration of Graves This Morning
by G. A. II. Veterans and Boy's Brigade
The Sunday School Parade-The Ex-
ercises in the Churches This Afternoon
The Parade of the schools ON the
Green-The Yacht Club saiI-Other
Events of the Day.
To-day will be observed as a general
holiday in New Haven and especial ar
engagements have been made for one OF
the most notable observances of the
day which has been held in New Haven
in years. The weather bureau is not
promising very good weather for to-day
and should the weather be stormy
thousands will be disappointed in their
plans for the day.
The comrades of Admiral Foote post
Court street, at 9 a. m. to-day in full
uUllOTIH. rlON6lS Will NC luliiloiiSu "iiN
details made for the decoration of the
soldier graves in the various cemeteries.
The Boys brigade have volunteered to
assist in this sacred service. The eXer-
cises will be directed in Evergreen ceme-
terry by S. V. c. j. c. Jackson; Grove
street cemetery, by j. V. c. II. II. Ray
mond; Mapledale cemetery, by Com
rades George e. Dudley and Charles K.
Caldwell; Fair Haven cemetery, Com
rades +. III. Francis, w. Hurlbut and
L. r. Barnes Westville, Comrades w.
j. Skinner, D. C. Monson and l. 2. Dick
inson; West Haven, Comrades, e. q.
Mansfield w. L. G. Pritchard and W.
E. Augur.
In accordance with their annual GUS
tom, the Sons of Veterans, Captain w.
C. Def. Dickinson commanding, Will
decorate the soldiers monument on
East Rock.
One of the pleasantest features of the
day will be the rally and parade of Sun
day school children, arranged by COM
mittee of the New Haven Sunday School
Superintendents' union The police de-
partment have made arrangements to
look after the safety of the children, and
| in case the grass on the green is damp,
the parade will be held on the walks.
| Previous to the Sunday school exer-
| cises on the green services will be held
at p. m. in various church, at which
all the Sunday schools Of the city will
attend.
The churches in which the Sunday
schools will hold services are Center
| church, the Church Of the Redeemer,
| Calvary Baptist church, United church,
| Trinity Episcopal church, and the First
Methodist church. AT Center church
H. F. Blogg will preside and Rev. W.
j. Mulch, pastor of the Howard avenue
| Congregational church, will conduct the
devotional service. Rev. G. HI. Ferris,
| pastor of Calvary Baptist church, VIII
deliver the address. At the Church Of
the Redeemer John c. North will con-
duct the devotional service and Rev.
| Alexander r. Irvine of the First Con-
gregational church, Fair Haven, Will de-
liver the address. Judge Lucius +.
Deming will preside at the United
church and Rev N. j. Squires of the
West Haven Congregational church VIII
conduct the devotional service Rev.
A. w. Scoville of Grace Methodist
church will deliver the address. AT Cal
vary Baptist church. Attorney Charles
| Kleiner will preside and Professor
Frank X. Sanders of Yale will conduct
the devotional service. At Trinity
Episcopal church John T. Manson viii
preside and Rev. Gardner S. Eidridge'
nastor of the First Methodist church.
will deliver the address. The devotional
service will be conducted by S. b. war
| rer.
The church services must be con-
| cI1ded at 2:45 o'clock. Each dlVlsioT
under direction of it's marshal, ana es-
corted by delegation Of veterans VII
then be conducted to it's position In line
on the green. ~,
The Grand Army posts, under the
direction of Marshal Captain A. ID
Sanborn and Assistant Marshal Com
rade e. E. Tisdale, will form on tnf
Chapel street side of the green between
Elm and Chapel, right resting on Elm
The line will move at 3:15 p. m. sharl
for a short march inside the green ir
the following order:
Platoon Of Police.
Chief Marshal and Aids.
General Committee of Arrangements.
Second Regiment Band.
First Division-G. A. r.
Second Division-Center Church Dlvi
sion.
Third Division--Church of the RedeemeI
Division.
Fourth Division--Church of the Re
deemer Division
Fifth Division-United Church DIVISION
Sixth Division Trinity Episcopa
Church Division.
Seventh Division - Catholic SUNDAY
Schools Division.
At the conclusion of the march th'
schools will be dismissed. Inc exercises
of the day will conclude with orts'
narade of the Boys brigade, Lleutenah
Colonel H A. Beebe, commander
Owing to sickness in his nome INT
Rev. G. S. Eldridge will be unable Z
make the address to-day at the Trlnlt!
U>isoonal church The Rev. Henry A