The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11
ANNUAL FIELD DAY


OF the Second Connecticut Regiment of
the Boys Brigade-The Prize Win
ners.
The Second Connecticut regiment of
the Boys brigade Colonel Arthur o.
Humiston, assembled on the green yes
terday morning at $3.50 and formed in
two battalions to march to the steamer
| Victor for their annual field day at
| PaWson park. Upon the coloneps staff
| were Rev, w. d. Mossman, chaplain
of the regiment; Captain Holt, the reg
| mental adjutant; Buglers Frost and
Mendoza and Drum Major Powers,
with Majors Zunder and Stevens in
command of the two battalions, aided
| by Battalion Adjutant Blogg and ia
cob. Lancraft's drum corps Of New
| Haven furnished marching music and
| the regiment gave a short street parade
with the following officers in command
of companies, viz: Company A, Lieu
tenant Humiston Company B, Captain
Bradley; Company G, Lieutenant Ar
nold Company F., Lieutenant Piedra,
and Company X, Captain Fleischner.
The Girls brigade, under command of
Lieutenant McDougall and Sergeants
Minnie Adler and Anne Wilson, receiv-
ed their swords and belts at the City
Mission hall and went direct to the
boat.
As the steamer left the wharf the
Boys brigade colors were run up at
the bow, and, with revolvers firing,
drums beating and bugles blowing, the
boy soldiers, with their fathers and
mothers and friends, were off for what
proved to be day Of hearty enjoyment
for all.
On board were also visiting delega-
tons of the Boys brigade from out of
town-from MSriden, Major C. d. Vib-
berts and others; from Wethersfield,
Sergeant Edward Stetson and others;
from Bridgeport, Lieutenants George
Smith and Charles Nichols and Others
and from Waterbury, Major Cummings
of Brigadier General McKinley's staff.
Arriving at the park, headquarters
were established and each company re-
ported at the colonel's tent and was dis
missed for the games and sports, en-
tries for which had been made to Ma
ior Zunder on board the boat. The din.
ner call was sounded at / o'clock, with
WHICH lGlllOldue was SGINtu tltC W al |
and ice cream to all who wished to OBJ
tain it by a small contribution to the |
expenses of the day. A generous guam |
tity of ice was donated by the New Ha
ven Ice company
At 2 o'clock the regimental officers |
We're called together for a meeting at |
the headquarters tent, and at o'clock
came battalion and regimental drill,
by dress parade and review by |
Major General Oscar f. Perrigo and
officers. The drum corps 'ad-
ded greatly to the completeness of the
drills and review, and the spectators
showed by their applause their hearty
approval of all. The regiment reached
the wharf at New Haven on the return
trip at about Z o'clock p. m. without
accident of any kind to mar the pleas
ures of the day.
The list of games and prizes Is as fol-
oWs:
1O0-yards dash for commissioned off,
lers-Won by Captain Bradley Compa'
ny B, silver cup, gold-lined.
100-yards dash for commissioned
,fficers and privates over fourteen years
,ld-Won by First Sergeant Kraft,
Company X, silver cup.
75-yards dash for non-commissioned
ulcers and privates under fourteen
ears old--First prize, Private Lempert,
x, umbrella; second prize
private Effros, Company K, ball and
,at "a
Running broad jump--First prize. S.
sanders, Company. X, knife; second
rize M. Solomon, Company *, Knife.
-.
sergeant Wilson, Company A, baseball;
econd prize, Sergeant Baltar, Company
!, baseball