The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-18
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IN NEW BRITAIN TOMORROW.
Great Celebration for the Dedication of
the Soldiers Memorial.

Great Celebration for the Dedication Of
the Soldiers Memorial.
The dedication of New Britain's
handsome and imposing 100000 soldiers
memorial tomorrow will be the occa-
sion Of the most notable patriotic dem
onstration in the history of New Brit
ain, and the committee of over one hun
dred citizens are arranging for enter
tanning thousands of visitors fcrom all
parts OF the state.
Fully three thousand men will parti-
cipate in the parade, including Grand
Army men and other veterans, First
regiment companies C. N. G., Cover
nor's Guards, Putnam Phalanx and
= New Britain civic and fraternal organi-
cations In full regalia.
| The center of the city has assumed
gala day aspect in preparation for the
occasion, the principal buildings being
decorated with flags Shields coats-of-
arms, patriotic paintings and festoons
of bunting, artistically arranged.
The dedication exercises will take
place from a large platform erected on
the park near the monument. Business
will be suspended in stores and factories
for the day
The following is the programme an
nounced by the committee:
Ringing Of church bells at o'clock in
the morning.
do a 20 n line To form
at II a. M, as directed by Grand Mar
shall S. A. Moore.
Dedication services at monument, be-
ginning at 1890, as follows:
Presiding officer-Mayor Bassett.
Prayer-Rev. Dr. Russell 7. Hall, chap
lain of the First regiment, Connecti-
cut National Guard.
Presentation of monument to the town
by soldiers monument committee.
Acceptance of monument on behalf of
the town by selectmen.
Music by male chorus accompanied by
Colts First regiment band-To Thee,
Q Country.
Address-His Excel1ency Governor
Lounsbury
Oration-General Joseph R. Hawley.
Music-Male chorus, accompanied by
band--Soldiers Chorus.
Address-Judge A. 3. Beers, president
of the Army and Navy club of Con-
necticut.
Music-America, led by chorus and
Colts band
COLLATION. to guests, visiting military
companies and henderson Grand Army
and veterans as follows:
,to 10 vol,
street.
Putnam Phalanx at Junior o. u. A.
NJ hall, Arch street.
Governors Guards at Vega hall, Arch
street.
Band concert at the monument by
Colts First regiment band, beginning
at $3.50 D. M:
March from Tannhauser ....... Wagner
Overture-William Tell ....,.... Rossini
Waltz-Invitation ............... Weber
Trombone solo-Selected .........
Frank Heise.
g-Medley-Sprouts .......... Snow
Serenade-Mexicana ........ Chambers
Sextette, from Lucia ......... Donizettl
Messrs. Snow, Hall, Phoenix, Heise G.
#. johnson and E. A Johnson.
Pfccolo solo--Selected. ....John Parsons
Allegow from Light cavalry Suppe
Old Hundred
Band concert at the monument from
s to 10 o'clock p. M, by the Philhar-
monte band:
March-General Mitchell ......,. Hall
observation-disclosures ....,..... Otfenbach
Patrol-Return of the Troops. Payne
Selection-The Ameer .......... Herbert
Medley-Selected.
Darlxies' Jubilee ................Tu Turner
A Kansas Two-Step .............. Pryor
Musketeer .......
................ Arranged by Langley
Behind the Gun. Sousa
Recollections of the War;. Boyer
Reduced rates have been made by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
for the day to members Of the |
G. A. R., veterans, members of military
or other organizations If in uniform.
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