The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-21

Chapel street, where the throngS Of pc
 destrians turned the streets into z
 week day hustle.
 Yesterdays contribution to the lis
 of bicentennial guests already in tht
 city amounted to above five hundred
 of which a good number registered al
 the various hotels, while the majority
 went to private houses to stay during
 the celebration. The new arrivals in
 cluded many distinguished men of na-
 tional and world wide prominence both
 in the world of letters and business
 while many prominent politicians are
 also included.
 Archbishop John Ireland, accompa-
 nied by the Rev. J. R. Slattery of Bal
 timore, Md. and the Rev. A. P. Doyle
 of New York, arrived at the Union de-
 pot at 545 and were met there by
 James F. Brennan, president of the
 United T. A. B. society The reverend
 gentlemen were immediately escorted
 to the Tontine hotel, where they regis
 tered and were assigned rooms for their
 stay in the city. Later the trio were
 escorted to the residence of Professor
 Tracy Peck at 124 High street, where
 they were entertained at dinner.
 At o'clock last evening Lieutenant
 Governor Timothy L. Woodruff of New
 York, accompanied by Mrs. Woodruff
 and maid, arrived. They drove inn
 mediately to the New Haven house,
 where they registered and dined. MT. Woodruff will probably stay for the en- tire celebration
 A party of five automobilists arrived at the New Haven house about the middle of the afternoon. The party was composed of MT. and Mrs. Edward Kidder of New York and two chaf- fueres, as well as a friend of Mrs Kid ders.
 Other guests at the New Haven house who will remain over for the torchlight parade tonight or for the entire celebration are: Mrs. E. s. Crossett of Davenport, Pa, Mir and Mrs. Charles Robinson Smith and Miss Hilda R. Smith of New York, Dr. AL bert R. Duck of New York Theodore H. Merriam of New York, Miss Allen of Brooklyn, Mrs. J B. Hubbell of Bridgeport, H. A. Hubbell of Bridge port, N c. Holland of Buffalo Horace G. Young of Albany, N. T., F. Huddle of New York, MT. and Mrs George Farwelly of Chicago, Miss Sophia Cur tis of New York, Alfred Hand, Jr., of Philadelphia, Mrs. w. H. Granbery and Miss Granbery of New York, J. Roby of Rochester, N. Y, the Rev. MT. Holmes of Winsted, I. B. Thomas of Altoona, Pa, MT and Mrs. w. A. Woodwork of White Plains N. Y., George Hurtofe of Boston, Walter l. Badger of Boston and Alfred Hemen way of Boston.
 At the Tontine yesterday were regis tered in addition to those above men tioned, the Rev. and Mrs. D. M. James of Plymouth, Mass. MT. James. who is we'll known here, was formerly the pas tor of the Grand avenue Congregational church F. J. Bartlett of Auburn, N. Y, J. Culhert Palmer of New York, Fl. s. Moody of New York, William Fl. Weiss if Summit Hill, Albert J. Hunt of Scranton, Pa, and James F. Bren- nan Of this city.
 At the Davenport hotel e'registered Horace F. Whitman. the we'll known candy manufacturer of Philadelphia; J. G. Davenport of Waterbury, J. D. Smith of Andover, D. M. Maher of Chi cago Samuel Darling of Boston, Theo- dore Eaton of Wakefield and Fl, J. Herman of New York
 The University library was open for the registration of guests between the hours of and in the afternoon dur Ing which time about four hundred new corners took opportunity to register and receive their badges of admittance to | the various functions.
 Yale university began yesterday the | of the two hundredth anni- | yersary of the founding of Yale college. | The exercises were simple and yet inn l ,osing. It was fitting that the bicen- enniaI of the great institution of learn ne should be ushered in with ceremo- ,ies essentially religious, and this was lone with a programme strikingly sim ,le. typical indeed of the sturdy Puri- an days of the old collegiate school rom whence sprung the Yale of to-day. The services were performed in accord with the devout and reverent traditions if the good old New England days yben the little handful of Congrega- ionaI clergymen gathered together and vith prayerful supplications besaught ivine blessing upon the institution cbich they had conceived and brought orth.
 And so yesterday there gathered in ha citv's churches unwonted conGrega- ions. while thanksgivings and prayers ,ere lifted for Yale, it's past and its fu- ure. The grand old hymns were sung nd all united in them. Powerful ser ,ons were uttered and in formal ad- ress the university's relations to ,hristian theology and missions were resented. and with great organ the harm of music afforded the days eli lax.
 And vet with all the studied simplic- " more or less of pomp and grandeur ,as a inevitable yesterday as 1t was nnossibe two centuries ago. The city, roud in it's function as seat of learn ,e had bedecked itself in Yale's colors nd presented a splendid spectacle lue draperies were intertwined with ov, c,,t evergreen, and this general ,ban,e of color was broken only by the ra ceful folds of the nations Stars and tripes. The principal streets had become rohwavs of blue, adorned at intervals i ;tb nictures of President Roosevelt, bo on Wednesday is to be Yale's guest ,,d who on that day will become a son , vale when the university's honorary (