The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
PUBLIC EXERCISES AT THE HY-
 PERION LAST NIGHT.

ton of Graves by G. A. R. Veterans
 Assisted by the Boys' Brigade, This Forenoon-Parade and Exercises on 1 the Green in the Afternoon,
 Exercises at the Hyperion last even ing opened the Memorial day observ- ances locally. The weather has been most unpropitious but the spirit of the day has not been lost in the general flood ftom the skies. The address of the evening was made by Rev. I. M Foster, an old New Havener, pastor years ago of the old St. Johns street Methodist church, and now in a successful pas { torate in Philadelphia, Pa. He said, in effect that the civil war cast the die which reunited the United States and he drew the lesson therefrom. { Charles~Weidig was chairman of the meeting and the A. o. U. w. orchestra furnished excellent music, under the :! leadership of Professor H. G. Nichols. The long evenings programme was very much enlivened by selections from the A. o. U. w. orchestra, the Schubert quartette, songs by Miss Florence May Loomis, who was very pleasantly re- ceived and responded to several en- cores, w. F. Morgan, jr., and L. A. Lautenbach. There were several tab leaux, and the services were made more impressive by the reading of the roll of honor and sounding of the bugle call, Lights Out"
 The services of Memorial day will be continued this afternoon, with parade and general exercises on the Green. The parade will form at o'clock on Court street. in front of Music hall, and will be ready to move at 2:15 p. m. in this order
 Platoon of Police.
 Marshal, Laurance OBrien.
 Aide, Colonel Myron c. Reade.
 Assistant Marshal. A. T. Peck. James r. Braningan, BaIsar Brant, J. c. Eastman, James Shaw, James D.
 Hslop, T. E. Worthington, A.
 w. Russell, Members
 of Joint Memo
 rial Day
 Commit
 tee. Admiral Toote Post No. 17, c. A. R., Fred
 $. Snow. Commander.
 Henry c. Merwin Post No. 52 c. A. R.,
  General Von Stenwehr Post No. 76 G. A.
 R., Louis Opperthausser, Commander. Gideon Wells Naval Veterans Association, ~ Alfred Eleock, Captain, Commander. General A. H. Terry No. s. U. V. w., Thomas Hayward, Colonel. Lieutenant Rodman V. Beach Garrison,
 Regular Army and Navy Union. Nathan Hale Camp No. 1, Sons of Veterans,
 George W. Hasselman, Captain.
 Following Is the line of march: From Court street to state to Chapel, to Orange, to Crown, to Church, passing City Hall, will be reviewfed by their Honors Mayor c. T. Driscoll and Mayor-elect J. P. Stud ley, the aldermen, councilmen and other city officials. After passing the City Hall the parade will continue to Elm street, Temple street to the Green, and the veter- ans take position assigned them on the grand stand to review the Sunday schools and witness the dress parade of the Boys brigade.
 TO-DAY'S EXERCISES.
 Admiral Foote post will assemble at c. A. R. hall at g a. m. to-day, Thurs day, May 30, for the purpose of deca- rating the graves of the deceased com \ rades. The Boys Brigade have volun- teered to assist in this service. The services will be conducted in the 1 several cemeteries as follows:
 Grove street cemetery, S. V. c. Ed | ward E. Sill; Evergreen cemetery, by { O. of G. Frank Jenks; Mapledale ceme- { cry, by Comrade George E. Dudley. At [ Fair Haven the entire services will be | n charge of Past Post Commander Will | jam E. Morgan, and at Westville by ]. [ V. c, Willis r. Isbeif; West Haven by f Tomrade Edward G. Mansfield; North | Haven, by Comrade R. B. Goodyear; | East Haven, by Comrade c. c. Kirk nam; Whitneyville, by Past Commander William F. Smith; Hamden Plains, by Comrade Richard Rawling: Centerville, 1y Comrade Thomas P. Grannis; Cedar Hill, by Comrade William l.. Benton; by Comrade William M. Rus ;ell; Montowese, by Charles M. Barnes. The post will reassemble in the post 'oom at 2 D. m. sharp to participate in short parade and act as guard of hon. 1T fer the Sunday school children on the Green, after which they will be as- igned seats upon the grand stand to eview the Sunday schools and witness he parade of the Boys Brigade.
 Those not supplied with uniforms will orm at the left of the post in civilian lress, wearing the Grand Army badge The Boys Brigade will take part in he Memorial day celebration. and gen ral orders have been issued to that rigade as follows: Each company commander will detail our men to report at Music Hall, May 30, at 9 a. m. to assist n preparing flowers for memorial ser ice. !, At ten o'clock the companies will re- ort without side arms, to assist the eterans to decorate as follows: Evergreen cemetery, Companies A, K : nd H. Grove street cemetery, Companies c. ), E and G. Immediately after the Bible school