The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-16

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 Morning-The Military Events of the
 Day-RegImeutaI and Brigade Parades
 Visitors at Camp-Interesting Notes.
 Governors day at Mantle, the state military rendezvous, was observed yes terday and the day goes down as rec ord breaker in point of attendance and enthusiasm. Never in the history of the state National Guard has such an immense throng attended this annual function as that of yesterday. From early morning until long after noon crowds streamed into the camp grounds and, when the general estimate of the attendance was made, it was conceded on all sides that nearly 14,000 people were on the grounds as spectators. The weather was perfect for the exercises of the day. The sun came out warm and bright in the early morning and contin- ued to shine until shortly before 6 o'clock in the afternoon when light rain clouds obscured it from view and few drops of rain fell. The rainfall was so slight that umbrellas were not needed. Later in the evening another fall of rain occurred, but even this was not of sufficient proportions to interfere with or interrupt the festive programme which the officers and men in the ranks had arranged. The military programme yesterday was conducted amid splen- dor of glory and enthusiasm. The sol- diers appeared at their best. Heavy pieces of artillery had been polished es- pecially for the occasion and the horses used by the cavalrymen were groomed | with special thought as to their appear ance. Long lines of interested specta- tors thronged the four borders of the expansive parade grounds and seldom has a more attractive sight been wit | messed in the town of East Lyme than that of yesterday when thousands of pretty girls, young, old and middle aged each and every one stylishly and at- tractfvely attired for the occasion, ap- parently view with each other in their efforts to lend beauty and grace to the scene. The broad expanse of green field the bright hued dresses of the fair sex, the interninglng of the yellow of the khaki with the pretty blue of the fatigue uniform of the soldiers with a background of hundreds of white tents presented a view which can only be fully appreciated by those who were actual spectators of the entire panora- ma,
 1 Outside the grounds fakirs of every and all description piled their trades in an animated fashion, Those afflicted with the souvenir fad had an opportu- nity to gratify their desires at the high est prices imaginable, One article that had an extensive sale was small but ton with the inscription we walk" printed upon it. New Haveners the vast assemblage were conspicuous with out the button, having discarded the emblem week ago. Everything, from a button to piece of pie, sold at ex- orbitant prices and the vendors of the "faddiest fads" coined huge supply of small coins.
 The first mass every celebrated in II camp at Mantle on week day was that of yesterday morning. Masses have been held on Sundays during the days of the eight-day encampment and during the camp here at the time of the Spanish-American war. Father ODon- nell of New London was the celebrant yesterday morning and several hundred militiamen and ladies assembled in the Y. M. c. A. tent to observe the Feast of the Assumption or day of obligation.
 The inspection of camp resulted as | fellows,