The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-27
Headquarters Admiral Foote Post, No. 1T, Department of Connecticut.
 

l. G. A. R. New Haven, May 2f, 1903.
 General order No 1.
 | I. In accordance with the custom of my predecessors, and in complitnce with orders received from national and department headquarters, it becomes
 my duty to inform you that the time is again at hand when, with speech and song and garlands of flowers, the well come opportunity is again presented to paying loyal and loving tribute to the memory of departed comrades, whose splendid heroism and self-sacri- ficing devotion to duty, both on land. and sea, preserved the Union, and made this nation of ours what it is to- day, the greatest and grandest on the face of the globe. Comrades, need remind you that our ranks are being rapidly depleted? A few years more and the ast survivor of that great con- fiict will have answered to the final roll-call, and to other hands must be committed the proper observance of Memorial day. Mindful of this fact, Jet us be faithful to the men whose hard ships and dangers we shared in days gone by and show to the world we still 1 hold them in grateful and loving re- membrance. If We do this we need have no fears for the future, and can rest assured that loyal and grateful Ipeop1e will continue to observe the day as one of the most sacred of the year, and as each recurring season brings it's sunshine and flowers, will make their annual pilgrimage to the city of the dead, and above the grave of every veteran will be found some token of 1 love and esteem. '-'' II. Admiral Foote post will assemble Sunday May 24 on Grand avenue, cor ner of Ferry street, at D. m., for the purpose of attending divine service at the Grand avenue Congregational church. in accordance with invitations received and accepted last June. III. On Friday evening, May 29, com mencing at eight o'clock, the usual public memorial meeting will be held in the Hyperion theater. As. these ex- ercises are open to- the public, it will be we'll for comrades and their families to secure seats early.
 | lNs 1tlS COltldIuSS Ol fAuIlfiId1 IcutC post will assemble at the post room on Memorial day, Saturday, May 30, 1903, at 8 a. m., to participate in short street parade of about sixty minutes duration. Comrades will report prompt | ly and in full uniform as far as possi- ! ble. The post will be honored by the 1 escort of the city battalion, Second reg | iment, c. N. G., and other organiza- 1 tions, and it is desired that every com l rade shall take part in this short pa- | rade. ....a | V. At 10 a. m. on the conclusion. of | the parade, details will be made for ] decorating the graves of deceased com rades. The exercises at the several cemeteries will be in charge of the | following comrades: l Grove Street-Fred $. Snow. Evergreen-D. H. Horton. 1 Mapledale-George E. Dudley. l Fair Haven-William E. Morgan. | Westville-W. J. Skinner. 1 West Haven--Edward c. Mansfield. | East Haven--Calvin c. Kirkham. 1 North Haven-Sheddon B. Thorpe.
 William F. Smith. | Hamden Plains-Richard H. Raw 1 ling.
 l Centerville-Wilbur c. Ives l Cedar Hill-William L. Benton. 1 Montowese-Charles M. Barnes. l Orange-William M. Russell .A
 WILLIS B. ISBELL, | Post Commander.
 FRED G. HASTINGS, Aljutant.
 At the Grand avenue Congregational
 church this evening Memorial services
 will be held and Admiral Foote post
 will attend. The musical programme will be as follows:
 l Quartette-'The Star Spangled Banner I Bass solo-"The Sword of Bunker Hilr' 1 Quartette-'"Tenting on the Old Camp I Cround.'
 | A sermon will be preached by Henry
 Baker, D. D., of the First Methodist
 church.
 In addition to Admiral Foote post the
 following organizations will participate
 in the memorial exercises:
 Henry c. Merwin post, No. 52: Gen. .eral Van Steinwehr post, No. 76; Glide
 on Wells, Naval Veteran association;
 Alfred H. Terry, command No. 3; Ma
 than Hale camp, No. 1; the Sons of | Veterans and the boys brigade. Of the joint committee from the va
 rious organizations to arrange for the | days observance Willis B. Isbell is l chairman, James D. Hislot is secretary and William E. Whittlesey is treasur-
 CT. The officers of Admiral Foote post for the present year are as follows:
 Commander, Willis B. Isbell | Senior vice commander, D. B. Hor-
 ton.
 l Junior vice commander, John M. Grove. .-.t : f Adjutant, Fred G. Ratings. .,4 |