The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
SPLENDID PARADEAND BEAUTI-
 FIJI WEATHER

Contribute Their Part to Celebration
 Mayor Reviewed PrOcession-Great
 Crowds at the ShOres-MultItudes at
 the Rock-BasebaH Also Shows Its
 Popularity.
 A fine, bright day. almost a realiza- tion of the ideal first holiday of the summer season was meted out to the thousands of New Haven pleasure seek CTS yesterday. A beautiful day indeed it was for the observance of the beau tiful custom of remembering the de- parted, both soldiers and friends. Vet erans and school children together strewed their floral offerings on the graves of the un.orgotten dead. Spec ial attention was to the heroes of Civil and Spanish wars.
 In Grove street cemetery wreaths and other pieces of flowers were placed upon the graves of General Terry and Admirals Foote and Gregory of naval fame.
 More than 1000 men participated in the excellent parade, which thousands turned out to see in the morning. The local Grand Army veterans turned out in larDe numbers and Admiral Foote post, which has membership of some thing over 500, had about half that number in line. The veterans, carrying their corps flags, presented a very fine l appearance. Two notable veterans in the parade were George Warner, the old soldier who lost both arms at Get | tysburg, and the man who unveiled the soldiers and sailors monument on East Rock park in 1887. He rode in a car- riage. James Fenton, who is in his eighty-f1fth year, and one of the oldest I Grand Army veterans in the city, was also in the parade; both members of the Twentieth Connecticut regiment.
 Shortly after o'clock the parade got under way in the order already publish | ed under Chief Marshal General Hen ry S. Peck. The parade proceeded along ths following line of march
 The line of march was out of the north gate of the green to Elm, to \ York, to Chapel to Church, to Grove, to Orange, to Tru1nbull, to Temple, to l the green. In front of the city hall I the organization was reviewed by May or Studley and other city officials and a number of Grand Army men, All along the line of march the veterans were given a cordial greeting. The houses were decorated in honor of the veterans and the day. When the line entered the green the Grand Army and naval veterans passed in review of the escort and then the First and Second divisions were reviewed by the chief marshal and his staff in front of Trini- l ty church, after which it was dis missed.
 1 It was a great day for the trolley company. Thousands of persons travel ed over the various lines, but of course 1 the Savin Rock line had the call. De- I spite the fact that the road had 110 extra cars in use yesterday it was i'm possible to cope with the crowd and the cars were loaded down with their hu- man freight. Standing room on the running boards was precious. | At the Rock the crowd made the great shore resort as metropolitan city. All the amusement enterprises were in full blast and reaping an early season harvest that delighted the hearts of the men behind them.
 The White City was a mecca for thousands oe wanderers from all parts who were looking for pleasure, and they found it there. Crowds from Bridge port and other places about the state helped New Haven to swell the total at the Rock.
 Baseball drew its throngs of votaries lalso. Over four thousand faithful fans rejoiced at Bridgeport's downfall at the Savin Rock grounds, while 2,200 more more attended the Yale-Andover game at Yale field. The game scheduled between the New, Haven high school team and the Wesleyan freshmen did not come off owing to the non-appear- ance of the latter team.
 The New Haven Gun club held a competitive shoot at the club grounds near Schuetzen park during the day.
 The Morris Cove Gun club also had a shoot on the Morris Cove grounds There were several events including I known and unknown angle shooting. I
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