The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-05
MONUMENT DEDICATED
 BY VETERAN SOLDIERS
NORTH HAVEN TOOK ON GALA ATTIRE FOR HISTORIC
 EVENT.

Second Regiment Companies Partiei-
 pate in Parade as G. A. R. Escort Hundreds of Visitors From Out of DedIcatOry Exercises-OratiOn De- IIvered by Chaplain HiItOn-List of Guests-LuncheOn Served to All Visi- tOrs-Entire Observance a Grand Success.
 A more beautiful day for the dedica- ton of the Soldiers monument in North Haven than yesterday could not have been selected. The weather was ideal and Old Sol smiled it's gentlest smile through cloudless skies in honor of the bare headed veterans who had gathered from various parts of the state to do honor to their comrade dead. It was more like a typical summer day rather than one of autumn and in addi- tion to the many participating in the splendid parade there were thousands present, in conjunction with the town s && PSOp1cs LO uGtp LllS Olu IOW44St4Lp III lIlS observance of the day.
 North Haven had many distinguished guests yesterday and they were enter taitained royalty. Among some of the many guests of the day were ex-Gover- nor Chamberlain, Colonel I. M. Ullman, Colonel Theodore H. Macdonald, c. H. Scholey of Guilford, State Dairy Com missioner John B. Noble of Hartford, Assistant Dairy Commissioner Robert O. Eaton, Herbert Barnes, State Cattle Commissioner H. O. Averill of Wash ington, General Edwin $. Greeley, General Henry s. Peck, Colonel c. L. Upson of Meriden, Judge CIeaveland, County Commissioners Thompson Wal ters and Geddes, ex-Judge Hubbard, Henry T. Blake, Captains Edward and Henry Griswold of Guilford, Captain Craft, Henry B. Hall, James J. Linsley Rev. P. E. Wildman of Wa1lingford, State Librarian George S. Goddard, Rev. w. G. Lathrop of Shelton, D. M. Foote of Northford, John ". Coe of Meriden, c. W. Granniss of East Ha- ven, J. H, Day of Saybrook, W. K Brown, Marcus Cook of Wa1lingford, Senator William R. Brown of Bridge port, Colonel John Healey, ex-Assessor Baldwin Frank Stiles, Arthur Wright, Charles Miller and many others,
 Companies B, c, D and F and the hospital corps of this city assembled al the armory at 12:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon and at 1:15 o'clock took a special train to North Haven. On theiI arrival there they were joined by Co., A of Wallingford and Go. l. of Meriden The full company of troop A under the command of Captain Ludington were also there having ridden from this city on their horses. The New Haven com panies were taken both to and from North Haven under the command of Major Tilson, and on their return to } this city. at $40 last night they march. cd from the depot to State street, tc Chapel, to Church, to Meadow, to the artnory, where they were dismissed The campaigners were accompanied by the Second regiment band under the leadership of Frank Ffchtl. The local c. "A. R. post went in the same, train accompanied by the full Lancraft drum corps, that the Second regiment went on, and returned by the same train The e. A. R., as always, made a splen did and inspiring showing with theii hundred or more grey haired veterans and were loudly applauded all along the line of march.
 On the trains arrival at North Haver Colonel Sucher took command and tho line of march, which was published ir yesterdays issue of this paper, was carried out. The companies as they marched were an inspiring sight and nerited the hearty applause which greeted the entire line. An interesting feature of the parade was the school boys in line with flags, while the little girl school children stood at the corner of Broadway, and Washington street and, under the supervision of theil