The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-19
FOOT GUARDS TRIP.
PERFECT PLANS FOR VISIT 10
 OLD BATTLERIELDS.

Three Governors--Trip Will be a Most
 NemorahIe Conclusion, Lexington
 and Concord WiII be Visited--Other
 Famous Companies to Participate
 Details of the Trip.
 During the dedication of the old headquarters of General Putnam, dur ang the Revolutionary war, at Green wich Conn, last summer, plans were made by the companies which partici- pated in the exercises, namely, the First and Second companies Cover nor's Foot Guard of Connecticut, the Worcester Continentals and the Put nam Phalanx of Hartford, to take a trip to Boston, Lexington and Concord, for the purpose of visiting the old bat tlefields and holding celebration.
 This plan slowly matured until few weeks ago when the date, October IS, 19 and 20, was decided upon and final arrangements were completed for the event.
 Two members of each company inter ested were appointed to meet in con- vention for the purpose of arranging details, and shortly after the matter was definitely settled. From the Sec Ond Company Governors s Foot Guards, of New Haven, Captain Frederick W. Brown and George T. White were ap- pointed as representatives on the com. nittee.
 Word was received last week that the Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester, IN. H., another noted military organi- zation, would join the companies at that time, and that with them would be Governor John McLane of New Hampshire and his staff
 Another meeting of the committee appointed from each company is to be held before the 18th of October for the purpose of completing the final details, but aside from that everything has been arranged.
 The Second Company Governors Foot Guards will leave New Haven on a special train Thursday morning, De- tober IS, about ten o'clock.
 At Hartford they will be joined by the First Company Governors Foot Guards and the Putnam Phalanx of that city, At Worcester the Worcester Continentals will board the train, and tho Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester will be met at Boston. The train will reach Back Bay about seven in the evening.
 It has been decided that the Second company will stop at the Copley Square hotel, the First Company at the Somerset, and the Putnam Phalanx at the Lenox hotel. The other organi- zations have not settled upon their stopping places as yet.
 Thursday evening the men will rest. and early Friday morning the entire body will leave on trolley cars for Con- cord, going from there to Lexington. At each place a brief parade will be given, escorted by local military com panies.
 In the afternoon, after returning to Boston, the companies will form on Boston Common and parade in review before Governor Roberts of Connecticut, with his staff, Governor McIane of New Hampshire with his staff, and Governor Curtis Guild of Massachu- setts with his staff officers. This will be the most brilliant event of the en- tire trip and 1t Is expected that great interest will be taken in the parade o,,d ror,ioc1, IoIr PoctOv, oao,o1a
 After the review 8 short rest will be taken, and in the evening an immense banquet will be served at the Somerset hotel Five hundred men will be pres- ent at this time, together with num- Der of distinguished guests, including the state governors, who will be at the review.
 George T. White of the Tontine ho- tel in this city, who is commissary of the Second Company Governors Foot ! Guards has almost entire charge of the arrangements for the banquet and the menu Is to be most elaborate.
 The toastmaster has not been deci- ded upon, nor has the toast list been prepared, but this will be done at the meeting of the committee which is to be held within a few weeks.
 Saturday morning will be spent in sightseeing around Boston and Sat urday afternoon the special train will carry the men back to their respective cities. Dinners will be served at each of the hotels where the companies are to stop, before their departure Satur- day.
 It is pganned to have this trip. far surpass the one taken by the Cover nor's Foot Guards to St. Louis at the time of the exposition, and it will prove so, without doubt, because of the number of companies and men tnteres- ted.