The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-30
MEMORIAL EXERCISES,
COLONEL N G.. OSBORN THE
SPEAKER At NJ III THEATER.

alton to the Preceding-Says We
Need Fighters To-day-SOlOs by Miss
Barnes and w. E. Morgan, Jr., Appre-
ciated.
The annual memorial services preced-
ing to-day's exercises, held at the New
Haven theater last evening under the
auspices of the veterans, were largely
attended. The balconies were hung with
United States flags, and portraits Of
Grant and Lincoln hung from the boxes.
The address of the evening was made
by Colonel N. G. Osborn, of the Regis
ter. The senglng of Miss Rena Teresa
Barnes, w. E. Morgan, jr., and the
Temple quartette was heartily appreci-
ated and repeatedly encored. Master
Pierpont Taylor greatly pleased the au-
dience with two recitations. He was
presented with a beautiful United
States flag by Chairman Thomas E.
Benedict.
Mayor Studley was unable to be pres
ent. The following programme was
rendered:
Selection-Star Spangled Banner Sec
ond Regiment Orchestra, L. H. Cohen
leader.
Remarks-C Chairman Thomas Il. Bene-
dict.
Invocation Chaplain Weston Ferris.
Reading Roll of Honor-Comrade Fred
erick G. Hastings
Bugle Call-Comrade Henry F. Reyes.
Selection Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground-Temple Quartette.
Selection (by request)-The Star Span
gled Banner-Miss Rena Teresa
Barnes.
Address-C Colonel N. G. Osborn, of the
Register.
Selection (by requesO-The Sword Of
Bunker Hill-W. e. Morgan, jr.
Recitation-The American Flag-Mas-
ter Pierpont Taylor, eight years old.
Duett-Miss Barnes and w. e. Morgan,
jr.
Recitation omrade Willis B. Isbell.
Selection-Temple Quartette.
Close America-Orc and Audi
ence.
Colonel Osborn said in substance:
| II feel deeply the compliment which
this host has conferred upon me In IN
viting me here tonight. / was born at
the time the clouds introducing the i'm
pending conflict were hanging over the
nation, but do not know what made
me ranking officer of this gathering.
As l look back upon my splendid mill
tary career in the ante-room my ia
nous ride comes back to me, and |
think must have served my state
zealously to have won my title, which
has weighed me to the earth since those
days.
I'm tracing the incidents which led
to my first realization of patriotic in
stincts 1 remember two in particular.
The first was when as boy l was led
to the New Haven green and saw the
procession, under the leadership Of
Samuel B. Merwin, which was paying
the last honors to my cousin, Major
Walter Osborn. The second was year
or two later, when, seated on my faith
er's lap, l saw the soldiers returning
from the war. Their flags were torn
with shot and their clothes were old
and worn. The sight impressed me
with the greatness of this Union.
I'm 1898 it was my pleasure, but, as 1
also found, arduous duty, to present
| To a oftoo In, ~
front rank was my own nephew. can
not tell you how keenly l felt it when a
few weeks later he met death while in
camp at Mantle.
But l am glad that l belong to a
race that has done it's part for the ma
ton. l want to express the apprecia-
! ton which men of my generation have
for men of your generation. know
nothing of your sacrifices, but know
what you have accomplished.
But l have often wondered if the
sacrifices were not partially made up
by comradeship. have heard veterans
tell, with sun breaks of delights, of the
practical jokes around the camp fires.
THE best tribute to you is that every
state now recognizes what you have
done. The victories of peace are often
greater than those of war. The Grand
Army does not need to live to immor-
talize it's achievements. Their children
will perpetuate their glory. | cannot
analyze the providence of God that pro-
duced such men as Lincoln and Grant.
To such great figures we must look for
| inspiration. When you saw sons of
comrades and sons of foes and of foes
comrades marching together in 1898 it
must have proved to you the greatest
justification of your sacrifices.
1.-THE principal need of new fighters
to-day is against combinations of
wealth. I do not envy a man his hon
estly gained wealth. We are safe if we
put our wealth to a good use. Let us
have the best in the world, but let us
also be consecrated to the fundamental
spirit of our institutions"