The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-30

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The grandson of c. S. Bushnell who
will perform the unwilling is Henry
Thompson Bushnell, six years old, a
son of Ericsson Bushnell, the famous
basso, and was born in the house IN
Madison where his grandfather was
born.
The monument to G. S. BushnA was
erected by the Cornelius S. Bushh~L
Memorial association, which was or
ganized on March 8, 1893, the. thirty
sixth anniversary of the battle between
the Monitor and the Merrimac, and
was Incorporated by the state legisla-
ture in October of that same year. The
incorporators were Colonel Norris G.
Osborn, Hon. William E, Simonds, Hon.
N. D. Sperry, Captain F. B. Allen, Gen.
E.. S. Greeley, Mr. Max Adler. Captain
William S. Wells, Col. Simeon j. Fox,
Mr.. Edward A. Bowers, Prof. John f.
Weir, Mr., Wilson H. Lee, Mr.. John M.
Champion, Gen. George H. Ford, Gen.
Edward E. Bradley, Mr.. L. AtWater
Barnes, Col. Charles w. Pickett and
Mr.. Willard c. Warren.
The officers of the association were
elected as follows: President. Col. Nor
ris G. Osborn Qate) c. N. G.; vice
president, Francis G. Allen, Qate) En-
gineer corps, U. S. N; William s.
| Wells, Qate) Engineer corps, u. S. ~;
! Gen. E. S. Greeley, Qate) U. S. VI
Hon. N. D. Sperry, NJ. c., and Col.
| Simeon j. Fox, president Army and
Navy club; secretary, Gen. George H.
Ford, date c. N. G.; assistant secre-
taries, John NJ. Champion, and Willard
C. Warren, treasurer of the New Ha-
ven Turst company; historian, William
S. Wells, Qate) U. S. N.
The members of the, committee on
design, location and erection were nam
ed as follows; Professor John f. Weir,
chairman; Hon. N. D. Sperry, l.. W..
Robinson, Everett E. Lord, George D.
Seymour, and Henry I. Blake, Her
bert Adams, the sculptor, and Charles
Plat the architect.
The design of the monument consists
of an eagle in bronze, of heroic size,
conceived in spirit of defiance and
broadly modelled The eagle stands
upon bronze globe bearing the United
States arms, and supported by four
| dolphins, embematic Of the sea, The
globe rests upon the granite cap Of the
stone work, on the die Of which is a
bronze bas-relief of Bushnell and Erics-
son, together with an inscription in
bronze letters embedded in the die, and
a profile representation of the Monitor
also in bronze. The height Of the mon
ument is seventeen feet and eight
inches. On the reverse side appears
the date Of the engagement.
Memorial day sports are as follows:
New Haven Driving club meet, Elm
City park, p. m.
New Haven Yacht club opening sail
Morris Cove, a. m.
Branford Driving park races, 2 p. m.
Scotch foursomes at New Haver
Country club, p. m.
i Y. M. c. A. field day, Morris Cove
a. m.
St Johns VS.. Tigers, savin Rock 10 a
m.
4 Morris Cove Gun club shoot, Morris
Cove, p m.
Rangers Westerlys' socker football
p. m, West street lot
Holyoke High school vs.. New Havel
High school, baseball, Yale field, 10 a
m.
New York vs.. New Haven bankers
Pratts field, 1890 a. m.
Yale 1909 VS.. Princeton 1909, Yale fell
2:30 p. m.
The Benedicts will meet the Ston,
Creeks at Bakers field to-morroN
morning.
The committee in charge Of the NeN
Haven Driving club events are @. H
Downs, r. H. Nesbit and H. B. II
Hurd. Their orders call for the mem
bers Of the association who will tax
part in the parade to meet on Lawrene
street, Just above Whitney avenue. Tn
parade will start promptly at l o'cloe
; along Whitney avenue, and up Eli
street to Elm City park, where the NEE
will begin at 2 o'clock. The followin
events will be disposed Of:
Glass "A, pacers-Lenox Roy and VII
ty Lalah
Glass b, pacers-Princess Peroni;
Richard, Kitty Birona, Blue Ligh
e Royal Huntress.
Glass C, pacers-Ajax, sinclaire jim
Akala.
Glass d, trotters-Bonnie Rex, K
: Nelson, Sam f.
The entries are:
J. Orissa Alerton and Prince Elect,
) G. Richey; Royal Huntress and Alpin
Charles R. Waterhouse, jro Nomine
n ir., and Hardness, H. b. H. HurC
1 More More, Edward c. Ross; Topse
L Mollie Sheridan and Daisy, c.
Q Downs; Dewey H., George w. I
p Hughes; Prince Incognito, w. M. Piel
: EFT; Fan Dame, Edwin L. Parmele
: Kitty Lalah and Kitty Birona, G. T
Redfield; Mountain Glen Chief, Phell
e Montgomery Golden Prince, H.
II Chase; Breeze and Sunflower, Morr
d. Slattery; Prince, w. H. Unmacl
Il Kit Nelson, e. F.. Durant; Patron
d Princess, Peter Strom; Belle, A,
q Adams; Blue Light, B. s. Bradle
Martha Marshal B. A. Dane; Sam
e William H. Grove; B. M. Princess, !
e, w. Hubinger; Richard S., Ajax al
IS Rex, John Moran; Sherman Chief, e.
g Hart, jr.; Bar-Me-Not and Dill
/ George Pfaff; Santiago, r. Kannegei
e ser; G. M. Rene, j. r. Hubinger; Be
t. Cloud, A. A. Elsie and May Flow
3d. D. S, Gamble.
Because of the Driving club races