The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-27
GOVERNORS DAY
BRILLIANT EVENT
The Militiamen and Others
Prominent in Public Life
Unite to Make it
a Success.
C. N. G. INSPECTED
BY STATES HEAD
Troops Break Camp To-day
and New Haven Com
panies Will Arrive
About 4 P. M.
(By Associated Prass.l


Mantle, Conn, July 25.--Governor's
Day at Camp Woodruff was the usual
brilliant affair." interesting alike to sew
eral thousand civilian visitors ana 10
the many scores Of men in public and
professional life of Connecticut who
come here to see the commander i'm
chief review his troops The weather
was cool, due to overcast skies, but
as most of the women who were on the
parade ground were in their summer
apparel the scene throughout the day
was one Of life. and color. The re-
view Of the troops was finely carried
out in the early afternoon. Gov. Wood
ruff with his staff first inspected the
brigade after it had been drawn I'D In
brigade formation while the consolida-
ted bands played Hail to the Chief
as the cavalcade rode down the Ions
line of men in blue and then galloped
in the rear skirting the flank and then
taking position between the guidons
in front of the headquarters of the
governor.
The column in review was headed BY
Brigadier General Frost and staff and
the Second Infantry under Col. Geddes
and was followed by the First Infantry
under Col Hickey, and then by the
Machine Gun battery, the Field Artil-
lery and then by the cavalry undef
Capt. Luzerne Ludington. The A1nbus
lance corps also was In its position III
line. The several commands went by
in battalion formation, alignments be-
ing good, and the men marching stead.
lily and with creditabe precision. Iii
rendering saluates the timing was
good. The spectators encircled THO
parade grounds and time and again
cheers went up as officers of some cons
mand were especially noticed in tha
line.
The honors to the colors as they pass
ed were paid by the commander-in-
chief and his staff with a dignity which
actuated scores of former national
guardsmen in te crowd to raise their
hats or touch their hands to their hat
brims in salute all along the line, this
being an especially noticeable incident.
As the Second regiment was passing
the reviewing stand the horse ridden
by Major Joseph H. Townsend of the
Medical corps unseated his rider who
quickly recovered his mount without
mishap.
The review over the Machine Gun
battery dashed by at charge follow
ed by the field artillery. The the
troopers, made a gallop which gave
zest to the exhibition.
Gov. Woodruff then returned to his
quarters and the active work Of the
camp was practically at an end and
the officers and men entertained thiE
friends.
Tonight there was band concert al
headquarters.
Tomorrow the commands will break
camp after a week OF hard work III
which the men and officers agree has
been productive of much good
At camp to-day there also gathered
large number Of men prominent in
the political life Of the state, one Of
the largest gatherings of this kind in
years. Among those here We're: U. S.
Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley, u s.
Senator Frank B. Brandegee, Lieut.
Gov. e. j. Lake, Congressman, Lilley
and Sperry, twenty-five of the thlrty-
| FIVE state senators and about fifty
members of the house, besides Michael
Kenealy of the republican state Gems
trail committee, and many others. Thesa
visitors found hospitable entertainment
on every hand, and rounds of calls
were made not only on the governonl
but on Col. Geddes Of the Second and
Speaker Tilson who is the senior ma
jor of this regiment, on Col. Hickey
and on Capt. Ludington.
In the evening the Laurel club com-
posed of newspaper correspondents at
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