The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-23
EAGLES PRIZE
AWARDS MADE
Naugatuck Aerie Gets That
for the Best Appearance
in the Line of
March.
PROVIDENCE GETS
FLAG FOR FLOAT
Worcester Delegation Had
Largest Number in
Line and Second
Best Float.

The field day of the Eagles was
brought to close last night by a fire.
works display and band concert on
the green. At least 10000 people, in
cluding the visiting Eagles and the
New Haven people witnessed the dis
play for which money was left over
from the amount raised for the fourth
Of July celebration. Bombs and rock
cts shot through the air with deafening
explosions and large set pieces We're
put off on the Elm street side of the
green.
The evening entertainment started
with the concert by the second regi-
ment band The green was lighted by
the thousands of incandescent lights,
the different colors offering a pleasing
sight. Suddenly there was a loud crash
crash and all the lights went out. A
few Of the people started to run in
flight and small sized panic took
place. Then 1t was seen that it was the
beginning Of the firework display and
the people quieted down.
A short while later portion Of a
bomb, red hot, shot through the air and
landed on the green near Temple street
1t was thought at first that someone
had been severely burned and several
women were very much frightened. The
bomb, however. did no damage. Dur
ing the evening few people were
burned by falling cinders.
Following the fireworks display the
band played several more selections
and the crowd slowly dispersed. The
pop corn and peanut vendors had done
a good business and several of them
went away after selling their entire
stock. Fakirs from New York sold
many Eagle pins and other souvenirs of
the convention.
The local committee last night an
nounced the prize awards for the pa
rade The prize for the handsomest
float was given to Providence aerie, The
float was the most elaborate one in the
whole parade and represented the land
ing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island.
The prize was handsome silk banner
The second prize, a clock and silver
set of candelabra, was awarded to
Worcester lodge for its float. On the
Worcester float was globe represent
ing the earth belted with the works
Liberty" Truth" "Justice," and
Equality" with several maids in white
to represent the city The globe re-
volved as the procession moved along.
The Worcester delegation consisted Of
500 members, one Of the largest in at
tendance. The committee to award the
prizes on the floats consisted of Town
Clerk Frederick w. Whitaker, Henry G..
Bretzfelder and B. E. Lynch.
The prize for the shortest man In line
went to the Waterbury delegation, but
the committee did not know last night
who this man Is. The Waterbury crowd
went home early in the evening before
the band concert and the prize, valu-
able Eagles ring, will be sent to the
Waterbury aerie for the owner to-day
The committee to Judge the shortest
man consisted of Attorney David e.
Fitzgerald, County Commissioners Jacob
Walter and Joseph Calm.
Thomas Lamb of Bristol carried away
the prize for being the tallest man in
line. Mr. Lamb is considerably over
six feet and bears strong family re-
semblance to the Cardiff giant The
prize, a silk umbrella was awarded by
the same committee that gave the Wa
terbury man his prize.
Worcester carried away another prize,
I this time a first prize for having the
largest membership in the parade The
prize, a silk banner, was awarded by
Joseph Maynard, John Buckley and
+ Joseph Hughson. A prize for the larg-
est number of members from any aerie
in the state went to Bridgeport.
The Naugatuck aerie received the
nrize for the best appearance in line
The uniforms were of white and the
men men wore large hats. The COM
mittee on award was Aldermen john
son, Mulvey and Assessor Hogan, The
prize In this case was a large silk BAN
ner.
The visiting Eagles are enthusiastic
B over their treatment by the New Ha-
Ven aerie during the field day. Last
. night the Providence members at the
Tontine took formal aotiont hanking the
New Haven members for making their
stay here so pleasant The committee
in charge has been very careful and
painstaking and nothing was left un-
done which could add in any way to
&the enjoyment of the guests.
This afternoon Robinson's Fifth regi-
ment band of Paterson, N. j., will give
la band concert on the green from 2 to
1880 o'clock to show their appreciation
of the treatment received in New Ha-
ven. Robinson's band is considered the
best in New Jersey and last evening
gave a short concert in front of the
Tontine. The Paterson delegation of
which Mayor John Johnson is one, will
mot start for Paterson until o'clock
this afternoon. Several other aerles
will stay until this afternoon but the
majority went home last night and
early this morning.
The account of the Eagles parade
will be found on page three of this
mornings issue and the account of the
athletic events at the Rock on page
niRa.