The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-26
old home week
IN new ENGLAND
Celebrations at Boston and
Providence in Com
ing Week.
PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED
Governors of New England
Will Gather at Hub
Wednesday.


The old home week celebrations which
have been so popular since their incep-
tion a number of years ago, when each
town had it's own celebration, are still
attractive features, especially at this
season Of the year when the whole New
England section is at its best, section
50 admirably situated to cater to the
tourists and the summer sojourner
within its borders, as well as lending
attractions to those who have left and
located in other sections.
Realizing the demand for such cele-
brations and the impracticability of ar
ranging for old home week celebrations
at all points, the city of Boston and
Providence, representing the central
New England section have nominated
the week Of July 2S to August 3 and
each city has privided an attractive
program for its guests. Each day will
have it's particular events.
lAs Boston a very elaborate program
has been arranged, which includes fam
| lily, school, college and association re-
urions of all sorts, military manoeuv-
res and parades, civil trades and cleo
trical professions, historical pilgrim
ages, religious and patriotic observ-
anees, river carnivals veteran fire.
mems muster, receptions to the COVER
nors Of New England and other dis
| tinguished guests Examinations, con-
certs, dedications, athletic tourna-
ments, automobile parades and races,
wheelmens outings, old time sports,
baseball games, rowing regattas,
yacht races and other aquatic concerts,
inspection Of warships, balloon ascen-
sions, literary exercises, banquets, ex-
hibitions by the fire department,
schools, etc, and variety of pastimes
and entertainments.
The arrangements for the respect tive
days are as follows:
Sunday July Is" Founders day.
dedicated to Blackstone, Winthrop and
the founders of Boston.
Monday July 29-"Patriots' day, .
dedicated to Adams, Hancock, Revere
and the patriot sons of the city.
Tuesday, July SO-"Greater Boston
day" Dedicated to the suburban COM
munlties Firemen's parade and mus
ter
Wednesday July 31-"New England
day." Dedicated to the people and gov
errors Of the New England states.
Thursday, August Massachusetts
day. Dedicated to the public-spirited
! o n ct
i Friday, August 2-'Women's day !
4 DedicatedFto the public-spirited womer
or Boston and the state.
4. Saturday, August S-'Military day.
Dedicated to the defenders of the com
monwealth Mobilization and parade
of the state militia.
\ The celebration at Providence II
4 many respects viii be unique.
There win be pilgrimages to histori'
cal spots, patriotic observations, out
ings for children, college and club re
unions. excursions by land and water
parades by day and night and as
+, hitting climax to all, the Colonial Car
Inival," which will be a three days Gel
ebration. which in its spirit will EN-
body the New England idea Of the Old
world Mardi Gras The features will
| include a special scheme Throughout
the city; golf, tennis and polo tourna
| ments, automobile racing; a water fet
on Narragansett Bay, with an extens
) i've program of yacht racing and wa
ter sports; a rowing regatta on tn
seekonk river; canoe racing in Roger
Williams Park; a picturesque revive
: of old-times games, including the frs
9 American presentation Of the knight
f sports, jousting and fitting, as well a
many other features.
t The days for celebration at Prov
: dence are set aside as follows:
Y Sunday, July 2s--Roger Williams da3
e Monday, July 29-distorical day.
h Tuesday, July 3O--Municipal day
h Wednesday, July 31-First carnivf
and Rhode Island day.
r Thursday, August 1-Second carnivi
a and day of sports
!, Friday, August 2-Last carnival an
g military day.
0 saturday, August 3-Merchant's da,
e Reduced rates will obtain on a
d principal railroads on this occasion
3. and full information may be ha
on application to agents of the warrior
lines interested.