The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-22
DEGREE TEAMS
FAIL TO APPEAR
Eagles Are Unable to Hold
Prize Contests and
Class Initia-
ton.
THOUSAND MEMBERS
ARE DISAPPOINTED
To-day the Big Day of
the Gathering With Par
ade and Field
Events.

Following the thunderstorm Of satur-
day night the second great disappoint-
ment to the New Haven Eagles, who
are entertaining the aeries of New Eng
land occurred yesterday afternoon
& when not one Of the degree teams
8 which were to have taken part in the
degree team contest arrived and only
one sent word informing the committee
that it would be impossible to attend.
over 1 900 Eagles had assembled in Mu-
! sic hall to view the contest, which,
next to the parade, is the principal
4 event Of the field day and it was then
announced that none Of the degree
teams had put in an appearance.
There were four teams which the
& committee had been notified would con-
8 test and handsome solid silver low
Z ing cup, costing $780, had been offered
) as an award by the New Haven aerie.
The team from the local lodge was
not to compete because the committee
4 thought that If the New Haven team,
\ which is considered the best in New
England, entered, there would be ten
4 dency among the other lodges to keep
out Of the race. When preparations
! were made for the field day many aeries
= signifled their intention Of sending
a teams, but one by one they dropped out
until yesterday afternoon the teams ex-
pected were from Pittsheld, MGrl-
4 borough, Fall River and Pawtuckct.
The Fall River team telegraphed twen-
4 ty minutes before the contest was to
have commenced that it would not be
able to come.
Because of the non attendance of
the contesting degree teams it was i'm
possible to have the large class initia-
~ tion which had been planned and so
another disappointment was in store
M for the Eagles. The committee of ar
rangements did the best they could to
entertain the assemblage Sergeant
81 William G. Doherty and the New Ha-
81 ven degree teams in their handsome
new suits gave an exhibition drill
S (which the visiting aeries greatly ad-
nnired and decided, all those who had
any doubts of it before, that the COM
nittee Of awards had done right in CIV
ing tie New Haven aerie the prize for
the contest last year.
Following the drill by the New Ha-
ven degree team Professor Frank e.
# Herring of Notre Dame University, In
# diana, who is national worthy treasu-
n rer of the order was called upon to
speak and he made brilliant address
interesting to the members of Eagle
DOM After he had finished, Thomas
C. Hayes, another national officer
made an address.
The rest of the afternoon was spent
seeming the city The weather was
ideal for sightseeing parties and all the
visiting Eagles took the opportunity
afforded them to look over the beauti-
+ full City Of Elms. AS usual the Yale
buildings were visited but the princl
pal interest lay in visits to the parks
of the city and the shore resorts il
+ the vicinity
n Automobiles carried the Eagles anG
the ladies who accompanied them t
parks and down along the shore. A
least a hundred of such parties wert
4 speeding around in the afternoon ant
when they were done with the sightsee
ing the visitors pronounced New Havel
one Of the pleasantest cities they wer
ever in, both on account of the variet,
of the scenery and the hospitality of tn
people
Besides the banquet in the eveninl
there were other social events. Th
Elks' club kept open house, especial,
for the ladies. They threw open ever
part Of their handsomely fitted cluI
house and provided musical en-
tertainment and refreshments. TIL
knights of ST. Patrick opened thei
house at Temple and Crown streets an
the Knights of Columbus entertaine
at 1877 Orange street.
The members Of the Eagles held
social session at Music hall.
The central green was illuminate
and both members of the order and tn
townspeoplo gathered there. Man
favorable comments on the system c
lighting and or the generosity of tn
city to provide for the lliumlnato
were heard.
Today is the principal day of tn
gathering. The parade of the Eagle
in the line of which the local commit
tee expects 5000 men, will start at H.
this morning The mayor has give
orders that all streets over which tn
parade is to pass must be cleared
vehicles, but after a conference wit
the officials of the Connecticut con
pany he has decided to let the cars ru
where they will not interfere too grea'
ly with the parade.
The line Of march will be from sout
gate of Green to Chapel, York, mort
side Broadway, Howe, Howard ave
's''. nue., Congress avenue, passing in IT
view in front of City hall, Elm, Orang
Humphrey, State, Chapel to the Gree