The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-21
FEETERS HOLD
BIG FIELD DAY
All Westville Turns Out to Do
Honor to the Visiting Mil
itary from the
City.
GOVERNOR REVIEWS SQUAD
"Fcctcrs" Interested Spectators at
Yale Second Wcstyille Baseball
Gamc--Events Of the
Day.


The calendar has been changed as
far as Westville Is concerned, instead
of reckoning time as is the general
custom, henceforth in Westville all
time will be figured from May 90
1908, Foot Guard Day" 1t Is no
eXaggeration TO say that not for many
a day has Westville ever experienced
such day as yesterday. The school
children were given a half holiday in
the afternoon, and the stores closed
at II o'clock so that all might turn
in to do honor to their soldier guests.
A little after $50 the special cars
with the Feeters IN board pulled into
the little village nestled at the foot
of West Rock. Disembarking, the
Foot Guard formed ranks in Alden
avenue, and when Major Brown gave
the order Forward" the Feeters fell
in behind the new Foot Guard band
and to the tune of "He was a Sailor"
the words of which had been changed
to 1T the occasion End were:
On, We are the Feetcrs .r
And a jolly bunch we be. ~.
The only guns we ever saw
Were on a Christmas tree.
To that martial and Inspiring tune,
the Governors Foot Guard swung into
Whalley ave to the cneers and plaudits
of great throng of Westvllle folk,
lined upon both sides of the street
But word as to the order of
march First came plato m of
Westvilles Best. 1t looked rather odd
to see the valiant "Feeters" with their
swords and guns escorted by a squad
OF police, but such was the humillatng
fact. Then came Major Frederick w.
Brown, Respondent in braid, and the
insignia of his rank. Directly behind
him came the second in command.
Then followed the staff officers And
then the band. 1t would not be fair
in speaking Of the music producing
combination to fail to mention the
drum major. The man with the
baton, Frank II, Simons, was right
there with his big stick, and It is a
safe vel ture to say that he has been
prac,ic.ng in his icom, for the past
week. for his performance was a
polished one, as was the baton. AS
for the band, It will be heard from,
and If 1t does not rival the older mill
tary bands in the city, those that
heard 1t yesterday are away off in
their reckoning Then came the Feet
ers'' In their fatigue uniforms, rank af-
ter rank with ten men to a ra nix. At
their head was Captain Hewlett.
An unexpected treat was in store
for the "Feeters," for while march
Ing along Mckinley avenue. the order
to halt was given in front of the
CREST residence, and the men invited
up onto the steps and sandwiches,
coffee and other liquors served the
men. The "Feeters" are not used to
marching, and so their appetltes were
well, the less said the better. Any
how, the sandwiches disappeared with
remarkable rapidly. and when the
ranks were reformed at IL o'clock
sandwiches were few and far be-
| tween.
Proceeding to the field at the foo,
of West rock the soldiers were in
spected by Governor Rollin S. Wood
ruff, his staff, Mayor Martin and the
members Of the entertainment COM
mittee. The "Feeters" put in nearly
an hour drilling, and though the sun
was not shining and the day not UNI
comfortably warm, the drillers gave
one immense sigh Of relief when the
recall was sounded
Again their appettes were unmen-
tionable, and when the dinner call
sounded there was great alaerity in
| forming ranks The Foot Guard
marched to Masonic hall, where they
sat down to a fine repast prepared
for them by the ladies of the Eastern
Star. The dinner was compliment
tary one being given by the Westville
Civic association. Several gentlemen
spoke, among them being Mayor
James r Martin, l.. w. Beecher, who
welcomed the visiting military in be-
half of the borough, and Mr.. Britton
president Of the Westvlle Civic asso.
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After the dinner the "Feeters' re.
turned to the park. where they were
! interested spectators of the Yale I'd
Westville baseball game a game wor
by the college lads only after the
hardest kind Of a contest, by a score
of 2 to ! A detailed account of the
game Is given elsewhere. The Feet.
ers" waxed quite enthusiastic and M
less parsonage than Captain lTew
lett was seen footing Justify on a tr
horn every time what the sporting
editor terms a feature occurred re-
gardless Of the side the man or mer
figuring in the play were on. Ant
Captain Hewlett wasn't the only one
either.
After the game the soldiers assem-
bed at the hastily improvised arsena
at the Greist factory and donned thei
dress uniforms. And the Foot Guar
dress uniforms would make a Scotcl
Grenadier weep with envy, or max
Tommy Atkins take to the tall timbers
The principal streets were paraded
and II the "Feeters' had the crow
with them when parading in thei
fatigue uniforms they had them doubl
with them when they had on thei
dress uniforms, red coats, white trous
ers, black velvet CATERS, and tn
crowning feature of all, the bearski
shakoes.
Many houses along he line of marc
we're tastefully decorated, the Harmo
house on Fountain street being especi
ally prominent. Two immense Ameri
can flags were canopied across tn
street, and on the veranda stood May
or Martin, and other members Of IN
reviewing party while the "Feeters
marched past.
The company then went to Edgewoo
park, where it had been expected
chorus Of school children would sin
patriotic airs but did not because Of tn