address was filled with a patriotic fire that seemed to spread among the audience, and when Mr. Sperry got through they all felt prouder of their country than ever. Among other things, Mr. Sperry said that he could appreciate the truth of what Professor Blake had said about the educational facilities of Hamden. He knew it was true because he taught school in the town himself when he was seventeen years of age. Professor Simeon E. Baldwin made He said that the Hamden people were fortunate in having so many men from New Haven on the platform.

a very happy address.

ORDER OF EXERCISES.

MORNING.

The procession formed at ten o'clock, and proceeded to the large tent on the Goodyear lot.

DOXOLOGY.

"Praise God from whom all blessings flow."

PRAYER.

Rev. Austin Putnam.

ADDRESS OF WELCOME.

William P. Blake.

CENTENNIAL HYMN.

Composed for the occasion by J. M. Payne.

ADDRESS.

Governor Harrison.

ADDRESS ON THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG.

Hon. N. D. Sperry.

MUSIC.

"Star Spangled Banner."

ADDRESS.

Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin.

MUSIC.

"Let the Hills and Vales resound."

INTERMISSION FOR LUNCHEON.

AFTERNOON.

Procession of Sunday School Scholars and Teachers to the tent at 2:30.

OPENING PRAYER.

BY REV. AUSTIN PUTNAM.

LMIGHTY GOD, our God and the God of our Fathers, we come before Thee in thankful and joyful acknowledgment of Thy great goodness to us and to those who have gone before us in this place; to all who have lived in this town from the beginning of its history until now. We give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for the good laws which Thou hast given us, and for this pleasant spot where our lot is cast. We thank Thee that the lines are fallen to us in such pleasant places, and that we have so good a heritage. We thank Thee that in Thy good providence we see this day, and we humbly and earnestly implore Thy gracious presence to be with us, and Thy blessing to be upon us, on this interesting and joyful occasion. Be with us in all the exercises and services before us. May all that we shall say and all that we shall do here at this time and on this occasion be agreeable to Thy holy will, for the glory of Thy name, and for our own temporal, spiritual and everlasting good. We beseech Thee to bless all who are or shall be here this day; also all others who are or have been residents of this town. and who are still living on the earth. With Thy gracious help may we all follow Him who is the way, the truth, and the life; so may we fulfill our mission, finish the work which Thou hast given us to do in the world, and finally, by Thy mercy, attain everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. We most heartily beseech Thee with thy favor to behold and bless thy servant the Governor of Connecticut, and all others in authority in this State, and all the people of this Commonwealth; also thy servant, the President of the United States, and all others in authority in

this land, and all classes and conditions of men in our beloved country. And we humbly ask for those who shall come after us in this town the same blessings that we have asked for ourselves. In their possession, and under their care and culture, may this bright spot grow brighter and brighter till time shall be no more. We ask and offer all in the name and for the sake of Him who loved us and gave himself for us, and who has taught us to pray, saying:

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven; give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever and ever-Amen.

ELLOW TOWNSPEOPLE, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: We have assembled to-day to perform a pleasing duty to the past; to signalize the completion of one hundred years of town government and development; to take note of what has been accomplished by those who have gone before us, and to draw from a century of experience, wisdom and inspiration for the future. Nearly two centuries and a half have passed since the settlement of this region began. The history of New Haven Colony for nearly one hundred and fifty years after the purchase of Quinnipiac from the Indians is in part our history. New Haven Colony then included a large area of country, afterwards divided up into separate towns. At the end of the long struggle for the independence of the country, the segregation and organization of towns from New Haven proceeded with rapidity. In the month of December, 1781, at a town meeting of New Haven, a committee was appointed to report a plan for the division of the town into several distinct townships; Woodbridge, East Haven and North Haven were organized in succession. The charter of the City of New Haven was granted in 1784, and our Town of Hamden was set off and incorporated in 1786. I will now read to you from the first page of our first volume of Records the act of Incorporation.

THE ACT OF INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.

At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden at Hartford on the second Thursday of May, A. D. 1786-Upon the Memorial of the inhabitants of the Parish