Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-23
PARADE OF THE o. U. A. M.
They Take Possession of Bridgeport
Five Thousand Men I'm Line-Din.

They Take Possession of Bridgeport |
Five Thousand Men I'm Line-Din-
ner at Seaside Park.
The o. q. A. M. virtually took posses
sion of Bridgeport yesterday upon the oc-
casion of their field day muster and their
trim and orderly demeanor and dress and
excellent marching won for them the COM
mendation of all who saw them.
The parade was as Bridgeporters with
pleasure conceded one of the largest and
finest civic turnouts ever seen in that city,
that the general public did not look for
showing of such magnitude.
The first detachment of the order ar
rived In Bridgeport late Saturday night, at
which time the Newark Uniformed Com
mandery together with most of the off,
GERS of the National Council arrived and
took up quarters at the Atlantic hotel.
From 8 o'clock until about noon yester-
day the members of the order from differ
emit places arrived almost without cessa-
Zion. Waldemere council of Bridgeport
was present at the depot with a band of
music to receive the visitors. Four special
trains of about seventy cars, containing
the mechanics" and their wives, were run
over the Consolidated road and two special
trains were sent over the Housatonic road
The parading councils wore the regula-
ton regalia of red, white and blue with
blue caps The uniformed ranks, or COM
| parel, while in the matter of costume the
| bodies furnishing the music displayed the
| usual astonishing diversity, some Of them
| being conspicuous to fashiness Probably
the proudest man in the ranks was a
colored gentleman of stalwart physique
who brought up the rear of the Norwich
delegation in gorgeous livery unlike, and
surprising anything else in the line.
| The parade started at 11:30 in the fol-
| lowing order:
Colonel Erickson, grand marshal, and staff
| Philharmonic band, Frank Bryant leader.
| LOYAL LEGION.
Washington eommandery No. 1, New Brunswick,
GeAerai Joseph Warren No 8, waterbury, A. B.
| Monson captain, 10 men:
Unity commaS S No. j. New sT Haven, James
| Fletcher captain, so men.
Lincoln commandery No Is, South Norwalk, H
US. Grant No is, Green Island, NY, Us. Crane,
captain, 10 men.
Benjamin Franklin No 90 Stamford, A. McHar
| captain, 10 men.
| COUNCILS.
Excelsior council No. 2, Waterbury, j. H Hunt
Lincoln council P No. I, south 81 %eR aorwalk H.
Wood, councillor, IS men.
waldemere No. 8, Bridgeport 1 j. E. E. Peard, coun
cillor, so men.
Danbury band.
| Pahquiohoque council No Q. Danbury, Sands D
| Underhill, councillor, rs men.
| Colts band, Hartford.
| Allen drum corps.
| rt
Columbus council No s. Hartford. F. 7. Ward
Roger Sherman council No: Is, Shelton, William
Palmer, councillor, so men.
Excelsior marshal corps
Union council No Is, Bridgeport, J. H. Row
botham, councillor, IS men.
Grant council No. q, New Milford, s. T. Cald
Nathan Hale council No. Is, Bristol, G. A. Gov
dy, councillor, q men.
| American band, Bristol.
councillor, is men
General William 8. Pierson council No. %, Wind
| sor, f. Z. Hollis, councillor, IS men.
Tubbs Military band, Norwich.
Mattanhansett council No. Il Norwich, G. F
Ledyard council No. 81, New London, ]. +
Beard, councillor, SO men.
American band, New Haven.
, | Washington council, New Haven, No. z, J.
GARFIELD council No. u; New Haven, W. J. Tuttlt
Pioneer council, New Haven. 40 men, J. P. Barr
UNITY council No. Go soatsinston F. Frisb,
councillor, Is men.
Putnam council No No - T WangfSrd 81 men
Hazardville band
Tontonimo council No %, Hazardville, Benjami
colbnrn councillor " % men
nard, councillor 10 men.
, Cromwell drum corps.
Pequot council NO cIar hsrm s oharies Sire cou'
Worcester council No: %, Bethel, Howard Bank
Liberty council No. So, Washington, o. T. Coz
councillor, 30 men,
3 Volunteer council No. 50, Rocky Hill, S. Ashwel
councillor, Is men.
Kellogg post drum corps Birmingham.
5 General Humphrey council No. A. Birmingham
!, @. R. Weatherby, councillor, 3s men.
eoane No t. STANFORD Mansfield Tem
councillor, 20 men.
Custer council No. 90, Portchester, Howard Ge
ney, councillor, Is men.
9 Commodore Perry council No. 90, New Canaa
Marvin p Marrow, councillor, 30 men.
!, | Paul Revere council No. 20, Greenwich, s. Shar
4 councillor, IS men.
East Hampton Drum CORPS
: Patriot council No Is East Hampton, George
j. Strong, councillor.
Manhassett council No q, Mystic, Otto Gra
Putnam council 5 No as IS, Cromwell, Henry Co
d don, councillor, 80 men
/. Grove Bell council No. so, Portland F. C. Sout
% mayd, councillor, 30 men.
| Warren council No. 50, Mantle Evelyn Wilco
councillor, SO men.
It Katonah council No. g. Ridgefeld, Frank OIL
4 stead, councillor, Is men.
y. Jefferson council No. 40, Essex A.C. Fem, cot
cillor, 1S men.
American Drum corps.
Pilgrim council No. 81 Norwalk, F. E. Pra
v councillor, 43 men.
:, Following these came the national OF
l. GERS and other dignitaries of the order
n carriages 1t was noticeable that the
lie was great display of American flags
T. the procession and the line of march W
also decorated to great extent with t
10 national colors There was about 80
r men, including bands and drum corps,
,r line.
10 Seaside park was reached about o'cloc
y, where dinner was partaken of. rou
!, estimate would place the number of m
70 in line, including the bands and Dirt
~, '' corps, at about 4, 500. The tribute of q
n plause along the line of march was eqr
~ to that bestowed upon the most favor
parade ever held in Bridgeport, and
4 doubt helped materially to tighten t
-, footsteps of the participants. After t
e parade the order was addressed by May
O. DeForest.
20 The grand marshal of the parade "
no Colonel c. B. Erickson of the First re
a ao ment, G. N. G. His chief of staff "
=, George R. Card of Bridgeport, and he h
| dS mhrSudlS w ". otupACb Va 4ScW Law
Andrew Fuller of Black Rock and I
Messrs Lowden, father and son.
r. 1t seems as if the o. U. A. M. had abe
.a all of the fine bands in the state in
'' procession, and Bridgeporters just enjoy
the music as we'll as the parade. ABB
'es an hour after the parade there came
TO- slight sprinkle of rain which started ma
at back from Seaside park and the horse
line from the park had all it could do
oP carry the returning crowds. But very
tie rain fell, however. Hundreds enjoy
nd stroll along the beach of Bridgeport's be-
ct, tiful seaside park and few walked o'
wv to where they got good view of Bic
ON Island and the many white sailed vac
ng- collected for race at the mouth of Bird
ue port harbor; while not few strolled o
and viewed p T. Barnum's beautiful r,
ton dence and grounds, from which
ar. fine view of the sea, the harbor, Bl,
rock, etc., is commanded Some stroll
over to view I. DeVer Warmers handso
residence and his institute and restaur
las and mandatory. Everywhere alb
ice Bridgeport o. U. A. M. members with l,
-, friends were to be seen and "trad
o. badges" was carried on extensively esp
OF ally at the instigation of the lady frien
ad- who are engaged in making
at collections of their gaily colored souven
m One New Haven o. U. A. M. man said
po- our reporter that he had $50 badges
les lected with other counties to hear fir,
ter One New Haven lady said she had siz
five and had added a half dozen more