Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-16
THE SONS OF SUNNY ITALY.

They Hold Their Annual Parade |
 and Picnic Yesterday at the Elm
 City Park - They Enjoy the Day
 vigorOusIy-Firewor in the Eve
 ming Some of the City Officials
 Present.
 Yesterday was a gala day for all of New Haven's representatives of sunny Italy and out they hocked in droyes to enjoy the pleasures of a fiesta campestra, or in plain English, a picnic. The opening exercises of the day consisted in parade that started soon after 10 o'clock in the morn | ing from. the corner of Crown and Temple streets, headed by Grand Marshal E. s.
 Del Grego and his mounted aids: L. Mat
 tel, R. Russo, P. D'Orii, P. Logiodice, D.
 Lombardi, A. De Rella, R. Mon, G. Tusco,
 L. Sanzeri, M DelGrego, A. Cafero, F.
 Velardi, A. Remato8, R. Massimino, G.
 Torelli, G. Majo, " Petrncci, A. Mon gillo, M. Trevisano, N. Rubanco, c. Izzo,
 G. Adalio, L. Costonzo, G. Montuosi, V. | Longobardi. After these come the Second regiment
 band and following came the society Prin-
 cipe Di Napoli of Brooklyn, who were
 present as invited guests of the New Ha-
 ven societies. and after them came the
 Fratellanza under the leadership of Paul
 Russo. The Garibaldis followed, led by
 N. Murano. then St. Anthony of Padua,
 and the Italian marines. The second
 division was led by Landrigan's band, and
 was composed of 300 employees of the
 men, who, although not marching with
 military precision, made a good appear ance. Following them came the Bridge port society under the direction of Cap tain L. Palmieri. Then came the Italian
 Americans, composed of the young men who were born in this country. They
 made most creditable appearance. Hali hundred youths of the latest generation brought up the rear.
 There was long line of carriages filled with the more prominent Italians of the city. After short march through ths principal streets the procession started III Whalley avenue for the Elm City park where the members disbanded and wher, : the real fun began. The festivities wer, kept up all the day long and until lat hour at night. Here the swarthy descend ants of the 'sgrand old Romans" collected from the father of the family down to it
 youngest member held in the mother arms. A curious throng they presented q All on the ''qui vive" of excitement an, = clad in their best garments, some of whicl in the case of the women woul, ! vie with the coat of Jacob fo n variety of colors. The Italians are no thoroughly loving people of athleti
 sports; to be sure they stand around fo y time excitedly enthusiastic, but soon wan a der off to see what is going on elsewhere
 They had few events, that could hardl
 be called athletic in their nature, whic
 were decidedly un-American in their chal E acter. One consisted in a sort of reli from the old days of medieval tournamer jousts. There was framework on top c which was trough filled with water an l underneath target The contestant fo Q honors was propelled in sma hand cart rapidly along and whe he came under the target | struck out at it with stick. If he hit right he escaped ducking, but otherwis
 was drenched. Another game that dre
 some interest was the blindfolding ma ,a and giving him one chapce to hit a roostt F with short stick. It was a long time b. sa fore the fowl was won by Francisco Esp, + | sito