The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-19
FIREMENs PARADE IN SOUTH.
 INGTON.


 The committee of arrangements for the firemen's parade which is to take place September ?. has nearly comple- ted the preliminary arrangements. A general meeting of the entire depart
 ment was held in the uptown hose
 house Saturday evening. at which the committee reported upon the work al- ready done. It is expected that at least
 twelve hundred men will be in line and l that Southington will entertain between four and five thousand visitors on that day. There will probably be about thir- ty9 companies in line, most of them
 bringing their horses and apparatus. Committees were appointed at Sat l urday evenings meeting to canvas the different sections of the town for food.
 Southington has reputation for fur nishing first-class dinners to it's visitors on all occasions and the firemen look to the citizens and housewives of the town to see that on. this, the biggest day Southington has ever seen, the good name the town has in this respect is fully sustained. There is no doubt but it will be.
 Papers soliciting funds are now being circulated. It is estimated that eight
 hundred dollars, in addition to the amount made at the fair last month will be needed and it will probably be raised without trouble.
 It is expected that in addition to the town officials the parade will be re- viewed by Governor Chamberlain, Sem ! ator o. H. Platt and other distinguished people.
 The line of march is to be as follows: Carriages leave chiefs headquarters at Red Mems hall, proceed to Rendez- yous ground on Berlin avenue, to Ber- lin street to Meriden avenue, to Main, to Center, to Liberty, to Elm avenue, to Bristol street, to Main street, Plants vile. to Grove, to Hillside avenue coun- ter to West Main, to Church, to Pros- pect, to I'm, to Cowles, to Summer. to Water, to Center Extension, to Center, to Liberty, to High, to North Main, to Beaton and Corbips, counter to review ing stand at the town hall, to Berlin avenue, to Rendezvous grounds.
 The following companies have signi- fled their intention of participating in the parade:
 Veteran Bremen of Bristol with an- cient engine; Hose company, Mo- i, Bristol: Hose company, No ?, Bristol; Welch Steamer, No. ?, Forestville; Old Well Hook and Ladder company, South Norwalk; Quninipiac Hose, No. 1, Fair Haven; Veteran Bremen, Meriden. with old hand engine; 0. V. Coffin Hook and Ladder company, Middletown;
 Hose company, No. 1, Hook and Ladder company, No. 1, Naugatuck; Hose com pany, No. 1, Plainville; Hose. No. |, and
 Hook and Ladder, No. 1, also Hose and
 Hook and Ladder, No. 2, Southington; Police Patrol, No. I, South Norwalk;
 Crescent Hose. No. 2. Thomaston; Hook and Ladder, No. 1. Wallingford; Hook and Ladder, No 1. Westville; Beacon
 Hose, No. 1, New Haven; Dayton Hook anod Ladder, No. 1, New Haven; Hose, No. |. Unionville; City Hose company,
 City Steamer company and City Hook and Ladder company, New. Britain. There are twenty-six companies yet to be heard from, the majority of whom will probably be here. From reports , already received 1t can be stated that some of the largest and finest bands of the state will accompany the visiting companies.