The Newtown bee., 1906-05-18
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 MRRIDEN'S CENTENNIAL. AN ELABORATE CELEBRATION.

AN ELABORATE CELEBRATION.
 With but few exceptions, the detail- which will be leading features Of the Meriden Centennial Celebeation, open Ing on June 10 and lasting until June Is. have been completed and confirm ed by the general committee in whose hands, by vote of the town and act or the last general legislature of the state, is placed the control of the These programs show the Centennial will be the most elab- orate celebration ever undertaken in the state and possibly in New Eng land. The principal events of the week are as follows:
 SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
 The Centennial will open Sunday, June 10, with religious observances In all the churches, elaborate preparations have been ing with noted clergymen and former pastors in charge and full musical pro- grams. Bishop Tierney will be in at tendance at St Roses Catholic church, and at St Mary's, the German Catho- lies will open three days state con vention. In the afternoon there will be big union service at which Rev pr Lyman Abbott will be the speaker. The three days session of the South ern New England Funniest, which opens Saturday, will be in progress with athletic sports at Schuetzen park.
 MONDAY, JUNE II.
 rho co1ohration nroner will start Monday, June II, when the big Mid way will open its doors and be in prog ress night and day for the rest of the week. The Manufacturers' and Vari- ed Arts Exposition, occupying all Of Hanover park will also open and run every day and evening and another feature will be the loan exhibit of his torical articles open every day. Ath- ieJic competitions will be in progress at Schuetzen park with two ball games in the afternoon at Hanover park. The first of the many parades of the week will come that day when in the will have one, the convention of Ger man Catholics another and in the aft- ernoon the big civic parade, with thousands of men in line, will be held. In this parade the veteran iremen of the state will take part,as they will be in session that day.
 The Connecticut Bankers assOcia- tton will meet in the morning at the Home Club, transact business, have luncheon and enjoy carriage drive and take in the sights in the after noon and afterwards hold 8 banquet. In the evening the Turner's will have a biz ball and the other paradeS of the day will be supplemented with big Industrial parade in which tllumina- ted floats will be feature.
 TUESDAY, JUNE 12.
 Tuesday, June 12, is Grand Army day, when the annual state encamp. ment will open at the new Auditorium. There will b, four parades, the G. A. R., an automobile parade, a carriage parade and a parade of the Southern New England Schuetzenbund for the opening of their big two days rifle shoot. There will be baseball at Han over Park in the afternoon and the G. A. R. campfire with fireworks and H. luminationS in the evening.
 WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 13.
 Labor day comes Wednesday, June 13, when there will be thousands o1 men in line in the parade of the State Federation of Labor, which will be followed by field day at Terrace Gar. den. The G. A. R. encampment will also be in progress and the Merider Golf club will open it's four days tour nament. An athletic meet, open tt Meriden athletes only, will be held at Hanover Park. In the evening ar elaborate "Old Folks" concert will be presented at the Auditorium, the State Federation of Labor will be ir session at Terrace Garden and the Southern New England Scheutzen bund at Turner's hall.
 THURSDAY, JUNE IA.
 "Old Home" day comes Thursday June IA, and with 1t the big military and semi-military parade, the big state meet of the Connecticut Fifert and Drummers association, with prize contests and parade, followed by the Drummers' ball at the Auditoriom al night and fireworks and illuminations FRIDAY, JUNE 15.
 As Meriden, being set of and incor porated as town was part of Wal 1ingford, Friday is to be largely de voted to the mother town. There will be historical exercises in the Auditor. ium with Judge l.. M. Hubbard o1 Wallingford as the presiding officer and other Wallingford speakers. Gen eral Fl. B. Darlington, U. s. A., re. tired, of Hyde Park, Mass, will deliver the oration. Putnam Pha lanx will arrive and parade and take part in the presentation to the town of bronze tablet bearing the names of all the Meriden soldiers ir the revolution. This tablet is the gift of the Daughters of the American Revolution and they will have as guests the regents and other representative of all chapters in the state. AT athletic meet, open to all A. A. U athletes will be held at Hanover Parl in the afternoon and the finals in the Meriden Golf club tournament. IT the evening the big Colonial ball will be held at the Auditorium with Put nam Phalanx as guests of honor. SATURDAY, JUNE 16.
 Meriden was incorporated as a separate town April l6, 1906 and the first town meeting held then. Thi. first town meeting is to be reproduced in the morning of Saturday, June 16, ir an elaborate manner. Putnam Phal anx will act as escorts. In the after noon and evening historical exercises nil1 I,o hold Af fho ffornoon root