The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-27
FOOT GUARD DAY
Second Company to be the Whole Show in Town This
 Afternoon.
BANQUET THIS EVENING
Prominent Guests Arrived Last Night and Were Entertained by Com
 panys Officers.

Col Jordan and Captain Hartung of the Ancient and Honorahles of Boston and Captain Tucker of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues battalion reached here last evening for. the demonstration by the Second Company, Governor's Foot Guard today and were entertain cd by Major Brown, George T, Hewlett and several other officers,
 Nothing daunted by the weather forecast of Mir. Tarr that showers will take up the afternoon and evening of today, the Foot Guard is planning to make It's annual demand for the keys to the powder house today, one of It's biggest yearly events.
 The only delay during the day will be one for about quarters of an hour on the Green before going to the Church of the Redeemer to hear Dr. Phillips sermon. The halt will be for the taking of pictures of the famous company,
 The demand on the mayor for the keys will be made by Capt. Edward c. Beecher. a lineal descendant of Jere- miah Parmalee who was an original member of the Foot Guard, and the ceremony. as usual will be witnessed by many hundreds of persons.
 The company will assemble at their armory about noon in full drees uni- form. The assembly will be sounded sharp at 1;I5 and the adjutant's call at i:S0 when the battalion will march via Whiting, Meadow. Church and Chapel streets to the Green where a halt will be made. Tho Foot Guard and guests will form fin line and a photograph will be taken.
 The battalion will then proceed to the Church of the Redeemer march ing through Chapel, State. Elm and | Orange streets.
 The church services under Chaplain Watson l.. Phillips will commence a' 2:S0.
 The parade will form. after the church services on Orange street in the following order:
 Mounted Police.
 Platoon of Police,
 Major Frederick W. Brown, Com.
 mandant,
 Staff and Military Guests,
 New Military Band, Second Company, Governors Foo
 Guard.
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 Mounted.
 Guests In Carriages.
 Line of March--From the church to orange street, to Trumbull, tt Whitney avenue. to Church, to Elm to Broadway, to Park (the chimes o Christ church playing onward Christian Soldiers') to Elm. to Howe to Chapel. to Temple, through th' green, to Elm, to church. Hating il front of the city hall there will be [ historical representation of the de manding from the selectmen of tn keys to the powder house, on Mon day, April 2i, 1775.
 Resuming the line of march, while salute of thirteen guns Is fired, th troops will proceed to Chapel street, { Temple, entering the public squar (green) by the south gate, where the will be reviewed by Gov. Rollin Woodruff, his staff and other guests A dress parade will be given; the sun set gun will be fired, and the flag low cred.
 Troops will then pass out by tn south gate down Chapel street Church, to Meadow, to the armor, where guns and equipments will b left. The line will then be re-forme and marched to the Tontine hote where the annual dinner will be serve,
 The Foot Guard request as coui tesy and favor that residences an business buildings along the line ( march display flags or other suitabl decorations.
 E Major Frederick W. Brown will pre- side at the banquet at the Tontine hc , tel, in the evening, and number ( {, well known speakers will be called III , on. The list at the present time ir cludes the following gentlemen: Go, ernor Woodruff, Mayor Martin, Re f Dr. Watson l.. Phillips, Dean Henr | Wade Rogers of the Yale Law schoo |, Senator George M. Gum of Mllfor o Major ]. C, Jordan of the Ancient and Honorables of Boston, Captai | George Tucker of the Richmond (Va a Blues, Captain Wyatt, of the O C,uard Naw York. Major Cheeney , 7 the First company Governors Flo, ' Guard of Hartford, and Rev. H. Meserve, of Danbury. Other speaker will also be called upon for inform oI6rercae