Putnam patriot., 1908-09-11
Hartford Bridge Dedication.
 TUESDAY. oCfoBeg 6.

the three days devoted to the dediea-
 ton ceremonies, and the attractions
 which il offers are so many and safied that there will be something Q appeal
 foreibIy to every oue.
 | The dedication ceremonies will begin
 at o'clock Ia tbe morning oi Tae-aaF
 Oct 6, with the firing Of national sa- late and the ringing of bells through.
 out the city, followed an hour and q
 half later by religious ceremonies in
 the Fifst Congregational church. Then
 will come an inmeHse parade of school
 children. in which from len ta fifteen
 thousand children, all carrying Amer
 jean flags, will take part. Shortly af-
 ter noon there will be aa historical ia-
 blesu on the risfr, showing h0s Rev Ihofnas Hooker, the fputtdef 0f taft-
 ford, and his party, crossed the n*ef
 on ratts, and were met by Indians on the westerB shore.
 1 The afternoon wiIl be devoted te 4 largo civic and municipal parade which l promises io tx the biggest event of the i kind that 1onnee1ieHt has ever known. All of the civic societies and orders oi the state will be represented by large delegations, and il k safe 10 say that t1e number of men in line will be near CT 50,g0 than any other figure. In ad. dtion 10 the vast number Of n,archers, | which alone would be sufficiently im-
 pfessive, this parade will have many spectacular features in the way Of uni- | foffas and floats.
 On Tuesday evening historical ad- | dresses will be made by Rev. pr. Fla | vel k Luther, president of Trinity { Col- leqe, Hon Wm. F. IIenney, Rev. Hm. ]. ucGufk, and poem will be read by ReV. Dr. Edwin r. Parker. In the evening there will also be band con. eeft- and .gfy elaborate illumination ei the Eiaftferd Bridge and the ounee- ticui Boulevard.
 There will be two parai'es en We'd uesrtHy. Oct. 1i one of automobiles and motors aud the other pa enormous in- dusitiAl procession illustrating the Va. rionS manufacturing and other nctiNi- ties uf the State. II l. eslimaled that al least 0,0o1 men will march in the industrial pafade, which VIII also make great display of esibleuatic floats The automobile parade will be an especially attractive feature of the celebration, II will he in eight dipisiens-=lonf touring ears ,tunabonts, eieetrics, motor cycles, clubs. eomnet- cial cars, and illustrating the historical and industrial sides. Tine cars in lhe private ear section will bc very hand. sonnely decorated. and they will nHm= Der anywhere from 5aa up. This par. ade will be held in the evening, which will give opportunity for especially ef. fective display In the way of both de- coration and illumination The histo- fical and industrial sections will also take part In the big industrial parade of the afternoon. ia the hislntieal di= vision will be automobiles showing the development of the motor cer from the experimental days to the present time.
 The industrial division will contain exhibits of the Connecticut factories engaged m The automobile business. Another unusually interesting feature oi "Wednesday : program k the river carnival of yatehs and motor boats in both afternoon and evening. The Yachlsmeu and eaneeists of the State are making careful and extensive pre- paratians which should result In very beautiful water fete. X iairyli ike scene k promised when the craft are illumi- mated for the evening display. On Wednesday evening also a series of historical aeleRiN will he presented on stage at the riN erside Three hundred persons will take parl in those tahleauN. During the evening there wili be baud concerts in various parts of the city.
 pn Thursday oel x, the tiual day of the celebration, Ntil eamo the actual dedication ot tse new bridge In the middle of thu faFeuoen le,oep ot mure Masons Wlll mafch tn imposing pto- eession to the bridge, where the lasl stone Will be laid with due ceremony. The tablet officially marking the com. pletian ai the handsome and massive structure will be unveiled in the after noon, following the big military parade which k te he, perhaps, the most brill liant event of the entire celebration. This will be the largest military parade ever seen in the state. The cntire bfi- gade of the national guard of Iannec- tieul has been ordered out for the oc- casion, amt there will te a battalion ef ioo regulars from Fort Trumhull, al New London. In addition to these troops, there will he the sth regiment and the Thirteenth regiment al the national guard ot New York, both com. panics of the Governors Foot Guard and both companies of the Governor K Horse Guard of Connecticut, and a number Of visiting military organiza- tions and delegation
 on Thursday evening the three days celebration will close with the finest display of fireworks ever seen in Con neeiieat, and probably the hesi ever shown anywhere in New England This display will be given on tae river, where il can be se~n from every is,ssi- hle point, The Bridge, the Boulevard ,- U. .-x... ..