The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-18

Today at p. m. Commander
 Frank Marble and other officers of
 the Vermont will pay a formal visit
 to Mayor Lee at City Hall. They
 will be met at the city wharf by several automobiles and the Coast
 Artillery band and escorted to
 City Hall.
 At o'clock this evening the off1c-
 CTS of the Vermont and Etruria will
 be entertained at the University
 Club.
 Tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock
 150 Italian blue jackets and 300
 American sailors will be landed at
 Steeplechase Island where they will
 be entertained with a picnic, band
 concerts, dancing and fireworks.
 Monday morning at il o'clock
 Commander Marble and Capt.
 Count Casalino and their officers
 will be received at the>office of the
 Mayor, in the City Hall, in the
 presence of the Italian Colonial
 committee, where Editor James V.
 Massey of Il Sole will present the
 commander of each vessel with
 handsome silk flags.
 At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon
 the American warship will land
 300 American blue jackets for pa-
 rade, and the Etrurta will land 150
 men to parade.
 At o'clock Monday evening the
 Italian Colonial committee will
 tender a. banquet to the officers of ' both warships at the Atlantic Ho-
 tel.
 The Vermont will sail shortly af-/e S ter midnight Monday, and the
 Dtruria will remain until Wednes-/
 day. Both vessels will take part in the Hudson-Fulton celebration
 in New York, city.
 with 800 blue5ackets proud at heart but poor in purse and glad of ap- shore ;leave the spiend1d ped anchor off Bridgeport harbor this morning to take part in the festivities in honor of the Italian cruiser /Etru- ria. The Yankee tars are proud be- cause the Vermont still floats the pen nant for the best marksmanship at her but they are out of pocket because they pooled every dollar they could rake and scrape to back the crack rowing cruiser of the ship in the fleet races. They bet 5000 and then the crew of the Minnesota" won. The grief over losing made the Vermont boys glad when the orders carae to leave Hampton Roads and come to Bridgeport. There is not blue tacket aboard with money enough to buy . shoe string.
 The pennant which the craft floats Is called the Battle Efficiency Tro- Dhy Pennant-' The pennant was won by the Vermont last year and al- though the scores have not been an this year the officers are cock sure that the pennant will float over the vermont again this year.
 Mayor Lee, with Louis B. Richards, chairman of the Italian Colonial com mittee, several members of the con- mittee. Supt. William w. Jones of the Bridgeport hospital, DEs g. M. Horace H. Jackson, Dr. David M. Trecartin, Dr. Benjamin w. visit to both warships in the launch stHattie" in command of Capt. Frank Mills.
 Aboard the Vermont Commander Frank Marble, a most amiable gentle man, was found in command, as Capt. nance officer of the navy, is away on leave after the very strenuous time that the fleet had while on target practice
 Commander Marble said that the mens would be very glad to get shore, leave and asked Mayor. Lee if. there was any objection to shore parties be- ing landed. The Mayor said there was not. As for a parade, the com- said it would be fine pra stice for the parade to be given in co lnec- ton with the Hudson-F.ulton e .ebra- ton. He would have given a parade this afternoon but MT. Jackson and the Mayor thought that it was rather short notice and that it would be ap- preciated better by the school children if it was held on Monday. He said he would land four or five companies of sailors and one of marines.
 It was after some persuasion had been used that Capt. Casalino con- sented to land 150 sailors, and then it was with the understanding that they should not bear arms. The captain was informed that the men Capt. Lorechio landed year ago bore arms, but he could not understand that. and said that he would not like to do it unless the permission to land armed men was granted by the State depart ment.
 Mayor Lee was a guest of Count di Casalino at luncheon aboard the ''Etruria" to-day. Others who re- mained at dinner were Dr. White, Dr. and H. H. Jackson.
 This afternoon Mayor Lee and Mrs. Les WILL d party Ol yOuhES 1dulCo WCIC received aboard the Vermont. In the party were the Misses Henshaw, Bish- op. Hawley and others.
 The line of march for the parade to be held next Monday afternoon will be as follows: Form in Wall street and proceed to Main street. to State street, to Broad street. to Seaside park. to Park avenue. to State street. to Clin- ton avenue, to Fairfield avenue, to Water street and disband.
 The marching sailors will be in com mand of Lieut.. Overstreet.>
 The Italian bluejackets, while prac- ticing for the rowing races to be held at the Hudson-Fulton celebration, reel ed off four, miles in 31 minutes.
 Electricians were at work upon the Vermont to-day. placing thousands of electric lights in position upon every part of the ship for the purpose of tonight.
 The twenty three-inch guns on the were made at the plant of the American & British Mfg. Co.,, in his city.
 It was learned today from authori- .ative sources that one of the members # the Mohawk Yacht Club who at