The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
Estimated that $500 Were in Line When Parade
 Formed at 3 PM.
Streets Thronged with In- terested Spectators - Ex- ercises at Seaside Park

Ringing church bells at 11:30 a. m. to-day gave the signal that the parade of the Sunday Schools of Bridgeport would be carried out as planned this afternoon despite the threatening skies At o'clock the throngs be- gan to arrive at the various churches where brief services were scheduled to be. held before the beginning of the parade. The crowds on the streets promised that the marchers would have a large and enthusiastic audi ence.
 At 2:3o the various brigades began to leave the churches and march for the center of the city where the pa- rade formed Most of the marchers were promptly on time so that the pa rade was practically in readiness to start when 3 o'clock arrived.
 Broad street took on the air of ac- tivity which pervades it on Memorial day, when Grand Marshall J. H. Wade and his aides took the parade in hand from the division headquarters at ed that about $500 were in line at the start of the procession.
 The Rev. R. s. Povey chairman of the parade committee established headquarters in the South Congrega- tional church and there completed the details of the parade this morning. The marchers through the city kept in touch with headquarters by tele- phone so that all orders were thor oughly understood, and commend able precision was observed, despite the inexperience of the majority of the paraders.
 Shortly after o'clock the parade. headed by the band, swung down Broad street, turning down Prospect street. to Park avenue and to Sea side Park
 Lieut.. Governor Blakeslee and the other guests of the occasion arrived in town early in the morning and re- viewed the parade at the park, where a grand stand had been Grrayed. At press hour, the awarding of the prize to the Sunday School having the larg- est percentage of marchers in line had not yet taken place. The prize is handsome silk flag.
 The exercises planned for the park include the singing of America" af- ter which the marchers will disperse to their respective churches. In some cases further devotional exercises have been planned. and in other cases, pie nics and trolley excursions are to fin- ish out the day.
 
 guest of honor at a reception at the home of William B. Hathaway at 126 Park avenue Mr. Hathaway is the president of the Sunday School asso- citation.
 At the same time that the Bridge port parade was in progress. the Strat- ford division, headed by Marshal Philo H. Ravens, held a parade and exer- cises of it's own in that town.
 The reviewers and guests of the Bridgeport parade, and the commit tees in charge, include:
 Reviewers, Lieut.. Gov. B1akeslee. Mayor E. T. Buckingham, Comptrol- Ter Thomas D. Bradstreet. President President William Lieb- erum, board of education; Dr. A. E. Good enough, district superintendent of New York East Conference: Vice President J. H. Chase, Conn. Sunday School association; J. w. Rae, gen. eral secretary; J. J. Cullfnan, H. $. Challenger, A. M Wooster, R. H. Murphy and A. W. Bell, of the board of education.
 day School Superintendents' union are: President, William E. Hathaway; vice president. George S. HawIey; secretary. A. I. Olmstead; treasurer F. M. Jaycox.
 Parade committee, Rev. R. S. Pow ey, chairman; F. D. Johnson, T. T. Phillips w. E. Willis, Rev. Morgan Millar. L. H. Woodward, E. G. Will son, H. F. Bunce, Rev. H, A. Daven- port, S. H. Calhoun, W. Bernhard.
 President Taft sent a letter stating his regrets at not being able to re- view the parade and extending his hest wishes to the marcherS.