The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
 PARADE PLANS
 ARE ANNOUNCED
Parade of Especial Interest, Coming on 5Oth Annni-
 versarv of War
Will Be One of the Biggest Ever-Line of March and Program of Exercises.

Grand Marshal Henry J. Seeley and his assistants have completed theil plans for the annual Memorial Day parade, which this year will probably be the biggest ever held in the city ot Bridgeport, and will have the addi- tional interest of coming on the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.
 Mir. Seeley has issued the following general order, giving the line of march and other details of the parade:
 1. The Grand Marshal will establish his headquarters on Broad street north of Fairfield avenue, Tuesday, May 30 at 1 D. m. His aides will report to him there not later than 80 D. m.
 2. The First Division will form on Fairfield avenue west of Broad street, right resting on Broad street.
 The Second Division will form on Cannon street, west of Broad, right resting on Broad street.
 The Third Division will form on Can non street, east of Broad, right rest ing on Broad street.
 The Fourth Division will form on John street, west of Broad, right rest ing on Broad street. This division will enter John street via State street ana w est avenue.
 The Fifth Division will form on John street in the rear of the Fourth Di- vision, and will enter John street via State street and West avenue.
 The Sixth Division will form on John street, east of Broad street, right resting on Broad street, and will enter John street from Main street.
 The Seventh Division will form on Bank street. right resting on Broad street.
 3. All organizations will be in posi- tion, ready to march, at 1:45 D. m. Division Marshals will report to the Grand Marshal as soon as their re- spective commands are in position. The column will move promptly at 2 o'clock, down Broad street, to Prospect street, to Park avenue, to Seaside Park and through the Park via sea- wall boulevard to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Before entering the Park, the column will halt at Lin den avenue, where Elias Howe, Jr., Post will move from it's place in the Second Division and review the parade from the west side of Park avenue, between Linden avenue and the Park entrance.
 4. At the conclusion of the exercises at the monument, the First and Sec ond Divisions will move out of the circle and form on the seawall boule- ward, facing the flag staff the First Division in rear of the Second, and participate in the ceremony of Retreat. The column will then move in the original order to Broad stret, thence to the City Hall, where it will be re- viewed by His Honor, Mayor Buck ingham the Board of Aldermen and the various city boards, thence to Fei1fieId avenue, where the parade win be dismissed. The Grand Mar shal will review the column at Bank street.
 Superintendent Eugene Birmingham will lead the police escort at the head of the procession. Other Grand Mar shals and their divisions will be as follows:
 Chief of Staff Col John H. Wade; special couriers. R. A. DeWolfe, P. H. McGuire. J. Howard Lee and A. H. Buell..
 Coast Artillery Corps. Woodmen of the World. and U. B. B. A.
 Second Division, Marshal Ebert L. Ruggles: Sons of Veterans. Elias Howe. Jr.. Post Grand Army of the Republic. carriages containing clergy men, guests and disabled veterans. Third Division, Marshal Harvey c. Went, school marchers.
 Fourth Division, Marshal Andrew Bodnak, Hungarian societies
 Fifth Division, second section. Hun garian societies.
 Sixth Division, Greek and Italian societies
 Seventh Division. city officials
 At the park. the order of exercises will be as follows:
 1. Dirge. by Coast Artillery Corps
 Band
 2. Prayer, by Rev Richard l..
 Swain.
 3. Recitation, Lincoln's Gettysburg
 address. by children of Shelton
 School.
 4. Singing My Own United
 States. by children of the pub
 lie schools, under direction of
 Miss Cora M. Purviance. super
 visor of music
 ,. Address by John H. Neff, com
 mander of Post Elias Howe,
 Jr.. No. 3, c. A. R.
 6. Singing Star Spangled Banner,
 by school children.