The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-01
HAPPY SUNDAY SCHOOL PUPILS
 IN JUNE WALK
Five Thousand Children in Column That Extends
 Through 30 City Blocks
Maypoles and Flags Many
Procession Viewed By Thou
 sands and Reviewed By Mayor Wilson and Lieut..
 Governor B1akeslee.

GOvernOr BlakeSlees
 Happy children, their faces radiat- ing the Christian spirit, marched in view of hundreds of people today. It was the second annual June walk of the Sunday schools of Bridgeport and vicinity, under the auspices of the Bridgeport Sunday school superinten- dents union. Gathering at various churches around o'clock they attend ed brief religious service, after which they assembled on Broad street and Fairfield avenue. forming line which extended 50 blocks. There were something like 5000 in line. When the walk was started about 315 o'clock the children. with their banners, Chris tian and American flags. May poles, ribbons and bright colors, held high, proceeded to State street. then to Park avenue and along Park avenue to Seaside park, following the same line of march which Veterans of the Civil War covered Memorial day.
 Included in the procession were many men. members of mems organi- zations and adult bible classes from the Sunday schools, who further ex- emplified the Christian spirit. Then there were floats and school decora- tions which made the parade a thing of much beauty. 1t was decided this year to have it understood that fl1e children were not to be dressed elab- orately. Last year the parents dress ed their little ones with the very best they had and sent them into the parade like so many little fashion der for the little tots this year, while the boys 1resesd equally as simple in dark trousers and white waists This simplicity added much to the parade this year and made it more enjoyable to those whof participated.
 There were many May. po1es.s Chris tian flags, American flags, ribbons and banners. Each school wass desig- mated with it's own banner. ssOthers had floats, Trinity Methodist, Olivet church, Italian Con- gregational church. North C0nHTega- gionaI church, Evangelics4 assos 34ss; Greenfield Hll Conxregat aticnai church Homes along the line. of march were decorated There wAre ffouf bands and five drum corpsf in the parade. 5 The marching order was as follows:
 Police Escort.
 Wheeler and Wilson band.
 Grand Marshall Col. J. H. Wade.
 Officers of the Bridgeport Sunday School Superintendents' union, Mem bers of the Parade committee.
 Division one met in the First Methodist Episcopal church at 2:30,l A. B. Gilbert, mar shal 6
 Trinity Methodist Episcopal.
 First Methodist Episcopal, - Shelton School Drum Corps. Ofivet Congregational. < Italian CongFegat ational.
 Cavalry Epiecopa1 Division two met in North Con- church at 2:30. w. c.. Bernhard, marshal.
 CoIored Drum Corps.
 German Reformed.
 North Congregational.
 First Baptist. ts Emmanuel Baptist.
 Messiah Baptist. 5: First Swedish Methodist Episcopal.
 African Methodist Episcopal.
 Sunday school Athletic league.
 Division three met in South Con- gregational church at 2:30, M F.. Baer marshal.
 American Band. eA Swedish Bethel BaptisE South Congregational.
 Mckinley School Drum Corps. f1 Calvary Baptist. Summeraeld Methodist Episcopal.
 German Methodist Episcopal.
 Lincoln School Drum Corps.
 Newfeld Methodist Episcopal.
 Evangelical Association.
 East End Swedish Lutheran.
 Division four. sections one, two and three met in the Peoples church. the First Baptist church and the First Presbyterian church, respectively, at 2:3O. c. B. Watson, marshal; W: S. Mccormick, L.. D.. Boyd. assistant Marshals.
 Coast Artillery Band.
 Black Rock Congregational.
 Swedish Lutheran.
 Memorial Baptist. Grace Methodist Episcopal. Swedish Congregational.
 First Swedish Baptist. Swedish Congregational.
 First English Lutheran.
 State Street Hungarian Reformed. Stratford High School Drum Corps. The Peoples Sunday School.
 Pine Street Hungarian Reformed. West End Congregational.
 Fairfield Congregational.
 Greenfield Hill Congregational.
 Nichols Terrace Sunday School.
 Hope Chapel Congregational
 Black Rock Swedish Lutheran.
 Greens Farms Congregational Division five, sections one and two. met in the Washington Park Metho-
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