The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-07
NEW HAvEN'S BIG CIVIC CELEBRATION
 OPENS SEPT. I9
Huge Pageant Will Open Three Days of Memorable
 Events

New Haven, Sept. With several
 hundred of the leading business and professional men of the city now de-
 voting the major part of their time to completing final details for New Haven
 Week, September 18th to Fist. and with the entire city exhibiting a civic enthusiasm well worth all that such a celebration costs in time, energy and funds, the success of the big event as one of the greatest civic demon strations ever seen in New England is assured. Plans for New Haven Week have already reached propor- tions far in excess of original arrange ments, and through the fact that city officials, delegations and military com nands from many other cities of the country are to attend, interest is now extending far outside of New Haven and the State.
 The big civic celebration will begin Thursday afternoon, September 19, with @he monster pageant of military, civic, industrial and fraterna1 bodies in which it is estimated over 10000 people will parade with from 70 to 100 bands and a score of noted military organiza tions distinctively representa- tive of certain sister States; the Rich mond Blues, the Putnam Phalanx, the Old Guard of New York. the Ancients and Honorables of Boston. Worcester Continentals, the Philadelphia Pencil bles, the Providence Light Infantry, and the First and Second companies, Governors Foot Guard, being a few of the more famous commands to par ticipate. Many will carry their own bands.
 Uncle Sam. in addition to sending two of his largest -warships here for the week; will send a regiment of ar tillery for the street parade. Decor ated floats have been entered by every industrial organization and by every merchant in the city, and by manu- Civic floats have been entered by other Connecticut cities and towns.
 Prizes of s1oO for the best munich pal float: $35O for the three best in dustrial floats; $350 for the three best private vehicles; $1O0 for the best ap- bearing organization in line. and $75 for the best organization floats have been offered.
 Following this pageant Thursday af- ternoon will come the first part of the spectacle, The Fall of Pompe1l, on the Green in the evening with band concert. A company of 200 actors will participate in this spectacle. Friday afternoon incidentals to the climax of the Fall of Pompeii will be staged, followed by an elaborate vaudeville performance, including many thrilling acts Of a spectacular type Day fire in the evening by the final production of the Fall of Pompeii." This fea- ture of the program will be Tn all probability the most spectacular pro- duction of it's kind ever seen in New England
 Saturday afternoon the folk dances by hundreds of school children will be held on the Green with speciality acts and day fireworks In the even ing a grand climax to the celebra- tion concert by a specially arrang- ed band of 100 pieces will be given. A grand fireworks display by the cele- brated Pain Company will conclude the celebration
 Throughout the three days New Ha- ven will welcome it's visitors in vari ous ways. hotels, homes and munich pal buildings being arranged to re- ceive them. Huge grandstands have been erected around the Green to seat 1O, GOO people.
 Special cars will be run by the troll ley company and special trains by the New Haven road during the festivi- ties