The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-31
FIRE LADDIES WILL FIND ROYAL
 WELCOME HERE Visiting Volunteers Are Sure of Most Hearty
 Reception COME IN TONIGHT ON STR. BRIDGEPORT Guests of Warner Bros. Fire Department Dur
 ing Stay Here

'Welcorne'' is the watchword pass ed around the city today for the re- ception of the Goodwill Hose Com pany of Allentown, Pa, who arrive in Bridgeport at 6:30 today as guests of the Warner Brothers Fire Depart enent That the glad hand will be extended to the visiting delegation by the entire city as we'll as the local company is well assured by the prep a-ations now under way for their en- tertainment.
 The Go0d-Wills left Allentown early today, meeting the steamer Bridge port at New York and scheduled to arrive at the Bridgeport dock about 6:30 where they will be met by the :. Warner Company, headed by police escort and the Wheeler & Wilson band which will accompany the short pa rade to the Seaside Institute. After a visit to the Warmers headquarters iIhe visitors will be escorted to quar- ters provided in the Hotel Stratfield for a short rest preliminary to the ev- ening's social and ball to be held in EEle Institute
 Trolley trips will be indalged in Sunday morning, followed by a clam bake and sheep roast in the afternoon Rt Columbus Park. The local fire Headquarters will be inspected on Monday morning, and in the afternoon the Warner Brothers Department and
 
 ness an inspection of the Bridgeport department arranged :n their honor. The Monday parade will start from Fairfield avenue and Main street at 10:SD- Monday afternoon special events at Sea Breeze have been ar ranged. The visitors will depart by rail Monday evening,
 Among the Allentown delegation are Edayors Rinn of Allentown, ex-Mayor Lewis, Chief Kransley, ex-Chief Kohn of the fire department, Chief of Police Bernard and Postmaster Kohler as dents of Allentown. The Allentown band of forty pieces will also accom- pany them
 During the. course of the parade from the Bridgeport dock to Seaside lInstitue the Allentown fire laddies will he presented with a bouquet of Hfowers by Mir Kline of the Kline Brothers, & halt being called while che distribution is effected.
 Special police escort in full dress uniform has been assigned by Supt. Birmingham to accompany the parade and inspection Monday under com znand of Captains William Anderson and John H. Redgate. The detail in ,cEudes Patrolmen J. Corrigan, James sDooiey. Peter Campana, A P Hatch, Charles S. Beamer, Orsamus Bagley, 0ari Henkel, Jacob Grossman, Daniel Ryan, ESdWaTQ F. BOiger. JOnn Denp- sey. James Glennon, Frank Holbrook, Edward Mccarthy, Thomas Began, Joseph T. Coughlin, William Dallwig, John Anderson, Charles Meyers, Thomas Malon, John Dwyer, James J. Sheehan, John Ryan and Albert Waits.
 An accident oh the Erie railroad caused a delay of the train taken by Ehe fire laddies, and they will not ar rive in Bridgeport until 6:30 tonight, looming on the steamer Bridgeport. It was originally planned to take the steamer Naugatuck out of New York and arriving here at 3:30 D. m. The railroad wreck which occurred this morning, delayed their train and the parade planned for this afternoon is Referred until tonight None of the visitors to Bridgeport were hurt. A telegraph dispatch received by Chief Keppv of the Warner Bros. this after noon gave the above information.