The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-28
EAGLES' FIELD DAY
 TO BE BIG EVENT

One of the best cards of field and 1 track events pulled off in this city for a number of years will be offered to the sport loving public of the city on the occasion of the big parade and field day of the F'raternal Order of Eagles to be held in this city, July p under the auspices of Bridgeport Aerie and at which practically the entire membership of the order in this state will be present as well as many aeries from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania This was determined upon at a meeting of the committee in charge of the field day sports headed by J. J. Ra- leigh held yesterday at Eagles hall. There will be handsome prizes for each event, these to be provided by the committee on prizes. The full list on the card to be offered has not yet been made out but will be announced at an early date.
 The mem bers of Bridgeport aerie are taking great interest in the event and the full membership will be in the line of march in the big parade which will take place in the morning, and many of them yesterday placed their order and measurements for the uniforms to be worn that day. All members are requested to place uniform orders with the committee or secretary as early as possible and to send the measure
 
 confusion at the last day.
 Secretary Thomas M. McNamara has received a, number of requests from aertes in Pennsylvania asking for in formation regarding the parade and field day, and if they will be allow ed to take part in the parade and field day sports. The reply will be in the affirmative, and a big delegation from the Keystone state may be looked for July. 22,
 The finance committee, headed by John Connors also met yesterday to talk over the plans for the event and the providing of the funds for the preliminary expenses.
 More than half of the aeries in the state have already signified their in tention of taking part in the parade, and practically every band in the state will be in the city on that occasion as well as others with visiting aeries from other states.
 After the parade the field day and sports will take up the afternoon, one of the features being competitive drill between degree teams from the various aeries, and an entertainment is planned for the visitors for the ev- ening, the plans for which are not yet ready for announcement.
 The following day the annual state convention of the order will be held, and officers for the year elected and other business transacted. It is plan ned to have all Of the State officers of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey present at the parade and field day, and also at the State convention as well as the supreme officers of the order The | event promises to be one of the biggest ever undertaken in the city, there be- | ing some 25,000 members of the order | in Connecticut, besides those who will | come from other States
  already been busy and promises that | Bridgeport will be decorated to an ex- tent never before seen sin honor of | the event. handsome souvenir book Is being prepared which will be dis4ri- buted during the day and which will give 8 sketch of Bridgeport, of the order, the members of the committee, and other information which will l