The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-08
ENTERTAINMENT EVERYWHERE FOR
 VISITING LOCALS

VISITING LOCALS
 Eagles hall may we'll have been l termed the Danbury headquarters of the occasion, being crowded during a.i greater part of the afternoon with bhundreds of weary, hungry and thirsty marchers and their families. It was l the headquarters for the Hatters
 unions, several other smaller organize tions from the Hating City, the Dan bury band and the Kennedy Guard I fife and drum corps Sandwiches and liquid refreshmtnts were to be had and the ooolness of the buildings in
 terior was decided contrast to the | heat out of doors. On account of the lateness Of the hour when the march CTS reached the hall there was no set program Following a brdeG halt for
 refreshments the visitors left tor the l various places of amusement about l the city. A number of souvenirs Of in terest to union men were distributed. During the afternoon there was a con stant stream of visitors at the hall, | the time being passed in an informal l social gathering.
 Members of the Sheet Metal Work l CTS unions from throughout the state rEith their families were entertained 1 by the local organization at Forest park during the afternoon The oeca- l sion was of the old fashioned picnic type and a popular place following the l heat characterizing the parade. Lt | was iof an informal nature. There l were impronptu sports and plenty of
 refreshments Many remained until
 early evening.
 After the parade, the members of I the Typographical and Brewers ln-
 ions participating in the parade ad- | 1f,t1rn eds to HEbernian hall, State and 1 Main streets, where they found Iunch i and refreshments in abundance. I More than 800 members of the To- calls from all sections of the state were
 present, and old accquaintances were 1 renewed Many women, the wives | and friends of the members Of the 1 union, attended. It was a quiet and 1 peaceful crowd that thronged the hall l of the morning.
 T-he out of town people were treated
 royalty at the hall Nothing was too | good for them. and aS the day pEo-
 gressed there was a general feeling or good fellowship expressed by all Ear I ly in the afternon, the memo oees re- | assembled in front of the hall ana l.rrarched to Seaside Park where Gov
 ernor Baldwin addressed the trades
 unions of the state.
 The Painters union entertaiIea
 4sadnters from Waterbury, Mer1oeil' IsrIew Haven Fairfield and Nal eatueN Lat inc haRl over Davis 6 savara
 clothing store at Main street and
 FatrheId avenue, while upon the neAI Aoo1. the Bricklayers union nAa their guests briclxlayers rom fSs"
 Haven, WaterbS1rys ndhlnoro' alsILlD1i
 New Haven and 0@orWa4H
 rnarTtss consisting of roast beer anl ln,aro szaardWdches and potato salad ana au kinds Of temperance DeYers-Bes
 1ars ~arvedt to the fatigued nnarcherH l after the parade had dispersea A me 1 Naval Militia Band of New 51eE Sl- played various selections TOT liS 7l55e
 layers and the Marine band or ISIi1As | .1o,+ -ery Su,el1e5 the hall with harraonlous
 aoo,s.,, 1,g,, for the painters throughout tne
 Several hundred carpenters and join lars ,of the local of Bridgeport CT
 1vicb New Haven, Milford, LotLllle ~, FTartford Danbury, Wa4hng1o1oa
 Eristo1 TJnionville, Stan1ord' so0Lil
 iI,erton. Danielson South NancneStet tRockville Ridgefeld, Westport' +15L0s
 Fairfield. New Britain, MeLI0els, I5.,t5 canaan, -Stratfopd and New MllIof9
 c,5 sreeated at the Wall strete ooeh- early in the morning
 r. - was the center of interest tor tho
 carpenters and for a time, It was car
 nenters' day at the docks Many who bed not seen each other in years re- newed old acquaintancesh1ps. The out 1 of.toyyn carpenters, were treated royal Iy by the Bridgeport locals aho
 fore the parade had started had 1e l a
 It was here that they organized, ana joined in the parade. They proeesel
 ed to Seaside park in the afternoon 70 hear Governor Baldwin speak AL1et
 ward the carpenters --@7 ioiners heIt an old fashioned picnic on the Flats iA- Seaside park, which it is estlmalsA 5000 persons attended.
 1 More than 2OOO persons were entel Itained at Eagles hall and the cqun. | jail yesterday afternoon by SneItt Vollmer. Many friends of the sherln 1 from the city state and New 4ork IcaIled at the county jail, where thet were given freedom to inspect the en- | tire structure. Assisted by Mrs. Eet- form Cranston of Coloniae N J. Mrs lVollner's sister, Mrs. Annie Chandler of this city. and Miss. Hattie May ID sheriff provided a buffet lunch and general entertainment was proVldee.-
 The .Danbury band and Metropoittaa orchestra. furnished music None of the prisoners were confined to their cells and as much freedom as was advlsa- ble was given them for the day Large
 delegations headed by the Danbury band and the Kennedy Guards Drum corps marched to the jail to pay the-r lsuagzsAs Aa Sao ah0g4H