The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-29

ed with the Grand Army of the Re- public but in it's observAnce for near- 1 ly half a century it has become the 1 time at the spring of the year for all classes and conditions of citizens to pay tribute to the memory Of their de- parted loved ones by placing flowers on their graves. It was the custom of 1.-the Grand Army men in Bridgeport Ito place flags and flowers on the graves of veterans of the Revolution l ary and Mexican wars until the Sons l of the American Revolution recently assumed this duty.
 Beginning in 1862 between May 80 and June l. residents of Bridgeport began the custom of going to the cen-s eteries to decorate the graves of those 1 who had died in the war May 80 had already been set apart as a Me-. morial day in several of the Southern states. On May 5, 1S68s Gen John l A. Logan, then chief of the Grand Army of the Republic lissued the first general order to all posts of the 6 A R. setting aside l May 80, for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating T defense of their country during the I late rebellion..''
 At the first of1ciaI observance Of l Memorial Day in Bridgeport. eon May I 30ths 1868, Henry Huss was marshal and master of cere1non5es. The T graves OI#VGLGI20S I with flowers and there was a. parade l to Seaside park where exercises were held about the base of the monument which was then in course of erection. l With the passing years the character 4 and scope of the observance has grown until now almost every citizen participates.
 From 1888 until 1882 the day was known as Decoration Day That Ina Ar-Tra 77o day be known as Memorial day in-i stead. Memorial day has been a I legal holiday in Connecticut since 1872 It is now a legal holiday in all states and territories except Ala bama, Alaska, Arkansas. Florida, I Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North | and South Carolina and Texas.
 i June 3, the birthday of Jefferson Da- wis, is observed as a Memorial day for soldiers of the Confederates States army in Louisiana and Tennessee. April 26 is observed as the Confederate I Memorial day in Alabama, Florida, IGeorgia and Mississippi. May 10 is the day observed for Confederate, sol- diers in North and South Carolina.
 While Memorial day was originally a, day ct apart for the purpose of pay ing tribute to the memory of those who fell in the war for the Union, it has now come to be a sacred day of 2 remembrance for the dead soldiers of all wars and day in which all cfti- Il zens and freternaI orders pay their respect to the memory of departed iones, by placing flowers or flags on their graves.
 All arrangements for the parade on Monday have been completed and Grand Marshal Thomas w. Cook has issued the following final orders:
 HEADQUARTERS GRAND MAR
 SHAL MEMORIAL DAY
 PARADE.
 Bridgeport, Conn,
 May 31st, 1915. General Orders No. 3:
 The details of the parade Monday, May II, 1915. are as follows:
 l. Headquarters of the Grand Marshal. will be established on Broad street, north of Fairfield avenue, at D. m. Aides on the staff Of the Grand Marshal and the 1farshaIs of Divisions will report to the Chief of Staff not later than 1:S0 D. m
 2. The First Division will form on Fairfield avenue, west of Broad street the right resting on Broad street.
 The, Second Division will form on Cannon street, west of Broad street. the right resting on Broad street
 The Third Division will form on Cannon street, east of Broad street, the right resting on Broad street. The Fourth Division will form on John street, east of Broad street. the right resting on Broad street. The Fifth Division will form on John street, west of Broad street. the right resting on Broad street. The Sixth Division. will form on John street, the right resting on the Fifth Division This division will en- ter column from Courtland street
 All organizations represented with carriages and automobiles are assign ed to the Sixth Division.
 4 3. All organizations will be in po- sition ready to march at 1:45 D. m. :. Division Marshals will report to the Chief-of-Staf soon as, their com z mands are in position. The column !. will move promptly at 2 o'clock down Broad street to State street, to Park avenue, to Seaside Park to the Sol