The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE WILL BE
 GREATEST EVER
Civic Organizations Unite With Veterans to Make
 Procession Success.
SIX DIVISIONS TO BE FORMED BY MARSHALs
Commander W. M. Barnum of Elias Howe Post Will
 Speak at Seaside Park


 The Memorial Day parade, which will be held on the. afternoon of May 31, will have six divisions, according to an announcement made today in the general orders issued by Grand Marshal Thomas w. Cook.
 The parade will be bigger than ever and more civic interest will be taken than in other years. The procession will begin at 2 o'clock and end at Sea side Park where Commander William M. Barfum of Elias Howe Jr., Post G. A. R.. will address the veterans and others.
 Clan Campbell will march in a body. The United Carpenters & Joiners of America will have two 1o- calls in the parade and the Second Regiment band of New Haven will be with them.
 The general orders for the parade follow:
 | Headquarters of the Grand Mar sha1 will be established on Broad street north of Fairfield avenue, at 1 p. m. Aides on the staff of the grand marshal and the marshaIs of divisions will report to- the chief of staff not later than 1:30 D., m.
 2. The first division will form on Fairfield avenue. west of Broad street, the right resting on Broad street
 
 Cannon street west of Broad street, the right resting on Broad street.
 The third division will form on Cam non 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.
 -s--Ag- sTa-- street, the right resting on the fifth division. This division will enter col urnn from Courtiand street.
 All organizations represented with carriages and automobiles are as- signed to the sixth division.
 8. All organizations will be in po- sition ready to march at 1:45 p. m. MarshaIs of Divisions will report to Chief of Staff as soon as their com mand is 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 So1- diers' and Sailors monument
 The column will halt at Park place to allow the second division to take the right of the line and review the parade from the west side of Park avenue south of Park place. After the review, the second division will take up the march in the rear of the procession and be escorted by the participating organizations to the SoI- diers' and Sailors monument.
 On arrival at the monument the first division will form line of masses on the lawn east of Monument circle.
 The second division will form line on Circle driveway south of the mon- unent. An aide will be assigned to escort the carriages containing veter- ans to the monument that they may be able to aIight from the same be- fore Carriages will then repair to the | boulevard south of the flag staff to take on passengers after retreat. l The third division, on entering the park, will take position on the lawn south of the monument. The fourth division will follow in rear of the third division. The fifth division, on entering park will continue along the seawaH boule- yard and halt at the Broad street en- trance to the park, where they will re- view the parade at the conclusion of the ceremonies. following this they will be dismissed.
 The sixth division carriages, on en- tertng the park, will halt about 100 paces west of the driveway leading to the monument and remain there until the column moves, when they will take their place in the column.
 4. At the conclusion of the exer- l ciSes at the monument, the first and second divisions will move out of the circle and form on the seawal boule- l yard facing the flag staff.
 The second division will take posi- 1 ton in front of the first division te participate in the ceremonies of re, l treat
 The Naval Battalion is designated to fire 8 salute at the flag staff and l provide a suitable color guard. The third division will assemble in column on driveway leading from the monument to the flag staff. The fourth division will follow in l the rear of the third division.
 Following the ceremonies of Retreat and when the column moves. the sixth division will follow in the rear of the fourth division.
 1 The column will move in order from the Park to Broad street passing city | hall where it will be reviewed by Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, the board of aldermen and the various city | boards.
 The grand marshal and staff will review the column at the entrance to Bank street.
 l By Order of
 THOMAS w. COOKE,
 Grand Marshal F. J. BRECKBILI4