New Britain herald., 1916-06-10
STAMFORD PARADES
 ON 275TH BIRTHDAY
Gorgeous Spectacle Covers Route
 Extending Five Miles

Stamford, June 10.-A salute of
 seventeen guns fired by Battery F. Field Artillery, the new organization in this city, as soon as Governor Mar
 GUS H. Ho1comb a1ighted from a special train today was the signal for the start of the big day of Stamford's
 275th anniversary. The governor
 came on the train that conveyed the Second Company Governors Foot
 Guards and the New Haven Grays and was accompanied by his staff. He was met by Col. Patterson, U. s. A.. retired, who had been appointed a special aide by the local committee Of which Robert Whitaker was chair man. mere was also a flag bearer who carried the state standard At about the same time a detachment or 500 marines and sailors from the oattleshlps Minnesota, Vermont Michigan and South Carolina landed from the vessels which cast anchor last evening outside Stamford har- DOT. In the military division there were several companies of coast ar tlllery, and a company of field ar+i1- lery, and these were followed by a. brigade of 400 Boy Scouts. A series or floats or tableaux represented Stamford's settlement and the part It played in all of the country's wars. The costumed characters were Stam- ford men and women
 About two thousand men marched in division of fraternal societies. the Knights of Columbus who had 75O men in line, being the largest.
 The fire department of Stamford and vicinity formed another division, a little company from Sound Beach being headed by the famed Seventh Regiment band of New York. An- other division contained floats show ing Stamford's commercial enter prises
 "Preparedness'' Spectacle.
 After the procession had passed through five miles of gayiIy decoraed streets, "preparedne,s' spectacle was staged in Halloween park. Then luncheon was served there to visitors In a big tent. Officers of the fleet were entertained by the Stamford Yacht club, where dinner will be served late in the day. to the gover- nor and his staff the Foot Guards and the Grays. Noted athletes en- tered for a meet that was held in the afternoon in Halloween park There will be three band concerts and open air dancing tonight, and two carn1vals are running.
 Wet weather interfered with the l program for the celebration during 1 the first two days. A parade of school children about 5000 in number was to have been held Thursday The rain on that day and yesterday forced l a postponement It will be held next Wednesday. Most of the schools have decorated floats, representing or other subjects Many of the pupils will be in costume On account of wet weather and chiefly because of the cold it was decided to defer series of water sports until July when stamford's custom is to have 'safe and sane" observance
 The weather conditions today were not good although no rain fell in the early morning hours.
 A motor boat race is to be held to- morrow, however, and there will be rowing races for the sailors of the battleships. The yacht club has of fered the use of it's one design sloops for the use of the middies if they cared to demonstrate their seaman ship.
 Sundays Program.
 Sundays events include the dedica- ton of a monument commemo<ating the land purchase and settlement in l641. A feature of it is a facsimile. much enlarged in broze, of the ori- ginal deed signed by Indian chiefs and whites. Immediately after the dedication there will be a mass meet ing by the Stamford theater with sing ing by he Stamford male chorus and an historical address by Judge Charles D. Lockwood. Robert Whitaker is also to make an address, and his an- n1Versary hymn "Stamford, My Home' for which music was compos- ed by Clayton E. Hotchkiss will be sung.