New Britain herald., 1916-06-03
PREPAREDNESS DAY
 AT STATE CAPITAL
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reported this morning and it was ex-
 pected that many of the out of- town
 delegations would bring their own,
 swelling the music total to perhaps fifty. Practically every town in Hartford county and some outside re- sponded to the invitation to send
 marchers. Notable among them were New Britain with 5000 to 4OOO Manchester 1000, Bristol 500,
 Middletown 500, Windsor 200, Wind
 sor Locks 200, Rockville 25O; Glas- tonbury 200; East Hartford 200. The largest city delegations included Colts 1000, Hartford Rubber Works 1,OOO
 Pratt & Whitney 1000, Underwood Typewriter 2,OO0.
 An interesting feature was the en- rollment of 800 girls from the Travel CTS Insurance Co.,, home office. The company was also represented by 600 men, thus turning out numbers more than equal to a war strength regi- ment. The Aetna Life promised 800 men. Every civilian parader was requested to carry a small flag. The general committee undertook to pro- vide them to those not so equipped.
 Connecticut Infantry, Too.
 Next to Uncle Sam's men, that part
 of the parade of interest to the pub-
 lie is the First Connecticut Infantry accompanied by it's wagon train; First Connecticut Signal Troops, and First Connecticut Am bulance company It is seldom that any Connecticut city is given the opportunity to see so
 many of it's own troops in line, fully
 equipped. The regiment was ordered to report at full strength, and the
 entire military was expected to num-
 Der we'll over a thousand. In addi- ton were the First Company, Cover nors Foot Guard in it's picturesque British grenadier uniform and the Continental Putnam Pha1anx, also a Scottish Pipe band in kits.
 Every patriotic order in the city,
 many fraternal societies, lawyers, doctors, bankers and brokers, the Red Cross, business firms, camp fire girls and even clergymen were scheduled for places In line
 The head of the line was ordered
 to form on Jefferson street, and all
 1adiating streets in every direction | were named as places of form ation l for the scores of delegations. Line l of march Jefferson to Main, up Main to High, down High to Asylum, i to Trinity; dismiss in Bushnell Park 1 and nearby streets.
 | The reviewing party includes Gov | ernor Holcomb, Mayor F. A. agarty, | state and city officials, U. $. senators
 and congressman and guests. A | pleasing incident arranged in this l connection will be the presentation
 of silken flag to the governor by | Adnah Fahrney, nine years old of
 Boston, who will occupy float near the head of the parade. She is the | child who as Little Miss Columbia,
 presented a flag to Governor Mccall | parade.
 Major Howard, Troop B, Fifth
 Militia Cavalry reserve, appointed as
 his chief aide, Judge Lucien F.
 Rurpee of the superior court, former
 colonel of the Second Infantry, c. N. 1 G., Captain J. H. K. Davis of Troop
 B is chief of staff. One half the l troop, about 45 men are acting as mounted aides and orderlies. The l entire police force of the city, about 225 men was ordered out for the day.
 It was estimated that $10,00O would be necessary to meet the expenses of the day. Late yesterday afternoon the finance committee reported that the full amount had been secured. ! Three hundred people marched 1 down West Main street this afternoon enroute to the depot to board spe- 1 clal train to convey them to Hartford i laoe was held this afternoon. It may | hot h.