The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-14
L0C0M0B|L-E co.
 TO RAISE FLAG
 WITH CEREMONY
Entire Force of Employees Will Participate In Pa triotic Exercise.

l sanitation, together with the officials and officers of the Locomobile Com pary of America, will participate in | a flag raising next Thursday, April ! 19 at 12:30.
 1 Patriotism and interest in national l affairs has been high at the Locomo- bilep lant for some time past, and a | movement to erect suitable flag staff and flag, eliminated in the em" I ployes and the officials of the com l pany, cooperating to the extent of
 erecting a hundred foot flag pole at the top of which will fly a suitably
 sized Star Spangled Banner. Elm l ployes througohut the company or ganization In the various factory and clerical departments and the officers all contributed towards the purchase of the staff and the flag. The staff l has been erected in the open park space, between the entrance to the factory grounds proper and Seaside park.
 On Thursday at 12:30 all employees and the officers of the company will assemble in, front of the truck as- se1nbly department and form eight abreast in their respective divisions. and march to the flag staff under the grand marshalship of H. H. Edge, factory manager MT. Edge will be followed by the Locomobile Military Band, under the leadership of G. Ratzenberger.
 A platoon of field artillery, now stationed at Seaside park, will occupy the next place in line, preceding a | -r 0 a company, under Miss Margaret Mo | Carthy, who will act as marshal of this division. Next will march the | Locomobile fire department, under the direction of P. J. Grace. chief of the department.
 The next division will be composed of the officials of the company who will be marshaled by J. T. RochN, vice president and general manager of the Locomobile company. Following will march the men office employees o1 the company, under William s. Feel, IT,, marshal.
 The Locomobile chorus, under the leadership of Albert Lapke will march next in line and will have charge of the choruses to be sung at the cere- mony. The chorus will be followed by the different manufacturing de- partments under George Stone, W. Jones and Joseph Healy acting as marsha1s. On arriving at the flag
 staff the entire assembly will join in
 singing America" after which A. l..
 Riker, vice president and chief en- gineer of the Locomobile company,
 will deliver an address of dedication of the flag. Following MT. Riker's address, W. Smith and w. Brewer will attach the following inscription on a steel plate to the flag pole: Erected by the Employees of the Locomobile Com
 pany of America, April 1e, 1917"
 After the inscription is attached R. K.
 Albright, president of the company;
 F. R. Hickman treasurer; George
 Houston, foreman of the sheet metal
 department, and Walter Taft, steam
 litter, will raise the flag to the peak.
 The assembly will then repeat the
 pledge to the flag as follows. 1T pledge
 allegiance to my flag, and to the Re- public for which 1t stands, one Nation
 indivisable, with Liberty and Justice
 to All' After singing the "Star Spangled Banner" led by the Loco
 mobile chorus, the assembly will be
 dismissed. t
 The different manufacturing and clerical departments of the Locomo-
 bile company have taken a great deal
 of interest su the flag, and in keeping
 1t before them at their daily task. To
 look, down anyone of the floors in the
 companys big shops is like looking down a big decorated avenue. Large
 flags float suspended over the aisles
 in profusion, and smaller flags decor
 ate the walls of the shops and differ
 ent offices.
 1. It is expected that Mayor c. B. Will son of the city, ard number of city
 officials will be present at the cere-
 mony of raising the flag and if possi-
 ble Governor Holcomb will attend as
 we'll.
 At a double flag raising in the En- zine room department No. 20 of the Locomobile plant, nearly 600 em- ploves joined in the national anthem.
 The exercises, which were held at 12:45 yesterday. were very pretty throughout, executed under the direc- tion of William Vondell. A patriotic Foreman Edward F. Nowell. The Lo- comobile quartet and orchestra fur nished song and music appropriate Tor the occasion.
 The two flags were broken out'' by the pulling of cord which held the bunting that kept them from view until the proper moment arrived for their display.