The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-16
Elaborate and Unusual Pro gram for Meeting of the Connecticut soldiery of '61 Notables Are Includ- ed in Program of Speech making.

=-fs ss 4s is V - f s= ss5 An elaborate and somewhat unus- ual program has been prepared for the Campfire which will follow the opening session of the 50th annual encampment, Department of Connec- ticut, Grand Army. of the Republic
 here tomorrow. Songs of Connecti- cut, Grand Army of the Republic
 here tomorrow. Songs of Civil war
 days will be illustrated by stereopti- con slides and large numberl of Civil
 war battle scenes will also be. shown.
 The Campfire will be held in the au-
 ditorium { of the High school com
 n1encing at 7:30 Tuesday evening. Department commapderI Henry J.
 Seeley will preside.
 Among the songs will be: ''The
 Star {Spangled Banner" Marching
 Through Georgia ; Red, White and
 Blue,'' and America" by the Lake
 quartet; .'Boys of the Old Brigade" :"
 '"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" l"
 .sThe Vacant Chair,'' "When the
 Boys in Blue Have Gone and "Just
 Beyond" Amphion quartet; stereop-
 tfcon exhibition, "Incidents of the
 Flag Battle of Gettysburg" "Our
 Presidents, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes. Garfield and Mckinley"
 The addresses will be by Gov. Mar GUS H. Holo6mb, Mayor Clifford B.
 Wilson, Past Commander-in-ch chief Alfred B. Beers; William J. Platter
 son off Pittsburgh, commaHder-in- chief of the G. A. R.; Mrs. Ida K. Martin, national president, w. R. C.; Miss Katherine R. A. Flood, past na- tional president, Daughters of Veter- aps; Edward l.. Graves, Senior vice
 commander -in-chief, Sons of 1Vster-
 ans; Charles H. Bisse1l, department commander, Sons of Veterans: Mrs Katherine Gregory. department pres ident, Ladies of the G. A. R.; c. A
 Hanschildt, department commander United Spanish War Veterans; F. A Doolittle, Citizens corps, Elias Howe post; Frank Blakeman, president Gen. Sillinaan Branch. s. A. R. One of the incidents of the Camp fire will be flag presentation by
 Mrs. Alta Starr Greasy, departmen, patriotic instructor, Womens' Relief Corps to the First Presbyterian Sun day school The acceptance for the Sunday school will be by Judge Carl Foster.
 George, Sanger of Elias Howe post No. 3, the oldest active musician in
 Brid geport, will play the bugle calls at the Campfire. An orchestra will play patriotic airs.
 Department Commander Henry J
 Seeley will esta blish temporary headquarters at the Stratfield tomor- row morning at g. o'clock where the members of his staff will report to him in full uniform The first ses- sion of the enecampment will be call ed to order in Odd Fellows hall Broad street, at 1:30 tomorrow after noon. Aides-de-camp will report to
 F. M. Wilder, chief aide.
 | The council of administration will meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow to audit the books of the department.
 At the close of the first day of the
 encanpment session, the veterans will be the guests of citizens of 1 Bridgeport in an automobile ride about the city The veterans will be given an opportunity to see Bridge | ports many points of interest, and especially the signs of military actiy- ] ity which now are an outstanding feature of the life of the town. 1 Persons who wish to volunteer
 their automobiles for the ride, who 1 have not yet arranged to do so
 should communicate with A. E.. Lav-
 cry, at the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go.
 who Is in charge of this detail of the
 arrangements.
 | The general public is welcome al the patriotic exercises of the camp fire.