The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-29
GRE ATECT CELEBRATION
IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL
DAY HAS BEEN PLANNED

not hinder the Boys of 61-65" from
honbring their brothers that fell and
for those who have since passed
on 70 their reward. The demonstra-
ton that has been arranged this
yea@ it to be the greatest in the his
terry of Memorial Day demonstrations
Although the number of Civil War
veterans turning out each year for
the celebrations is on the decrease,
preparations for caring for those that
can and will take part have been
most carefully gone over and not one
: little detail will be lacking to give the
soldiers every comfort possible. A
large number of automobiles will be
on hand to convey the veterans and
places for them at the exercises at
Seaside Park have been reserved.
The graves of the departed mem
bers will be decorated by committees
from the Sons of Veterans, early to-
morrow morning. A delegation has
been assigned to the different GEM
eteries to place flowers and flags on
the graves.
Exercises will be held at Seaside
Park following the huge parade
which will move promptly at two
o'clock from Fairfield avenue and
Main street. The longest parade
ever attempted on Memorial Day
will be staged tomorrow. Several
thousand school children, many
bands, State Guard companies, Sons
Of Veterans, Spanish War Veterans
Minute Women, Boy Scouts and many
other civic and fraternal bodies.
The details of the parade follow:
The Grand Marshal will form the
First Division at the State Armory
on Main street.
First Call: LIS P. M.
The First Division will move down
Main street to Fairfield thence West
to Broad Street where it will halt
awaiting the Bugle Calls for the
start of the Parade from that point.
The second Division will form OF
Fairfield avenue West of Broad
street with right resting on Broad
street.
The Third Division (First Section,
will form on Fairfield avenue East o.
Broad street with right resting OF
Broad Street.
The Third Division Second Sec
tion) will form on Cannon stree
West of Broad street with right rest
ing on Broad street.
The Fourth Division will form OF
Cannon street East of Broad stree
with Right resting on Broad street
The Fifth Division will form OF
John street West of Broad street will
right resting on Broad street.
The Sixth Division will form OF
Broad street South of State stree
with right resting on State street.
All organizations will be in posi-
gtion, ready to march at LAB P. M
The column will move promptly a
2 P. M. down Broad street to Stat
street to Park avenue to Seaside Par
Nand to the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument.
The column will halt at Atlanti
street to allow the Second Divisio
to take the right of the Line and Re
view the Parade from the West sid
of Park avenue between Waldermer
avenue and Atlantic street. Imme
diately after the column has passe
in Review by the Second Division, tn
Second Division will at once take u
the march in the rear of the column
and be escorted by the participatin
organizations to the Soldiers an
Sailors Monument.
On arrival at the Monument, tn
First Division will form a line c
masses on the lawn east of Monu
ment Circle.
The Second Division will form lin
on circle driveway south of tn
M Monument Automobiles after dis
charging their veterans at the MOI
ument will proceed to the roadwa
leading north from the Monume1
and form line on that roadway fat
ing South to take on the veterans a
ter the exercises.
N The Third Division will form lii
on circle driveway east of the Nom
ment in front of the First Division
The Fourth Division on enteri1
Park will continue along Seaws
boulevard to the, Monument
The Fifth Division on enteril
park will follow the Fourth DivisiC
and continue along Seawan boul
ward to the Monument
The Sixth Division on entering pa,
Will take position on the lawn sou
Of the Monument.
AT the conclusion of the exercis
at the Monument, the parade will
dismissed with the exception of t
First and Second Divisions there
which will move from the Monume
~ tH0 I'LL AAldllTy connecticut Sta
Guard Drill Field Oval, just west
Iranistan avenue, where the Four
Infantry, c. S. c., will proceed
column of squads to the north 81
of the oval, facing westward. T
Second Division will proceed alo
Sea Wall Boulevard to the point ba
OF the Flag Staff and line up ba
OF the Flag Staff. A review of t
troops and a Retreat Dress Para
will then be rendered to the G, A.
Veterans.
Grand Marshal, Clifford B. Wills
Colonel commanding 4th Milit;
District, Connecticut State Guard
Chief of Staff, Henry G. Stevens
Captain and Adjutant, 4th M.
c. S. G.
Aides: Jacob B. Klein, DR..
Smykowski,. DR.. ]. Formichella. Jo
Renchy, Mauritz Olson, Malco
MacFayden, Joseph j. Schietine
Capt. Edward Mora, Clarence
Billion, Dwight D. Graves, John
Leverty. Summer Simpson, Edw;
c. Spargo, Will I. Nichols.
First Division
Coast Artillery band.
u s. Naval Reserves, Lieut.. &C
mander Leonard H. Dyer, comma.
ing.
Fourth Infantry, C. S. G. Bant
4th Infantry Regiment, C. S.
Lieut. Colonel Stephen P. Cron
commanding.