The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-03

struggle. After the parade which will consume most of the morning will come the track and field meet at the Park at two o'clock. From two to four o'clock there will be con- cert by the Wheeler & Wilson band.
 At o'clock the Lieut.. N. w. Bish op Camp. S.W. ". will oberve the ceremony of lowering the colors and from to o'clock there will be a band concert and dancing at Seaside park. the music being furnished by the Coast Artillery band. At 9 o'clock there will be one of the finest displays of fireworks the city had ever had. The estimated cost is S2.6O0. This will close the official program for the day. At the United church Rev. Mir. George will make an In dependence day address and practI- cally all ti>e- clubs will keep open house. The theatres and bathing pa- vilions are offering their privileges free to service men,
 Sports will prove a big factor of the day aside from the field day at the Park. Ball games will be nu- merous. starting with the professional game between the local Eastern League club and Waterbury at 10:3O o'clock. At the Brooklawn Country club the annual tournament for the golf championship of the club will get under way. Play for the Fair child golf cup will start at Weatogue Country club. There will also be special events for women. Tennis matches will be held at both Boards ley and Seaside Parks.
 All service men are to assemble at S:30 at the streets to which their di- visions are assigned. Starting at 9:29 o'clock the parade will be headed by ,Is Isrf1f 1fuV ..T ars~E who will represent the city govern ment, the churches, Women's Home War Service. Labor. Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers Associu- ton, Draft and Legal Advisory Boards. and the general and execu- [ tive committee of the Service Recog hilton Week Committee. In case the weather should be so stormy as to cause postponement of the parade the factory whistles will blow in four sections of the city to inform the people that it wifi be held on Satur- day at the same hour.
 One of the innovations is to be the song and cheer groups and choruses situated along the line of march. An other Is that there will be plenty of band music. There will be no long gaps without stirring and martial airs to give zest to the marchers.
 
 line of march under the direction of Edward Hungerford. E. T. Bucking- ham and F. W. Johnson. Their aides will be Archer Thompson, J. MacAn- drews. s. s. Taylor and A. c. Guggen- helm.
 On the East Side 500 girls and men of the U. M. c. will sing opposite Park street church; on the Noble avenue side of Washington Park will be located the Holmes & Edwards chorus. and a chorus from the follow inS factories: East End plant of Graphophone Co.,, Automatic Machine Co, main and Union branches of the Bridgeport Brass Co. For the center of tho city along Main street, the Xii >wanis club has organized a large chorus. There is to be a flying squadron of cheer leaders passing along the line of march mounted on motor cycles.
 In front of the City Hall arrange ments have been made for a chorus of 1000 women's voices under the leadership of Mrs. F. B. Grannis. h. cluded in this chorus will be the fol- lowing organiza tions: The Women's Liberty chorus, Girls Student League of the Bridgeport High school and the West End Educational Alliance chorus Continuing out State street will be voices. The entire Freshmen class of the Bridgeport High school will be located at the First Presby- terian church under tho leadership of MT. Caskey of the High school. Scattered along State street to Park avenue will be choruses from the American Graphophone Co.'S plant, under the leadership of Mrs Dungan: the Elks' chorus under the leadership of MT. Burdick: the Moose chorus, the Y. W. c. A. chorus and also a chorus from the Rowland Dry Goods Company and the Smith Murray Company. Up and down Park ave nue and State street will be located cheer and song leaders from the Board of Recreation supervisors un- der the leadership of r. c. Ham mond. Along State street will be To- cated cheer and song leaders from the Bridgeport High school class who have graduated this spring. A novelty along the line of march will be a group of women song and cheer leaders.
 Headed by Grand Marshal Major Frederick J. Adams and stan, First Lieutenant Vincent l.. Heating. chief of stan; First Lieutenant John T.. Powers, Firs. Lieutenant Henry F. Kelly. chaplain: Second Lieutenant A K Faulkner and Second Lieuten- ant c. N. Hungerford the machers will pass over q line of march which is verita.bl~ an avenue of flags and other decorative embIems in keeping with the day.
 The following regulations will gov ern the arrangements for those par ticipating in the parade:
 1. It is desired. inasmuch as this is the first parade of World War Vet erans. that all concerned should feel an Individual responsibility that mat ters should move with military preci- E.orf and promptness.
 g. All those taking part will report at s:30 q. m. at the points assigned for r the groups to which they belong as indicated in Paragraph of this or der, Promptness is essential in order that the organization of each group may be effectei1 before the time for Y tho sterting of the parade.
 c Ths uniform vii be the servics ha hapRtform with the blouse and the over-
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