The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-24
VIRGINIA REELS WILL FEATURE AT
 OLD SAYBR0OK

When the special train loaded with enthusiastic admirers of Rev. James V. Illusion pulls into the junction at Old Saybrook Saturday afternoon an- other chapter will be added to the history of that romantic seashore town. Natives will forget all the leg ends of the Seven Graces'' and the haunted houses on the Post road as well as the immortal Colonial mark ings denoting many a famous skir- mish with the then hostile British sol- ders. For we'll may they marvel when one-hah the number of their own pop ulation vists their rustic center to pay homage to the beloved pastor of St. Johns. carrying in their midst a ban ner bearing the inscription Gone but not Forgotten"
 monster mass meeetng will be held in Emmet Hall, 2S6 Fairfield ave- nue opposite the Blue Ribbon garage on Wednesday evening at SEQ o'clock, to make final arrangements for the affair. Delega tions will be present from the Ladies' Auxiliary. No. 50, A. O. H; the Friends of Irish F'reedom St. Joseph's T. B. & L. Assocation, and the Holy Name societies of the city as well as the parishioners of St. Charles church. The meeting will be open one and-ceuggeShon will s1be received from all. to make the affair a grand success.
 It was definitely learned today from officials of the New Haven road that the special train will leave this city at o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Re turning leave Saybrook shortly be- fore midnight. Final arrangements must be made with the railroad off, cials not later than Wednesday even ing and no further reservations will be made after Wednesday, It there fore behooves those desiring to make the trip to procure reservation not later than Wednesday.
 The clamor for tickets has been be- yond expectation and it is now being considered advisable to have extra coaches added to the special train now reserved. Positively no reservation will be made after Wednesday even- ing.
 The pilgrimage will arrive at Puri- tanical Old Saybrook shortly after four o'clock Saturday afternoon and the early evening Ngh be spent in wis., .iting the historic spots of that quaint old New England. town. The parish fair will commence at 7:30 o'clock in the evening and will be held in the town hall in old Saybrook. Local en- NerIdiIlSTS s--Wlil occupy pfo1HineIlt places. on the. program. Endeavors are, being made to include Joseph Clababy and John Hughes, two of Bridgeport's most popular soloists, we'll as Miss Katherine Marie Lom- bard and Miss Tessie O'Brien. A mon- ologue on the prominent residents of Old Saybrook will be given by Mi chael Broaderick, poet and monologist extraordinary.
 As a feature of the evening, Vir- ginia reels and New England square dances, accompanied by the town or chestra of Essex, will be fntermingled with waltzes. A real old fashioned time in a real old fashioned country town awaits the hundreds of Bridge porters who visit the Connecticut river town on Bridgeport Night"
 Tickets for the special train may be procured at the following places: Walsh's pharmacy, East Main and Berkshire avenue; Burns news room at East Main and Shelton streets Gerrity's restaurant and St. Joseph's S hall on Barnum avenue as well as posed of Francis P. Dunnigan, John J. ONeil, Joseph c. Ivers, Stephen F. Boucher, John F. Moran. Daniel F. McPadden, John F. Ryan. Andrew Creagh, Richard Barry, Thomas J. Blewett, Simon Crehan, Jeremiah O'Sullivan and Matt Lyman. The spe- cia1 train will leave this city Saturday afternoon at o'clock sharp Suffi- c.ent jitney buses will await the re- turn of the excursionists at midnight.