New Britain herald., 1924-04-12
GEN. EDWARDS SURE
 ID VISIT BRISTOL Commander Of 26th Division Certain to Attend Observance BIG MILITARY. SPECTACLE
Zigman Fined s1OO in Police Court Death Of Frank Welch Of View Strcct-Trolley Company Com plains of Jitncy Competition.

Assurance that Major General Clarence Edwards. former command
 CT Of the H6th division. will be here next Saturday 10 speak at the Seiche- prey Day celebration has been re- ceiNed by the committee in charge Of the event. General Edwards took a prominent part in the i02d Day ob-
 scrvance today in New Haven, where
 he was seated with General John J. Pershing in the reviewing stand. Ef- forts were made by the local com-
 nlittee to secure General Pershing
 also for next Saturday but at the
 time Of the request, he was in
 France and could not be located.
 Work on the reviewing stand erec-
 ton will begin on Monday. Already
 the city has taken on a festive air for the celebration. as the decorators
 have started their work and several
 business houses are now resplendent in the national colors.
 The parade will be one of the big features of the day and will start promptly at o'clock in the after noon. Sixteen bands will provide music for the marchers, who will in- clude former service men. national guardsmen, patriotic societies and other organizations.
 Parade Plans Ready
 Plans are rapidly maturing for the ina, arrangements for the dedication Of the Soldiers Memorial monument on the Boulevard one week from to- day. Following several meetings of the general committee. there has been much work done by the mem- bers of the various subcommittee and the result will be one of the most complete events of it's kind held in Bristol for many years.
 The exercises of next Saturday will start with the formation Of the mili- tary parade on upper North Main street at ? o'clock. Units entering this parade will be assigned places on North, Pond and North Main streets.
 Chairman l.. A. Wheeler Of the parade committee this morning stated hat he has already received sssur- snces from Major Byrd of the i69th regiment, Connecticut National Guard, that there would be a provisional company. representative Of the rari- ous companies from the 169th regi- ment, these Co represent companies in Hartford and New Britain. Ac- these National Guards men will be the iG9th regiment band.
 IL is also expected that detach- fnent from the Air Service squadron Of a station at Hartford will be prev ent and will take it's place in the parade. Negotiations are now in progress for the presence Of three planes from Mitchel Field. and these 1 will fly over the parade and the city | turing the ceremonies.
 Another visiting delegation will | consist Of a detachment from Troup }. Cavalry of Hartford. These men rill be on their mounts and arrange nents have been made for the care fl the horses overnight. as they will ot be ridden back to the armory in hartford until Sunday morning. This will be very interesting feature f the parade and one or great ap- cal 10 school children especially.
 In the parcde will also be a unit [ marines, this being, like the ayalry, one of tho first instances then marines have been in Bristol arade in long term of years.
 In the parade will he the two local lilitary divisions. Company l. and Tcadduarters Company Of the l69th , cgiment.
 One Of the colorrul features Of the arade will be inc division given over ) floats. Chairman Wheeler an- ounced this morning that some Of le most striking floats ever presented I Bristol rill hn in the parade. hose will all be symbolic in char rtcr and will depict some Of the in- resting phases or activities during .e World War Great care is being | Iten by the committee handling these ( oats 10 make them most attractive, q istrnctive and colorful. {
 0f course. the feature of the [ lrade will b, Inc appearance Of ihc ! ,-Fcrvice men. it is anticipated a iat very large proportion Of thc I '0G men who went to the war from [ Iisto will be in this parade. There { il br members Of saicheprey Post. ' arold r. Emnet,. Veterans Of q ortign Wars. and Y. IT, Division Of is city. ln addition there will be