The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-02
PARADE ORDERS
 ON DEDICATION
Public Demonstration on Opening of MiddletOwn
 Bridge Arranged
Special To The DemocraD

MiddletoWn, Aug. 2-Orders for the parade which will be feature of the celebration during which the new Middletown-P Portland bridge will be opened Saturday, August 6, were issued today by headquarters of the parade chairman, Samuel s. Mates Daniel H. B. Starr is marshal, Mar shall N. Jarvis Is chief of staff and George s. Seymour is adjutant.
 The marchers will be underway. leaving the south end of Main street, at exactly 2 p m., and the parade is expected to consume more than four hours in passing a given point.
 Inasmuch as no parking is per- mitted along the route of march, Main street, Middletown; Hartford avene; the old hikhWay bridge; Main street, Portland, and the new highway bridge, ample space Is pro- yided for spectators, with bleachcrs to be erected in front of Portland's high school and at Middletown's Municipal Building
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 All organizations to parade are ordered to form in column at p. m,
 Division l, first section, is the military and will include detach- ment of Middletown police; the mar shal and aides; U. s. Coast Guard Band; U. s. Naval detachment; 169th Infantry band; 169th Infantry; 102nd Infantry; 192nd Field Artil- lcry; 18th uartermaster Regiment; 1l3th Medical Regiment; Putnam Phalanx and Troop B. Cavalry
 Section two consists of the Gov ernor's Foot Guard band; First Company, Foot Guard; Governor Wilbur L. Cross and staff; bridge committee and Middletown and Portland officials.
 Division will include the Man chester Salvation Army band; po- lice attachments from many cities; Milardo- Wilcox post, American Le- zion drum corps; American Legion; Yankee Division Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Spanish War Veterans; Polish Veterans; Jewish Veterans; Italian Veterans and the Disabled American Veterans from every city of the state, with aux Hilary units marching in the rear of their respective organizations.
 Fraternal Group
 Division three and four include fraternal organizations: Sphinx Temple band; marshal and poten- tates; past potentates; Sphinx di- rectors Sphinx Temple Patrol: Sphinx Nobility; Sphinx Temple rum corp; Commandery; Grotto band; Grotto; city band of Meri- den; odd Fellows organizations; Colts band; B. P. O. slks organi- zations; Stella Italia band; Gari- baldi societies; Municipal band of New Britain; Loyal Order of Moose organizations; Red Men.
 Further fraternal organizations are arranged In Division five: Washington Park drum corps; Eagle organizations: Polish Falcon band; Falcon organizations; America lodge; Philhormanico band; Knights of Pythias; Sons of Italy.
 Division six consists of Firemen and Scouts.
 Tn Division seven will be numerous floats, representing civic, fraternal and other organizations of the city and state.
 The line of march Is from Church street. near the lower end of Main street, via South Main through Crescent street north onto Main street. to Hartford avenue, to the old highway bridge, to Portland high school on Main street and counter march to the new bridge then south on Main street.
 Reviewing Stand
 At the reviewing stand on the north side of the new bridge, the column halts while Governor Wilbur L. Cross officially opens the new span after which he will take his place with his staff in the reviewing stand. City, town and other state officials will review the marchers from this point also.
 The executive committee in charge of plans for the celebra ton has urged that persons intending to view the events of the day and particularly the afternoon parade. arrive within the city by noon, or at the latest 1 p. m. at which hour traffic will De rerouted outside of the city and dif- ficulty may be encountered in secur- ing parking space within Middle town or Portland. Except for streets on which the parade columns form, all streets in both Portland and Middletow1 are available for park fru with f1n fiyy1a 1lv,att ~At HA. <t.A