Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-11
State Temperance Parade.
The Second Annual IDemonstration of t
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The Second Annual Demonstration of the
 C.T.A. U.-An Imposing Affair. The State parade of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union took place in Hartford yes- terday and was fine affair. This was the second annual parade of the organization. The weather was all that could be desired. The streets were thronged with people at pa- rade time and great interest was apparent. ing a special train On board from this city there were the St. Aloysius society, accom- panied by the Second Regiment band the St. Patrick's, St. Mary's (haging the Broad way band) and St. Johns societies; also the St. Mary's of Branford, with the Branford drum corps, and St. Mary's of Birmingham, with the Birmingham drum corps, the St. Rose and the Young Mems society of Meri- den, with the Meriden City band. The St. Francis society, of Fair Haven, had arranged to parade on Sept. 21, the day originally set for it, but were unable to attend yesterday. The order of the procession was as follows |:
 Police.
 Colts band of Hartford
 Dennis McCarthy, of Willimantic, chief marshal. J. H. Griffin of 1Iiddletown and Thomas McKone of
 Hartford assistant marshals. Lawrence Lowe of Hartford. Thomas E. Hearn of Bridgeport, Michael Lnby of Meriden, Thom-
 as 0. Ross of Middletown, Daniel Malone
 of Norwich, James J. Reagan of
 Rockville ard John F. Connel-
 ley Of .New Hartford, coun-
 ty marshals. St. Peters Temperance and Benevolent Society Hart
 St. Augustine Hartford, 60 men.
 Weeds band of Hartford.
 Father Matthew No. l, Hartford, 100 men, Flainville Drum corps.
 St. Thomas. No. 25. southington, 25 men.
 Winsted Cornet band
 St. Francis, No. %, Winsted, 46 New Hartford Drum corps St. Mary's, No. 99. New Hartford, 34 men. New Britain Cernet band St Mary's. No. 14, New Britain, 25 men. St. Johns, No. 24, Middletown, 50 men. Forest City band, Middletown.
 St. Marys, No 31, Middletown, 65 men.
 st Nstional Mtto'G 1s band d of P1 wallingfS1d % @
 Third Regiment band.
 ~ St. Mary's, Ss No. No B, g. Norwich. 20 men. mon
 St. Bernard's band, Rockville.
 St. B -rnard's, No. 19 Rockville, 52 men. r-' Howe band, Bridgeport.
 St. Patricks, No: 15, Bridgeport, 46 men.
 St. Marys. No. Is, East Bridgeport, 30 men. Officers and invited guests in carriages, including ley, Hartford: Rev. Father Leo, Winsted
 Rev. John P. Lenahan, New London;
 Rev. Paul McAlenney, Hartford; Rev. Lawrence Walsh, Waterbury Very Rev. T. Walsh, Meriden;
 F. skelly, of wood bury.
 Waterbury City Band,
 Waterbury R. c. T. and B. Society No 9, 110 men,
 Waterbury Cadets No A, 60 men. St. Patrick's Drum Corps New Haven. St. Patrick's New Haven, No; l. 43 men, St. Johns, New Haven, No. 4, 95 men. Broadway band. New Haven.
 St. Mary's No. ? New Haven, 40 men. Second Regiment Band St. Aloysius No. 13, Ne Haven, 100 men. St. Marys No. 8, Birmingham, 45 men. BranfGrd Drum Corps Meriden City Band. c No men Young Mems No. 40, Meriden, 30 men. The route of march was as follows: Asy. lum, Asylum avenue, Sigourney, Pennington avenue, Asylum High, Church, Main, Wind sor, Avon, Pleasant, Front, State, Main, around the south green, Park, Washington, Trinity to the park, where the line was dis missed.
 At the City Hall the line was reviewed by Mayor Bulkeley and the city government. Before dismissing on the park brief but appropriate addresses were made by the Rev Father Walsh of Waterbury, MT. Dennis Nc Carthy of Willimantic, and Captain O'Brien I of New Haven, the former president of the Union. The parade was then dismissed There were 200 or 500 in line. It was 6 great success, and the societies all received high praise for their excellent appearance. The officers of the Union rode in carriages in the procession
 Along the route many citizens displayed flags, and many stores were decorated witt the American and Irish eoloFs. This waf particularly noticeable at the South End where there were some very handsome decor ations
 After the parade the out-of town societies were entertained by their Hartford brethren. The New Haven organizations arrived home on the half-past eight p. nl. train, much pleased with the days events and speaking highly of the attentions shown and enter. tainment provided by their Hartford friends