Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-22
WAS THEIR DAY TOO
The Street Parade of the Cath
Ollie Schools
WAS A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
Fully 5000 Persons Were in Line and
the Pupils Were Costumed IN
the National Co!oTs-

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| The street parade OF the Catholic
schools sad societies vac the greatest
class demonstration ever witnessed IN
TINS city sud was participated 10 10y
fully 5000 persons. The paIochlai
schools, Catholic organizations OF every
nature, the orphan asylum and parish
oners, VINO were not members of socie-
ties, joined Ia the procession. Emblems
| or patriotism were displayed Ia profu-
sion all along the line and several
/ bands were sandwlched IN the column.
| Patriotic airs were dlscoursed and the
children dressed in the national hues
marched with patriotic tread. The
line was formed at the intersection OF
Canal and Bridge streets At l;l5. the
schools of the east side meeting those
of the west al that point. Grand Mar
shall Maurice Shanahan and his aides.
Z. IL. OBren and +. +. Pulte, led the
line on horseback.
The Decorations
They wore appropriate regalias for
the occasion anu their horses appeared
TO be lmbued with the enthusiasm of
the day. Miniature fiags bedecked the
horses head gear. St. Mary's school
followed divided lEto grades led by
their respective teachers. This school
was represented 10y 800 BOYS and 40
girls. The boys Were divided into three
groups, each group wearing a sash OF
| one OF :ne national colors. The girls
We're dressed IN white with red caps
and blue sashes. They were greatly
admired by the vast throng Of specta-
tors that lined the sidewalks and ex-
tended far into the street on each side.
Next came the children from ST. An
drews, 800 III number. led by the mar
shals, Thomas Heating, Nicholas
Etzcom and John Healy, Fathers Ben
ming and Byrne followed the marshals
who were mounted. The classes and
their several teachers were next IN line
and the pupils were clad IN the reguls-
ton Columbus holiday attire. The
girls wore white dresses with red caps
and their sashes were formed from flags.
St Mary's Kinderg arten.
Next came two csrryalls containing
the little tots of st. Msry's kindergar-
ten, dressed in national coiors. The
pupils OF st. Mary's parochlal school
wore red white and blue caps and red !,
| white and blue sashes, bespangled with
stars. Three hundred pupils of ST.
Adelbert's school followed st. Mary's
school led by Wurzburg's band. St.
James school, represented by 200 boys
and 200 girls, came next under the
| guidance of Rudolph Toork, Valentine
Flyunski and Joseph Konedratzki.
| The costumes were all III the national
| colors and the little girls with true
| feminine instinct lifted their dainty
| white skirts as they crossed the streets.
| st. Alphonsus school was represented
by 100 boys and l75 girls. The boys
wore white waists, blue caps and red
sashes, and the girls were beautifully
| costumed IN white skirts and white
waists. with red sleeves.
| The Orphans
Ninety little boys and girls from St.
| Johns orphan asylum were immedl-
ately behind Fox's band and marched
| proudly tn the strains of national
music. The boys were dressed IN white
waists, blue caps and blue knicker-
bockers. A sash of red encircled their
shoulders. The little girls from this
asylum wore red caps. white dresses
and blue girdles. The little fellows
were cheered by the crowd as they
marched. ST. Joseph's school of sew
enty pupils followed, with John Dire.
barg, David DeJonge and Jacot
Drlebarg as marshals. The chill
| dren were uniformed in accord
ancs with the costume adopted
| for the day. After the school children
cane the Pensioners of the various
| churches in large numbers. The
knis Ets of st. John clothed In the re
| gala of the order followed the schools
| Other societies
| st. Mary's young men TO the number
OF 100, wearing blue sashes were next
| IN order. The Polish band was here
| given 8 position in the ranks and St
| Adelbert's society represented 10y PSI
| members followed il. st. Catherlne's
society and the following c. NJ. b. A.
organizations marched next in order:
| Branch No. Is, Branch No. 81, Branch
| No. as. Next came Pauliske's band
and the members of st. Alphonsus
| parish. The rear of the procession was
| attended by 200 horsemen. The whole
line was headed by Sobieski's band and
| proceeded up Canal street TO Monroe
! Tue OhJcSh'c pOti4N ttihs '"iN hiah
hall, where the exercises Of the day
were held. As the procession moved
along toward Hartman's ball IT was
watched by thousands OF persons who
| congregaied on the route and IN Ia
windows of the business blocks. The
children were frequently cbeered by
the spectators as the procession pro
ceeded. They were greatly admired,
and many comments were made re-
gsrding their bright and beautiful az.
pearance.
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