The Worcester spy., 1898-11-03

did old glory wave from nearly every
residence along the line Of march, but
IN many cases the show windows of the
big business stores were profuse in
their decorations Of red, white and blue
emblems
Webster has never seen such night
IT was indeed gala night. The boys
who volunteered their services to fight
Spain were given an ovation they win
nsvers forget. AS the parade passed up
Main street hardly could an unoccu-
pied spot he found The principal
street Of the town was a surginS mass
Of Young aud old. who were ali strain
ing to catch a glimpse of the procession
as it passed The parade Was the
largest ever seen in town.
At x so o'clock the arrival Of the
special train from SouthbridGe, bearing
the members Of Company x and inyit-
ed guests, rolled into the local depot
With one accord the air was rent with
loud cheers by the enormous crowd
that had congregated in the vicinity
The band struck up a national air, and
excitement was at q boiling point. So
enthusiastic We're the spectators thai
it required tho entire Efforts of the
police to hold them in check, but
everything taken together. the crowd
Was well handled.
Southbridge delegation and Company
X fell into line The local part of the
procession had beer formed previous t.
the arrival of the train. and few
minutes before s O'clock the process
sion moved
Following is the makeup Of the line Of
march
Chief Marshal. Fired A. Wellington,
Aids H. H Brown T. K . Bartlett Gil
bert Osborne.
German Band, u pieces John Warnke
,s&stthew Lyon Post. Grand Army, 50 men
Capt Sturgeon.
Company X, SIKH Massachusetts Folun-
teers, 100 men. under command OF
Lieut., NJ X I.aGroiNs
Sehrieper.
Turn Nerin Society, - men. in command
Of 3. j.. Meiler and 0tto Fritsther
Twenty active Turner'S
Emitted Workmen - men. command of
T. II. Hughes
Court friendship. r. Of A.. 50 men, com
mand of j. f. Mahar and Wm. F
Ilaggerty.
Young Mems Drum Corps y men James
Cummings, drum major.
81. PatriclS.s $ Catholic Temperance Asso
citation, - mei command of Edward
Farrell. president
Division l. a. Q. II 100 men, comman'
OF j. a. Dickey.
ST Jean Baptiste Band. q mon, Hector z
Bouay, leader.
ST. Johns Temperance Society. 200 men
command Of ] !. Brssitte
St. -Joaeplis Band, i men Joseph Lindi
gan. leader
ST. Joseph,s Society. 200 men Frank \
Dufour commander.
Carriages containing town officials and in
vited guests
The procession swung onto aiail
street and marched to the Merino ston
bridge eountermarching to South Vii
lase store. when they returned dow
Main street and marched to Music hail
waer4 reception and entertainment
ensued.
The parade was started by a eontinu
Gus blowing Of the FIRE alarm, ana all O
tho factories either ringing their bell
or footing their whistles.
M along the route many demOnstra
tions took place that thrilled the heart
of the younger soldiers and made In
blood tingle in the veins Of the olde
veterans. Amid the glare of red fire. tn
hum Qf the slIyrockets, and the nation
al strains. the procession filed int
Music hall. where the second portion 0
the program was rendered.
Company X Immediately marched t
the stage. and with the local clergy
with the selectmen Of Webster. Dude
and Southbfidge the exercises Wer
opened by Maurice 7. Glare of tn
board of selectmens who, in behalf O
the townspeopie cordially welcomed tn
members Of X company.
T.. ID. C,lemans, musical director of tn
Methodist Church. got together
double male quartet. ana rendered seN
eral selections. The clergymen one b
one. responded with few brief ne
marks The quartet comprised y. L
ClemanS, Geo. n. Steele. d. N. Cowit
Edward Shanley. s. S. Hawkins, Wn
J. Marble, c. Nj, Nash and Arthur Rein