The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
Does Herself
Proud on st.
Johns Day.
BIG PARADE AND RACES HELD.
Worcester Boy Rides Pluck
lily, But Was Outdone
in a Pretty Event.

Gardner, July 24.-The st. Jean Bap-
tiste society of Gardner will long 1e-
the first real celebration of St. John :
day in Gardner, and it was certainly
a successful one.
Not only did the committee of ar
rangements work hard to make the
event a memorable one for the town
as well as the society, but the bust
ness men and many citizens enthusiast
ticaIly co-operated with them. A great
portion of the latter part of this week
was passed in decorating buildings for
the occasion, and the appearance of
the buildings along the line of march
and especially in West Gardner, was
very attractive.
Red, white and blue were used abun-
dainty and American, French and
Irish flags appeared in plenty. Every
business block in the vicinity of West
Gardner square showed the taste u
the decorators. On Parker street near
the West street school house, was
large arch of green boughs entWirHd
with the national colors. On either
side was a Shleld bearing TIE "O'"'
"Welcome."
Park street where many of the mem
bers of the Gardner societies I've was
prettily decorated, nearly every house
showing the red, white and blue. Mic
way between the lower end OF the
street and Crystal Lake park was
large arch of evergreen.
The Gardner societies formed in front
of St. Jean hall in Robillards BLOCK
on Parker street at O'Clock ana
marched to NOtre Dame du Rosa,fe
church, where a high mass was ceie-
brated by the pastor, Rev. A. e. Ian
gevin. After mass the line torrnCd III
this manner the out of town societies
arriving in the meantime. Inc 4'He
moved in this order:
Chief marshal, A. Robichaud; aids'
MILFORD CarOn, Joseph Fregeau' OllNeI
Paul, Adolph Tourigny Gu.
Escort Of police officers T. F. Shay
Samuel Cantin, F. L. Hawkins, Wlllam
Flood. 90
pieces: Albert LabOnte, leader.
St. Jean Baptiste Society, Gardner
200 men, S. Lafamme president; An
thony o. Marshall, first commander;
Albert Lafontaine, second commander.
Garde d'Honneur Fife and Drum
Corps of Worcester, 10 pieces; Wllllahi
Liberty, leader
Garde d'Honneur, Worcester; Capt.
| ]. A Blair; first Lieut.. l.. E. Lucler'
second Lieut.. Joseph Bousquet
Sixth Regiment Drum Corps, Fltch-
burg, 6 pieces; John c. Crotty, leader.
Division 6, A. 0. H., Gardner, So men;
Thomas Brazell, marshal; Philip A.
Ward, assistant marshal.
Geoffrion Band, Ftchburg, % pieces;
Albert Lefebvre, leader.
I L'Union Dramatique, Fitchburg, 81
men; F. X Norm, president; Edward
MERCER marshal; George BrigeYin,
assistant marshal.
Barouche containing Edward CadieuX
OF Holyoke, president of the federation
committee; Rev. A. f. Langevin, pas
tor of Notre Dame du Rosaire Church,
Gardner; Prime Robichaud and c. z
BOivin of Fall River, secretary of thf
federation committee.
Hack containing Rev. J. F. McDer-
mott, pastor of the Church of tn
Sacred Heart, Gardner; Rev. F, X.
ChagnOn of Champlain, n. y; Rev.
FIR. Peron, o. NJ. /, Lowell; Rev. /. f.
Barry, Curate at NOtre Dame du RO-
saire Church Gardner
Hack containing w. I. Cote, Henry
Pouliot and c. z. Gauvin of Woon-
socket, r. L, St. Jean Baptiste So
lciety
iDdEOutllt containing AltAlS NIueIln,
Rosa L'Huillier, p. G.. Lafieur and Dr.
A. n. Leblanc.
Barouche containing A. Alic, Jules
Peltier. F. Menard and Z. Valley.
BarOuChe containing Alexis Marion.
Remi Chagnon. David Larocque and
Adelard Dufond. officers of the League
of the Sacred Heart of the Notre Dame
du Rosaire Church.
The line marched through Nichols
K nnElfpn Plea farrr.T
Elm, Park Vernon, Parker. West
Graham and Park streets to CRYSTAL
Lake Park where the afternoon was
spent.
The committee which carried out the
arrangements so well, consisted Of {
Latiamme, chairman Louis Panel
secretary; A. TOurigny. treasurer: O.
=. FIeury }. Goguen, B. Grammond
O. Paul, w. Caron, A. Robichaud aud
J. Fregeau.
The bicycle races We're very. good IN
the afternoon. The features " ere ~
match race between II. L. Wqito ofI
worcester and E. 5. Colby of Gardner
and the finish of the half-mfle bandil
cap. In the match race Colb,. cot ,
good lead on Waite in the first hear
| but the plucky Worcester ride |
craWled up in the stretch and lost h,. |
about two feet. In the second hear
there was pretty finish, Colby lead |
ing by narrow margin. In the foa1l
Of the half-mile handicap CoIbv mod.
a grand squirt in the last Ian and I'm
lshed half a wheels length babi,.d
Drury. There was only one heat in
each race outside Of the matcn race
as the number Of entries was smaIIa~
The result was:
One mile for members Of St. lean
Dap I'dp'lSIe soclelles-Won by X. A. Yon-