The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
Members of the Swedish W. C.
7. U. Make an Impressive 49,
peal to Voters for a No-LicenSe
Majority Tuesday
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
PARADE THE STREETS
Principal ThoroughfareS Lined
With People Who Cheered the
Paraders - TransparenCieS
Used in the Appeal for the Abo-
Iition of the Saloon

One of the most impressive sights
that has ever been presented to the
gaze of the people of this city was the
parade of the Swedish school children
of this city in the interest of no-license,
last night. 1t is the first parade of
school children in this city for such
a cause and will do a great deal to
bring out large no-license vote at the
polls Tuesday. The parade was the
closing effort of the Swedish w. c. T.
U. in its fight for no-license in this
city, and Will do more for the cause
than anything that has been done so
far in its campaign. The parade was
in the nature of a torchlight procession,
although all that took part did not
carry torches. The parade was formed
at the First Swedish Congregational
Church. on Salem Square, and the
children began to assemble as early as
5. 80 o'clock. The parade was scheduled
to start at $50, but it was o'clock
before it got under way. The order Of
the parade was:
Platoon of police, in charge of Sergt.
Walter N. Drohan.
White Regiment Fife and Drum
Corps Louis Dominus leader.
White Regiment: Company A, 10
boys-Capt. Howard Dow, First Lieut..
John Baker, Second Lieut.. Harry
Ernest Llewellyn, First Lieut.. Houston
Remington, Second Lieut.. Carl Slo-
cumb.
Fifteen members Of the Swedish w.
c. T. y. under command of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Anna Erickson.
Thirteen boys and 10 girls under
command of C. L. Slocumb.
Fifteen men brought the rear.
The parade was formed at the
church by C. L. Slocumb, who had en-
tire charge. The members of the White
Regiment made a nice appearance in
their uniform of white duck pants and
red capes, and each member wore a
badge on his breast on which was writ
ten the words, 'Vote No For my Sake"
All the members of the regiment car
ried torches. The, school children wore
badges OIL their breasts with the same
inscription as the members of the regi-
ment. as did also the members of the
W. c. T. u and the men who brought
up the rear of the procession.
The children in line were of all ages
from the child of four years to boy and
girl Of Is. Before the parade the chill
dren were assembled in the church
where they were addressed by C. l..
Slocumb. after which the children sang
America" and prayer was offered by
Rev. Joseph Mattson of the Swedish
Finnish Congregational Church All
along the route of march crowds lined
both sides of the street and cheered
the children as they passed.
There were IA transparencies in the
parade borne by the children with these
inscriptions: For My Sake Vote Mo-"
ITO Save Your Homes Vote No." For
Your Boys Sake Vote No." For
Your Girls Sake Vote Mo-" For the
Good of Your City Vote No." and a
large one was borne at the head of the
girls division with the picture of a lit
tie girl and the inscription, For My
Sake Vote Mo- The route of the pa
rade was from the church up Salem
Square to Park Street to Main, south
to Myrtle. to Southbridge, north to
Main, to Lincoln Square to the church,
where the children disbanded.