Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-24
Services at Catholic Church in Morn
ins-Parade Through Principal
Streets-Events at Central Maine
Fair Grounds and City Opera House.

late sleepers, as the visiting societies
were escorted from the station to the
church where the observance Of the
day opened with a high mass.
The church was crowded to the doors
with the members of the different Or
ders taking part in the parade and
there was little room left for the many
who wished to take part in the SER
vices. High mass was celebrated by
Rev. F.. Narcisse Charland, pastor Of
the church.
Immeeiiate ly after the services at the
church the parade was formed in Elm
street with the right resting on Main
with the following formation:
Platoon of Police
Marshal and Aides
Watervile Military Band.
Company ii, n. G. S. NJ, Captain Z. II.
St. John the Baptist Society of Water
vile.
Catholic ForeSterS of Skowhegan.
Oakland Band.
St John the Baptist Society of Fairfield.
Society of Christopher Columbus of Far
field.
Soldiers of Sacred Heart of Waterville.
Union St. Joseph of Watervile.
Lafayette Band of Augusta.
ST. John the BAPTIST Society of Augusta.
BOulette'S Band of WaterVille.
Union Lafayette of Watervill@.
The clergy. invited guests and members
of the city government in carriages.
The line of march was taken up at
$50 o'clock and proceeded through
Elm street to Main, thence to Chap
lain, to Ticonic to Oak, to College ave-
nue., to Main, to Silver. to Sherwin, to
Summer, to Gold, to King, to Water,
to Paris, to Grove, to Water to Bridge,
to Front and thence through Temple
street to Monument Park where it was
disEanded and the participants took
cars for Central Maine Fair grounds
where dinner was served. The parade
was one of the finest ever seen in the
city for a civic function and all along
the line were heard complimentary
comments OH the appearance Of the or
CARNATIONS.
Along the line of march the Ameri-
can flag was displayed in great num-
Der of places. and a number of resi-
dences were finely decorated. Louis H.
Marquis was marshal of the day and
his aides We're, James Marcoux George
H. Grondin. Neal Gregory, George W.
Grondin. John Redderingue, Nelson
Ianglois. and William H. Rancourt.
Accompanying the st. John the Bap-
fist Society Of Waterville was float
decorated with American flags and
flowers and bearing a mite of a girl
dressed in Il cloak of fleece and leading
by a ribbon a snow-white sheep.
At the Central Maine Fair grounds
in the afternoon nearly 5000 people had
an excellent time. On arriving
1T the park the participants in the
parade We're seated at great tables
spread under the grand stand and lad
eli with all sorts of good things and
here the hungry men were fed and
made happy. Dinner over. the people
scattered ever the park and there was
plenty to amuso them. The midway
was running almost in fair-time fash
ion. and the tin-type tents and other
attra did rushing business The
great grand stand was almost filled
with people and five bands furnished
music during the afternoon. A concert
by four of the bands was a feature of
the day. The vaudeville troupe from
| the Cascade Theatre occupied the stage
near the Judges stand and entertained
the crowd between the heats Of the
| races. The bah game between the Oak
land and North End teams attracted
n big crowd, and the enthusiasm was
such rs, has not been seen since the
great games between the Waterville
and Fairfield teams a year ago. The
| track could hardly have been in bet
ter condition for racing and the big
crowd fairly went wild over the close
finish in several Of the heats. The car
service during the day was excellent
and the big crowd was handled with
out trouble, though all the spare cars
had to be pressed into service and
quick trips made to and from the park.
The police service during the day was
also of the best. During the forenoon
the streets were kept clear for the pas
sage of the parade and there was none
of the congestion that is usually seen
when big crowd turns out. At the
park also the police were always on
! hand, keeping thu crowd back out Of
harms way and taking care of the few
offenders who demanded their atten-
| tiGn.
| In the City Opera house in the even
| ing there was hardly space to contain
| the great audience. so great was the
| desire to hear the famous st. Cecilia
band of Lewiston and the grafton. The
St Cecilia band is composed of boys
all under the age Of IA years. and they
play in a manner that would do credit
| to a regimental organization. They
| gave fine concert and drew roars Of
| applause. The Grafton, delivered in
French by Rev. Fl. Delor of Lewiston.
was listened to with eager interest by
the great crowd. FIR. Delor gave an
able address and it was fitting end
| ing to the celebration of the day. The
members of the committee are to be
, congra tulated on the success of their
| celebration. for a great success it GER
| tainly was. and probably nothing like
| it has ever been seen in the State be-
fore.
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