Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-05
CELEBRATION WAS A SUCCESS
The Big Parade Band Concert Sports and the Greeting to Governor Roberts Passed of With.
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 1 cal program and had an opportunity o
 seeing how much headway had beer
 made towards improving the park dur
 ing the past few years.
 The concert at Manhan street in thu
 evening by the Torrington band ant
 the display of fireworks brought tht l official program to close. Every
 thing was handled in a praiseworthy
 manner, so much so that nobody could
 help remarking that the management I was all that could have been desired.
 Court Fruitful Vine made a good
 appearance in a handsome float. It is estimated that something in the
 neighborhood of 2,OOO persons were in l the line of march.
 The Concordias made a hit. Those
 long streamers of red. white and blue looked pretty and were an object of
 much attention all along the line. An. but that salute to the governor
 and others at the revolving stand was
 the real thing. The soldier boys did things so gracefully that many went through the same maneuyers without
 knowing it.
 The float of Washington camp, P. O. s. A.. representing Washington at Val
 ley Forge, was happy selection. al-
 though youngster on Grand street
 said he didn't think that was Wash
 ington at all.
 The music, local and out of town.
 was of a high order. Where all are in the superlative degree there is no need of individual mention: but 1t is no
 harm to say that the local musicians maintained their reputation for having no superiors in the state.
 The fireworks committee covered itself with glory. To be sure some fault was found with the location for the display. but it would be impossible to pick out place to suit everybodys notion On the whole the committee and all the committees did well.
 That was very handsome float Barcelona council, K. of C.. got up for the occasion. It is presumed that it was Intended to represent one of the little crafts that made up the fleet that sailed with Columbus on his voyage of discovery of the western world.
 The chimes at St Johns church never were heard to better advantage than yesterday morning and last evening A great many sat on their verandas in the morning and listened to the open ing Chapter in the days doings when the chimes rang out at 6:30 o'clock.
 The military boys made good showing Company q was out in full force and Company A was there. too, notwithstanding all reports to the con- trary. The Hibernian Rifles. in con- mand of Captain Griffin. turned out in full numbers and made a very credita- ble showing.
 Wadhams post. q. A. R., was a fea- ture of the parade. The boys are thin hing out fast. but the few that are still with us are bound to keep up the of the Waterbury soldier for being ever on hand whenever any thing is going on that tends to reflect honor on the Stars and Stripes.
 A tall hat makes a wonderful change Tn the appearance of some men. No doubt this is the reason so many mis- took Mayor Elton for one of the out )f town guests. one woman pointing him out to her children as the governor ,f the state. She may have used the future tense. but the reporter didn't | near it.
 Talking about floats. but wasn't that | by employees of the New Eng | and Watch Co the real thing? Daniel | Lawlor represented Uncle Sam and | thirteen lady employees of the concern the thirteen original states | # the Union. Very few noticed the ioat. but everybody saw Sam and the adies.
 Considering the size of the crowd I here was good order about the streets. | )f course there was lots of noise. but D the language of young America, hat is what the Fourth of July is for. That's all right, but really those fel- ows about the streets with the long ticks that made such a racket were
 nuisance: some called them an abom- nation.
 Waterbury has the finest lot of orsemen in the state Something to his effect has been said before and was repeated yesterday. Say. isn't fajor Ramon wonderfully well pre- erved man for one who rode a charger I the war of '61! Egad, as John 'Neill would say. but he looked ounger yesterday than any of the ther men in saddles.
 Superintendent Walker of Hamilton ark is bashful man and must have alt somewhat embarrassed at all the ice things that were said of him yes .rday. Very few who collected there , hear the concert thought so much l ne had been bestowed upon it and hen they got there and saw so many , beds of flowers. babbling , cooks. cosey hooks and delightful ave IIes and cunning walks they scarcely l, new what to say. Somebody wanted ! : know where the bathing pond was. Tt the superintendent gave this aues- I on deaf ear, if he heard it at all.