Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-06

and C0unc1lmen C. Leslie HOpklnS,
 Louis H. Geer, Edgar B. Worthington,
 and Joseph H. Gilbert, Tax Collector
 Walter F. Lester, John Heath, Hugh
 Blackledge, Walter H. Woodworth,
 Thomas A. Robinson and City Treas
 urer Ira L. Peck, Street Commissioner
 George E. Fellows.
 In Broadway the parade halted
 at Williams avenue and the companies
 gave way to allow the president, gov
 ernor, with his staff to proceed to the
 stand. The town and city officials also
 went to the stand at this time. The
 head pieces of the First company bear
 the state seal and their uniform is slightly different from the hat of the
 Second company, hut making the two two commands, with the possible ex- ception of the Putnam Phalanx, the
 most strikingly equipped of the troops
 of Connecticut.
 PhaIanx Gets Big Hand. Those veterans of many marches and many such occasions as that of Monday, the famous Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, were never more appre- ciated than they were in Norwich. There were thousands among the throngs that bordered the line of march who saw them for the first time, though knowing them well by reputation.
 These were quickly recognized by their blue continental uniforms with wide buff facings and the plumed cha peaux, worn with distinction by every man of them.
 Their tan-topped boots seemed to drag a little toward the latter end of the afternoon, but they finished the l march like the good soldiers that they are. Everywhere they were given great applause.
 Boys of '61. Members of Sedgwick post, G. A. R., made the First division complete and the float containing a score or more of the boys of '61 stirred up patriot ism at every yard of the parade. The gun and, carriage presented to the state by Governor Buckingham and which has a history of service, of capture by the confederates and recapture by the union forces, was also included in the G. A. R. section.
 Second Division. Behind Major William A. Wells and staff riding at the head of the second division was the Newark Letter Car riers' band, acting as escort for Post master Caruthers and his guests and the government employees of the city. The Last of the Mohegans, once proud tribe, represented in the parade by a half-dozen fantastically painted and garbed braves, on foot, and a few wo- men in carriages, was a suggestive feature linking the long gone past to the present.
 Then came the members of the Mod ern Woodmen of America. some uni- formed and carrying axes, and made very good showing.
 Next came the members of the O. B. A. society, and next in order the Joseph Garibaldi society, wearing scar- let blouses with bright green trim mings on the sleeves and also on the caps.
 The Putnam City band was escort for the United German societies, dis tinguished by their baldrics tinted in the colors of the Fatherland. The St. Jean the Baptiste society of Taftville
 made good showing and great deal of attention was attracted to their sec tion by the pretty float with lamb and child clad in sheepskin, represent | ing the boyhood of St. John. The Worcester Cadet band was at the head of the Swedish societies One company in this group were nat | tfly clad in white duck with yellow and white sasl1es. With them also was one of the most striking floats
 of the parade, Viking ship. in which