Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-19

progress has been made, ana II -
certain that there will be large turn
out, the indications pointing 10 ABOUT
5000 me in line.
The line Of march has been DECIDED
upon and will provide for several
miles of marching, with more for the
division containing the floats.
The parade viii form in ShetuckeI
street, lower Broadway. Commerce
Little Water, Water. Main, West Main |
and washington streets. 1t will go |
through Main from Shannon's corner
TO Preston bridge, where it will coun-
termarch to and up Broadway TO the !
Harland road and countermarch down
Washington street to Sachem street,
and halt, forming In mass on VIII
liams avenue, Lincoln avenue and Sa-
chem streets. The floats will continue
| on from Harland corner to and around
the old town green, and joining the
| others the procession will move down
| washington street, through Main and
| disband at the junction Of Main and
| Shetucket streets. The division OF
| the floats will form on the East SIDE,
so that division will not counter
march through Main, but enter the line
| in its place at Preston bridge.
| The aides and the sub-marshal and
| his aides for the several divisions
have not been made up entirely as yet,
| hut it is hoped to have a doctor on the
staff of the marshals, and it has been
arranged that ambulances will be sta
| toned at different points for use, II
There win be seven division Of the
parade and there will be is and posi-
bly, more bands.
None of the divisions have been
made up except the first, which Will be
as follows:
Battalion Of United States regulars,
midshipmen from Annapolis, six COM
| ~ C0mDa-
MES Governors Foot Guards, Putnam
Phalanx, detachment of cavalry artll-
lery. and infantry from the Grand
Army There will be five bands in
this division, one with the regulars,
one with the midshipmen, one with
the coast artillery companies and TWO
with the Foot Guards.
The committee has been notihed
that the following organizations Will
take part in the parade: Letter car
riers' association with band, Modern
: Woodmen, Galibaldi society italla AT
! Benevolent society, o. B. A, NO. o.
United Germans of Norwich, which in
cludes Sons of Hermann, Froelichkelt
society. Taftville Maennerchor and
: Taftvilie Schuetzen, Swedish society
with Viking ship and band, First ano
second divisions, A. o. H, with bano
! st. Mary's T. A. and 3. society WIZ
band. Tierney cadets, st. Anne's Tenn
, perance society float, st. Georges So
4 ciety with band, Central Labor union
: | with band, Red Men.
There will be many floats, twenty
u of which will represent the schools;
: others will be Colonial club, w. Z. L
s. u. order Of Protection, Foresters, New
London county horticultural society
8 Halle club, Open House club, Chelses
y boat club, knights of Pythias.
! There will be % floats in the indus
q trial section, as follows: Yantic wool
y en- mills, Shetucket company, U.
] Finishing Co., Falls Co, Norwich Bel
Allen Arms Co.. McCrum- Howell CO
: C2), Scott & Clark Corp, Totoket
n mills. Ponemah mills, c. H. Davis
e Co. Norwich Nickel &, Brass Co, Un
+ cas- Paper Co, Ulmer Leather Co.,
3. Martin Co, Uncas Speciality Co
- Reliance Worsted Co, Morris Sussm maj
II Bard Union Co., John T. Young Boil
- er Co.
.o The appeal Of the committee to meT
e chants to participate in the parad
with floats has resulted In but thre
q thus far notifying the committee the
y, they will take part. They are FRO
nt Steam laundry, Charles Slosberg, an
GU Stoddard. Gilbert Co. 1t is understood
ne a number Of others are intending
u take mart, but they have not nottfie
the committee, but should should 9
SO at once as well as any other WI
"a has possibly been overlooked. All
ne society which does not appear in IL
~, LIST or which may have been overlook
u ed would be welcomed by the comm
Nd tee.
IS Action by Executive Committee.
'eS At o'clock Friday afternoon the
was a meeting of the executive con
mittee Of the celebration at the Cel
trial fire station, and a session las
held
me much business done. Bills of prin
an ing and advertising were approved al
'ro an appropriation made to the Inv
me tation committee to cover postage a.
me clerical work.
lg 1t was voted that William B. You
loe be authorized to get the Monegan l
'n- dams to participate, and 1t is unde
nus stood there are about twenty W
will appear in the parade, some
their full costume. Some of the null
10 Der will ride.
)ne letter was received from Capts
ew Hagberg of the Third company, co
lu- tanning a proposition to feed the
orK members Of the coast artillery cor
at who will be here, and money was a
NE propriated for that purpose.
ct- 1t was voted that the chief marsh
C. w. Gale, should have charge OF
the bands hired by the music Co
I'M mittee between the hours of one a
Us six
and Chief Marshal Gale and Charm
urp Hartman of the procession commit
SEQ were given authority to furnish emit
IN tainment for the officers and dist
De guished guests here for the parade.
It was voted that the selectmen 9
- town officials and the city ofticl
and members of the court of comm
Council be invited to take part in
celebration. Seats are to be reser'
for them on the reviewing stand
at the literary exercises in the tn
ter.
An appropriation was made to !
for the band stands for the sevf
sections Of the city and they will
A built by the committee which
charge Of the reviewing stand. T
are William F. HILL w. H. Coll
John McWilliams, Joseph c. Bls
sor and William C. Young. The revi,
ing stand will be constructed on CT
sea parade just north of Willif
avenue, on the west side Of Broadv
There will be boxes along in the II
with five rows of seats in back,
seating capacity to be 700. On
reviewing stand a place will be rou
AIMS ed out in front for the president.
will be sheltered by canvas. The
tinguished guests will have seats Il
and the balance will be sold. 1t
Won also decided that there should b
d be stand from which the president
distinguished guests ca nview the
works and this will be erected by
same committee, next to the posto
on government ground. Postma
Caruthers is now in communica
with the postoffice department reg
ing the right. This will hold a.
200 and affords a fine view of Ro
hill.
Winslow T. Williams reported
he had YareiVed assurances that