Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

american Federation of Labor mas
been heard from this week by Secre-
tary Walter Y. Spaulding OF the Gen.
trail Labcf union, with the word that
ne will arrive here Monday on the
2.0b train from New York. This will
be just In time for President Mitchell
to get into the parade at the head OF
the division made UP of the locals OF
this city. In the carriage with Pres
ident Mitchell will be Secretary Sraul-
ding of the c. L. u, Michael ]. KEEL
ley, business. agent and secretary of
the Carpenters union, and John ].
Connolly. president Of the Polishers'
union. There will be a special Mitch
ell button for every labor man in the
parade, while the presence of their
great leader is counted upon by the
labor men to rally every man to their
ranks. giving Mr.. Mitchell a demon
stration of the strength of organized
labor in this city.
The local men have also taken adj
vantage of Mr.. Mitchell's coming to
arrange to have him speak, and he
will give an address on Union square
about hal fan hour after the parade
is over. When the parade is disbRnd-
ing at the Wauregan house corner
the labor division will march back to
the bandstand at Union square, where,
after one or two selections from the
band, Mr.. Mitchell will be introduced
to speak. The opportunity to hear this
great leader will be eagerly grasped, it
is expected, and Union square should
be none too large to accommodate
those who will wish to- hear him.
Entries for Sporting Events.
The entries received for the ath-
letic events Monday morning at the
Fair Grounds, making this the opening
feature of the celebration insure well
hlled classes in every event with
close contests for the money prizes
offered for the professional events. and
the gold and bronze medals which will
reward the amateurs. The following
are the names now in the hands of
DR.. d. ]. Shahan. chairman of the
committee.
Amateurs-C. Sands, j. Sullivan. G.
Bushee, ]. Gadle, ]. Martin, E. Corey,
2. Loudon, c. Cassidy, H. Bran, P.
]. Macarthur. r. McKenna, e. St Ar
mour, ]. D. Charron, W. Shugrue, T.
Shea, F. Lord, A. Aberg, ]. Casey, D.
Campbell, ]. Magner, A. Scott, N. Pip
pin, A. Finlayson, w. Krimpsky, ].
Nolan, Jr., F. Carron, w. Jones, P.
Sullivan, G. Carpenter, P. Carberry, T.
Fields. T. Mccarthy, Q. Bjork, A.
Downing, G. Gelineau, E. Lawler, R.
Pilling, r. Potter, w. Boyd, D. Shea
han, w. Hines, ]. ]. Sullivan, ]. G.
Mcnamara, v. Carron, H. Burdick. r.
Wagner, ]. Mccormick, James Hig-
ham, 7. Hendrick, w. Rabishaw, John
Higham, F. Buckley, r. Rankin, L.
Ashland, A. Mcnamara, LeR. Swan,
Falvey. Eddie Mcmahon, Jr., ]. Nc
Caffrey w. bearing, ]. Nevins.
Professionals-S. Sullivan, T. Tuck
ey, j. Plante, 7. Hogan, S. Austin, ].
WALL g. Ring, E. Popham, H. Wake
field, G. Lavarge, ]. Mcintyre, D. Con-
nell A. Krump. D. Campion, J. MORT
arty, H. Counihan, H. Sakel, w. Bou-
chard, J. Wilson, e. Nichols. ]. Nc
CaA, W. McKenna. w. Kilkenney ].
W. Geer.
Red Men Satisfied.
In answer to the protest entered by
the degree team of Nonowantuc tribe,
No. A. Improved Order of Red Men,
OF New London, against the position
in the line of march allotted to them
in the parade on July at at the two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of Norwich, a letter was sent
to them Tuesday afternoon from DR..
P. H. Hartman, Chairman of the pa
rade committee, to the effect that the
Red Men would be given a place at
the head of the third division, preced-
ing the band Of that division.
This position meets with the ap-
proval of the committee in charge of
the affair, and it is definitely settled
that the organization will come to
Norwich on horseback on July g.
st. Marys T. A. 8. Participants.
st. Mary's T. A. B. society at a spe-
cial meeting this week adopted a plan
to preserve for future reference the
names Of its members who shall par
tlcipate in the parade, arranging to
have rollcall before they start out
from their rooms on Broadway. Ev-
cry man responding to the roll and
marching in the parade is to have his
name inscribed upon a roll which will
be framed and hung in the rooms so
that the names can all be known when
the town celebrates its 300th anniver-
sary The meeting was an enthusiast
tic one and from the interest shown it
is expected that the society may have
100 in line. Straw hats, with canes,
dark clothes and white gloves were
adopted as the parade costume, and
the society will have a rehearsal drill
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in their
hall. Noon Monday has been set as
the hour to gather at the rooms Dan
lei T. Shea and James J. Casey have
been appointed from st. Mary's So
ciety to be aids upon the staff of Col.
John P. Murphy
Board Of Trade QuarterIies.
The board of trade quarterlies. which
contain an account of the celebration
committee meetings, have been placed
on sale at the news dealers, and boys
are also finding a ready sale on the
streets and at the houses. They con-
tain programme. as well as the 9TH
er interesting reading.
Decorations Still Appearing.
Another busy day was put IN by the
decorators on Wednesday. The court
house has received a portion of its
patriotic dress for the occa sion al
though the work is by no means COM
pleted Over $125 worth of flags a.oluI
have thus far been placed on t'o
building, and there are many more to
come. There is something unique in
the decorations being entirely different
from the stye used on other buildings,
while the entrance is being given an
added touch by having the columns
covered with white.
On the West Side the Norwich Wine
and Spirit company has put up in at
tracttVe style many flags. while the
and McMahon's market is also swathed
in the popular colors. The Peck, Nc
Williams company have decorated their
building, on Central wharf. with red,
white and blue, atraotiveiy placed.
The John G. George H. Bliss build
ing is one of the pretfily decorated
buildings, with a style Of its own, while
there is a liberal display of electric
fer1a4 Nx.s.