Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-02
PROGRAMME OF CELEBRATION
Revised Date Showing Places of Formation, Line OF
March and Order of Procession for Parade-Dedca
tory and Literary Exercises-President Taft to Speak
Theatre Seats Nearly All Gone.
Fifth aDiNsion

Fifth hDivision
Marshal Frank T. Naples and Staff
DR.. George Thompson, John Man
warning, Jr5 Raymond Clark, Fred
Stott, Miss Eola Browning, Miss
Edna ]. Naples, Miss Carrie Chap
man, Miss Maize Pendleton.
Floats
School Children
Sixth Division
Marshal Joseph d. Aiken and STAFF
Erastus w. Yerrfngton, Fitch A.
Dolbeare, L. Colcombet, e. G. Overt.
Floats
Industrial, Society, Merchants and
Trades
The procession win form in line at
one o'clock. At Las formation of col
umns in close order. Parade will start
prompt vat o'clock.
After the parade passes the reviewing
stand, the president will deliver an
address and then proceed to Buck
ingham Memorial, where a public
reception will be held until o'clock.
At $50 p. m. will occur the second
fight Of the ,airship.
At p. m.-There will be band con-
certs as follows: On Union square,
by Fifth Regiment band, NJ. v. NJ;
at Greeneville, by the Governors
Foot Guard band; at West Side, by
Hatch's First Regiment band, c. N.
G.; at Norwich Town, by Tubs
Military band. The concert on IN
ion square will extend until $50
o'clock; the others from to 8.
At $50 p. m.-Grand display of fire.
works on Rogers hill, above the
bank of the Shetucket river directly
opposite the station OF the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road. From this eninence the dis
play can be seen from nearly every
part of the city. This will be the
grandest display of fireworks ever
seen in eastern Connecticut. During
the evening the streets of the bust
ness section will be illuminated by
electrical arches and devices of a
spectacular nature.
Tuesday. July 6, 1909.
At $50 a. m.-Demonstration Of the
fire department at the Central sta
ton.
a. m.-rhird ascension of the air
ship.
10 a. m-Automobile parade. All au-
tomobiies will be decorated and
valuable prizes will be given. The
line of march will form on Broad
way with the first car at the theater
The autos will go up Broadway to
Washington street, up Washington
street to Norwich Town, around the
Norwich Town green back to Chel-
sea parade. passing the reviewing
stand again, turning into Williams
avenue to Washington street, down
Washington street to West Main
street, over to the West Side, up
Paramount street and Pearl street,
through Ann street to West Main
street and back to Buckingham Me-
morial then up North Main street,
around the car barn and down Cen
trail avenue to Main street and there
disband.ng.
1880 a. m.-Dedication of a memorial
fountain at the Little Plain by Faith
Trumbull chapter, D. A. r.
The Star Spangled Banner,
Tubs Band.
Invocation.
REV Lewellyn Pratt, D. D.
Greeting,
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Buel, state regent
Connecticut d. A. r.
Ebenezer Learned.
Presentation of the fountain,
Mrs. Ellen NJ. X. Bishop, regent.
Unveiling
Miss Mary Lanman Huntington,
Miss Helen Lathrop Perkins.
Reception Of the fountain,
His Honor Mayor Costello Lippitt
Address,
Rev. Edwin w. Bishop, D. D.,
Oak Park, III.
Closing words.
Mrs. Sara t. Kinney. honorary state
regent, Connecticut d. A. R.
America.
2 p. m.-Lterarv exercises at the
Broadway theater, as follows:
2. Opening address by the president
Williams.
9. Reading of scripture, Rev. S. H
Howe d. D.
4. Prayer.
8. Anthem-Choir of 15e voices con-
Quoted by Frederick w. Lester.
6. Welcome by the mayor, Hon. Cos
tello Lippitt
T. Historical address-President Hair
ny A. Garfield of Williams college.
s. Hymn-choir and audience.
3. Historical address-Arthur l..
Shipman, ESQ, of Hartford
10. Hmyn-choir and audience.
IL. Historical address-Hon Samuel
0. Prentice. associate Judge Of the
supreme court of Connecticut.
II. Original hymn-choir and audi
ence.
IS. Reading of "The Inland city
(Stedman), Rev. Lewellyn Pratt.
D. D.
IA. Singing-America
At 4 p. m.-Game of baseball between
two state league teams.
$50 p. m.-Last ascension of the air.
ship.
7.30 p. m.-Concert by Tubbs' Military
band near the harbor.
p. m.-Water carnival and illuminat-
ed display in the llarbor under the
management of the Chelsea Boat
club. Grand electrical display on
business blocks and t1loroughfares. :
Loan Exhibit.
The headquarters of the celebration
will be on the main floor of the Buck
ingham Memorial.
The loan exhibition, under the man
agement of Faith Trumbull chapter,
D. A. r., will be open at the Converse
Art gallery July to z, inclusive, at
the following hours:
Saturday July g. from 2 to D. M.
Monday, July s. from 10 a. m. to 2
p. m.
Tuesday, July 6, from to p. m.
Wednesday, July Z, from 10 a m. to
s p. m.
No Vehicles on Streets of Parade.
In arranging for the formation Of
the divisions, Chief Marshal Gale has
left Main street free, side streets be-
ing used. He desires that all streets
for the formation and for the passing
Of the parade should be free from all
vehicles of every description.
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