Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-21
TWENTY-FlFTH YEAR OF
 ST. JEAN BAPTISTE SOCIETY
Celebrated by Big Parade at Taft ville-600 People in Line-Amuse- ments at German Club Grounds.

The St. Jean Baptiste society of Taftviie observed the twenty-fifth anniversary of it's founding Saturday afternoon with parade of fully 500 people participating. in which were the St. Jean Baptiste, LUnion St. Jean besides a number of the other French societies of Taftville r. q
 The parade began to form about o'clock at Parish hall on Merchants avenue, and shortly before half past three Chief Marshal Amede Pion and his aides, Louis Paradis and Xavier Marion, had all in line and the pro- cessiorr started, extending froin above Parish hall to the church. z
 Heading the line was Marshal Pion, with a number of other members of the St. Jean Baptiste society, mount ed. Wheeler's American band, which accompanied the societies from Will limantic, came next, followed by 26 members Garde Breboeuf, which was commanded by Nelson I1Heureux and made its first public appearance. In new uniforms of white duck and car rying swords received last week, the guard made a fine showing, march, ing with a precision that showed the result of four months of careful train ing.
 Many From Willimantic.
 After them came the wiIlimantic societies, all in in full uniform, 115 members of St. Jean Baptiste and 20 each of the Artisans and L'Union St. Jean. Their marshals were Pierre Fournier, Samuel Beaulieu and Napo- leon Gingras. Accompanying the Will limantic section in a hack were A J. Belcourt, president of the St. Jean Baptiste, Hormisdas Dion, president of L'Union St. Jean; William Duby, recording secretary of the Artisans society, and Adelard Ravenell, ex- president of the Taftville Artisans so- ciety.
 The Willimantic visitors came down and returned in special car.
 Tubbs' band came next, followed by a large delegation from the Lafayette club. Behind them in a hack were Rev. Arthur O'Keefe and Rev Philip Massicotte, John Eccles, and President Isidore Boucher of the St. Jean Bap- tiste society.
 The Knights of St. Louis were next, marshalled by J.. B. Larose, Damase Jarry and Joseph Rousseau. Following them. in a hack were Presidents Ma poleon Beausoliel of the Knights of St. Louis, Noise Labrecque of L'Union St. Jean, Albert Martel of the Artisans and Vice President Joseph Fregeau of the Knights of St. Louis.
 Float and Decorations.
 Led by St. James band of Danielson the members of L'Union St. Jean, Ar tizans and St. Jean Baptist brought up the rear, each members carrying a French Canadian flag. In the middle of this section was a float, portraying St. John with the lamb. Theodore Roy, the six years old son of Fred Roy, took the part of St. John. The float was decorated with flags and bunting.
 The line of march first led down Providence street, up Slater avenue, to MT. Eccles' house; then back through the other streets of the village, down Norwich avenue to Hunters avenue, and thence to the German Shooting club There was a big crowd of peo- pie to view the parade, and many of the houses were decorated with flags and bunting, particularly at the start on Merchants avenue. President Boucher's house on Norwich avenue was effectively draped.
 Arriving at the Shooting club. Garde Breboeuf, standing at salute. formed a lane through which the rest of the procession passed. The parade took nearly two hours.
 At the Club Grounds.
 At the shooting club there were many present and they were amused by a pie-eating contest and the bag race. The ice cream and soda water booths and bowling alley and other amusements found liberal patronagc. During the evening dancing was en- joyed, St. James orchestra blazing. and Professor Bernier of Danielson prompting. There were A numbers.
 Those in Charge.
 The various committees were as fol- lows:
 Lunch, Toussaint Brodeur. chair man, Hormidas Benoit, Anthim St. Germain, Francis Ferland, Adelard Belisle, Norbert Desroches, Ozias Ra- cine, George Couture, treasurer; re- treatments. Matthias Paradis. chair man and treasurer, Henry Therien, Frank Michon, T. Bessette, Adelard Boucher, ,Jr., Xavier Marion; dance, Eugere Gadbois, chairman, Joseph Frechette, Alonzo Roy, Arthur Mer- cier, Arthur Belair. Azarie Dugas, J. B. Boucher treasurer; knocking the babies down, Adelard E. Ravenell, chairman and treasurer. William Cha put; bowling, Charles Gadbois, chair man, Fred Roy, Francis Boucher; pin boys, J. Belair, w. Roy; ice cream, Ze- phir Breault. chairman, Alfred Caron, Stanislaus Breault; door, Anatole Des-