Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-01
WILLlMANTiC
FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAMME.
Big Parade Starts at 1030-Automobie
Parade-AthIetic Sports-Firewor<s.

The official programme for the big
ceIebrat ton on the Fourth of July was
arranged by Marshal Frank P. Fenton
and staff Friday evening and is as fol-
lows; 4.30 a. m, ringing of church
bells; 8 a. M. religious services at St.
Mary's church for Franco American
brigade: $50 a. m, formation of au-
tOmobile parade at Main street and
Columbia avenue. Line Of march:
Down Main to Union. Union to jack
son, Jackson to Maple avenue, Maple
to Church, Church to Spring. Spring
to Walnut, Walnut to Prospect, Pros
pect to High, High to Summit, Summit
to Church, Church to Prospect, Pros
pect to Jackson, Jackson to Ash. Ash
to Main. Main to Windham road, Wind
ham to Quercus avenue, Quarcus to
Nrescent Crescent to Fairview, Fair
view to Park, Park to Pleasant, Pleas
ant to Bridge. Bridge to Main Main
TO Thread Mill squade: 1890 a. m,
formation of grand military and civic
parade. Form on Valley and intersec;-
ing streets Line of march: Up Valley
to Windham, Windham to Main, Main
to Ash, at which point the divisions
streets until ordered to move by mar
shall except first division. which viii
go to Natchaug street and down Will
Iowbrook to Main. The other divisions
VIII take G1lStE DIGce III line DIS tIlS lei
of each preceding division passes their
right. Gen. A. J. Vaudeville and bri-
Sade will review the parade and then
march to their parade grounds, where
the field day exercises will take place.
The parade will continue up Main to
Jackson. Jackson to Valley, Valley to
Broad, Broad to Union. Union to Main,
to old Postoffice square, at which point
the floats and vehicles will line up on
the left side of Main street. The rest
of the parade will countermarch i'll
front of the block and then disband.
The marshal and staff will review the
parade a Railroad street. Gov. A. j.
Pothier, Mayor Daniel p. Dunn and
invited guests will review the parade
at the start on a stand in front of the
city hall.
The order of the parade will be as
follows: Marshal Frank p Fenton. and
staff; Wheelers' American band: Com
pany L, First infantry. c. y. G.;
Franco-American brigade Second d1-
vision, Chief Wade L. Webster COM
manding; W illimantic fire depart
ment: American Thread company's fire
brigade; South Windham fire depart
rnent: visiting firemen. Third division
Lyman Names drum corps; T. J..
Long post, No. 80 G. A. r.; A. C. Tyler
camp, No. s. L. $. w. V; B. f. Smith
camp. No %: S. of v; Tierney cadets;
F. S. Long w. r. c.. No Is; Anne
Wood EIderkin chapter, D. A. R.; w.
c. T. u; Willimantic Woman's club;
st. Michael's Italian society; Sodalitas;
Grex club: knights of King Arthur
Queens of Avillion: Pages of Arthur.
Fourth division-Baltic band; La So
ciete st. Jean Baptiste de Baltic: s..
Jean Baptist societe. Taftville; Court
Fabre, No. 3495. T. O. F.: Council
F'lorimond No. "A: Union st. Jean
Baptiste DAmerique and float: Court
Saint Cecile: Court F'lorelda, Forest
ers. Fifth division-Tubbs band of
Norwich: La Societe St. Jean Baptiste
of Willimantic: Les Artisans; St. Jo-
sephs' Polish society: delegations from
French societies of eastern Connect
cut: societies of st. Paul's Episcopal
church. Syrian societies: tpat OF Will
limantie Business Mems associa ton:
decorated carriages and floats; car
riaees for invited guests. Other organ
izations viii participate in the parade
and Will be assigned place in line
when they report: l o. m.- annual field
day of Franco American brigade of
New England at Horseshoe park; atll-
letic sports: horse racing: D. M.
aquatic sports at Nipnet Canoe club
house: y. m. band concert Wind
ham field: p. m. fireworks u hiI
back of Windham field.