Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-31
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Carried to Success in Every Detail
Long Marching Line-Patriotic Ad-
dresses in the Various Cemeteries.

In this year of 50th anniversaries,
Willirnantic can feel proud of being
able to fittingly observe Memorial day
by having a parade that has not been
equaied in the city OF similar day
in wears.
The programme was carried out
without hitch. Veterans OF the civil
war, delegation of their sons and a
delegation from the United Spanish
War Veterans and others assembled
at Grand Army hall. where the start
was made at a little after a. m. to
make the round of the Windhams and
st Joseph's cemetery to decorate the
soldiers graves. Wheeler's American
band accompanied the detail. did
these children from Natchaug school:
Sopranos. Edith Barrows, Edna Burt,
Hattie A. Hail. Mildred Harroun,
Florence HOWE, Celia Israel, Helen 1.
Johnson, Evangeline Jones, Ellen
Judge. Ruth n. Weber, altos, Ruth
Greene. Beatrice J. Marrotte Olive L.
Robinson, Vida c. Whitman, who sang
China tails In Memory of the Soldiers,
and Germans The American Flag, IN
der the direction of C. II. Caswen. SUI
pervisor of music in the public schools.
Patriotic Addresses.
At Windham. Rev. Harry Crimes
! pastor of the Windham Center Congre-
gational church, delivered short adj
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Windham, Rev. Ralph G. Hartley, pas
| tor of the First Baptist church, paid
the tribute. and at st. Joseph's GEM
etery. Rev. M. j. Lynch, assistant pas
tor of St Josephs church, was the
speaker The band furnished music
and coming. The trip was made in
carriages and buses and a number of
automobiles were pressed into serv-
ice. The comrades and friends returned
to this city shortly after II o'clock
and dispersed at Grand Army hall,
where Francis S. Long Woman's Re
lief corps. No. %, had fine dinner
prepared and served to all who partici-
pated in the exercises of the forenoon.
Afternoon Exercises.
After dinner the parade was formed
on Valley street. the right resting on
High street, and proceeded down VAL
ley street to the old arnory on Cen
ter street. picked up Garde Florimond,
and then the Tiernev cadets at St.
Joseph's school hall on Valley street;
then on TO Jackson street, down Jack
son to Union street, through Union to
Main and up Main to High street,
where the Sons of Veterans. United
Spa nish War Veterans and Grand
Army comrades and Woman's Relief
UP Main street to Willimantic Gem
etery in this order: Marshal, J. d.
Willis; aides, James Robinson, Com
pany L. First infantry. c. n. G.; Rod
ericl1 Dion. Garde F1orimond. and
Frank P F'enton department com
.mander u. s. w "; Capt E. Fl. Rich
mond with Lieut.. Daniel Killourey and
platoon of police composed of Officers
Manley, Grady, Chamberlain, Cartier,
Hurley, Weeks and Enander; Wheel
er's American band, 25 pieces. Samuel
Goudreau. leader; Company L, First
inf 1t,.I- "a nf Do tr.ia T #
Sullivan, commanding: Garde Florf-
mond. Capt. Theodore Morrisette, COM
handing; Tierney cadets, Capt. Ed
ward Packet, commanding; Benajah
! e. Smith camp. No %. Sons of Vet
Grams. ID. p. Dunn. commander; De-
partnent Commander Frank P. Fen
| ton. United Spanish War Veterans,
with members of his staff; A. C. Ty-
| Ter camp. No 8. L. s. w v, % COM
1ades, William r. Harrington. COM
| fnander; Comrades John Hoey and A.
w. Sweet carried the department col
| ors and Comrade Isaac P. Perry car
ried Tyler camps colors. The United
| Spanish War Veterans turned out the
largest detail turned out by them in
recent years and appeared to good add
vantage in their uniforms complies ed
| in campaign hats and white gloves.
| They carried canes: the most inspirit-
| ing sight of all was the next delega-
| ton, the veterans of the civil war.
| Francis S. Long post, No. 80, G.. 4.
r.. forty strong. in dress uniforms,
Frank s. Shaffer. commander: a few
/ soldiers of the civil and Spanish wars
| in automobiles. the flower wagon and
| carriages filled with the members of
| Francis s. Long Woman's Relief corps
\ No. %.
| Upon the arrival at the cemetery
| ranks were opened and homage paid to
| the veterans and then each man in
| the procession took a bouquet and
was assigned to a grave of a deceased
| comrade. When all had been found
| taps We're sounded by Musician Stone
| of Company l. and the flowers were
| placed upon the graves. Assembly was
| then sounded and the procession form
| ed for the return march to Grand Ar
my hall. where it was disbanded