Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-04
Wherever Duty Calls There They Are to
 Be Found
HALL AISLES TO BE KEPT CLEAR
The Law to be Strictly Enforced by the Police-Ob- servaton of the Fourteenth Anniversary of the Elks An Occasion Which Marked Red Letter Day in the History of the Organization

Tn response to an invitation of the
 new Northwest Hose company, No. [, all rne companies of the department assisted the baby company in cele-
 Drating the event that carried with it
 the reception of the nsw and fully equipped hose wagon. the handsomest
 and perhaps the best in the service of
 the city. The result was a parade
 Thursday night of the fire department of the city of New London, volunteer
 organization composed of over six
 hundred men, although all are not on
 the active list of the department, but ever ready to do fire duty. It Is this
 body of men and influence they have
 that prevents paid fire department in
 New London and saves the city thou
 sands of dollars annually and without
 imperiling the lives and property of the citizens generally. The service is fully as good, if not better than could be
 given by a paid fire department such
 as would be supported by a city the
 size of New London. Therefore. a vice is not apparent and the efficient service rendered warrants the citizens in making fair appropriations for the support of the department and fur nishing up-to-date equipment.
 True, there is . sooiaI side to the fremen's life in New London. but where duty calls them, there you will find them," every time. end on time, at that. So just as long as the depart ment members insist on tine retention of a volunteer department it will be re- tained, and that point will never be in- sisted upon so long as the present ef- f1ciency iSImaintafned. is The night pa- rade was a big success and the people that lined the sidewalks as the process sion passed were proud of the fire lad dies and of the good service rendered Tho Y1aY.a6A Tya v1no xaS contrast to those that have been for merly held in the city, where every-or- ganization in the parade was headed by a band of music. the best that could be obtained. In the Thursday night parade there was but one band. a local organization. known as the Standard which furnished music sufficient fol the first marching company. but that was all. There would have been other bands in the Nne but for the fact that the Northwest Hose compAny was tht host Of the occasion and tho other companies could not with becoming grace break up the whole procession so to speak. The Standard band was composed in tho main ef union musi- clans, and as a union organization would not march fin q procession where there were non-union or amateur was but one brass band in the parade of the New London fire department Thursday night.
 Tho police authorities of New Lan don are to strictly enforce the fa~ which prohibits people from standing 1 in the aisles of places of amusement and it is well that such a thing is tc come to pass, as it were. The ukase l has gone forth that the law must be
 respected. So mote 1t be. But if this particular order to the police is nc 1o oSf f.a nkh A1oi have been issued, it will not be very ! long before there is return to the old conditions and people will be permit ted to block the aisles At certain per