Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-06-13

Members of the various Sacred Heart
and Holy Name societies from all over
the county came To Putnam Sunday
TO take part in a mammoth demonstra-
ton. There were about two thousand
marchers in line escorted by four
bands The weather was ideal. The
shower Of the day before had laid the
dust, the air was clear and cool and
the day was perfect from any point of
view for the event and it was one of
the largest gatherings the city ever
saw.
Members Of societies began to arrive
on the early morning trains and troll
legs. Automobiles, automobile trucks,
motor cycles and bicycles, as we'll as
barges and carriages, poured steady
stream Of people into the city, until ut
3 O'Clock, when the parade was
scheduled TO start, the streets along
the line of march were lined with
spectators. The citizens responded to
the request that they display flags and
all along the streets where the process
sion passed the stars and stripes were
fiuttering in the gentle breeze.
The demonstration was most im-
pressive sight. Two thousand Catho-
lie men banded together pledged TO re-
we're, respect, and TO refrain from in
any manner desecrating the Holy
Name and to set n good example TO
others by their conduct. 1t is doubt
full If people had any realization of
the strength and numbers of this re-
ligious society. 1t embraces children
not over ten or twelve years old and
old men of grey hair above the three
score mark, and all were seen walking
side by side in the parade demonstrate
ing their loyalty to the purposes of the
organization.
rhe great body of marchers were eX-
cellently handled by Marshall Isaac
Champeau aud his aids. The line was
formed aud started Just rs the church
clock struck three and the march
went oil without hitch. There was
difficult problem when the line
reached the Square where 1t was To
countermareh after passing around the
fountain out nothing of this difficulty
appeared is the columns passed each
other rs smoothly as body of trained
soldiers.
Tie trolley company did all il pos
sibly could 10 handle the crowd. Every
available car was put into service and
run ut close intervals, but notwith-
standing their efforts large body
from Jewett city Was unable To reach
the city.
The marehers paraded to the music
of four bands, ut intervals in the pro
eession. At the head of the line was Il
platoon of police consisting of Officers
Carver, Chatlee, Mcclure and @ Brien.
| Following came Marshal Isaac Cham
| peau, his aides and the mounted guard
of honor, numbering 80 men. They
were at the head of the first division
made up OF Putnam organizations and
mastering total of 444 men, this in
Guiding the Holy Name, II. John Bap.
list, Artisans, \. O. H., X. of G., and
Sacred Heart league, the newly organ
lied Catholic band acting a. escort.
Next in line was the Grosvenordales
organizations, with the North Grosve
nordaie band Of IS men as escort, the
societies represented being the Holy
Name, 1t, John Baptist, Guard OF
Honor luniformed), the Sacred Heart
league. Marching with this division
of the parade was. the Holy Name So
ciety from Quinehang Also included
were the West Thompson Holy Name
society and the Pomfret Holy Name
society, West Thompson represented
py "A men, Pomfret by IS. The Gros-
venordales Holy Name, ~. John Bap-
list and Sacred Heart societies were
represented by 274 members and the
Guard of Honor, 70 members.
Willimantie delegation was made
up of the Holy Name society represen.
tatiyes, 40 in number, and by Garde
Flonmond, u men, making the total
representation by The visiting delega-
tons above enumerated, I65
Towns south of here sent several
hundred to take part in the procession.
Following the Wihimantie division in
the procession came the Danielson and
town Of Dayville divisions, 81, James