Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-13
CITY'S BIC HOLY NAME PARADE
800 In Line Reviewed by Rt Rev. Bishop NIa-Norwich New London, Westerly, Stonngton, Jewett City and Baltic Societies March-Strong Words of Practical Ad- vice For Right Living In Bishops Address-Rain Kept Some From Coming

Watched by thousands of interested spectators along the line of march here on Sunday afternoon, a parading line of 1,S00 members of Holy Name socie- ties from the parishes in this vicinity made the most imposing Holy Name demonstration that this city has seen. With better weather the number would have been over thousand more, 1t was expected but the heavy rain of the morning kept some of the out of town societies from attending.
 The parade arrangements were in capable hands as directed by Grand Marshal J. Edward Driscoll and his aides and other assistants so that the details of the day were carried out without hitch.
 The presence of Rt. Rev. John Milan of Hartford, bishop. of the diocese be- fore whom the parade passed in review at St. Patrick'S parOchial residence on Broadway, was an occasion of special interest to the paraders and their friends, and as the line swept past that point. the men in line uncoVering, the street was crowded with a throng that paid him reverence also. With the bishop stood the rector, Rev. J. H. BrOderick, and Rev. w. F. Cavanaugh. About 2.40 o'clock Marshal DriscOll gave the word for the parade to move down Broadway from the Chelsea pa rade, where it had formed and the line moved down the street with the Vari- ous bands playing, the American flags and the society banners waving.
 The parade moved in the following order:
 First Division.
 Platoon of police, commanded by Cap
 tain D. J. Twomey. Grand Marshal J. Edward Driscoll and aids. Cornelius J. Downes, Michael
 $. Burns, J. Henry Shannon,
 John w Burke, Joseph P.
 Conner, F. T. Diggins, M. J.
 Kelly, J. J. Finnegan,
 Timothy Sullivan, Phil
 ip Spellman, Mau-
 rice P Fitzgerald
 TuhbS' Military Band, 2 pieces. St. Mary's Society, Norwich, 190 men,
 Joseph A. Donnelly president Second Regiment Band, New Haven, 35
 pieces.
 St. Patricks Society, Norwich, ,375 men,
 J. B. Shannon, president. WalGen's Band Uncasville, r pieces. Sacred Heart Society, Norwich Town, 85 men, Michael s. Burns, president.
 Second Division.
 St Mary's Society, New London, 24O
 men, Wm. T. May, president. St. Joseph's Society, New London. 125 men, George Kennedy president,
 Third Division.
 St. MfchaeTs Society, Westerly 100
 men, Joseph H. Guinness,
 president.
 Fourth Division.
 St. Mary's Society, Stonington, go men.
 Charles B McCord, president.
 Fifth Division.
 St Mary's Society, Jewett City 150 men, John F. Hannon, president.
 Sixth Division.
 St Jean Band, Baltic, 13 pieces St. Marv's Society, Baltic, 100 men,
 Peter B. Donnelly, president.
 Seventh Division. East Hampton Drum Corps, 13 pieces.
 Timothy Sullivan marshal Junior Society, St Mary's, Norwich,
 100 boys. Junior Society, St Patrtck's, Norwich,
 160 boys Jurior Society, St Mary's Jewett City,
 56 boys. As special escorts for the marching societies the following men served: Nj. | c. Higgins, Royal c. Holmes, James Bowler William Harrington, Henry KerOuack, Maurice Kelly. John T. Au- brey, Joseph Belleheur, William Houli- han. Societies that had been expected but could not attend because of the wealth ! CT were those from Willimantic, Mys- 1 tic, Moosup and FttchviIe. It had rained heavily all the morning, but at the time of the parade the weather was clear. The line of march was covered in | an hour going to Preston bridge by way of Broadway, Bath and Main streets, and then cOuntermarChing l along Main to Washington and up to the Chelsea parade, so i as to come down to St. Patrick's again 1 for the solemn vespers to be held. The paraders and their friends com l pletely filled the spacious edifice and 1 heard with profit a strong practical ad- | dress from Bishop Milan.
 --~ spoke from the text Lord, what 1 wouIds't thou have me to do?" PauPs l question on the road to Damascus. The l sincerity of PauIs question, he said, l was proved by his after life. If you | want to do good, the Lord will show 1 you the way, and he wants you to do l good Each can help the progress of i the church by living up to it's teach | from happiness as possible, but he | brought it back. He found society 1 without God, but all was changed by | the gentlest revolution that the world l has ever seen, not by riot and uproar, | not bq fire and sword. A condemned | man was raised on the cross and the | world looked into the face of it's Re- 1 deemer. The causes of the woes of l the world are old and will not disap- i pear with change of circumstance or 1 change of government. The greed, de- l pravity and meanness of man must be | taken into account. The selhshness of the rich is wrong, | yet labor is not the only question. Not 1 but corruption of heart is at | the root of the worlds ills. The trou- | ble is within and the cure must be 1 from within. Religion is of the heart 1 It works slowly, but it has done won | ders in the past, and can do them again | for He still lives and rules the world. | God protects the workman by the day 1 of rest, and beware how you treat that | to work.
 Take awaX religion and what have l you got? Who would teach the chiI- | dren the way of uprightness when | their only guide would be the necesst-