Putnam patriot., 1914-10-16
CELEBRATE
 COLUMBUS DAY
Ideal Weather Brings Together Large
 Crowd.
Parade, Base Ball, Game and Dance.

A beautiful October day WAS Mon- day, Columbus iDay, land Putnam's celebration in the form of an inspec- ton of the Fire Department, a joint parade with the Knights of Columbus, base ball game and dance was enjoyed by large crowds. The city went into holiday appearance at noon when all places of business hung up the shutters and the schools did not open at all. The mills, on account of so much lost time on account of low water, did not shut down, but employees were allowed to take the half holiday if they so de- sired. There was no conce rted plan of decorating the city but a few business and flags were flown throughout the town and especially along the line of march.
 The parade formed in Union Square in front of fire headquarters. The line got away promptly at 80 in the fol- lowing formation: Isaac Champeau, marshall of the day and Frank X. Bu- cier, aid. Police, Catholic Band, Pro tector Hose with b men and appara- tus; Eagle Hose with Is men and ap- paratus; Mansfield Hose Is men and apparatus; Warrens fife and drum corps; General Putnam Hook X Lad der Company Is men and apparatus; Knights of Columbus with p men car rying U. s. flag spread; Boys fife and drum corps; Boy Zouaves from St Mary's school; city officials in auto mobiles. The parade !was an except ionally good one. The tiremen were dressed in their regulation uniforms and the apparatus shone bright in the sunlight as did the coats of the care fully groomed horses. The Catholic band made an excellent appearance and the red coats of the Warren drum corps added it's color in contrast to the composed of little fellows marched and played in close imitation to the vet erans and the Zouayes made decided hit along the line of march which was as follows:
 Starting from headquarters, Union square, to Main and Elm street, to Providence street, to Marshal, to Woodstock ,avenue, to Church street, to Pomfret street, to Front street and South Main to Grove street, to Center, to South Main, to Front street, to School street and to High school ground.
 There was large crowd saw the H. x v team of Putnam go down before the Attaw The game was a good one to watch. Putnam lest partly through costly errors. The score vas 3 to |.
 In the evening about 400 people at tended the dance in Union hall. The Csrgill orchestra furnished the music. While there WAS a spTinkling of the modern dances there were as many of the old time dances and people were seen on the floor that had not "shaken foot" in long time. The program was carried out exactly as arranged and everything went of smoothly. The committes in charge were as fol- lows:
 Marshal, Isaac Champeau.
 General committee, William Fuller, chairman; Thomas P. Ryan secretary Joseph Roy, treasurer.
 Music committee, Henry Welch, Jo- seph Maynard, Frank Dumas, Fred Bruce, James Barnes, Henry Benoit.
 Sport committee, Lewis Winslow,T Miller, John B. Daigle, P. Cloutier, James Barnes, William Hughes, +. H. Cordier, Henry N. Benoit.
 Dance committee, Frank Dumas, T.. Miller, John DaigIe, Lewis Winslow, J. B. Byrne, Bernard McGarry, Arthur Duvert.
 Hall committee, William Fuller.
 Soliciting committee, Joseph May nard, Ellsworth Kelley, Ralph E.. Thurstou, Rev. C. J. Hartman.
 One of the pleasing features of the undertaking was the inc support and encouragement received from the public. The business men assisted by closing the places of business and the base ball game and dance were given fine support and good sum of money was taken in towards defraying the expenses. This warm support is greatly appreciated by the members Of the Knights of Columbus and the fire department.