Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-27
NORWICH TO HAVE
 PREPAREDNESS PARADE
The Celebration on the Fourth De the Biggest EverFuy
 10000 Murchers and Fifteen Bands to De in Line.

July Ath and participate in the patriotic demonstration to be held on | that, day. uppleInentinE the work of the committee on invitations. practi- will extend an invitation to every kin- dred society in Eastern Connecticut to visit Norwich on the Fourth as guests | of the local organizations, and those Ee0cieties that have permanent quar- ters win keep open house on that day the city.
 The Programme for the Day
 The programme for the day so far as ft is outlined will be as follows: In the early morning there will be ringing of bells; this will be followed by an automobile parade at 10 a. m; at II a. m. appropriate literary exercises will be held at Court Square. while band concerts will be given in differ ent parts of the city by one or more of the bands which have been engaged for the day. Tn the afternoon the great preparedness parade will take place. It is expected that fully 10000 rnarchers will be in line, together with fifteen bands and a number of drum corps. The marchers will include mil- itary bodies as well as civic oFgan1-
 zations, and the committee on parade has had assurances that a large body Eof marines will be assigned to Norwich for that day. 1t is confidently expect ed that the parade will contain the l largest number of armed men that has been seen in the city since the stirring days of the civil war. In the evening there will be band concerts, followed l by the greatest display of fireworks ever seen in this section of the state. As the chairman of the general com mittee stated, from sunrise on the
 morning of July 4th to long after the sunset hour, there will be something
 doing every minute of the day.
 Train and Trolley Service.
 Committees are being formed to look ! after the comfort and entertainment of l the thousands of visitors who are ex-
 pected on that day. and no detail will be neglected that will in any way help
 to make every visitor to Norwich on July 4th feel that they are as much a part of the celebration as though they were residents of the city. Nego- | tiations are under way with the man
 agement of the trolley lines and with l the officials of the steam roads leading into the city with the idea of provid- ing sufficient accommodation for all
 who desire to visit Norwich on the Fourth, and assurances have been given by the transportation officials of facility will be afforded for the safe and speedy transportation of the vast
 throngs that it is expected will attend
 this celebration.
 ] Come to Norwich the Fourth
 The slogan adopted by the publicity committee, and which will be sounded
 continuously from now until the day of the celebration is. Come to Nor wich on the Fourth of July" and judging by the wave of enthus- iasm that has been aroused amongst the patriotic citizens of the eastern section of the state, every able bodied person, young and old, who can find the means to do so, will help swell the
 crowds that will assist in making this Fourth of July celebration the biggest
 and best affair ever inaugurateded to
 promote love and respect for the flag and to inculcate feeling of de- votion to the Republic which it sym tbolizes.