Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-15
COMMITTEES ARB NAMED
 FOR FOURTH CELEBRATION
Event Will Be One sf ths Greatest Demonstrations h History of East- ern connectieuts

A meeting of the committees in. charge of the Fourth of Juiy eeie- bration held "Wednesday afternoon, committees were appointed to make the necessary arrangements
 The parade which will be held here
 on the Fourth will be bo on similar
 plans as parades held in other cities, The idea, America First, from which the parade originated from will be
 the chief thought and f is the inten- provide every parader with an Amer
 ican flag. Tubbs Military band has been hired to play in the morning. afternoon and evening and the conn mittee expects that all organisations
 who so desire to provide their own
 music. An invitation has been ex-
 tended to all lodges and tfose who | have been possibly overlooked, # any, are extended the invitation and
 will do a favor by notifying Charles
 ". Gale of their intention in regard to the parade.
 There will be additions to the com .nittee list named as follows:
 Executive committee: George F.
 Loring, chairman; Hon. q. c. Mur- phy, treasurer: J. J. CorAery, sec
 cock. J. L. Case. W. F. Lester and
 the chairmen of all committees.
 Finance committee: James c. Mac
 pherson. chairman, Chas. n. Phelps Il c. J. Downs, James ". sempie, dil. Cha chas. A. % saxton, Tyier D. Guy. II. If Lerou, Guy B. DoIbeare, F. W. Cary Preparedness parade committee; Col. c. ". Gale chairman. Repre- sentations of all local organization
 Literary exercises conmittes: Mel son J. AyIing.
 II Committee on music: Frederick V : Lester chairman. Frank [. Farrell ] Eben Learned.
 ! Invitations committee: Hon. Al
 lyn l.. Brown. chairman, Hon. Tirno < thy c. Murphy, F. B. Ricketson. Johi a Porteous, Edwin A. Tracy. Ii Publicity committees: John 1f. L,ee . chairman, William P. McGarry, Rich }. ard Lewis. Lester Greennnan. Roy E Judd. Leo Kropig, Warren c. Perri
 Louis D. Gotthelf
 s Committee on decorations: ott g E. Wulf. chairman. Morgan CroniT . D. F. Hinehey. L. M. Crandall. B. 4 s Public safety committee: Howar 1I L.. Stanton, chairman, B. Loui n Young. J. J. Fields. H. R. Kind Ja'
 c. Fitzpatrick.
 s Reception committee: L. O. Smitl n chairman, H. A. Tirrei1. Grosvenc l. CT. John c. Averill. W. s. Aliis, VII
 fam H. Allen.
 Automobile parade committee. ? < Russell Bard.
 ''o Committee. on fireworks: ". ,t Lester, chairman, John T. Clark Al ~ thur E. Story, Charles J. Smith. a The following notice has been ell = culated among the citizens of Nol ,s wieh by the finance committee: ID To the Patriotic Men and Women {
 Norwich:
 P On July 4th, next, the citizens , Norwich will hold an old-fashfone z, celebration of Independence Day. ar ar they are appealing to all of the cit zens of New London and Wtndhaa ,+I counties for the cooperation necea L 2 sary to make it one of the large [" demonstrations in the history of Eas g ern Connecticut.
 se In the early morning there will 1 c4 ringing of bells. followed by bar eee concerts. patriotic addresses, and ( '. automobile parade. In the afternoS IF there will De a Preparedness para d, of great magnitude followed by ccl = certs by massed bands. Tn the evel ., ing there will be band concerts, fo ]" lowed by the grandest display of fir ,1 works ever seen in this part of Col .o necticnt and for which the city ~ Norvic1 has already appropriated
 sufficient sum. You will readily req l. ize the necessity of raising funds lg carry out the days programme, a he the purpose of this letter Is to al sa your support and cooperation, both 1 rs nancial and active in order that u D. celebration may be a complete su he cess. Will you help? No enterpri on since our two hundred and hftieth a a niversary has promised so great
 even for Norwich.
 m Norwich expects every man to at his level best and once more show n- loyalty to his home and country. |