New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-14
Thousands Out to Paw
Homage to Troops
Who Asked Carran1
"a to Show His Cards
BIG MILITARY AND
CIVIC PROCESSION

"Star SpangIed Banner Never Brfghd
er, Bands Never Buster, PoupIad
Never Hoarser and Khaki -CIal
Desert Denizens Never Happiel
Than Today When City Welcomel
Them to Their Homes.
Under the clearest Of blue skies arI
with a bracing October breeze bloyl
ing at twenty-five miles an hour frol
the northwest, New Britain prepars
today to give her official welcome
the Boys from Nogales." Hartfod
700, had a parade this afternoon n
that is another story. Suffice 1t
say that the Hardware City arranRz
it's own program and gave a para
in honor of the khaki-clad soIdid
from New Britain and Bristol It'd
did not require the presence of
Hartford assembly to lend 1t col
Colonel Alfred L. Thompson marsl
of the parade, announced at noon I'll
all plans were completed and I'll
New Britain was prepared to Offer
welcome to her boys that would
coed anything previously offered
this section of Connecticut. A sill
change in the line Of march, cult
out Whiting, Maple and Park sire
had to be made for the sake of
pediency.
City Mass of Color.
With the whole city afiutter VI
the national colors and the autu
foliage seeking to vie with it in br
ance no filter setting could ii
been offered in honor Of the hed
of '16 than was presented to the
lie gaze this Afternoon when thousa
of New Britainites assembled a
Main street and the arteries of c
merce through which the parade
routed.
The order for assembly was g
by Colonel Thompson for o'cloc
the Arch street armory, the for
ton being announced as follows
First Section.
Forms on Arch street right at A
Dry, east side.
1. Platoon of police,
2. Marshall.
3. Reception committee.
4. Universal band.
5. Distinguished guests in autd
biles.
6. Corbin Commandery.
7. Other patriotic organization
s. knights of Columbus.
8. All other fraternal orga
tons.
10. Official automobiles.
II. G., A. r. in automobiles.
IL. Ladies' auxiliary, U. 8. w
10. Sons OF Veterans Auxilia
IA. Red Cross.
Second Section.
Forms on Grand and Pro
street, right at Armory on Gran
1. Drum corps.
2. Letter carriers.
3. Boy Scouts.
4. Company I Veteran Corps
s. Sons Of Veterans.
6. Philharm onic band.
T. Terney Cadets.
8. Spanish War VeteranG.
9. Company d.
10. Company Z.
IL. Company !.
Third Section.
Forms on Camp street, right r
at Grand street.
All automobiles.
Line of March.
The line Of march as revis
the parade committee Is given
Arch to South church to Ma
Franklin Square around park to
IN East Main, to Hartford ave-
North to Broad, to High, to
Main. to Triangle at Vine, &C
march to Main and return to q
In the Reviewing Stand.
Work on the reviewing
which was started in the stor
terdav. was completed this II
and at noon it was completed
rough woodwork f1ttingly
with "Old Glork." From this
vantage the parade was view
Mavor George A. Quigley,
Joseph A. Dutton of Bristol !
following: Party of fifteen
Bristol; F'renk Wheeler, Henry
bull and w. J. Johnson of Pld
Colonel c. NJ Jarvis, Selectma
Alling and Senator G. w. Ste
Berlin; Safety Commissioner
Steele. Mrs H. f. Ladbury,
Raymond Low; Mrs. Merrill,
the captain of Co. d; Professo
Camp, Judge J. T. Mesl1ill,
Mills, f. n. Humphrey, w.
Wy c+o,a1au q r
Stanley T Goss, Frank Rackl1
C. w. Klett, e. f. Hall, FL.
man, A. G. Anderson, Richard