Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
PATRIOTS TURNED OUT IN RAIN
Liberty Day Parade Held in Spite of Stormy Weathernsir- ing Addresses Delivered in Town Hall by Mayor Allyn L. Brown and Henry A. TnrelL

The rain on Wednesday did not
 dampen the spirits of Norwich's patri- otic citizens and in spite of the drench- ing downpour~ many of the organiza- = tions turned out and marched in the Liberty Day parade.
 Promptly at 2.30 o'clock the parade started headed by Marshal Charles w. Gale, and marched from the Waure- gan house corner over Main street to
 Washington square, through Water | street to Shetucket and from thence tu the Chelsea Savings bank, where 1 they countermarched over Main street to Broadway and from there to Union
 square. The exercises which. were to
 have been held on the square were | held in the town hall owing to the
 rain. In line was the Liberty loan I committee, of which nearly every Charles R. Butts headed the commit l teemen, each one wearing a Liberty | button.
 1 The postoffice force made a fine ap- 1 pearance, every man in the service l Of the local office being in line. The postoffice delegation was headed by 1 Postmaster .. P. Murphy and Assistant Pos tmaSter Burns.
 l The next organization in line was the Boy Scouts. headed by Scout Com missioner B. NJ Bruce The scouts showed their patriotism, as R5 turned cut in uniform.
 The K. of c. also made a good show ing with a large number of members in line. The members of this organ ization have ali done their share in the campaign for the second Liberty loan. This delegation was headed by J. J. Corkery as marshal.
 Polish Societies Turned Out.
 The Polish societies also showed their patriotism by turning out 15o strong. They were somewhat late in arriving but they had the spirit of the day with' them just the same. They were headed by the Polish band.
 The two companies of Home guard who were to have marched assembled at the armory at the appointed time. ready to march. but at council of the officers on the advice of the med ical officers it was decided that it would not be prudent to march in the "a in in their thin cotton uniforms. Their spirit was in the right place but as they may be called upon some day for active service it was thought that it was best to take no chances of weak brought on by rain.
 Several factories shut down at noon and the majority of the stores were closed from 1 to 4 o'clock The Free Academy closed at the long recess and the grammar schools had only one ses- sion.
 Mayor Brown Presiding Officer.
 The meeting in the town hall was largely attended by the patriotic citi- zens of Norwich. Mayor Allyn L. Brown presided at the meeting and in his opening address said:
 In common with the people of the manu communities throughout the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific and together with those of Alaska. the Philippines and the other possessions of the United States. we have gather ed in this patriotic demonstration to- day to do oln. part locally 11l furthering the second Liberty loan. The success of this project is of the utmost impor tance to our country at war, not only to provide for the necessary money for equipment which will mean the saving of the lives of thousands of our men the fighting forces, but also to give an unequivOcal answer to the Prussian war lords claim that the people of this country are not behind the government in the war. The effect of this answer upon the morale of Germany cannot be estimated. So important is it tf6t the president, by most unusual procla- nation, has designated this the day CT days for all to participate in this great patriotic service.
 In past wars. when the president has called upon Norwich, together with ot!;er communities. for support, the call has been answered fully and promptly StAne of you here today were among those to offer your lives when Presi- dent Lincoln called. Many more of
 
 at that time provided the essentials of warfare in the country's need. Again l il: 1898 many others of you made a similar generous response. And now, ] lotion, the country again calls through ! tic president. for men and money.
 Honor Roll Tells the Story. sI
 The Honor Roll board recently erect i ed in front of the court house tells the 1 story of the patriotic response so far i
 c.. thermometer on Franklin square is | registering day by day your response 1 to the call for meny. But three days l remain in which to record thereon the | to expect from Norwich Can any one l of us fhe so lacking in patriotism or l SC nse jof justice as to allow the record | or fe$h and blood, so nobly offered by cur fellow citizens. to exceed the rec ord of dollars which you and I are asked to loan while living in security 1 at home? I cannot believe it, but you must answer that question.
 Within Reach< of Everyone.
 In his talk Mayor Brown also re- ferred to the denominations of tie l bonds, saying that they were within the reach of everyone. Small bonds for the small buyer and large ones for the large purchaser He also told of the terms on which bonds could be pur- chased. saying that ? per cent. could be paid with the application, Is per cent. on Nov. 15. 1917, 40 per cent. on Dec. 15, 1917. and the remaining 40 per cent. on Jan- 15, 1918. with accrued interest on both deferred installments Mayor Brown also told of the easier terms which local banks were making to purcha sers of the bonds.
 A Safe investment.
 Following Mayor Browns address Henry A. Tsrrell of the Nor wich Free Academy in a forceful ad- dress told of the Liberty bond as a safe 
 MT. Tirre1l said:
 Fellow Citizens: If I were addressing a group of selfish people bent solely on their own safety, intent only on tEeir own savings, I should tell them that the safest investment in the world United States bond. That 1