New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
BIG CELEBRATION 0N PATRIOTS DAY
Plans Call for General Half Hoi- {, day in City Thursday
FLAG RAISING ON GREEN
Street Parade Will Begin at 2 O'Clock Mayor Quigley and Hon. c. M. Landcrs Will Try and Get Factories and Stores to Close at Noon.

and Stores to Close at Noon.
 Patriots Day will be celebrated all over the country next Thursday af- ternoon, will be observed in New Britain as half holiday and a day for an exhibition of national patriot ism, if plans suggested by 8 special committee last night are carried out, and today everything points to the be- lief that they will be. The council committee met with the public amusement commission last evening and an elaborate celebration plan was evolved. Mayor ouigley presided at the meeting and Judge w. E. Mangan was chosen chairman and Howard A. Timbrell was named as clerk.
 The chief aim of the celebration workers at present is to secure the perfect cooperation of the entire city. business and private. The plan calls for half holiday, with the schools. factories and stores closing at noon in order to give the employees a chance to participate. The big street parade will begin at o'clock in the after noon and Alderman A. M. Paonessa and Councilman William Mueller have been named as 8 committee to secure a band for the occasion. The flag raising exercises will take place in Central park instead of Walnut Hill park as first planned, and Howard l.. Platt has been delegated to secure a suitable flag pole and flag for this ceremony. Various societies in the city are to be invited to take part, in- cluding the City Guard. the Sons of Veterans, the G. A. R., the Boy Scouts, the Tierney Cadets. the Par triotic Order, Sons of America. the Spanish War Veterans and other or- ganizations, including if possible and permissible, the Home Guard com panies and the members. of Company B. First Regiment, who may be in this city.
 Veterans VIII Ride.
 The plan calls for every unit in the parade to march with the exception of the Grand Army Veterans who will be furnished with ~-staut0m0biles. Mayor Quigley has been named as committee of one to solicit this CO., operation of various societies and orr ganizations to participate in the parade. Councilman McDonough has been asked to confer with Superin- tendent Stanley H. Holmes to request that the schools be closed at noon that the children may participate in the exercises. Alfred E. Magnell. Paul Leupold, A. s. Andrulewicz. Joseph HuItgren, Joseph Roche and Harold R. Jones have been appointed g. pub- lcity committee to assist in booming this patriotic observance.
 Other Celebration Plans.
 The plans also call for the erection of a band stand in Central park and for other decorations and the mayor and Mir. Platt will be in charge of this. The mayor will also secure the speakers for the occasion, one of whom will probably be naval officer who will at this time launch the navy's three day campaign for re- cruits. Whatever part the school chii- dren may take in these exercises will be in charge of Miss Mary A. Camp bell. Superintendent S. H. Holmes and George B. Mathews. The marshal o1 the day is to be Colonel Alfred l. Thompson and Councilmen McDon' ough and Anton Steiner were named to take charge of the parade plans.
 Mayor Quigley will communicatt with the heads of the various factorie' in an endeavor to get their co-opera ton and to have them close down a noon for a half holiday. Presiden George M. Landers of the Chambel of Commerce will act in the same ca pacity in reference to the stor' keepers and will endeavor to get then to. close at noon.
 The celebration committee will meet again tonight at 8 p. m. in tn mayors office.