Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-25

inent Sons Of Maine and Pa
triotic Programs at Theatres
! Augusta is to be the scene Tuesday,
May, s, of the greatest patriotic DEM
onstration in the city's history, and
| indeed the plans for the day when car
ried to realization will result in
program which will make May 8, 1917,
stand out unchallenged as Augusta
| greatest of great days. The big fea-
| lures of the day will be gigantic
parade of several thousand people at
| 10 A. NJ. and patriotic addresses and
| music on a big plan at P. NJ At
noon all visiting marchers will be
served lunch at Capitol Park, no mat
! ter how great the number. Special pa
! triotic programs are to be i'll order at
| the theaterS in the evening.
| Special trains will arrive in the city
! early in the morning and will stop
at Capitol Park where the parade will
| form at 10 A. NJ. The railroads will
offer special rates Manufacturing
| plants in Kennebec cities will close
in order that their employees may join
/
in charge of the demonstration expects
| that Augusta alone will present $500
| marcherS for the parade
| The great demonstration is to be
| primarily baptism of patriotism for
cities and towns in kennebec county,
but the invitation to visit Augusta
/ May s and to march in the parade is
! extended to all Maine and great
crowds of patriots are expected from
! points throughout the State.
! The program for the day will be un-
der the auspices of the Kennebec
county committee on public safety,
which has appointed a special COM
mittee with committees to per
feet plans and carry them into eff
feet Hon. Blaine S. Viles, chairman
OF the special committee on the DEM
onstration, urges that Augusta be dec
GRATED for the patriotic demonstration
as the city has never been decorated
before, All places Of business, stores.
factories and residences should display
the colors and on the line of march the
decorations should be truly grand. Au-
tolnoplles are expected to bear the
couhtrys nag and, in fact, the flag is
10 De flown everywhere upon the winds
of the great day
Forming at Capitol park at 10 A. M.
the grand parade will proceed to State
street along State street to Bond
street thence to Water street and
across the river. After crossing the
river the route may be either up Cony
street to the top of the hill or around
the square past the Crossett factory
and back along Arsenal: but in either
case, the course to be determined later. |
the parade will counter march back
down Cony street. thence southwark
along Water street and to the State
House via Rines hill. Passing the
State House on the return march, the |,
parade will be reviewed by Governor
Milliken and his staff
At , p. NJ. thousands will gather be- !
fore the grand east front of the Capitol /
to listen to patriotic addresses and in
spring patriotic music. Governor Carl |
f. Milliken and Hon. Charles f. John =,
son. the speakers, will deliver their .
addresses from the balcony above the I
main entrance. Further details of the i
days program will be announced from
day to day, but it can be safely said /
now that May will witness the great I
seen in the Capital City.
The cities of kennebcc county will /
send big sections to march in the pa
rade and the larger towns throughout |
the county will be represented by big
groups. The parade will form by sec
tions but everyone who is able to do .
SO is invited to march somewhere in
the long line. 1t is hoped that all or
ganized bodies will take part in the
parade and several factories will pro-
vide patriotic floats.
The Augusta division of the parade
will be in charge of a committee com
posed of Guy =. Gannett, chairman.
Wilbert S. Wilson, secretary, Samuel
Stewart. Ami Casavant, Charles p
Kinsman, b. f. Maher and Walter S.
Wyman For all information in regard
to the Augusta division one should
communicate with Wilbert s. Wilson,
City hail. For information of a general
character and for information concern
ing visiting marchers and arrange
ments for them. communica tons
should be addressed to Hon. Blaine S.
Viles. Augusta.
The full list of committees follows:
Kennebec County Committee. on
Public Safety-Hon. Charles F. john
son. chairman: Hon. Blaine S. Niles,
secretary; r. P. Hazard, treasurer:
Hon. Reuel J. Noyes, Hon. W. j.
Thompson, Prof George +. Parmcnter,
Nat II. Barrows.
Committee on Demonstration, May
Hon. Blaine S. Niles, chairman: r.
P. Hazard. NJ. NJ. Johnson, Nat. Bar
rows. Augusta local communication
reception: Mayor Willis F. Swift, ex-
Gov. Frederick w. Plaisted, Hon. w. II.
Gannett exMayors George f. Ma
comber, Charles A. Milliken, Charles
S. Hichborn. Reuel J. Moves. E. f.
Newbert, Blaine S. Viles. On trans
portation: Pearl W. Fuller, chairman:
Claude c. Cole. On public meetings:
Frank G. Harrington. chairman; Z. NJ
Thompson, Norman l.. Bassett Thorn
as H. BODICE. w. b. Williamson On
music: A. n. Soule, chairman; Fran
els MacNichol, E. l.. Merrill On
horses: w. S. Malcolm, chairman: S.
T. Stilkey, Oscar II. Anderson. On au-
tomobiles: Fred G.. kinsman, chair
man; Henry \. Whitman Byron Boyd.
On refreshments: NJ. S. Campbell,