New Britain herald., 1917-04-18
NEW BRITAIN CENTER OF CONN. PATRIOTISM ''Wake Up, America, Day. to Be Biggest Thing in
 State.

All business in New Britain will be suspended in homage to the flag to- morrow afternoon. the Wake Up. America, Day. celebration, the only big observance of Patriots Day be- tween New York and Boston, will be the biggest of its kind Connecticut has ever seen. The big parade. in which several thousand people will partici- pate, will start from Franklin Square at 1:30 o'clock and at 5 o'clock there VIII bs exsrcas V l snseu and . xlftzx.to .be- lot - felS !: . Il,f v ti0l1s tribute to the hag. Tn the evening there will be union patriotic services at the First Congregational church. Business in Berlin and P1ainville will also be suspended tomorrow after noon and Bristol will likewise be represented here.
 That the observance of tomorrow's half holiday will be general is ex- pected by the general committee. Most of the factories have decided to close down at noon and those who have not so decided, or have not been asked individually, are urged to fall in line and demonstrate their patriot ism and not to be technical and wait for a personal communication. No plans have been made for factory workers to parade in g. body as 1t is believed that a majority of those who would march are affiliated with vari- ous lodges and will march with them. The stores will also suspend business 1 o'clock for the rest of the day and the drug stores and other places of business that are open evenings will be closed until 5 o'clock. The various barber shops have also decid- ed to close their business from 2 until o'clock and saloon owners have likewise agreed to close their places of business from 1880 to 4:30 o'clock. Mayor Quigley also stated that sev- eral theater managers have agreed to fall in line and will close their theaters tomorrow afternoon.
 Col. A. l.. Thompson is grand marshal of the parade and in a pro- clamation elsewhere in this paper he makes his announcements. The parade will start at Franklin Square at about 2:3O o'clock and the line of march will be down Rockwell avenue to Arch street, to Main street, to East Main street, to Spring street, to North street, back down Main to West Main street, to Russell street. and counter march back to the green. Ar
 engagements were made this morning whereby at a given signal from the P. & F. Corbin factory whistle all the whistles in New Britain, as well as all church bells, will sound a three l minute salute to the flag during the exercises on the green. The flag pole l was erected today as was the stand l for the chorus. e.. 1 At the meeting of Clan Douglas. Order of Scottish Clans, held in the ] O. U. A. M. hall last evening, it was
 voted unanimously to take part in the l big parade and it was also voted to ] engage the services of the famous
 Highland Bagpipe Band of Hartford
 including the drum major who stands six foot three inches barefoot, and
 is only about twenty years age.
 | The clan extends a hearty invitation 1 to all residents of Scotch ancestry to
 join with them in the parade ever-re- membering that "now's the day and
 now's the hour" The Fiery Cross
 will be located at the junction of Main and Franklin Square where the Clans
 men and friends win meet promptly i at 1:30. An American flag and white
 gloves is the necessary regalia which
 will be furnished by the clan to those 1 joining in the parade.
 1 The High school boys have pur- 1 chased big flag and dressed in red, white and blue, the following young
 men will carry the colors: Abel Gross, (Continued On Tenth Page).