Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-08
The BIG PATRIOTIC
DEMONSTRATION IN
CAPITAL CITY TODAY
All Kennebec County Will Join
with Augusta in Largest Pub
lie Demonstration for Years
Program Includes Monster
Parade, Patriotic Speaking
and Other Features

Today is the date of the big patriot
ic Kennebec county demonstration to
be held In this city and which will
without doubt call forth the largest
number Of Augusta citizens and those
from other cities and towns in the
county that has ever assembled in
Augusta. The program for the day
will include a mammoth parade this
morning, with martial music galore
in the morning, patriotic speaking at
the State House in the afternoon and
other attractions in the evening.
The parade will be formed at 10
o'clock and at the word of command
the column will move up State street
to Bond, down Bond to Water, down
Water to Bridge, across the Kennebec
river, up Cony to Willow, up Willow to
| Bangor street. down Bangor to Cony
| to Water street down Grove to State
street and down Water to Grove
street down Grove to State street and
| to the Driving park, being reviewed
at the State House. Col Hume will be
grand marshal and there will also be
marshal for each division. The
troops at Camp Keyes will participate
| in the parade. There will be several
| patriotic floats which will be gotten
up by the industries of the cl.y.
! The Augusta division will occupy
State street with the head of the col
| umn at the corner of Winthrop street
and the rear in the vicinity of the
State House. The parochial school
children and the Catholic societies
will rest on Winthrop street, the head
of the column at the corner Of State
street and the rear in the vicinity Of
Sewall street These organizations
will probably number 100 people
! About 900 pupils and teachers Of the
public schools of Augusta will mooil-
| ize on Bridge street, corner of State.
extending up Bridge street to near
Pleasant street. The American Red
| Cross will mobilize in the yard Of A.
w. Whitney on State street. The en-
tire Augusta division will contain
about $500 people.
The Waterville delegation under Ed
gar ]. Brown as marshal, wills mobil-
! iZe on Grove street in double column
| and will contain about 200 people.
The Gardiner delegation with Major
Johr w. Berry as marshal, will mobil
| ize on Green street in double column.
I The Hallowell delegation will mobil-
ize on Weston street, extending from
State to Chapel street and will con-
tain about 800 people. H. D. Turner
will be marshal.
The Winthrop delegation will mobil-
iZe on Court street, extending from
State to Chapel street Harris Wood
man will be marshal.
The grand marshal of the parade
| will he Col Era rly 4
Maine Infantry, and his aids will be
as follows: Capt. Frank E. Drake, adj
jutant; Capt. Albert Greenlaw, quar-
| termsster: Capt. Austin Ashworth,
commanding machine gun company.
After the Augusta division passes the
reviewing stand at the State House it
will march around the south driveway
to Grove street and a portion of the
parade will be dismissed at Capital
street. The remainder of the line will
march down Grove street to State street
where portions Of it will be dismissed
and the remainder will march across
Chapel street to Western avenue, where
the remainder of the Augusta division
will be dismissed. This is done in or
der that the members of the Augusta
division may have a chance to view
the rest of the parade
At noon simple luncheon will be
served to the marchers from out of
town at the Capital Driving park. At
2 o'clock speaking exercises and band
concert will be held in front of the
State House. the speakers upon the oc-
casion being Hon. Charles F. Johnson
OF Waterville and Hon. Harold NJ Sew
all of Bath. chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the State Commit
tee on Public Safety. There will be an
audience Of thousands to listen to the
speakers. In the evening patriotic pic
lures will be shown at the theaters.
The following city streets will be
closed to- all vehicles from $50 this
morning until after the parade is over:
State street-From Capital Park to
| Bond street.
Bond STREET.-THE Water street
Water street-To junction Of State