Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-12
Monday Nights Parade


ebration Of the great day.
Monday Nights Parade
Following the demonstration of the
morning there was something doing
throughout the remainder of the day
in the way of noise making and a
general good time by the hundreds Of
merrymakcrs who thronged the
streeth everywhere, but the great
event of the day, which marked the
closing feature of the celebration was
the biz parade which took place In
the evening, and which was in every
way the biggest thing of the kind
that has taken place in the city. Au-
gusta has had big parades before, but
people who have seen those or the
past when asked about the one last
evening, admitted that it was the
biggest ever. There have been par
AIDES IN the city when there was more
music but for general outpourlng
Of the people the one last night
stands aloneA
Tho parade was formed on State
street at the junction of Western
avenue at I o'clock, and was under
the general direction of Col. Blaine
Owen as marshal, he being ably as
sisted by corps Of aides in Whicn
were c. w. Poor, J. +. Bilodeau,
Frederick II. owen Jr.. George >.
Williams, r. L. Beanet Capt. Burlelgn
Martin and Frank b. Con6on.
1t takes time to form parade OF
the size of the one last niahi bat at
us everythin,r was in readiness ana
the column took up the line OF march,
the route being up Weston aven"c
to Sewal street. up Scwall street 70
Winthrop street. down Winthrop
street to state street. down State
street to Chandler street, down
Chandler street TO Grove street UP
Grove street to Water street. ond W
the latter street to the Edwards mills.
st which point The column counter
marched and moved down Water
street as far as Market square, where
the parade WAS dismissed.
Tie parade moved in the following
order:
Auaust2. Police Department
CO. II, Third Maine lnlantry. Cap.
5UrtClgh MottiN
Henry G.. Staples Camp, Sons Of Vet
Grams, Capt. Joseph +. Grenie.,
Comma nder
Governor Carl +. Mill;ken. Cap
George Mel. presson, adjutant gem
cral, aud E!alor Willis L. Swift
Capt Bal t. bradbury. Capt William
{. Goodwin, Capt. Lester n. Hart.
No j,,,. r. nr,6 ci>- nn1iS Oh
racn, Z. $. Army.
Augusta Fire Department. followed
by apparatus
Girl Scouts. Troop |, Mrs. Lester
Howard. Captain
Boy Scouts OF Augusta, Troops j. :,
5 and
Augusta Cadet Bard
The Augusta Bac marching in q body,
led by Chief Justice Leslie G. Cor
nish. The faS they carried is one
which formerly belonged 10 Mai.
Greenleaf T. Stevens, the hero Of
Stevens Knoll at Getty sburg.
Cony High School Girls
w. Fl. Ganuett Co. Employees
Edwards Manufacturing Co. En-
ployes
Nickery & Hill Co. Employees
Automobiles and floats representing
Chernowsky store, d. ". Adams
store. Central Maine Power Co.,
Kennebec Journal Co. Swift Beef
Co.. Richmond's store, Holmes
Swift Co.. G. A. IGliinwood Co., and
other business houses.
The passage of the parade over its
route of march wasea spectacle not
soon to be forgotten 1t is estimated
participating ip addition to the gaily
decorated floats and automobiles, OF
which latter vehicles there appeared
to be an almost endless line, and on
the sidewalks along the route, es-
pecially on Water street. were gath
cred other thousands Of people who
had assembled to see the parade It
is safe to say that Water street new
er contained more people than were
assembled there during the hour Of
the parade
The decorated automobiles We're a
feature of the parade, and much
taste was displayed in their decora-
ton. Noticeable among them was
that on the several pieces Of the fire
apparatus, and this added much to
the spectacular feature Of the pa.
rade.
On the return of the parade to
Market square came the closing
scene Of the evening. A brief con-
cert was rendered by Dennis Band,
the assembled multitude sang The
Star Spangled Banner" and other pa
triotic numbers. after which the
great crowd gradually dispersed and
the celebration of the day was over.
The members Of the celebrating
committee, which had charge Of the
planning and carrying out OF the
celebration are to be congratulated
on the success which accompanied
their efforts. Had the event possessed
more time for preparation more at
tention could have been given to de-
tails, which of necessity were miss
ing, but for a demonstration which
was gotten up on the spur OF the
moment, as it were, that of last eve-
ming was a complete success.