Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-20

Norwich opened it's heart to the Red Cross on Saturday, after the soul stirring parade of the devoted workers of that organization, and this week the teams of campaigners will find pocketboolis readily opening to provide the S40.000 which is the quota to be secured by the Norwich branch towards the new fund of $16o ,00e, 900 to be raised in the nation for war needs.
 Starting at o'clock in the even ing from the Buckingham Memorial on Main street. line of over 900, of whom about half were women and girls in the Red Cross costume, wound through the streets of the city over the assigned parade route that ended at Union Square, where Major o. H. L. Mason addressed Red Cross rally. The march was long one, covering the route up to and around Chelsea parade, but not woman faltered from the ranks. and their impressive bearing was the cause of adn1iring comment all along the line, that found expression of hearty applause from the crowds on tlie sidewalks and the | shrieking of sirens from automobiles larked along the way. It was the general comment that the Red Cross parade was one of the finest that has l been seen in the city in a long time. | Major John A. Hagberg, as marshal, with Spanish War Veterans as his aides led the line, followed by the fine band of the submarine base which furnished the music for the military section consisting of two companies of marines from the submarine base and the two Norwich companies of Con- necticut State Guards, Capt. Charles A. Hagberg and Capt. Gfo5veTior Ely. Immediately behind them were 100
 Boy Scouts and 75 Camp Fire Girls. Tubbs' band, favorites among musf- clans in every Norwich parade led headed by Campaign Chairman Eben Learned and his assistants. Follow ing the long line of Red Cross women
 was the Red Cross float, and this was followed by the service flag division composed of wives and mothers of men in the service, of whom there were close to 200, each carrying her flag, some with three or four stars The service flag of the town with over 600 stars, carried by Arthur Norton
 Philip Sayies. Edwin Sevin and C1in- ton Jones. was at the head of the service flag division. Several auto
 mobiles were included in the division The Italian band was followed by the
 
 hospital ambulance.
 The Polish band led the women oi
 the Home Service league and theil
 float which were followed by about 10C
 of the boys and girls of Broadway
 school. representing the Junior Rec
 Cross membership and the junior foot
 army-the boys dressed as farmer:
 and carrying farming implements
 Close to 200 children of St. Patrick: Lr11 11l
 line in their Red Cross insignia. Twt
 boys carried 9 litter and two girl
 marched as nurses.
 White, Cross council. Knights of Go lumbus. had close to 100 in line, ant
 was followed by the Junior Red Cros
 float. After this came the Norwicl . fire department representation. five pieces of automobile apparatus. led b. , Chief H. L. Stanton and Deputy Chic , D. r. Stinson in their cars. The Wes Side company, Chemical company Nc } l, and the auto bumper were in line. I The automobile division ended tn 2 parade.
 : Cars in the line included those o } Marsbal w Russell Baird. Rev. ]
 H. Selden. G. Everett Hall, Miss Ann 5 Ward, Rev. J. H. Fitzmaurice, Georg : ". Carroll, Mrs. H. B. Camp, Mrs W ! T. Williams, J. D. Pfeiffer. John I t Rogers. William H, Palmer, Mrs. Sad t Nejime Vim. F. Chamberlain T. e Shahan Co.,. James Purdon. J. C. Fon Q taine. William F. Bailey. H. F. Daw . ley, G. F. Fellows. Frederick r. Man I ming, Frank A. Skinner. c. L. Fris
 bic. George Beardow. W. R. Dawle1 n Chauncey A. Sherman. Clarence I S Carpenter. Ensign Robert E. Briggi h U. S. N, George Ingalls,, Henry Bate. :. Dr. George E. Comeau for Norwic | Lodge of Ellls, No. 430, Leo Kronis T John Porteous. James c. Keegan, an :. Albert l.. Bailey.