Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
NORWICH HAS PLANS TO
 CELEBRATE ARMISTICE

William F. Hill, who has been ap pointed chief marshal, has completed plans in conjunction with Mayor J. J. Desmond and the common council for the Norwich celebration which will be held as soon as it is officially known that Germany has signed the armistice terms that Marshal Foch offers them. It. will without doubt be the biggest celebration that Norwich has ever seen.
 Chief Marshal Hill makes the fol- lowing announcement of the plans: In the morning, should the notice be received on any day, including Sun , day, the parade will be held at 2 l o'clock, if announced between then and o'clock in the afternoon an alarm 1 from fire box B, Union square, will be l runs in, followed by a general alarm and 15 strokes on the bell, calling out i the two companies of the Connecticut State guard. The parade will then commence to form and two hours af- rewards the parade will start. Should ! the notice come in during the after noon, the parade will be held at 8 l o'clock, and should it not come until 1 between s and g o'clock the parade will | take place one hour after the sounding of the bell alarms. The committed also has arranged for plans should the 1 announcement arrive here after g l o'clock at night.
 l Should this be the case, the parade l will take place at 3 o'clock the follow ing afternoon. Everyone in the city is 1 invited to participate and Chief Mar l shal Hill states that if by any chance he has omitted any organization they must not feel sighted, for tfiey will be | gladly welcomed by notifying him on | the telephone, his number being 147 Also that all fraternal organizations expecting to enter the big parade should telephone to him in order that 8. place in the line of march may be | made for them.
 Immediately upon the ringing in of inc general alarm the entire fire de- partment will form on Union square and the parade will start from there The parade will be headed by a pla- toon of police, the fire department, a band, Marshal Hill, city officials, two companies of Connecticut State guard, and with these in line will proceed down Broadway to Main street to Preston bridge, where on the intersect- ing streets the balance of the parade will fall in.
 The order of formation will be as follows:
 Platoon of Police. Norwich Fire Department. Band.
 Chief Marshal w. r. Hill.
 City Officials
 Company K. c. s. G.
 Company I, c. s. G..
 Sedgwick Post.
 Spanish War Veterans.
 Visiting Soldiers and Sailors. Families with Service Flag. American Red Cross. Sons of Veterans. Daughters of Veterans. Womans Relief Corps. . D. A. R. -
 Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts.
 Camp Fire Girls Tierney Cadets Liberty Drum Corps.
 Chamber of Commerce. Fraternal Organizations. , School Children. Public in General. ) The line of march will be a shor' one. or as short as. can possibly be ) made after the length of the parade , is known The line of march has beer made up as follows, subject to change: CnloIl square. doWn BfoadWay tC Main street, Main street to Burnham' square, countermarch through Mair street to Thames square. countermarcl l over Main street to Broadway, III Broadway to Union square, where tht } parade will be dismissed. Following the dismissal, there will bt music, singing and speaking
 In event of Germany's signing the armistice, all members of the Rec Cross are urged to march in the vic , tory parade. The wearing of caps ant e aprons is no tohligatory, but will ado l much to the appearance of the division k If the news of an armistice should V come in before 3 o'clock, box 8 of tht e fire alarm will be rung, followed by r general alarm and 15 strokes. Tn