Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-12

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 everywhere Soap 25c. Ointment S and 5oc. Warden Cunneen and family in his car in the lead. Next came tine Good year Singing band and then the Ninth Separate company. State Guard, Capt, F. o. Huntingdon commanding. Aheod of the company was Private Philip Roberge, Distinguished Service Cross, and this Danielson hero of Belleau wood was cheered to the echo at points along the line. Next came some members of the Red Cross, a group of girls bearing a service flag, Toy Scouts, G. A. R.. a Charlie Chap lin,' a, monster flag borne by girls, more Boy Scouts. mounted orderlies, and then the second division made u pof St, James church organizations headed by St. James band. Girls beautifully gowned in the appropriate national colors represented Colun~ ia and France and next in line was tfe ladies' Guard of Honor uniformed. Upwards or a score of young ladies proudly bore the church service flag, with 152 stars, and next iI line were the hundreds of children from the pa rochia1 school and then a group tnat represented a nation that is about to be reborn-Poland-ou of the welter of blood that has drenched Europe for more than four years. These people were inexpressabiy happy, as well they deserved to be- Other church so- cieties followed
 The next section was headed by the East Killingly Fife and Drum Corps, that villages delegation also having isi f1.Ir1 ,f,I, church bell that chimed joyously in the general din going on. Other floats following represented the Brookhill Manufacturing company, the Killing ly Worsted company and then came section of motor cars, followed by the Danielson fire department, with the venerable Minnetexit hand en- zine, marking back to Civil war days, 1 in line.
 The Connecticut Mills section was one of the finest in the line At its head was a. beautiful Columbia, a group of Red Cross members. another g1oup of young women carrying the big much be-starred service flag. a prettily decorated float on which was mounted a monster bell which will hang in the belfry Of Connecticut Ga bles, the splendid new apartment house on Morin avenue A big dele gation of the mills employees were in line.
 The Attawaugan Fife and Drum ECorps was at the head of the delega- tions from s sAttawaugan and Ba1!ou- vile and then came the Dayville drum corps, this village having many rep Iresentatives in line as did hustline Goodyear.
 ,. A feature was a decorated truck of the company bearing a group oI employees of the Southern New Eng land Telephone company. including the chief operator, Miss Katherine D I Awkward and members of her operat- ing force, wearing their head sets through which they have heard scores of thousands of extra War-work an( war-victory calls in the past few weeks.
 A galy decorated and novelty ar. ranged truck of the Connecticut En. tomologi6al department, carrying the "bug" crew, who had drum co~ps all their own, made a hit with tho crowd. Then came the motor section The cars. many of them handsomely decorated, came down through the business section in a double line anG it seemed as if they were without number. They brought up the end oi the procession, which was a credit tc aH of the towns and. villages repre- sented
 The route of the parade was iron Davis park down Main street, to Soutt Main, to Elm and through the Quine- baug village to South Main, Franklin Broad, Lewis boulevard, Connection
 Mills avenue, Mechanic street to MaiI and disband.
 Members of the w. c. T. U. are tt |, have a meeting with Mrs. William Pike of Hutchins street this afternoon
 An impressive service of Thanks giving is to be held Sunday evenins at St. James church. A grand choir including the best singers of the par ish, will join in singing the Te Deun
 at a Vesper service that will crowd tn,
 church to it's utmost capacity.
 The Bulletin said Monday mornin! that the watch to be presented t,
 Private Philip Roberge by the peopl
 of his own town cost $1,000. Thi
 would have been very nice if true 1 ard no more than he has meriteo
 but the facts are that the item shoul,
 have read s10Q.
 Corporal Carl Anderson, 1o2d in
 fantry, has written to a friend her
 that he is recovering after thre Imonths in bed. suffering from burn The sustained when a pistol, loade with a Very light, was accidentall discharged. the five flaming star Is4riking him in the leg and settin his clothes afre.
 Private Philip Roberge, D. s. tlearned what it means Monday even ing to be a war hero in your ow home town. Twelve hundred person who crowded into the town had gay Ihim a wild ovation as he was pre- lsented a beautiful gold watch and
 sum of money by Judge M. A. Shum
 way on behalf Of friends in Killingi,
 Private Roberge made a. brief speec
 in acknowledgment. The event va coupled with a big war fund rall
 over which Judge humwaSy preside
 Captain R. J. J. Watt. a Catholic Brit
 ish chaplain four years in the scrvis | and twice wounded, and Rev. U.
 ei2erose of Taftville were the speal
 CTS, and with a victory spirit ran
 pant, the audience cheered repea4edl