Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-05
BULLETIN FLOAT WINS FIRST PRIZE
Given Award By JudgeWith Second Versailles Sanitary Fibre Mills and Third to Giuseppe Garibal Society = Over 20 Floats in Line Made This Section Feature of Fourth of July Parade.

Humphrey and Helen Currar. The base of the float was effectively filled i in with white, iecled with gold. Along | the sides were two signs reproducing the Bulletin heading with the dates 1796-191S The artistic design was the work of Morgan Crof1ir1, who built the float at the Central Fire Station on Thursday morning and had help from Chief stanton and the firemen at the station, which was greatly apprec1at- ed. .,
 Versailles Sanitary Fibre.
 The Versailles Sanitary Fibre com pany float with the large Liberty bell which headed the division of floats and was awarded second prize was one of the neatest and prettiest features of the division. The float was made of the sanitary cloth that is manufactured at the mills and was dazzling white In the float under the large Liberty bell were the office force of the com pany in white dresses with white para sols. Those riding were Miss Eng stron, Miss L. Boynton. Miss May Bushnell, Mrs. L. e. Andrews, Miss Emily Robish, Miss Ruth Kupkey, Miss Agnes Kloss, Miss Jennie Sullivan and Miss Mary Hopeman. Joseph McDon- nell was the driver.
 Float No of the Versailles Sani- tary Fibre company was a beautiful affair in white and red with the Red Cross emblems. In the float was one of the winding machines used at the factory. The young ladies, who were all dressed in white, were Miss Blanche Dugas, Miss Clara Allen, Miss Ida Katz, Miss Irene Gadue, Miss Bernier, Miss May Benllef. Miss Docina Les sard, Miss Annie Browe, Miss Pauline Gibriskci and Miss Mary Markiwitz. H. M. Green was the driver.
 Surrounding both floats was guard of fifteen men, each bearing a Red Cross pennant and a shield with a red letter upon it, and when in line they spelled the word "Hygenic." Those forming the guard were George Dusas, Antonio Sylvia, John Benker, Herbert Carlson, John Generous, Howard Hil, Austin Wade, William Passmore, Fred Allard, James McNeely, Peter Mon vile, William Ducharme, Harold Fen wick. Alphonse Fountaine and Joseph Joist.
 Giuseppe GaribaIdi Society.
 The float of the Giuseppe Garibaldi society, winner of the third prize, rep resented an Italian torpedo boat des- troyer with the idea well carried out, and the American and Italian flags flying. The crew was made up of women, dressed in white, and consist ed of Lucy Picang, Mary Barrile, lilly Mangoia, Louise Bouvine, Frances Angarana and Celia Tpkarana.
 United Polish Societies.
 Another attractive float was the one 1Ir representing the allied nations This float was decorated with green and the national colors. In the float were three U. s. soldiers, three soldiers of the Polish army and Miss Liberty. The three U. $. soldiers were Stanley Kov- aleski, Walter KiViatkowski and John JakoboWski. The three Polish soldiers were Frank Snorkowski, Anthony Kro- kowsh and Zignat Izbicki Walter Konopko represented Pulaski and An thony Izbicki was Kosciuski. Miss Lib- erty was Miss Stefania Avieycs. Marlin Rockwell Co.
 Perhaps one of the most unique floats and one that represented the | most was the feat of the Marlin Rockwell company, which represented l In the Home, In the Shop and On the Field. There were three distinct scenes on the float, the first being the home or log cabin scene, with the following characters: Daniel Boone. Harry M. | Doyle; Mrs. Boone, Mrs. M J. O'Con- nell; Miss Boone, Miss R. M. Johnson; Indian, Walter Cooper
 l The shop scene representing the girls 1 at work on the drill press and in the | inspecting room was unique. Miss
 Margaret Kearns was the machine op- 1 at-9t t011 ON T.,1.N 1 Miss Helen Foley were inspectors
 The final scene was On the Field representing a wounded soldier being
 cared for by Red Cross nurse and a Salvation Army nurse. In this scene appeared Lewis machine gun. The | soldier was Leo Bonnin and the Sal l vation Army nurse was Mrs. Mary Fordham, and Mrs. M. G. Sullivan was 1 the Red Cross nurse.
 Another Marlin Rockwell float Was 1 attractively arranged with a group O young women under canopy O
 crimson rambler roses, with decora.
 tions of bunting, and each woman il white with sashes to represent the diff
 ferent nations of the allies. Two smal boys, Louis Grover and John She:
 were in soldier and sailor costume
 The young women on float were: Luc,
 Borkowski, Onna Wiener, Isabell
 O'Brien, Mary Tighe, Mrs Willis, Elm , ma Clish, Mary Shea, Lillian Wolf an,
 Stella Jesmunth.
 TaftviIIe Camp Fire Girls.
 Taftville Camp Fire Girls, of Cam 1A-o-Wa -ki-ya, all in sailor costume
 made a pleasing appearance on thei scout patrol boat No. g. The girl
 were Flossie Meyer, Anna Krauss
 Ella Adams, Louise Hermann, Rut
 Heath, Ruth Pollard, Elsie Heatl Stella Warrington and Mrs. Arthu :. Varley.
 syrians Have Tank. Loyal Syrian Americans had a grir : looking tank which carried the banne : Over the Top the Tanks Are Coming h l the Tanks Are Running. On eac side it carried the legend A Naile fc V Hinderberg from Loyal Syrian Amer , cans. Joseph Nadine was the drive . with Charles Haddad and Paul Nagir f as the tank crew.
 Big Brother" Polish Float. i The United Polish societies wit f their float showed Uncle Sam as tF = Big Brother of Poland, releasin . Poland from the chains that hay e bound her. Stanley Busch was Unc a Sam, Miss c. Gabosl1y represente
 Poland in chains. and Mrs. Mart $ 1 Rozycki, a poorly clad Polish motht h with her barefooted children. TT = children were all girls. K. Sckypulewt n ka, H. Bilda and J. Steeewicz. Household of Ruth. n Lodge No. 499, Household of Rut . had an attractive float which was deC h orated in pink and white, with all u q women dressed in white with sashes i pink. Those on the float were MT