Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-17
1000 in Line
Red Cross Parade Sun
day Will Be Long One
Another Band and Fife and Drum
Corps Has Been Seeured-Line Of
March ard Formation Of Parade
Has Been Decided on by Com
n1ittee

Two thousand people. perhaps
more, WILL be In line in the Red Cross
parade Sunday evening in Augusta.
This Is the present estimate OF che
parade committee. II other organiza-
tons which have been invited finally
decide to take part, as seems prooa-
BILE, the number may be increased TO
25C0
A special feature was added yes
terday, when Chambers Band OF
Portland, 30 pieces. was secured. This
organiza ton is going to Watervllle
for the afternoon parade there ana
will be brought to Augusta by trolley
for the evening parade here. The Au-
gusta Cadet Band, % pieces. will also
play.
The employees of ". H. Gannett
Pub. Inc have secured the CABOT
Drum Corps Of Brunswick to lead
their division. This includes drum
major. three fifers. a base drummer
and eight drummers. Each person
who marches in this division will car
~ a flag. The banner carried in front
will bear the words: Employees of w.
II. Cannot, Pub. Inc. 100 per cent.
Red Cross"
The following line Of march has
been decided upon: State street to
Bridge. down Bride street and over
the bridge to Bowman, up Bowman
to Arsenal. over Arsenal to Cony and
down Cony to City hall, where the
parade will disband. The paraderS
and spectators will then go to City
hall for the mass meeting.
The school children and other
youngsters will turn at the corner Ct
Arsenal and cony and so up Cony
street to the High school grounds for
their meeting.
Hon. Frank G. Harrington has been
secured as the speaker for the school
childron's outdoor mass meeting on
the High school grounds. which will
be held Immediately after the parade.
Mr.. Harrington will make number
of Red Cross addresses previous 10
and during the drive and can he
counted on for a fine talk. The school
chlldren's meeting will be in charge
Of II. II. Stuart secretary of the
Board of Education and H. W. Cobb,
principal Of the High school
When the parade reaches City hall
Sunday evening the school children
and young folks will continue up
Cony hill and gather on the high
school grounds to listen to Mr.. Far
rington's speech.
Chairman Blaine Owen and Charles
p. KinSman have decided on the fol
lowing arrangement of divisions in
the formation of the parade:
The head of the parade will rorm
at Western avenue and State street
and part of the line will stretch south
toward Capitol, on the western side
Of State street. The organizations in
this line will form in the following
order; Platoon of police, grand mar
shall and staff. Chambers Band,
Trinity Commandery. X. T.. No. =;
Red cross executive committee, city
oiflclals, surgical dressings section,
Home Service section, hospital sup
plies section. Cantcen section, Moth
ers' section, Sons of Veterans.
The Augusta fire department and
the Boy Scouts will form on West
crn avenue. facing State street.
The governors staff, State officials
and State employees will form on
State street at point in front of nc
residence Of Hon. Guy p. Gannett,
just behind the Sons of Veterans.
On Grove, facing State. will he CO.
r, Bird Maine Regiment. followed by
Edwards Mfg. Co. Cabot Fife ana
Drum Corps and w. H. Gannett Pub.
Inc.
Or Chandler, facing State. will be
Nlckery & Hill Pub. Co. followed by
the Boot & Shoe Makers Union.
on state stree, opposite the Blaine
residence, tho Augusta Cadet Band
will form. Behind them will he the
members of the Augusta Chapter Of
the Red Cross.
The school children will form as
follows: Public schools. on Gteen
facing east on State; Parochial
schools, on Green facing west en-
State street