The Republican journal., 1918-07-11
Belfast's Patriotic
Celebration.
Picturesque Parade, Thrilling Oratory,
Races and Sports Leading Features.


Clear skies, bright sunshine and cool
breezes contributed materially to the
great success that marked all the fea-
/ lures of our safe and sane Fourth of July
! celebration, that was world wide for the
first time in history. The deep under
current of thoughts of the Nation at war
and the absence of many Belfast young
men, now in training camps or on the
field of battle, was felt by all serious men
and women. Everybody complied with
the city's order that there should be no
| fire crackers or fire works, and but for a
few young men who built fire on the
Post Office square and kept the church
! bells changing into the night the request
of President Wilson was fully respected.
On practically every home and public
building of the city Old Cory floated with
many flags of our Allies. Much credit
is due Hod dgdon C. Buzzell, Esq, the
President of the New Belfast Fair Asso-
citation, under whose auspices the celebra-
tion was given.
The Parade.
At 80 a. m., most picturesque and
patriotic parade was formed on the Court
street side of schoolhouse common under
the direction of Mr.. Buzzell assisted by
oenj. H. Mudgett, mounted on hand
some horse, as aid of the day, City Mar
shal M. R. Knowlton and a squad of
police. The Belfast Band, E. S. Pitcher
director and NJ C. Murch drum major,
played almost continuously throughout the
line of march which was over Court street,
down Franklin, over Church to High,
down High to the foot of the square to
Church, then up Church to Post Office
square In the procession were the Bel
fast Company of the Third Maine, Capt
Orrin j. Dickey; the Boy Scouts, Capt
Kenneth Colcord; little Eugene Hammons
as Uncle Sam; the Blue Birds and Camp
fire girls directed by Mrs. Arthur E. Will
son; the surgical dressings branch of the
Red Cross, Miss Louise Hazeltine, chair
man of the Waldo County Chapter, Mrs.
C. W. Wescott, Mrs. F. R. Poor and Mrs
Hugh Young standard bearers; the Sons
of Veterans, directed by F. A. Seward
with William johnson color bearer; the
G A. r. Post, Commander Thomas Gan
non, and its allied bodies; the Junior Red
Cross societies of the public schools with
teachers; Tarratine Tribe of Red Men
and the Daughters of Pocahontas, direct
ed by Miss Bessie Hubbard mounted and
followed by several parooses. all in full
dress and regalia; officers of the Red
Cross, Mrs. Ben. Hazetine, Mrs. l. L.
Perry, Mrs. James C. Durham, Misses
! Annie " Field and Maude E. Mathews
Mrs Essie P. Carle of the executive
coz mittee; Mrs. L. A. Knowlton, Mrs
j. W. Frederick, Mrs. B. C. Dinsmore,
Mrs Vida Stout, Miss Emma Wording
of its loyal working force in autos; the
Red Star Animal Relief in Dr. Eugene
D. Tapley's and P. C. Blaisdel's cars
under the direction of Mrs Roy Harris
ol I OI lid1u, lllt w 1uuSOT IlouSe SOlO-
nial hack, drawn by four horses; the
Jackson & Hall auto truck in floral deco
ration with the class of 1919 B. H. S.
the Fire department directed by Chief S.
S. L. Shute. These special features were
followed by about forty-tive autos con-
tanning representatives of the city gov
Roard of op6 fo
citizens James H. Howes' car was par
ticularly appropriate and generally ad-
mired. 1t was covered with red, white
and blue paper cut in tiny bits and pasted
on the smooth surfaces, with streamers,
bows, flags, etc., completely concealing
every part except the tires. Seated with
Mr.. Howes was Young America in the
person of his little grandson, VIM. P.
Whitman, Jr., it's other occupants repre-
senting the army, the navy, the Red
Cross and Columbia. The handsomely
decorated Pratt car contained Capt. Will
liam Veazie Pratt, Senior Aid to Opera
ton at Washington, D. C. The National
Ambulance corps was represented by
Corporal Alma Dodworth Tartoue in uni
form. Dr. Foster C. SmalPs car, adver-
tising the need of $4,000 Red Cross
nurses, was very favorably commented
on as most timely.
Postoffice square and nearby streets
were crowded with people to watch the
demonstration of the fire department at
the close of the parade, and announced
by an alarm from box Is. 1t was all SO
realistic that many thought real fire
! had actually called them out as they went
to school common as the only safe place
for try out with such crowd present.
| The Patriotic Speeches and Music.
The afternoon program was opened at
the fair grounds with short program by
the Band, followed by an opening speech
by Mayor Clement w. Wescott, who was
frequently applauded for his forceful,
frank and patriotic utterances He very
gracefully introduced the Hon. Patrick
H. Gillin of Bangor as one of the most
eloquent and patriotic orators in Maine,
| and the Grafton that followed proved the