Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-16
A GREAT DAY IN NEW YORK.


 Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: No one could have witnessed the en- thusiasm which prevailed for twenty four hours in this great city on Mon day last over the conquerouS ending or the great world war, without being visibly affected by the wild joy of the people
 Early in the morning screaming whistles. sirens, bells and bugles from every quarter woke the people and proclaimed the welcome news. The downtown trains were crowded with workers starting for somewhere. They went to their places of business, not tG work, but to celebrate the day of victory that ended the greatest war the world has ever known.
 Process:ons were formed and bands of workers marched, bearing banners of the names of their firms, and mak- ing a noise that belittled the roar of the trains with whistles, bells, horns drums, tin pans, and every conceIVa- bje way of demonstrating their patri- otism.
 Everybody made all the noise they could. On the sidewalks and in the parades many were enveloped in the stars and Stripes; others wore the flag as a headdress. and waved an other, as crash after crash Of noise burst forth.
 To the waves of band music. ex- ploding automobile eXhausts joined in the tumult, and the church bells, fire engines, bugles and-~tootinS of horns added their stream of sound 10 the dcafening roar that swept over the city.
 The crowds kept gathering and the principal streets were blocked with throngs shouting their eXultat1on in waves of cheers that made the city tremble
 Motor trucks were crowded with employees of the various firms which l they represented, ringing bells, blow 1 ing horns and shrieking like madmen In the financial district, the streets were inches deep in torn bits of pa l ger Out of the windows Of the high l office buildings came clouds of torn 1 paper and streamers of bunting, whicf ] floated over the heads of the march CTS below, who were singing, shouting ard shrieFing victory Many efigies ] ot the kaiser were displayed, bearing witty inscriptions.
 | Old Trinity and St. Paurs cemeter- ies wore covering Of white. of torf paper and confetti, which resemplet snow drifts. and the graves of the his toric dead were again spread with em- l blems in honor of the freedom of tht world The shrubs and monuments were draped in strands of red, white l and blue.
 1 On the way uptown, through every side street, could be seen companie: Of marchers, clad in fantastic gar nents, making their way toward Fiftf avenue where the demonstration!
 were most jubilant.
 | At Fourteenth street, the Salvation Army, at it's headquarters. led by it
 commander Evangeline Booth, wa
 holding a thanksgiving service, and al
 the train pulled into the 'L" station it's band playing In the Sweet Bye ant Bye, attracted much comment. Yes, it was a great day in. Ney York, one of the greatest days eve known. and will be q memorable da, forever for this nation, for the victor is ours. Our boys who have died fo liberty have not died in vain; nor th
 boys of other lands sleeping beneatl
 the poppy covered mounds in tn
 fields of Flanders have not given thei
 lives in vain.
 Under the noble leadership of tn
 president of our United States, Wood
 row Wilson, the allies have been le to complete victory, the full mean
 ing of which is not now known: bu the most dractic words that were eve
 spoken in history were uttered b President Wilson on November 11ti
 1S18-the final words of peace: 9Th
 war thus comes to an end
 THE LITTLE SINISTER.