Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-12
WESTERLY

signed. were sounded just before o. clock Monday morning. and before the echo of the last stroke had died away, the chimes of Christ Episcopal church rung forth the Doxology, followed by patriotic airs. Then the call was sent in on the fire elarm that brought out the Fourth company, Rhode Island State Guard. and Company c. Pawca- tuck, Third regiment Connecticut State Guard. While this was, going on the church 3A.Is were ringing, the factory and quarry whistles footing and all were aroused, to joil m tic joyful demons, ,saii0E. a union cele- hratlrn uf Westerly and Pa.y"2t In remarkably quick time f>ixon square was crowded with men, women and children, all out for a patriotic demonstration of the noisiest and en- thusiastic character. The Westerly band was not slow in responding to the call and in quick time a process sion was formed and the paraders marched through the streets for two hours, finally reassembling in Dixon square, large bonfire having been started in the meantime and pande- monium surely did prevail until well past daylight.
 The word was passed that there would be a parade at in the morn ing and there was, it being the big gest demonstration ever In Westerly, -s6 large that the town was rather small for the convenient moving of the big event. The procession was mar shalled' by Colonel Everett E. Whipple, with Colonel Charles H. Ledward Lieutenant Henry Sutcliffe and Ser geant Samuel H. Davis as aides. Then came the war workers committee, the councilmen, the Westerly band, the military division, the Red Cross and kindred associations, the school pu- pils, trades organizations, fraternal societies. the fire departments Of Wes- terly, Pawcatuck and Watch Hill and long line of automobiles. with near I iy every individual in the procession carrying a flag. The largest marching body was the combined Italian so- | cieties, and here the American and l Italian flags commingled
 The line of march took the proces- 1 sion through the Italian section and Pawcatuck as well as Westerly. and 1 there was a continuous march of two | hours and fifteen minutes and un- 1 bounded enthusiasm prevailed all along the line Other places. larger 1 than Westerly, had bigge: parades ; but none in proportion to population and none eXcelled in patriotism borne ! of genuine enthusiasm and earnest 1 ness. The paraders marched in closed 1 order, and then it required thirty 1 tour minutes, to pass i'll revlew. 1 When the 1oaraders reached Dixor square for dismissal. the band and i military organizations halted ill front 1 of the town hall. while the other marching bodies passed or. At this interval the band played patriotic airs that thrilled the immense crowd The military stood at present arms wher the band played The Star Spangled l Banner. the Marseilles and Marcia Reale. and all other men doffer their i hats. At the conclusion of Marcia Eeale the Italian contingent gave en- thuSiastic rheorr n'~cN square bez came so> effectively blocked with peo- pie at the time of dismIssal that the ma arching .thodies had barely space to proceed to the town nall for dismis- | gal
 In the Italian section the kaiser was carried ill an open roughly made box and after the parade it was hurled upon the dying embers of the big bon fire in the square saturated with kcr- 1 osene and the match applied.
 In the afternoon the great crowd was considerably thinned, and many went to Mystic to aid in the celebra- tion in that village. The Wesier' y band, the Westerly Sanitary Corps anf i Company =, Pawcatuak. Connecticut National Guard took part in the pa
 rade.
 Michael Mccarth:,. Jr. in letter re ceived ty his father, Monday, state' that he had been wounded in action hut not seriously, that he was in aI hospital, and would soor or fully re i covered. Young Mccarthy left West
 erly as a member of the Fifth Com pany, Coast Artillery Corps, and wa! subsequently transferred on request t the more exciting and dangerous tanl service. ..'s
 Tn the same letter he syates that ht i saw Joseph Broadfoot son of Mrs Anne T}roadfoot struck white in action
 Saw him fail, but could not go to hin to ascertain the extent of the injuries and therefore did not know the natur of the casualty. Broadfoot enlisted il
 the American Ambulance corps earl, in the war and went overseas, and he
 too, was transferred to the tank ser
 vice. Mrs. Broadfoot has received m
 official notice that Josiah had be .
 injured. A few weeks ago she wa notified that another son. John, who i serving i'll the Canadian army wa
 wounded in action.
 l Alexander Raymond Thompson, 0
 Westerly, recently commissioned frs lieutenant in the army aviation corps is one of four lieutenants selected a
 instructors at Kelley Field, Texas
 Lieutenant Thompson is 2, graduate o Westerly High school, Class of 1916.
 John s. ccy, nearly s, was the old est person in the parade, and anon
 the most patriotic and enthusiastic i
 the long line, marching with the Lay
 mems League. Mir. Coy Is veteran o
 the Civil war and years ago was stew
 ard at the Crocker house, New Lon
 don and later was connected with Chi
 cago hotels. The old as well as til
 young took part in the hig demon
 stration, and in the wonen's sectie
 there were several who were we'll u
 to the three score and ten, yet the
 marched for more than two hour
 without a rest.
 Local Laconics
 Westerly stands fifth in the posts
 districts of Rhode Island in the sal
 of War Savings stamps, being credite with sales amounting to S2?7, ,76S.3S. All the manufacturing establish
 ments, stores and banks were close
 and the library. too, as Governo
 Beeckman proclaimed a legal holida in Rhode Island. after President Vii
 sons proclamation of a national holi
 day.