The Press., 1918-11-14
Victory Celebrated. ;.

| Victory Celebrated
 Thursday afternoon. when the false
 report reached town that the German
 envoys had signed the armistice, en- thusiasm ran high Whistles. bells and vocal organs were taxed to their utmost. A creditable parade was hastily planned for the evening and it proved a splendid community expres- sion of joy. To the strains of the Italian Land the paraders marched through the principal borough streets. A delegation was sent to Hartford for red fire and on it's return the Phoenix band piloted anew a portion of the en- thusiasts through Hyde park and over Highland Terrace Flags and bunt- ing were hastily arranged and the il- lumination of the homes throughout | the borough. was an. attractive sight In the morning when the truth was known, a general feeling of satisfac-
 
 ment for Stafford had shown her aLility to do the proper thing when 1 the opportunity offered. The wait | was very brief for early on Monday morning the conditions of the armis- tice were accepted. Amid the din and noise, mills, stores and schools were closed and everyt ody came out to celebrate. The best parade Stafford park at 2.3O o'clock and marched up East Main to East street, returning to Main and up West Main to Center street, through Fox Village, back by West Main, High and Silver streets and Furnace avenue to Main. A large number gathered at the flag pole, and directed by Rev. Felix O'Neill, the squad of huntsmen fired three vOlleys, first for Old Glory, second for the ' oys who have died for the flag, and 1 third for all who would 1 e willing to die for the national emblem if chance offered. There were three bands in i line, Italian, Phoenix, Woods, and the 1 TalcOttville fife and drum corps. Many other musical and unmuSical instruments and cOntraptiOns-One- sided drums, rattles, horns and COW bells were in evidence all along the march. Nearly every organization in town was represented and made a I mounted and unmOunted marshals who kept the long line in fine order. The Boy Scouts. carrying the flags of the allies, lead the march and among the ranks were the War Bureau off cials. Red Cross, Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, MasOns, Odd Fellows, Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians and their Auxiliary, WOmens Relief Corps, Rebeccas, Daughters of Pocahontas,, Red Men, Italian societies, the Grange, Knights of Pythias. FOresters, Junior Red Cross, Junior Food Army, employees of Smith x Cooley and the school pu- pills above the lower grades. The little tots did their parading before the grown-ups started. Among the decorated automobiles were the Phoe- nix truck, carrying the teachers of the Pinney grammar school, imperson- ating Uncle Sam,. Columbia and the allies in costume; the high school representing the Goddess of Liberty with her horn of plenty feeding the allies. The rear of this float was filled with farmerettes. The Kaiser was being hung in effigy and dangled from a scaffold mounted on wheels. This was the handiwork of the Boy Scouts and placed in the keeping of the high school boys. The figure sus- pended in one of the Gary trucks had the expressionless face of the crown prince. There were many other meri- tOrious features all contributing to the success of the glad day, Monday
 morning Warden Leach requested the
 saloon keepers to close their places of business for the day To this they patrioticalIy assented and as a result little drunkenness was seen.