Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-05

resenting the Spirit of '76," followed
 the Red Cross women and were fol-
 lowed by the United Hebrew societies,
 both men and women, who carried the American fag and the blue and white Zion flag and wore headpieces in the in line The Young Mems Hebrew as- sociation carried it's service flag. These were followed by the loyal Germans, who carried their service flag and a big American fas and were about 50 in number. They also car ried a large American flag carried hor- izontally by half a dozen of the march
 CTS. Carl Steinke was in charge. The Foresters of America, who had about 80 in line. also had a group of six carrying an American flag. Frank J. Quinlan was in charge.
 | The Willimantic bank led the sec ttion which was headed by the Loyal 1 Order of Moose. with over 75 in line, headed by Dictator Henry W. Jarvis 1 and his small son carrying the service l flag They wore white shirts and hats and dark trousers
 1 United Scandinavians, led by Ivaf | Olsson, with B in line were followed
 by Rose of New England lodge, No, | 2364, which had it's own colored drum
 corps with John l.. Harris as drum
 major and John H. Harris as marshal l on horseback They had B in line and
 were followed by, the 50 women of the | Household of Ruth, dressed in white with purple head bands.
 The Syrian citizens, 32 in number
 with | big American flag, were fol- lowed by the 25 uniformed Girl Scouts of America, Rambler Troop, Miss Mary Grove in charge, and platoon of 2 i post office employees.
 The United Italian societies, who had 125 in line, were led by the Italian band, one section wearing white fel hats as their uniform and all carrying
 small Italian and American flags.
 They were followed hv 25 member!
 of Thames Union, No. 137. of the Car
 penters. and 40 members / the Pol
 ishers' Union with Jerry Angel an
 William O'Brien, respectively il
 charge.
 The Plainfeld band preceded tn
 Greek Orthodox societies with Pete Sellas in charge and one man carrying
 the Greek flag in the national costume They all carried small Greek an'
 American flags
 St. Nicholas Russian society, witt Paul Shilo in charge, had so men il line, and was followed by the Kono moo band of New London. which pre- ceded the United Polish societies. wit , Anton Grzmkoski in charge, an about three hundred in line. Fon . girls in Polish costume carried dec i! orated picture of President Wilson. The Junior Naval reserves fror Camp Dewey at Kitenaus. with abou 200 in line, in two companies, in charg of Major W. M. Physioc, were tn last of the marching organizations
 They had their own band and als
 with them was the Lyman Main Willi f mantle drum corps. The boys were i 70 white suits and carried arms. , The division of floats, which was i ? charge of Frank T. Naples as marsha f with four mounted aides, closed the pa : rade.
 V On the reviewing stand at the cit I hall was Major J. J. Desmond, Mayo e C. A. Gates of Willimantic, forme = Mayor D. P. Dunn of Willimantic. Al e derman Jacobs Of Wilimantic, Alder 3 man Bowen of Willimantic, Alderma
 Webber of Wilimantic, Alderma {, Thomas Gragan of New London Al ,, derman Prendergast of New London n l Alderman Harrigan of New Londol t Senior Burgess C. A. Hampstead ( r Groton and Burgess William Golf n of Groton. The reception committe f which comprised former Mayors T.
 Murphy, Allyn L. Brown. Fred L. Os ., good, and Costello Lippitt and F. V = Cary Edwin Hill William r. Hill an = members of the common council, wa q also on the reviewing stand The pa
 rade plans were successfully carrie T out by a general committee with Roy; t, C. Holmes chairman and Adela1 n Morin secretary.
 e Lieut.. Robert Boisson of the Chas a siers Anime was the guest of Mayo l D.. : full uniform and wore the two ws
 crosses awarded him for bravery. r I. lost an arm ln the battle of u l. Somme.