Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-29
BIG PARADE AT WESTERLY
Total of 1864 Saturdays Liberty LoanSeaan Manson Injured Patriotic Rally y- States Contingent Leaves For Camp-Fire at Kingston Fairgrounds

This is big day for Westerly, when people of the allied nations com bine here in a big patriotic demon- stration, and realize that in fighting the kaiser We are fighting the devil Westerly has done and is doing it's full share of in furnishing man power, and no matter how much we have done or will do over here it is nothing in comparison Of what the young men are doing over there for us Wester- ly will do the best in the present canf- paign for third Liberty bonds and will surely go lover the top" Thus spoke Rev. Clayton A. Burdick, pastor of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist church. in an intensely patriotic ad- dress delivered from an automobile on Dixon square, just before the dismiss sal of the big Liberty Loan parade, Saturday afternoon, when the 1864 paraders and several thousand specta tors formed ennass in the square and vicinity.
 It sure was a big day for Westerly and the procession was 9 credit to the town and all who participated. In comparison it was larger than the big procession in New Yorw city the
 procession was headed by Colonel Ey-
 erett E Whipple as marshal, Captain Archie C. Thompson. Captain Walter D. Slyne and Thomas Mckenzie as
 aides Then came the Liberty loan | committee, members of the Westerly town council, selectmen of the town of Stonington and members of the
 general assembly,
 These were followed by the West arly band with 3 service flag of seven
 stars denotin gthat the number had | responded to the call to colors from tie band. Immediately after the band came Company c PawcatuclS Connecticut Home Guard, the West
 erly Constabu;ary, the Westerly Sani- tary corps with float demonstratine Scouts.
 Then came long line of autono- piles bearing members of the Grand
 Army of the Republic wives and l widows of civil war veterans, the 1 mothers or sisters of boys now in the military service. each carrying a ser vice flag. Then in order, the Pawca- tuck Women's Temnerance union au. tamohiles with regent and vice re- ! ~en+ of Phebe Greene Ward Chapter n R. with D. A. R. banner onG 1 atate fap. TYncle Sam an5 Columhia | G'irt aan girls in white carving lareC American flag, a float representative l If the allies school ~irls bearinp larqt flags and larger girls with pomnons l Red Cross section in all it's denart. ments Camnfire Girls and RluahiraS end float illustrative of Liberty bonds i The Tmneriai band of Storineton | 7nadire the p g. Parher Hose com. nar~ carr,-ine a flat far and servie,
 HN~ tho Westerly fire department let 1 the bearers of the flags of each o 1 the three companies.
 Lodge fonda Marguerite, No. 342
 Sons of Italy. with American and Ital ian flags
 | East Greenwich Bows band. hea din, 1 the Italian Young Mems club Mis- 1 quamicut Tribe of Red Men. with IT.; l Allison Snyder as banner bearer, Prid l of New England Lodge. l. o. o. F 1 Manchester Unity' and Hope Counci Junior Order of American Mechanics | Westerly Lodge. No. CTS Renevo
 lent and Protective Order of Elks. ha,
 the post of honor at the left of tn long line. They were headed by | naval officer with ten enlisted maya
 men in uniform. all Ell1s and carrvin
 Q large American flag Each Elk i
 the line carried a small flag. and thi
 last organization in line compare
 well with all that went before
 By actual count there were 1064 i
 the line and the procession was on
 of the largest and best ever in West
 erly.