Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

welcome to the men in the service in
 that town, Voluntown and part of Lisbon, was an event to date from
 The town outdid itself in honoring the men who so well deserved the recog- milton. At five o'clock Friday morn ing the festivities began by ringing Then came the horrible parade at O. clock This really surpassed all the noises ever heard and all the sights ever seen. The band played very well drowned the other out with noise and
 the Lisbon Jazz band was a close second. The music issuing from F.
 H. Gilbert's hand organ was beyond
 real live monkey. The water wagon
 was covered with sentiments very
 popular just now. as were several
 other vehicles. and there were many
 drum corps from Norwich furnished
 inspiring music.
 The judges were Thomas Mo
 Broome. B. R. Gardner and J. A.
 Hourigan. The first prize went to F..
 H. Gilbert. and the second to the Ash
 land tractor-kitchen and ammunition
 wagon. The monkey collected two
 dollars which she turned over to the
 At ten o'clock came the big parade
 and the floats and cars were an ex-
 ceedingly pretty sight. They repre-
 sented much time. money and skill.
 OIncef Dolan was at the heao ol the
 parade.
 Marshals Lieut-Col Alfred LHeu-
 reux and Dr. G. H. Jennings on
 horseback had as aides Harold
 Brickley and John ". Blake, Jr The
 Plainfield band led the world war sol
 diers and sailors, of whom there were
 115 in line. the soldiers led by Ser
 geant J. Edw. Wyatt and the sailors along the line they were showered with flowers and confetti. and they reviewed the parade at the Congre- gational church, each float and car showered them.
 Eleven Civil War Veterans, three Spanish war and one Indian War Veteran followed them and were the guests at the dinner. Earl and Wal ter Gray are grandsons of l.. A. Thornton and wore Zouave suits used in the Civil war. owned by Mir. Thorn ton, and carried a flag. A Red Cross float was decorated in white with Red Crosses. On the float were several who worked in the surgical dressings Takinon, Josephine Faill. Florestine Richotte. Helena Labarre, Mrs. Clar- ence Kahn, Mrs. R. F. Cheney. Waite and Eleanor Stetson. Mabel Wilcox, Dorothy Paul, Jean and Hallie Burle- son, Mrs. Frank Ray and Miss Ade- 1aide Burdick. Two of the girs dem onstrated bandaging wounded soldiers the men being Emile and William 
 A A Young, Jr.. Hose and Ladder Go, sent it's fire truck handsome | iy decorated with bunting and quan- titles of carnations. Sixteen mem parasols The St. Casimer society of i 46 was preceded by their band. town ! and borough officials. The reception committee and board board S Of sch1o. hi1ss Tisi- The Italian band of Norwich furnish 7d fine music. as did the Groton Ship i and Engine band. Decorated automo- piles were in line. The floats were beautiful.
 Aspinook BIeachery had a, novel feature in the shape of camouhaged .anll equipped with five guns. the tank constructed and driven by Henry Bal ou. Edward Faust. Jr, was the boy who operated the guns.
 SIater's Cotton Co.,. Inc. was rep resented by land and water scene. A ruck covered in green and yellow dis played a canoe in the midst of pond lilies, and surrounded by white ,irches Ellen R. Prior. Lauria Vac ! ion and Ruth A. Ballou were seated T the canoe. The inscriptions on the ioat were no hunting in these woods
 nd They fought that it might be safe or us.
 Ashland Cotton Go. sent a float lrawn by six horses. the color scheme ,eing yellow, and it carried several girls grouped in the form of a pyra- mid. They were Locard Couture. Dora Couture. Angelina and Florine 1xilda Mondor Lula Larkin. Annie Iaska, Nora Gaska. Annie Miss, Arnina Casavant, Florita St. John, 'almer St. John. Rosanna Lambert, lambert and Stella Takinon. Agent { :. M. Carpenters car was an artis- ic red. white and blue basket. The ody of the car was a lattice of blue ( nd white silk. There was large red andle with red bow. and the top of { he basket was outlined with a daisy hain. The inside of the car was Y He'd with red roses and daisies. out ( f which appeared the heads of four I retty girls. When they passed the r len in the service as they reviewed $ ne parade they threw all the flow l. rs in the car at the nations heroes . he girls were Amelia Rail-. Nellie ' Johnson. Madeline LaBonne and Ed o a Briggs. V The Briggs Mfg. Co. of Vountown V hich the national colors and flags F ere 1avishly displayed. The float p as drawn by eight horses. In the V pat were Mabel McGriggan, Dorilla h ieI, Marguerite and Laura Mcclure, W ertha M. Florence and Ethel Lewis, b dna and Helen Dawley. Dorothy cranton, Eva Lamoine. Ethel Me t all. Bertha Douglas, Alice McCom- fl ar. Lilly Bebo and Della St John.
 The American Thread Co. of Glas- c I enormous wooden spool of thread + ght feet long and five feet in dia- s eter. properly labeled The float V as decorated with flags and bunt- r g. It also carried Aida Jarvis, z eda Dayon, Leoza Doyon. Edith Me n Iligott. Elsie Kenyon, Anna Monsees T Id Emma Gauthier. e Pachaug Grange appeared in a 4