Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-13

magical effect.
 And these splendid specimens o1 young manhood suggested the thought | too, that they are more today than | ever, through their training and lex- 1 perience, a bulwark of strength up on which the nation may count with full confidence and assurance of trf- umphant success should any sinister force, from within or from without threaten the peaceful progress of America The service. men were an i inspiration in that line of marchers; living symbols of patriotism. objects of admiration and adulation.
 It was patent to those who watch ed the parade that a heavy percent age of the people of the villages of Thompson were participants in the pagent. The children of the schools made splendid showing, better than
 has been made in some of the larg CT towns where such celebrations have been held. Marching sturdily along they seemed delighted with the glam = or of the celebration. There was section after section of them, each car rying banner or some other marker to designate their particular school.
 The Red Cross organization had one of the most attractive sections of the parade. Their float was very prettily designed and. as always, the wearers of costume of the Roses of No Mans
 
 ganization's great war record is bright is memory was attested ky the applause that the Red Cross sec ton received.
 was reproduction. mounted on a truck, of one of their overseas huts suggestive of the marvelously suc- cessful war work of that great fra ternal organization. which numbers scores of thousands of Uncle Sans fighters in it's ranks. A secretary and his assistants were in charge of the hut and there was the usual distribu ton of cigarettes and other souvenirs.
 Quinnitisset grange, of Thompson, was finely represented, having a. float in line in addition to a large number of members, the officers displaying the insignia of their rank and some of them carrying hoes. forks or other farming implements.
 A feature that caught the fancy of the crowds was a camouhage ambu- lance, covered almost completely with leafy boughs. It bore a placard: and it surely would have done that, for at a distance it looked like a clump of brush
 The St. Jean Baptist society and other organizations of St. Joseph's church made up one big and f1ne ap- bearing section of the parade These organizations carried beautiful silken banners and St. Jean Baptist society
  live lamb, the symbol always of in- cidents in the life of St. John
 A float which rode Mothers of Our Boys" was cheered all along the line. The crowd recognized in the of the soldiers the real life springs o fthe nation. and applauded them in manner to make their hearts happy.
 The fraternaI organiza tions of Thompson were represented in the floats section, as was also the Girls club.
 The Methodist Episcopal church had church budding. Tn the tower a bell was mounted and this was tolled along the lie of march. The float bore such inscript ions as "The Church is the Bull by the boys and "We Are Rebuilding 27 Villages Near Chateau Thierry."
 Next to the service men. the mem bers of the fire department were the parade They were spIendidly uni formed, marched well, and were all together an organization of which any town might be proud The depart ment had it's steamer in the line.
 rhsrs was ba plenty arth Gf uss flor ths band. the Pulaski band of Webster and the Albanian National band of Worcester were. in line. as was also the Warren Drum corps of Putnam.
 From Grosvenordale. where a big l fleet of trucks had been assembled, | the marchers were quickly transferred | to Thompson town. where there was another parade and refreshments and for the service men. Re turning to North Grosvenordale: the service men were given the opportuni- " to review the parade in their hon7 pr.
 The dedication of memorial boulder ,n the Swanson plot. a splendid din- Ter in the big and prettily decorated doth house of the Grosvenordale com ,any, rounded out a busy first half of he day for. the service men.
 In the afternoon there was a great lssemblage at the athletic field, where here was a concert and other enter aiming features.
 The great day was climaxed with a lance in the evening at the cloth iouse. As darkness fell over North the beauties Of the spe- al electrical decoration were brought ut. Red and blue lights glittered Lmong the myriad white ones and played from the roof of he Grosvenordale company's office building. the whole effect being de- ightfuI one to the eye.
 Thompson spared neither money nor fort in arranging and carrying out ts official welcome Home celebration nd the great success achieved is its wn reward.
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