New Britain herald., 1919-09-20
TF1RONG CITY YSTREETSTO SALUTE MENWHO SERVED NWORLDWAR WHEN THEY
 MARCH IN GREATEST PARADE CITY EVER HAl
As Public Honors Boys Who Came Ba These Boys Join With Public in Silent Trl bute to Those Who Will Never Return Procession Passes Under Memorial Ard and Along Court of Honor

With thousands of New Brit people and out-of- town gut thronging the streets, with Hl Rockwell buzzing overhead in little monoplane, to the stirr strains of martial music and do avenues gaily decorated with the tionaI colors, the boys who marcl out from New Britain to fight in world war today passed in revi while their relatives and frie watched with admiration. Not o did the soldiers, sailors and mari turn out to make the parade a s cess, but so did the various organi tions which contributed to war WI at home. The factories had hot school children had delegations the parade, as well as floats, frater organizations marched and ot contingents went to make up greatest parade of it's kind New B ain has ever had. And last, but no means least, came the grizzled erans of the Civil War, followed the big tractor gun of the same t as was used in leveling the Hun tifications more than 5000 m away.
 As the parade marched beneath memorial arch at the entrance Walnut Hill Park, a wave of sad sentiment passed over the march and spectators alike. The soldiI sailors and marines walked at atd ton, with the formal hand saluteI they quietly and reverently pad between the white pillars along Court of Honor. There were 118 nificant little white posts, each be ing a wreath and a name plate, each a silent testim onial of the preme sacrifice that some brave \ Britain boy made on the battlefi' of France, on the high seas, or some Army cantonment on this s
 Police Escort. The parade was led by Chief Police William J. Rawlings and following escort: Policemen will Murphy, George Ellinger, Hanfl Dart, Patrick Quirk, John c. Stad1 George Mofitt, Edward Kiely William Souney; Ellinger and Kl were in the service. Each offa wore white gloves and brought hand to a snappy salute as he pasl the reviewing stand.
 Marshal Hungerford Seated on handsome looH horse Marshal of the Parade Willa c. Hungerford clad in brown and white trousers, and black bd presented a splendid appearance, he rode by the reviewing stand. M well s. Porter was the aid in cha of the first division
 The Home Guarders. With Hatch's band of HartfI playing a swinging air the memh of the Home Guard, each uniforIa man looking fit. advanced with "a step.
 The Corbin CommandIy. Following them came the Corl Commandry, each man in blue Il form and impressive as he marca along with his well-known city ganization.
 The Y. w. c. A. Float. The first of the floats in the lineI march was that of the You Women's Christian Association. was an attractive affair with it's clud of evergreen trees grouped at ed corner, sheltering a number of gd looking girls.
 Red Cross Workers, This float was followed by the T]
 
 white base with a massive red crI rising from it. Seated about d were various members of the \ Cross of this city whose kindlya hal made those soOthig bandages for boys who fought and bIed in the sH shocked battlefields of Europe. I float was given a great hand from guests in the reviewing stand. N
 Wallin2ford Red Men The Red Men of Wallingford vi next with red and blue uniforms.
 D. A. R. Real colonial atmosphere emarI ed from the Daughters of the Aml can Revolution float. The faml spinning wheel of those days \ faithfully represented surrounded a group of white and gray wigd women in picturesque costumes the times. A second float of this der represented the Mayflower.
 I. o. O. F. The Odd Fellows in degree costu came next In this group was float of the Women's Relief Corps
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 Then came the Knights of Pyth also in degree costumes, William M gan lodge, No. Fl, and St. Elmo lod No. 21, both being represented. Th| were followed by @ float of the N Britain Eagles.
 Best People On Earth.
 One of the prettiest floats in parade was that of the local lodgeI
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