Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-16

Today, the day set apart by the town of Windhams to do honor to the boys who left her shops and mills and homes to offer their lives that the world might be a better and cleaner place to live in. and that this quiet town might continue its business among the New England hills without fear of that beast which laid waste Belgium and northern France. will be the gfeatest day in the history of the town. For today those boys are back most of them. for there are between thirty and forty whose sacrifice was accepted and who had their great Well come Home in France amidst the bat tie roar. or on the turbulent high seas, or in the antiSeptic cleanliness of the hospital. Six thousand dollars has been spent to give the returned boys a royal home coming. The committees have done their work well. Nothing has been overlooked. The service men have been provided with distinctive badges. They will review from a fa- vorable vantage point the parade of their escort of honor. They will be regaled at a clambalSe. They will be entertained with vaudeville. balloon ascensions and ball games. But prob ably the most significant part of the celebration is the fact that the exer- cises open with a service in memoriam of those who will never see Windham again and will close with a service in memoriam of the local national guard, the first organization from this town to offer their lives on the altar of lib erty.
 The memorial monument to the men from this town who died in service was erected on the town hall lawn on Friday. The monument is of wood, sanded and painted to initiate cement It is in the form of a 25-foot obelisk surmounting a base four feet high and -s-- 1<~- +l,- base of the monument has been care fully graded up to the base, so that there is no break between the bottom of the monument and the ground. The on each side of the upper part of the base, as follows: Our Dead Heroes, Lest We Forget They Abide With Us, Honor Was Their Shroud- The dedi- catory service this morning will be conducted by Rev. c. Harley Smith and Rev. Jehn E. Clark
 The new hook and ladder sutotruck departments contribution to the pa rade will not be ready in time for the affair. It was promised for the Well come Home celebration when it was understood that the date was to be Aug. 21. There was an unexpected delay when stile truck was sent to Hartford to have lenders made. The truck is now ready for the varnish and
 
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 Marshal Frank p. Fenton of the pa rade announced his orders for the day as follows:
 Everything is in readiness for the parade.
 be in line at II o'clock. so the forma = ton can be perfected promptly and the parade started as near 11.S0 as possi- ble.
 3-AH organizations having bands are requested to have them on the street assigned for their formation as early before the parade as convenient to avoid confusion.
 4-Company B. Third infantry. un- der the command of Lieutenant Mo Carthy, will assemble at the armory, Pleasant street. at 10.30 a. m. They will escort the service men from the armory to the town building.
 5-World war veterans are to as- semble at the armory at 1o.30 and march under escort to the town build = ing. where they will hold their memo rial exercises around the monument on the lawn. They will review the parade from this point.
 6-Members of the Grand Army of the Republic will review the parade from the town building lawn. Auto mobiles will be provided for them on High street.
 S7-Parents or representatives of the soldiers who were killed or died in the service will review the parade with the world war veterans, and automobiles will be provided for them in the df : vision of world war veterans.
 S-Invited guests will review the parade from the above point, and auto mobiles will be provided for them on High street.
 s-Each division win select it's own leader before the parade. and be will see that the proper distance is kept between his division and the one pre- ceding 1t.
 1o-Main street along the line of march will be kept clear of traffic dur ing the parade. The public is request cd to observe this rule. thereby aiding the police ~
 11gThe marching bodies. floats. etc. will be assembled at the park so ev- erybodv participating will have an sop- portunity to view the para de. 12-Two strokes sounded on the fire alarm will designate that the forrna : tion is complete and the procession ready to start.
 I Entertainment will not be Iackino in the city this morning. Activities will start at 10. when Policy the Human Fly, will climb the Opera House block Before the parade passes along Main street there will be street singers in the crowd to help pass the time. As soon as the parade arrives at Recrea : ton park there will be a combined concert of all the BaAds--under the di- rection of c. N. c. Wheeler. After dinner there will be various vaudeville stunts. and track events. including a five mile run. There will be baeloon ascension with double parachute drop at o'clock. and at 4.30 there will l. the local team against the fast Nutme ee club of New Haven. The nneups will be as follows: WiIlimantic-Tfame c Farrell p. Adams 1b, Comins 3b, Dono :