Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-01
Saturday night the comm ittee ir

charge of the arrangementsFfo for Put
 nam Welcome Home day celebration
 announced that, every detail had been
 cared for. every plan completed, and
 that every thing was in readiness for
 the. observance which begins at 9
 o'clock this (Monday) morning. Noth-
 ing has been overlooked. and all that
 to insure a rousing welcome for Put
 nam's sons who fought in the great
 war. Never have the, city. business
 blocks been more; brilliantly decked
 bunting and flags of the allied nations
 have been liberaly used, while all
 along the line of march is a real riot
 of color. Through the center of the
 ing far out into the street have been
 put in place, and from these flags have been suspended. This gives an arch
 way effect that adds greatly to the at-
 tractiveness of the decorations. It is
 planned that the day shall be one of
 good cheer. merrymaking and celebra
 ton. and from early morning until the
 good night waltz of the open air dance
 the city is to be thrown wide open to
 the home-comers.
 At 8 o'clock the program begins. rain
 or shine. with a mass at St. Mary's
 church. At 10 o'clock there are to be
 lot members of Company 1. Putnam
 fire department, will cross bats with
 the team representing company 2. On
 the old fair grounds Thomas McDer-
 mctt's Putnam team will meet Good
 year. The Goodyear team is to bring
 up a large delegation. according to
 Manager McDermott and are coming
 prepared to see their team win. The
 Putnam team is to consist of big league players. They are now in the city. and are all ready for the Play
 Ball" which will be called by Eddie Jansen of Providence, who Is to ma nipulate the indicator.
 The parade, which is to be the main feature of the program. comes at o'clock. Formation will be at 1.30 and Marshal Charles A. Thayer is to be assisted in this work by six aides. all mounted. On the starff are to be Ma ton of Willimantic. Lieut.. Edward F. Perry. Lieut.. Francis Metcalf. Lieut.. John A. c. Warner. Lieut.. Harold S. Corbin and Lieut.. Boynton Merrill be in charge of Alexander Gilman.
 Since originally issued, there have been several changes in the order of march. Saturday it was announced as it had been impossible to procure fifth one. as was first intended. The | Goodyear band will lead the line The1 official order of march follows:
 Platoon of police. railroad station: i Goodyear band, railroad station: vet ! erans of the world war. Putnam inn; | Spanish war veterans, Mullans store; Boy Scouts. Bates Electric shop; Elks. i Flaggs store; Foresters of America St. Onge's store; High school cadets | Ballard &, Clarks $; G. A. R.. Donahues i store; members of local exemption 1 board. Donahue's store; Putnam chap ter of the Red Cross. Alexander's store; Moosup band. Alexander's 1 store: Knights of Columbus, Lee street; Ladies of the c, A. F.. opposite street; Woman's Relief Drum corps. Blanchett's store: Red Men. NHlot & Williams store: Odd Fellows. Nargill house: Mizpah Re- ,ekah ledge. Cargill house: Polish F Benefit society, Dr. Russelrs house: Drum corps. Dr. Russelrs house; F. O. "a gles. Richards store: L. o. o. NJ. Zaltas' store; Social order of Putnam laltas' store; Methodist church float, Zaltas' store.
 The second division joins the first at May street. and will form as follows: Ianhassett band: F'ranco-American 'oresters: Consef1 La Concorde; Cana lian Athletic club: Artizans; L'Union .ean de Baptiste society; Grosvenor-
 ale band. Grosvenordale contingent This division will form on Providence treet and march to May street. Fol- rade floats and decorated automo- 'iles.
 Marshal Thayer believes that therei Fill be about 1500 in the line. He has that the procession will start at o'clock There has been |:
 change in the line of march. The inc to be followed was given out Sat rday and will be follows: Union quare to Front street. to South Main. Q Center to Chapman, to King. to irove to South Main. to Front. to lain. to Providence. to Marshall. to Woodstock avenue. to Church street 0 Pomfret street, to Front and up . chool. At the high school lot the eterans. who are at the head of the l me. will fall out and review the rest f the procession as it passes by up to Providence street and back to the cen- CT of the city by Main street. It wasi $ ,an Legion that suggested that the eterans have the opportunity to re- . jew the parade, and this suggestion ras at once adopted. At the close of { ne high school ground. The speaker ( i'll be Major Haggerty of New Haven. t
 The service men will then n,arcf, to hammond hall. where the banquet is ! , be served While the men are at | able Miss Rose Seguin of Central i. illage and Miss Bulger. sister of .cap-t , sin of Police John Bulger, will pro . ide musical entertainment. Both are | of the New England Con- . arvatorv At the conclusion of the z inner the medals are to be presented i. utnam eS-service men by Mayor 7 lie W. Marcy The medals are inscribed as fol- q ws: Presented by the people of Put ' am. Conn. in gra teful recognition of :. atriotic service in the world war {. fter the banquet there is to eb a . 1ort program of addresses. and Capt. V har1es F. Lockhart of New Haven an -ga nizer of the American Legion will peak concerning that order.
 The days program will come to a I. ose with the open air dance in Union N luare. In case rain should make out h DOT dancing impossible. the dance n i'll be in Union hall. which has beeni . In case the dancing is in [ le hall. it will be limited to men inj o