Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
WESTERLY

In spite of frequent showers which threatened at any minute to settle down into a steady rain. the Mer- chants and Manufacturers parade was successfully carried out Friday afternoon. There was hardly a busi- ness house or manufacturing plant of the town that was not represented in the parade by either float or an au- tomobile, and some of the floats were exceptionally effective. A crowd euual in numbers to that which witnessed the soldiers and sailors parade Wed nesday watched with eager interest the long line of floats and machines pass through the main thorouyhfares of the town. The parade stared on schedule time. 1.30 o'clock and was led by Capt Abraham P. Datscn as marshal. His aides were Col. Charles H. Ledward, Major Everett F. Whip pie, Lieut.. Henry M. Clark and Lieut.. William Mitchell. The Konomoc band of Westerly. one of three in line, headed the procession. Then followed representative citizens of the town, in- cluding the town council, and imme- diately in the rear were four automo- piles in which rode a number of the CIVIL war veterans of the town. The American Thread Co.,. which had an unusually attractive float, came next and was followed by the fraternal or ganizations and local bod carriers Among the many business houses and manufacturing plants which had floats or decorated automobiles in line were the following: Ophs, Westerly SilR Mill, H. A. Stahl, F. N. Wilcox, West erly Textile Co.,. float showing pro- ducts of Westerly Textile Co.,, Boston Furniture Co.,. Laurel Glen Line Co.,, Fishers, Crumb Quarry Co.,. Standard oil Co. (three large truclls), Samuel Girven motorcycle side carl, The Westerly Sun, C. B. Cottrell & Sons Campbell Grain Co.,. R. I. Garage Co., Gulf Gasolene Go. (two large trucks) I. B. Crandall. Smith Granite Co.,, of Westerly Lumber Co.,, W. Segar & Co. Nash's Cigar Store and Newsstand Lorraine Mfg, Co.,, (f1oat representing the plant, another showing weaving loom in operation. another having the preparation department. an auto con veying the office force and an auto conveying the overseers), Charles H Gavitt Every attractive float in pink and white). Westerly Furniture Go. George c. Moore and others.
 Among the fraternaI organization were the Sons of St. George, Red Men and the Manchester Unity Odd Eel lows. There were also seen descend dants Of the Pequot and Narragan- sett Indians. In addition to the Westerly band the bands appearing ir the parade were the New London ShiI and Engine Band and the Williman- tic band.
 Several thousand people represent. ing towns and villages throughout southern Rhode Island and south eastern Connecticut who came tc Westerly Friday afternoon to witnes. the historical pageant in Wilcox parl were greatly disappointed when the rain made it necessary to postpone tho programme until Monday afternoon a o'clock. The committee had 6opet that the skies would clear before o'clock, the hour set for the pageant but when it was seen that the rair had come to stay and was settling down to a steady pour it was decided to postpone the pageant and an nouncement was made to this effec shortly after three o'clock. There vii be full dress rehearsal this Saturday evening at 6.30 o'clock.
 Republican general assembIymc, and members of the party's st; ! central committee, following a two hour conference Thursday voted b, a large majority to recommend t Governor Beeckman that no specia session of the legislature be called t