The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-03
Special to The Times.)

Stratford, May 2-Undaunted bJ the threatening weather of Saturday morning Mayor Abraham Wellington and the other members of the Ameri- can Day committee carried out their program which they fhad worked sev- eral weeks to arrange as planned, and the celebration proved to be a most fitting tribute for the cause Of Americanism for which it was in- tended. Anarchists, Bolshevists, Reds, if any there be in Strat- ford who witnessed the parade and exercises at Academy Hill, must have fully realized their cause was hope less one the thousands of school children and groups marched down Main street to the monument waving American flags, apparently being thrilled with delight of having the oportunity of turning what had been reported was to be Red day into a great Red, White and Blue Day. Then, too, at the monument the Rev. John Cotter of Hartford worn from the hardships of the recent World War in which he took an active part overseas for several months dealt the death blow to Bolshevism in his wonderful address of the afternoon.
 So eager were the children to show the true American spirit which they possess they began gathering at the various schools long before the sched- uled time and many assembled at their schools as early as o'clock in the morning only to wait until long after dinner before the word for ad- vancing to their positions in line was heard. Never before in the history of Sftratford has the pupils of the Stratford schools showed such a blaze of patriotism as they did on Saturday and never before ain the history of Stratford has such a large number of the pupils of Stratford turned out in celebration of any event as they did Saturday in celebrating American Day. Not only ddi they turn out in large numbers but from the appear ance and the very actions of the pu- lils they clearly demonstrated that deep down in their bosons there beat a heart of loyalty, true to the princi- pIes of the country in which they live and loyal to old StTatford and home. Every school in town was represented in line by nearly 100 per cent. of it's enrolment. Floats of various patri- otic makeups were intermingled with The different grades, placardS were displayed by every class denouncing any action other than progress of a true American nature, placards beg ging for more schools whereby the half time pupils who are striving to get ar education in half the ordinary time might be treated as their parents were and pIacards of loyalty and home were conspicuous in every group.
 Some of the floats arranged by the pupils of the schools and those who took the various parts were as fol- lows: Patriotic float, Ella Clark, Justice; Glen Beach, Liberty; Aurrilla = Southard Peace. A country school room, Miss Dorothy Mitchell, teacher, with F pupils; school room, pupils of Franklin school; Joseph Franklin Hunyadi, teacher, representing Ben jamin Franklin. Float representing Capital, Labor and Education: stephen Hunyadi representing Capi- tai, Ester Perry representing educa- ton, and Henry Johnson represent ing Labor. The children of the Honey spot school entered float represent ing the birth of the American flag, Helen Facsko representing Betsey Ross and Wilfred Gaudett represent ing George Washington. Others of the float and the part they took were Eleanor Barry, Liberty; Annie Mar tino, Cecelia Hollos and Loretta Sil- vestro, Red Cross nurses. The Eli Whitney school entered a float repre- senting a. cotton gin with the workers busy at work while other darkies were bringing in the cotton in baskets. Miss Anna Duffy, acting principal of the school, was in charge and those taking part included Julia Sabadosh, Catherine Tomasko, Celia Hor. Helen Rascal, William Seery. Jane Dutton, Annie Hart, Rebecca Dutton, Catherine Seery, Peter Ruth mack, Walter McC1oud, Joseph Sez- lesky. Thomas Lambert, Michael Ke- vack, James Prain. Joseph Seklesky and Anthony Zimmerman. A group of pEpils from the High school dress ed to represeRt all nations also won much admiration from the throng which lined up on both sides of Main street from the green to Academy Hill. A bicycle squad, pupils of the Center school with wheels elabor- ately decorated with red, white and blue was also one of the features of the parade
 Fraternal, social and civic organi- zatlons also played their part in the big parade, some of which entered floats while others had large delega- lions of their members in line. Hou- satonic grange with its handsome dec orated float and three pretty young ladies costumed in a costume of god dess of the harvest, each bearing a quantity or last fail : harvest made q most impressive picture. Those who took the parts were Miss Florence Tominson, Marion Seims and Lillian Nearing. Then the C<enuck tribe of Red Men entered a float representing forest with palefaces made uI representing the primitive Red Men Those who played the parts were Clinton Coe R. Brady, Edward Cas- sey, William Hopton, A stephen William WeStman and Edward Nally The Camp Fire Girls of the Congre- gatiOllal church in costume also took part while the churches had nfany members in line. The parade, which formed at Paradise Green. started about 2:30 headed by the entire force of the Stratford police department with Chief William Nichols in charge followed by Grand Marshal William H. Hart and staff with the following organizations following in order: G A. R. Veterans, Wheeler & Wilson band, Go. F. Captain George w. Spal commanding, American Legion, Wo mans Auxiliary of AmeriIan Legion Red Cross Nursing Activities commit tee, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls Okenuck tribe of Red Men, Stra tfort
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