Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-11-12
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his aides. William L. Sterling. Fred
d'Argy and Alfred Poirier. A platoon
of police followed under the COM
mand of Deputy Marshal George Fl.
Simpson. Then came the Watervlle
Military band, w. d. Haines. leader,
heading Co. G, Third Maine Infantry
under command of Capt. Parker
Foss; Garfield Camp. Sons. of Veter-
ans, in charge of their commander,
Harry s. Vose; members of the
Grand Army in automobiles, Fred d.
Lunt, commander; Ladies of the
Grand Army in automobiles, Mrs.
Nellie Simpson, president; the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary in automo-
biles: four disabled soldiers in auto
mobiles. mothers of soldiers who
lost their lives IN the service in auto
mobiles.
Next came the Flute and Drum
Corps of the American Legion with
Norman Haskell as drum major fol-
lowed by the members of the Amer
lean Legion under Commander F. T.
Hill With the officers of the Legion
marched the only girl member of the
local Legion post. Miss Hazel Corliss,
in full Red Cross uniform. A de-
tachment of navy men marched be-
hind the soldiers. The Red Cross
was represented by four marchers,
Miss Julia Lakin. head of the Rcd
Cross in this city; Miss Laurence
Pelletier. the Public Health nurse;
Miss Goldie Nickerson and Mrs. Cen
eva Randall. These ladies all wore
the uniform of the Red Cross.
The fraternal orders came next,
the Canton Halifax. 7. o. o. F., lead
ing. Behind them came the knights
of Columbus with a float represent
ing the Knights of Columbus, hut at
the front. The hut was filled with
soldiers and the motto. Everything
Free" was conspicuously hung. This
motto was carried out in fact as the
soldiers tossed hundreds of packages
of gum into the crowds of children
who persistently followed along with
the float.
&, A large number of the society of
the Youths of Lebanon came next
with the United States flag carried
by George Jabar and the flag of
France with the green cedar of Leb-
anon painted on the white panel. car
ried by Assad Joseph then the mem
bers Of the Bricklayers. Masons and
Plasterers' union, George Meservey.
president.
There was a big turnout Of mem
bers of the st. Jean Baptistc so
ciety headed by Drew's band and
carrying the banner OF the society.
Members of the city government
with Mayor Z. f. Finnimore rode
next in automobiles. and then came
the members of the Rotary club,
which was well represented.
Although small organization
numerically numbering not more
than %, members of the Waterville
Typographical Union No!043 proved
their ability to put across a really
big thing when they appeared in the
parade with a decorated float on
which there was a real printing press.
rack with cases of type and three
Ray Pooler and Samuel Corson. Dur
ing the parade cards were printed
and thrown out among the onlook-
ers on which was printed this senti-
ment, "The American Legion stands
for 100 per cent. Americanism. The
printers are with them On the
front of the float was hung a SER
vice flag with seven stars for the
seven men from the union who
served in the late war. Their names
were also on the reverse side of the
cards thrown out and were James
E. Barry, A. Redmond Butler. Will
liam Fl. Hopkins, T. Basil Mulhol-
land, J. Thomas Page, Jr.. II. Ray
Pooler and Chester b. Trump. The
union label was also conspicuously
placed. Marching in front of the
float were the members of the union,
led by William Harding in his SOL
dier's uniform carrying the colors
with Fred Dyer in his sailors uni
form as color guard. He was fol-
John Corson dressed in a complete
red devil suit. with horns, tail and
pitchfork complete. He was held
lightly in leash with red, white and
blue ribbons by Miss Agnes Kelley
and Miss Alma Reny. Back of these
young ladies four other members,
Miss Helen Harlow, Plaisted Gurney.
Prentiss carried big flag horizon
tally and behind them eight more,
Benjamin Toomey, Clarence MAXWELL
Miss Ella Gordon, Thomas Page, Jr.,
Z. r. Barton, F. NJ. Hobbs, Miss
Lucy Prince and Harold Berdeen
carried on either side long blue
banner bearing the name of the or
ganization in big white letters. 1t
was the most pretentious display in
the parade and showed unlimited
care and work in its preparation.
Behind the printers came the fac
ulty of Colby college followed by the
students. then the students of Coburn
led by the principal, Drew T. Hart
horn and Prof. F. L. Daye. The stu
dents carried the service flag of their
school. The Waterville High school
came next headed by their band,
then came the Pleasant street school.
Mount Merici Academy. the girls
carrying a big flag horizontally and
then the Maccabees and their float.
The float was of white profusely
decorated with red, white and blue
and bearing on the side the name of
the order. In the float were seated