Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-05
THE PARADE

The parade In the morning was one
of the largest and finest ever held in
Augusta. There were fire departments
both ancient and modern, bands, SOL
dicrs. decorated floats, decorated bicy-
Giles and "horri3les' OF all kinds. The
parade formed on Winthrop street and
| proceeded up state street to Bond, to
Water. to the Kennebec bridge. to
Bowman. to Williams, to Arsenal, to
Cony. to Water. to Grove. to State, to
tho State Capitol The parade started
shortly after o'clock.
when II passed the Blaine mansion
the parade was reviewed by Governor
Baxter and Mayor Fogg and it was a
fine sight to see company after com
pany salute the chief executive as
the. passed by.
The formation of the parade was as
follows.
Platoon of police, Oficers Haskell.
ifunneweli. Bolduc and Bruce; Doug
lac Military Band. Martin Fox leader:
CO. +. losrd Infantry. n. C. s. NJ, Cap
tain Raymond Swift commanding;
state Quartermaster Corps, Captain
, Lester NJ. Hart commanding; James
Fitzgerald Post. American Legion,
Commander Leo +. Dunn at head.
Second section: Augusta fremcn,
headed by Chief Roy X. Small; Angus
tn steamer; two Augusta fire trucks /;
Bath Veteran Firemen's Association
with their handful. the Senator Bax-
ter" Gardiner Veteran Firemen's AS
ISOLATION with their tub. the "Baw
Beese." Sagadahoc Veteran Firemen's
Association of Bath with their hand
tub. the "Sagadahoc:" Rockland Veter-
an Firemens Association with their
engine. the Albert a. Haviner;" Halo.
well Firemen's Association with fife
and drum corps and their handful, the
Tiger No. A." IIecla Engine Co. of
Randolph: Androscoggin Veteran Fire
mons Association of Topsham with
their engine. the "Androscoggin."
Third section: Decorated bicycles.
Norman Allari. Priscilla Dean and
Charlotte Carleton.
Fourth section: Floats. In this
section a splendid group of floats was
entered. including the following: ID.
w Adams Co. scene depicting early
trading post with pioneer settlers and
Indians Edwards Manufacturing Co.
representing work of mill; Swift Beef
Co Central Maine Power Co. kitchen
cabinet and range: Stewart one-pipe
furnace: o. H. Frost Co.. group of
small boys and girls depicting Young
America" Church Electric Co. repre-
senting family enjoying advantages of
radiophone: Augusta Girls Community
club. Gypsy encampmcnt scene.
Section & Decorated Autos-Two
cars from Waterville Motor Co.; five
cars containing tho members of the
baseball teams: animated sign for
Hudson car followed by Hudson car
animated sign for Essex car followed
by Essex car; Hyman Chcrnowsky;
Poulln and Stanley.
Section G: Horrihles, led by Au-
gusta Cadet Rand-"Farmer Boggs
and wife," l.. H. Moulton and !. Il.
Packard. This is the Bull we have
been throwing" Harold Sprague and
Alfred Quincy of the Abbott Farm:
seven ex-candldates for register of
decds." Franklin Chute, Everett
Marston. Arthur Minor, Howard
Hilton, Fred Couverett, Frank Long
fellow. Perley Wood, driven by Guy
Smith and further ornamented by
I.otha and Madeline Foster; Adam
and Eve" David Beaulieu and George
Marchildon. auto driven by Fred
oliver; four boys advertising Dollar
Day: bonneville Cornet Band" by
Soule Furniture Co. A. n. Soule. r.
II. Soule. X. G. Leanord, Herbert
Lowell. Donald Mcdonald. Grafton
Cooper. Ray Beedle. Joseph Caravan.
Edwin Anderson. driven by Melvin
Higgins. with Ralph Dinsmore act
ing as lady of color; "Podunk Fire
Department" Captain Herbert Fol-
som. Hazen Hill. John Kingsbury,
Kendall Davis. Charles Poor: 1.-THE
Human Lobster" Clifton Plummer.
Parade Prizes Awarded
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