New Britain herald., 1924-04-19
DEDICATE MEMORIAL
 ID BRISTOL HEROES
Streets Of Bell City" ReSOund to
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MAJ. GEN. EDWARDS THERE
Vast Military Pagant on Anniversary of Fight at seichepres-"10 and s" Prepared to Make Hills Re-Eeyho- List of Service Dead.
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List of Service Dead.
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 Smiling skies this morning lifted from the depths of despair the mem- bers of the committee in charge of the Seicheprey Day celebration and last minute preparations went for ward with a breathless rush. Stray groups of former service men and equipment for the parade began to come into the city last night, the largest contingent being the horses of Troop R of the Connecticut National Guard. The tank of the Waterbury world war veterans arrived this morn ing and was followed a short time afterward by the French locomotive and freight car of the 40 and S" de- taehment from Bridgeport, The bands also began to arrive early and the streets this morning were filled with uniforms.
 Captain Strickland First
 Among the visiting notabes invited to attend the celebration, Captain Daniel Strickland of New Haven. former commander of D company Of tlt iu-u illidhNtN dA SSlCHtpItsb tooh the laurels for the first of the rank ing officers to arrive.
 Former Captain Commanding
 Captain Frank $. Merrill. captain of D company of this city in its early days and at the Mexican border and until the unit went overseas. was again in command today of his former company. He was assigned to take charge of the American Legion sec tion of the parade, which contained practically all of his former ID" men. Captain Merrill served as a training instructor during the war after n company had been split up and sent under another officer to the front. He was about to sail with an anti
 '"'tcry when the armistice was signed
 alway Inicrtains
 Charits T. Treadway of the mero- rial celebration committee took charge of the arrangements for the reception Of Major General Cla pnee l.. Ed- wards at the le:26 o'clock train from Boston. The general was taken to the rreadway home on Bellevue avenue for luncheon.
 Those Who Died
 Commemorating the last sacrifice of the men, called to the coors in the world war, bronze plates on the monument on the Memorial Boulevard tell for eternity the names Of those who died for their country. Follow ing is the list
 John !. Brrsnahan. Reginald l.. Brown, Scbastiano Carenza, Carl <. Carlson, Bernard !. Carroll James J. Coyerty, Theron F. Davis, Herman Dikol, James F.. nooey, George A. Downs. Verne A. Downs Timothy ]. Dnscoll, Walter F.. Durgin, Archie D. Eastand, Roy r. Edman, Leon G. Fink. Ernest Firth. Wilbur Fish, John M Flanagan, Dewey $. Green, John Gutzka, Eric c. Hedquist, ]. Harold Hinchey. Montague <. IIorsley. Rich ard 1bell, Theodore 1selc, Max killian. August A. kowalski. namase ]. 1.a- Flamme. William 1.aEasse. Norris l.appc, Elmer c. Linden. Raymond W. Nero. \. Dewey Mum, Vito Nistico, William D. Nolan. Fritz Aberg, Robert Potz, Joseph Y. Pratt. John Prihoda, Augustus F. Reed. Floyd W. Ritter, Icon R. Roberts, William ]. schaefer, John ]. Skclskr. Arthur F. stephen son. Albert l.. Taylor, and John r. Ziiko.
 The days events began with the big parade. which formed shortly after i o'clock and was under way at ? o'clock with nearly 2.o0o men 'in line, including former service men. Nation- al Guard companies patriotic socie- ties and state and national officials. Visiting cities helped swell the quota Of visitors, and many of the officials Of th" neighb0ring communities were present Included in the delegations were l5 city officials from Hartford Jnd Mayor Angelo Paonessa with 1s other city officers from New Britain.
 Following the parade. brief eNcr- cises took place at the reviewing stand on the Memorial Boulevard. where the beautiful s2o.00o monument stands.
 Planes Coming
 Three airplanas from Mitchel Field were to be part of inc Seicheprey observance. according to a telephone message, received tast night by the committee in charet tf to1ays events. The commanding officer at the field said that only fair weather was nec- cssary for the disratchiuE or inc flyers.
 A,iaiiUn tuit in Parade.
 Major Taib0i Freeman and a unit or e5 asiators were prominent part of today's parade. making a fine show ing with their olive Irab uniforms. decorated with the wings of the flying scrticr. The aviators were from the Connecticut National Guard flying division. which is commanded by Ma J0r Freeman. The ma or is q former local man having worked here for several years in fhe engineering de- partment Of the New Departure Man. ufact turing Co.
 | Legion Dance Tonight. Saieheprey Post. American Legion. wiI entertain is guests tonight with q lance at the nov high school gym nasium. where inc New Departure or chestra wiIl play. Open house was observed today hy the post al the ie- zion rooms in the city hall. where a luncheon was served 70 tho visitors by the legion auxiliary.
 Harold F. Emmett Pos. Veterans of Foreign Wars. will give a dance to- # aa Tfan WFarraa