Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-12
THE PARADE

of the parade in observance or
Armistice Day in this city, Wednes-
day morning. was significant OF the
meaning of the day and date to all
people, men, women and chlloreh,
war veterans and civilians. 1t was
the subject of frequent favorable
comment by spectators who Watcheu
the big demonstration from curp
stone and vantage points thaI 81
many hundreds of school cnliureil
from the high school, the gran
schools and the parochial scnools
should participate and be made to
feel something of the true spirit OF
the observance of the anniversary OF
the signing of the Armistice, whicn
ended the most disastrous war IN
all history, while still the men ana
women who were engaged IN that
great cataclysm were with them 10
direct the observance in the same
Sentiment as on that first November
nth in 1918, when at the hour OIL
II o'clock a sudden and unaccus-
toned hush swept over the Opus
ing lines in Flanders, In the At
gonne, the Vosges and all along tila'
battlemented front.
The parade in this city, orgahizeo
(by the James Fitzgerald post, a. An,
erican Legion, with the beautliui
stand of colors of that post leading
the long lines of veterans OF the ma
tions wars. was one of the largest
and most interesting of any OF the
observances in this city in the seven
wears since the termination OF the
World War.
Rrigadier General Albert Green
law as marshal of the day. had an
HE corps Of aides with Major DON
aid c. Metcalf as Chief of Staff. The
aides were Lieut. Col. Charles w:
Savage in command Of the second
section, Captain William T. Hanley
and Ensign James F. 1ngraham.
Nearly 1000 In Line
| All units scheduled Tor represeH,
tation nsthe parade In this city mao
large delegations present, and II was
variously estimated that from 1ooo
TO 1000 persons participated as
marchers, besides the full section OF
decorated floats and automobiles.
Besides the members OF the James
| Fitzgerald Post, American Legion,
Reuel B. Soule, commander, the vet
erans' organizations which marched
behind their massed colors were the
Seth williams Post, No. 10, Grand
Army of the Republic, Of this city !;
the Cutler Post, No. 4s. G. A. R., Of
the National Home; Ivan Bfckneli
| Post, No. 80, American Legion; En-
sign Worth Bagley Post, No. 3, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars; Lieut.. Will
liam Tiffany Camp, No. 4. United
Spanish War Veterans; General Beal
Command, No. % Union Veterans
Union.
The large contingent from the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Togus, In
GLIDING battle SCARED veterans OF
three wars were led by General
| George H. Wood, president of the
Board Of Managers OF National Sol
| diers' Homes, who has been on a Wis
| it Of inspection to the Eastern
Branch, and was pleased at the op-
| portunity to join the veterans on
parade in Augusta.
Both local units of the Maine Ma
! tional Guard, Company F, 103rd In
! fantry and Headquarters Company,
I seth Inf. Brigade, made most mill
/ tary showings. The Augusta Cadet
Band under the leadership Of Frank
| A. Dennis was the big band organiza-
ton of the parade, but the st. Mary's
! Bugle and Drum Corps. Capt. Will
liam T. Coakley, at the head Of
| the attraetively costumed parochial
| school contingent, came in for their
| full share Of the honors and applause.
as did also a lively group of high
school musicians on the decorated
truck leading the section of Cony
! students.
i The local service clubs, Rotary,
| Kiwanis and the knights of Column
bus, had splendid representations,
each with some distinctive apparel or
| insignia. The Boy Scouts marched
| with snappy step behind Scoutmaster
Hyde, Sons of Union Veterans of the
H. G. Staples Camp gave support to
the dwindling ranks of the G. A. R.,
and certainly yesterday, IL never be-
fore the City Government filled the
place in the column allotted to 1t,
| with Mayor Ernest L. Mclean at the
head Of most representative contin-
gent from the Board of Aldermen and
the Common Council.
School Children Participate
OF course the war veterans were
the cynosure of all eyes and prob
ably next to them the spectators in
terest conferred on the hundreds of
school children, boys and girls of all
ages, and their teachers, each school
group decked in the colors of their
fealty. At the head of the Smith
Grammar school contingent proud
ly marched the color bearers with
two fine outstanding lads holding the
steamers. Two mounted escorts
lead the Lincoln school pupils, and
the Webster, and st. Augustine