New Britain herald., 1929-10-14

soldier guarded the colors of the school. and then came several girls in red. white and blue dresses bear ing | service flag on which were a multitude of stars.
 Several hundred boys wearing red, white and blue hats with plumes followed, and then came hundreds of girls dressed in native Polish costumes, with richly col ored jackets, brightly ornamented skirts, and headbands of ribbon or flowers. A score of youngsters in the buff and blue of Washington s army Were followed by several girls bearing a Polish flag and by another bjock-long line of school boys in plumhcd hats. After these marched q horde of girls in white dresses, the first squadrons wearing liberty caps and red, white and blue saShes. and sashes, followed by one with their tams and sashes white and a third with them of blue.
 Holy Cross Parish Represented
 Teohl Drobinski, marshal of the third division, headed the third di- vision, which, as q streamer an nounced comprised the Holy Cross contingent" Uniformed color bear CTS followed the marshal, and, be- hind the Universal band, came a group of young ladies, marching in Cruciform formation and dressed in white with red or white tams.
 Fully 1000 children from the Holy Cross parish made up the larg- est unit in the procession. The girls wore white dresses and both they and the boys had overseas caps in the Polish national Colors of red and white, while all the children in 1 the section carried American flags. A handsome float showing the death of Pulaski featured this DOT ton Of the parade. It portrayed the wounded Polish American hero lying on the ground with his head in the lap of q Polish maiden. while Liberty stood by and an officer and three priVates of the Continental army were on guard. One legend, | across the top of the float, read, Pulaski offered the supreme sacri- 1 fee for America's freedom" while another said, Onward, brethren" The truck was decorated in the national colors and was highly at 1 tractive.
 A group of about 15O women of 1 the parish marched next in line. The ! first unit wore red. white and blue caps and the second was very strill- ing in blue caps and blue lancers' | helmets. Another group with red and white caps brought up the rear. The Philharmonic band led a deN- | gation of more than 300 men of the parish, all wearing the red and white caps which distinguished the Holy Cross marChers.
 Polish National Organizations
 Deputy Sheriff Mathew Papciak, in frock coat, silk hat, and sash marshalcd the last division, in which marched the various Polish national organizations. Music for this division was provided by the band of Harold l F. Emmett post, Veterans of For eign Wars. of Bristol. Five girls in Polish costume bore a wreath and were trailed by a unit of girls wear ing red sashes and carrying flags and another of boys, also bearing the national colors. A 5O-man unit with blue caps and another long one Of 800 men wearing red caps, were the last of the many groups of marchers.
 Another han1some float brought up the rear of the parade. A globe, with the various continents and the dates "1779" and 1929" on it, was perChed high upon a pedestral, at the base of which were a Civil war veteran and a Polish soldier. A fictitious General Pulaski in full uni form stood at the rear of the float, sword in hand, while across the pedestal from him were young women dressed as America" and "Po!and.' The truck which formed the basis of the float was completely hidden from view by the red, white and blue strcamers and draperies.
 Address by Atty. McDonough
 Attorney McDonough uaid tribute 10 the heroism of Pulaski as fol- lows:
 'Brigadier General Casimir Pu- laski was a great Pole and great American," he said. During his stay in this country he was regarded as q great soldier and was attached ns an aide to General George Washing ton. He fought Courageously. dis playing acts of heroism on numer. ous occasions. Later he became the
 first briEadier general and won the distinction of being Father of tho American Cavalry At the head O
 the cavalry in the siege of Savannah
 he received a wound which thre,
 lays later caused his death.
 He fought for q land in which h'
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