Putnam patriot., 1930-06-05
PARADE A FEATURE
 OF MEMORIAL DAY
procession Reviewed Along 2 Line of March.-Many
 Flags Displayed
Over Three Hundred Graves
 Decorated

A parade. music and speeches, with the decorating of more than three hundred graves in Putnam cemeteries, were included in the town of Put nsm's observance of Memorial Day. Six of the seven Civil War veterans were on hand to participate in the ex- ereises.
 The parade formed near the Sol siers' Monument, Grove street, and got under way shortly after nine o. rlock The music by the St. Marys Row Scout band and the Putnam High school band was augmented by the newly uniformed bugle and drum rorps of Albert ! Breault Post, Vet erans of Foreign Wars. Major A. D. Mcintyre was marshal. His aides were Ernest J. Durand and Martin B. Robertson.
 5a.f Order of Procession
 The order of procession was as fol- lows. Platoon of police; Veterans of Foreign War drum corps; Headquar- ters Company, 43rd Infantry, Connee- lieut. National Guard Captain John J. McGarry, commanding; A. Wilder Merriam camp, U. $. w. ", Charles F. Richardson. commanding; Putnam High school band; Albert J. Breault, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ernest J. Durand commanding; Anslem Mayotte most American Legion, Martin B. Robertson commanding; St. Mary's Boy Scouts Band and Scouts; Red Man: Daughters of the American Revolutions; Mizpah Rebekah lodge; i; seni-military orders. The following were in automobiles: Veterans of the Civil War; Woman's Relief Corps; Sons of Veterans, speaker of the day; town and city officials; invited guests.
 Line of March
 The line of march was from the Soldiers monument, down Grove street to South Main street. to Front street. to Pomfret street, to Church street. to Providence street, and to St. Marv's cemetery. where exercises were held as follows:
 Order of Exercises
 Invocation: chorus by St Mary's school children; Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Sergt. Joseph Bove Of Head quarters Company; address by Rev. |. O. Bellerose; selection by St. Mary's Boy Scouts band, under the di- rection of Rev. Joseph D. Casey; "Rest Ye In Peace, Ye Dea dof Elan ders." St. Marv's Church chorale; ad- dress by Rev. James r. English. selec- tion by St. Mary's Boys Scouts band {; prayer. Rev. Fr. Bellerose; "Tenting On the Old Camp Ground" St. Mary's chorale; Taps" and Star Spangled Banner" assembly and ehorale.
 The Committees
 The committee in charge included : General committee. C.. Stanley Shaw, chairman; George w. Baker. secre- tary and treasurer. Parade and music, Henry l.. Converse. chairman, Albert Day. Charles F. Richardson. Mrs. Henry N Benoit and John N. Cronin. Grogram. Rev. U. O. Bellerose, Rev. James F. English and J. Dyer Potter Transportation. Walter N. King, chairman. Mrs. J. Dyer Potter, Charles A. Ryan. Decoration and flags, A. C. Keith, chairman. Albert Day. Mrs. Arthur Tourtellotte, J. Dyer Potter. Mrs. Thomas Duffy, Arthur D. Tourtellotte, Whitman Dan- ielson, Ernest Durand and Arthur Wood. Publicity. Arthur S. Maedon- aid. Walter N. King, Neil J. Bulger and Myron A. Perry Committee on school children. Leon N Farrin, chair man, Calvin Stanley and Rev. Joseph D. Casey.
 Committee Grateful
 Stanley Shaw, chairman of the gen. eral committee in charge of arrang- ing the program of the day states, on behalf of the committee, the commit tees appreciation of the generosity of those who loaned their automobile for the day To all who in any way helped make the observance success, the committee is appreciative and grateful.