The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-30
Famous Inader Absent

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Thore was a certain note OF sad.
ness In the parade and particular.
~ did Il manifest itself when the
Mattatuek Drum band, always a
eolorful outfit, marched by without
Its famous leader, "Peto" Shea.
The band marched leaderloss out
OF respect to pete" whom the
mombers honorod by placing q
wreath on his grave before the pa
rade started.
The days program got underway
| with a memorial mass at the In.
maeulate Conception church, cello.
brated by Rev. Francis NJ. O'Shea.
administrator of the church. Spe-
cial music was rendered by the
choir under the direction OF Pro.
iossor Frederick r. Harmon, or
ganlst,
Veterans organizations and their
auxiliaries created an impressive
| picture with their massed colors
ut the altar rail.
Following the mass, the various
units of the parade gathered at the
| monument at the green where
brief services were held and a
wreath placed at Its base.
Parade Under Way
The parade was then started
with Lieutenant. Colonel Roy Il,
Rice, parade marshal, and his
chief Of STAFF, Major J. William
Carroll, leading. The parade swung
out West Main street. to Meadow
street to the tune OF martial mu-
sic supplied by the American Le-
gion flfo and drum corps, the
| American band and the Mattatuck
Drum corps.
Lieutenant Jim Mulville led the
platoon of police followed by o
platoon of firemen. Members Of the
stan OF the parade marshal and
| the Waterbury Reserve officers
association followed, Massed coll
ors carried by eX-servicemen pre-
coded automobiles carrying Gold
| Star Mothers and Homer G. North
rop, representing the G. A. r.
In the next division were veter-
ans of the Spanish War, tho Veter-
ans OF Foreign Wars, the American
Legion, the Disabled American Vet
Grams, 304th Infantry association.
the Yankee Division Veterans as
ISOLATION, Mary Gormley post of
the American Legion and all aux
iliaries of the soldier outfits. The
last division contained the Boy and
Girl Scouts.
Spanish War Veterans
The parade was halted at the
Freight street bridge where serv-
ices in charge of the Spanish War
| Veterans, under the direction of
Commander Charles Leppert were
held. A wreath was fioated upon
| the alter in honor of the soldiers
and sailors who died in the Span
ish War.
The parade formed again, came
out to Meadow, and proceeded up
| Grand street to the Honor Roll at
| Library park. Commander Walter
A. Jarvis of the American Legion
was in charge of services. Invoca-
ton was given by milford L. ST.
monson of the Grace NJ. Z. church
of Waterville. Benediction was Of
fered by Rev. Francis NJ. O'Shea.
Attorney Monagan spoke in brief
as follows:
1--WE are approaching the twenti-
eth anniversary of the day upon
which the commercial and diplo-
matte rivalry of European nations,
which had, existed for years pre-
vious, eliminated in bloodshed
which plunged not only Europe
but almost the entire world In a
bloody warfare and also involved
those nations which were not ac-
tually engaged therein. While the
actual onset of the hostilities might
have been accidental yet 1t was
bound to come and II IL did not
happen upon the day upon which
II actually did, 1t was sure TO hap
pen shortly thereafter. At that
time the feeling was intense. Euro
pean nations had hopes or fears or
decisions, whatever you may call
them. which placed them. In a
sense. In state of administration
In other words. like persons In the
heat of n political campaign they
failed TO see the substance but
lodged or ran from shadows.