The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-15
Various State Units
To Participate In
Unique Demonstration
Early History Of Fire-Fighting Men, Machines, Re-
called Numerous Musical Corps to Enliven Pro-
ceedings-Jud to Review Parading Groups

leather buckets furnished the pro-
lection that was. needed to pre-
serve the home and other buildings
of that time. And we continued to
have volunteer fire companies up to
the end Of 1911 when the last Of the
lot, Old Brass City Of the East End
was formally disbanded. Wolcott is
going the same way as Waterbury;
some day perhaps, when she grows
up, and becomes a city, her volun-
teer forces will be disbanded and q
paid department organized.
But we were talking about the
coming Sunday parade; 1t will be a
spectacular affair, and you will want
to see it, for historical memory your
children should not fail to see it;
older people will be reminded Of the
same kind of parade held in Wa
terbury in 1884, and In the past
days Of the Nineties.
Red Shifted Firemen
If you got out to the Lake you'd
hear the Wolcott Fire Department
brass band sounding of, you'lkhea1
the bang Of the Mattatuck drums;
you'll see red shirted flremen, and
you'd be in a position to witness
the carrying Of the old time trum-
pet, the mouth of which will be
filled with newly cut summer flow
ers; and how those f1remen will
march, volunteer fireman also
"peps up" when he's on parade, he
looks neither to the left nor right
Of him, he's always at attention, >
and dresses smart for the occasion
Look at the list of companies who
have signified their intention to be
present with apparatus for the par
ade, to wit: the colors massed; del
egation of state police; judges and
guests in automobiles.
The marshal Of the parade will be
Den Lahey, brought up In Wolcott
on the farm and student Of the
history Of the famous old town: he
will wear a blue fireman's uniform
white flannel trousers, and fam
ing red tie, for traditions. sake.
The Wolcott Fire Department
band; The Wo1cott Fire depart
ment; the Thomaston Girls Drum
Corps; the Thomaston Fire Depart
ment; the Wilson Fire Department
and apparatus; the Mattatuck
Drum Corps; the Kinsington Fire
Department; st. Stanislaus Drum
band; the Terryville Fire Depart
ment; the Plainville Fire Depart
ment; the Milldale Fire Company,
No. 3; the South Meriden Fer De-
partrhent; the Hotchkissville Fire
Department; the Woodbury. Fire De-
partment; the Veterans Firemen's
Association of Hartford; the Bran
ford Fire Department; the Lee
Mass. Fire Department; the Spring
dale Fire Department; the West
field Fire Department; the Danbury
Fire Department; the Unionville Fire
Department; the Mill Plain Drum
Corps; the Washington Park Drum
Corps; st. Joseph's Drum Corps;
the East End Community Club
Drum Corps.
Judges
The judges and prominent citi-
zens who will ride in automobiles
will be Walter Jarvis of the Chase
Country Club.
Senator Claude N. Badger, James
Cunningham, fire commissioner OF
Wolcott; j. Arthur Bergen, town
first selectman: Elmer Coe, second
selectman; Kenneth Norton, third
selectman: Walter Brunell, ST.,
Meriden; Walter Brunell, Jr., Mer-
iden; Charles Miller of Oak Cor
ner. honorary member Of the VOL
colt Fire Department.
The festivities will open on Sat-
urday afternoon, continuing during
the afternoon and evening, followed
by the parade on Sunday after
noon, and various events on the
open grounds near the country club
later in the day.
My, how Wolcott intends to cele-
brate on these two days.