Sidelights on Crowd Along Line and Parade Reception
A brisk crowd lined the parade route with homemade grandstands and cushions to combat the chill as soldiers, including Major-General Edwards, marched past cheering onlookers. City Treasurer Tom Murray faced a ticketing mix up before securing a seat, while Brigadier-General Cole received frequent compliments from the crowd during the Liberty Loan stand visit.
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Thomas W. Murray
Tremont Street
Murray
Charley’ Slattery
Mr. Murray
Tom” Murray
Charley
Rain
Array
Cole
Liberty Loan
Boylston Street
Raymond Ballain
Springfield
Verdun
Edwards
Aspirin tale and parade tale intertwine in Boston
A Brooklyn manufacturer sold fake aspirin mainly talcum while Bayer tablets served as the genuine article. Separately in Boston, a WWI veterans parade featured Lt Col Dunn and the 101st with Salvation Army doughnuts, nodding to fallen soldiers, mascots, and civilian spectators amid a lively display along Commonwealth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Bayer
Bayer Cross
Women in Line in YD Parade With Wounded Heroes
Three Salvation Army workers Adjutant Beatrice Hammond and the Misses Gladys and Irene McIntyre led a line of Yankee Division veterans in France, cited for bravery by General Edwards and carrying roses. Anna Carey of Hartford walked with Y M C A colleague Dr Charles FE Hesselgrave, both honored for extended service with New England’s Own.
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France
Salvation Army
Beatrice Hammond
Gladys
Irene McIntyre
Edwards
Anna Carey
Hartford
Best parade I ever saw says General Hale
Major-General Harry C. Hale praised the parade seen outside the First Corps Cadets Armory on Columbus Avenue calling it the finest, largest, most elaborate he had witnessed. He noted the crowd was the largest and most warmly enthusiastic he had ever beheld and Boston and New England gave a superb, patriotic ovation to the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Hale
First Corps Cadets
Columbus Avenue
Boston
New England
Crowd On Tremont Street Mall Halts Parade Of Blue Jackets
Frantic cheering crowds on Tremont Street near Boylston push and pull at Blue Jackets on duty as soldiers march by during a parade. Cries urging allies to buy bonds echo through the dense crowd.
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51St Brigade
Berkeley Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Tremont Street
West Street
Mary A. Madigan
Mt. Vernon Street
Joy Street
Mayor’s Entertainment Committee
Josephine Sullivan
Dorchester
Vetern
Braves
Red Sox
Tremont
Park Streets
Elks
Boylston Street
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Pedler
Frrtillery
Waplanade
Maine
Parede
John H. Dunn
101St Regiment
John J. Mitty
101St Infantry
Exeter
Boylston
Arlington Streets
Stubby
102D Infantry
Arlinetta Street
Arlington Street
Naval Reserve
Truman Tuttle
Leominster
H. C. Penny
Cazenove Street
Fat Men’s Club
General Edwards
Earle Picard
Waltham
Chateau Thierry
Chemin Des Dames
No. 1013
Curtis
Brockton
State House
Tremont and
Beacon Street
Boston Common
Beans
Genial Edwards
Sandy” Chapman
Knights of Columbus
Sandy
Charles and
Beacon Streets
Liege
Ously
Tony
State Guard
Arthur S. Blake
Sagamore Street
Liberty Loan Jewish Committee
Stars and Stripes
Linka Goldstone
Bessie Edelstein
Adelaide Eichler
Rose Cohen
Gorovitz
Victory Notes
Park Square
Victory Loan
Liberty Loan Jewish
Boston Zionist Bureau
Tucker
Rhode Island
Somerset Hotel
Gly’s Black Fox
Tiger’ Griffin
Tiger
Knox
Boston Fire Department
104Th Infantry
Herbert C. Penny
Ica
Polarine
Standard Oil Company OF
New York
Hortick
Safe Mills
DR. Hilton
Blue Jackets
Eric
PME
Vorenberg
Blue
Orenberg
Washington, Hanover and Elm Sts
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