Head of the Long Line Parade Draws 600000 in Boston Diocesan Event
The Long Line parade, part of the diocesan centenary celebration, drew an estimated 600000 spectators in Boston. Crowds filled streets from noon to sundown as families and friends cheered from sidewalks roofs and windows while special trains ferried visitors in and out of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Church
America
Boston
Beacon Street
Cardinal Gibbons
Hibbard
Leonard
Archbishop O'Connell
Catholic Mass Parade In Boston Gathers Thousands In Early Dawn
Early morning crowds along Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue gather for a vast Catholic procession in Boston. Archbishops and city leaders review the march as companies from Charlestown to Dorchester form a disciplined line, presenting a patriotic display with flags and banners despite strong winds.
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Great
Boston
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Charlestown
Cambridge
Malden
Roxbury
Dorchester
Back Bay
Public Garden
Cardinal Gibbons Praises Boston See Centennial Parade
Cardinal Gibbons congratulates the Diocese of Boston on its centenary and describes the four hour parade along Commonwealth Avenue. He reviews diverse national branches, commends the Mission Church Band and the Fifth Regiment Band from Waltham, and notes crowding and congestion as thousands witnessed the procession.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Diocese of
Boston
Mission Church
Fifth Regiment
Waltham
O’connell
Hibbard
Spectacle of 42 320 paraders on Commonwealth avenue
An expert counted 42 320 men in the Holy Name parade as Archbishop O Connell and clergy reviewed the line. The display showed military bearing and discipline across Boston parishes with bands, flags, and many boys in uniform marching the length of Commonwealth avenue amid crowds and lighting.
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Holy Name
O'Connell
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Kivery
Arlington Street
Hibbard
John F. Fitzgerald
St. Mark’s Church
Dorchester
O’connell
Fitzgerald
Maryland
Dixie
Roxbury
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Marshal Leonard
Staff
Joseph A. Sheehan
Mgr
O’callaghan
South Boston
Bay State Road
Ashby Street
Granby Street
Ict Ete
Holy Name Society
Berkeley Street
School Street
Cathedral
Sacred Heart of Cambridge
St. Mary's of Cambridge
Lyon and Lawrence
Peabody
Lawrence
St. Mary's
North End
Sacred Heart Church
East Cambridge
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Jay B. Cor
Ore
fAnother
Herbert S. Frostford
Cottage St
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