Bristol Celebration Features Parade and Band Concerts
A Bristol celebration includes G A R hall events, a Cutler Race, ball game, and band concerts with a bonfire and national salutes at 6 AM and 6 PM. Bells toll at 6 AM, 12 PM, and 6 PM. Processions form at 9:45 AM with multiple divisions and a police platoon leading to a silver cup event. An afternoon ball game against Fall River Independents precedes music by the Second Regiment Band and a Warren National Band program on the Common.
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G. A. R. Hall
Union
Bristol
High Street
Church Street
George W. Warren
E . Raunes
20Th
U. S. Infantry
Naval Reserve Wharf
Yacht Club
Franklin Street
Bristols
Independents
Fall River
Second Regiment Band of
Providence
Naval Battalion Bristol Cadets Lead City Parade
Marshal Jos E Simmons and Aids 2nd Regt R I N Band Lieut Wing Leader Bristol Train of Artillery Military Escort Col Merton Chees man Commanding FL 1 Drum Corps Providence Capt Frank R Hunter Commanding RI Naval Battalion Battalion Commander Buglers and Staff Commander Wm C Bliss Lieut Chas N Lawton Ex Officio Lieut Chas A Walsh Paymaster Lieut M W Houghton Surgeon Second Division Newport Lieut Chas E Lawton Comdg Third Division Providence Lieut S Howland Pitman Comdg Fourth Division East Providence Lieut George M Bliss Comdg First Division Bristol Lieut Edward J Prest Comdg Non Commissioned Staff Ro Naval Battalion Bristol Cadets George Cady Commanding
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Jos E. Simmons
R.I.N
Bristol
Merton Cheesman
FL.1
Drum Corps Co
Providence
Frank R Hunter
R I
Wm C. Bliss
Chas N Lawton
Chas A Walsh
M W Houghton
Newport
Chas E Lawton
S Howland Pitman
East
George M Bliss
Edward J Prest
Naval Battalion
George Cady
Multilevel Parade Details and Naval Cutter Race
The document lists multiple divisions with marshals, aids, and leading societies for a parade, including Heralds, Carriages, and various bands. It notes the procession route along State Street and adjacent streets ending at the G. A. R. Hall and outlines the planned exercises led by Rev. Talbee, with music by the Second Regiment Band and an oration by Edward Lawrence Leach, followed by a cutter race between naval crews at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Talbee
Gertrude Gladding Bunn
Edward Lawrence Leac
Bellar
Fireworks Display and Second Regiment Band Program
In the evening a fireworks display will take place on the Common and the Second Regiment Band will perform a program featuring marches overtures waltzes and medleys including March American Republic H H Thiele Over ture Orpheus Cuban Dance Serenata Cubana Paraphrase Auld Lang Syne Rose Grand Selection Il Trovatore Verdi Troop L entente Cordiale Palms Medley Overture Strains from Strauss March Tenth Regiment Finale Star Spangled Banner.
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American Republic
H H. Thiele
Chambas
Il Trovatore
Verdi
L’entente Cordiale
H.keith
Hildreth
Strauss
Halle
Tenth Regiment
B Hall
District Court Clerk Appointed in Fifth District
Thomas E. Johnson was appointed by Governor Higgins to fill the vacancy in the Fifth Judicial District Court Clerk position, succeeding Arthur W. Joyce. Johnson, 32, is a Bristol resident, married, son of Mr and Mrs John Johnson, educated at Bristol High School and Bryant & Stratton Providence, and has experience in court work with A B Crafts and Hubert Emerson, with prior Democratic nominations for Representative and town clerk.
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Thomas E. Johnson
Higgins
Fifth Judicial District Court
Bristol, Warren and
Barrington
Arthur W. Joyce
John Johnson
Union Street
Court Street
Bristol High School
Bryant & Stratton
Busness College of
Providence
A. B. Crafts
Hubert
Fourth of July exercises moved to G A R Hall
Meeting of the Fourth of July committee decided to hold the exercises at G A R Hall instead of Town Hall. The program had been published with Town Hall as the venue. Wallis E. Howe will not parade as chief of staff due to his mother’s death. First Lieut E F Raines of the Twentieth U S Infantry is secured as chief of staff. Bristol Cadets, about 26 boys, were omitted from the program and will wear khaki and follow the Naval Reserves in the First Division under George Oady’s command.
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G.A.R Hall
Town Hall
G. A. K. Hall
Wallis E. Howe
E. E F. Raines
Twentieth
U. S. Infantry
Bristol
Naval
George Oady
Sheriff Oady
Epworth League sub district convention held at War ren church
Town residents attend the Epworth League sub district convention at the War ren Methodist church Tuesday afternoon and evening. Nearly fifty delegates from the district participate in devotions addresses solo and question box sessions with Rev. John McVay Rev. W F Geisler Miss Alice Martin Cora Fields Rev. Joseph Cooper Rev. Thomas J. Gregg Kirtland Wilson and Rev. W J Ward leading the program with hymns and benediction.
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Epworth League
Warren Methodist Church
Joseph Cooper
Thomas J. Gregg
Alice Martin
Kirtland Wilson
Hipworth League
W. J. Ward
Band Concert Tonight at Hotel Helvedere Veranda
The Herreshoft Marine Band offers a complimentary concert on the veranda of the Hotel Helvedere this Friday evening from 8:30 to 10:30. The program features March Col Goddard, Overature Rival 8, Stella Polka, American Fantasia Two Step, Roger Williams Cornet Duet Blonde and Brune, Bowler Brothers Waltz, Blue Danube, Fifty Miles from Boston, Boys in Blue, Star Spangled Banner.
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Herreshoft Marine Band
Helvedere
Col. Goddard
Rival
Stella
Edward Phillipa
Roger Williams
Boston
Galop
Binale
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MOF
Auto Supplies
Madiwell Timber
Wardwell Lumber CO
TAU TU Lunwidlit UU
Bristol, R-I
Anderstrom
Cor, Hope and Bradford Sts
Banigan Building
Medlav
Sousaeeeeeeses Duppe
Emil Ascher
Alberti Marek
Rome
B. T. Paul Romanze
Theo Bendix
E.seeee
Franz Lehar
National Band of
Warren
Donizette
Selenich
Russell S Church
Herreshotf Marine Band
Robert Jones
Board of Engineers
Daniel G Coggeshall
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
Walter H Coggeshall
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Robert H
Peterson
Defiance Hose Co
Frank E. Spooner
John H Bailey, Jr
Edward Lawrence Leahy
St. Mary’s Fife and Drum Corps
Thomas Leahy
Dom Luiz Felippe Society
Manuel Andrade
Guard of Honor
U.P B. of A.I of Providence
Angelo Vestri
Principessa Elena di Napoli Society
C. di Lallo
Warren National Band
G. Issler
Eader
Guiseppe Garibaldi Society
G. Espinosa
State Street
Thames
Church
High
Walley
Hope
Town Bridge
Franklin
Bradford
Epworth
Hope Street
Bristol, R
Edward D. Kunz
Bristol, R. I
Hanan
Hurley B
W. L Douglas
A. P. Nerone
Hope ST
Earle & Prew
Providence Telephone Contract Department
Hebe
Bristol County Gas and Electric Company
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