Bristol Holds Old Home Day Amid Heat and Parade
Bristol celebrated Independence Day in its Old Home Day style despite oppressive heat. The morning began with church chimes, then a parade assembled at 9 30 and marched at 10 oclock under Capt James W Goff and Capt Edward L Leahy with mounted staff and a city police detail.
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Bristol
Trinity Church
James W. Goff
Edward L. Leahy
W. Fred Williams
L. H. Callan
B. W. Wall
Henry Wood
E. N. Kinsley
John J. Condon
John J. Murphy
Joseph G. Desmuniey
James W. Salisbury
Wheelwright
Roswell
Bristol Train Artillery Commanders Named in Division Report
The division list names Colonel Cheesman as marshal at Bristol Train with Captain F. M. Straight commanding artillery. Colonial Coach N. I. R. Ambulance Co. is led by Dr. A. M. Merriman in command.
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Olt
M A. “Cheesman
Bristol
Artillery
F. M. Straight
N. I. R. Ambulance Co
A. M. Merriman
Scout Troop Leaders and Units Listing
Third Division mentions George R. Fish as marshal aide to the Drum Corps and Bugle Band of the Boy Scouts of America with numerous troop scoutmasters including Coggeshall McKay Wilshire Greene McPherson Ellison and others plus Bristol and Providence units and Captain Alice DeWolf commanding the Bristol Girl Scouts.
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George R. Fish
Boy Scouts of America
Bristol Troop
Fred W. Coggeshall
Bristol
H. W. McKay
Providence
Fred Wilshire
T. Pitman Greene
John McPherson
Harry Ellison
Barrington
Everett Childs
East Providence
Charles Lynn
Riverside
Elmer Buck
Melvin, Mitchell
Bristol Girl Scouts
Alice DeWolf
Fifth Division Marshal Automobiles Babbitt Post
The item lists a Fifth Division marshal and a G A R post with members named as town council town officials town officials members of general assembly chaplain orator and reader detailing roles within a civic veterans organization page item.
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Babbitt Post
General Assembly
Bristol Parade Highlights Civic Day Events and Ball Victory
The Bristol Merchants Division presided over a townwide civic day with a parade down State Street ending on the common. Festivities included a Declaration reading, Senator Sherwood’s address, and a Colt Band concert. Bristol defeated the Powhatans 5 to 2 in the afternoon baseball game before a large crowd.
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State Street
Hope
Church
Valley
Franklin
Wood
State Streets
Dowh
Mengieepaenyorr Neapeer
Colt
Anson B. Howard
Antiie
Fay
Boy Scouts
National Guardsmen
National Guard
Colt Band
Bristol
Powhatans
Providence
H. J. Gross
Colt. Band
Hudson
Duffy
Brady
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Walter H. Coggeshall
Focceshow Engine & Hose Co
R. J. Anderson
Bristol Athletic Association
Shea Hh
Hig Chee 9 Spa Spa Et Pe Sry
Paris
Adem Teu Loree
Thanede Mber
F.vou
Fo Athletic ‘Union Suite
Onnery
John
West Barrington
Warren
A. P. Nerone
P. O. Box
Bristol, R. I
Wanda Hawley
May Allison
Harry Carey
Buster Keaton
Selznick
Charming
Elaine Hammerstein
Fox News
Realart
Beh le Wanda, Hawley
Nick Carter
THE
Cc. H. Dillon
Deets Vette
Pileer
Bergy Ruth Roland Clair ‘Windsor “Hoot” Gibson
Jesse L. Lasky
Thomas “Meighan
Conrad
Margaret Loomis
Maym Kelso
Kathlyn Williams
ALL Star
Mabel. van Buren
Sylvia Ashton
Charles
Ogle
Wii
Wkee
EAN
Tomas
John J. Collins
Harold J. Gross
Coast Artillery
R.I.N.G
American Legion
Joseph E. Simmons
Harry Dew
Allen Peter R. Morris
Retail Merchants’ Division
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
F. M. Dimond
Decorated Floats Automobiles
Herbert M. Sherwood
Star Spangled Banner
Industrial Trust Company
Industrial Trust Cperal
Pawtucket
Newport
Woonsecket
Pascoag
Warren Wickford
B. Providence
Eversharp
Bil
Edward Jeweler
Prictai Ward D. Kunz
Bene
Talbot
Hopkins
Bradford
Street
Ite
Waedron: Co
Radford
Universal
Eva Novak
Wolves OF the North
Herbert Heyes
Les
William Fox Presen
George In “the
Walshanger
Virginia Wall
Wall Street
Ruth Roland
Mutt
Jeff
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