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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1930
Page
3
A Tuesday evening event invites dancing at the State Armory foot of Church street from 9 P M to 1 A M with a grand march at 10 P M. Local organizers promote the formal party as a community celebration.
Bristol marks Founders Day with a full schedule led by the town committee at Hotel Belvedere including a 10 AM band concert and 12 noon bells. A colonial parade at 2 PM features military units and historic pageantry, followed by an 3 PM anniversary exercises with speeches, messages from President Hoover and Herbert Hoover, and the unveiling of memorial tablets at East Burial Ground. The day also includes a historical exhibit, flag presentation, and evening events at Blien Field and Bristol common.
The parade forms on State Street in front of the Methodist Church at 1 30 P M proceeds along State to Hope to Church to High to Union to Hope to Franklin to High to Church with a halt on Church Street near the speakers stand on the common for anniversary exercises.
Samuel Norris of Bristol is set to speak at the Rotary Club meeting tomorrow at noon. Hon Ernest J Taylor will attend as official representative of Bristol's Lord Mayor and a silver inscribed vase will be presented to Norris to take to the Bristol Rotary Club as a gift from the local club.
The 250th anniversary ball will be held this evening at the State Armory foot of Church street as a leading social event. Guests include State and town officials and Hon. and Mrs Ernest J Taylor of Bristol England. Boxes and many tickets sold, decorated drill shed interior, parade staff listed, and Mount Hope bridge lit nightly for visitors during the celebration.
William Bradford chief marshal asks aides to report at Byfield School by 10 Friday afternoon. Floats must line up on High Street between Bradford and Church in numerical order before 145 pm. Parade begins promptly at 2 pm. floats not in line may join from intersecting streets.
The loan exhibit in the Bristol County Court House is expected to draw a large crowd. The committee has collected many town related articles from years past. It opens tomorrow at 10 30 o clock and runs through next Sunday.
The Chamber of Commerce urges merchants to keep store windows lighted during the celebration evenings to brighten the business district and encourages residents to use electrical Christmas tree ornaments in decorating.
Large congregations and special sermons marked the 20th anniversary in churches across town. Rev LeRoy Perry spoke on Indian life at First Congregational Church, while Rt Rev Louis Sanford addressed St Michael's on Our Conversion in Heaven.
The Colts announce a five home and four away slate beginning September 26 with Warwick at Bristol and continuing through November 14 hosting Barrington. The schedule includes dates October 3 open at Bristol October 13 Mansfield at Mansfield October 17 St Raphael at Pawtucket October 24 De La Salle at Portland October 31 Westerly at Westerly November 7 South Kingstown at Bristol November 11 Warren at Bristol and November 14 Barrington pending.
The Bristol County All Stars routed the East Providence Collegians 8 to 2 on the common Saturday afternoon. Manager Kid Hope praised the home team for securing their 15th win of the season with only three losses, while Leo Clingham ofFast Sides Providence earned a noted but narrow defeat.
Path finder Magazine notes the Ecclesiastes verse stating that what has been will be again and what is done will be done, with no new thing under the sun. The saying is attributed as a biblical observation highlighted in a magazine snippet.
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