Memorial Day parade plans loom for Middletown
A city wide memorial celebration for returned soldiers is being organized with grandstand seating for 800 to 900 near Main street. Committees arrange railroad transport, food for 250 musicians and 350 state guards, decorations, and a silk service flag honoring 29 fallen heroes.
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Main Street
South Green
Public Works
Carroll A. Campbell
Middletown War Bureau
War U
Central National Bank
State Guards
Schaeffer Brothers
Sheldon S. S. Campbell
Herbert C. Danforth
Grand Army of the Republic
Fred L. Caulkins
Auto Transportation Committee
John W. Rogers
Eldon S. €Rowell
Dayton A. Baldwin
Theodore Herrmann
Simon H. Baer
William J. Kieft
Samuel Mattes
Middletown
William L. Morgan
Moses W. Terrill
Middlefield
Mr. Caulkins
H. Frank Maxwell
A. W. Inglis
Fraternal and Civic Gatherings Placed Before Public
Fraternal groups meet at Red Men's hall Kronan Court street and Shiller lodge I O O F 232 Main street while Elks plan a hospital visit next Sunday at Allington Hospital New Haven with transport by local members and fund offerings. A Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree assembly will elect officers and prepare for a Hartford conferral June 1.
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Red Men’s Hall
Kronan Society
Court Street
Mattabessett Council
United American
Pythian Hall
Schiller Lodge
Main Street
New Haven Lodge
Charles Corkin
George Schneider
James Boylan
Edward Kidney
Archie Coughlin
Memorial Day Parade Plans and Local Society Meetings
A joint meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Knights of Columbus discussed hiring Fulton’s American Band of Waterbury to lead the Memorial Day parade. William P. Burns was named marshal. Red Men meet tonight. Arawana Tribe scheduled meeting moved from Monday to tonight. Knights of Columbus building committee to meet. Mansfield W R C will skip this week due to the state convention in New Haven.
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Arawana Tribe
Essex
Mansfield W. R. C
New Haven
Fond-du-lac tractor demo at Reschke farm Conn
An ad notes a light vehicle lamps event at 8:27 pm and a Friday afternoon tractor demonstration at Robert Reschke's farm in Durham Connecticut. It invites attendance to see the machine plow and mentions poultry fanciers losing due to cold wet weather with an upcoming foaaeees event on Thursday.
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Fond-du-lac
Robert Reschke
Durham
Conn
Dance and Club Notices From Local Lyceum and Yacht Club
Old fashioned and modern dance at Johnson Lane Lyceum on Thursday evening with Hahn's popular orchestra. Middle town Yacht Club to hold monthly meeting tonight at 8 o'clock to discuss season plans and business matters. Emerald hall in Portland hosts a May 14 event with pictures at 8 and dancing afterward. Up to date 617 dogs registered by town clerk Howard. 34 owners paying $1 extra for delinquency since May first. Triangle dance by Al Levine at Odd Fellows' hall on Thursday May 15. Alling Rubber Co of Hartford near ready with stock room shelving in former Lyman Payne store. Pancing nightly with a new singer Miss Barton at Arrigoniee te adv. Judge of Probate Curtiss S Bacon attended a probate assembly at the State Capitol today. office closed. St Andrew's Guild to hold a food sale at St Andrew's chapel Friday at 2:30.
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Johnson Lane Lyceum
Hahn
Middletown Yacht Club
Emerald Hall
Portland
Howard
al Levine
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Alling Rubber Co
Hartford
Lyman Payne
Miss Barton
Curtiss S. Bacon
State Capitol
St. Andrew’s Guild
St. Andrew’s Chapel
Real Jazz Dance With Jazz Orchestra Given Tonight
A real jazz dance with live jazz orchestra performs this evening at Deep River Town Hall. Tonight’s program features Steve’s Seven th Jazz Orchestra of New Haven with upbeat selections and a late car shuttle to Chester and Saybrook after the show.
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Deep River Town Hall
Chester
Saybrook
Steve
Jazz Orchestra
New Haven
Coles Company to Close Saturdays at Noon
Notice states Coles Company will close office store and mill on Saturdays at noon starting May 3, 1919, to give employees a half holiday. Readers are asked to place Saturday delivery orders by Friday night. asks cooperation and favors, Coles Company, 138 Main Street, Middletown.
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Coles Company
Main Street
Middletown
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