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UTICA DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1946
Colorful Parade Marks Vets’ Welcome Home
Celebration
and A. J. Conboy, general ONLY THOSE who
chairman for the celebration. In participated in the parade have

Lasts Far
the second car were Thomas C. any conception of the vastness
Dedell, parade chairman; James of the crowd wich stood at the

Into the Night
Sapanara, member of the curbs for the entire line of
committee, and Ludwig Lange. march. It was common sight to
The Utica Post 229 Drum find the crowd six to 12 persons
“Thank you for a job well and Bugle Corps led the deep on each side of the street.
done and welcome home” was first division composed of In the Busy Corner area from
repeated again and again from veterans of Army, Navy, Franklin Square to Seneca
125,000 citizens of Utica and Marine Corps, Coast Square the sidewalks were just
vicinity in the welcome home Guard, Seabees, Merchant not wide enough and the crowd
celebration yesterday which Marine, Nurses, WACS, bulged into the street.
lasted far into the night and WAVES, Marine Corps Motorcycle Officers
surpassed any event Uticans Women’s Reserve and Brady, Graziadel, Gouse
can remember. SPARS. and Sabis pushed the
The welcome home featured * * * crowds back with cars
one of the longest and most GOLD STAR MOTHERS containing Chief Jones and
colorful parades Uticans can directly behind in automobiles Deputy Commissioner
remember – it was at least two were Mrs. Maude Marron, Mrs. Cavelle hugging the curb on
miles long and, according to a Rose Joy, Mrs. Martha Carr, one side and Deputy Chief
count 2,751 were in the line of Mrs. Mary Wineberg, Mrs. Fiore and Lt. Cahill on the
march. The 125,000 figure for Clara Bender, Mrs. Mary other curb at the head of
the crowd was a police Lockwood, Mrs. Marie the parade.
estimate. Hoagland, Mrs. William * * *
* * * Abramowicz, Mrs. Mary Urtz, IT WAS ESTIMATED by
THE PARADE moved at and Mrs. Bailey. Drivers were Chief Jones that approximately
3:30 p.m. and formed in Miss Eleanor Schmidt, 30,000 persons watched the
Genesee in the Liberty, president of Utica Post parade between Broad and
Oriskany, Broad and Catherine Auxiliary, Mrs. Louis Thomas, Washington and another 25,000
areas. Nine divisions followed Michael Hanley Jr. and William between Washington and Tracy
soldiers, a detachment of Hausler. St. There was a big throng in
policemen and firemen and the Adrean Post 625 Drum and the Oneida Square area and
first of 12 bands or drum corps, Bugle and the Syracuse Sons of another from Noyes to Watson.
the World War II Band of East the American Legion Drum It appeared the crowd was from
Utica. The parade moved south Corps of Post 1 played in the three to five deep most of the
in Genesee to the Parkway third division and the New way between congested areas.
bandstand, where colors were Utica Military Band played in From Memorial Hospital to
massed and medals presented to the second division. the Parkway from Genesee to
service men and women. The Women’s Benefit Oneida and around the corner
Leading the parade were Chief Association Drum Corps and into Oneida was also heavily
of Staff Alan Stevenson, past Drill team, Amsterdam, in lined.
national commandant of the snappy green and white * * *
Marine Corps League, and uniforms preceded the fourth DESPITE THE CROWDS,
Joseph Argen, personal aid to division. favorable comments were heard
the chief of staff. Other bands and drum on the manner in which police
Brig. Gen. William E. Riley, corps were the Red Band, handled things. Last night
USMC, former chief of staff to Citizens Cadet Corps Band, Police Chief Jones personally
General Halsey, who was the Taberg Fife and Drum thanked the public for the
principal speaker at the Corps, Utica Drum and excellent co-operation given in
bandstand program, rode in the Bugle Corps, and the observing parking restrictions
first car with James O’Keefe, Kiwanis Band of Frankfort. for the parade.
grand marshal; Mayor Golder * * *

This was copied from the Utica Daily Press Article of Thursday, Aug, 15, 1946.
Errors in grammar and spelling are as they appeared in the original article.
Thanks to Bob Quist at the Utica Public Library for researching the original article.
Ron Bednarczyk October 22, 2002
UTICA DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1946

Sidelights of the Welcome Home Parade
AMID THE LAUGHTER of Knower store and was taken to having fun, and those who
spectators that jammed Genesee the Red Cross first aid station in watched enjoyed it, too.
St., for the observance of Franklin Square where she was * * *
Utica’s Welcome Home parade attended by Dr. Arthur S. SEVERAL non-uniformed
was the muffled sobs of several Coriale. To provide hospital veterans stood on the side lines
black-dressed women – Gold facilities away from the and were distinguished by their
Star Mothers who joined in the excitement of the celebration lapel buttons.
celebration of world peace but Miss McGovern was sent to “Maybe 10 years from now
lost a son, maybe in Bataan or General Hospital in the I may have a weak moment
somewhere in the Coral Sea or American Red Cross and put that uniform on
in Germany. ambulance. again,” one remarked. As
Then as Old Glory went by, It was reported last night that an afterthought he said,
one of them whispered to her she recovered sufficiently to be “But by that time I shall
friend as a former First Division taken home. probably have outgrown it,
soldier proudly held the Flag: “I In another incident that might so I’ll never wear it again.”
hope that Johnny didn’t die in have brought fire apparatus into * * *
vain.” Johnny died in the Battle the thronged main thoroughfare FLOATS WERE SCARCE
of the Bulge. while the parade was passing, but vehicles, some with a trace
Still another dim-eyed some excitement was created of trimming, were plentiful, as
mother, who, reading the when someone noticed that the veterans with too vivid
giant sign, “Next Time awning in front of the Gilbert memories of marching, took the
There Won’t Be Any Shop, 167 Genesee, was on fire. easy way to participate in a
Veterans”, sobbed, “No, and Sgt. John J. Kelly Jr., in parade.
I hope that there will be no charge of a police detail, The Disabled Veterans float
Gold Star Mothers, either.” called the attention of men was one of the most effective.
* * * on the upper floors of the A girl, symbolizing peace, stood
William J. Cahill, 7 Beverly, building to the burning patting a soldier, who was
chairman of the Welcome Home awning, and in response a kneeling, in commendation of
celebration in 1919 which torrent of water came down his service. Four service men
expressed Utica’s gratitude to from some position stood guard around the circle
World War I veterans was an overlooking the blaze and the principals formed and on the
interested onlooker at the fire was extinguished. back of the float were two
yesterday’s ceremonies on the * * * wounded veterans in wheel
Parkway. ONE WOMAN with an chairs, flanked by a WAC and a
Watching the former soldiers, attractive little tot persisted WAVE.
sailors and marines partaking of in marching about 200 feet
refreshments provided for them, ahead of the parade after it Brought Up the Rear
Cahill said: passed Hobart St. Police Men and women from the local
“This is different. Last finally convinced her she riding stables brought up the
time we did not have as should get on the sidelines. end of yesterday’s parade. After
many veterans. Still we * * * they reached the park, they
made the party entirely for JOHNNY WALKER, ascended Steele’s Hill, rode
veterans. Now, it’s different professional heel and toe walker about the hillsides and added to
– the wives and children who lives at the Masonic Home, the spectacle.
come along. It’s a change covered a lot of miles yesterday.
but it probably is a good He walked the parade line in No Next Time?
thing.” reverse before it started and then “There’ll Be No Veterans Next
* * * finished strong past the Time” was the grim sign
DURING the time that the reviewing stand ahead of the featuring the American Veterans
downtown area was congested parade. Committee contribution to the
with parade watchers two * * * floats in yesterday’s parade.
emergencies were handled by SEVEN SAILORS and a Another float, entitled “Blood
police. soldier had a lot of playful fun Plasma Saved a Lot of Lives”
While the parade was in at the Parkway after the parade. bore a wounded soldier and a
progress, Miss Viola They did some snappy marching companion on a sand beach.
McGovern, 1515 Dudley with some rapid “about face”
became ill in front of the Doyle- that was tricky. They were
This was copied from the Utica Daily Press Article of Thursday, Aug, 15, 1946.
Errors in grammar and spelling are as they appeared in the original article.
Thanks to Bob Quist at the Utica Public Library for researching the original article.
Ron Bednarczyk October 22, 2002
UTICA DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUG. 15, 1946
Donors to Fund For
Welcome
Additional names of
contributors to the Welcome
Home to Veterans Fund:
Harris-Simons Furniture Inc.,
McQuade Bros., Miss
Margarette MacKenney,
Health Spot Shoe Shop, H. H.
Winchell Aux. 15, S. S.
Kresge Co., Gigliotti Electric
Washer Service, McFadden
Socony Stations, New
Chancellor Restaurant,
Picker’s Gift and Lamp Shop,
Dominick Rescino, Scala and
Cavallo Inc., Wehl and Scala
Agency, Malara Printing Co.,
George E. Bannigan, Eli
Cramer and Co., Hoyt Tire
Co., Guillaume and Co. Inc.,
Fort Schuyler Club, Weir’s
Wheel Works, A. P. Clemente
Flowers, John A. Dybas,
Tripp’s Liquor Store Inc.
The finance committee is
headed by Francis P. McGinty
and Charles W. Hall and
consists of F. F. Hickey, John
Losee, George J. Winslow,
Samuel Abend, Albert J.
Magra, Angelo DeRosa,
Charles Merlini, Joseph
Metzger, Joseph Hameline,
Max Berger, Edward A.
Koenig, Phillip C. Hof.
Alan Stevenson, Thomas
Welch, Stanley Jenkins,
Andrew Roy, John Lockner,
Stanley W. Jones, Gladys
Moore, Ruth Georg, Samuel
Slade, Rocco DePerno, Albert
Woodard, Frank Gallo, Bart
Roach, Anthony G. Bankert,
K. R. Sturgeon, Anthony Sisti
Jr., E. A. Allen, Dr. J. J.
Wineberg and Dr. A. A.
Kaplan.