Bingham Bulletin | 1918-05-31 | Page 1 | Grand Italian Pege in Bingham Great Success

llllPEllII BIB H SB Great Crowds Join in Procession Commemorating the Third Anniversary An-niversary of Italy's Entrance Into War Fine Music, Attractive Attrac-tive Regalia and Big Collection for Red Cross. The town was given over to the Italians Ital-ians last Friday when a great pageant and demonstration was given in honor of the third anniversary of Italy's entrance en-trance into the war. The parade was perhaps the largest and best of the kind ever held in Binghatn Elaborate preparations had been made for the occasion and nothing was overlooked which would contribute to Its success. The business houses were closed from 10 to 11 in the morning and the street was thickly lined with people. ; Tho parade started at 10 from Canyon Can-yon hall. Lubeck'a band furnished the ' music and marched in front of the procession. Then came the beautiful acuta decorated witH iz&Uiclic colors, " The American and Italian flags were everywhere in evidence. Along with the parade was a very large flag carried car-ried by a number of girls wearing Rod Cross uniforms. As this flag passed along the streets the people on either Bide tossed money Into It generoiiFly v and when the trip was completed the nmount contributed in this manner leached $448.28. The parade was from Canyon hall to Copperfield, and after returning, made the trip to Highland Boy and 'Phoenix. Illustrating the work of the v Red Cross there was an ambulance la the procession on which was a sick and wounded ioldier who was being administered to in a most solicitioua manner by Red Cross nurses. This sc'.dier was John Rino and he acted the part well, but he aaya he got mJghty tired of the long-ride. Still he enjoyed the treatment accorded hi in . by the nurses, -While the parade was under the dt rection of the Italians of the camp it was by no means an exclusive affair and everybody joined in and contributed contrib-uted in making it a succet-s. The great majority of the people here were surprised sur-prised at the splendid manner In which the great pageant was carried out and the comments were made on every hand that it was the biggest thing of the kind ever seen In Bingham.