Saint Patrick's Day in the United States County Division's St. Patrick's Day Parade has more than 130 entries and lasts more than 90 minutes as it snakes through downtown and the Old Market. Pearl River attracts a crowd of 100,000 people, making it the second largest parade in New York state behind the New York City Parade. The parade started in 1963. The St. Patrick Society sponsors a St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party on March 17 of each year. The Parade participants march along the designated parade route through downtown Peoria. Awards are presented in the following parade categories: Business Entries, Family Entries, and Organizational Entries.
Karl S. Day 1944. Karl S. Day was born on May 30, 1896 in Friendship, Indiana as the son of Franklin G. and Edith R. Day. Following the high school, Day enrolled the Ohio State University in Athens, Ohio and graduated with Bachelor degree in 1917. He entered the Marine Corps service in May 1917 and was commissioned Second lieutenant. Day was subsequently sent to the Officer School at Quantico for further training and following the graduation, he was ordered for the flight training. He was meantime promoted to the rank of First lieutenant. Day sailed to France in July 1918 as recently