Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-06-03
CELEBRATION PLANNED
Fourth Of July Program Mapped
Out Along New Lines
includes Horribles, Fireworks and Din
ner and Possibly Illuminated Parade Of
Boats on the River

ner and Possibly Illuminated Parade Of
Boats on the River
Brattleboro boys will have a Fourth
of July celebration, and although 1t will
not be the kind to which they have been
accustomed it is believed the day will
be one of the most satisfactory that the
boys ever spent. This has been the ex-
perience in other places which have
adopted the safe and sane" form of
celebration on the national birthday and
there is no reason to think that it will
not be the case in Brattleboro. The
restriction of the sale of frecrackers and
other explosives and the prohibition of
the use Of certain kinds of July 4 goods
is the first step in securing the right
kind of a celebration, but it is as i'm
portant to provide some other form of
amusement that will keep the boys con-
tented through the day.
This is what the Magnet club has
started out to do, and the hearty CO.
operation of everyone in the town Is
asked for so that the experiment may
have the best possible chance to be sue
cessful. In a. meeting of the leaders
of the club and a few men especially
interested in bringing about the change
in the manner of celebration Tuesday
afternoon a tentative plan was mapped
out. The plan was designed to make the
day so full of interesting things that the
boys would not miss their noisy celebTa-
ton and would be so occupied that they
would keep out of mischief Incidentally
it is intended that they shall be tired
enough by evening 80 that they will be
ready to 60 home and go to bed at a
reasonable hour.
The plan is to start the celebration
with a big parade of boys of all ages.
1t is hoped to have the boys group them
selves into small bands, each to work
out some inexpensive. but amusing, feat
ure for the parade. Prizes will be award
ed for the most amusing group or indi-
vidual feature. The parade will be led
by Rev. Roy NJ Houghton as chief
marshal and it will go through the prin-
cipa1 streets of the town, gathering re-
cruits whether in costume or not. After
the boys have collected they will march
to the Valley fair grounds, where a big
field day will be held. The morning will
be taken up with sports of various kinds,
the program being arranged with the
idea that all will take part and none
will look on The boys can be assured
that there will be something doing every
minute. A substantial free luncheon for
every boy who goes into the parade will
be served at noon and the early part of
the afternoon will be spent in renewal Of
the sports If the boys have enough ener-
gy left. Later ball game will be played
between the professional men and the
business men OF the town and the boys
will be divided into sides which will root
| for each team. 1t is probable that by
| the time the game is over the boys will
| be ready to go home to rest little.
The evening program has not been
| mapped out fully. but there will be a
| big display of fireworks, probably on the
| river and possibly a band concert. 1t
| has been suggested that the boat club
| fleet have an illuminated parade on the
| river in the evening. All the plans are
| subject to change and the final program
| may be very different from what has
| been suggested. The only reason for
| making an announcement before the
plans are fully made is to make the
| people of the town. the boys especially,
| understand that the day will be full Of
entertainment and that they will not
| have to go away to get all the fun they
! want.
| one of the objections to the old style
| of celebration is the effect of the noise
! on people who are ill., The boys have
| no desire to annoy such people, but they
| do not know always where there is ILL
| ness. A few days before the celebration
| every physician in town will be asked
| by the club to designate the places where
! they have patients who would be dis
| turbed seriously by the noise. Warming
| placards will be placed at reasonable dis
| tances on each side of such places and
| the club members and the boys gener-
| ally will keep outside the limits. This
may not do away with the trouble alto
| gether, but it will lessen 1t. Several
| other moves along the same line are
| contemplated by the club.