St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-08-21

test things in the Pageant. The
sleeping flowers are awakened by
green clad spring and the golden sun
who drive away winter with his snow
and cold.
Episode IL is called 'sThe Larger
Responsibility" and shows what the
town might do if she would. 1t is a
dialogue between a stranger and a
member of the Commercial club in
which the stranger tells the club
man that although the club and town
have already done much there is
more to be done. This episode was
omitted on Friday and Saturday.
The Grand Finale
The finale was so beautiful in
every way that any attempt at des-
cription is inadequate for only those
who saw it can conceive of the gor-
geousness of it's coloring or the in
spiration of it's numbers, blending
past and future in one grand whole.
ST. John de Crevecoeur. the part
being taken by Rev. G. w. G. Hill,
enters from the right. He is clothed
in the manner of a French gentleman
of 1887, a courtier from head to foot.
He meets a group of children with
whom he converses freely. On their
assuring him that they know who he
is, the gentleman for whom st.
Johnsbury was named, he modestly
disclaims any such honor and asks
them to say rather that the name is
that Of the blessed saint whose name
bear" He tells the children to try
and make their town as much as they
can like that Heavenly City, and as
he quotes from the words of the
great St. John, the orchestra softly
plays Jerusalem the Golden. Cree
Necoeur also tells them to be real
knights and ladies like the Knights
of st. John of Jerusalem and, as he
talks to them, from distance a
company of knights is seen approach
ing. Their horses wear scarlet COW
erings on which is the eight-pointed
cross of the order in white, the
knights are clad in coats of mail and
the effect is dramatic in the extreme,
the orchestra still playing Jerusalem
the Golden, but triumphantly now.
Two of the children cling to Creve-
occurs hands and all the children
stand breathlessly watching the pro-
.cession. AS it draws nearer they can
see that it is headed by a knight
wearing the full armor of the
knights of Jerusalem, the chain ar
NOR, red tunic with white cross, a
black mantle and hood with red lin
ing and his standard bears the name
of the town. This is the Knight of
ST. Johnsbury, impersonated by
Frank H. Brooks, the chairman of
the Pageant committee. AS he nears
the green the two children who have
been walking with Crevecoeur run
to meet him and walk back beside
him. The whole Pageant comes from
the right and is massed in columns
near the orchestra while all sing,
''The Song to the Knight" AS the
song ends the knights, led by the
Knight of st. Johnsbury, start up the
hill to the Old Pine. They are met
part way up by America, who is &C
companied by Vermont and the 9TH
er New England states. The Knight
raises his standard in greeting and
the orchestra plays the Star-spangled
Banner. Vermont presents him to
America to whom he gives his alleg-
lance and she hands him the flag of
her country to carry for her. Led
by st. John de Crevecoeur the entire
Pageant marches up the hill in mas
sed column, past America and the
Knight of St. Johnsbury and over the
hill by the Old Pine and out of sight.
AS they pass up the hill in procession
the chorus sings 1.-THE Song to Amer
lea" and the st. Johnsbury Pageant
passes from sight but not from mem
DRY for it will linger in the thoughts
of those who love st. Johnsbury as
the great effort of the town and the
event which brought together in one
common interest all nationalities,
creeds and professions in the COM
mon purpose of doing their best for
the town which is their home either
by birth or adoption.
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