Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-21
Central Vermont Furnishes a
Unique Feature OF City's
Big Celebration.
PROCESSION TWO MILES LONG
Combination of Competent Lead
ers and Efficient Helpers
Makes Success OF In.
prGmptu Event.

s. %roans, Avg 1i--Waut Il comei,Iocon
~ c9'Hl"'c"t leadership. aJad eli. sn,,
hhTd-work;ng he:i>ors will d, WIS s,ss,r.
more forHibly demonstrated t:yn ir the
celebration yesterday OF III, both ,.pn,
NerSary OF tho chartcring Of the town OF
Il. Albums. the exact d-ts % the ami
ve.sary falii,.E on AIfu.. i. On!1 ;nrse
days nr"ccdcd the cclebr.',on but THO
character OF tie parade was on, worthy
% months Of labor. Ire ccI,c.atcNu bs-
gan az enc O'ciOCI y t. afternoon gben
for lie minutes 3vr.y -f-'g,i. In the oa..
vas Blown aud every bell was ryug Eg~
fore that time the crOr-d had begun :
assemble and at 80 o'..,c"as when tho
parade started che sidewclfn ecG Tay-
Tor Park "cr. t;!c!ily lined With ..nnlc
willie 9Ye'Y -vailabio Hin.eow Along the
liro OF march WIS fred wiIS irts;2st4i
"btotAtots The Ftc,0es on Whs az east
t"o Mills long, s.r1 "a 4 wcrs about l.GCO
people. Tho. v9ie ;lre.. bDads- = Goats
10 automobiles, End 1t horses Nearly
every MI cfucturint plant, many mer-
cant!lo conc"rna and practically -vs-y
uniformed nrEan'antto IN tho CIV vas
represented. The unique feature @: tro
P"'""' was 'dI VI I"c Cchtlhl vermont
ha'I"ay company ana under the direction
.hna,,.A ,tai- ,'i''oAo ensiic went
for the first time In the history of St.
Adams. The engine was run over tho
line of the St. Adams & Swanton Trac-
ton company.
Adjt-Gen. Lee S. Tillotson was chief
marshal Fred J. Guerin. fire chief as
chief of tho float division. and Harold
II. Chadwick was chief Of tho auto,,o-
bile division. First came IN. Central
Vermont engina and tu.o flo. c,r, 49,,
,rhlcb ,roro ron,cso,t.d .ho r.,r,. 80 49,.
motive nov.or dcnor+,,o,+ o,d .ho' COW A.
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u'''o'd H"."''p''''"'' ~ !, IntrlaFcHs
"''',''' ~" up ~ q iciih'S coih-
Ha"''lS' otHer l'u'erhai organizations
''Pr'Seh'c" were 81 AlpahS Acre NO
l'-o'' r. ~ E'' st Adams Council, No.
w. Is OF I" ana bellevue Rebekah
Lodge J. o. O. f" which mad floats, and
Emerald Temple, No. l6, Pythian Sisters,
which was represented by a goodly num-
Der of members in automobiles.
FLOATS HANDSOME AND 1->-1oI-r
'iA>D"ONE AMI tNl|9C H.
The float division, which followed, was
led by the fire department, consisting of
the fire chiefs wagon, the hose wagon
and the ladder truck. The floats were
handsome and many Of them unique
In the parade was a float on which was
a COW being MIXED and a second division
showing an old time milk room where was
woman manipulating a dasher churn.
The float bore the inscription, The Old
Fashioned Way" Following this was a
float representing the creamery plant of
d. Whiting " Son Ip-to-date machinery
was shown and after the float was several
farmers wagons OF milk cans. This float
wa WAS . ,I"e,eu' me New raSn'ohed way
COW was being MIXED the "new fashioned
way" "a study In Black and White"
was the description of the float Of the
st. Adams Plumbing & Heating company,
and the original idea was cleverly car
ried ont by means of Ben" Clayton, a
popular colored employc of the firm, driv-
ing white horse. while kitchen range
ana white enamel bowl carried out the
color scheme on the float
lhere were many school children In
me- IN" 'he oui.hahah Menotla! clup
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