The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-06
Especial to The Reformer.

liinsdale S Independence day cele-
bration was considerably dampened by
rain, but the storm did not prevent
the parade from taking place, although
1t lnterfered with its enjoyment, as
the participants were drenched and
the spectators for the most part were
| kept under cover
While no elaborate preparations
were made for the parade this year,
! it exceeded all expectations, and the
! lodges Of the town were particularly
well represented. The line of march
| formed at q. A. Robertson s mill and
4 the itinerary included Canal, High,
Mortified and Main streets.
! The Hinsdale band led the process
/ sion, which was marshalled by F. Z.
! Field and F. A. Buckley. The Sons
of Veterans were represented by uni
| formed delegation bearing arms. The
! Masons had a blue and white float
! decorated with the Masonic emblem,
| followed by a good sized delegation
from the order in costume. The Odd
Fellows with float representing an
! interesting lodge scene with members
in elaborate regalia commanded much
attention, and the float was feature
of the parade. The Rebekahs' con
tribution was a pretty float of pink
green and white.
The Red Men in their complete In
dian costumes presented a very at
tractive spectacle, which also was n
feature. The Foresters had several
members in line, the leaders carrying
= large American flag horizontally SYM
boizing their patriotism of upholding
the country in any crisis. The Boy
/ oil I,r II, al
riders in yellow and black uniforms.
The Firemen followed with the en-
CINE tastefully decorated in colors Of
red, white and blue.
A realistic reproduction of n prai-
RE schooner came next, followed by an
imitation fire engine drawn by boys
| from Upper Caruda and Spring street.
NJ. s. Mann 5 float, the Rexall fort,
was an ingenious representation of a
real fort and was much praised. James
o 'Brien s automobile adorned with
flags came next, followed by Mrs ]
w. Field and young women in the
! former s automobile which was elab-
orately decorated in yellow and
white.
The skies cleared rapidly after l
o clock, and the band, which in no
small measure added to the day s cele-
hratiOn, led the way to Riverside
park; where the outdoor sports were
enjoyed by a large crowd. The vari-
Gus events and winners were as fol
lows:
Sack race = 1st, Leon Weber; I'd
| Raymond Bruce. Mile run-lst, Clay
ton Stancliff; 3D. Richard Pollard; 3D.
William Duggan; 4th, Ray Fletcher;
time, minutes. 50-yard girls race
LIST, Margaret Lynch; 3D. Marion Dick
crman. 50-yard race for boys under
10 years-1st, Philip Langille; Cd
Leonard Young. 100-yard race for
boys under 10 years-1st, Caleb Ian
gille; 2d, Ralph Western. Girls po.
tato race-lst, Mildred Merritt; ID
Ruth Langille. Standing broad
iump-lst, Loria Walker, 8 TT. 8 in;
%, Harold Merritt, it. y inch Run.
ming broad jump-lst, Loria Walker
Is #. inches; ID, Harold Merritt, is
fit. u inch. First 50-yard race fol
boys under II years - LIST, Stephen
: Shenske; ID, John Day. Second so
yard race for boys under II years
LIST, Robert Hall; I'd, Raymond Bruce
100-yard open race-1st Russell Bar
Der; ID, Harold Merritt, time 13 sec
! Gentlemen 8 100-yard race - LIST, vii
lA'tih iNtlidtl; -uJ bSuJdlfllH HAL. I'd
: stacle race-1st, Jason Wright; I'd
Frank Young. Junior obstacle race
LIST, Reginald LaFond; ID, John Day
!. Clreling bases-1st, Walker, 10 g.!
J, see; 2d, IIoule, 17H sec; Merritt
: II 80 Sec; Pollard, Is sec; Duggan
q 1919 see. Tug of war, best two on
s Of three, between Foresters and Red
men-won by Foresters
d The days program was fnishe,
d with dance in the evening in For
9 csters hall. There was large attend
!. ance and excellent music was furnish
: ed by Lyman s orchestra
The ball game was an interestin