The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-10
WESTMINSTER WEST.
FOURTH A RED LETTER DAY.
Notable Celebration with Parade, Sports,
Addresses, etc.

rain to spoil any part of the program ar |
ranged by Maple Grove Grange and ear
ried out by the people with the energy
characteristic of small towns, and nature |
did her part in making the day glorious
Fourth
The celebration began with parade
at 10 a. m, in which there were %
! floats, automobiles, etc, as follows =
| A. A. Longley led the parade on horse
| back as marshal. Next came a large G.
| A. X. float, driven by S. H. Minard. It
was decorated with red, white and blue
bunting and flags with large red let
tiers. &C. A. r., on each side. In it
rode the veterans, Alfred Ranncv, j.
Hunt Clark, Alonzo d. Kerr, John Orm
shy and George Bell also Commander
Lyman Bailey, NJ. Y. Sleeper and
Charles Brown of Greenwood post of
Putney This was also the band wagon
and carried the fife and drum corps,
which was composed of Henry Reynolds
of Saxtons River, who played the fife
he carried through the Civil war and
lplaved as the soldiers went to battle,
&C.. :. Daniels of Brattleboro, who PLAYED
the snare drum and c. f. Farr of Sax
tons River, who played the bass drum.
There was float representing a Red
Cross field hospital on which was tent
a wounded soldier and Red Cross nurse
caring for him. This won great deal of
praise and showed much work on the
part Of Miss Caroline Welman and Mrs
Harry Campbell, members Of the local
Red Cross branch On a float driven
by Joseph Holt was the :" Signing of the
Declaration Of Independence. A
float driven by Fay Hall was p Of H.,
(Patrons of Husbandrv), on which We're
six women of Maple Grove Grange
dressed in white. The color scheme was
green and white.
On the float driven by Charles Brooks
was the Goddess of Liberty Mabel Har-
low, and Uncle Sam paul Harlow.
On another float was "Our New Parson-
age, which was an exact reproduction
from the architect s plans. There was
, a beautiful green lawn and small trees
| growing on the lawn. Even the parson s
; wife was sitting in a rocking chair on
the piazza. This was work of art
and was greatly admired.
The town s road scraper had been
! ! decorated with masses of green foliage
i by the Butterfied twins. The outline
OF the scraper was in pink against tho
green background. This was driven BY
Clarence Gleason. There was a Rec
y Cross store driven bv Miss Jennie Bur
! nett Seated in it was her sister, Miss
r. Edna Burnett, and both were in Mauo
Muller costumes-and such an array OF
y things to be sold, After the parad,
: they were stationed on the street ant
+. with the assistance Of Mrs Conra,
Baker they were kept busy all day sell
ing goods. by which through the gene
rosity of the merchants of Brattleboro
Bellows Falls, Saxtons River and Put
ney they cleared $27 for the local Re,
Cross work, with which they bough
yarns for the use of this branch
The automobiles were Roland Chan
Of man 5, decorated with buttercups; Dam
on Stevens 5 of Arlington Height.
Mass, color scheme lavender and white
IA Edward Phillips s, containing schoC
children of South Valley district, an
$ David Steans s of Saxtons River.
Ia Edgar Ellis of Westminster was i
al cowboy costume on horseback. Hlar
ne McElrov and Ora Codding rode thei
h bicycles decorated in red, white an
v blue. Decorated carriages We're drive
lg by Miss Caroline Wellman, Mrs Fran
,e, Shattuck and Mrs. q. :. Beebe, also
surrey by Mrs. II. r. Barber of Wes
|
ne donkey cart was driven by three sma
II boys, Harry Harlow as Uncle Sam, Ca,
rad Baker as johnny Bull and Georo
Z; Bond as a French soldier, representa-
eel these three allied nations. 4 small vol
N Of calves was driven with Albert RAJ
oy nev, aged eight years, at their head
and seated in the little cart was h
little brother, George, aged six wears.
Il
always amuses the children, Bert Orm
by dressed as a woman in bright r.
and carrying the same brilliant sha,
of a parasol
'ok There were two 81 prizes and thr
'ss, 50-cent prizes awarded as follows
lhe Double float Fay Hall s T.. of H.; sing
ne float, Charles Brooks = Goddess of Ii
IRA erty and Uncle sam; automobile, F.
VII Chapman: decorated carriage, NJ
ac Frank Shattuck; horrible, Bert Ormsh
honorable mention, Red Cross store,
at A. X. float; Red Cross field hospital, 4
dy thur and Albert Rannev with th,
ray calves and donkey cart representing t
rIeN three principal allied nations. 7
aph judges were DR.. l.. H. Bugbee and Geor
-, L. Aplin Of Putney and Robert Miller
Westminster.
- After the parade came the spor
which took place on the village sire
The prizes were won as follows: Il,
r ming broad jump, Hilary McElroy; i,
h ming high jump, Lawrence Harlow
III Maiden, Mass, l00-yard dash, WAY
- Hou2hton; 800 yard dash, Mr.. Baker
- Bellows Falls; standing broad iul
a a,@n Frank Harlow of Maiden, Mass, 4
Nv yard dash, Mr. Wright Of Dartonsvi
'"n Next came dinner on the basket !
~ mic plan in the real old fashioned W
10 ;. all seated on the lawns around
- e. church and near vicinity
-. The afternoon exercises were h
outdoors The G. A. r. float had b
al drawn up close to the church and
80 49,. used as gFandstand for the speakers.
e. it were seated as guests of the dav
H.. veterans of the Civil war. The chu
! -, organ was carried out and back OF
,,an,, were seats for the chorus choir. Ed
;o,,;d +. Gorham of Boston presided at the
,Iont gan. The drum corps was seated to
don. side and seats We're brought out f