Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-01
A PIE FOR every SOLDIER
More Than 5000 of Them Go to
Post.
Halloween Festival. Staged by Wom-
ems Committee. the Biggest Social
Event Of the Troops stay At
Fort Ethan Allen.

by Iar the most successful UNDER
taking yet attempted for the soldiers
at Fort Ethan Allen was the Halloween
festival which was staged there last
night under the direction OF the wom-
ems committee from this city, which
carried out the stupenduous task of
gathering in from this part of the
country SOFA pies under the slogan "a
pie for every soldier boy" And there
was pie for every soldier boy and a
rosy red Vermont apple; without which
Halloween in Vermont has never been
complete. The members of the Y. NJ.
c. A. stan at the Post materially assist
ed in making the AFFAIR a success, tax =
Ing hold of the big proposition from
that end and seeing that the plans
were carried out.
Having made all arrangements to
make the festival a camp affair and
hold 1t outside, with a huge bonfire ac-
companying 1t. 1t was n task OF no
mean proportions to reconstruct the
plans almost on a moments notice. on
account OF the very rainy weather of
the hrst of the week and transfer the
program of troop and battery stunts"
to the inside OF the green Y. NJ. c. A.
building. which was really inadequate
to take care Of the great throng Of SOL
diers which turned out to make this
Halloween celebration the biggest
event of their stay at Fort Ethan AL
len. The building was packed to the
doors. every available seat being taken
and the standing room being at such a
premium that many of the men climbed
on top of the counter of the Y. M. c. A.
and along the beams which support the
building. 1t was an impressive sight
to see the khaki-hlled room, with the
men gathered to make merry for the
last time at the Post. as these same
men probably will not assemble in the
same room again In a long time, owing
to the fact that tho 18th and 18th regi-
ments are leaving SO soon.
THE STUNTS
There was a large variety of stunts"
ranging from the amateur to high-class
vaudeville put on by the various troops
and batteries of the regiments at the
Post. The first prize Of a silver loving
cup was awarded to the 18th Cavalry
band. which put on three clever acts
consisting Of some excellent whistling
numbers by Corporal Frink. q saxophone
Frink's Interpretation Of different birds.
and especially his echo" numbers,
pleased the soldiers nightly, and they
would have listened to him for the re-
mainder of the evening had he consented
TO whistle for them. Besides the loving
cup. 200 doughnuts also went with the
first prize.
For the second best stunt there was an
other prise of 200 doughnuts. which went
to Miller and Lapoint Of Troop A, Second
cavalry. Three prisss for the three best
costumes exhibited In the
stunts" went to /. Cannon of Battery c,
18th cavalry. who was attired as darkey
bride; Homer Messier of Troop Z. Second
cavalry, attired as q chef: and w. r.
Bennsr. Battery c. 18th cavalry. dressed
as an acrobat. The prizes for the cos
tunes are a fashlisht. q tacknife and
fountain pen. The mon will draw lots
for them. The wOmen's committee which
had charge Of the pies acted IN the Judges
In all Of these contests. The judges re.
GREETED that q third prize for stunts" |
was not available. but such being the |
case. only honorable mention could be