The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-15
March in Parade as Crowd
of About $500 Persons
Applauds
ANOTHER COUNTY
QUOTA DEPARTS
Thirty Go to University of Vermont and
10 to Springfield Technical High
School-Band Plays Popular Patri-

Windham county's contingent of 40
young men, largely volunteers, assigned
to the University of Vermont at Burling-
| ton and the technical high school in Spring
| field. Mass, for special training along
mechanical lines, was the honor section
of street parade this forenoon which
was seen by about $500 persons.
While the parade in general was similar
to those which have preceded it in the past
few months there were some new features
and the procession was given hearty APP
plause all the way from the town hall
building to the railroad station
This county was called upon TO entrain
40 men today, 80 to go to Burlington and
10 to Springfield The Springfield contin-
gent was asked to march with the others,
as they were not due to leave until 6
O'Clock tonight and most of them did so.
Seven men living in the north part of
the county were asked to join the others
lat Bellows Falls and SO were not in the
line of march. The men going north were
provided with dinner at Bellows Falls.
Thor L. Anderson of Brattleboro was
designated as leader of the company GO
ing, to Burlington, and after the young
men had received their final instructions
in the office of the local board they
marched to the town hall building, where
the parade was formed at IL o'clock
The Brattleboro police led the parade,
followed by the selectmen and some of
the village officials. Behind them was the
Brattleboro Military band. Captain w.
IT Hasob dra4,,1z Tho po.-
and St AIichael's Cadets came next. and
behind them marched good-sized dele
CATION from Sedgwick post, G. A. R..
which acted as escort to the county dele
lgation.
Women of the Red Cross canteen in
uniforms of blue over white were next in
line, followed by delegation from the Pa
triotic league Members of the Baptist
Christian Endeavor society marched next.
One of the striking new features was a
| large American flag measuring approx
lmately 20 by 80 feet carried stretched out
Hat by % men. These men marched with
barred heads and it was noticeable that as
| the flag passed down the street practically
every man on the sidewalks uncovered
| Behind this feature were carried the flags
of the allies recently bought by the board
| of trade, and behind them a good-sized
delegation of citizens. A large proportion
of those in line carried United States
flags.
The parade, which was in charge of Il
j. Fenton of the board of trade enter
tainment committee, marched to the rail
road station in time to meet the IL 8;
train and after the train had gone, re
turned to the town hall building. Tht
band played numerous patriotic airs, in
lcluding Pack up Your Troubles, Keep tn,
Home Fires Burning, and Over There
The following 23 men reported here
the first one named, Gerald G. Jones, ar
irving on the train on which the entire
lgroup left:
Gerald G. Jones. Riverside, Gill, Mass
(Reg. Brattleboro.)
J. Henry G.. Smith. Putney.
Lewis c. Stiff. Brattleboro.
I. Franklin W. Young, Putney.
Dorr w. Allen, Brattleboro.
,. Guy M. Wyman. Londonderry.
Winthrop A. Helyar, Brattleboro.
Thor L. Anderson, Brattleboro.
Eugene j. Bristol, Brattleboro
Casper w Landman, So. Londonderry