The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-17
YOUNG AMERICA
CARRIED PATRIOTISM
TO THE CITY PARK
More Than 100 Sunday School Children
Gave Patriotic Songs, Assisted by
Some OF Their Elders.

City park and bordering streets were
crowded late Sunday afternoon whil'
more than 700 children, representing al
Sunday schools in the city, lifted theil
voices in patriotic melody. IL was one oi
the most unique demonstrations of 10y.
atty in year, and the park has seen
some pretty stirring times since the
United States entered the war on the side
of righteousness. Preceding the big juve-
nile sing in the park, there was parade
in which the American flag and the flags
of our allies appeared in blaze of color.
Smiling skies favored the affair and from
first TO last the program was carried
through without a hitch. Patriotism
scared far above the narrowing levels of
denomina tionalism, for there were chill.
dren of all churches singing Justify to the
glorifcation of a common cause.
Choirs of several churches crowded into
the bandstand to lead the youngsters,
but interest centered chiefly around the
children, and their spirited rendering of
such anthems as America" and "The
Star Spangled Banner" was loudly APP
plauded. Children who attend the Sun
day schools in uptown churches began
assembling around o'clock. 1t was a
sizeable parade in the making when the
children from the Presbyterian church
came marching into the square, with col
ors proudly flying and obeying like sol
diers the word of command from their
teachers.
Most impressive of all was the showing
from St. Monicas Sunday school and
junior societies. The children from the
church were the last to arrive,
but they made the most spectacular con-
tribution to the parade. There were 400
of them, and as they swung out of Main
street into Church street their discipline
was shown to excellent advantage. There
were Liberty girls, altar girls and the
Holy Name juniors in the parade, in addi
ton to the Sunday school children, and
Ill carried flags. There were specially |
designated color bearers to carry the |
stars and stripes, the tricolor of France
and the Italian flag, and had there been a
lnion jack available, the British flag
would have added the finishing touch.
rhe children from st. Monicas were in
harge of their teachers.
Uptown Sunday schools included the
Universalist, Episcopal,
baptist and Methodist, and there were
title ones present from the North Barre
MISSIONS. A number of boy scouts, with
V. f. Milne as the marshal, headed the
arade. which came down Washington
treet, turned into Main street and then
oubled into Church street and thence to
he greensward near the bandstand
Everybody sang America to begin
18th. "Onwatd, Christian Soldiers" came
ext, followed by Columbia, the Gem of
he Ocean," which was rendered with
plendid verve, and the chorus of that
nthem gave the singers a chance to wave
leir flags with real enthusiasm. After
ais Mayor L. G. Glysson briefly ad-
ressed the crowd. The mayor spoke OF
le significance Of patriotic demonstra-
on in which the children took the prom !,
ent part and expressed the hope that
le LOYALTY of the little ones would make :
lasting impression on all. Apparently :
ie crowd had hesitated about the pro-
-iety of applauding, but it took the cho- y
Is to keep the Home Fires Burning to :
,eak down any barrier of modesty on !
e part of those who listened. The e
rises were sung by Douglas lnglis, and a
hen the kiddies had done singing for n
e first time the lifting lines of the cho- 5
8 there was hearty round of hand ;,
,pping. Fling Out the Banner, Let 1t v
cat" was rendered, and the program ic
,sed with "The Star Spangled Banner. Il
le crowd respectfully remained immo- p
e until the children had formed into
Ie and marched to their respective pl
lrting points, and the demonstration W
Young Americas loyalty was over. /,