The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-28
PARADE IN HONOR OF DRAFTEES
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be sent to camp DeVens on That tram |
The remaining men necessary to fill |
out the county quota will be taken from |
class | when that class. which is now |
practically exhausted, is replenished.
After the men had received final in |
structons from the local board and from
Mr.. Stiegler they formed in double file
in the Crosby block corridor and marched
TO the town hall building, near which the |
parade was formed shortly after II
o'clock. While the crowd was waiting
the band and drum corps gave selections
The men were given the usual supply
of tobacco by the board of trade
When the order was given to march
| Chief of Police George Wilson and Po-
liceman Ellis G. Worden led off, followed
| by the town seectmen and the village
commissioners. The Brattleboro Mill
| tary band III uniform, Captain William
| I. Haigh, drum major, with which was
consolidated the Wilmington band. was
next in line Behind them were the st
Michaefs Cadets carrying a large flag,
and the Boy Scouts.
The position of honor at the head of
the draft list was given to good-siz
delegation of veterans of the Civil war
each of whom carried United States
flag over his shoulder. Then came the
contingent of new soldiers without bag
gage, the baggage being transported to
the station free by Louis |. Allen as
| usual
Members of the Red Cross canteen
were next i'll line making their first APP
pearanee in public. These women wore
blue costumes over white dresses with
blue flowing head dress. Each woman
carried a basket containing packages of
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cial work of the canteen branch
4 delegation of members Of the Girls
Patriotic league carrying flags and
banner designating the organization
came next Behind them were the dozen
young women farmers from the Scott
farm wearing their work uniforms Of
khaki color.
The Liberty drum corps was en-
larged to eight men on this occasion.
each man wearing a red satin suit and
red, white and blue chapeau. Immediate
~ back of the drum corps was shet-
land pony and cart belonging to Rush
Harding, who led the little animal The
boy wore n red, white and blue uniform
Riding in the cart We're Edward Fenton
IT.. III a soldiers costume and Cordelia
Frances Fenton in Red Cross uniform,
children of Mr. and Mrs f. j. Fenton.
: and Jimmie Van DeBergh in sailor cos
tune son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. De-
!, Bergh
Behind this rig was long line of men
in civilian dress including Il delegation
| from Wilmington, 2 from the DEWITT
Grocery company, Red Men. Masons, Odd
! Fellows and board Of trade.
e Hundreds OF people along the line OF
e march waved flags and cheered as the
a procession moved to the railroad station
r and it was observed that larger mum
4 Der than usual remembered the oft-re-
= peated suggestion to salute the colors
O as they passed
There was dense Jam on the station
platform from the time the parade ar
rived until it, return to Main street
. after the departure of I he train.
q The list. of the 50 men to whom the cal
was sent is as follows:
Going from Brattleboro.
4 Fred T. Simmons. Mountain Mills
I Angelo Murphy, Brattlehoro.
4 John f. Carey, Brattleboro.
\ Lawrence w. Nelson. Wilmington.
John II. Marks, Brattleboro.
sErnest c. Hebert, West Halifax.
u Harry d. Smith. Newfane
4 Joseph l.. Rinfret, Brattleboro.
HI Onslow E. Thompson, Brattleboro.
II Charles f. Rowe, Newfane.
William Z. Lowe, Jacksonville
Howard harrington, Wilmington.
Leon A. Waltz, Somerville, Mass
\ Reg. Putney.)
George F. Knight, Brattleboro.
William +. White, Nottingham.
Harvey Wheeler, Petersham, Mas
4 reg. Wardsboro.)
Herbert Pearl Lackey, Brattleboro.
Cypricn Lemire, Manchester, y. Il
h Reg. Somerset
Herman v Brooks, Brattieboro.
Clyde J. Perkins, South Londonderry
Paul Dauphis, Fitehbnrg, Mass.
Herbert E. Stiegler, Brattleboro.
Ralph ID. Medbury, Wilmington.
Burton NJ. Hescock, West Dover.
Harry l.. Hall, South Windham.
Ben Starks, Jamaica.
Herbert j. Miller, Putney.
Antoni Jurkoic, Tewksbury, Mas
4 reg. Bellows Falls
Clarence +. Rhoades. Newfane.
George H. Nygren, Brattleboro.
Clarence Stone, Londonderry.
Harold G. Allen, Wilmington.
Giovanni Baruffaldi, Clifton, y. j.
Julian Laveroski, Mountain Mills.
raymond {. Jones, Jamaica.
Allen Doueette, Windsorville, NJ
\ (Reg. Mountain Mills.)
Paul s. Emerson, Brattleboro.
Ralph Henry Hall, Enfield, n.
reg. Bratleboro.)
Joseph Patrick Higgins, Glouceste
n. j. reg. Putney.)
III Louis Tucci, Mountain Mills.
Charles E. Sanderson, Canaan, \.
iii (Reg. Brattleboro.)
III Albert w. Johnson, Brattlcboro.
Frederick S. Thompson, West Some
vile, Mass. Greg. Brattlcboro.)
Hobart H. Foskett, Jamaica.
Lorenzo Tiani, Wilmington.
James B. Kenworthy, Lowell, Mas
(Reg. Brattleboro.)
Wassel Mironk, Brattleboro.
Harold p. Davenport, Jacksonville.
Lorne w. Page, Nottingham.
n Maxwell G. Boyd, Brattleboro.
Percy G. Tyler, South Vernon.
Frank A. Dimes, Brattleboro.
Charles r. Butler, Brattleboro.
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