The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-25
LIBERTY PARADE
TO Be SPECTACLE
New Features Planned and
More Organizations
Come In
LARGE BOND SALE
is ANTICIPATED
Maj. Linn D. Taylor to Be Chief Mar
shall and Horton D. Walker Master Of
Ceremonies-Band Concert and Sing
ing After Parade.

CeTeHollleS-bdIiu CoLCert anu Ding
ing After Parade.
Tomorrow is the big day-Liberty day |
1t is the day Of the big parade, and it |
is going to be some parade, too. Don
forget that
1t is the day also, let us hope, when
Brattlehoro goes glorously over the topI
in Liberty bond subscriptions.
Don't forget that this is the object OF
tho whole atfair-to back up the boys from
Brattleboro and elsewhere who are serving
our country and our allies to make our
homes safe,
There IS every indication that the pa
rade which starts from the common at /
Io'clock tomorrow afternoon will take its
place among the finest ever held in Brat
tleboro. Not only viii there by some 80
organizations in line but there will be
number Of special features not heretofore
announced and which Will not be an
nounced in detail previous to the event
One of these. for instance, viii be the
Liberty bell Watch tor it. The war
chest will be there also. Uncle sam will
be on hand, a hospital unit with the am
bulance viii be feature and the fire de-
partment apparatus will have a place.
These are but few Of the special fea-
, lures
As stated yesterday the sounding of the
fire alarm at 3 O'Clock will mark the hour
for closing the stores and business places.
As soon as possible after that every body
who IS 70 participate in the big event oi
the day is asked to proceed to the com
, mon. All should be on hand by g. 30 0 clock
as 1t takes not little time to assign
positions to the different features and
!, delegations. The committee desires t.
" start the parade promptly at + o'clock
and the greatest cooperation one can give
them Is 10 be on hand early
Major Linn u. Taylor has been secured
: TO act as chief marshal, and he will hav.
h a number of aids. The Brattleboro mill
e tary band and possibly one other band
It the llinsdaie drum corps AMI the i4ibelt,
/, drum corps Of Brattleboro viii enliven tn,
n occasion with patriotic airs and there vii
e be two singing choruscs in line, thc Gem
d munity singers and the Jack Farbanlu
d Musical Comedy company, tie latter ap
) peanng in costume on a motor truck
r. Among the many bodies in line viii b
le Eastern Star, Odd Fellows lodge Canto,
IA Palestine, Dennis Rebekah lodge, Red Men
It Continentals, Pocahontas Council. Gran
p. Army Sons of Veterans, Wpman'3 Relic
d. corps. Spanish War Veterans, Scaadmu
vian Brotherhood knights II Columbus
Catholic Order 0l Forcsters, protectiv
Grange, Vermont Wheel cluL, Moder
:, Woodmen, Red ross workers, NolnuI.
> club, Patriotic league, Boy Scouts, 81
Mchaels Cadets, Garment Workers
Holstein-Friesian association. Holsteir
Of Friesian Register, Telephone opera
tors, Brattleboro Rife club, letter cal
riers and other ;~ovsr llacnt employees SCI
dlers and sailors home on turlougl ycun
!, women employed by the Dlmham Brother
IS company, children of the public AMI pa
y, rochlal schools, public school teachers, st
,,d lectmen and village commissioners an
a others. The ringing of the church bells a
~ o'clock viii announce thar the time 70
=, the parade to move has arrived
I, Many Of the organizations will appear |
az regaia, and all those having service flag
are requested to carry them, Al person
:. not carrying arms are requested to ca
:. ly flags, and everybody is IL gei to carr
III lead pencil or fountain pen.
no When Major Taylor gives the word III
g line will proceed down Main street to til
plaza, countermarchiug TO Wells fountain
thence back to the corner of High an
Main streets, where the remaining feature
Of the day Will occur If rainy these /,
g naming events will take place in I'll
churches, otherwise they will occur ou
doors
Horton d. Walker chairman Of tt
'S Nindham county Liberty loan committc
will be master Of ceremonies and intr
duee the speakers These will inclue
Captain Frank Elliot, who saw service
MS France with the second Canadian conti
b. gent Sergeant Carson, who went abros
I'M with the first American contingent, al
M Rev. d. f. Trout OF Brattleboro The
is addresses will be OF a patriotic characte
he After the speaking there will be mus
m by the band and drum corps and Singh
ro- by the community singers and schools
ats Booths will be arranged on the Hook
90. lawn and in front OF the town hall buil
ir- ing, where all are invited to make app
far cation for Liberty bonds The boot
an will be in charge Of representatives
H. the local banks
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