The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-30
NORTHFIELD
Liberty Loan Parade Friday Afternoon
Was a Good Spectacle.

This town celebrated Liberty loan day
Friday by rousing parade although but
a short time was given those taking part
to prepare for it. The parade formed on
North Main street opposite Cross Broth
ers' sheds and covered the following
streets, Vine, Pearl, Union, Water, Wall,
across the common to Main, Washington,
Central to the common, where short ex.
ercises were held.
The following was the order of the pa
rade; Colonel Byroade and staff Capt.
j. l.. Moseley and clergy, veterans in
carriages, mothers having sons in the
| service Ia large auto stage of Cross
Bros had IA mothers, among them Mrs
| Andrew Beattie, who has four sons in
the service, one in Palestine, one in Italy,
| one in England and one in a training
camp in this country, ladies' reading
circle in autos, Union club members in
autos, Emma Lynde Mayo chapter float,
spirit of 76-'6l-'lS, Uncle Sam and
Goddess of Liberty; Mortified Cornet
band, d. A. r. float, OK team with ladies
representing the birth of the flag; North
field high school, Mortified graded
school, Mortified Falls school, the Cen
ter school and the Hoton district school,
Mortified graded school float with boy
drum corps, Sail on O Ship of State;
Linn Hill and daughter, Phyllis, repre-
senting my daddy has a bond, has
yours?" Mortified Publishing Co. float
complete even to its printing press and
followed by its devil" who delivered
The News extra, Buy Bond" On
the float were the complete force of The
News from its editor down; granite cut
ters' union, granite manufacturers float,
auto in form of airplane; Nisatin club
float, a ull-sized tank; Norwich uni |
versity mounted cadets, Norwich univer
sity cadets, dismounted, Norwich uni |
versity faculty, Mortified branch of the |
Red Cross headed by the ambulance of
c. p Hatch, driven by Mrs. Elroy A. |
Chase, complete with its Red Cross ply |
stefan and nurse represented by Dr. II. A.
Whitney and Mrs. c. ID. Fairman; mer
chants association float, business men,
clerks union, the float of the three local
banks, Mortified fire department, Alex
Eddy chief; Mortified fire department |
float. Union club float
Following the parade short exercises
were held on the common, with remarks
by Col. G.. L. Byroade and Rev. Father
j. A. Lynch, after which several young
ladies went among the crowd selling Lib
ertN DOflus anu were suCteesIul III stlllliE
SO 200. To Mrs. Ethel Adams Tillotson
belongs good deal of credit for the pa
rade. especially for the part that the
ladies took. as it was through her work
that so many ladies were asked TO take
part. Mrs. Tillotson has been appointed
local chairman of the women's third Lib !
erfy loan committee. of which Mrs. L. c.
Smith of II. Adams is state chairman.
The committee having the parade in
charge we're G. p. Hatch, Col. g. l.. BY
rnade. Mrs. Ethel Adams Tillotson, Alex ,
Eddy and H. II. Slack.
Theron :. Dean OF Burlington, CORE /
,Sondinr secretary Of the Green Noun
ain club. viii give lecture this even
ug at Guild hall ON "A Weeks Hike in
ne Green Mountains" This lecture Is
iree to all and anyone interested in Yer
mont should attend.
The regular monthly meeting 81 the !
1isstin club viii be held AZ their rooms I
n Wednesday evening ~ which time Rev. !
]. A Lynch viii speak
Mr.. and Mrs Ward Jones spent sun
Law VITA relatives in Washingt0n- I
Tl.a annual rreeff~r az fte No~f hf-rt4 =