The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-12
ST. JOHNSBURY
CELEBRATES IN
GREAT STYLE
Splendid Parade Through
Our Principal Streets
FREE DANCE AT
THE ARMORY
Everybody Took a Half
Holiday and Enjoyed
Themselves

ONCNHNNA
bration in st. Johnsbu1y was greater
than the first.
For a quickly arranged affair the
iollifcation on Monday afternoon
was by Gar the most successful st.
Johnsbury ever held, Everybody
turned out to see it and the floats and
the banners elected great praise. AS
announced in these columns Monday
everything closed for the afternoon
and many came in from the surround
ing towns to see the parade.
The procession formed on Railroad
street and the foot of Main street,
the school children joining in at the
common F. L. Carr acted as chief
marshal, with Frank w. Ball and
Oscar Beck assisting, these all being
on horseback Both the St. Johns
bury Band and the boys band from
the st. Gabriel school were in the
parade, though much of their music
was lost in the general din of the oc-
casion. The procession marched
through our principal streets and
rendezvoused at the Court House.
Chaplain Moody was heartily greeted
as he went to the band stand and
briefly dGlCssed the crowd. He said
this was no time for specchmaking,
that he was glad to be here, and that
now everybody must pull together
for the great day of reconstruction.
The procession was very properly
headed by an automobile that con-
tanned St. Johnsburys "Uncle Sam
George w. Young-and Chaplain
Moody. Company G, Vermont Homo
Guards, the st. Johnsbury Band, the
local clergy, followed, after which
came the following societies: Pales-
tine Commandery, No. 5, X. T., Pas
sumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. & A. M,
Canton Crescent, No. 2, Patriarehs
Militant, Conseil Champlain, No. 48,
ST. Jean Baptiste, ST. Johnsbury
Lodge Of Elks, with their large ser
vice flag, and banners.
There were 81 automobiles in the
parade, all gaily decorated and many
with clever banners. In the automo
bile parade were the members of
Chambcrlin Post, No. /, G. A. r., the
Equal Suffrage Club, the local chap
ter Of the Red Cross.
The corporations and business con-
Germs Of the town were well repre-
scnted in floats and automobiles. E..
& T. Fairbanks & Company turned
out en- masse and in their division was
Il gallows with the Kaiser all ready
to be executed. Their division was
led by a beautifully trimmed float on
which was a large scale and num-
Der of ladies with flags and banners.
O. V. Hooker & Son had notable de-
sign, being a boiler in full operation
to cremate the Kaiser. Another
large float contained a number of
their men who played on all kinds Of
saws and heavy iron to add to the
joyousness of the occasion. The en-
ployes of the Ely Fork & Hoe Com
pany were in large float with num-
erous significant placards. Among
the other firms in line were Z. T.
6. H. X. Ide, the Standard Oil Com
pany, the Republican, Lougee &
Smythe, Natoli's Fruit Store, F. a.
Scott Company, the Twin State Gas
& Electric Company, the st. Johns
bury Wiring Company, the st. Johns
bury Laundry, the Cary Maple Sugar
Company, J. S. Weeks, the girls
from the New England Tel. & Tel
Company and the wiring division, the
New Method Laundry, the Maple
Grove Candy Company, the Cald-
beck CosgrOve Corporation, Arthur
E. Smiths grocery, French & Bear
Company, the st. Johnsbury Grocery
Company, the George H. Cross Com
pany, the local Food AdministratOl
with a large flag, and many othel
private cars.
The St. Johnsbury Academy were
out in full force and their division
included a group that carried a large
American flag and camoufiage'
drum corps which made more nols'
than a bevy of trip hammers.
The public school children marched
with their teachers and the boys anC
girls from the parochlal SchoolS ant
their band added much to the success
of the parade.
During the progress through ou
principal streets bells were ringing
confetti was flying from street an'
sidewalk anu there was something do
ing every minute until it ended at
o'clock by all singing America" a
the Court House, led by the band.
Some of the placards were splendi
and among them were these, IN
More Handlcss Children" "a With
cred Hand is Better than a Wither
ed Brain" This Bunch is Alive, bu
the Kaiser is Dead" Help Us t
Help the Boys Over There" !" "Germa
Efficiency Has Had Sufficiency,